سُوْرَةُ النَّجْمِ
Surah An-Najm (53) — Ayah 9
فَكَانَ قَابَ قَوْسَيْنِ أَوْ أَدْنَىٰ ﴿9﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
And was at a distance of two bows’ length or (even) nearer.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
فَكَانَ
fakāna
And was
قَابَ
qāba
(at) a distance
قَوْسَيْنِ
qawsayni
(of) two bow-(lengths)
أَوْ
aw
or
أَدْنَىٰ
adnā
nearer
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.
The exegesis of this verse has been done along with the previous verse.
