سُوْرَةُ الإِسۡرَاءِ
Surah Al-Israa (17) — Ayah 104
وَقُلْنَا مِنۢ بَعْدِهِۦ لِبَنِىٓ إِسْرَٰٓءِيلَ ٱسْكُنُوا۟ ٱلْأَرْضَ فَإِذَا جَآءَ وَعْدُ ٱلْـَٔاخِرَةِ جِئْنَا بِكُمْ لَفِيفًا ﴿104﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
And We said to the Children of Israel after him: "Dwell in the land, then, when the final and the last promise comes near [i.e. the Day of Resurrection or the descent of Christ [‘Îsâ (Jesus), son of Maryam (Mary) عليهما السلام on the earth], We shall bring you altogether as mixed crowd (gathered out of various nations). (Tafsir Al-Qurtubî,).
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَقُلْنَا
waqul'nā
And We said
مِنۢ
min
after him
بَعْدِهِۦ
baʿdihi
after him
لِبَنِىٓ
libanī
to the Children of Israel
إِسْرَٰٓءِيلَ
is'rāīla
to the Children of Israel
ٱسْكُنُوا۟
us'kunū
Dwell
ٱلْأَرْضَ
l-arḍa
(in) the land
فَإِذَا
fa-idhā
then when
جَآءَ
jāa
comes
وَعْدُ
waʿdu
(the) promise
ٱلْـَٔاخِرَةِ
l-ākhirati
(of) the Hereafter
جِئْنَا
ji'nā
We will bring
بِكُمْ
bikum
you
لَفِيفًۭا
lafīfan
(as) a mixed crowd
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.
(Ayah 104) ➊ By {وَ قُلْنَا مِنْۢ بَعْدِهٖ لِبَنِيْۤ اِسْرَآءِيْلَ اسْكُنُوا الْاَرْضَ : ’’ الْاَرْضَ ‘‘} is meant the land of Sham (Greater Syria), but from Surah Ash-Shu'ara, verse (59), it is known that eventually the rule of Bani Israel, after Palestine and Sham, was also established over Egypt. It is stated: «كَذٰلِكَ وَ اَوْرَثْنٰهَا بَنِيْۤ اِسْرَآءِيْلَ » [ الشعراء : ۵۹ ] "Thus it was, and We made the Children of Israel inheritors of (Egypt)." Although all these conquests did not occur during the lifetime of Musa (Moses), peace be upon him. See Surah Al-Ma'idah (20 to 26).
➋ { فَاِذَا جَآءَ وَعْدُ الْاٰخِرَةِ جِئْنَا بِكُمْ لَفِيْفًا:’’ لَفِيْفًا ‘‘ ’’لَفُّ الشَّيْءِ بِالشَّيْءِ أَيْ ضَمُّهُ اِلَيْهِ وَ وَصْلُهُ بِهِ ۔‘‘ ’’ جِئْنَا بِكُمْ لَفِيْفًا ‘‘ ’’أَيْ مُجْتَمِعِيْنَ، مُخْتَلِطِيْنَ مِنْ كُلِّ قَبِيْلَةٍ‘‘} (Qamus) means that We will gather all, good and bad, believer and disbeliever, in the field of resurrection, so that their fate may be decided forever.
➋ { فَاِذَا جَآءَ وَعْدُ الْاٰخِرَةِ جِئْنَا بِكُمْ لَفِيْفًا:’’ لَفِيْفًا ‘‘ ’’لَفُّ الشَّيْءِ بِالشَّيْءِ أَيْ ضَمُّهُ اِلَيْهِ وَ وَصْلُهُ بِهِ ۔‘‘ ’’ جِئْنَا بِكُمْ لَفِيْفًا ‘‘ ’’أَيْ مُجْتَمِعِيْنَ، مُخْتَلِطِيْنَ مِنْ كُلِّ قَبِيْلَةٍ‘‘} (Qamus) means that We will gather all, good and bad, believer and disbeliever, in the field of resurrection, so that their fate may be decided forever.
