سُوْرَةُ اِبْرَاهِيْمَ
Surah Ibrahim (14) — Ayah 3
ٱلَّذِينَ يَسْتَحِبُّونَ ٱلْحَيَوٰةَ ٱلدُّنْيَا عَلَى ٱلْـَٔاخِرَةِ وَيَصُدُّونَ عَن سَبِيلِ ٱللَّهِ وَيَبْغُونَهَا عِوَجًا ۚ أُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَ فِى ضَلَـٰلٍۭ بَعِيدٍ ﴿3﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
Those who prefer the life of this world to the Hereafter, and hinder (men) from the Path of Allâh (i.e. Islâm) and seek crookedness therein - they are far astray.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
ٱلَّذِينَ
alladhīna
Those who
يَسْتَحِبُّونَ
yastaḥibbūna
love more
ٱلْحَيَوٰةَ
l-ḥayata
the life
ٱلدُّنْيَا
l-dun'yā
(of) the world
عَلَى
ʿalā
than
ٱلْـَٔاخِرَةِ
l-ākhirati
the Hereafter
وَيَصُدُّونَ
wayaṣuddūna
and hinder
عَن
ʿan
from
سَبِيلِ
sabīli
(the) Path
ٱللَّهِ
l-lahi
(of) Allah
وَيَبْغُونَهَا
wayabghūnahā
and seek in it
عِوَجًا ۚ
ʿiwajan
crookedness
أُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَ
ulāika
those
فِى
fī
[in]
ضَلَـٰلٍۭ
ḍalālin
(are) far astray
بَعِيدٍۢ
baʿīdin
(are) far astray
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.
3. 1. One meaning of this is that they find faults in the teachings of Islam to create suspicion among people, and present them in a distorted manner. The second meaning is that they want to alter it according to their own motives and desires.
3. 2. This is because several of the aforementioned evils have accumulated in them. For example, preferring the world over the Hereafter, preventing people from the path of Allah, and seeking crookedness in Islam.
3. 2. This is because several of the aforementioned evils have accumulated in them. For example, preferring the world over the Hereafter, preventing people from the path of Allah, and seeking crookedness in Islam.
