سُوْرَةُ فَاطِرٍ
Surah Faatir (35) — Ayah 39
هُوَ ٱلَّذِى جَعَلَكُمْ خَلَـٰٓئِفَ فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ ۚ فَمَن كَفَرَ فَعَلَيْهِ كُفْرُهُۥ ۖ وَلَا يَزِيدُ ٱلْكَـٰفِرِينَ كُفْرُهُمْ عِندَ رَبِّهِمْ إِلَّا مَقْتًا ۖ وَلَا يَزِيدُ ٱلْكَـٰفِرِينَ كُفْرُهُمْ إِلَّا خَسَارًا ﴿39﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
He it is Who has made you successors generations after generations in the earth, so whosoever disbelieves (in Islâmic Monotheism) on him will be his disbelief. And the disbelief of the disbelievers adds nothing but hatred of their Lord. And the disbelief of the disbelievers adds nothing but loss.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
هُوَ
huwa
He
ٱلَّذِى
alladhī
(is) the One Who
جَعَلَكُمْ
jaʿalakum
made you
خَلَـٰٓئِفَ
khalāifa
successors
فِى
fī
in
ٱلْأَرْضِ ۚ
l-arḍi
the earth
فَمَن
faman
And whoever
كَفَرَ
kafara
disbelieves
فَعَلَيْهِ
faʿalayhi
then upon him
كُفْرُهُۥ ۖ
kuf'ruhu
(is) his disbelief
وَلَا
walā
And not
يَزِيدُ
yazīdu
increase
ٱلْكَـٰفِرِينَ
l-kāfirīna
the disbelievers
كُفْرُهُمْ
kuf'ruhum
their disbelief
عِندَ
ʿinda
near
رَبِّهِمْ
rabbihim
their Lord
إِلَّا
illā
except
مَقْتًۭا ۖ
maqtan
(in) hatred
وَلَا
walā
and not
يَزِيدُ
yazīdu
increase
ٱلْكَـٰفِرِينَ
l-kāfirīna
the disbelievers
كُفْرُهُمْ
kuf'ruhum
their disbelief
إِلَّا
illā
except
خَسَارًۭا
khasāran
(in) loss
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.
39. 1. That is, disbelief will not bring any benefit with Allah; rather, it will only increase Allah's wrath and displeasure, and the loss to the person's own soul will also be greater.
