سُوْرَةُ التِّيْنِ
Surah At-Tin (95) — Ayah 3
وَهَـٰذَا ٱلْبَلَدِ ٱلْأَمِينِ ﴿3﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
By this city of security (Makkah).
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَهَـٰذَا
wahādhā
And this
ٱلْبَلَدِ
l-baladi
[the] city
ٱلْأَمِينِ
l-amīni
[the] secure
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.
3. 1. By this is meant Makkah Mukarramah, where fighting is not permitted. Furthermore, whoever enters it also attains security. Some commentators say that this is actually an oath by three places, each of which had a great prophet sent to it: by the fig and the olive is meant the region where these are produced, and that is Bayt al-Maqdis, where ‘Isa was sent as a prophet; at Sinai, Musa received prophethood; and in the city of Makkah, the Chief of the Messengers, Muhammad ﷺ, was sent.
