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Surah Ash-Shura (42) — Ayah 51
۞ وَمَا كَانَ لِبَشَرٍ أَن يُكَلِّمَهُ ٱللَّهُ إِلَّا وَحْيًا أَوْ مِن وَرَآئِ حِجَابٍ أَوْ يُرْسِلَ رَسُولًا فَيُوحِىَ بِإِذْنِهِۦ مَا يَشَآءُ ۚ إِنَّهُۥ عَلِىٌّ حَكِيمٌ ﴿51﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
It is not given to any human being that Allâh should speak to him unless (it be) by Revelation, or from behind a veil, or (that) He sends a Messenger to reveal what He wills by His Leave. Verily, He is Most High, Most Wise.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
۞ وَمَا
wamā
And not
كَانَ
kāna
is
لِبَشَرٍ
libasharin
for any human
أَن
an
that
يُكَلِّمَهُ
yukallimahu
Allah should speak to him
ٱللَّهُ
l-lahu
Allah should speak to him
إِلَّا
illā
except
وَحْيًا
waḥyan
(by) revelation
أَوْ
aw
or
مِن
min
from
وَرَآئِ
warāi
behind
حِجَابٍ
ḥijābin
a veil
أَوْ
aw
or
يُرْسِلَ
yur'sila
(by) sending
رَسُولًۭا
rasūlan
a messenger
فَيُوحِىَ
fayūḥiya
then he reveals
بِإِذْنِهِۦ
bi-idh'nihi
by His permission
مَا
mā
what
يَشَآءُ ۚ
yashāu
He wills
إِنَّهُۥ
innahu
Indeed, He
عَلِىٌّ
ʿaliyyun
(is) Most High
حَكِيمٌۭ
ḥakīmun
Most 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.
51. 1. In this verse, three forms of divine revelation are mentioned. The first is to inspire something into the heart or to inform through a dream, with certainty that it is from Allah alone. The second is to speak from behind a veil, as was done with Musa (عليه السلام) on Mount Tur. The third is to send His revelation through an angel, as Jibril (عليه السلام) would bring Allah's message and convey it to the prophets.
