Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
Say (O Muhammad صلى الله عليه و سلم): "This is my way; I invite unto Allâh (i.e. to the Oneness of Allâh - Islâmic Monotheism) with sure knowledge, I and whosoever follows me (also must invite others to Allâh i.e. to the Oneness of Allâh - Islâmic Monotheism with sure knowledge). And Glorified and Exalted be Allâh (above all that they associate as partners with Him). And I am not of the Mushrikûn (polytheists, pagans, idolaters and disbelievers in the Oneness of Allâh; those who worship others along with Allâh or set up rivals or partners to Allâh)."
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
قُلْqulSay
هَـٰذِهِۦhādhihiThis
سَبِيلِىٓsabīlī(is) my way
أَدْعُوٓا۟adʿūI invite
إِلَىilāto
ٱللَّهِ ۚl-lahiAllah
عَلَىٰʿalāwith
بَصِيرَةٍbaṣīratininsight
أَنَا۠anāI
وَمَنِwamaniand whoever
ٱتَّبَعَنِى ۖittabaʿanīfollows me
وَسُبْحَـٰنَwasub'ḥānaAnd Glory be
ٱللَّهِl-lahi(to) Allah
وَمَآwamāand not
أَنَا۠anāI am
مِنَminaof
ٱلْمُشْرِكِينَl-mush'rikīnathe polytheists
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.
18. 1. That is, the path of Tawheed is my path, rather, it has been the path of every prophet; it is to this that I and my followers call people with full conviction and with the proofs of Shariah.
18. 2. That is, I declare His transcendence and sanctity from having any partner, equal, likeness, minister, advisor, offspring, or wife; He is pure from all these things.