سُوْرَةُ الْجَاثِيَةِ
Surah Al-Jaathiya (45) — Ayah 12
۞ ٱللَّهُ ٱلَّذِى سَخَّرَ لَكُمُ ٱلْبَحْرَ لِتَجْرِىَ ٱلْفُلْكُ فِيهِ بِأَمْرِهِۦ وَلِتَبْتَغُوا۟ مِن فَضْلِهِۦ وَلَعَلَّكُمْ تَشْكُرُونَ ﴿12﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
Allâh, it is He Who has subjected to you the sea, that ships may sail through it by His Command, and that you may seek of His Bounty, and that you may be thankful.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
۞ ٱللَّهُ
al-lahu
Allah
ٱلَّذِى
alladhī
(is) the One Who
سَخَّرَ
sakhara
subjected
لَكُمُ
lakumu
to you
ٱلْبَحْرَ
l-baḥra
the sea
لِتَجْرِىَ
litajriya
that may sail
ٱلْفُلْكُ
l-ful'ku
the ships
فِيهِ
fīhi
therein
بِأَمْرِهِۦ
bi-amrihi
by His Command
وَلِتَبْتَغُوا۟
walitabtaghū
and that you may seek
مِن
min
of
فَضْلِهِۦ
faḍlihi
His Bounty
وَلَعَلَّكُمْ
walaʿallakum
and that you may
تَشْكُرُونَ
tashkurūna
give thanks
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.
2. 1. These are the opening letters of the Surah, among the Mutashabihat, the knowledge of which is only with Allah; therefore, there is no need to delve into their meanings and interpretations. However, some commentators have mentioned two benefits of these, which we have already explained earlier.
