سُوْرَةُ الْاَنْۣبِيَآءِ
Surah Al-Anbiyaa (21) — Ayah 36
وَإِذَا رَءَاكَ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوٓا۟ إِن يَتَّخِذُونَكَ إِلَّا هُزُوًا أَهَـٰذَا ٱلَّذِى يَذْكُرُ ءَالِهَتَكُمْ وَهُم بِذِكْرِ ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنِ هُمْ كَـٰفِرُونَ ﴿36﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
And when those who disbelieved (in the Oneness of Allâh) see you (O Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم), they take you not except for mockery (saying): "Is this the one who talks (badly) about your gods?" While they disbelieve at the mention of the Most Gracious (Allâh). [Tafsir Al-Qurtubî].
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَإِذَا
wa-idhā
And when
رَءَاكَ
raāka
they see you
ٱلَّذِينَ
alladhīna
those who
كَفَرُوٓا۟
kafarū
disbelieve
إِن
in
not
يَتَّخِذُونَكَ
yattakhidhūnaka
they take you
إِلَّا
illā
except
هُزُوًا
huzuwan
(in) ridicule
أَهَـٰذَا
ahādhā
Is this
ٱلَّذِى
alladhī
the one who
يَذْكُرُ
yadhkuru
mentions
ءَالِهَتَكُمْ
ālihatakum
your gods
وَهُم
wahum
And they
بِذِكْرِ
bidhik'ri
at (the) mention
ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنِ
l-raḥmāni
(of) the Most Gracious
هُمْ
hum
[they]
كَـٰفِرُونَ
kāfirūna
(are) disbelievers
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.
36. 1. Despite this, they mock the Messenger of Allah ﷺ. As stated elsewhere: (اِنْ يَّتَّخِذُوْنَكَ اِلَّا هُزُوًا ۭ اَھٰذَا الَّذِيْ بَعَثَ اللّٰهُ رَسُوْلًا) 25. Al-Furqan:41) When, O Prophet! these disbelievers of Makkah see you, they begin to mock you. They say, "Is this the person whom Allah has sent as a Messenger?"
