سُوْرَةُ الْاَعْرَافِ
Surah Al-A'raaf (7) — Ayah 144
قَالَ يَـٰمُوسَىٰٓ إِنِّى ٱصْطَفَيْتُكَ عَلَى ٱلنَّاسِ بِرِسَـٰلَـٰتِى وَبِكَلَـٰمِى فَخُذْ مَآ ءَاتَيْتُكَ وَكُن مِّنَ ٱلشَّـٰكِرِينَ ﴿144﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
(Allâh) said: "O Mûsâ (Moses) I have chosen you above men by My Messages, and by My speaking (to you). So hold that which I have given you and be of the grateful."
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
قَالَ
qāla
He said
يَـٰمُوسَىٰٓ
yāmūsā
O Musa
إِنِّى
innī
Indeed, I
ٱصْطَفَيْتُكَ
iṣ'ṭafaytuka
have chosen you
عَلَى
ʿalā
over
ٱلنَّاسِ
l-nāsi
the people
بِرِسَـٰلَـٰتِى
birisālātī
with My Messages
وَبِكَلَـٰمِى
wabikalāmī
and with My words
فَخُذْ
fakhudh
So take
مَآ
mā
what
ءَاتَيْتُكَ
ātaytuka
I have given you
وَكُن
wakun
and be
مِّنَ
mina
among
ٱلشَّـٰكِرِينَ
l-shākirīna
the grateful
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.
144. 1. This was the second occasion of conversation on which Musa (peace be upon him) was honored. Previously, when he had gone to get fire, Allah had blessed him with conversation and granted him prophethood.
