سُوْرَةُ الْمُؤْمِنُوْنَ
Surah Al-Muminoon (23) — Ayah 117
وَمَن يَدْعُ مَعَ ٱللَّهِ إِلَـٰهًا ءَاخَرَ لَا بُرْهَـٰنَ لَهُۥ بِهِۦ فَإِنَّمَا حِسَابُهُۥ عِندَ رَبِّهِۦٓ ۚ إِنَّهُۥ لَا يُفْلِحُ ٱلْكَـٰفِرُونَ ﴿117﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
And whoever invokes (or worships), besides Allâh, any other ilâh (god), of whom he has no proof; then his reckoning is only with his Lord. Surely! Al-Kâfirûn (the disbelievers in Allâh and in the Oneness of Allâh, polytheists, pagans, idolaters) will not be successful.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَمَن
waman
And whoever
يَدْعُ
yadʿu
invokes
مَعَ
maʿa
with
ٱللَّهِ
l-lahi
Allah
إِلَـٰهًا
ilāhan
god
ءَاخَرَ
ākhara
other
لَا
lā
no
بُرْهَـٰنَ
bur'hāna
proof
لَهُۥ
lahu
for him
بِهِۦ
bihi
in it
فَإِنَّمَا
fa-innamā
Then only
حِسَابُهُۥ
ḥisābuhu
his account
عِندَ
ʿinda
(is) with
رَبِّهِۦٓ ۚ
rabbihi
his Lord
إِنَّهُۥ
innahu
Indeed, [he]
لَا
lā
not
يُفْلِحُ
yuf'liḥu
will succeed
ٱلْكَـٰفِرُونَ
l-kāfirūna
the 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.
117-1. From this it is understood that success and prosperity mean being saved from Allah's punishment in the Hereafter; mere abundance of wealth and comforts in this world is not success. These are also attained by disbelievers in this world, but Allah Almighty is denying them success, which clearly means that real success is the success of the Hereafter, which will be the share of the people of faith, not the abundance of worldly wealth and possessions, which, without distinction, are attained by both believers and disbelievers.
