سُوْرَةُ الْعَنْكَبُوْتِ

Surah Al-Ankaboot (29) — Ayah 43

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وَتِلْكَ ٱلْأَمْثَـٰلُ نَضْرِبُهَا لِلنَّاسِ ۖ وَمَا يَعْقِلُهَآ إِلَّا ٱلْعَـٰلِمُونَ ﴿43﴾
And these similitudes We put forward for mankind; but none will understand them except those who have knowledge (of Allâh and His Signs).
وَتِلْكَ watil'ka And these
ٱلْأَمْثَـٰلُ l-amthālu examples
نَضْرِبُهَا naḍribuhā We set forth
لِلنَّاسِ ۖ lilnnāsi to mankind
وَمَا wamā but not
يَعْقِلُهَآ yaʿqiluhā will understand them
إِلَّا illā except
ٱلْعَـٰلِمُونَ l-ʿālimūna those of knowledge

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.

43-1. That is, to awaken them from the sleep of heedlessness, to make them aware of the reality of shirk, and to show them the path of guidance.

43-2. By this knowledge is meant the knowledge of Allah, His Shariah, and those signs and evidences which, when reflected upon, enable a person to attain the recognition of Allah and find the path of guidance.