سُوْرَةُ الْكَافِرُوْنَ
Surah Al-Kaafiroon (109) — Ayah 5
وَلَآ أَنتُمْ عَـٰبِدُونَ مَآ أَعْبُدُ ﴿5﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
"Nor will you worship that which I worship.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَلَآ
walā
And not
أَنتُمْ
antum
you
عَـٰبِدُونَ
ʿābidūna
(are) worshippers
مَآ
mā
(of) what
أَعْبُدُ
aʿbudu
I worship
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.
Some have interpreted the first verse as referring to the present and the second to the future, but Imam Shawkani has said that there is no need for such contrivances. Repetition for emphasis is a common style in the Arabic language, which has been adopted in several places in the Noble Quran, such as in Surah Rahman and Surah Mursalat. Similarly, here too, this sentence has been repeated for emphasis. The purpose is that it is never possible for me to leave the path of Tawheed and adopt the path of Shirk, as you desire. And if Allah has not written guidance in your destiny, then you too will remain deprived of this Tawheed and worship of Allah. This was said when the disbelievers proposed that for one year they would worship your ﷺ deity and for one year you ﷺ would worship our deities.
