سُوْرَةُ الْاَحْزَابِ
Surah Al-Ahzaab (33) — Ayah 10
إِذْ جَآءُوكُم مِّن فَوْقِكُمْ وَمِنْ أَسْفَلَ مِنكُمْ وَإِذْ زَاغَتِ ٱلْأَبْصَـٰرُ وَبَلَغَتِ ٱلْقُلُوبُ ٱلْحَنَاجِرَ وَتَظُنُّونَ بِٱللَّهِ ٱلظُّنُونَا۠ ﴿10﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
When they came upon you from above you and from below you, and when the eyes grew wild and the hearts reached to the throats, and you were harbouring doubts about Allâh.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
إِذْ
idh
When
جَآءُوكُم
jāūkum
they came upon you
مِّن
min
from
فَوْقِكُمْ
fawqikum
above you
وَمِنْ
wamin
and from
أَسْفَلَ
asfala
below
مِنكُمْ
minkum
you
وَإِذْ
wa-idh
and when
زَاغَتِ
zāghati
grew wild
ٱلْأَبْصَـٰرُ
l-abṣāru
the eyes
وَبَلَغَتِ
wabalaghati
and reached
ٱلْقُلُوبُ
l-qulūbu
the hearts
ٱلْحَنَاجِرَ
l-ḥanājira
the throats
وَتَظُنُّونَ
wataẓunnūna
and you assumed
بِٱللَّهِ
bil-lahi
about Allah
ٱلظُّنُونَا۠
l-ẓunūnā
the assumptions
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.
10-1. By this is meant that the enemy came from all sides, or by "from above" is meant Ghatafan, Hawazin, and other polytheists of Najd, and from below is meant the Quraysh and their supporters and helpers.
10-2. This expresses the condition of the Muslims with which they were confronted at that time.
10-2. This expresses the condition of the Muslims with which they were confronted at that time.
