سُوْرَةُ النَّمْلِ
Surah An-Naml (27) — Ayah 63
أَمَّن يَهْدِيكُمْ فِى ظُلُمَـٰتِ ٱلْبَرِّ وَٱلْبَحْرِ وَمَن يُرْسِلُ ٱلرِّيَـٰحَ بُشْرًۢا بَيْنَ يَدَىْ رَحْمَتِهِۦٓ ۗ أَءِلَـٰهٌ مَّعَ ٱللَّهِ ۚ تَعَـٰلَى ٱللَّهُ عَمَّا يُشْرِكُونَ ﴿63﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
Is not He (better than your gods) Who guides you in the darkness of the land and the sea, and Who sends the winds as heralds of glad tidings, going before His Mercy (rain)? Is there any ilâh (god) with Allâh? High Exalted be Allâh above all that they associate as partners (to Him)!
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
أَمَّن
amman
Or Who
يَهْدِيكُمْ
yahdīkum
guides you
فِى
fī
in
ظُلُمَـٰتِ
ẓulumāti
(the) darkness[es]
ٱلْبَرِّ
l-bari
(of) the land
وَٱلْبَحْرِ
wal-baḥri
and the sea
وَمَن
waman
and Who
يُرْسِلُ
yur'silu
sends
ٱلرِّيَـٰحَ
l-riyāḥa
the winds
بُشْرًۢا
bush'ran
(as) glad tidings
بَيْنَ
bayna
before
يَدَىْ
yaday
before
رَحْمَتِهِۦٓ ۗ
raḥmatihi
His Mercy
أَءِلَـٰهٌۭ
a-ilāhun
Is there any god
مَّعَ
maʿa
with
ٱللَّهِ ۚ
l-lahi
Allah
تَعَـٰلَى
taʿālā
High is
ٱللَّهُ
l-lahu
Allah
عَمَّا
ʿammā
above what
يُشْرِكُونَ
yush'rikūna
they associate (with Him)
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 63) ➊ { اَمَّنْ يَّهْدِيْكُمْ فِيْ ظُلُمٰتِ الْبَرِّ وَ الْبَحْرِ :} That is, or is He better Who has arranged through the stars such a system that you can find your way even in the darkness of the night. This too is among the wise arrangements of Allah Almighty that He has created such means for the guidance of man in journeys by land and sea, by which he determines his direction, journey, and destination. During the day, various landmarks of the earth and the directions of sunrise and sunset help him, and in the dark nights, the stars guide him. In Surah An-Nahl, all these have been counted among the favors of Allah Almighty, as He said: «{ وَ عَلٰمٰتٍ وَ بِالنَّجْمِ هُمْ يَهْتَدُوْنَ }» [ النحل : ۱۶ ] “And He made landmarks, and by the stars they are guided.” (Tafheem-ul-Quran) Then, by placing the property of indicating direction in the magnet and making His servants aware of it, is a great blessing of Allah Almighty for guidance on land and sea and during day and night.
➋ { وَ مَنْ يُّرْسِلُ الرِّيٰحَ بُشْرًۢا بَيْنَ يَدَيْ رَحْمَتِهٖ:} By mercy here is meant rain, the coming of which is foretold by the winds before it arrives.
➋ { وَ مَنْ يُّرْسِلُ الرِّيٰحَ بُشْرًۢا بَيْنَ يَدَيْ رَحْمَتِهٖ:} By mercy here is meant rain, the coming of which is foretold by the winds before it arrives.
