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Surah Aal-i-Imraan (3) — Ayah 93
۞ كُلُّ ٱلطَّعَامِ كَانَ حِلًّا لِّبَنِىٓ إِسْرَٰٓءِيلَ إِلَّا مَا حَرَّمَ إِسْرَٰٓءِيلُ عَلَىٰ نَفْسِهِۦ مِن قَبْلِ أَن تُنَزَّلَ ٱلتَّوْرَىٰةُ ۗ قُلْ فَأْتُوا۟ بِٱلتَّوْرَىٰةِ فَٱتْلُوهَآ إِن كُنتُمْ صَـٰدِقِينَ ﴿93﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
All food was lawful to the Children of Israel, except what Israel made unlawful for himself before the Taurât (Torah) was revealed. Say (O Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم): "Bring here the Taurât (Torah) and recite it, if you are truthful."
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
۞ كُلُّ
kullu
All
ٱلطَّعَامِ
l-ṭaʿāmi
[the] food
كَانَ
kāna
was
حِلًّۭا
ḥillan
lawful
لِّبَنِىٓ
libanī
for (the) Children
إِسْرَٰٓءِيلَ
is'rāīla
(of) Israel
إِلَّا
illā
except
مَا
mā
what
حَرَّمَ
ḥarrama
made unlawful
إِسْرَٰٓءِيلُ
is'rāīlu
Israel
عَلَىٰ
ʿalā
upon
نَفْسِهِۦ
nafsihi
himself
مِن
min
from
قَبْلِ
qabli
before
أَن
an
[that]
تُنَزَّلَ
tunazzala
(was) revealed
ٱلتَّوْرَىٰةُ ۗ
l-tawrātu
the Taurat
قُلْ
qul
Say
فَأْتُوا۟
fatū
So bring
بِٱلتَّوْرَىٰةِ
bil-tawrāti
the Taurat
فَٱتْلُوهَآ
fa-it'lūhā
and recite it
إِن
in
if
كُنتُمْ
kuntum
you are
صَـٰدِقِينَ
ṣādiqīna
truthful
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.
93. 1. These and the following two verses were revealed in response to the objection of the Jews, who said to the Prophet ﷺ that you ﷺ claim to be a follower of the religion of Ibrahim, and you also eat camel meat, whereas camel meat and its milk were forbidden in the religion of Ibrahim. Allah Almighty said that the claim of the Jews is incorrect; these things were not forbidden in the religion of Ibrahim. Yes, indeed, some things Israel (Prophet Ya'qub AS) had made forbidden for himself—and that was camel meat and milk (one reason for this was a vow or an illness). This act of Prophet Ya'qub AS was also before the revelation of the Torah, because the Torah was revealed long after Prophet Ibrahim AS and Prophet Ya'qub AS. So how can you make the aforementioned claim? Furthermore, in the Torah, some things were made forbidden for you (the Jews) because of your wrongdoing and rebellion. (Surah Al-An'am 46; An-Nisa 160) If you are not convinced, then bring the Torah and recite it, so that it becomes clear that in the time of Ibrahim, these things were not forbidden, and even for you, some things were made forbidden, and the reason for that was your wrongdoing and excesses, meaning their prohibition was as a punishment. (Aysar al-Tafasir)
