سُوْرَةُ الرَّحْمٰنِ

Surah Ar-Rahmaan (55) — Ayah 22

The Beneficent · Medinan · Juz 27 · Page 532

يَخْرُجُ مِنْهُمَا ٱللُّؤْلُؤُ وَٱلْمَرْجَانُ ﴿22﴾
Out of them both come out pearl and coral.
يَخْرُجُ yakhruju Come forth
مِنْهُمَا min'humā from both of them
ٱللُّؤْلُؤُ l-lu'lu-u the pearl
وَٱلْمَرْجَانُ wal-marjānu and the coral

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.

22. 1. By مَرْجَان are meant small pearls or coral. It is said that when rain falls from the sky, the oysters open their mouths, and whichever drop falls into their mouths, it becomes a pearl.