سُوْرَةُ الزُّخْرُفِ
Surah Az-Zukhruf (43) — Ayah 56
فَجَعَلْنَـٰهُمْ سَلَفًا وَمَثَلًا لِّلْـَٔاخِرِينَ ﴿56﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
And We made them a precedent (as a lesson for those coming after them), and an example to later generations.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
فَجَعَلْنَـٰهُمْ
fajaʿalnāhum
And We made them
سَلَفًۭا
salafan
a precedent
وَمَثَلًۭا
wamathalan
and an example
لِّلْـَٔاخِرِينَ
lil'ākhirīna
for the later (generations)
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.
56. 1. That is, they were made an admonition and example for those who come after them. So that they do not commit disbelief, oppression, arrogance, and corruption as Pharaoh did, in order that they may be saved from such a fate that serves as a lesson.
