سُوْرَةُ البَقَرَةِ
Surah Al-Baqara (2) — Ayah 114
وَمَنْ أَظْلَمُ مِمَّن مَّنَعَ مَسَـٰجِدَ ٱللَّهِ أَن يُذْكَرَ فِيهَا ٱسْمُهُۥ وَسَعَىٰ فِى خَرَابِهَآ ۚ أُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَ مَا كَانَ لَهُمْ أَن يَدْخُلُوهَآ إِلَّا خَآئِفِينَ ۚ لَهُمْ فِى ٱلدُّنْيَا خِزْىٌ وَلَهُمْ فِى ٱلْـَٔاخِرَةِ عَذَابٌ عَظِيمٌ ﴿114﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
And who are more unjust than those who forbid that Allâh’s Name be glorified and mentioned much (i.e. prayers and invocations, etc.) in Allâh’s Mosques and strive for their ruin? It was not fitting that such should themselves enter them (Allâh’s Mosques) except in fear. For them there is disgrace in this world, and they will have a great torment in the Hereafter.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَمَنْ
waman
And who
أَظْلَمُ
aẓlamu
(is) more unjust
مِمَّن
mimman
than (one) who
مَّنَعَ
manaʿa
prevents
مَسَـٰجِدَ
masājida
(the) masajid
ٱللَّهِ
l-lahi
(of) Allah
أَن
an
to
يُذْكَرَ
yudh'kara
be mentioned
فِيهَا
fīhā
in them
ٱسْمُهُۥ
us'muhu
His name
وَسَعَىٰ
wasaʿā
and strives
فِى
fī
for
خَرَابِهَآ ۚ
kharābihā
their destruction
أُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَ
ulāika
Those
مَا
mā
Not
كَانَ
kāna
it is
لَهُمْ
lahum
for them
أَن
an
that
يَدْخُلُوهَآ
yadkhulūhā
they enter them
إِلَّا
illā
except
خَآئِفِينَ ۚ
khāifīna
(like) those in fear
لَهُمْ
lahum
For them
فِى
fī
in
ٱلدُّنْيَا
l-dun'yā
the world
خِزْىٌۭ
khiz'yun
(is) disgrace
وَلَهُمْ
walahum
and for them
فِى
fī
in
ٱلْـَٔاخِرَةِ
l-ākhirati
the Hereafter
عَذَابٌ
ʿadhābun
(is) a punishment
عَظِيمٌۭ
ʿaẓīmun
great
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.
114. 1. Who are those people who prevented the remembrance of Allah in the mosques? There are two opinions among the commentators regarding them. One opinion is that it refers to the Christians, who, along with the Roman king, prevented the Jews from praying in Bayt al-Maqdis and participated in its destruction. However, Hafiz Ibn Kathir disagreed with this and considered its application to be the polytheists of Makkah, who not only forced the Prophet ﷺ and his companions to leave Makkah, thus preventing the Muslims from worshipping in the Ka'bah, but also repeated this behavior at the time of the Treaty of Hudaybiyyah, saying that they would not allow the killers of their forefathers to enter Makkah, even though there was neither permission nor precedent for preventing anyone from worshipping in the Ka'bah.
114. 2. Destruction and ruin is not only that it is demolished and the building is damaged, but also preventing Allah's worship and remembrance in them, forbidding the establishment of Shariah and the purification from manifestations of shirk, is also destruction and ruining of Allah's houses.
114. 3. These words are in the form of information, but what is meant is the desire that when Allah grants you courage and dominance, then do not allow these polytheists to stay there without a treaty or jizyah. Thus, when Makkah was conquered in 8 AH, the Prophet ﷺ announced that in the coming year, no polytheist would be allowed to perform Hajj in the Ka'bah or to perform tawaf naked, and whoever has a treaty, he will be allowed to stay here until the end of the treaty period. Some have said that this is glad tidings and a prophecy that soon the Muslims will gain dominance and these polytheists will enter the Ka'bah in fear, thinking that for the excesses they committed against the Muslims, they will be punished or killed in retaliation. Thus, this glad tidings was soon fulfilled.
114. 2. Destruction and ruin is not only that it is demolished and the building is damaged, but also preventing Allah's worship and remembrance in them, forbidding the establishment of Shariah and the purification from manifestations of shirk, is also destruction and ruining of Allah's houses.
114. 3. These words are in the form of information, but what is meant is the desire that when Allah grants you courage and dominance, then do not allow these polytheists to stay there without a treaty or jizyah. Thus, when Makkah was conquered in 8 AH, the Prophet ﷺ announced that in the coming year, no polytheist would be allowed to perform Hajj in the Ka'bah or to perform tawaf naked, and whoever has a treaty, he will be allowed to stay here until the end of the treaty period. Some have said that this is glad tidings and a prophecy that soon the Muslims will gain dominance and these polytheists will enter the Ka'bah in fear, thinking that for the excesses they committed against the Muslims, they will be punished or killed in retaliation. Thus, this glad tidings was soon fulfilled.
