سُوْرَةُ البَقَرَةِ
Surah Al-Baqara (2) — Ayah 269
يُؤْتِى ٱلْحِكْمَةَ مَن يَشَآءُ ۚ وَمَن يُؤْتَ ٱلْحِكْمَةَ فَقَدْ أُوتِىَ خَيْرًا كَثِيرًا ۗ وَمَا يَذَّكَّرُ إِلَّآ أُو۟لُوا۟ ٱلْأَلْبَـٰبِ ﴿269﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
He grants Hikmah to whom He pleases, and he, to whom Hikmah is granted, is indeed granted abundant good. But none remember (will receive admonition) except men of understanding.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
يُؤْتِى
yu'tī
He grants
ٱلْحِكْمَةَ
l-ḥik'mata
[the] wisdom
مَن
man
(to) whom
يَشَآءُ ۚ
yashāu
He wills
وَمَن
waman
and whoever
يُؤْتَ
yu'ta
is granted
ٱلْحِكْمَةَ
l-ḥik'mata
[the] wisdom
فَقَدْ
faqad
then certainly
أُوتِىَ
ūtiya
he is granted
خَيْرًۭا
khayran
good
كَثِيرًۭا ۗ
kathīran
abundant
وَمَا
wamā
And none
يَذَّكَّرُ
yadhakkaru
remembers
إِلَّآ
illā
except
أُو۟لُوا۟
ulū
those
ٱلْأَلْبَـٰبِ
l-albābi
(of) understanding
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 269) ➊ { يُؤْتِي الْحِكْمَةَ مَنْ يَّشَآءُ :} here means the correct understanding of religion and true insight in knowledge and jurisprudence. The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) said: “Emulation is not permitted except in two cases: one, a man whom Allah has given wealth and has given him the complete ability (tawfiq) to spend it in the (right) way, and the other, a man whom Allah has given wisdom, so he judges according to it and teaches it to others.” [بخاری، العلم، باب الاغتباط فی … : ۷۳، عن ابن مسعود رضی اللہ عنہ ]
➋ { اُولُوا الْاَلْبَابِ : ”اَلْبَابٌ“} is the plural of { ”لُبٌّ“ }, which means a pure and clean intellect; not every intellect is called { ”لُبٌّ“ }. (Raghib) { ”اُولُوا الْاَلْبَابِ“ } has been translated as “those who possess intellects” due to its plural form, whereas in common translations it is rendered as “those who possess intellect.”
➋ { اُولُوا الْاَلْبَابِ : ”اَلْبَابٌ“} is the plural of { ”لُبٌّ“ }, which means a pure and clean intellect; not every intellect is called { ”لُبٌّ“ }. (Raghib) { ”اُولُوا الْاَلْبَابِ“ } has been translated as “those who possess intellects” due to its plural form, whereas in common translations it is rendered as “those who possess intellect.”
