سُوْرَةُ الْمُلْكِ
Surah Al-Mulk (67) — Ayah 2
ٱلَّذِى خَلَقَ ٱلْمَوْتَ وَٱلْحَيَوٰةَ لِيَبْلُوَكُمْ أَيُّكُمْ أَحْسَنُ عَمَلًا ۚ وَهُوَ ٱلْعَزِيزُ ٱلْغَفُورُ ﴿2﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
Who has created death and life that He may test you which of you is best in deed. And He is the All-Mighty, the Oft-Forgiving;
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
ٱلَّذِى
alladhī
The One Who
خَلَقَ
khalaqa
created
ٱلْمَوْتَ
l-mawta
death
وَٱلْحَيَوٰةَ
wal-ḥayata
and life
لِيَبْلُوَكُمْ
liyabluwakum
that He may test you
أَيُّكُمْ
ayyukum
which of you
أَحْسَنُ
aḥsanu
(is) best
عَمَلًۭا ۚ
ʿamalan
(in) deed
وَهُوَ
wahuwa
And He
ٱلْعَزِيزُ
l-ʿazīzu
(is) the All-Mighty
ٱلْغَفُورُ
l-ghafūru
the Oft-Forgiving
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.
1. The soul is such an invisible thing that the body with which it becomes connected and attached is called alive, and the body from which its connection is severed meets with death. He has established this temporary sequence of life, after which is death, so that He may test who makes the correct use of this life. Whoever uses it for indication and obedience, for him is the best reward, and for others, punishment.
