Sad (The Letter Sad)
Verse 87of 88
إِنْ هُوَ إِلَّا ذِكْرٌۭ لِّلْعَٰلَمِينَ﴿٨٧﴾
Translation (Sahih International)
It is but a reminder to the worlds.
Word-by-word meaning
إِنْinNot
هُوَhuwait (is)
إِلَّاillāexcept
ذِكْرٌۭdhik'runa Reminder
لِّلْعَـٰلَمِينَlil'ʿālamīnato the worlds
Commentary (Tafsir Ibn Kathir)
وَمَآ أَنَآ مِنَ الْمُتَكَلِّفِينَ(nor am I one of the Mutakallifin.) means, `and I do not add anything to that which Allah has told me. Whatever I am commanded to do, I do it, and I do not add anything or take anything away. By doing this I am seeking the Face of Allah and the Hereafter.' Sufyan Ath-Thawri, narrated from Al-A`mash and Mansur from Abu Ad-Duha that Masruq said, "We went to `Abdullah bin Mas`ud, may Allah be pleased with him.
Source: Tafsir Ibn Kathir — abridged excerpt
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