سُوْرَةُ لُقْمَانَ
Surah Luqman (31) — Ayah 2
تِلْكَ ءَايَـٰتُ ٱلْكِتَـٰبِ ٱلْحَكِيمِ ﴿2﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
These are Verses of the Wise Book (the Qur’ân).
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
تِلْكَ
til'ka
These
ءَايَـٰتُ
āyātu
(are) Verses
ٱلْكِتَـٰبِ
l-kitābi
(of) the Book
ٱلْحَكِيمِ
l-ḥakīmi
the Wise
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. At its beginning as well, these are disjointed letters (حروف مقطعات), the knowledge of whose meaning and intent is known only to Allah. However, some commentators have mentioned two very important benefits of these. One is that this Quran has been composed and compiled from the same kind of disjointed letters, the like of which the Arabs were unable to produce. This is evidence that this Quran is revealed by Allah alone, and the Prophet upon whom it was revealed is a true Messenger. The Shariah he brought is needed by mankind, and their reform and attainment of happiness is only possible through this Shariah. The second is that the polytheists used to prevent their companions from listening to this Quran, lest they be influenced by it and become Muslim. Allah began various Surahs with these disjointed letters so that they would be compelled to listen to it, because this style of expression was new and unique (Aysar al-Tafasir). And Allah knows best.
