سُوْرَةُ الرَّعْدِ
Surah Ar-Ra'd (13) — Ayah 37
وَكَذَٰلِكَ أَنزَلْنَـٰهُ حُكْمًا عَرَبِيًّا ۚ وَلَئِنِ ٱتَّبَعْتَ أَهْوَآءَهُم بَعْدَ مَا جَآءَكَ مِنَ ٱلْعِلْمِ مَا لَكَ مِنَ ٱللَّهِ مِن وَلِىٍّ وَلَا وَاقٍ ﴿37﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
And thus have We sent it (the Qur’ân) down to be a judgement of authority in Arabic. Were you (O Muhammad صلى الله عليه و سلم) to follow their (vain) desires after the knowledge which has come to you, then you will not have any Walî (protector) or Wâq (defender) against Allâh.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَكَذَٰلِكَ
wakadhālika
And thus
أَنزَلْنَـٰهُ
anzalnāhu
We have revealed it
حُكْمًا
ḥuk'man
(to be) a judgment of authority
عَرَبِيًّۭا ۚ
ʿarabiyyan
(in) Arabic
وَلَئِنِ
wala-ini
And if
ٱتَّبَعْتَ
ittabaʿta
you follow
أَهْوَآءَهُم
ahwāahum
their desires
بَعْدَ مَا
baʿdamā
after what
جَآءَكَ
jāaka
came to you
مِنَ
mina
of
ٱلْعِلْمِ
l-ʿil'mi
the knowledge
مَا
mā
not
لَكَ
laka
for you
مِنَ
mina
against
ٱللَّهِ
l-lahi
Allah
مِن
min
any
وَلِىٍّۢ
waliyyin
protector
وَلَا
walā
and not
وَاقٍۢ
wāqin
defender
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.
37. 1. That is, just as We sent down books to the previous messengers in the local languages, similarly, We have revealed the Qur'an to you in the Arabic language, because your primary audience is the Arabs, who know only the Arabic language. If the Qur'an had been revealed in any other language, it would have been beyond their understanding and would have become an excuse for them in accepting guidance. By revealing the Qur'an in Arabic, We have also removed this excuse.
37. 2. By this are meant some of the desires of the People of the Book which they wanted the Last Prophet to adopt. For example, to keep Bayt al-Maqdis as the qiblah forever and not to oppose their beliefs, etc.
37. 3. By this is meant the knowledge that was granted to you through revelation, in which the reality of the beliefs of the People of the Book was also made clear to you.
37. 4. This is actually a warning to the scholars of the ummah that they should not follow people's desires in opposition to the clear commands of the Qur'an and Hadith for the sake of temporary worldly interests. If they do so, there will be no one to save them from Allah's punishment.
37. 2. By this are meant some of the desires of the People of the Book which they wanted the Last Prophet to adopt. For example, to keep Bayt al-Maqdis as the qiblah forever and not to oppose their beliefs, etc.
37. 3. By this is meant the knowledge that was granted to you through revelation, in which the reality of the beliefs of the People of the Book was also made clear to you.
37. 4. This is actually a warning to the scholars of the ummah that they should not follow people's desires in opposition to the clear commands of the Qur'an and Hadith for the sake of temporary worldly interests. If they do so, there will be no one to save them from Allah's punishment.
