سُوْرَةُ الْوَاقِعَةِ
Surah Al-Waaqia (56) — Ayah 3
خَافِضَةٌ رَّافِعَةٌ ﴿3﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
Bringing low (some - those who will enter Hell) Exalting (others - those who will enter Paradise). [Tafsir Ibn Kathir]
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
خَافِضَةٌۭ
khāfiḍatun
Bringing down
رَّافِعَةٌ
rāfiʿatun
raising up
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.
3. 1. By lowliness and highness is meant humiliation and honor. That is, it will elevate the obedient servants of Allah and abase the disobedient, even if in the world the matter appears to be the opposite.
