سُوْرَةُ الْقَلَمِ
Surah Al-Qalam (68) — Ayah 19
فَطَافَ عَلَيْهَا طَآئِفٌ مِّن رَّبِّكَ وَهُمْ نَآئِمُونَ ﴿19﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
Then there passed by on the (garden) a visitation (fire) from your Lord at night and burnt it while they were asleep.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
فَطَافَ
faṭāfa
So there came
عَلَيْهَا
ʿalayhā
upon it
طَآئِفٌۭ
ṭāifun
a visitation
مِّن
min
from
رَّبِّكَ
rabbika
your Lord
وَهُمْ
wahum
while they
نَآئِمُونَ
nāimūna
were asleep
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.
19. 1. Some say, it was set on fire overnight, some say, Jibril ؑ came and destroyed it completely.
