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Surah Taa-Haa (20) — Ayah 114
فَتَعَـٰلَى ٱللَّهُ ٱلْمَلِكُ ٱلْحَقُّ ۗ وَلَا تَعْجَلْ بِٱلْقُرْءَانِ مِن قَبْلِ أَن يُقْضَىٰٓ إِلَيْكَ وَحْيُهُۥ ۖ وَقُل رَّبِّ زِدْنِى عِلْمًا ﴿114﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
Then High above all be Allâh, the True King. And be not in haste (O Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) with the Qur’ân before its revelation is completed to you, and say: "My Lord! Increase me in knowledge."
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
فَتَعَـٰلَى
fataʿālā
So high (above all)
ٱللَّهُ
l-lahu
(is) Allah
ٱلْمَلِكُ
l-maliku
the King
ٱلْحَقُّ ۗ
l-ḥaqu
the True
وَلَا
walā
And (do) not
تَعْجَلْ
taʿjal
hasten
بِٱلْقُرْءَانِ
bil-qur'āni
with the Quran
مِن
min
before
قَبْلِ
qabli
before
أَن
an
[that]
يُقْضَىٰٓ
yuq'ḍā
is completed
إِلَيْكَ
ilayka
to you
وَحْيُهُۥ ۖ
waḥyuhu
its revelation
وَقُل
waqul
and say
رَّبِّ
rabbi
My Lord
زِدْنِى
zid'nī
Increase me
عِلْمًۭا
ʿil'man
(in) knowledge
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.
114. So exalted is Allah, the True King. And do not hasten with the Qur’an before its revelation is completed to you, and say, “My Lord, increase me in knowledge” [82].
[82]
The Command to Listen to Revelation Attentively:
In the beginning, when Sayyiduna Jibreel would descend with revelation upon you ﷺ, you would start repeating the words of the revelation along with him, out of concern that you might forget them later. In this way, your attention would either be diverted from or disconnected from the subsequent content of the revelation. This matter has also been mentioned in Surah Qiyamah. And Allah Almighty had said that you should not try to remember it and move your tongue along with it. It is Our responsibility to preserve it in your chest and then to make you recite those very words from your tongue. When the revelation is being sent down, you should just listen to it with full attention. However, it seems that this habit had not yet become fully established in you. Therefore, the same matter was reiterated in a different manner, and you were also instructed to keep making this supplication: that Allah Almighty grant me even more understanding and ever-increasing knowledge and wisdom in the Noble Quran.
[82]
The Command to Listen to Revelation Attentively:
In the beginning, when Sayyiduna Jibreel would descend with revelation upon you ﷺ, you would start repeating the words of the revelation along with him, out of concern that you might forget them later. In this way, your attention would either be diverted from or disconnected from the subsequent content of the revelation. This matter has also been mentioned in Surah Qiyamah. And Allah Almighty had said that you should not try to remember it and move your tongue along with it. It is Our responsibility to preserve it in your chest and then to make you recite those very words from your tongue. When the revelation is being sent down, you should just listen to it with full attention. However, it seems that this habit had not yet become fully established in you. Therefore, the same matter was reiterated in a different manner, and you were also instructed to keep making this supplication: that Allah Almighty grant me even more understanding and ever-increasing knowledge and wisdom in the Noble Quran.
