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Surah Yaseen (36) — Ayah 13
وَٱضْرِبْ لَهُم مَّثَلًا أَصْحَـٰبَ ٱلْقَرْيَةِ إِذْ جَآءَهَا ٱلْمُرْسَلُونَ ﴿13﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
And put forward to them a similitude: the (story of the) dwellers of the town, [it is said that the town was Antioch (Antâkiya)], when there came Messengers to them.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَٱضْرِبْ
wa-iḍ'rib
And set forth
لَهُم
lahum
to them
مَّثَلًا
mathalan
an example
أَصْحَـٰبَ
aṣḥāba
(of the) companions
ٱلْقَرْيَةِ
l-qaryati
(of) the city
إِذْ
idh
when
جَآءَهَا
jāahā
came to it
ٱلْمُرْسَلُونَ
l-mur'salūna
the Messengers
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.
13. 1. So that the people of Makkah may understand that you are not a unique Messenger, but rather this chain of Messengership and Prophethood has been continuing since ancient times.
