سُوْرَةُ يُوسُفَ
Surah Yusuf (12) — Ayah 103
وَمَآ أَكْثَرُ ٱلنَّاسِ وَلَوْ حَرَصْتَ بِمُؤْمِنِينَ ﴿103﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
And most of mankind will not believe even if you desire it eagerly.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَمَآ
wamā
And not
أَكْثَرُ
aktharu
most
ٱلنَّاسِ
l-nāsi
(of) the mankind
وَلَوْ
walaw
even though
حَرَصْتَ
ḥaraṣta
you desire
بِمُؤْمِنِينَ
bimu'minīna
(will be) believers
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.
13. 1. That is, Allah Almighty is informing you of past events so that people may take heed from them and, by following the path of Allah’s messengers, become deserving of eternal salvation. But despite this, the majority of people do not believe, because they listen to the stories of previous nations not for taking heed, but only for interest and pleasure; therefore, they remain deprived of faith.
