سُوْرَةُ الْاَحْزَابِ
Surah Al-Ahzaab (33) — Ayah 8
لِّيَسْـَٔلَ ٱلصَّـٰدِقِينَ عَن صِدْقِهِمْ ۚ وَأَعَدَّ لِلْكَـٰفِرِينَ عَذَابًا أَلِيمًا ﴿8﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
That He may ask the truthful (Allâh’s Messengers and His Prophets) about their truth (i.e. the conveyance of Allâh’s Message that which they were charged with). And He has prepared for the disbelievers a painful torment (Hell-fire).
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
لِّيَسْـَٔلَ
liyasala
That He may ask
ٱلصَّـٰدِقِينَ
l-ṣādiqīna
the truthful
عَن
ʿan
about
صِدْقِهِمْ ۚ
ṣid'qihim
their truth
وَأَعَدَّ
wa-aʿadda
And He has prepared
لِلْكَـٰفِرِينَ
lil'kāfirīna
for the disbelievers
عَذَابًا
ʿadhāban
a punishment
أَلِيمًۭا
alīman
painful
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.
8-1. This is the lam of purpose (lām kay), meaning this covenant was taken so that Allah may ask the true prophets whether they conveyed Allah’s message to their nations, or the second meaning is that He may ask the prophets how their nations responded to their call—whether in a positive manner or negatively. In this, there is also a warning for the callers to truth that they should fulfill the duty of calling to truth with full dedication and sincerity so that they may be successful in the court of Allah, and there is also a warning for those to whom the call of truth is conveyed that if they do not accept it, then with Allah they will be criminals and deserving of punishment.
