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Surah Fussilat (41) — Ayah 42
لَّا يَأْتِيهِ ٱلْبَـٰطِلُ مِنۢ بَيْنِ يَدَيْهِ وَلَا مِنْ خَلْفِهِۦ ۖ تَنزِيلٌ مِّنْ حَكِيمٍ حَمِيدٍ ﴿42﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
Falsehood cannot come to it from before it or behind it: (it is) sent down by the All-Wise, Worthy of all praise (Allâh عز وجل).
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
لَّا
lā
Not
يَأْتِيهِ
yatīhi
comes to it
ٱلْبَـٰطِلُ
l-bāṭilu
the falsehood
مِنۢ
min
from
بَيْنِ
bayni
before it
يَدَيْهِ
yadayhi
before it
وَلَا
walā
and not
مِنْ
min
from
خَلْفِهِۦ ۖ
khalfihi
behind it
تَنزِيلٌۭ
tanzīlun
A Revelation
مِّنْ
min
from
حَكِيمٍ
ḥakīmin
(the) All-Wise
حَمِيدٍۢ
ḥamīdin
(the) Praiseworthy
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.
42. 1. That is, it is protected in every way; "from before" means deficiency, and "from behind" means addition—that is, falsehood can neither come from before it to cause deficiency, nor from behind it to cause addition, nor can anyone succeed in making any alteration or distortion in it. Because it is revealed by Him who is Wise in His words and deeds, and Hamid, that is, Praiseworthy. Or, the things He commands and the things He forbids, in terms of consequences and ultimate ends, all are praiseworthy, that is, good and beneficial. (Ibn Kathir)
