سُوْرَةُ الدُّخَانِ
Surah Ad-Dukhaan (44) — Ayah 33
وَءَاتَيْنَـٰهُم مِّنَ ٱلْـَٔايَـٰتِ مَا فِيهِ بَلَـٰٓؤٌا۟ مُّبِينٌ ﴿33﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
And granted them signs in which there was a plain trial.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَءَاتَيْنَـٰهُم
waātaynāhum
And We gave them
مِّنَ
mina
of
ٱلْـَٔايَـٰتِ
l-āyāti
the Signs
مَا
mā
that
فِيهِ
fīhi
in it
بَلَـٰٓؤٌۭا۟
balāon
(was) a trial
مُّبِينٌ
mubīnun
clear
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33. And We gave them such signs in which there was a clear trial [25].
[25]
The Literal Meaning of Bala', Allah's Favors Upon the People of Musa:
The basic meaning of "bala’" is such a trial that is related to incidents and events which other people can also witness. And this trial can be in both forms: good and bad. That is, by bestowing favors or by causing hardship or difficulty. In this context, the trial occurred in the form of goodness. That is why some translators have translated this word as "favor" and some as "help." Meaning, after the drowning of Pharaoh, Allah bestowed such favors upon the Children of Israel in which there was both help and trial, and by this is meant those favors of Allah which He bestowed upon the Children of Israel in the wilderness of Tih, without which their survival would have been impossible, and all these favors were of the nature of miracles. Such as the descent of manna and quails, the gushing forth of twelve springs, and the cloud providing shade over them, etc.
[25]
The Literal Meaning of Bala', Allah's Favors Upon the People of Musa:
The basic meaning of "bala’" is such a trial that is related to incidents and events which other people can also witness. And this trial can be in both forms: good and bad. That is, by bestowing favors or by causing hardship or difficulty. In this context, the trial occurred in the form of goodness. That is why some translators have translated this word as "favor" and some as "help." Meaning, after the drowning of Pharaoh, Allah bestowed such favors upon the Children of Israel in which there was both help and trial, and by this is meant those favors of Allah which He bestowed upon the Children of Israel in the wilderness of Tih, without which their survival would have been impossible, and all these favors were of the nature of miracles. Such as the descent of manna and quails, the gushing forth of twelve springs, and the cloud providing shade over them, etc.
