سُوْرَةُ لُقْمَانَ
Surah Luqman (31) — Ayah 15
وَإِن جَـٰهَدَاكَ عَلَىٰٓ أَن تُشْرِكَ بِى مَا لَيْسَ لَكَ بِهِۦ عِلْمٌ فَلَا تُطِعْهُمَا ۖ وَصَاحِبْهُمَا فِى ٱلدُّنْيَا مَعْرُوفًا ۖ وَٱتَّبِعْ سَبِيلَ مَنْ أَنَابَ إِلَىَّ ۚ ثُمَّ إِلَىَّ مَرْجِعُكُمْ فَأُنَبِّئُكُم بِمَا كُنتُمْ تَعْمَلُونَ ﴿15﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
But if they (both) strive with you to make you join in worship with Me others that of which you have no knowledge, then obey them not; but behave with them in the world kindly, and follow the path of him who turns to Me in repentance and in obedience. Then to Me will be your return, and I shall tell you what you used to do.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَإِن
wa-in
But if
جَـٰهَدَاكَ
jāhadāka
they strive against you
عَلَىٰٓ
ʿalā
on
أَن
an
that
تُشْرِكَ
tush'rika
you associate partners
بِى
bī
with Me
مَا
mā
what
لَيْسَ
laysa
not
لَكَ
laka
you have
بِهِۦ
bihi
of it
عِلْمٌۭ
ʿil'mun
any knowledge
فَلَا
falā
then (do) not
تُطِعْهُمَا ۖ
tuṭiʿ'humā
obey both of them
وَصَاحِبْهُمَا
waṣāḥib'humā
But accompany them
فِى
fī
in
ٱلدُّنْيَا
l-dun'yā
the world
مَعْرُوفًۭا ۖ
maʿrūfan
(with) kindness
وَٱتَّبِعْ
wa-ittabiʿ
and follow
سَبِيلَ
sabīla
(the) path
مَنْ
man
(of him) who
أَنَابَ
anāba
turns
إِلَىَّ ۚ
ilayya
to Me
ثُمَّ
thumma
Then
إِلَىَّ
ilayya
towards Me
مَرْجِعُكُمْ
marjiʿukum
(is) your return
فَأُنَبِّئُكُم
fa-unabbi-ukum
then I will inform you
بِمَا
bimā
of what
كُنتُمْ
kuntum
you used (to)
تَعْمَلُونَ
taʿmalūna
do
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.
15-1. That is, the path of the believers.
15-2. That is, follow those who turn towards Me, because ultimately all of you have to return to My presence, and it is only from Me that everyone will receive the reward for their good or bad deeds. If you follow My path and live your life remembering Me, then it is hoped that on the Day of Resurrection you will be successful in My court; otherwise, you will be seized by My punishment. The context was related to the advices of Hazrat Luqman. Now, again, those same advices are being mentioned which Luqman gave to his son. In the two intervening verses, Allah, the Exalted, has, as a parenthetical statement, emphasized kindness to parents. One reason for this is that Luqman did not give this advice to his son because there was his own personal interest involved. The second is to make it clear that after the oneness and worship of Allah, serving and obeying parents is necessary. The third is that shirk is such a great sin that even if parents command it, their word should not be obeyed.
15-2. That is, follow those who turn towards Me, because ultimately all of you have to return to My presence, and it is only from Me that everyone will receive the reward for their good or bad deeds. If you follow My path and live your life remembering Me, then it is hoped that on the Day of Resurrection you will be successful in My court; otherwise, you will be seized by My punishment. The context was related to the advices of Hazrat Luqman. Now, again, those same advices are being mentioned which Luqman gave to his son. In the two intervening verses, Allah, the Exalted, has, as a parenthetical statement, emphasized kindness to parents. One reason for this is that Luqman did not give this advice to his son because there was his own personal interest involved. The second is to make it clear that after the oneness and worship of Allah, serving and obeying parents is necessary. The third is that shirk is such a great sin that even if parents command it, their word should not be obeyed.
