سُوْرَةُ الْحَجِّ
Surah Al-Hajj (22) — Ayah 41
ٱلَّذِينَ إِن مَّكَّنَّـٰهُمْ فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ أَقَامُوا۟ ٱلصَّلَوٰةَ وَءَاتَوُا۟ ٱلزَّكَوٰةَ وَأَمَرُوا۟ بِٱلْمَعْرُوفِ وَنَهَوْا۟ عَنِ ٱلْمُنكَرِ ۗ وَلِلَّهِ عَـٰقِبَةُ ٱلْأُمُورِ ﴿41﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
Those (Muslim rulers) who, if We give them power in the land, (they) enjoin Iqamat-as-Salât [i.e. to perform the five compulsory congregational Salât (prayers) (the males in mosques)], to pay the Zakât and they enjoin Al-Ma‘rûf (i.e. Islâmic Monotheism and all that Islâm orders one to do), and forbid Al-Munkar (i.e. disbelief, polytheism and all that Islâm has forbidden) [i.e. they make the Qur’ân as the law of their country in all the spheres of life]. And with Allâh rests the end of (all) matters (of creatures).
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
ٱلَّذِينَ
alladhīna
Those who
إِن
in
if
مَّكَّنَّـٰهُمْ
makkannāhum
We establish them
فِى
fī
in
ٱلْأَرْضِ
l-arḍi
the land
أَقَامُوا۟
aqāmū
they establish
ٱلصَّلَوٰةَ
l-ṣalata
the prayer
وَءَاتَوُا۟
waātawū
and they give
ٱلزَّكَوٰةَ
l-zakata
zakah
وَأَمَرُوا۟
wa-amarū
and they enjoin
بِٱلْمَعْرُوفِ
bil-maʿrūfi
the right
وَنَهَوْا۟
wanahaw
and forbid
عَنِ
ʿani
from
ٱلْمُنكَرِ ۗ
l-munkari
the wrong
وَلِلَّهِ
walillahi
And for Allah
عَـٰقِبَةُ
ʿāqibatu
(is the) end
ٱلْأُمُورِ
l-umūri
(of) the matters
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.
41. 1. In this verse, the fundamental objectives and purposes of the Islamic government have been stated, which were implemented in the Khilafah Rashidah and other Islamic governments, and when they prioritized these, their governments enjoyed peace and tranquility, prosperity and well-being, and the Muslims remained dignified and honored. Even today, by the grace of Allah, these things are observed in the government of Saudi Arabia, and as a result, it is still, in terms of peace and prosperity, the best and exemplary state in the world. Nowadays, there is much clamor and noise about the establishment of a welfare state in Islamic countries, and every incoming and outgoing ruler claims this, but in every Islamic country, insecurity, corruption, killing and bloodshed, decline, and misery are increasing day by day. The reason for this is that instead of adopting the path shown by Allah, everyone wants to achieve welfare and success through the Western democratic and secular system, which is akin to patching the sky or grasping the wind in one's fist. Until Muslim states, according to the principles stated by the Quran, establish the observance of Salah and Zakah, and enjoin what is right and forbid what is wrong, and prioritize these in their preferences, they will never succeed in establishing a welfare state.
41. 2. That is, the reference point for every matter is Allah's command and His management alone; not even a leaf moves in the universe without His command. How, then, can anyone, by deviating from Allah's commands and regulations, attain true welfare and success?
41. 2. That is, the reference point for every matter is Allah's command and His management alone; not even a leaf moves in the universe without His command. How, then, can anyone, by deviating from Allah's commands and regulations, attain true welfare and success?
