سُوْرَةُ البَقَرَةِ
Surah Al-Baqara (2) — Ayah 204
وَمِنَ ٱلنَّاسِ مَن يُعْجِبُكَ قَوْلُهُۥ فِى ٱلْحَيَوٰةِ ٱلدُّنْيَا وَيُشْهِدُ ٱللَّهَ عَلَىٰ مَا فِى قَلْبِهِۦ وَهُوَ أَلَدُّ ٱلْخِصَامِ ﴿204﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
And of mankind there is he whose speech may please you (O Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم), in this worldly life, and he calls Allâh to witness as to that which is in his heart, yet he is the most quarrelsome of the opponents.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَمِنَ
wamina
And of
ٱلنَّاسِ
l-nāsi
the people
مَن
man
(is the one) who
يُعْجِبُكَ
yuʿ'jibuka
pleases you
قَوْلُهُۥ
qawluhu
(with) his speech
فِى
fī
in
ٱلْحَيَوٰةِ
l-ḥayati
the life
ٱلدُّنْيَا
l-dun'yā
(of) the world
وَيُشْهِدُ
wayush'hidu
and he calls to witness
ٱللَّهَ
l-laha
Allah
عَلَىٰ
ʿalā
on
مَا
mā
what
فِى
fī
(is) in
قَلْبِهِۦ
qalbihi
his heart
وَهُوَ
wahuwa
and he
أَلَدُّ
aladdu
(is) the most quarrelsome
ٱلْخِصَامِ
l-khiṣāmi
(of) opponents
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.
1. 24. 1 According to some weak narrations, this verse was revealed about a hypocrite, Akhnas bin Shuraiq Thaqafi, but the correct view is that it refers to all hypocrites and deniers in whom these blameworthy characteristics are found, which have been mentioned in its context.
