سُوْرَةُ هُوْدٍ
Surah Hud (11) — Ayah 1
الٓر ۚ كِتَـٰبٌ أُحْكِمَتْ ءَايَـٰتُهُۥ ثُمَّ فُصِّلَتْ مِن لَّدُنْ حَكِيمٍ خَبِيرٍ ﴿1﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
Alif-Lâm-Râ. [These letters are one of the miracles of the Qur’ân and none but Allâh (Alone) knows their meanings]. (This is) a Book, the Verses whereof are perfected (in every sphere of knowledge), and then explained in detail from One (Allâh) Who is All-Wise Well-Acquainted (with all things).
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
الٓر ۚ
alif-lam-ra
Alif Lam Ra
كِتَـٰبٌ
kitābun
(This is) a Book
أُحْكِمَتْ
uḥ'kimat
are perfected
ءَايَـٰتُهُۥ
āyātuhu
its Verses
ثُمَّ
thumma
moreover
فُصِّلَتْ
fuṣṣilat
explained in detail
مِن
min
from (he One Who)
لَّدُنْ
ladun
from (he One Who)
حَكِيمٍ
ḥakīmin
(is) All-Wise
خَبِيرٍ
khabīrin
All-Aware
Tafsir Taiseer ul-Quran — Maulana Abdul Rahman Kilani
Tafsir Taiseer ul-Quran (Facilitation of the Quran) is a comprehensive Quran commentary by Maulana Abdul Rahman Kilani, a renowned Salafi (Ahl al-Hadith) scholar from Pakistan. Known for his eloquent and accessible writing style, Kilani authored this tafsir with a focus on clarity — making Quranic meanings understandable to the common reader. The tafsir provides detailed historical context for verses related to battles and expeditions, and firmly refutes modernist ideologies using strong scriptural evidence. It is widely regarded as an invaluable resource for understanding the Quran and countering deviant interpretations. The tafsir is originally written in Urdu, translated to English by tohed.com.
1. Alif, Lam, Ra. This is a Book whose verses have been made firm [1] and then explained in detail by One who is All-Wise, All-Aware.
[1]
The Meaning of Muhkam Verses:
In verse 7 of Surah Aal-e-Imran, it is stated that some verses of the Noble Quran are muhkam (clear and decisive), while others are mutashabih (ambiguous). Linguistically, muhkam can be referred to anything that has been made firm in its structure through wisdom, prudence, and experience, as in the Divine statement: ﴿ثُمَّ يُحْكِمُ اللّٰهُ اٰيٰتِهٖ﴾ [52: 22]. And when the word mutashabih is mentioned in contrast to muhkam, then muhkam means such verses in which there is no verbal or conceptual ambiguity—in other words, their meanings are absolutely clear and cannot be interpreted otherwise. That is, the verses of the Quran are muhkam, and their wisdom and details have been explained in other verses at different places. For example, ﴿لَا اِلٰهَ اِلَّا اللّٰهُ﴾ is a reality that is mentioned in all heavenly laws, and in the Noble Quran, its details have been revealed at dozens, rather hundreds, of places at different times, but all of them continue to further strengthen and reinforce this reality, and there is never any contradiction or conflict among them. This is clear evidence that the entire Noble Quran is revealed from a Wise and All-Aware Being. Some commentators interpret the making of verses muhkam to mean that the verses of the Noble Quran are such that if sound intellect reflects upon them, it finds no flaw or deficiency, and they meet every standard—whether they relate to past events or predictions about the future, and whether they are rulings that extend from the refinement of morals to national politics, as well as the supreme felicity in the Hereafter, and relate to any aspect of life, and whether they are proofs of the affirmation of monotheism. And among those rulings whose verification can be tested on the touchstone of experience in this world, they are proven to be true and correct. Such reports and such rulings are mentioned throughout the Quran, sometimes concisely and sometimes in detail, and the absence of any flaw, deficiency, or contradiction in all such verses itself is proof that they are revealed from a Wise and All-Aware Being.
[1]
The Meaning of Muhkam Verses:
In verse 7 of Surah Aal-e-Imran, it is stated that some verses of the Noble Quran are muhkam (clear and decisive), while others are mutashabih (ambiguous). Linguistically, muhkam can be referred to anything that has been made firm in its structure through wisdom, prudence, and experience, as in the Divine statement: ﴿ثُمَّ يُحْكِمُ اللّٰهُ اٰيٰتِهٖ﴾ [52: 22]. And when the word mutashabih is mentioned in contrast to muhkam, then muhkam means such verses in which there is no verbal or conceptual ambiguity—in other words, their meanings are absolutely clear and cannot be interpreted otherwise. That is, the verses of the Quran are muhkam, and their wisdom and details have been explained in other verses at different places. For example, ﴿لَا اِلٰهَ اِلَّا اللّٰهُ﴾ is a reality that is mentioned in all heavenly laws, and in the Noble Quran, its details have been revealed at dozens, rather hundreds, of places at different times, but all of them continue to further strengthen and reinforce this reality, and there is never any contradiction or conflict among them. This is clear evidence that the entire Noble Quran is revealed from a Wise and All-Aware Being. Some commentators interpret the making of verses muhkam to mean that the verses of the Noble Quran are such that if sound intellect reflects upon them, it finds no flaw or deficiency, and they meet every standard—whether they relate to past events or predictions about the future, and whether they are rulings that extend from the refinement of morals to national politics, as well as the supreme felicity in the Hereafter, and relate to any aspect of life, and whether they are proofs of the affirmation of monotheism. And among those rulings whose verification can be tested on the touchstone of experience in this world, they are proven to be true and correct. Such reports and such rulings are mentioned throughout the Quran, sometimes concisely and sometimes in detail, and the absence of any flaw, deficiency, or contradiction in all such verses itself is proof that they are revealed from a Wise and All-Aware Being.
