سُوْرَةُ صٓ
Surah Saad (38) — Ayah 69
مَا كَانَ لِىَ مِنْ عِلْمٍۭ بِٱلْمَلَإِ ٱلْأَعْلَىٰٓ إِذْ يَخْتَصِمُونَ ﴿69﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
"I had no knowledge of the chiefs (angels) on high when they were disputing and discussing (about the creation of Adam).
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
مَا
mā
Not
كَانَ
kāna
is
لِىَ
liya
for me
مِنْ
min
any
عِلْمٍۭ
ʿil'min
knowledge
بِٱلْمَلَإِ
bil-mala-i
(of) the chiefs
ٱلْأَعْلَىٰٓ
l-aʿlā
the exalted
إِذْ
idh
when
يَخْتَصِمُونَ
yakhtaṣimūna
they were disputing
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.
69. 1. By "Malāʾ Aʿlā" is meant the angels, that is, what are they disputing about? I do not know. It is possible that by this "ikhtisām" (dispute and argument) is meant the conversation that took place at the time of the creation of Adam (عليه السلام). As will be mentioned ahead.
