سُوْرَةُ الْفَتْحِ
Surah Al-Fath (48) — Ayah 28
هُوَ ٱلَّذِىٓ أَرْسَلَ رَسُولَهُۥ بِٱلْهُدَىٰ وَدِينِ ٱلْحَقِّ لِيُظْهِرَهُۥ عَلَى ٱلدِّينِ كُلِّهِۦ ۚ وَكَفَىٰ بِٱللَّهِ شَهِيدًا ﴿28﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
He it is Who has sent His Messenger (Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) with guidance and the religion of truth (Islâm), that He may make it (Islâm) superior to all religions. And All-Sufficient is Allâh as a Witness.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
هُوَ
huwa
He
ٱلَّذِىٓ
alladhī
(is) the One Who
أَرْسَلَ
arsala
(has) sent
رَسُولَهُۥ
rasūlahu
His Messenger
بِٱلْهُدَىٰ
bil-hudā
with guidance
وَدِينِ
wadīni
and (the) religion
ٱلْحَقِّ
l-ḥaqi
the true
لِيُظْهِرَهُۥ
liyuẓ'hirahu
that He (may) make it prevail
عَلَى
ʿalā
over
ٱلدِّينِ
l-dīni
the religions
كُلِّهِۦ ۚ
kullihi
all
وَكَفَىٰ
wakafā
And sufficient is
بِٱللَّهِ
bil-lahi
Allah
شَهِيدًۭا
shahīdan
(as) a Witness
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 28) {هُوَ الَّذِيْۤ اَرْسَلَ رَسُوْلَهٗ بِالْهُدٰى … :} The previous verse: « لَقَدْ صَدَقَ اللّٰهُ رَسُوْلَهُ الرُّءْيَا بِالْحَقِّ» and this verse: « هُوَ الَّذِيْۤ اَرْسَلَ رَسُوْلَهٗ بِالْهُدٰى وَ دِيْنِ الْحَقِّ»—in both verses, the word {’’ رَسُوْلَهٗ ‘‘} makes it clear that not only did Allah show His Messenger (peace be upon him) the dream of entering Masjid al-Haram in safety and security as true, but He sent His Messenger with guidance and the true religion precisely so that He may make this religion prevail not only over Makkah but over the entire earth, and not only over the religions of the Arabian Peninsula—Judaism, Christianity, and idolatry—but over all the religions of the world. And certainly, you will enter Masjid al-Haram in safety and security; Makkah and the Arabian Peninsula will be conquered, then this religion of Allah will dominate the east and west of the earth. In Tafsir Qasimi, Ibn Taymiyyah said: “Indeed, Allah has made this religion prevail over every other religion through knowledge, proof, and explanation, just as He made it prevail through strength, support, and assistance, and the entire earth has been filled with this religion and with His (peace be upon him) ummah from east to west. The dominion of the people of Islam is everlasting; no one can end it the way the dominion of the Jews ended, and after them, how many nations’ rule was wiped out from the best regions of the earth.” This verse has already appeared earlier in Surah At-Tawbah (33); see its explanation there. It will appear for the third time in Surah As-Saff (9).
