سُوْرَةُ الْاَنْعَامِ

Surah Al-An'aam (6) — Ayah 78

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فَلَمَّا رَءَا ٱلشَّمْسَ بَازِغَةً قَالَ هَـٰذَا رَبِّى هَـٰذَآ أَكْبَرُ ۖ فَلَمَّآ أَفَلَتْ قَالَ يَـٰقَوْمِ إِنِّى بَرِىٓءٌ مِّمَّا تُشْرِكُونَ ﴿78﴾
When he saw the sun rising up, he said: "This is my lord. This is greater." But when it set, he said: "O my people! I am indeed free from all that you join as partners (in worship with Allâh).
فَلَمَّا falammā When
رَءَا raā he saw
ٱلشَّمْسَ l-shamsa the sun
بَازِغَةًۭ bāzighatan rising
قَالَ qāla he said
هَـٰذَا hādhā This (is)
رَبِّى rabbī my Lord
هَـٰذَآ hādhā this (is)
أَكْبَرُ ۖ akbaru greater
فَلَمَّآ falammā But when
أَفَلَتْ afalat it set
قَالَ qāla he said
يَـٰقَوْمِ yāqawmi O my people
إِنِّى innī Indeed, I am
بَرِىٓءٌۭ barīon free
مِّمَّا mimmā of what
تُشْرِكُونَ tush'rikūna you associate (with Allah)

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.

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