سُوْرَةُ الْاَنْۣبِيَآءِ

Surah Al-Anbiyaa (21) — Ayah 79

The Prophets · Meccan · Juz 17 · Page 328

فَفَهَّمْنَـٰهَا سُلَيْمَـٰنَ ۚ وَكُلًّا ءَاتَيْنَا حُكْمًا وَعِلْمًا ۚ وَسَخَّرْنَا مَعَ دَاوُۥدَ ٱلْجِبَالَ يُسَبِّحْنَ وَٱلطَّيْرَ ۚ وَكُنَّا فَـٰعِلِينَ ﴿79﴾
And We made Sulaimân (Solomon) to understand (the case); and to each of them We gave Hukm (right judgement of the affairs and Prophethood) and knowledge. And We subjected the mountains and the birds to glorify Our Praises along with Dâwûd (David). And it was We Who were the doer (of all these things).
فَفَهَّمْنَـٰهَا fafahhamnāhā And We gave understanding of it
سُلَيْمَـٰنَ ۚ sulaymāna (to) Sulaiman
وَكُلًّا wakullan and (to) each
ءَاتَيْنَا ātaynā We gave
حُكْمًۭا ḥuk'man judgment
وَعِلْمًۭا ۚ waʿil'man and knowledge
وَسَخَّرْنَا wasakharnā And We subjected
مَعَ maʿa with
دَاوُۥدَ dāwūda Dawud
ٱلْجِبَالَ l-jibāla the mountains
يُسَبِّحْنَ yusabbiḥ'na (to) glorify Our praises
وَٱلطَّيْرَ ۚ wal-ṭayra and the birds
وَكُنَّا wakunnā And We were
فَـٰعِلِينَ fāʿilīna the Doers

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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