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    • Quran-16:58 Surah An-nahl English Translation,Transliteration and Tafsir(Tafseer).

    وَإِذَا بُشِّرَ أَحَدُهُم بِٱلۡأُنثَىٰ ظَلَّ وَجۡهُهُۥ مُسۡوَدّٗا وَهُوَ كَظِيمٞ

    Transliteration:( Wa izaa bushshira ahaduhum bil unsaa zalla wajhuhoo muswaddanw wa huwa kazeem )

    58. And when anyone is given glad tidings of the birth of a girl, his face becomes dark and he suppresses his anger [116]. (Kanzul Imaan Translation)

    (58) And when one of them is informed of [the birth of] a female, his face becomes dark, and he suppresses grief. (Saheen International Translation)

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    Surah An-Nahl Ayat 58 Tafsir (Commentry)



    • Tafseer-e-Naeemi (Ahmad Yaar Khan)
    • Ibn Kathir
    • Ala-Madudi
    • Shaheen International

    📖 Commentary of Surah An-Nahl – Verse 58

    "And when anyone is given glad tidings of the birth of a girl, his face becomes dark and he suppresses his anger [116]."

    ✅ [116] Sorrow at the Birth of a Daughter Is a Sign of Ignorance

    From this we learn that expressing sorrow or displeasure at the birth of a daughter was the practice of the disbelievers, particularly in pre-Islamic Arabia. This attitude is condemned in the Qur'an.

    However, desiring a son—not out of pride, but for the service of the religion—is considered commendable and in accordance with the Sunnah of the Prophets.

    The verse exposes the backward mindset of those who viewed daughters as a burden, while also affirming that all children are blessings from Allah, and one's reaction to their birth reflects faith or ignorance.

    Ibn-Kathir

    The tafsir of Surah An-Nahl verse 58 by Ibn Kathir is unavailable here.
    Please refer to Surah Nahl ayat 56 which provides the complete commentary from verse 56 through 60.

    (16:58) When any of them is told about the birth of a female his face turns dark, and he is filled with suppressed anger,

    Ala-Maududi

    (16:58) When any of them is told about the birth of a female his face turns dark, and he is filled with suppressed anger,

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

    (58) And when one of them is informed of [the birth of] a female, his face becomes dark, and he suppresses grief.

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