سُوْرَةُ الْحَدِيْدِ
Surah Al-Hadid (57) — Ayah 16
۞ أَلَمْ يَأْنِ لِلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوٓا۟ أَن تَخْشَعَ قُلُوبُهُمْ لِذِكْرِ ٱللَّهِ وَمَا نَزَلَ مِنَ ٱلْحَقِّ وَلَا يَكُونُوا۟ كَٱلَّذِينَ أُوتُوا۟ ٱلْكِتَـٰبَ مِن قَبْلُ فَطَالَ عَلَيْهِمُ ٱلْأَمَدُ فَقَسَتْ قُلُوبُهُمْ ۖ وَكَثِيرٌ مِّنْهُمْ فَـٰسِقُونَ ﴿16﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
Has not the time come for the hearts of those who believe (in the Oneness of Allâh - Islâmic Monotheism) to be affected by Allâh’s Reminder (this Qur’ân), and that which has been revealed of the truth, lest they become as those who received the Scripture [the Taurât (Torah) and the Injeel (Gospel)] before (i.e. Jews and Christians), and the term was prolonged for them and so their hearts were hardened? And many of them were Fâsiqûn (the rebellious, the disobedient to Allâh).
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
۞ أَلَمْ
alam
Has not
يَأْنِ
yani
come (the) time
لِلَّذِينَ
lilladhīna
for those who
ءَامَنُوٓا۟
āmanū
believed
أَن
an
that
تَخْشَعَ
takhshaʿa
become humble
قُلُوبُهُمْ
qulūbuhum
their hearts
لِذِكْرِ
lidhik'ri
at (the) remembrance (of) Allah
ٱللَّهِ
l-lahi
at (the) remembrance (of) Allah
وَمَا
wamā
and what
نَزَلَ
nazala
has come down
مِنَ
mina
of
ٱلْحَقِّ
l-ḥaqi
the truth
وَلَا
walā
And not
يَكُونُوا۟
yakūnū
they become
كَٱلَّذِينَ
ka-alladhīna
like those who
أُوتُوا۟
ūtū
were given
ٱلْكِتَـٰبَ
l-kitāba
the Book
مِن
min
before
قَبْلُ
qablu
before
فَطَالَ
faṭāla
(and) was prolonged
عَلَيْهِمُ
ʿalayhimu
for them
ٱلْأَمَدُ
l-amadu
the term
فَقَسَتْ
faqasat
so hardened
قُلُوبُهُمْ ۖ
qulūbuhum
their hearts
وَكَثِيرٌۭ
wakathīrun
and many
مِّنْهُمْ
min'hum
of them
فَـٰسِقُونَ
fāsiqūna
(are) defiantly disobedient
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.
16. 1. The address is to the believers, and the purpose is to further direct them towards the remembrance of Allah and to exhort them to seek guidance from the Noble Quran. The meaning of khushu‘ is that the hearts become soft and incline towards Allah. By "the truth" is meant the Noble Quran.
16. 2. Like the Jews and Christians, that is, do not become like them.
16. 3. Thus, they altered and changed the Book of Allah, made acquiring a paltry worldly gain their motto in exchange for it, cast its commands behind their backs, and adopted the imitation of people in the religion of Allah.
16. 4. That is, their hearts are corrupt and their deeds are invalid.
16. 2. Like the Jews and Christians, that is, do not become like them.
16. 3. Thus, they altered and changed the Book of Allah, made acquiring a paltry worldly gain their motto in exchange for it, cast its commands behind their backs, and adopted the imitation of people in the religion of Allah.
16. 4. That is, their hearts are corrupt and their deeds are invalid.
