سُوْرَةُ الدُّخَانِ
Surah Ad-Dukhaan (44) — Ayah 17
۞ وَلَقَدْ فَتَنَّا قَبْلَهُمْ قَوْمَ فِرْعَوْنَ وَجَآءَهُمْ رَسُولٌ كَرِيمٌ ﴿17﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
And indeed We tried before them Fir‘aun’s (Pharaoh) people, when there came to them a noble Messenger [i.e. Mûsâ (Moses) عليه السلام],
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
۞ وَلَقَدْ
walaqad
And certainly
فَتَنَّا
fatannā
We tried
قَبْلَهُمْ
qablahum
before them
قَوْمَ
qawma
(the) people
فِرْعَوْنَ
fir'ʿawna
(of) Firaun
وَجَآءَهُمْ
wajāahum
and came to them
رَسُولٌۭ
rasūlun
a Messenger
كَرِيمٌ
karīmun
noble
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.
17. 1. The meaning of testing is that We granted them worldly happiness, prosperity, and ease, and then sent Our magnificent Messenger to them, but they neither expressed gratitude for the blessings of their Lord nor believed in the Messenger.
