سُوْرَةُ البَقَرَةِ

Surah Al-Baqara (2) — Ayah 156

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ٱلَّذِينَ إِذَآ أَصَـٰبَتْهُم مُّصِيبَةٌ قَالُوٓا۟ إِنَّا لِلَّهِ وَإِنَّآ إِلَيْهِ رَٰجِعُونَ ﴿156﴾
Who, when afflicted with calamity, say: "Truly! To Allâh we belong and truly, to Him we shall return."
ٱلَّذِينَ alladhīna Those who
إِذَآ idhā when
أَصَـٰبَتْهُم aṣābathum strikes them
مُّصِيبَةٌۭ muṣībatun a misfortune
قَالُوٓا۟ qālū they say
إِنَّا innā Indeed, we
لِلَّهِ lillahi belong to Allah
وَإِنَّآ wa-innā and indeed we
إِلَيْهِ ilayhi towards Him
رَٰجِعُونَ rājiʿūna will return

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.

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