سُوْرَةُ الإِسۡرَاءِ
Surah Al-Israa (17) — Ayah 107
قُلْ ءَامِنُوا۟ بِهِۦٓ أَوْ لَا تُؤْمِنُوٓا۟ ۚ إِنَّ ٱلَّذِينَ أُوتُوا۟ ٱلْعِلْمَ مِن قَبْلِهِۦٓ إِذَا يُتْلَىٰ عَلَيْهِمْ يَخِرُّونَ لِلْأَذْقَانِ سُجَّدًا ﴿107﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
Say (O Muhammad صلى الله عليه و سلم to them): "Believe in it (the Qur’ân) or do not believe (in it). Verily those who were given knowledge before it (the Jews and the Christians like ‘Abdullâh bin Salâm and Salmân Al-Farisî), when it is recited to them, fall down on their faces in humble prostration."
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
قُلْ
qul
Say
ءَامِنُوا۟
āminū
Believe
بِهِۦٓ
bihi
in it
أَوْ
aw
or
لَا
lā
(do) not
تُؤْمِنُوٓا۟ ۚ
tu'minū
believe
إِنَّ
inna
Indeed
ٱلَّذِينَ
alladhīna
those who
أُوتُوا۟
ūtū
were given
ٱلْعِلْمَ
l-ʿil'ma
the knowledge
مِن
min
before it
قَبْلِهِۦٓ
qablihi
before it
إِذَا
idhā
when
يُتْلَىٰ
yut'lā
it is recited
عَلَيْهِمْ
ʿalayhim
to them
يَخِرُّونَ
yakhirrūna
they fall
لِلْأَذْقَانِ
lil'adhqāni
on their faces
سُجَّدًۭا
sujjadan
(in) prostration
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.
Say to them: "Believe in it or do not believe, indeed, those who were given knowledge before this, when it is recited to them, they fall down upon their chins in prostration [126]."
[126]
The Just-Minded People of the Book Affirming the Quran and the Prophet:
O Quraysh of Makkah! Whether you accept the Quran as being revealed from Allah or not, it makes no difference. Because even among the previous nations, those who are people of knowledge and just-minded, they understand from the style of the Quran itself that this is truly the word of Allah, because it bears a great resemblance to the style of the previous heavenly books. Therefore, when they hear its verses, they are overcome with emotion and fall into prostration, and they become certain and cry out that this is indeed the very Prophet about whom glad tidings are mentioned in the Torah and the Gospel, and this Prophet is the very promise of Allah which has now been fulfilled.
[126]
The Just-Minded People of the Book Affirming the Quran and the Prophet:
O Quraysh of Makkah! Whether you accept the Quran as being revealed from Allah or not, it makes no difference. Because even among the previous nations, those who are people of knowledge and just-minded, they understand from the style of the Quran itself that this is truly the word of Allah, because it bears a great resemblance to the style of the previous heavenly books. Therefore, when they hear its verses, they are overcome with emotion and fall into prostration, and they become certain and cry out that this is indeed the very Prophet about whom glad tidings are mentioned in the Torah and the Gospel, and this Prophet is the very promise of Allah which has now been fulfilled.
