سُوْرَةُ يُوْنُسَ
Surah Yunus (10) — Ayah 36
وَمَا يَتَّبِعُ أَكْثَرُهُمْ إِلَّا ظَنًّا ۚ إِنَّ ٱلظَّنَّ لَا يُغْنِى مِنَ ٱلْحَقِّ شَيْـًٔا ۚ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ عَلِيمٌۢ بِمَا يَفْعَلُونَ ﴿36﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
And most of them follow nothing but conjecture. Certainly, conjecture can be of no avail against the truth. Surely, Allâh is All-Aware of what they do.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَمَا
wamā
And not
يَتَّبِعُ
yattabiʿu
follow
أَكْثَرُهُمْ
aktharuhum
most of them
إِلَّا
illā
except
ظَنًّا ۚ
ẓannan
assumption
إِنَّ
inna
Indeed
ٱلظَّنَّ
l-ẓana
the assumption
لَا
lā
(does) not
يُغْنِى
yugh'nī
avail
مِنَ
mina
against
ٱلْحَقِّ
l-ḥaqi
the truth
شَيْـًٔا ۚ
shayan
anything
إِنَّ
inna
Indeed
ٱللَّهَ
l-laha
Allah
عَلِيمٌۢ
ʿalīmun
(is) All-Knower
بِمَا
bimā
of what
يَفْعَلُونَ
yafʿalūna
they do
Tafsir Ahsan al-Bayan — Hafiz Salahuddin Yusuf
Tafsir Ahsan al-Bayan is a well-known Quran commentary by Hafiz Salahuddin Yusuf, a renowned Salafi (Ahl al-Hadith) scholar from Pakistan. This tafsir explains the meanings of the Quran in accordance with the methodology of the Salaf (early righteous generations), relying on authentic sources and straightforward language. Due to its reliability and adherence to sound Islamic scholarship, the Saudi government publishes and distributes this tafsir among the Hujjaj (pilgrims) visiting the Haramain. The tafsir is originally written in Urdu, translated to English by tohed.com.
36. 1. But the fact is that people merely follow conjectural notions, even though they know that in comparison to evidence, illusions, thoughts, and assumptions have no value. In the Qur'an, ظن is used in both meanings of certainty and assumption; here, the second meaning is intended.
36. 2. That is, He will punish them for this stubbornness, that despite not having any evidence, they merely followed false notions and madness, and did not use reason or understanding at all.
36. 2. That is, He will punish them for this stubbornness, that despite not having any evidence, they merely followed false notions and madness, and did not use reason or understanding at all.
