سُوْرَةُ الصَّافَّاتِ

Surah As-Saaffaat (37) — Ayah 35

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إِنَّهُمْ كَانُوٓا۟ إِذَا قِيلَ لَهُمْ لَآ إِلَـٰهَ إِلَّا ٱللَّهُ يَسْتَكْبِرُونَ ﴿35﴾

Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali

Truly, when it was said to them: Lâ ilâha illallâh "(none has the right to be worshipped but Allâh)," they puffed themselves up with pride (i.e. denied it).

Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning

إِنَّهُمْ innahum Indeed, they
كَانُوٓا۟ kānū were
إِذَا idhā when
قِيلَ qīla it was said
لَهُمْ lahum to them
لَآ lā (There is) no
إِلَـٰهَ ilāha god
إِلَّا illā except
ٱللَّهُ l-lahu Allah
يَسْتَكْبِرُونَ yastakbirūna were arrogant

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(Ayah 35){ اِنَّهُمْ كَانُوْۤا اِذَا قِيْلَ لَهُمْ …:} Here, before {’’ لَاۤ اِلٰهَ اِلَّا اللّٰهُ ‘‘}, {’’قُوْلُوْا‘‘} (say) is omitted. {’’إِنَّ‘‘} is for reasoning, that is, to state the reason for the punishment. That is, the reason for their punishment is that when they were told, "Say: La ilaha illallah" and affirm the oneness of Allah, they acted arrogantly, meaning they refused to accept even this greatest reality, and the real arrogance is to deny the truth. Abdullah bin Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: [ لَا يَدْخُلُ الْجَنَّةَ مَنْ كَانَ فِيْ قَلْبِهِ مِثْقَالُ ذَرَّةٍ مِنْ كِبْرٍ، قَالَ رَجُلٌ إِنَّ الرَّجُلَ يُحِبُّ أَنْ يَكُوْنَ ثَوْبُهُ حَسَنًا وَنَعْلُهُ حَسَنَةً، قَالَ إِنَّ اللّٰهَ جَمِيْلٌ يُحِبُّ الْجَمَالَ، الْكِبْرُ بَطَرُ الْحَقِّ وَغَمْطُ النَّاسِ ] [ مسلم، الإیمان، باب تحریم الکبر و بیانہ : ۹۱ ] "He who has even an atom's weight of arrogance in his heart will not enter Paradise." A man asked, "A person likes his clothes to be good and his shoes to be good (is this also arrogance)?" The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, "Indeed, Allah is beautiful and loves beauty. Arrogance is to reject the truth and to look down upon people."

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35. 1. That is, in the world it was said to them that just as the Muslims have recited this kalimah and repented from shirk, you too should recite it, so that you may be saved from the wrath and anger of the Muslims in this world and may not have to face the punishment of Allah in the Hereafter. But they acted arrogantly and refused.

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35. Whenever it was said to them, "There is no god except Allah," they would become arrogant [18].

[18]
Three Reasons for the Arrogance of the Prosperous People:

There were several reasons for their arrogance. One was that when they were told that there is no fulfiller of needs or remover of difficulties except Allah, they considered this an insult to their idols and deities, as well as to themselves and their forefathers; thus, they became arrogant. The second reason was that due to the prevalence of polytheistic customs, they were gaining certain worldly benefits, which they would have to give up; thus, they became arrogant. The third reason was that if they sincerely accepted "La ilaha illallah," they would have to give up their leadership and chieftaincies and obey Allah and His Messenger ﷺ. Thus, they became arrogant.
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