سُوْرَةُ الْقَمَرِ
Surah Al-Qamar (54) — Ayah 1
ٱقْتَرَبَتِ ٱلسَّاعَةُ وَٱنشَقَّ ٱلْقَمَرُ ﴿1﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
The Hour has drawn near, and the moon has been cleft asunder (the people of Makkah requested Prophet Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم to show them a miracle, so he showed them the splitting of the moon).
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
ٱقْتَرَبَتِ
iq'tarabati
Has come near
ٱلسَّاعَةُ
l-sāʿatu
the Hour
وَٱنشَقَّ
wa-inshaqqa
and has split
ٱلْقَمَرُ
l-qamaru
the moon
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. That is, the Quraysh, instead of believing, declared it to be magic and continued their attitude of turning away.
