سُوْرَةُ الشُّوْرٰي
Surah Ash-Shura (42) — Ayah 52
وَكَذَٰلِكَ أَوْحَيْنَآ إِلَيْكَ رُوحًا مِّنْ أَمْرِنَا ۚ مَا كُنتَ تَدْرِى مَا ٱلْكِتَـٰبُ وَلَا ٱلْإِيمَـٰنُ وَلَـٰكِن جَعَلْنَـٰهُ نُورًا نَّهْدِى بِهِۦ مَن نَّشَآءُ مِنْ عِبَادِنَا ۚ وَإِنَّكَ لَتَهْدِىٓ إِلَىٰ صِرَٰطٍ مُّسْتَقِيمٍ ﴿52﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
And thus We have sent to you (O Muhammad صلى الله عليه و سلم) Ruh (a Revelation, and a Mercy) of Our Command. You knew not what is the Book, nor what is Faith? But We have made it (this Qur’ân) a light wherewith We guide whosoever of Our slaves We will. And verily, you (O Muhammad صلى الله عليه و سلم) are indeed guiding (mankind) to the Straight Path (i.e. Allâh’s Religion of Islâmic Monotheism).
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَكَذَٰلِكَ
wakadhālika
And thus
أَوْحَيْنَآ
awḥaynā
We have revealed
إِلَيْكَ
ilayka
to you
رُوحًۭا
rūḥan
an inspiration
مِّنْ
min
by
أَمْرِنَا ۚ
amrinā
Our Command
مَا
mā
Not
كُنتَ
kunta
(did) you
تَدْرِى
tadrī
know
مَا
mā
what
ٱلْكِتَـٰبُ
l-kitābu
the Book (is)
وَلَا
walā
and not
ٱلْإِيمَـٰنُ
l-īmānu
the faith
وَلَـٰكِن
walākin
But
جَعَلْنَـٰهُ
jaʿalnāhu
We have made it
نُورًۭا
nūran
a light
نَّهْدِى
nahdī
We guide
بِهِۦ
bihi
with it
مَن
man
whom
نَّشَآءُ
nashāu
We will
مِنْ
min
of
عِبَادِنَا ۚ
ʿibādinā
Our slaves
وَإِنَّكَ
wa-innaka
And indeed, you
لَتَهْدِىٓ
latahdī
surely guide
إِلَىٰ
ilā
to
صِرَٰطٍۢ
ṣirāṭin
(the) Path
مُّسْتَقِيمٍۢ
mus'taqīmin
Straight
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.
52. 1 By "روح" is meant the Qur'an. That is, just as We have sent revelation to the messengers before you, in the same way We have revealed the Qur'an to you. The Qur'an is referred to as "روح" because hearts gain life from the Qur'an, just as the secret of human life lies within the soul.
52. 2 By "کتاب" is meant the Qur'an, that is, before prophethood you had no knowledge of the Qur'an, nor were you aware of the details of faith that are required in the Shariah.
52. 2 By "کتاب" is meant the Qur'an, that is, before prophethood you had no knowledge of the Qur'an, nor were you aware of the details of faith that are required in the Shariah.
