سُوْرَةُ صٓ
Surah Saad (38) — Ayah 8
أَءُنزِلَ عَلَيْهِ ٱلذِّكْرُ مِنۢ بَيْنِنَا ۚ بَلْ هُمْ فِى شَكٍّ مِّن ذِكْرِى ۖ بَل لَّمَّا يَذُوقُوا۟ عَذَابِ ﴿8﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
"Has the Reminder been sent down to him (alone) from among us?" Nay, but they are in doubt about My Reminder (this Qur’ân)! Nay, but they have not tasted (My) Torment!
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
أَءُنزِلَ
a-unzila
Has been revealed
عَلَيْهِ
ʿalayhi
to him
ٱلذِّكْرُ
l-dhik'ru
the Message
مِنۢ
min
from
بَيْنِنَا ۚ
bayninā
among us
بَلْ
bal
Nay
هُمْ
hum
They
فِى
fī
(are) in
شَكٍّۢ
shakkin
doubt
مِّن
min
about
ذِكْرِى ۖ
dhik'rī
My Message
بَل
bal
Nay
لَّمَّا
lammā
not yet
يَذُوقُوا۟
yadhūqū
they have tasted
عَذَابِ
ʿadhābi
My punishment
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.
8. 1. That is, there are great chieftains and leaders in Makkah; if Allah wanted to appoint someone as a prophet, He would have chosen one of them. Leaving all of them aside, the selection of Muhammad ﷺ for the revelation of prophethood is strange? In other words, they found fault in Allah's choice. Truly, a person with a bad disposition finds many excuses. This subject has also been mentioned elsewhere, for example, Surah Az-Zukhruf (43:31, 32).
8. 2. That is, their denial is not because they do not know the truthfulness of Muhammad ﷺ or because they doubt his sound mind, but rather they are in doubt about the very revelation that has been sent down to him, in which the most prominent message is the call to monotheism.
8. 2. That is, their denial is not because they do not know the truthfulness of Muhammad ﷺ or because they doubt his sound mind, but rather they are in doubt about the very revelation that has been sent down to him, in which the most prominent message is the call to monotheism.
