سُوْرَةُ لُقْمَانَ
Surah Luqman (31) — Ayah 17
يَـٰبُنَىَّ أَقِمِ ٱلصَّلَوٰةَ وَأْمُرْ بِٱلْمَعْرُوفِ وَٱنْهَ عَنِ ٱلْمُنكَرِ وَٱصْبِرْ عَلَىٰ مَآ أَصَابَكَ ۖ إِنَّ ذَٰلِكَ مِنْ عَزْمِ ٱلْأُمُورِ ﴿17﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
"O my son! Aqim-As-Salât (perform As-Salât), enjoin (on people) Al-Ma‘rûf - (Islâmic Monotheism and all that is good), and forbid (people) from Al-Munkar (i.e. disbelief in the Oneness of Allâh, polytheism of all kinds and all that is evil and bad), and bear with patience whatever befalls you. Verily, these are some of the important commandments (ordered by Allâh with no exemption).
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
يَـٰبُنَىَّ
yābunayya
O my son
أَقِمِ
aqimi
Establish
ٱلصَّلَوٰةَ
l-ṣalata
the prayer
وَأْمُرْ
wamur
and enjoin
بِٱلْمَعْرُوفِ
bil-maʿrūfi
[with] the right
وَٱنْهَ
wa-in'ha
and forbid
عَنِ
ʿani
from
ٱلْمُنكَرِ
l-munkari
the wrong
وَٱصْبِرْ
wa-iṣ'bir
and be patient
عَلَىٰ
ʿalā
over
مَآ
mā
what
أَصَابَكَ ۖ
aṣābaka
befalls you
إِنَّ
inna
Indeed
ذَٰلِكَ
dhālika
that
مِنْ
min
(is) of
عَزْمِ
ʿazmi
the matters requiring determination
ٱلْأُمُورِ
l-umūri
the matters requiring determination
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.
1. Establishing prayer, enjoining what is right, forbidding what is wrong, and being patient over hardships are mentioned because these three are the foundation of the most important acts of worship and good deeds.
2. That is, the aforementioned matters are among those things which Allah has emphasized and made obligatory upon His servants. Or, this is encouragement to develop determination and resolve, because without determination and resolve, obedience to the aforementioned actions is not possible. According to some commentators, the reference of ذالِکَ is to patience. Before this, there is the advice of enjoining what is right and forbidding what is wrong, and in this path, hardships, trials, and criticism are inevitable. Therefore, immediately after this, the exhortation to patience makes it clear that holding fast to patience is among the actions of determination and resolve, and a great weapon of the people of determination and resolve; without it, the fulfillment of the duty of preaching is not possible.
2. That is, the aforementioned matters are among those things which Allah has emphasized and made obligatory upon His servants. Or, this is encouragement to develop determination and resolve, because without determination and resolve, obedience to the aforementioned actions is not possible. According to some commentators, the reference of ذالِکَ is to patience. Before this, there is the advice of enjoining what is right and forbidding what is wrong, and in this path, hardships, trials, and criticism are inevitable. Therefore, immediately after this, the exhortation to patience makes it clear that holding fast to patience is among the actions of determination and resolve, and a great weapon of the people of determination and resolve; without it, the fulfillment of the duty of preaching is not possible.
