سُوْرَةُ الطُّوْرِ

Surah At-Tur (52) — Ayah 2

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وَكِتَـٰبٍ مَّسْطُورٍ ﴿2﴾
And by a Book Inscribed
وَكِتَـٰبٍۢ wakitābin And by (the) Book
مَّسْطُورٍۢ masṭūrin written

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. The meaning of مَسْطُوْرِ is written, something inscribed. Its referent has been described variously: the Noble Quran, the Preserved Tablet, all revealed scriptures, or the records of human deeds that the angels write.