سُوْرَةُ الْحَدِيْدِ
Surah Al-Hadid (57) — Ayah 3
هُوَ ٱلْأَوَّلُ وَٱلْـَٔاخِرُ وَٱلظَّـٰهِرُ وَٱلْبَاطِنُ ۖ وَهُوَ بِكُلِّ شَىْءٍ عَلِيمٌ ﴿3﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
He is the First (nothing is before Him) and the Last (nothing is after Him), the Most High (nothing is above Him) and the Most Near (nothing is nearer than Him). And He is the All-Knower of every thing.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
هُوَ
huwa
He
ٱلْأَوَّلُ
l-awalu
(is) the First
وَٱلْـَٔاخِرُ
wal-ākhiru
and the Last
وَٱلظَّـٰهِرُ
wal-ẓāhiru
and the Apparent
وَٱلْبَاطِنُ ۖ
wal-bāṭinu
and the Unapparent
وَهُوَ
wahuwa
and He
بِكُلِّ
bikulli
(is) of every
شَىْءٍ
shayin
thing
عَلِيمٌ
ʿalīmun
All-Knower
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 He is the First, that is, there was nothing before Him. He is the Last, there will be nothing after Him. He is the Manifest, that is, He is dominant over all, none can dominate Him. He is the Hidden, that is, only He knows all the hidden matters.
