سُوْرَةُ الْكَهْفِ
Surah Al-Kahf (18) — Ayah 104
ٱلَّذِينَ ضَلَّ سَعْيُهُمْ فِى ٱلْحَيَوٰةِ ٱلدُّنْيَا وَهُمْ يَحْسَبُونَ أَنَّهُمْ يُحْسِنُونَ صُنْعًا ﴿104﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
"Those whose efforts have been wasted in this life while they thought that they were acquiring good by their deeds.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
ٱلَّذِينَ
alladhīna
Those
ضَلَّ
ḍalla
is lost
سَعْيُهُمْ
saʿyuhum
their effort
فِى
fī
in
ٱلْحَيَوٰةِ
l-ḥayati
the life
ٱلدُّنْيَا
l-dun'yā
(of) the world
وَهُمْ
wahum
while they
يَحْسَبُونَ
yaḥsabūna
think
أَنَّهُمْ
annahum
that they
يُحْسِنُونَ
yuḥ'sinūna
(were) acquiring good
صُنْعًا
ṣun'ʿan
(in) work
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.
14. 1. That is, their deeds are such that are disliked by Allah, but in their own gatherings they think that they are doing very good deeds. Who is meant by this? Some say, it refers to the Jews and the Ansar, some say it refers to the opponents and other people of innovation, some say it refers to the polytheists. The correct view is that the verse is general, which includes every individual and group in whom the mentioned qualities are found. Further on, promises of even more punishment for such people are being stated.
