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Surah Fussilat (41) — Ayah 43
مَّا يُقَالُ لَكَ إِلَّا مَا قَدْ قِيلَ لِلرُّسُلِ مِن قَبْلِكَ ۚ إِنَّ رَبَّكَ لَذُو مَغْفِرَةٍ وَذُو عِقَابٍ أَلِيمٍ ﴿43﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
Nothing is said to you (O Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) except what was said to the Messengers before you. Verily, your Lord is the Possessor of Forgiveness, and (also) the Possessor of Painful Punishment.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
مَّا
mā
Not
يُقَالُ
yuqālu
is said
لَكَ
laka
to you
إِلَّا
illā
except
مَا
mā
what
قَدْ
qad
was said
قِيلَ
qīla
was said
لِلرُّسُلِ
lilrrusuli
to the Messengers
مِن
min
before you
قَبْلِكَ ۚ
qablika
before you
إِنَّ
inna
Indeed
رَبَّكَ
rabbaka
your Lord
لَذُو
ladhū
(is) Possessor
مَغْفِرَةٍۢ
maghfiratin
(of) forgiveness
وَذُو
wadhū
and Possessor
عِقَابٍ
ʿiqābin
(of) penalty
أَلِيمٍۢ
alīmin
painful
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.
43. 1. That is, whatever the previous nations said to deny their prophets—such as "he is a sorcerer," "he is mad," "he is a liar," and so on—the disbelievers of Makkah said the same things about you. This is, in a way, to comfort you that your denial and the attribution of sorcery, lying, and madness to you is nothing new; this has always happened with every prophet, as stated elsewhere (مَآ اَتَى الَّذِيْنَ مِنْ قَبْلِهِمْ مِّنْ رَّسُوْلٍ اِلَّا قَالُوْا سَاحِرٌ اَوْ مَجْنُوْنٌ 52ۚ اَتَوَاصَوْا بِهٖ ۚ بَلْ هُمْ قَوْمٌ طَاغُوْنَ 53ۚ) 51. Az-Zariyat: 53-52). The second meaning is that these things were also said to the messengers before you because all the divine laws have agreed upon these matters, and in fact, the primary call of all was to monotheism and sincerity. (Fath al-Qadeer).
43. 2. That is, for the people of faith and monotheism who are deserving of forgiveness.
43. 3. For those who are disbelievers and enemies of Allah's prophets. This verse is also similar to the verse in Surah Al-Hijr.
43. 2. That is, for the people of faith and monotheism who are deserving of forgiveness.
43. 3. For those who are disbelievers and enemies of Allah's prophets. This verse is also similar to the verse in Surah Al-Hijr.
