سُوْرَةُ الْقَمَرِ
Surah Al-Qamar (54) — Ayah 44
أَمْ يَقُولُونَ نَحْنُ جَمِيعٌ مُّنتَصِرٌ ﴿44﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
Or say they: "We are a great multitude, victorious?"
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
أَمْ
am
Or
يَقُولُونَ
yaqūlūna
(do) they say
نَحْنُ
naḥnu
We
جَمِيعٌۭ
jamīʿun
(are) an assembly
مُّنتَصِرٌۭ
muntaṣirun
helping (each other)
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 44) Here {اَمْ يَقُوْلُوْنَ نَحْنُ جَمِيْعٌ مُّنْتَصِرٌ:} is not in the sense of “all,” but with the addition of “yaa,” it is in the sense of {’’ جَمِيْعٌ ‘‘ ’’كُلٌّ‘‘}, meaning a strong group. {’’جَمْعٌ‘‘} means to protect from the oppressor, to take revenge from the enemy, to prevail over the opponent. Or their statement is that neither are we better than the former ones, nor is there anything in any book that ensures our safety from punishment, but we are a strong group who can protect ourselves, take revenge, and prevail over the opponent, so we have nothing to fear. There is iltifat (a rhetorical shift) in the verse, meaning in the previous verse {’’اِنْتَصَرَ يَنْتَصِرُ اِنْتِصَارًا‘‘} the address is in the second person, and here, with the third person pronoun, they are mentioned; the purpose is to belittle them, as such boasters are not worthy of being addressed.
