سُوْرَةُ الإِسۡرَاءِ
Surah Al-Israa (17) — Ayah 84
قُلْ كُلٌّ يَعْمَلُ عَلَىٰ شَاكِلَتِهِۦ فَرَبُّكُمْ أَعْلَمُ بِمَنْ هُوَ أَهْدَىٰ سَبِيلًا ﴿84﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
Say (O Muhammad صلى الله عليه و سلم to mankind): "Each one does according to Shakilatihi (i.e. his way or his religion or his intentions.), and your Lord knows best of him whose path (religion) is right."
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
قُلْ
qul
Say
كُلٌّۭ
kullun
Each
يَعْمَلُ
yaʿmalu
works
عَلَىٰ
ʿalā
on
شَاكِلَتِهِۦ
shākilatihi
his manner
فَرَبُّكُمْ
farabbukum
but your Lord
أَعْلَمُ
aʿlamu
(is) most knowing
بِمَنْ
biman
of who
هُوَ
huwa
[he]
أَهْدَىٰ
ahdā
(is) best guided
سَبِيلًۭا
sabīlan
(in) way
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.
84. 1. In this, there is a warning and threat for the polytheists, and its meaning is the same as that of Surah Hud, verses 121-122: وقل للذین لا یومنون اعملوا علی مکانتکم انا عملون. The meaning of شاکلۃ is intention, religion, way, and temperament and nature. Some say that in this, there is an aspect of condemnation for the disbeliever and praise for the believer, because its meaning is that every person acts according to what is based on his morals and character, which is his habit and nature.
