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Al-Insan (The Human)

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بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ هَلْ أَتَىٰ عَلَى ٱلْإِنسَٰنِ حِينٌۭ مِّنَ ٱلدَّهْرِ لَمْ يَكُن شَيْـًۭٔا مَّذْكُورًا﴿١

Translation (Sahih International)

Has there [not] come upon man a period of time when he was not a thing [even] mentioned?

Word-by-word meaning

هَلْhalHas
أَتَىٰatā(there) come
عَلَىʿalāupon
ٱلْإِنسَـٰنِl-insāniman
حِينٌۭḥīnuna period
مِّنَminaof
ٱلدَّهْرِl-dahritime
لَمْlamnot
يَكُنyakunhe was
شَيْـًۭٔاshayana thing
مَّذْكُورًاmadhkūranmentioned

Commentary (Tafsir Ibn Kathir)

Which was revealed in MakkahThe Recitation of Surat As-Sajdah and Al-Insan in the Morning Prayer on FridayIt has been mentioned previously that it is recorded in Sahih Muslim from Ibn `Abbas that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to recite in the Morning prayer on Friday:الم تَنزِيلَ(Alif Lam Mim. The revelation...)(32) and;هَلْ أَتَى عَلَى الإِنسَـنِ(Has there not been over man...) (76)بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَـنِ الرَّحِيمِIn the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.

Source: Tafsir Ibn Kathir — abridged excerpt

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