سُوْرَةُ الدُّخَانِ
Surah Ad-Dukhaan (44) — Ayah 24
وَٱتْرُكِ ٱلْبَحْرَ رَهْوًا ۖ إِنَّهُمْ جُندٌ مُّغْرَقُونَ ﴿24﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
"And leave the sea as it is (quiet and divided). Verily, they are a host to be drowned."
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَٱتْرُكِ
wa-ut'ruki
And leave
ٱلْبَحْرَ
l-baḥra
the sea
رَهْوًا ۖ
rahwan
at rest
إِنَّهُمْ
innahum
Indeed, they
جُندٌۭ
jundun
(are) an army
مُّغْرَقُونَ
mugh'raqūna
(to be) drowned
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.
24. 1. رَھْوًا means still or dry. The meaning is that by your striking with the staff, the sea will miraculously become still or dry and a path will be made in it. After you cross the sea, leave it in the same state so that Pharaoh and his army also enter it with the intention of crossing, and We will drown them there. Thus, it happened exactly as detailed earlier.
