Surah 'Abasa 80:2 — translation and meaning

عبس · Verse 2 / 42 · Page 585

أَن جَاءَهُ الْأَعْمَى

Word by Word

أَن
an
Because
جَاءَهُ
jaahu
came to him
الْأَعْمَى
al-a'ma
the blind man

Transliteration

An jaa-ahul 'a-maa

Translation

Because there came to him the blind man, [interrupting].

Verse interpretation (Tafsir)

Because of the arrival of ‘Abdullah ibn Umm Maktūm who came asking for guidance. He was blind, and had come when the Messenger (peace be upon him) was busy with the seniors of the idolaters, hoping they would be guided.

Source: Al-Mukhtasar Tafsir — Tafsir Center for Quranic Studies.

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