AL QALAM — Ayat 1

Tafsir Ibnu Katsir

ن وَالْقَلَمِ وَمَا يَسْطُرُونَ - مَآ أَنتَ بِنِعْمَةِ رَبِّكَ بِمَجْنُونٍ - وَإِنَّ لَكَ لاّجْراً غَيْرَ مَمْنُونٍ - وَإِنَّكَ لَعَلَى خُلُقٍ عَظِيمٍ - فَسَتُبْصِرُ وَيُبْصِرُونَ - بِأَيِّكُمُ الْمَفْتُونُ - إِنَّ رَبَّكَ هُوَ أَعْلَمُ بِمَن ضَلَّ عَن سَبِيلِهِ وَهُوَ أَعْلَمُ بِالْمُهْتَدِينَ

1. Nun. By the pen and by what they Yastur. 2. You, by the grace of your Lord, are not insane. 3. And verily, for you will be reward that is not Mamnun. 4. And verily, you are on an exalted character. 5. You will see, and they will see, 6. Which of you is afflicted with madness. 7. Verily, your Lord is the best Knower of him who has gone astray from His path, and He is the best Knower of those who are guided.) We have already discussed the special letters of the Arabic alphabet at the beginning of Surat Al-Baqarah. Thus, Allah's saying,