سُوْرَةُ الْوَاقِعَةِ
Surah Al-Waaqia (56) — Ayah 73
نَحْنُ جَعَلْنَـٰهَا تَذْكِرَةً وَمَتَـٰعًا لِّلْمُقْوِينَ ﴿73﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
We have made it a Reminder (of the Hell-fire in the Hereafter), and an article of use for the travellers (and all the others, in this world).
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
نَحْنُ
naḥnu
We
جَعَلْنَـٰهَا
jaʿalnāhā
have made it
تَذْكِرَةًۭ
tadhkiratan
a reminder
وَمَتَـٰعًۭا
wamatāʿan
and a provision
لِّلْمُقْوِينَ
lil'muq'wīna
for the wayfarers in the desert
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.
73-1. That its effects and benefits are astonishing, and it holds the status of a backbone for the preparation of countless things in the world. This is a sign of Our great power, then just as We have created this fire in the world, We are also capable of creating it in the Hereafter, which will be of a temperature 69 times greater than this.
2. Maqween is the plural of Muqwi, from Qawa, meaning one who enters an empty desert; the intended meaning is traveler, that is, travelers in deserts and forests benefit from these trees, obtaining light, warmth, and fuel from them. Some have taken Maqween to mean those poor who are empty-stomached due to hunger. Some have interpreted it as beneficiaries (those who benefit). This includes the rich and poor, residents and travelers—all benefit from fire. That is why, in the hadith, among the three things that are to be kept common and from which no one should be prevented, along with water and grass, fire is also included. Imam Ibn Kathir preferred this meaning more.
2. Maqween is the plural of Muqwi, from Qawa, meaning one who enters an empty desert; the intended meaning is traveler, that is, travelers in deserts and forests benefit from these trees, obtaining light, warmth, and fuel from them. Some have taken Maqween to mean those poor who are empty-stomached due to hunger. Some have interpreted it as beneficiaries (those who benefit). This includes the rich and poor, residents and travelers—all benefit from fire. That is why, in the hadith, among the three things that are to be kept common and from which no one should be prevented, along with water and grass, fire is also included. Imam Ibn Kathir preferred this meaning more.
