سُوْرَةُ الْحِجْرِ
Surah Al-Hijr (15) — Ayah 14
وَلَوْ فَتَحْنَا عَلَيْهِم بَابًا مِّنَ ٱلسَّمَآءِ فَظَلُّوا۟ فِيهِ يَعْرُجُونَ ﴿14﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
And even if We opened to them a gate from the heaven and they were to keep on ascending thereto (all the day long)
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَلَوْ
walaw
And (even) if
فَتَحْنَا
fataḥnā
We opened
عَلَيْهِم
ʿalayhim
to them
بَابًۭا
bāban
a gate
مِّنَ
mina
from
ٱلسَّمَآءِ
l-samāi
the heaven
فَظَلُّوا۟
faẓallū
and they were to continue
فِيهِ
fīhi
therein
يَعْرُجُونَ
yaʿrujūna
(to) ascend
Tafsir al-Quran al-Karim — Hafiz Abdus Salam Bin Muhammad Bhutvi
Tafsir al-Quran al-Karim is a 4-volume Quran commentary by Hafiz Abdus Salam bin Muhammad Bhutvi, a renowned Salafi (Ahl al-Hadith) scholar and Sheikh ul-Hadith from Pakistan. Based on over 45 years of teaching and research, this tafsir follows the methodology of Tafsir bil-Ma'thur — interpreting the Quran through authentic Hadith, statements of the Companions, and the understanding of the early generations (Salaf). It is distinguished by its complete avoidance of Israeliyyat (Judeo-Christian narratives) and unverified reports. The tafsir is originally written in Urdu, translated to English by tohed.com.
(Ayah14){وَ لَوْ فَتَحْنَا عَلَيْهِمْ …: ’’ ظَلَّ‘‘} and {’’ بَاتَ ‘‘ } also take time into consideration. {’’ظَلَّ‘‘ } happens during the day, {’’بَاتَ‘‘} happens at night. Now, in a strange manner, their stubbornness and refusal to believe even after seeing every proof is described, meaning their only demand is to bring angels, but even more than that, if at exactly noon in broad daylight we open the gates of the sky before everyone and these people start climbing up to the sky on a ladder, still they will not believe.
