سُوْرَةُ لُقْمَانَ
Surah Luqman (31) — Ayah 21
وَإِذَا قِيلَ لَهُمُ ٱتَّبِعُوا۟ مَآ أَنزَلَ ٱللَّهُ قَالُوا۟ بَلْ نَتَّبِعُ مَا وَجَدْنَا عَلَيْهِ ءَابَآءَنَآ ۚ أَوَلَوْ كَانَ ٱلشَّيْطَـٰنُ يَدْعُوهُمْ إِلَىٰ عَذَابِ ٱلسَّعِيرِ ﴿21﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
And when it is said to them: "Follow that which Allâh has sent down", they say: "Nay, we shall follow that which we found our fathers (following)." (Would they do so) even if Shaitân (Satan) invites them to the torment of the Fire?
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَإِذَا
wa-idhā
And when
قِيلَ
qīla
it is said
لَهُمُ
lahumu
to them
ٱتَّبِعُوا۟
ittabiʿū
Follow
مَآ
mā
what
أَنزَلَ
anzala
Allah (has) revealed
ٱللَّهُ
l-lahu
Allah (has) revealed
قَالُوا۟
qālū
they say
بَلْ
bal
Nay
نَتَّبِعُ
nattabiʿu
we will follow
مَا
mā
what
وَجَدْنَا
wajadnā
we found
عَلَيْهِ
ʿalayhi
on it
ءَابَآءَنَآ ۚ
ābāanā
our forefathers
أَوَلَوْ
awalaw
Even if
كَانَ
kāna
Shaitaan was
ٱلشَّيْطَـٰنُ
l-shayṭānu
Shaitaan was
يَدْعُوهُمْ
yadʿūhum
(to) call them
إِلَىٰ
ilā
to
عَذَابِ
ʿadhābi
(the) punishment
ٱلسَّعِيرِ
l-saʿīri
(of) the Blaze
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.
21-1. That is, they have neither any rational proof, nor any guidance from a guide, nor any evidence from a heavenly book, as if they are fighting without even having a sword in their hand.
