سُوْرَةُ البَقَرَةِ
Surah Al-Baqara (2) — Ayah 133
أَمْ كُنتُمْ شُهَدَآءَ إِذْ حَضَرَ يَعْقُوبَ ٱلْمَوْتُ إِذْ قَالَ لِبَنِيهِ مَا تَعْبُدُونَ مِنۢ بَعْدِى قَالُوا۟ نَعْبُدُ إِلَـٰهَكَ وَإِلَـٰهَ ءَابَآئِكَ إِبْرَٰهِـۧمَ وَإِسْمَـٰعِيلَ وَإِسْحَـٰقَ إِلَـٰهًا وَٰحِدًا وَنَحْنُ لَهُۥ مُسْلِمُونَ ﴿133﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
Or were you witnesses when death approached Ya‘qûb (Jacob)? When he said unto his sons, "What will you worship after me?" They said, "We shall worship your Ilâh (God - Allâh), the Ilâh (God) of your fathers, Ibrâhîm (Abraham), Ismâ‘îl (Ishmael), Ishâq (Isaac), One Ilâh (God), and to Him we submit (in Islâm)."
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
أَمْ
am
Or
كُنتُمْ
kuntum
were you
شُهَدَآءَ
shuhadāa
witnesses
إِذْ
idh
when
حَضَرَ
ḥaḍara
came to
يَعْقُوبَ
yaʿqūba
Yaqub
ٱلْمَوْتُ
l-mawtu
[the] death
إِذْ
idh
when
قَالَ
qāla
he said
لِبَنِيهِ
libanīhi
to his sons
مَا
mā
What
تَعْبُدُونَ
taʿbudūna
will you worship
مِنۢ
min
from
بَعْدِى
baʿdī
after me
قَالُوا۟
qālū
They said
نَعْبُدُ
naʿbudu
We will worship
إِلَـٰهَكَ
ilāhaka
your God
وَإِلَـٰهَ
wa-ilāha
and (the) God
ءَابَآئِكَ
ābāika
(of) your forefathers
إِبْرَٰهِـۧمَ
ib'rāhīma
Ibrahim
وَإِسْمَـٰعِيلَ
wa-is'māʿīla
and Ishmael
وَإِسْحَـٰقَ
wa-is'ḥāqa
and Isaac
إِلَـٰهًۭا
ilāhan
God
وَٰحِدًۭا
wāḥidan
One
وَنَحْنُ
wanaḥnu
And we
لَهُۥ
lahu
to Him
مُسْلِمُونَ
mus'limūna
(are) submissive
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.
In these verses, there is also a refutation of the Jews, Christians, and the polytheists of Makkah who, associating themselves with Ibrahim (peace be upon him) and his descendants, used to claim that their religion was also Judaism, Christianity, or idolatry. The Noble Qur’an has stated that you are slandering these noble personalities; their religion was also this very Islam, in which the teachings of monotheism and sincerity were given.
