سُوْرَةُ فَاطِرٍ
Surah Faatir (35) — Ayah 32
ثُمَّ أَوْرَثْنَا ٱلْكِتَـٰبَ ٱلَّذِينَ ٱصْطَفَيْنَا مِنْ عِبَادِنَا ۖ فَمِنْهُمْ ظَالِمٌ لِّنَفْسِهِۦ وَمِنْهُم مُّقْتَصِدٌ وَمِنْهُمْ سَابِقٌۢ بِٱلْخَيْرَٰتِ بِإِذْنِ ٱللَّهِ ۚ ذَٰلِكَ هُوَ ٱلْفَضْلُ ٱلْكَبِيرُ ﴿32﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
Then We gave the Book (the Qur’ân) as inheritance to such of Our slaves whom We chose (the followers of Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم). Then of them are some who wrong their ownselves, and of them are some who follow a middle course, and of them are some who are, by Allâh’s Leave, foremost in good deeds. That (inheritance of the Qur’ân) - that is indeed a great grace.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
ثُمَّ
thumma
Then
أَوْرَثْنَا
awrathnā
We caused to inherit
ٱلْكِتَـٰبَ
l-kitāba
the Book
ٱلَّذِينَ
alladhīna
those whom
ٱصْطَفَيْنَا
iṣ'ṭafaynā
We have chosen
مِنْ
min
of
عِبَادِنَا ۖ
ʿibādinā
Our slaves
فَمِنْهُمْ
famin'hum
and among them
ظَالِمٌۭ
ẓālimun
(is he) who wrongs
لِّنَفْسِهِۦ
linafsihi
himself
وَمِنْهُم
wamin'hum
and among them
مُّقْتَصِدٌۭ
muq'taṣidun
(is he who is) moderate
وَمِنْهُمْ
wamin'hum
and among them
سَابِقٌۢ
sābiqun
(is he who is) foremost
بِٱلْخَيْرَٰتِ
bil-khayrāti
in good deeds
بِإِذْنِ
bi-idh'ni
by permission
ٱللَّهِ ۚ
l-lahi
(of) Allah
ذَٰلِكَ
dhālika
That
هُوَ
huwa
is
ٱلْفَضْلُ
l-faḍlu
the Bounty
ٱلْكَبِيرُ
l-kabīru
the great
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.
32. 1. By "the Book" is meant the Quran, and by "chosen servants" is meant the Ummah of Muhammad. That is, We have made the Ummah of Muhammad the inheritor of this Quran, whom We have chosen over other communities and bestowed honor and excellence upon them. This is almost the same meaning as in verse al-Baqarah 2:142.
32. 2. There are three categories of the Ummah of Muhammad. This is the first category, referring to those people who are negligent in some obligations and commit some prohibitions, or according to some, those who commit minor sins. They are called "those who wrong themselves" because, due to some of their shortcomings, they will deprive themselves of the highest rank that the other two categories will attain.
32. 3. This is the second category. That is, they perform mixed deeds, or according to some, they are those who are committed to obligations and avoid prohibitions, but sometimes deviate from supplications and also commit some forbidden things, or they are those who are righteous but not at the forefront.
32. 3. These are those who surpass the previous two in matters of religion.
32. 4. That is, making them inheritors of the Book and distinguishing them in honor and excellence (مصطفٰی).
32. 2. There are three categories of the Ummah of Muhammad. This is the first category, referring to those people who are negligent in some obligations and commit some prohibitions, or according to some, those who commit minor sins. They are called "those who wrong themselves" because, due to some of their shortcomings, they will deprive themselves of the highest rank that the other two categories will attain.
32. 3. This is the second category. That is, they perform mixed deeds, or according to some, they are those who are committed to obligations and avoid prohibitions, but sometimes deviate from supplications and also commit some forbidden things, or they are those who are righteous but not at the forefront.
32. 3. These are those who surpass the previous two in matters of religion.
32. 4. That is, making them inheritors of the Book and distinguishing them in honor and excellence (مصطفٰی).
