سُوْرَةُ الْاَنْۣبِيَآءِ
Surah Al-Anbiyaa (21) — Ayah 29
۞ وَمَن يَقُلْ مِنْهُمْ إِنِّىٓ إِلَـٰهٌ مِّن دُونِهِۦ فَذَٰلِكَ نَجْزِيهِ جَهَنَّمَ ۚ كَذَٰلِكَ نَجْزِى ٱلظَّـٰلِمِينَ ﴿29﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
And if any of them should say: "Verily, I am an ilâh (a god) besides Him (Allâh)," such a one We should recompense with Hell. Thus We recompense the Zâlimûn (polytheists and wrong-doers).
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
۞ وَمَن
waman
And whoever
يَقُلْ
yaqul
says
مِنْهُمْ
min'hum
of them
إِنِّىٓ
innī
Indeed, I am
إِلَـٰهٌۭ
ilāhun
a god
مِّن
min
besides Him
دُونِهِۦ
dūnihi
besides Him
فَذَٰلِكَ
fadhālika
Then that
نَجْزِيهِ
najzīhi
We will recompense
جَهَنَّمَ ۚ
jahannama
(with) Hell
كَذَٰلِكَ
kadhālika
Thus
نَجْزِى
najzī
We recompense
ٱلظَّـٰلِمِينَ
l-ẓālimīna
the wrongdoers
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.
29. 1. That is, even if any of these angels were to claim to be Allah, We would also throw him into Hell. This is conditional speech, whose occurrence is not necessary. The purpose is to refute shirk and establish tawheed. Just as (قُلْ اِنْ كَان للرَّحْمٰنِ وَلَدٌ ڰ فَاَنَا اَوَّلُ الْعٰبِدِيْنَ) 43. Az-Zukhruf:81) 'If, hypothetically, the Most Merciful had a child, then I would be the first of the worshippers.' (لَىِٕنْ اَشْرَكْتَ لَيَحْبَطَنَّ عَمَلُكَ) 39. Az-Zumar:65) 'O Prophet! If you also commit shirk, then your deeds will be nullified.' All of these are conditional, whose occurrence is not necessary.
