سُوْرَةُ يُوْنُسَ
Surah Yunus (10) — Ayah 69
قُلْ إِنَّ ٱلَّذِينَ يَفْتَرُونَ عَلَى ٱللَّهِ ٱلْكَذِبَ لَا يُفْلِحُونَ ﴿69﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
Say: "Verily, those who invent a lie against Allâh will never be successful" -
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
قُلْ
qul
Say
إِنَّ
inna
Indeed
ٱلَّذِينَ
alladhīna
those who
يَفْتَرُونَ
yaftarūna
invent
عَلَى
ʿalā
against
ٱللَّهِ
l-lahi
Allah
ٱلْكَذِبَ
l-kadhiba
the lie
لَا
lā
they will not succeed
يُفْلِحُونَ
yuf'liḥūna
they will not succeed
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.
69. 1. The meaning of "iftira" is to say something false. After this, the further addition of "falsehood" is for emphasis.
69. 2. From this, it is clear that success refers to success in the Hereafter, that is, being saved from Allah's wrath and His punishment; mere temporary worldly prosperity is not success. As many people become confused and fall into doubts and suspicions due to the temporary prosperity of disbelievers. That is why in the next verse it is said: "Let them enjoy a little in this world, then to Us is their return," meaning that the pleasures of this world are extremely little and insignificant compared to the Hereafter, not even worth counting. After that, they will have to face severe punishment. Therefore, it should be well understood that the worldly prosperity and material advancements of disbelievers, polytheists, and those who disobey Allah are not proof that these nations are successful or that Allah is pleased with them. These material successes are the result of their continuous efforts, which, according to apparent means, can be achieved by any nation that works hard using those means, whether they are believers or disbelievers. In addition, these temporary successes can also be the result of Allah's law of respite, the explanation of which we have already given in some places before.
69. 2. From this, it is clear that success refers to success in the Hereafter, that is, being saved from Allah's wrath and His punishment; mere temporary worldly prosperity is not success. As many people become confused and fall into doubts and suspicions due to the temporary prosperity of disbelievers. That is why in the next verse it is said: "Let them enjoy a little in this world, then to Us is their return," meaning that the pleasures of this world are extremely little and insignificant compared to the Hereafter, not even worth counting. After that, they will have to face severe punishment. Therefore, it should be well understood that the worldly prosperity and material advancements of disbelievers, polytheists, and those who disobey Allah are not proof that these nations are successful or that Allah is pleased with them. These material successes are the result of their continuous efforts, which, according to apparent means, can be achieved by any nation that works hard using those means, whether they are believers or disbelievers. In addition, these temporary successes can also be the result of Allah's law of respite, the explanation of which we have already given in some places before.
