سُوْرَةُ البَقَرَةِ
Surah Al-Baqara (2) — Ayah 103
وَلَوْ أَنَّهُمْ ءَامَنُوا۟ وَٱتَّقَوْا۟ لَمَثُوبَةٌ مِّنْ عِندِ ٱللَّهِ خَيْرٌ ۖ لَّوْ كَانُوا۟ يَعْلَمُونَ ﴿103﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
And if they had believed, and guarded themselves from evil and kept their duty to Allâh, far better would have been the reward from their Lord, if they but knew!
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَلَوْ
walaw
And if
أَنَّهُمْ
annahum
[that] they
ءَامَنُوا۟
āmanū
(had) believed
وَٱتَّقَوْا۟
wa-ittaqaw
and feared (Allah)
لَمَثُوبَةٌۭ
lamathūbatun
surely (the) reward
مِّنْ
min
(of)
عِندِ
ʿindi
from
ٱللَّهِ
l-lahi
Allah
خَيْرٌۭ ۖ
khayrun
(would have been) better
لَّوْ
law
if
كَانُوا۟
kānū
they were
يَعْلَمُونَ
yaʿlamūna
(to) know
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 103) ➊ In {لَمَثُوْبَةٌ:}, the tanween is for diminution, therefore it is translated as "a little reward."
➋ In the previous verse it is: «وَ لَقَدْ عَلِمُوْا » meaning the Jews knew, here it is stated: «{ لَوْ كَانُوْا يَعْلَمُوْنَ }» "If only they had known." From this it is understood that one who does not act upon knowledge is, in reality, not a scholar at all.
➋ In the previous verse it is: «وَ لَقَدْ عَلِمُوْا » meaning the Jews knew, here it is stated: «{ لَوْ كَانُوْا يَعْلَمُوْنَ }» "If only they had known." From this it is understood that one who does not act upon knowledge is, in reality, not a scholar at all.
