سُوْرَةُ الْقَصَصِ
Surah Al-Qasas (28) — Ayah 85
إِنَّ ٱلَّذِى فَرَضَ عَلَيْكَ ٱلْقُرْءَانَ لَرَآدُّكَ إِلَىٰ مَعَادٍ ۚ قُل رَّبِّىٓ أَعْلَمُ مَن جَآءَ بِٱلْهُدَىٰ وَمَنْ هُوَ فِى ضَلَـٰلٍ مُّبِينٍ ﴿85﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
Verily, He Who has given you (O Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) the Qur’an (i.e. ordered you to act on its laws and to preach it to others) will surely bring you back to Ma‘âd (place of return, either to Makkah or to Paradise after your death). Say (O Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم): "My Lord is Aware of him who brings guidance, and of him who is in manifest error."
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
إِنَّ
inna
Indeed
ٱلَّذِى
alladhī
He Who
فَرَضَ
faraḍa
ordained
عَلَيْكَ
ʿalayka
upon you
ٱلْقُرْءَانَ
l-qur'āna
the Quran
لَرَآدُّكَ
larādduka
(will) surely take you back
إِلَىٰ
ilā
to
مَعَادٍۢ ۚ
maʿādin
a place of return
قُل
qul
Say
رَّبِّىٓ
rabbī
My Lord
أَعْلَمُ
aʿlamu
(is) most knowing
مَن
man
(of him) who
جَآءَ
jāa
comes
بِٱلْهُدَىٰ
bil-hudā
with the guidance
وَمَنْ
waman
and who
هُوَ
huwa
he
فِى
fī
(is) in
ضَلَـٰلٍۢ
ḍalālin
an error
مُّبِينٍۢ
mubīnin
manifest
Tafsir Ahsan al-Bayan — Hafiz Salahuddin Yusuf
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.
85-1 Or its recitation and its preaching and invitation have been made obligatory upon you.
85-2 That is, your birthplace Makkah, from where you were forced to leave. From Ibn Abbas ؓ, this is the interpretation narrated in Sahih Bukhari. Thus, eight years after the migration, Allah's promise was fulfilled and in 8 AH you ﷺ returned to Makkah victoriously. Some have taken "ma‘ad" to mean the Day of Resurrection. That is, on the Day of Resurrection, He will return you to Himself and will ask about the preaching of the message.
85-3 This is in response to the polytheists, who considered the Prophet ﷺ misguided because of his departure from their ancestral and traditional religion. It is said: My Lord knows best whether I am misguided, who has come with guidance from Allah, or you are, who are not accepting the guidance that has come from Allah?
85-2 That is, your birthplace Makkah, from where you were forced to leave. From Ibn Abbas ؓ, this is the interpretation narrated in Sahih Bukhari. Thus, eight years after the migration, Allah's promise was fulfilled and in 8 AH you ﷺ returned to Makkah victoriously. Some have taken "ma‘ad" to mean the Day of Resurrection. That is, on the Day of Resurrection, He will return you to Himself and will ask about the preaching of the message.
85-3 This is in response to the polytheists, who considered the Prophet ﷺ misguided because of his departure from their ancestral and traditional religion. It is said: My Lord knows best whether I am misguided, who has come with guidance from Allah, or you are, who are not accepting the guidance that has come from Allah?
