سُوْرَةُ الصَّافَّاتِ
Surah As-Saaffaat (37) — Ayah 71
وَلَقَدْ ضَلَّ قَبْلَهُمْ أَكْثَرُ ٱلْأَوَّلِينَ ﴿71﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
And indeed most of the men of old went astray before them;
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَلَقَدْ
walaqad
And verily
ضَلَّ
ḍalla
went astray
قَبْلَهُمْ
qablahum
before them
أَكْثَرُ
aktharu
most
ٱلْأَوَّلِينَ
l-awalīna
(of) the former (people)
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.
71. 1 That is, not only have these people gone astray, but most of the people before them were also misguided, and these people are following in their footsteps.
