سُوْرَةُ الْعَلَقِ
Surah Al-Alaq (96) — Ayah 4
ٱلَّذِى عَلَّمَ بِٱلْقَلَمِ ﴿4﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
Who has taught (the writing) by the pen.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
ٱلَّذِى
alladhī
The One Who
عَلَّمَ
ʿallama
taught
بِٱلْقَلَمِ
bil-qalami
by the pen
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.
4. 1. The meaning of قلم is to cut, to carve; pens in earlier times were also made by carving. Therefore, the instrument of writing is referred to as قلم.
