سُوْرَةُ الْاَنْعَامِ
Surah Al-An'aam (6) — Ayah 83
وَتِلْكَ حُجَّتُنَآ ءَاتَيْنَـٰهَآ إِبْرَٰهِيمَ عَلَىٰ قَوْمِهِۦ ۚ نَرْفَعُ دَرَجَـٰتٍ مَّن نَّشَآءُ ۗ إِنَّ رَبَّكَ حَكِيمٌ عَلِيمٌ ﴿83﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
And that was Our Proof which We gave Ibrâhîm (Abraham) against his people. We raise whom We will in degrees. Certainly your Lord is All-Wise, All-Knowing.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَتِلْكَ
watil'ka
And this
حُجَّتُنَآ
ḥujjatunā
(is) Our argument
ءَاتَيْنَـٰهَآ
ātaynāhā
We gave it
إِبْرَٰهِيمَ
ib'rāhīma
(to) Ibrahim
عَلَىٰ
ʿalā
against
قَوْمِهِۦ ۚ
qawmihi
his people
نَرْفَعُ
narfaʿu
We raise
دَرَجَـٰتٍۢ
darajātin
(by) degrees
مَّن
man
whom
نَّشَآءُ ۗ
nashāu
We will
إِنَّ
inna
Indeed
رَبَّكَ
rabbaka
your Lord
حَكِيمٌ
ḥakīmun
(is) All-Wise
عَلِيمٌۭ
ʿalīmun
All-Knowing
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 83) ➊ {وَ تِلْكَ حُجَّتُنَاۤ … :} By this argument is meant the proofs of monotheism that Ibrahim (peace be upon him) presented before his people; these proofs were granted to Ibrahim (peace be upon him) by Allah Almighty in opposition to his people. This also supports the point that these matters are not from his childhood, that he gradually moved from polytheism to monotheism, because a prophet of Allah never errs in understanding the oneness of Allah Almighty.
➋ {نَرْفَعُ دَرَجٰتٍ مَّنْ نَّشَآءُ:} That is, since Ibrahim (peace be upon him) did not care for his own life and devoted himself to calling towards monotheism, therefore We also bestowed great favors upon him. Even in this world, he was granted the reward that in old age he was blessed with righteous offspring, and after him, the chain of prophethood and scripture among his descendants continued, and the last prophet of this chain is Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him).
➋ {نَرْفَعُ دَرَجٰتٍ مَّنْ نَّشَآءُ:} That is, since Ibrahim (peace be upon him) did not care for his own life and devoted himself to calling towards monotheism, therefore We also bestowed great favors upon him. Even in this world, he was granted the reward that in old age he was blessed with righteous offspring, and after him, the chain of prophethood and scripture among his descendants continued, and the last prophet of this chain is Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him).
