سُوْرَةُ الْقَصَصِ

Surah Al-Qasas (28) — Ayah 75

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وَنَزَعْنَا مِن كُلِّ أُمَّةٍ شَهِيدًا فَقُلْنَا هَاتُوا۟ بُرْهَـٰنَكُمْ فَعَلِمُوٓا۟ أَنَّ ٱلْحَقَّ لِلَّهِ وَضَلَّ عَنْهُم مَّا كَانُوا۟ يَفْتَرُونَ ﴿75﴾
And We shall take out from every nation a witness, and We shall say: "Bring your proof." Then they shall know that the truth is with Allâh (Alone), and the lies (false gods) which they invented will disappear from them.
وَنَزَعْنَا wanazaʿnā And We will draw forth
مِن min from
كُلِّ kulli every
أُمَّةٍۢ ummatin nation
شَهِيدًۭا shahīdan a witness
فَقُلْنَا faqul'nā and We will say
هَاتُوا۟ hātū Bring
بُرْهَـٰنَكُمْ bur'hānakum your proof
فَعَلِمُوٓا۟ faʿalimū Then they will know
أَنَّ anna that
ٱلْحَقَّ l-ḥaqa the truth
لِلَّهِ lillahi (is) for Allah
وَضَلَّ waḍalla and (will be) lost
عَنْهُم ʿanhum from them
مَّا what
كَانُوا۟ kānū they used (to)
يَفْتَرُونَ yaftarūna invent

Tafsir Ahsan al-Bayan is a well-known Quran commentary by Hafiz Salahuddin Yusuf, a renowned Salafi (Ahl al-Hadith) scholar from Pakistan. This tafsir explains the meanings of the Quran in accordance with the methodology of the Salaf (early righteous generations), relying on authentic sources and straightforward language. Due to its reliability and adherence to sound Islamic scholarship, the Saudi government publishes and distributes this tafsir among the Hujjaj (pilgrims) visiting the Haramain. The tafsir is originally written in Urdu, translated to English by tohed.com.

75-1. By "this witness" is meant the Prophet. That is, every community's Prophet will be made to stand apart from that community.

75-2. That is, despite the invitation to monotheism by My Prophets in the world, you associated partners with Me and worshipped them along with Me; present the evidence for this.

75-3. That is, they will stand astonished and silent; no answer or evidence will come to their minds.

75-4. That is, it will not benefit them.