The Holy Quran 42:52 — Surah Ash-Shuraa

Arabic text

وَكَذَٰلِكَ أَوْحَيْنَآ إِلَيْكَ رُوحًا مِّنْ أَمْرِنَا ۚ مَا كُنتَ تَدْرِى مَا ٱلْكِتَـٰبُ وَلَا ٱلْإِيمَـٰنُ وَلَـٰكِن جَعَلْنَـٰهُ نُورًا نَّهْدِى بِهِۦ مَن نَّشَآءُ مِنْ عِبَادِنَا ۚ وَإِنَّكَ لَتَهْدِىٓ إِلَىٰ صِرَٰطٍ مُّسْتَقِيمٍ

Translation

In this manner (by these methods of communication) did We send to you (O Rasulullaah ﷺ) revelation of Our command. (Before We sent revelation to you,) You did not know what was the Book (the Qur'aan) or what was (the requisites and etiquette of perfect) Imaan, but We made it (the Qur'aan) a light with which We guide those bondsmen of Ours whom We will. Without doubt (using the Qur'aan and the revelation We sent to you), you (O Rasulullaah ﷺ) guide (others) towards the straight path...

Tafsir (excerpt) — Tafsir Usmani

The sending of the Spirit to the Prophet ﷺ: the learned translator ﵋ took the Spirit here to mean the angel, that is, Jibril the Trustworthy, and this is the opinion of some mufassirs (commentators).

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