سُوْرَةُ الطُّوْرِ
Surah At-Tur (52) — Ayah 38
أَمْ لَهُمْ سُلَّمٌ يَسْتَمِعُونَ فِيهِ ۖ فَلْيَأْتِ مُسْتَمِعُهُم بِسُلْطَـٰنٍ مُّبِينٍ ﴿38﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
Or have they a stairway (to heaven), by means of which they listen (to the talks of the angels)? Then let their listener produce some manifest proof.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
أَمْ
am
Or
لَهُمْ
lahum
for them
سُلَّمٌۭ
sullamun
(is) a stairway
يَسْتَمِعُونَ
yastamiʿūna
they listen
فِيهِ ۖ
fīhi
therewith
فَلْيَأْتِ
falyati
Then let bring
مُسْتَمِعُهُم
mus'tamiʿuhum
their listener
بِسُلْطَـٰنٍۢ
bisul'ṭānin
an authority
مُّبِينٍ
mubīnin
clear
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 38) {اَمْ لَهُمْ سُلَّمٌ يَّسْتَمِعُوْنَ فِيْهِ … :} Or do they have a ladder by which they climb up and eavesdrop on the higher realm, and from there they have heard that what they are saying is the truth, and they have also heard that Muhammad (peace be upon him) is not Allah’s Messenger and that He has not sent him, rather he himself has composed the Qur’an and attributed it to Allah. If anyone claims this, then he should present a clear proof, from which it can be known that he really went up to the sky and actually heard the words of Allah and the angels there. See Surah Al-Ahqaf (4) and Surah Fatir (40). The summary of this verse is that the disbelievers do not even have any transmitted evidence for not believing in the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him).
