سُوْرَةُ الصَّافَّاتِ

Surah As-Saaffaat (37) — Ayah 169

Those drawn up in Ranks · Meccan · Juz 23 · Page 452

لَكُنَّا عِبَادَ ٱللَّهِ ٱلْمُخْلَصِينَ ﴿169﴾
"We would have indeed been the chosen slaves of Allâh (true believers of Islâmic Monotheism)!"
لَكُنَّا lakunnā Certainly, we (would) have been
عِبَادَ ʿibāda slaves
ٱللَّهِ l-lahi (of) Allah
ٱلْمُخْلَصِينَ l-mukh'laṣīna the chosen

Tafsir al-Quran al-Karim is a 4-volume Quran commentary by Hafiz Abdus Salam bin Muhammad Bhutvi, a renowned Salafi (Ahl al-Hadith) scholar and Sheikh ul-Hadith from Pakistan. Based on over 45 years of teaching and research, this tafsir follows the methodology of Tafsir bil-Ma'thur — interpreting the Quran through authentic Hadith, statements of the Companions, and the understanding of the early generations (Salaf). It is distinguished by its complete avoidance of Israeliyyat (Judeo-Christian narratives) and unverified reports. The tafsir is originally written in Urdu, translated to English by tohed.com.

The tafsir of this verse may be read with the following verses.

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169. 1. By "ذکر" is meant any divine book or prophet, that is, these disbelievers used to say before the revelation of the Quran that if we also had a heavenly book, just as the Torah, etc. were revealed to the earlier people, or if there was someone to admonish and advise us, then we too would have become the pure servants of Allah.

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The tafsir of this ayah is included with the following verse(s).