سُوْرَةُ السَّجْدَةِ
Surah As-Sajda (32) — Ayah 3
أَمْ يَقُولُونَ ٱفْتَرَىٰهُ ۚ بَلْ هُوَ ٱلْحَقُّ مِن رَّبِّكَ لِتُنذِرَ قَوْمًا مَّآ أَتَىٰهُم مِّن نَّذِيرٍ مِّن قَبْلِكَ لَعَلَّهُمْ يَهْتَدُونَ ﴿3﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
Or say they: "He (Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) has fabricated it?" Nay, it is the truth from your Lord, so that you may warn a people to whom no warner has come before you (O Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم): in order that they may be guided.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
أَمْ
am
Or
يَقُولُونَ
yaqūlūna
(do) they say
ٱفْتَرَىٰهُ ۚ
if'tarāhu
He invented it
بَلْ
bal
Nay
هُوَ
huwa
it
ٱلْحَقُّ
l-ḥaqu
(is) the truth
مِن
min
from
رَّبِّكَ
rabbika
your Lord
لِتُنذِرَ
litundhira
that you may warn
قَوْمًۭا
qawman
a people
مَّآ
mā
not
أَتَىٰهُم
atāhum
has come to them
مِّن
min
any
نَّذِيرٍۢ
nadhīrin
warner
مِّن
min
before you
قَبْلِكَ
qablika
before you
لَعَلَّهُمْ
laʿallahum
so that they may
يَهْتَدُونَ
yahtadūna
be guided
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.
3-1. This is by way of rebuke: do they say about this speech, with its eloquent arrangement, sent down by the Lord of the worlds, that (Muhammad ﷺ has fabricated it)?
3-2. This is the reason for the revelation of the Quran. From this, it is understood (as has already been explained before) that among the Arabs, the Prophet ﷺ was their first prophet. Some people have also considered Hazrat Shu'ayb ؑ to be a prophet sent among the Arabs. And Allah knows best. In this regard, the "people" would then specifically refer to the Quraysh, to whom no prophet had come before you ﷺ.
3-2. This is the reason for the revelation of the Quran. From this, it is understood (as has already been explained before) that among the Arabs, the Prophet ﷺ was their first prophet. Some people have also considered Hazrat Shu'ayb ؑ to be a prophet sent among the Arabs. And Allah knows best. In this regard, the "people" would then specifically refer to the Quraysh, to whom no prophet had come before you ﷺ.
