سُوْرَةُ الْاَعْرَافِ
Surah Al-A'raaf (7) — Ayah 168
وَقَطَّعْنَـٰهُمْ فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ أُمَمًا ۖ مِّنْهُمُ ٱلصَّـٰلِحُونَ وَمِنْهُمْ دُونَ ذَٰلِكَ ۖ وَبَلَوْنَـٰهُم بِٱلْحَسَنَـٰتِ وَٱلسَّيِّـَٔاتِ لَعَلَّهُمْ يَرْجِعُونَ ﴿168﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
And We have broken them (i.e. the Jews) up into various separate groups on the earth: some of them are righteous and some are away from that. And We tried them with good (blessings) and evil (calamities) in order that they might turn (to Allâh’s Obedience).
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَقَطَّعْنَـٰهُمْ
waqaṭṭaʿnāhum
And We divided them
فِى
fī
in
ٱلْأَرْضِ
l-arḍi
the earth
أُمَمًۭا ۖ
umaman
(as) nations
مِّنْهُمُ
min'humu
Among them
ٱلصَّـٰلِحُونَ
l-ṣāliḥūna
(are) the righteous
وَمِنْهُمْ
wamin'hum
and among them
دُونَ
dūna
(are) other than
ذَٰلِكَ ۖ
dhālika
that
وَبَلَوْنَـٰهُم
wabalawnāhum
And We tested them
بِٱلْحَسَنَـٰتِ
bil-ḥasanāti
with the good
وَٱلسَّيِّـَٔاتِ
wal-sayiāti
and the bad
لَعَلَّهُمْ
laʿallahum
so that they may
يَرْجِعُونَ
yarjiʿūna
return
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.
168. 1. In this, there is mention of the division of the Jews into different groups, the mention of some among them being righteous, and the explanation that they are tested in both ways so that perhaps they may refrain from their actions and turn towards Allah.
