سُوْرَةُ صٓ
Surah Saad (38) — Ayah 48
وَٱذْكُرْ إِسْمَـٰعِيلَ وَٱلْيَسَعَ وَذَا ٱلْكِفْلِ ۖ وَكُلٌّ مِّنَ ٱلْأَخْيَارِ ﴿48﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
And remember Ismâ‘îl (Ishmael), Alyasa‘ (Elisha), and Dhul-Kifl (Isaiah), all are among the best.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَٱذْكُرْ
wa-udh'kur
And remember
إِسْمَـٰعِيلَ
is'māʿīla
Ishmael
وَٱلْيَسَعَ
wal-yasaʿa
and Elisha
وَذَا
wadhā
and Dhul-kifl
ٱلْكِفْلِ ۖ
l-kif'li
and Dhul-kifl
وَكُلٌّۭ
wakullun
and all
مِّنَ
mina
(are) from
ٱلْأَخْيَارِ
l-akhyāri
the best
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.
48. 1. Yasa' (AS) is said to be the successor of Ilyas (AS), "al" is for definition and it is a non-Arabic name. For Dhu'l-Kifl, see (وَاِسْمٰعِيْلَ وَاِدْرِيْسَ وَذَا الْكِفْلِ ۭ كُلٌّ مِّنَ الصّٰبِرِيْنَ) 21. Al-Anbiya:85) footnote.
