سُوْرَةُ يٰسٓ
Surah Yaseen (36) — Ayah 80
ٱلَّذِى جَعَلَ لَكُم مِّنَ ٱلشَّجَرِ ٱلْأَخْضَرِ نَارًا فَإِذَآ أَنتُم مِّنْهُ تُوقِدُونَ ﴿80﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
He Who produces for you fire out of the green tree, when behold you kindle therewith.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
ٱلَّذِى
alladhī
The One Who
جَعَلَ
jaʿala
made
لَكُم
lakum
for you
مِّنَ
mina
from
ٱلشَّجَرِ
l-shajari
the tree
ٱلْأَخْضَرِ
l-akhḍari
[the] green
نَارًۭا
nāran
fire
فَإِذَآ
fa-idhā
and behold
أَنتُم
antum
You
مِّنْهُ
min'hu
from it
تُوقِدُونَ
tūqidūna
ignite
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.
80. 1 It is said that in Arabia there are two trees, Markh and 'Afar. If their two sticks are rubbed together, fire is produced; regarding the production of fire from a green tree, this is what is being alluded to.
