سُوْرَةُ الْجِنِّ
Surah Al-Jinn (72) — Ayah 27
إِلَّا مَنِ ٱرْتَضَىٰ مِن رَّسُولٍ فَإِنَّهُۥ يَسْلُكُ مِنۢ بَيْنِ يَدَيْهِ وَمِنْ خَلْفِهِۦ رَصَدًا ﴿27﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
Except to a Messenger (from mankind) whom He has chosen (He informs him of unseen as much as He likes), and then He makes a band of watching guards (angels) to march before him and behind him.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
إِلَّا
illā
Except
مَنِ
mani
whom
ٱرْتَضَىٰ
ir'taḍā
He has approved
مِن
min
of
رَّسُولٍۢ
rasūlin
a Messenger
فَإِنَّهُۥ
fa-innahu
and indeed, He
يَسْلُكُ
yasluku
makes to march
مِنۢ
min
from
بَيْنِ
bayni
before
يَدَيْهِ
yadayhi
him
وَمِنْ
wamin
and from
خَلْفِهِۦ
khalfihi
behind him
رَصَدًۭا
raṣadan
a guard
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.
27. 1. That is, at the time of the revelation of wahi, there are angels in front of and behind the Prophet, and they do not allow the devils and jinn to listen to the matters of wahi.
