سُوْرَةُ الْكَهْفِ
Surah Al-Kahf (18) — Ayah 44
هُنَالِكَ ٱلْوَلَـٰيَةُ لِلَّهِ ٱلْحَقِّ ۚ هُوَ خَيْرٌ ثَوَابًا وَخَيْرٌ عُقْبًا ﴿44﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
There (on the Day of Resurrection), Al-Walâyah (protection, power, authority and kingdom) will be for Allâh (Alone), the True God. He (Allâh) is the Best for reward and the Best for the final end. (Lâ ilâha illallâh- none has the right to be worshipped but Allâh).
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
هُنَالِكَ
hunālika
There
ٱلْوَلَـٰيَةُ
l-walāyatu
the protection
لِلَّهِ
lillahi
(is) from Allah
ٱلْحَقِّ ۚ
l-ḥaqi
the True
هُوَ
huwa
He
خَيْرٌۭ
khayrun
(is the) best
ثَوَابًۭا
thawāban
(to) reward
وَخَيْرٌ
wakhayrun
and (the) best
عُقْبًۭا
ʿuq'ban
(for) the final end
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.
44. 1. The meaning of ولایۃ is friendship and help, that is, at this place every believer and disbeliever comes to know that no one except Allah is capable of helping anyone or saving from His punishment. This is the reason that even the greatest tyrants and oppressors are compelled to express faith at that moment, although the faith of that time is neither beneficial nor accepted. Just as the Quran has narrated about Pharaoh that when he was about to drown, he said: امنت انہ لا الہ الا الذی امنت بہ بنوا اسرائیل وانا من المسلمین (Surah Yunus) — I have believed in that Allah in whom the Children of Israel have believed, and I am among the Muslims. Regarding other disbelievers, it is said: when they saw Our punishment, they said, "We believe in the One Allah and we deny those whom we used to associate as partners with Allah" (Surah Al-Mu’min). If ولایت is with a kasrah on the waw, then its meaning is authority and powers, as these meanings have been adopted in the translation. Ibn Kathir.
44. 2. That is, He alone is the best rewarder to His friends and the one who honors them with a good end.
44. 2. That is, He alone is the best rewarder to His friends and the one who honors them with a good end.
