سُوْرَةُ الْاَعْرَافِ
Surah Al-A'raaf (7) — Ayah 145
وَكَتَبْنَا لَهُۥ فِى ٱلْأَلْوَاحِ مِن كُلِّ شَىْءٍ مَّوْعِظَةً وَتَفْصِيلًا لِّكُلِّ شَىْءٍ فَخُذْهَا بِقُوَّةٍ وَأْمُرْ قَوْمَكَ يَأْخُذُوا۟ بِأَحْسَنِهَا ۚ سَأُو۟رِيكُمْ دَارَ ٱلْفَـٰسِقِينَ ﴿145﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
And We wrote for him on the Tablets the lesson to be drawn from all things and the explanation for all things (and said): Hold unto these with firmness, and enjoin your people to take the better therein. I shall show you the home of Al-Fâsiqûn (the rebellious, disobedient to Allâh).
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَكَتَبْنَا
wakatabnā
And We ordained (laws)
لَهُۥ
lahu
for him
فِى
fī
in
ٱلْأَلْوَاحِ
l-alwāḥi
the tablets
مِن
min
of
كُلِّ
kulli
every
شَىْءٍۢ
shayin
thing
مَّوْعِظَةًۭ
mawʿiẓatan
an instruction
وَتَفْصِيلًۭا
watafṣīlan
and explanation
لِّكُلِّ
likulli
for every
شَىْءٍۢ
shayin
thing
فَخُذْهَا
fakhudh'hā
So take them
بِقُوَّةٍۢ
biquwwatin
with firmness
وَأْمُرْ
wamur
and order
قَوْمَكَ
qawmaka
your people
يَأْخُذُوا۟
yakhudhū
(to) take
بِأَحْسَنِهَا ۚ
bi-aḥsanihā
(the) best of it
سَأُو۟رِيكُمْ
sa-urīkum
I will show you
دَارَ
dāra
(the) home
ٱلْفَـٰسِقِينَ
l-fāsiqīna
(of) the defiantly disobedient
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 145) ➊ {وَ كَتَبْنَا لَهٗ فِي الْاَلْوَاحِ مِنْ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ … :} means all the beliefs, rulings, and advice which the Children of Israel might need to know regarding what is lawful and unlawful and other matters of religion. The word { ’’ كُلّ ‘‘ } is determined by the context, for example, regarding the Queen of Sheba it is mentioned: «{ وَ اُوْتِيَتْ مِنْ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ }» [ النمل : ۲۳ ] "And she has been given a share of everything." And regarding the wind that came upon the people of ‘Ad, it is said: «{ تُدَمِّرُ كُلَّ شَيْءٍۭ بِاَمْرِ رَبِّهَا }» [ الأحقاف : ۲۵ ] "Which will destroy everything by the command of its Lord." Whereas it is clear that neither was the Queen of Sheba given everything in the universe, nor did that wind destroy everything in the universe.
➋ {فَخُذْهَا بِقُوَّةٍ:} means hold it with strength. Mujahid said: Act upon whatever is in it. [ بخاری، التفسیر، قبل ح : ۴۴۷۷ ]
➌ Musa (peace be upon him) received the Book after forty days of seclusion, whereas before that, Pharaoh and his people had already been destroyed due to their denial of the messengership of Musa (peace be upon him) and his commands, and until that time Musa (peace be upon him) had not received any Book. For about forty years, the revelation that came down was the hadith of Musa (peace be upon him), and it was due to the denial of this that Pharaoh was drowned. Similarly, two types of revelation were sent down to our Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him): one is the Book of Allah and the other is the Hadith. Just as one who denies the Book of Allah is not a Muslim, likewise, one who does not accept the Hadith of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) is also a disbeliever, because both types of revelation were sent down to him (peace and blessings be upon him) just as to the previous prophets. See Surah An-Nisa (163 to 165) from the benefits of Maulana Muhammad Ismail Salafi (may Allah have mercy on him).
➍ {وَ اْمُرْ قَوْمَكَ يَاْخُذُوْا بِاَحْسَنِهَا:} "Its best teachings" means those which are commanded to be done, and the bad things are those which are forbidden. (Muwaddih) Or, instead of taking the concession, choose the strictest option, which is the best and whose reward is greater, or if out of two actions one is good and the other is even better, then strive to act upon the best, for example, taking retribution or forgiving, taking revenge or being patient and forgiving, giving respite in collecting a debt or waiving it, etc. Although both are good, strive to act upon the best.
➎ {سَاُورِيْكُمْ دَارَ الْفٰسِقِيْنَ:} means I will show you the home of the defiantly disobedient, that is, I will take you back to the homes of Pharaoh and his people in Egypt, even if after some time, as later the Children of Israel were made owners of Pharaoh’s gardens and treasures. See the footnotes of Surah Al-A’raf (137). Ustadh Muhammad Abduh (may Allah have mercy on him) wrote: That is, if you do not act upon these things, you will soon know what the outcome is for those who disobey Me and what kind of destruction and ruin they face (as if {’’ دَارَ الْفٰسِقِيْنَ ‘‘} refers to Hell). (Ibn Jarir) Some have written that {’’ دَارَ الْفٰسِقِيْنَ ‘‘} refers to the people of Sham, as if there is a promise that the land of Sham will come under your control. (Kabir) Or that if you disobey, We will humiliate you just as the land of Sham was taken from them and given to you. (Muwaddih)
➋ {فَخُذْهَا بِقُوَّةٍ:} means hold it with strength. Mujahid said: Act upon whatever is in it. [ بخاری، التفسیر، قبل ح : ۴۴۷۷ ]
➌ Musa (peace be upon him) received the Book after forty days of seclusion, whereas before that, Pharaoh and his people had already been destroyed due to their denial of the messengership of Musa (peace be upon him) and his commands, and until that time Musa (peace be upon him) had not received any Book. For about forty years, the revelation that came down was the hadith of Musa (peace be upon him), and it was due to the denial of this that Pharaoh was drowned. Similarly, two types of revelation were sent down to our Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him): one is the Book of Allah and the other is the Hadith. Just as one who denies the Book of Allah is not a Muslim, likewise, one who does not accept the Hadith of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) is also a disbeliever, because both types of revelation were sent down to him (peace and blessings be upon him) just as to the previous prophets. See Surah An-Nisa (163 to 165) from the benefits of Maulana Muhammad Ismail Salafi (may Allah have mercy on him).
➍ {وَ اْمُرْ قَوْمَكَ يَاْخُذُوْا بِاَحْسَنِهَا:} "Its best teachings" means those which are commanded to be done, and the bad things are those which are forbidden. (Muwaddih) Or, instead of taking the concession, choose the strictest option, which is the best and whose reward is greater, or if out of two actions one is good and the other is even better, then strive to act upon the best, for example, taking retribution or forgiving, taking revenge or being patient and forgiving, giving respite in collecting a debt or waiving it, etc. Although both are good, strive to act upon the best.
➎ {سَاُورِيْكُمْ دَارَ الْفٰسِقِيْنَ:} means I will show you the home of the defiantly disobedient, that is, I will take you back to the homes of Pharaoh and his people in Egypt, even if after some time, as later the Children of Israel were made owners of Pharaoh’s gardens and treasures. See the footnotes of Surah Al-A’raf (137). Ustadh Muhammad Abduh (may Allah have mercy on him) wrote: That is, if you do not act upon these things, you will soon know what the outcome is for those who disobey Me and what kind of destruction and ruin they face (as if {’’ دَارَ الْفٰسِقِيْنَ ‘‘} refers to Hell). (Ibn Jarir) Some have written that {’’ دَارَ الْفٰسِقِيْنَ ‘‘} refers to the people of Sham, as if there is a promise that the land of Sham will come under your control. (Kabir) Or that if you disobey, We will humiliate you just as the land of Sham was taken from them and given to you. (Muwaddih)
