سُوْرَةُ الْاَحْقَافِ
Surah Al-Ahqaf (46) — Ayah 12
وَمِن قَبْلِهِۦ كِتَـٰبُ مُوسَىٰٓ إِمَامًا وَرَحْمَةً ۚ وَهَـٰذَا كِتَـٰبٌ مُّصَدِّقٌ لِّسَانًا عَرَبِيًّا لِّيُنذِرَ ٱلَّذِينَ ظَلَمُوا۟ وَبُشْرَىٰ لِلْمُحْسِنِينَ ﴿12﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
And before this was the Scripture of Mûsâ (Moses) as a guide and a mercy. And this is a confirming Book (the Qur’ân) in the Arabic language, to warn those who do wrong, and as glad tidings to the Muhsinûn (good-doers. See the footnote of V.9:120).
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَمِن
wamin
And before it
قَبْلِهِۦ
qablihi
And before it
كِتَـٰبُ
kitābu
(was the) Scripture
مُوسَىٰٓ
mūsā
(of) Musa
إِمَامًۭا
imāman
(as) a guide
وَرَحْمَةًۭ ۚ
waraḥmatan
and a mercy
وَهَـٰذَا
wahādhā
And this
كِتَـٰبٌۭ
kitābun
(is) a Book
مُّصَدِّقٌۭ
muṣaddiqun
confirming
لِّسَانًا
lisānan
(in) language
عَرَبِيًّۭا
ʿarabiyyan
Arabic
لِّيُنذِرَ
liyundhira
to warn
ٱلَّذِينَ
alladhīna
those who
ظَلَمُوا۟
ẓalamū
do wrong
وَبُشْرَىٰ
wabush'rā
and (as) glad tidings
لِلْمُحْسِنِينَ
lil'muḥ'sinīna
for the good-doers
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.
12. Yet before it, there was the Book of Moses (the Torah), a guide and a mercy. And this Book (the Quran) confirms it, in the Arabic [17] language, to warn the wrongdoers and to give good news to those who do good.
[17] Thousands of years before the advent of the Last Prophet, the Torah had given the fundamental teachings. A large number of prophets and saints continued to seek guidance from these teachings. This book laid down the path of righteousness and guidance for the generations that came later, and this was a great mercy of Allah upon the people. And this present book, the Quran, also proves the truth of the Torah. In other words, both these books confirm each other. And in both these books, there is a warning for the criminals and glad tidings of Paradise for the righteous.
[17] Thousands of years before the advent of the Last Prophet, the Torah had given the fundamental teachings. A large number of prophets and saints continued to seek guidance from these teachings. This book laid down the path of righteousness and guidance for the generations that came later, and this was a great mercy of Allah upon the people. And this present book, the Quran, also proves the truth of the Torah. In other words, both these books confirm each other. And in both these books, there is a warning for the criminals and glad tidings of Paradise for the righteous.
