سُوْرَةُ الزُّخْرُفِ
Surah Az-Zukhruf (43) — Ayah 48
وَمَا نُرِيهِم مِّنْ ءَايَةٍ إِلَّا هِىَ أَكْبَرُ مِنْ أُخْتِهَا ۖ وَأَخَذْنَـٰهُم بِٱلْعَذَابِ لَعَلَّهُمْ يَرْجِعُونَ ﴿48﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
And not an Ayâh (sign, etc.) We showed them but it was greater than its fellow , and We seized them with torment, in order that they might turn [from their polytheism to Allâh’s religion (Islâmic Monotheism)].
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَمَا
wamā
And not
نُرِيهِم
nurīhim
We showed them
مِّنْ
min
of
ءَايَةٍ
āyatin
a Sign
إِلَّا
illā
but
هِىَ
hiya
it
أَكْبَرُ
akbaru
(was) greater
مِنْ
min
than
أُخْتِهَا ۖ
ukh'tihā
its sister
وَأَخَذْنَـٰهُم
wa-akhadhnāhum
and We seized them
بِٱلْعَذَابِ
bil-ʿadhābi
with the punishment
لَعَلَّهُمْ
laʿallahum
so that they may
يَرْجِعُونَ
yarjiʿūna
return
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.
48. 1. By these signs are meant those signs which were shown to them one after another in the form of the flood, locusts, lice, frogs, and blood, etc., which have already been mentioned in Surah Al-A'raf, verses (فَاَرْسَلْنَا عَلَيْهِمُ الطُّوْفَانَ وَالْجَرَادَ وَالْقُمَّلَ وَالضَّفَادِعَ وَالدَّمَ اٰيٰتٍ مُّفَصَّلٰتٍ فَاسْتَكْبَرُوْا وَكَانُوْاقَوْمًا مُّجْرِمِيْنَ 133 وَلَمَّا وَقَعَ عَلَيْهِمُ الرِّجْزُ قَالُوْا يٰمُوْسَى ادْعُ لَنَا رَبَّكَ بِمَا عَهِدَ عِنْدَكَ ۚ لَىِٕنْ كَشَفْتَ عَنَّا الرِّجْزَ لَنُؤْمِنَنَّ لَكَ وَلَنُرْسِلَنَّ مَعَكَ بَنِيْٓ اِ سْرَاۗءِيْلَ 134ۚ فَلَمَّا كَشَفْنَا عَنْهُمُ الرِّجْزَ اِلٰٓي اَجَلٍ هُمْ بٰلِغُوْهُ اِذَا هُمْ يَنْكُثُوْنَ 135) 7. Al-A'raf: 133-135). Each subsequent sign was greater than the previous one, through which the truthfulness of Musa (peace be upon him) became clearer and clearer.
48. 2. The purpose of these signs or punishments was that perhaps they might refrain from denial.
48. 2. The purpose of these signs or punishments was that perhaps they might refrain from denial.
