سُوْرَةُ الْمُدَّثِّرِ
Surah Al-Muddaththir (74) — Ayah 52
بَلْ يُرِيدُ كُلُّ ٱمْرِئٍ مِّنْهُمْ أَن يُؤْتَىٰ صُحُفًا مُّنَشَّرَةً ﴿52﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
Nay, everyone of them desires that he should be given pages spread out (coming from Allâh with a writing that Islâm is the right religion, and Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم has come with the truth from Allâh, the Lord of the heavens and earth).
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
بَلْ
bal
Nay
يُرِيدُ
yurīdu
Desires
كُلُّ
kullu
every
ٱمْرِئٍۢ
im'ri-in
person
مِّنْهُمْ
min'hum
of them
أَن
an
that
يُؤْتَىٰ
yu'tā
he may be given
صُحُفًۭا
ṣuḥufan
pages
مُّنَشَّرَةًۭ
munasharatan
spread out
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 52) {بَلْ يُرِيْدُ كُلُّ امْرِئٍ مِّنْهُمْ … :} That is, even after the truth of the Noble Qur’an and the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) has become clear, each of them desires that a freshly written document be given to him, which has not even been folded yet, and that each of them should receive a formal letter from Allah Almighty stating that Muhammad (peace be upon him) is Our Messenger, so accept him. The second meaning is that these people, in their own opinion, are making themselves so great that they are not even ready to believe in the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) and obey him; rather, their desire and demand is that each one of them should be made a prophet, be given a book, and that too, as a miracle, written on paper and revealed to them in an open state before everyone. But how can it be that every person is granted prophethood and a book? Allah Almighty said: « وَ اِذَا جَآءَتْهُمْ اٰيَةٌ قَالُوْا لَنْ نُّؤْمِنَ حَتّٰى نُؤْتٰى مِثْلَ مَاۤ اُوْتِيَ رُسُلُ اللّٰهِ اَللّٰهُ اَعْلَمُ حَيْثُ يَجْعَلُ رِسَالَتَهٗ» [ الأنعام : ۱۲۴ ] “And when a sign comes to them, they say, ‘We will never believe until we are given the like of what was given to Allah’s messengers.’ Allah knows best where to place His message.” A similar subject has also been mentioned in Surah Al-Furqan (21).
