سُوْرَةُ اٰلِ عِمْرٰنَ
Surah Aal-i-Imraan (3) — Ayah 69
وَدَّت طَّآئِفَةٌ مِّنْ أَهْلِ ٱلْكِتَـٰبِ لَوْ يُضِلُّونَكُمْ وَمَا يُضِلُّونَ إِلَّآ أَنفُسَهُمْ وَمَا يَشْعُرُونَ ﴿69﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
A party of the people of the Scripture (Jews and Christians) wish to lead you astray. But they shall not lead astray anyone except themselves, and they perceive not.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَدَّت
waddat
Wished
طَّآئِفَةٌۭ
ṭāifatun
a group
مِّنْ
min
from
أَهْلِ
ahli
(the) People
ٱلْكِتَـٰبِ
l-kitābi
(of) the Book
لَوْ
law
if
يُضِلُّونَكُمْ
yuḍillūnakum
they could lead you astray
وَمَا
wamā
and not
يُضِلُّونَ
yuḍillūna
they lead astray
إِلَّآ
illā
except
أَنفُسَهُمْ
anfusahum
themselves
وَمَا
wamā
and not
يَشْعُرُونَ
yashʿurūna
they perceive
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.
69. 1 This is an explanation of the envy and malice that the Jews held against the believers, and it was due to this hostility that they wished to mislead the Muslims. Allah Almighty said that in this way, they are, unknowingly, leading themselves astray.
