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Surah Al-Qasas (28) — Ayah 53
وَإِذَا يُتْلَىٰ عَلَيْهِمْ قَالُوٓا۟ ءَامَنَّا بِهِۦٓ إِنَّهُ ٱلْحَقُّ مِن رَّبِّنَآ إِنَّا كُنَّا مِن قَبْلِهِۦ مُسْلِمِينَ ﴿53﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
And when it is recited to them, they say: "We believe in it. Verily, it is the truth from our Lord. Indeed even before it we have been from those who submit themselves to Allâh in Islâm as Muslims (like ‘Abdullâh bin Salâm and Salmân Al-Farisî).
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَإِذَا
wa-idhā
And when
يُتْلَىٰ
yut'lā
it is recited
عَلَيْهِمْ
ʿalayhim
to them
قَالُوٓا۟
qālū
they say
ءَامَنَّا
āmannā
We believe
بِهِۦٓ
bihi
in it
إِنَّهُ
innahu
Indeed, it
ٱلْحَقُّ
l-ḥaqu
(is) the truth
مِن
min
from
رَّبِّنَآ
rabbinā
our Lord
إِنَّا
innā
Indeed, we
كُنَّا
kunnā
[we] were
مِن
min
before it
قَبْلِهِۦ
qablihi
before it
مُسْلِمِينَ
mus'limīna
Muslims
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 53) ➊ { وَ اِذَا يُتْلٰى عَلَيْهِمْ قَالُوْۤا اٰمَنَّا بِهٖۤ:} That is, when the Quran is recited before them, they say, "We have believed in it."
➋ { اِنَّهُ الْحَقُّ مِنْ رَّبِّنَاۤ: ’’إِنَّ‘‘} Is used to state the reason, meaning that we have believed in it because it is the truth from our Lord.
➌ { اِنَّا كُنَّا مِنْ قَبْلِهٖ مُسْلِمِيْنَ:} This is also a reason for believing, that is, as soon as we heard it, we believed in it because we were already Muslims before this. The fundamental teachings of the Torah and the Gospel were the same as those of the Quran; when we saw that this is the same, we believed in it. From this, it is known that the religion of the previous communities was Islam and they too were Muslims, as He said: «{ مِلَّةَ اَبِيْكُمْ اِبْرٰهِيْمَ هُوَ سَمّٰىكُمُ الْمُسْلِمِيْنَ مِنْ قَبْلُ وَ فِيْ هٰذَا }» [ الحج : ۷۸ ] "According to the religion of your father Abraham, He named you Muslims before and in this (Book) as well." To say that "Muslims" is only the name of the Ummah of Muhammad (peace be upon him) is not correct. The meaning of {’’ اِنَّا كُنَّا مِنْ قَبْلِهٖ مُسْلِمِيْنَ ‘‘} is also that by reading the prophecies of this Prophet and this Book in the Torah and the Gospel, we already believed in it and were wholeheartedly Muslims, that is, obedient to it.
➋ { اِنَّهُ الْحَقُّ مِنْ رَّبِّنَاۤ: ’’إِنَّ‘‘} Is used to state the reason, meaning that we have believed in it because it is the truth from our Lord.
➌ { اِنَّا كُنَّا مِنْ قَبْلِهٖ مُسْلِمِيْنَ:} This is also a reason for believing, that is, as soon as we heard it, we believed in it because we were already Muslims before this. The fundamental teachings of the Torah and the Gospel were the same as those of the Quran; when we saw that this is the same, we believed in it. From this, it is known that the religion of the previous communities was Islam and they too were Muslims, as He said: «{ مِلَّةَ اَبِيْكُمْ اِبْرٰهِيْمَ هُوَ سَمّٰىكُمُ الْمُسْلِمِيْنَ مِنْ قَبْلُ وَ فِيْ هٰذَا }» [ الحج : ۷۸ ] "According to the religion of your father Abraham, He named you Muslims before and in this (Book) as well." To say that "Muslims" is only the name of the Ummah of Muhammad (peace be upon him) is not correct. The meaning of {’’ اِنَّا كُنَّا مِنْ قَبْلِهٖ مُسْلِمِيْنَ ‘‘} is also that by reading the prophecies of this Prophet and this Book in the Torah and the Gospel, we already believed in it and were wholeheartedly Muslims, that is, obedient to it.
