سُوْرَةُ الْمُؤْمِنِ
Surah Ghafir (40) — Ayah 51
إِنَّا لَنَنصُرُ رُسُلَنَا وَٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ فِى ٱلْحَيَوٰةِ ٱلدُّنْيَا وَيَوْمَ يَقُومُ ٱلْأَشْهَـٰدُ ﴿51﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
Verily, We will indeed make victorious Our Messengers and those who believe (in the Oneness of Allâh - Islâmic Monotheism) in this world’s life and on the Day when the witnesses will stand forth, (i.e. Day of Resurrection) -
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
إِنَّا
innā
Indeed We
لَنَنصُرُ
lananṣuru
We will surely help
رُسُلَنَا
rusulanā
Our Messengers
وَٱلَّذِينَ
wa-alladhīna
and those who
ءَامَنُوا۟
āmanū
believe
فِى
fī
in
ٱلْحَيَوٰةِ
l-ḥayati
the life
ٱلدُّنْيَا
l-dun'yā
(of) the world
وَيَوْمَ
wayawma
and (on the) Day
يَقُومُ
yaqūmu
(when) will stand
ٱلْأَشْهَـٰدُ
l-ashhādu
the witnesses
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.
51. 1. That is, He will humiliate their enemy and will be made dominant. Some people may have the objection that some prophets were killed, such as Yahya and Zakariya (علیہما السلام), and some were forced to migrate, such as Ibrahim (علیہ السلام) and our Prophet ﷺ and the noble companions (may Allah be pleased with them all). Why did this happen despite the promise of help? In reality, this promise is according to the prevailing circumstances and the majority. Therefore, in some situations and for some individuals, the dominance of the disbelievers is not contrary to this, or it means that temporarily, sometimes under Allah’s wisdom and will, the disbelievers are granted dominance, but ultimately the people of faith are the ones who prevail and are successful. For example, after the killing of Yahya and Zakariya (علیہما السلام), Allah later imposed their enemy upon their killers, who quenched their thirst with their blood and humiliated them. The Jews who tried to kill Isa (علیہ السلام) by crucifixion, Allah gave such dominance to the Romans over those Jews that they made the Jews taste the torment of humiliation. The Prophet of Islam ﷺ and his companions were indeed forced to migrate, but after that, through the battles of Badr, Uhud, Ahzab, the expedition of Khaybar, and then the conquest of Makkah, Allah helped the Muslims in such a way and granted His Prophet and the believers such dominance that after this, what doubt remains in Allah’s help? Ibn Kathir
51. 2. Ashhad is the plural of shaheed (witness), just as ashraf is the plural of shareef. On the Day of Resurrection, the angels and the prophets (علیہم السلام) will bear witness, or the angels will testify that, O Allah, the prophets conveyed Your message, but their communities denied them. In addition, the Ummah of Muhammad and the Noble Prophet ﷺ will also bear witness, as has been mentioned earlier. That is why the Day of Resurrection is called the Day of Standing Witnesses. On that day, helping the believers means rewarding them for their good deeds and admitting them into Paradise.
51. 2. Ashhad is the plural of shaheed (witness), just as ashraf is the plural of shareef. On the Day of Resurrection, the angels and the prophets (علیہم السلام) will bear witness, or the angels will testify that, O Allah, the prophets conveyed Your message, but their communities denied them. In addition, the Ummah of Muhammad and the Noble Prophet ﷺ will also bear witness, as has been mentioned earlier. That is why the Day of Resurrection is called the Day of Standing Witnesses. On that day, helping the believers means rewarding them for their good deeds and admitting them into Paradise.
