سُوْرَةُ الشُّعَرَآءِ
Surah Ash-Shu'araa (26) — Ayah 67
إِنَّ فِى ذَٰلِكَ لَـَٔايَةً ۖ وَمَا كَانَ أَكْثَرُهُم مُّؤْمِنِينَ ﴿67﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
Verily in this is indeed a sign (or a proof), yet most of them are not believers.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
إِنَّ
inna
Indeed
فِى
fī
in
ذَٰلِكَ
dhālika
that
لَـَٔايَةًۭ ۖ
laāyatan
surely (is) a Sign
وَمَا
wamā
but not
كَانَ
kāna
are
أَكْثَرُهُم
aktharuhum
most of them
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 67) ➊ {اِنَّ فِيْ ذٰلِكَ لَاٰيَةً:} In saving some and drowning others with the same water, there is indeed a great sign of what happens to those who deny the messengers of Allah. Besides this, revolutions keep occurring among nations and empires, but a revolution accompanied by such an astonishing and magnificent event is a great miracle.
➋ { وَ مَا كَانَ اَكْثَرُهُمْ مُّؤْمِنِيْنَ:} Here, by {’’ اَكْثَرُهُمْ ‘‘}, it does not mean most of those who came with Pharaoh, because all of them were drowned, and even if they believed at the time of drowning, it was of no use. (See Yunus: 90, 91) What is meant is all those in Egypt who were associated with Pharaoh, that most of them did not believe, very few believed. Among them were Pharaoh’s magicians, his wife Asiya, and a few youths from his people. (See Yunus: 83) In this, there is also consolation for the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) that even after witnessing such a magnificent miracle, most of them did not believe, so why should you be so grieved over most of your people not believing? Here, the commentators have mentioned a woman among those who believed in Musa (peace be upon him), upon whose indication the Israelites took the body of Yusuf (peace be upon him) out of his grave and took it with them, and who, on the condition that Musa (peace be upon him) guarantee her companionship with him in Paradise, pointed out the location of the grave. Hafiz Ibn Kathir says, I have narrated this following the commentators, otherwise it is objectionable, meaning this incident is not authentic.
➋ { وَ مَا كَانَ اَكْثَرُهُمْ مُّؤْمِنِيْنَ:} Here, by {’’ اَكْثَرُهُمْ ‘‘}, it does not mean most of those who came with Pharaoh, because all of them were drowned, and even if they believed at the time of drowning, it was of no use. (See Yunus: 90, 91) What is meant is all those in Egypt who were associated with Pharaoh, that most of them did not believe, very few believed. Among them were Pharaoh’s magicians, his wife Asiya, and a few youths from his people. (See Yunus: 83) In this, there is also consolation for the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) that even after witnessing such a magnificent miracle, most of them did not believe, so why should you be so grieved over most of your people not believing? Here, the commentators have mentioned a woman among those who believed in Musa (peace be upon him), upon whose indication the Israelites took the body of Yusuf (peace be upon him) out of his grave and took it with them, and who, on the condition that Musa (peace be upon him) guarantee her companionship with him in Paradise, pointed out the location of the grave. Hafiz Ibn Kathir says, I have narrated this following the commentators, otherwise it is objectionable, meaning this incident is not authentic.
