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Surah Al-An'aam (6) — Ayah 143
ثَمَـٰنِيَةَ أَزْوَٰجٍ ۖ مِّنَ ٱلضَّأْنِ ٱثْنَيْنِ وَمِنَ ٱلْمَعْزِ ٱثْنَيْنِ ۗ قُلْ ءَآلذَّكَرَيْنِ حَرَّمَ أَمِ ٱلْأُنثَيَيْنِ أَمَّا ٱشْتَمَلَتْ عَلَيْهِ أَرْحَامُ ٱلْأُنثَيَيْنِ ۖ نَبِّـُٔونِى بِعِلْمٍ إِن كُنتُمْ صَـٰدِقِينَ ﴿143﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
Eight pairs: of the sheep two (male and female), and of the goats two (male and female). Say: "Has He forbidden the two males or the two females, or (the young) which the wombs of the two females enclose? Inform me with knowledge if you are truthful."
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
ثَمَـٰنِيَةَ
thamāniyata
Eight
أَزْوَٰجٍۢ ۖ
azwājin
pairs
مِّنَ
mina
of
ٱلضَّأْنِ
l-ḍani
the sheep
ٱثْنَيْنِ
ith'nayni
two
وَمِنَ
wamina
and of
ٱلْمَعْزِ
l-maʿzi
the goats
ٱثْنَيْنِ ۗ
ith'nayni
two
قُلْ
qul
Say
ءَآلذَّكَرَيْنِ
āldhakarayni
(Are) the two males
حَرَّمَ
ḥarrama
He has forbidden
أَمِ
ami
or
ٱلْأُنثَيَيْنِ
l-unthayayni
the two females
أَمَّا
ammā
or what
ٱشْتَمَلَتْ
ish'tamalat
contains
عَلَيْهِ
ʿalayhi
[in it]
أَرْحَامُ
arḥāmu
(the) wombs
ٱلْأُنثَيَيْنِ ۖ
l-unthayayni
(of) the two females
نَبِّـُٔونِى
nabbiūnī
Inform me
بِعِلْمٍ
biʿil'min
with knowledge
إِن
in
if
كُنتُمْ
kuntum
you are
صَـٰدِقِينَ
ṣādiqīna
truthful
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.
143. 1. That is, اَنْشَاَ ثَمَانِیَۃَ اَزْوَاجٍ (اسی اللہ تعالیٰ نے آٹھ زوج پیدا کیئے) A male and female of the same species are called a "zawj" (pair), and even one individual of these two can be called "zawj." Are both of them considered a pair for each other? In the Quran, at this place as well, "azwaj" is used in the sense of individuals. That is, Allah created 8 individuals who are pairs for each other. It is not that "zawj" means pairs were created, because in that case, the number would become 16 instead of 8, which does not correspond to the next part of the verse.
143. 2. This is a substitute for ثَمَانِیَۃَ, and it means two types: male and female, that is, from sheep, a male and a female, and from goats, a male and a female were created (the term 'sheep' includes the fat-tailed sheep and the ram).
143. 3. The polytheists used to declare some animals forbidden on their own accord; regarding this, Allah is asking whether Allah has forbidden their males, or their females, or the offspring that are in the wombs of both females? The meaning is that Allah has not forbidden any of them.
143. 4. If you have any evidence for declaring something forbidden, then present it, that بَحِیْرَۃ, سَاَئِبَۃِ, وَصِیْلَۃِ, and حام, etc., are forbidden on the basis of this evidence.
143. 2. This is a substitute for ثَمَانِیَۃَ, and it means two types: male and female, that is, from sheep, a male and a female, and from goats, a male and a female were created (the term 'sheep' includes the fat-tailed sheep and the ram).
143. 3. The polytheists used to declare some animals forbidden on their own accord; regarding this, Allah is asking whether Allah has forbidden their males, or their females, or the offspring that are in the wombs of both females? The meaning is that Allah has not forbidden any of them.
143. 4. If you have any evidence for declaring something forbidden, then present it, that بَحِیْرَۃ, سَاَئِبَۃِ, وَصِیْلَۃِ, and حام, etc., are forbidden on the basis of this evidence.
