سُوْرَةُ الْمُؤْمِنُوْنَ
Surah Al-Muminoon (23) — Ayah 71
وَلَوِ ٱتَّبَعَ ٱلْحَقُّ أَهْوَآءَهُمْ لَفَسَدَتِ ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتُ وَٱلْأَرْضُ وَمَن فِيهِنَّ ۚ بَلْ أَتَيْنَـٰهُم بِذِكْرِهِمْ فَهُمْ عَن ذِكْرِهِم مُّعْرِضُونَ ﴿71﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
And if the truth had been in accordance with their desires, verily, the heavens and the earth, and whosoever is therein would have been corrupted! Nay, We have brought them their reminder, but they turn away from their reminder.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَلَوِ
walawi
But if
ٱتَّبَعَ
ittabaʿa
(had) followed
ٱلْحَقُّ
l-ḥaqu
the truth
أَهْوَآءَهُمْ
ahwāahum
their desires
لَفَسَدَتِ
lafasadati
surely (would) have been corrupted
ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتُ
l-samāwātu
the heavens
وَٱلْأَرْضُ
wal-arḍu
and the earth
وَمَن
waman
and whoever
فِيهِنَّ ۚ
fīhinna
(is) therein
بَلْ
bal
Nay
أَتَيْنَـٰهُم
ataynāhum
We have brought them
بِذِكْرِهِمْ
bidhik'rihim
their reminder
فَهُمْ
fahum
but they
عَن
ʿan
from
ذِكْرِهِم
dhik'rihim
their reminder
مُّعْرِضُونَ
muʿ'riḍūna
(are) turning away
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.
71-1. By "truth" is meant religion and Shariah. That is, if the religion were to be revealed according to their desires, then obviously the entire system of the heavens and the earth would be thrown into disorder. For example, they want that instead of one deity, there should be multiple deities; if this were actually the case, could the system of the universe remain intact?
