سُوْرَةُ النَّحْلِ
Surah An-Nahl (16) — Ayah 60
لِلَّذِينَ لَا يُؤْمِنُونَ بِٱلْـَٔاخِرَةِ مَثَلُ ٱلسَّوْءِ ۖ وَلِلَّهِ ٱلْمَثَلُ ٱلْأَعْلَىٰ ۚ وَهُوَ ٱلْعَزِيزُ ٱلْحَكِيمُ ﴿60﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
For those who believe not in the Hereafter is an evil description, and for Allâh is the highest description. And He is the All-Mighty, the All-Wise.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
لِلَّذِينَ
lilladhīna
For those who
لَا
lā
(do) not
يُؤْمِنُونَ
yu'minūna
believe
بِٱلْـَٔاخِرَةِ
bil-ākhirati
in the Hereafter
مَثَلُ
mathalu
(is) a similitude
ٱلسَّوْءِ ۖ
l-sawi
(of) the evil
وَلِلَّهِ
walillahi
and for Allah
ٱلْمَثَلُ
l-mathalu
(is) the similitude
ٱلْأَعْلَىٰ ۚ
l-aʿlā
the Highest
وَهُوَ
wahuwa
And He
ٱلْعَزِيزُ
l-ʿazīzu
(is) the All-Mighty
ٱلْحَكِيمُ
l-ḥakīmu
All-Wise
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.
60. 1 That is, the evil deeds of the disbelievers have been described; for them is the evil example or attribute, meaning the attribute of ignorance and disbelief. Or it means that the wife and children they attribute to Allah, this is an evil example that these deniers of the Hereafter ascribe to Allah.
60. 2 That is, every attribute of His is superior and higher compared to the creation, for example, His knowledge is vast, His power is infinite, His generosity and giving are unparalleled. And likewise, or it means that He is capable, the Creator, the Provider, and the All-Hearing and All-Seeing, etc. (Fath al-Qadeer) Or the meaning of the evil example is deficiency and shortcoming, and the meaning of the highest example is absolute perfection in every respect for Allah.
60. 2 That is, every attribute of His is superior and higher compared to the creation, for example, His knowledge is vast, His power is infinite, His generosity and giving are unparalleled. And likewise, or it means that He is capable, the Creator, the Provider, and the All-Hearing and All-Seeing, etc. (Fath al-Qadeer) Or the meaning of the evil example is deficiency and shortcoming, and the meaning of the highest example is absolute perfection in every respect for Allah.
