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Surah Al-Qasas (28) — Ayah 55
وَإِذَا سَمِعُوا۟ ٱللَّغْوَ أَعْرَضُوا۟ عَنْهُ وَقَالُوا۟ لَنَآ أَعْمَـٰلُنَا وَلَكُمْ أَعْمَـٰلُكُمْ سَلَـٰمٌ عَلَيْكُمْ لَا نَبْتَغِى ٱلْجَـٰهِلِينَ ﴿55﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
And when they hear Al-Laghw (dirty, false, evil vain talk), they withdraw from it and say: "To us our deeds, and to you your deeds. Peace be to you. We seek not (the way of) the ignorant."
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَإِذَا
wa-idhā
And when
سَمِعُوا۟
samiʿū
they hear
ٱللَّغْوَ
l-laghwa
vain talk
أَعْرَضُوا۟
aʿraḍū
they turn away
عَنْهُ
ʿanhu
from it
وَقَالُوا۟
waqālū
and say
لَنَآ
lanā
For us
أَعْمَـٰلُنَا
aʿmālunā
our deeds
وَلَكُمْ
walakum
and for you
أَعْمَـٰلُكُمْ
aʿmālukum
your deeds
سَلَـٰمٌ
salāmun
Peace (be)
عَلَيْكُمْ
ʿalaykum
on you
لَا
lā
not
نَبْتَغِى
nabtaghī
we seek
ٱلْجَـٰهِلِينَ
l-jāhilīna
the ignorant
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.
55-1 Here, لغو refers to all the abuse and mockery of the religion that the polytheists used to do.
55-2 This سلام is not a greeting of peace, but rather a سلام of separation, meaning: we are not even willing to argue or converse with ignorant people like you. Just as in Urdu it is also said, "Salam from afar to the ignorant." Obviously, by سلام is meant to cease conversation and interaction altogether.
55-2 This سلام is not a greeting of peace, but rather a سلام of separation, meaning: we are not even willing to argue or converse with ignorant people like you. Just as in Urdu it is also said, "Salam from afar to the ignorant." Obviously, by سلام is meant to cease conversation and interaction altogether.
