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Surah Al-Maaida (5) — Ayah 97
۞ جَعَلَ ٱللَّهُ ٱلْكَعْبَةَ ٱلْبَيْتَ ٱلْحَرَامَ قِيَـٰمًا لِّلنَّاسِ وَٱلشَّهْرَ ٱلْحَرَامَ وَٱلْهَدْىَ وَٱلْقَلَـٰٓئِدَ ۚ ذَٰلِكَ لِتَعْلَمُوٓا۟ أَنَّ ٱللَّهَ يَعْلَمُ مَا فِى ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِ وَمَا فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ وَأَنَّ ٱللَّهَ بِكُلِّ شَىْءٍ عَلِيمٌ ﴿97﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
Allâh has made the Ka‘bah, the Sacred House, an asylum of security and benefits (e.g.Hajj and ‘Umrah) for mankind, and also the Sacred Month and the animals of offerings and the garlanded (people or animals marked with the garlands on their necks made from the outer part of the stem of the Makkah trees for their security), that you may know that Allâh has knowledge of all that is in the heavens and all that is in the earth, and that Allâh is the All-Knower of each and everything.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
۞ جَعَلَ
jaʿala
Has (been) made
ٱللَّهُ
l-lahu
(by) Allah
ٱلْكَعْبَةَ
l-kaʿbata
the Kabah
ٱلْبَيْتَ
l-bayta
the House
ٱلْحَرَامَ
l-ḥarāma
the Sacred
قِيَـٰمًۭا
qiyāman
an establishment
لِّلنَّاسِ
lilnnāsi
for mankind
وَٱلشَّهْرَ
wal-shahra
and the month(s)
ٱلْحَرَامَ
l-ḥarāma
[the] sacred
وَٱلْهَدْىَ
wal-hadya
and the (animals) for offering
وَٱلْقَلَـٰٓئِدَ ۚ
wal-qalāida
and the garlands
ذَٰلِكَ
dhālika
That (is)
لِتَعْلَمُوٓا۟
litaʿlamū
so that you may know
أَنَّ
anna
that
ٱللَّهَ
l-laha
Allah
يَعْلَمُ
yaʿlamu
knows
مَا
mā
what
فِى
fī
(is) in
ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِ
l-samāwāti
the heavens
وَمَا
wamā
and what
فِى
fī
(is) in
ٱلْأَرْضِ
l-arḍi
the earth
وَأَنَّ
wa-anna
and that
ٱللَّهَ
l-laha
Allah
بِكُلِّ
bikulli
of every
شَىْءٍ
shayin
thing
عَلِيمٌ
ʿalīmun
(is) All-Knowing
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.
97. 1. The Ka'bah is called al-bayt al-haram because hunting, cutting trees, etc. are forbidden within its boundaries. Similarly, even if one encountered the killer of one's father there, no harm was to be done to him. It has been declared qiyaman lil-nas (a means of subsistence and maintenance for people), which means that through it, the administration of the people of Makkah is properly maintained and it is also a means of providing for their needs. In the same way, the sacred months (Rajab, Dhu al-Hijjah, and Muharram) and the animals going to the Haram are also sources from which the people of Makkah used to obtain the aforementioned benefits.
