سُوْرَةُ الإِسۡرَاءِ
Surah Al-Israa (17) — Ayah 93
أَوْ يَكُونَ لَكَ بَيْتٌ مِّن زُخْرُفٍ أَوْ تَرْقَىٰ فِى ٱلسَّمَآءِ وَلَن نُّؤْمِنَ لِرُقِيِّكَ حَتَّىٰ تُنَزِّلَ عَلَيْنَا كِتَـٰبًا نَّقْرَؤُهُۥ ۗ قُلْ سُبْحَانَ رَبِّى هَلْ كُنتُ إِلَّا بَشَرًا رَّسُولًا ﴿93﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
"Or you have a house of Zukhruf (like silver and pure gold), or you ascend up into the sky, and even then we will put no faith in your ascension until you bring down for us a Book that we would read." Say (O Muhammad صلى الله عليه و سلم): "Glorified (and Exalted) be my Lord [(Allâh) above all that evil they (polytheists) associate with Him]! Am I anything but a man, sent as a Messenger?"
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
أَوْ
aw
Or
يَكُونَ
yakūna
is
لَكَ
laka
for you
بَيْتٌۭ
baytun
a house
مِّن
min
of
زُخْرُفٍ
zukh'rufin
ornament
أَوْ
aw
or
تَرْقَىٰ
tarqā
you ascend
فِى
fī
into
ٱلسَّمَآءِ
l-samāi
the sky
وَلَن
walan
And never
نُّؤْمِنَ
nu'mina
we will believe
لِرُقِيِّكَ
liruqiyyika
in your ascension
حَتَّىٰ
ḥattā
until
تُنَزِّلَ
tunazzila
you bring down
عَلَيْنَا
ʿalaynā
to us
كِتَـٰبًۭا
kitāban
a book
نَّقْرَؤُهُۥ ۗ
naqra-uhu
we could read it
قُلْ
qul
Say
سُبْحَانَ
sub'ḥāna
Glorified (is)
رَبِّى
rabbī
my Lord
هَلْ
hal
What
كُنتُ
kuntu
am I
إِلَّا
illā
but
بَشَرًۭا
basharan
a human
رَّسُولًۭا
rasūlan
a Messenger
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 93) ➊ {اَوْ يَكُوْنَ لَكَ بَيْتٌ مِّنْ زُخْرُفٍ … : ’’ زُخْرُفٍ ‘‘} Originally, it means adornment; here, this word is used in the sense of gold, because among the things used for adornment, gold is very precious and beautiful. {’’ تَرْقٰى ‘‘ ’’رَقٰي يَرْقِيْ رُقْيَةً ‘‘} (ض) To perform Ruqyah, and {’’ رَقِيَ يَرْقٰي رُقِيًّا ‘‘} (ع) To ascend.
➋ { قُلْ سُبْحَانَ رَبِّيْ …:} Here, the Quran mentions six demands of the disbelievers, within which there are several other demands. It is said, "My Lord is free from every defect and weakness; He can do all this, but according to His own will. As for making demands from me, I am merely a human who conveys the message. Can you tell of any human who possesses the power to perform such acts, and then I have no authority, nor is anything from myself; I am merely Allah's Messenger, that is, sent to convey His message and subject to His command, so how can I bring these things without His permission?" Imam Razi says that for the truthfulness of a Messenger, one miracle is sufficient, and you have been given the miracle of the Quran. After this, if multiple miracles are made the standard of truth, then this series would never end; therefore, the Prophet (peace be upon him) and all previous Messengers, on such occasions, excused themselves by saying that this is Allah's work, we are merely humans and Messengers.
➋ { قُلْ سُبْحَانَ رَبِّيْ …:} Here, the Quran mentions six demands of the disbelievers, within which there are several other demands. It is said, "My Lord is free from every defect and weakness; He can do all this, but according to His own will. As for making demands from me, I am merely a human who conveys the message. Can you tell of any human who possesses the power to perform such acts, and then I have no authority, nor is anything from myself; I am merely Allah's Messenger, that is, sent to convey His message and subject to His command, so how can I bring these things without His permission?" Imam Razi says that for the truthfulness of a Messenger, one miracle is sufficient, and you have been given the miracle of the Quran. After this, if multiple miracles are made the standard of truth, then this series would never end; therefore, the Prophet (peace be upon him) and all previous Messengers, on such occasions, excused themselves by saying that this is Allah's work, we are merely humans and Messengers.
