سُوْرَةُ الْاَعْلٰي
Surah Al-A'laa (87) — Ayah 17
وَٱلْـَٔاخِرَةُ خَيْرٌ وَأَبْقَىٰٓ ﴿17﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
Although the Hereafter is better and more lasting.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَٱلْـَٔاخِرَةُ
wal-ākhiratu
While the Hereafter
خَيْرٌۭ
khayrun
(is) better
وَأَبْقَىٰٓ
wa-abqā
and everlasting
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.
17. 1. Because the world and everything in it is perishable, whereas the life of the Hereafter is everlasting and eternal, therefore a wise person does not prefer a perishable thing over that which is everlasting.
