سُوْرَةُ الزُّمَرِ
Surah Az-Zumar (39) — Ayah 23
ٱللَّهُ نَزَّلَ أَحْسَنَ ٱلْحَدِيثِ كِتَـٰبًا مُّتَشَـٰبِهًا مَّثَانِىَ تَقْشَعِرُّ مِنْهُ جُلُودُ ٱلَّذِينَ يَخْشَوْنَ رَبَّهُمْ ثُمَّ تَلِينُ جُلُودُهُمْ وَقُلُوبُهُمْ إِلَىٰ ذِكْرِ ٱللَّهِ ۚ ذَٰلِكَ هُدَى ٱللَّهِ يَهْدِى بِهِۦ مَن يَشَآءُ ۚ وَمَن يُضْلِلِ ٱللَّهُ فَمَا لَهُۥ مِنْ هَادٍ ﴿23﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
Allâh has sent down the Best Statement, a Book (this Qur’ân), its parts resembling each other (in goodness and truth) (and) oft-repeated. The skins of those who fear their Lord shiver from it (when they recite it or hear it). Then their skin and their heart soften to the remembrance of Allâh. That is the guidance of Allâh. He Guides therewith whom He wills; and whomever Allâh sends astray, for him there is no guide.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
ٱللَّهُ
al-lahu
Allah
نَزَّلَ
nazzala
has revealed
أَحْسَنَ
aḥsana
(the) best
ٱلْحَدِيثِ
l-ḥadīthi
(of) [the] statement
كِتَـٰبًۭا
kitāban
a Book
مُّتَشَـٰبِهًۭا
mutashābihan
(its parts) resembling each other
مَّثَانِىَ
mathāniya
oft-repeated
تَقْشَعِرُّ
taqshaʿirru
Shiver
مِنْهُ
min'hu
from it
جُلُودُ
julūdu
(the) skins
ٱلَّذِينَ
alladhīna
(of) those who
يَخْشَوْنَ
yakhshawna
fear
رَبَّهُمْ
rabbahum
their Lord
ثُمَّ
thumma
then
تَلِينُ
talīnu
relax
جُلُودُهُمْ
julūduhum
their skins
وَقُلُوبُهُمْ
waqulūbuhum
and their hearts
إِلَىٰ
ilā
at
ذِكْرِ
dhik'ri
(the) remembrance
ٱللَّهِ ۚ
l-lahi
(of) Allah
ذَٰلِكَ
dhālika
That
هُدَى
hudā
(is the) guidance
ٱللَّهِ
l-lahi
(of) Allah
يَهْدِى
yahdī
He guides
بِهِۦ
bihi
with it
مَن
man
whom
يَشَآءُ ۚ
yashāu
He wills
وَمَن
waman
And whoever
يُضْلِلِ
yuḍ'lili
Allah lets go astray
ٱللَّهُ
l-lahu
Allah lets go astray
فَمَا
famā
then not
لَهُۥ
lahu
for him
مِنْ
min
any
هَادٍ
hādin
guide
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.
23. 1. By اَحْسَنُ الْحَدِیْثِ is meant the Noble Quran. "Similar" means that all its parts resemble each other in the excellence of speech, miraculous eloquence, soundness of meanings, and other virtues. Or it also means that it resembles the previous heavenly books, i.e., it is similar to them. مثانی refers to that in which stories, incidents, admonitions, and rulings are repeated again and again.
23. 2. Because they understand those warnings and threats which are in it for the disobedient.
23. 2. Because they understand those warnings and threats which are in it for the disobedient.
