سُوْرَةُ الْمُؤْمِنُوْنَ
Surah Al-Muminoon (23) — Ayah 34
وَلَئِنْ أَطَعْتُم بَشَرًا مِّثْلَكُمْ إِنَّكُمْ إِذًا لَّخَـٰسِرُونَ ﴿34﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
"If you were to obey a human being like yourselves, then verily you indeed would be losers.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَلَئِنْ
wala-in
And surely if
أَطَعْتُم
aṭaʿtum
you obey
بَشَرًۭا
basharan
a man
مِّثْلَكُمْ
mith'lakum
like you
إِنَّكُمْ
innakum
indeed, you
إِذًۭا
idhan
then
لَّخَـٰسِرُونَ
lakhāsirūna
surely (will be) losers
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.
34-1. It is indeed a loss that you accept a human like yourself as a Messenger and acknowledge his superiority and excellence, whereas how can one human be superior to another human? This is the very misconception that persisted in the minds of those who denied the humanity of the Messenger. However, when Allah selects a human for Messengership, then due to the revelation of Messengership, he becomes far superior and extremely exalted above all other non-Prophet humans in honor and excellence.
