سُوْرَةُ الشُّوْرٰي
Surah Ash-Shura (42) — Ayah 3
كَذَٰلِكَ يُوحِىٓ إِلَيْكَ وَإِلَى ٱلَّذِينَ مِن قَبْلِكَ ٱللَّهُ ٱلْعَزِيزُ ٱلْحَكِيمُ ﴿3﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
Likewise Allâh, the All-Mighty, the All-Wise sends Revelation to you (O Muhammad صلى الله عليه و سلم) as (He sent Revelation to) those before you.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
كَذَٰلِكَ
kadhālika
Thus
يُوحِىٓ
yūḥī
reveals
إِلَيْكَ
ilayka
to you
وَإِلَى
wa-ilā
and to
ٱلَّذِينَ
alladhīna
those
مِن
min
before you
قَبْلِكَ
qablika
before you
ٱللَّهُ
l-lahu
Allah
ٱلْعَزِيزُ
l-ʿazīzu
the All-Mighty
ٱلْحَكِيمُ
l-ḥakīmu
the All-Wise
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.
3. 1. That is, just as this Qur'an has been revealed to you, in the same way, heavenly books were revealed to the prophets before you. Revelation is the word of Allah, which Allah sent to His messengers through an angel. A companion asked the Messenger of Allah ﷺ about the nature of revelation, so he ﷺ said that sometimes it comes to me like the sound of a bell, and this is the hardest for me. When it ends, I have memorized it. And sometimes the angel comes in human form and speaks to me, and I remember what he says. Hazrat Aisha says, I observed in severe cold that when the state of revelation ended, he would be drenched in sweat and drops of sweat would be falling from his forehead. (Sahih Bukhari)
