سُوْرَةُ الْمَعَارِجِ
Surah Al-Ma'aarij (70) — Ayah 41
عَلَىٰٓ أَن نُّبَدِّلَ خَيْرًا مِّنْهُمْ وَمَا نَحْنُ بِمَسْبُوقِينَ ﴿41﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
To replace them by (others) better than them; and We are not to be outrun.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
عَلَىٰٓ
ʿalā
[On]
أَن
an
to
نُّبَدِّلَ
nubaddila
[We] replace
خَيْرًۭا
khayran
(with) better
مِّنْهُمْ
min'hum
than them
وَمَا
wamā
and not
نَحْنُ
naḥnu
We
بِمَسْبُوقِينَ
bimasbūqīna
(are) to be outrun
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.
41. 1. That is, after destroying them, We are fully capable of settling a new creation. When this is so, can We not resurrect them again on the Day of Resurrection?
