سُوْرَةُ النَّحْلِ
Surah An-Nahl (16) — Ayah 64
وَمَآ أَنزَلْنَا عَلَيْكَ ٱلْكِتَـٰبَ إِلَّا لِتُبَيِّنَ لَهُمُ ٱلَّذِى ٱخْتَلَفُوا۟ فِيهِ ۙ وَهُدًى وَرَحْمَةً لِّقَوْمٍ يُؤْمِنُونَ ﴿64﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
And We have not sent down the Book (the Qur’an) to you (O Muhammad صلى الله عليه و سلم), except that you may explain clearly unto them those things in which they differ, and (as) a guidance and a mercy for a folk who believe.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَمَآ
wamā
And not
أَنزَلْنَا
anzalnā
We revealed
عَلَيْكَ
ʿalayka
to you
ٱلْكِتَـٰبَ
l-kitāba
the Book
إِلَّا
illā
except
لِتُبَيِّنَ
litubayyina
that you make clear
لَهُمُ
lahumu
to them
ٱلَّذِى
alladhī
that which
ٱخْتَلَفُوا۟
ikh'talafū
they differed
فِيهِ ۙ
fīhi
in it
وَهُدًۭى
wahudan
and (as) a guidance
وَرَحْمَةًۭ
waraḥmatan
and mercy
لِّقَوْمٍۢ
liqawmin
for a people
يُؤْمِنُونَ
yu'minūna
who believe
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.
(Ayah64) {وَ مَاۤ اَنْزَلْنَا عَلَيْكَ الْكِتٰبَ …:} Just as in previous communities, even now those who are caught in the alluring traps of Satan, for them, it is precisely to decide every dispute and to clearly explain the real truth that We have revealed the Book to you. It is thus understood that the purpose of revealing the Book to the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) is also to clarify and explain all those matters in which people cannot decide for themselves. Therefore, every detail of the Qur’an was explained by the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) through his words, actions, and approvals; otherwise, the worship of Allah—prayer, zakat, Hajj, fasting, in short, everything—would have fallen prey to differences, and people would never have been able to agree on one method, nor could the Book of Allah have been acted upon. The deniers of hadith are not willing to accept the clarification of the Prophet (peace be upon him), and thus they are deprived of that guidance and mercy which is obtained from this Book and from the clarification and explanation of the Prophet (peace be upon him) for the believers {’’ لِقَوْمٍ يُّؤْمِنُوْنَ ‘‘}. In reality, they do not even accept the Qur’an, otherwise, in numerous verses of the Qur’an, there is the command to accept the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) as the judge in every dispute and difference, to follow him, and to obey him. See also verse (89) of this surah.
