سُوْرَةُ الْاَنْۣبِيَآءِ
Surah Al-Anbiyaa (21) — Ayah 59
قَالُوا۟ مَن فَعَلَ هَـٰذَا بِـَٔالِهَتِنَآ إِنَّهُۥ لَمِنَ ٱلظَّـٰلِمِينَ ﴿59﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
They said: "Who has done this to our âlihah (gods)? He must indeed be one of the Zâlimun (wrong-doers)."
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
قَالُوا۟
qālū
They said
مَن
man
Who
فَعَلَ
faʿala
(has) done
هَـٰذَا
hādhā
this
بِـَٔالِهَتِنَآ
biālihatinā
to our gods
إِنَّهُۥ
innahu
Indeed, he
لَمِنَ
lamina
(is) of
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.
59. 1. That is, when they returned after the festival, they saw that the idols were lying broken, so they said, this is indeed a very unjust person who has done this act.
