سُوْرَةُ البَقَرَةِ
Surah Al-Baqara (2) — Ayah 248
وَقَالَ لَهُمْ نَبِيُّهُمْ إِنَّ ءَايَةَ مُلْكِهِۦٓ أَن يَأْتِيَكُمُ ٱلتَّابُوتُ فِيهِ سَكِينَةٌ مِّن رَّبِّكُمْ وَبَقِيَّةٌ مِّمَّا تَرَكَ ءَالُ مُوسَىٰ وَءَالُ هَـٰرُونَ تَحْمِلُهُ ٱلْمَلَـٰٓئِكَةُ ۚ إِنَّ فِى ذَٰلِكَ لَـَٔايَةً لَّكُمْ إِن كُنتُم مُّؤْمِنِينَ ﴿248﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
And their Prophet (Samuel عليه السلام) said to them: Verily! The sign of His kingdom is that there shall come to you At-Tâbût (a wooden box), wherein is Sakînah (peace and reassurance) from your Lord and a remnant of that which Mûsâ (Moses) and Hârûn (Aaron) left behind, carried by the angels. Verily, in this is a sign for you if you are indeed believers.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَقَالَ
waqāla
And said
لَهُمْ
lahum
to them
نَبِيُّهُمْ
nabiyyuhum
their Prophet
إِنَّ
inna
Indeed
ءَايَةَ
āyata
a sign
مُلْكِهِۦٓ
mul'kihi
(of) his kingship
أَن
an
(is) that
يَأْتِيَكُمُ
yatiyakumu
will come to you
ٱلتَّابُوتُ
l-tābūtu
the ark
فِيهِ
fīhi
in it
سَكِينَةٌۭ
sakīnatun
(is) tranquility
مِّن
min
from
رَّبِّكُمْ
rabbikum
your Lord
وَبَقِيَّةٌۭ
wabaqiyyatun
and a remnant
مِّمَّا
mimmā
of what
تَرَكَ
taraka
(was) left
ءَالُ
ālu
(by the) family
مُوسَىٰ
mūsā
(of) Musa
وَءَالُ
waālu
and family
هَـٰرُونَ
hārūna
(of) Harun
تَحْمِلُهُ
taḥmiluhu
will carry it
ٱلْمَلَـٰٓئِكَةُ ۚ
l-malāikatu
the Angels
إِنَّ
inna
Indeed
فِى
fī
in
ذَٰلِكَ
dhālika
that
لَـَٔايَةًۭ
laāyatan
(is) surely a sign
لَّكُمْ
lakum
for you
إِن
in
if
كُنتُم
kuntum
you are
مُّؤْمِنِينَ
mu'minīna
believers
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 248) {اَنْ يَّاْتِيَكُمُ التَّابُوْتُ …:} To encourage the Children of Israel and to increase their certainty in the kingship of Talut, the Prophet stated a sign of Talut being appointed as king: that the Ark (which the enemy had snatched from you), in whose presence you used to feel tranquility and reassurance (at the time of facing the enemy), and in which were some remnants of the family of Musa and the family of Harun, that Ark will come to you, which the angels will bring. Thus, with the arrival of this Ark (chest), the morale of the Children of Israel was raised and they became ready to fight.
