سُوْرَةُ اٰلِ عِمْرٰنَ
Surah Aal-i-Imraan (3) — Ayah 190
إِنَّ فِى خَلْقِ ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ وَٱخْتِلَـٰفِ ٱلَّيْلِ وَٱلنَّهَارِ لَـَٔايَـٰتٍ لِّأُو۟لِى ٱلْأَلْبَـٰبِ ﴿190﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
Verily! In the creation of the heavens and the earth, and in the alternation of night and day, there are indeed signs for men of understanding.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
إِنَّ
inna
Indeed
فِى
fī
in
خَلْقِ
khalqi
(the) creation
ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِ
l-samāwāti
(of) the heavens
وَٱلْأَرْضِ
wal-arḍi
and the earth
وَٱخْتِلَـٰفِ
wa-ikh'tilāfi
and (in the) alternation
ٱلَّيْلِ
al-layli
(of) the night
وَٱلنَّهَارِ
wal-nahāri
and the day
لَـَٔايَـٰتٍۢ
laāyātin
(are) surely Signs
لِّأُو۟لِى
li-ulī
for men
ٱلْأَلْبَـٰبِ
l-albābi
(of) understanding
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.
190. 1. That is, those who reflect upon the creation of the heavens and the earth and the other mysteries and secrets of the universe, they attain the recognition of the Creator of the universe and its true Sovereign, and they understand that this vast and expansive universe, with its perfectly ordered system in which not even the slightest disturbance occurs, surely has a Being behind it who is running it and managing its affairs, and that is Allah. Further on, the qualities of these people of understanding are mentioned, that they remember Allah while standing, sitting, and lying on their sides. It is mentioned in a hadith that from اِنَّ فِیْ خَلَقِ السَّماوَاتِ to the end of the surah, the Prophet ﷺ would recite these verses when he would get up at night for Tahajjud, and then perform ablution (صحیح بخاری، کتاب التفسیر۔ صحیح مسلم۔ کتاب صلوٰۃ المسا فرین).
