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Surah Taa-Haa (20) — Ayah 99
كَذَٰلِكَ نَقُصُّ عَلَيْكَ مِنْ أَنۢبَآءِ مَا قَدْ سَبَقَ ۚ وَقَدْ ءَاتَيْنَـٰكَ مِن لَّدُنَّا ذِكْرًا ﴿99﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
Thus We relate to you (O Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) some information of what happened before. And indeed We have given you from Us a Reminder (this Qur’ân).
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
كَذَٰلِكَ
kadhālika
Thus
نَقُصُّ
naquṣṣu
We relate
عَلَيْكَ
ʿalayka
to you
مِنْ
min
from
أَنۢبَآءِ
anbāi
(the) news
مَا
mā
(of) what
قَدْ
qad
has preceded
سَبَقَ ۚ
sabaqa
has preceded
وَقَدْ
waqad
And certainly
ءَاتَيْنَـٰكَ
ātaynāka
We have given you
مِن
min
from
لَّدُنَّا
ladunnā
Us
ذِكْرًۭا
dhik'ran
a Reminder
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 99){كَذٰلِكَ نَقُصُّ عَلَيْكَ …:} That is, just as We have informed you about the circumstances of Musa (Moses) (peace be upon him), Bani Israel, Pharaoh, and his people, in the same way We narrate to you some of the news of that which have passed before you. Neither had you seen them, nor did you or your people have knowledge of them. See Hud (49). The purpose of these is not merely to pass time or for enjoyment, rather the purpose is admonition, and We have granted you this great admonition from Our side. By this great admonition is meant the Book and Wisdom (Qur’an and Sunnah) revealed through divine revelation. Other than this, even the words of the greatest person are neither from Allah nor is there permission to act upon them. See Surah Al-A’raf (3). The tanween of {’’ ذِكْرًا ‘‘} is for magnification, hence it is translated as “great admonition,” and { ’’ مِنْ ‘‘} is for partiality, hence it is translated as “some news”; there is neither a need to hear all the news nor can all be heard. {’’ مَا ‘‘} is mostly used for non-rational beings, so instead of translating as “those people,” it is translated as “some news of those things”; “some news of those circumstances” can also be a translation.
