سُوْرَةُ الْعَلَقِ
Surah Al-Alaq (96) — Ayah 12
أَوْ أَمَرَ بِٱلتَّقْوَىٰٓ ﴿12﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
Or enjoins piety!
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
أَوْ
aw
Or
أَمَرَ
amara
he enjoins
بِٱلتَّقْوَىٰٓ
bil-taqwā
[of the] righteousness
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.
12. 1 That is, the teaching of sincerity, monotheism, and righteous deeds, by which a person can be saved from the fire of Hell—so are these things (prayer, fasting, etc.) such that they should be opposed and for which he should be threatened?
