سُوْرَةُ الْاَحْزَابِ
Surah Al-Ahzaab (33) — Ayah 47
وَبَشِّرِ ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ بِأَنَّ لَهُم مِّنَ ٱللَّهِ فَضْلًا كَبِيرًا ﴿47﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
And announce to the believers (in the Oneness of Allâh and in His Messenger Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) the glad tidings, that they will have from Allâh a Great Bounty.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَبَشِّرِ
wabashiri
And give glad tidings
ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ
l-mu'minīna
(to) the believers
بِأَنَّ
bi-anna
that
لَهُم
lahum
for them
مِّنَ
mina
(is) from
ٱللَّهِ
l-lahi
Allah
فَضْلًۭا
faḍlan
a Bounty
كَبِيرًۭا
kabīran
great
Tafsir Taiseer ul-Quran — Maulana Abdul Rahman Kilani
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47. And give glad tidings to the believers that they will have a great [75] bounty from Allah.
[75]
What is Allah’s Great Favor Upon the Believers? And the Excellence of the Muslim Ummah:
Allah’s great favor upon the believers is that He sent the sun of Prophethood among these people, and just as Allah made you ﷺ superior to all the Prophets, likewise He granted your Ummah excellence and honor over other communities. As is clear from the following hadiths:
1. Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar ؓ says that you ﷺ said: Your position compared to the previous nations (Jews and Christians) is like the time from Asr until sunset. The people of the Torah were given the Torah; they worked (from morning) until noon, then became tired, so they were each given one qirat. The people of the Gospel were given the Gospel; they worked (from noon) until Asr prayer, then became tired. They too were each given one qirat. Then we Muslims were given the Quran; we worked until sunset (and completed the work), so we were given two qirat. Now the People of the Book said: O Lord! You gave them two qirat and gave us one each, even though we did more work than them? Allah the Exalted replied to them: “Did I withhold anything from your wages (which I had agreed with you)?” They said: “No.” Allah said: “Then this is My favor; I give to whomever I wish whatever I wish.” [بخاری۔ کتاب مواقیت الصلوٰۃ۔ باب من ادرک رکعۃ من العصر]
2. It is narrated from Sayyiduna Hudhaifah ؓ that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: “We have been given excellence over other communities in three things. Our rows (in prayer) have been made like the rows of angels, and for us the whole earth is a place of prayer, and the earth’s soil is a means of purification for us when water is not found. And one more thing was mentioned.” [مسلم۔ کتاب المساجد و مواضع الصلوۃ]
[75]
What is Allah’s Great Favor Upon the Believers? And the Excellence of the Muslim Ummah:
Allah’s great favor upon the believers is that He sent the sun of Prophethood among these people, and just as Allah made you ﷺ superior to all the Prophets, likewise He granted your Ummah excellence and honor over other communities. As is clear from the following hadiths:
1. Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar ؓ says that you ﷺ said: Your position compared to the previous nations (Jews and Christians) is like the time from Asr until sunset. The people of the Torah were given the Torah; they worked (from morning) until noon, then became tired, so they were each given one qirat. The people of the Gospel were given the Gospel; they worked (from noon) until Asr prayer, then became tired. They too were each given one qirat. Then we Muslims were given the Quran; we worked until sunset (and completed the work), so we were given two qirat. Now the People of the Book said: O Lord! You gave them two qirat and gave us one each, even though we did more work than them? Allah the Exalted replied to them: “Did I withhold anything from your wages (which I had agreed with you)?” They said: “No.” Allah said: “Then this is My favor; I give to whomever I wish whatever I wish.” [بخاری۔ کتاب مواقیت الصلوٰۃ۔ باب من ادرک رکعۃ من العصر]
2. It is narrated from Sayyiduna Hudhaifah ؓ that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: “We have been given excellence over other communities in three things. Our rows (in prayer) have been made like the rows of angels, and for us the whole earth is a place of prayer, and the earth’s soil is a means of purification for us when water is not found. And one more thing was mentioned.” [مسلم۔ کتاب المساجد و مواضع الصلوۃ]
