Surah 26

Surah 26:193

"The trustworthy spirit has brought it down"
The Qur'an was revealed by Allah Verses 26:192-195
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Verse 192

وَإِنَّهُۥ لَتَنزِيلُ رَبِّ ٱلۡعَٰلَمِينَ

Surely it is indeed a sending down from the Lord of the worlds.

Verse 193

نَزَلَ بِهِ ٱلرُّوحُ ٱلۡأَمِينُ

The trustworthy spirit has brought it down

Verse 194

عَلَىٰ قَلۡبِكَ لِتَكُونَ مِنَ ٱلۡمُنذِرِينَ

on your heart, so that you may be one of the warners,

Verse 195

بِلِسَانٍ عَرَبِيّٖ مُّبِينٖ

in a clear Arabic language.

Here Allah tells us about the Book which He revealed to His servant and Messenger Muhammad. {And truly, this} refers to the Qur'an, which at the beginning of the Surah was described as {and never comes there unto them a Reminder as a recent revelation from the Most Gracious...} 26:5. {is a revelation from the Lord of Al-'Alamin.} means, Allah has sent it down to you and revealed it to you. {Which the trustworthy Ruh has brought down.} This refers to Jibril, peace be upon him. This was the view of more than one of the Salaf: Ibn 'Abbas, Muhammad bin Ka'b, Qatadah, 'Atiyyah Al-'Awfi, As-Suddi, Ad-Dahhak, Az-Zuhri and Ibn Jurayj. This is an issue concerning which there is no dispute. Az-Zuhri said, "This is like the Ayah: {Say: "Whoever is an enemy to Jibril - for indeed he has brought it down to your heart by Allah's permission, confirming what came before it..."} 2:97. {Upon your heart} 'O Muhammad, free from any contamination, with nothing added or taken away.' {that you may be of the warners,} means, 'so that you may warn people with it of the punishment of Allah for those who go against it and disbelieve in it, and so that you may give glad tidings with it to the believers who follow it.' {In the plain Arabic language.} meaning, this Qur'an which We have revealed to you, We have revealed in perfect and eloquent Arabic, so that it may be quite clear, leaving no room for excuses and establishing clear proof, showing the straight path.

About this Source & Scholarly Authority (Tafsir Ibn Kathir)

Universal Sunni Consensus: Tafsir al-Qur'an al-Azim by Hafiz Ibn Kathir (701–774 AH / 1301–1373 AD) is universally regarded across all major schools of Sunni Islam (traditional, Salafi, Ash'ari) as the most authoritative classical exegesis. It is prized because it relies on Tafsir bil-Ma'thur—interpreting the Quran using the Quran itself, authentic Hadiths of Prophet Muhammad, and recorded statements of the early Companions (Sahabah).

Standard English Edition: This text is from the standard 10-volume English abridgment published by Dar-us-Salam Publications (supervised by Shaykh Safiur-Rahman Al-Mubarakpuri), which is the official, most widely distributed English Quranic commentary in mosques and Islamic libraries worldwide today.