Quran-52:28 Surah At-tur English Translation,Transliteration and Tafsir(Tafseer).

إِنَّا كُنَّا مِن قَبۡلُ نَدۡعُوهُۖ إِنَّهُۥ هُوَ ٱلۡبَرُّ ٱلرَّحِيمُ

Transliteration:( Innaa kunnaa min qablu nad'oohu innahoo huwal barrur raheem )

28. "Surely, we worshipped Him before. He is the Beneficent, the Merciful [33]," (Kanzul Imaan Translation)

(28) Indeed, we used to supplicate[1556] Him before. Indeed, it is He who is the Beneficent, the Merciful." (Saheen International Translation)

Surah At-Tur Ayat 28 Tafsir (Commentry)



  • Tafseer-e-Naeemi (Ahmad Yaar Khan)
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📖 Commentary of Verse 28 (Surah At-Tur)

"Surely, we worshipped Him before. He is the Beneficent, the Merciful[33]."

✅ [33] Humility in Worship

  • It is Allah who guided us to worship Him, and all our acts of worship are a result of His mercy.

  • The verse teaches that we should not be proud of our worship, but rather grateful for His mercy, as it is through His grace that we are able to worship at all.

Ibn-Kathir

The tafsir of Surah Tur verse 28 by Ibn Kathir is unavailable here.
Please refer to Surah Tur ayat 21 which provides the complete commentary from verse 21 through 28.

(52:28) Formerly we had always prayed to Him. Surely He is Most Benign, Most Compassionate.”

Ala-Maududi

(52:28) Formerly we had always prayed to Him. Surely He is Most Benign, Most Compassionate.”


There is no commentary by Abul Maududi available for this verse.

(28) Indeed, we used to supplicate[1556] Him before. Indeed, it is He who is the Beneficent, the Merciful."

[1556]- i.e., worship.

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