سُوْرَةُ صٓ
Surah Saad (38) — Ayah 21
۞ وَهَلْ أَتَىٰكَ نَبَؤُا۟ ٱلْخَصْمِ إِذْ تَسَوَّرُوا۟ ٱلْمِحْرَابَ ﴿21﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
And has the news of the litigants reached you? When they climbed over the wall into (his) Mihrâb (a praying place or a private room);
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
۞ وَهَلْ
wahal
And has (there)
أَتَىٰكَ
atāka
come to you
نَبَؤُا۟
naba-u
(the) news
ٱلْخَصْمِ
l-khaṣmi
(of) the litigants
إِذْ
idh
when
تَسَوَّرُوا۟
tasawwarū
they climbed over the wall
ٱلْمِحْرَابَ
l-miḥ'rāba
(of) the chamber
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.
21. 1. By مِحْرَاب is meant the room in which, by being completely secluded, he would worship Allah with full concentration. There would be guards at the door so that no one could come inside and disturb the worship. The disputants climbed over the wall from behind and came inside.
