سُوْرَةُ الطُّوْرِ
Surah At-Tur (52) — Ayah 28
إِنَّا كُنَّا مِن قَبْلُ نَدْعُوهُ ۖ إِنَّهُۥ هُوَ ٱلْبَرُّ ٱلرَّحِيمُ ﴿28﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
"Verily, We used to invoke Him (Alone and none else) before. Verily, He is Al-Barr (the Most Subtle, Kind, Courteous, and Generous), the Most Merciful."
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
إِنَّا
innā
Indeed, we
كُنَّا
kunnā
[we] used to
مِن
min
before
قَبْلُ
qablu
before
نَدْعُوهُ ۖ
nadʿūhu
call Him
إِنَّهُۥ
innahu
Indeed, He
هُوَ
huwa
[He]
ٱلْبَرُّ
l-baru
(is) the Most Kind
ٱلرَّحِيمُ
l-raḥīmu
the Most Merciful
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.
28. 1. That is, they used to worship only Him, did not associate anyone with Him, or it means that they used to supplicate to Him for protection from the punishment of Hell.
