سُوْرَةُ الْبَلَدِ

Surah Al-Balad (90) — Ayah 1

The City · Meccan · Juz 30 · Page 594

لَآ أُقْسِمُ بِهَـٰذَا ٱلْبَلَدِ ﴿1﴾
I swear by this city (Makkah);
لَآ Nay
أُقْسِمُ uq'simu I swear
بِهَـٰذَا bihādhā by this
ٱلْبَلَدِ l-baladi city

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.

1. I swear by this city (1)