سُوْرَةُ الزُّخْرُفِ
Surah Az-Zukhruf (43) — Ayah 48
وَمَا نُرِيهِم مِّنْ ءَايَةٍ إِلَّا هِىَ أَكْبَرُ مِنْ أُخْتِهَا ۖ وَأَخَذْنَـٰهُم بِٱلْعَذَابِ لَعَلَّهُمْ يَرْجِعُونَ ﴿48﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
And not an Ayâh (sign, etc.) We showed them but it was greater than its fellow , and We seized them with torment, in order that they might turn [from their polytheism to Allâh’s religion (Islâmic Monotheism)].
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَمَا
wamā
And not
نُرِيهِم
nurīhim
We showed them
مِّنْ
min
of
ءَايَةٍ
āyatin
a Sign
إِلَّا
illā
but
هِىَ
hiya
it
أَكْبَرُ
akbaru
(was) greater
مِنْ
min
than
أُخْتِهَا ۖ
ukh'tihā
its sister
وَأَخَذْنَـٰهُم
wa-akhadhnāhum
and We seized them
بِٱلْعَذَابِ
bil-ʿadhābi
with the punishment
لَعَلَّهُمْ
laʿallahum
so that they may
يَرْجِعُونَ
yarjiʿūna
return
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 48) {وَ مَا نُرِيْهِمْ مِّنْ اٰيَةٍ اِلَّا هِيَ اَكْبَرُ مِنْ اُخْتِهَا … :} When Pharaoh and his chiefs called Musa (peace be upon him) a magician and declared his miracles to be magic, they gathered all their expert magicians to confront him, and despite a clear defeat, they persisted in their disbelief. So Allah imposed famine upon them. At this, they requested Musa (peace be upon him) to pray for the removal of the punishment and promised to believe and to grant freedom to the Children of Israel if the famine was lifted. When the famine was removed, they broke their promise. Upon this, Allah sent upon them, one after another, several punishments, each of which was a greater sign than the previous one, and the purpose of these punishments was that they might turn away from disbelief and arrogance and accept faith. For details, see Surah Al-A'raf (133).
