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Surah Faatir (35) — Ayah 42
وَأَقْسَمُوا۟ بِٱللَّهِ جَهْدَ أَيْمَـٰنِهِمْ لَئِن جَآءَهُمْ نَذِيرٌ لَّيَكُونُنَّ أَهْدَىٰ مِنْ إِحْدَى ٱلْأُمَمِ ۖ فَلَمَّا جَآءَهُمْ نَذِيرٌ مَّا زَادَهُمْ إِلَّا نُفُورًا ﴿42﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
And they swore by Allâh their most binding oath that if a warner came to them, they would be more guided than any of the nations (before them); yet when a warner (Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) came to them, it increased in them nothing but flight (from the truth)
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَأَقْسَمُوا۟
wa-aqsamū
And they swore
بِٱللَّهِ
bil-lahi
by Allah
جَهْدَ
jahda
(the) strongest
أَيْمَـٰنِهِمْ
aymānihim
(of) their oaths
لَئِن
la-in
that if
جَآءَهُمْ
jāahum
came to them
نَذِيرٌۭ
nadhīrun
a warner
لَّيَكُونُنَّ
layakūnunna
surely, they would be
أَهْدَىٰ
ahdā
more guided
مِنْ
min
than
إِحْدَى
iḥ'dā
any
ٱلْأُمَمِ ۖ
l-umami
(of) the nations
فَلَمَّا
falammā
But when
جَآءَهُمْ
jāahum
came to them
نَذِيرٌۭ
nadhīrun
a warner
مَّا
mā
not
زَادَهُمْ
zādahum
it increased them
إِلَّا
illā
but
نُفُورًا
nufūran
(in) aversion
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.
42. 1. In this, Allah Almighty is stating that before the advent of Muhammad, these polytheists of Arabia used to swear oaths repeatedly, saying that if a messenger came to us, we would welcome him and play an exemplary role in believing in him. This subject has also been mentioned in other places. For example, (اَنْ تَقُوْلُوْٓا اِنَّمَآ اُنْزِلَ الْكِتٰبُ عَلٰي طَاۗىِٕفَتَيْنِ مِنْ قَبْلِنَا ۠ وَاِنْ كُنَّا عَنْ دِرَاسَتِهِمْ لَغٰفِلِيْنَ 156ۙ اَوْ تَقُوْلُوْا لَوْ اَنَّآ اُنْزِلَ عَلَيْنَا الْكِتٰبُ لَكُنَّآ اَهْدٰي مِنْهُمْ ۚ فَقَدْ جَاۗءَكُمْ بَيِّنَةٌ مِّنْ رَّبِّكُمْ وَهُدًى وَّرَحْمَةٌ ۚ فَمَنْ اَظْلَمُ مِمَّنْ كَذَّبَ بِاٰيٰتِ اللّٰهِ وَصَدَفَ عَنْهَا ۭ سَنَجْزِي الَّذِيْنَ يَصْدِفُوْنَ عَنْ اٰيٰتِنَا سُوْۗءَ الْعَذَابِ بِمَا كَانُوْا يَصْدِفُوْنَ 157) 6. Al-An'am:157-156) (ثُمَّ اِنَّ مَرْجِعَهُمْ لَا۟اِلَى الْجَحِيْمِ) 37. As-Saffat:68). (فَكَفَرُوْا بِهٖ فَسَوْفَ يَعْلَمُوْنَ) 37. As-Saffat:170)
42. 2. That is, Muhammad ﷺ has come to them as a prophet, for whom they used to long.
42. 2. That is, Muhammad ﷺ has come to them as a prophet, for whom they used to long.
