سُوْرَةُ الدَّهْرِ
Surah Al-Insaan (76) — Ayah 23
إِنَّا نَحْنُ نَزَّلْنَا عَلَيْكَ ٱلْقُرْءَانَ تَنزِيلًا ﴿23﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
Verily, it is We Who have sent down the Qur’ân to you (O Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) by stages.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
إِنَّا
innā
Indeed, We
نَحْنُ
naḥnu
[We]
نَزَّلْنَا
nazzalnā
[We] revealed
عَلَيْكَ
ʿalayka
to you
ٱلْقُرْءَانَ
l-qur'āna
the Quran
تَنزِيلًۭا
tanzīlan
progressively
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 23){ اِنَّا نَحْنُ نَزَّلْنَا عَلَيْكَ الْقُرْاٰنَ تَنْزِيْلًا:} After mentioning the fate of the disbelievers and the righteous from the beginning of the surah up to this point, the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) is being comforted in response to the objections of the disbelievers, and is being commanded to have patience, steadfastness, remembrance, glorification, and prostration. The disbelievers used to say to the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) in order to deny him that he recites the Qur'an from himself, otherwise why was it not revealed all at once? In various places in the Qur'an, the answer to this is mentioned (for example, see Al-Furqan: 32), but here it is stated in a very emphatic tone that indeed We alone have revealed this Qur'an to you in portions, meaning that no one besides Us can produce such speech, otherwise all of you together should try to produce even a single surah, and We alone know that wisdom demands it be sent down gradually, so do not pay attention to their objections.
