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Surah An-Nisaa (4) — Ayah 54
أَمْ يَحْسُدُونَ ٱلنَّاسَ عَلَىٰ مَآ ءَاتَىٰهُمُ ٱللَّهُ مِن فَضْلِهِۦ ۖ فَقَدْ ءَاتَيْنَآ ءَالَ إِبْرَٰهِيمَ ٱلْكِتَـٰبَ وَٱلْحِكْمَةَ وَءَاتَيْنَـٰهُم مُّلْكًا عَظِيمًا ﴿54﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
Or do they envy men (Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم and his followers) for what Allâh has given them of His Bounty? Then We had already given the family of Ibrâhîm (Abraham) the Book and Al-Hikmah (As-Sunnah - Divine Revelation to those Prophets not written in the form of a book), and conferred upon them a great kingdom.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
أَمْ
am
Or
يَحْسُدُونَ
yaḥsudūna
are they jealous
ٱلنَّاسَ
l-nāsa
(of) the people
عَلَىٰ
ʿalā
for
مَآ
mā
what
ءَاتَىٰهُمُ
ātāhumu
gave them
ٱللَّهُ
l-lahu
Allah
مِن
min
from
فَضْلِهِۦ ۖ
faḍlihi
His Bounty
فَقَدْ
faqad
But surely
ءَاتَيْنَآ
ātaynā
We gave
ءَالَ
āla
(the) family
إِبْرَٰهِيمَ
ib'rāhīma
(of) Ibrahim
ٱلْكِتَـٰبَ
l-kitāba
the Book
وَٱلْحِكْمَةَ
wal-ḥik'mata
and [the] wisdom
وَءَاتَيْنَـٰهُم
waātaynāhum
and [We] gave them
مُّلْكًا
mul'kan
a kingdom
عَظِيمًۭا
ʿaẓīman
great
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.
54. 1. 'Am' can also be in the meaning of "or rather". That is, rather, they are jealous of the fact why Allah has made a prophet (i.e., the last prophet) among others instead of the Children of Israel. Prophethood is the greatest favor of Allah.
