سُوْرَةُ الْحِجْرِ
Surah Al-Hijr (15) — Ayah 24
وَلَقَدْ عَلِمْنَا ٱلْمُسْتَقْدِمِينَ مِنكُمْ وَلَقَدْ عَلِمْنَا ٱلْمُسْتَـْٔخِرِينَ ﴿24﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
And indeed, We know the first generations of you who had passed away, and indeed, We know the present generations of you (mankind), and also those who will come afterwards.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَلَقَدْ
walaqad
And verily
عَلِمْنَا
ʿalim'nā
We know
ٱلْمُسْتَقْدِمِينَ
l-mus'taqdimīna
the preceding ones
مِنكُمْ
minkum
among you
وَلَقَدْ
walaqad
and verily
عَلِمْنَا
ʿalim'nā
We know
ٱلْمُسْتَـْٔخِرِينَ
l-mus'takhirīna
the later ones
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.
(Ayah24){وَ لَقَدْ عَلِمْنَا الْمُسْتَقْدِمِيْنَ … :} This includes many things: ➊ Those people who have passed before us and those who will come after us, Allah Almighty knows all of them. His knowledge is eternal and everlasting. ➋ Those people who, upon hearing the first word of the adhan {’’الله اكبر‘‘}, considering Allah Almighty to be the Greatest, are the very first to set out for prayer, and those who lag behind, Allah Almighty knows all of them. ➌ The foremost and the laggards, that is, those who advance in jihad and other good deeds and those who remain behind, all are within Allah Almighty’s knowledge.
