سُوْرَةُ الزُّمَرِ
Surah Az-Zumar (39) — Ayah 29
ضَرَبَ ٱللَّهُ مَثَلًا رَّجُلًا فِيهِ شُرَكَآءُ مُتَشَـٰكِسُونَ وَرَجُلًا سَلَمًا لِّرَجُلٍ هَلْ يَسْتَوِيَانِ مَثَلًا ۚ ٱلْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ ۚ بَلْ أَكْثَرُهُمْ لَا يَعْلَمُونَ ﴿29﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
Allâh puts forth a similitude: a (slave) man belonging to many partners (like those who worship others along with Allâh) disputing with one another, and a (slave) man belonging entirely to one master (like those who worship Allâh Alone). Are those two equal in comparison? All the praises and thanks be to Allâh! But most of them know not.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
ضَرَبَ
ḍaraba
Allah sets forth
ٱللَّهُ
l-lahu
Allah sets forth
مَثَلًۭا
mathalan
an example
رَّجُلًۭا
rajulan
a man
فِيهِ
fīhi
about him
شُرَكَآءُ
shurakāu
partners
مُتَشَـٰكِسُونَ
mutashākisūna
quarreling
وَرَجُلًۭا
warajulan
and a man
سَلَمًۭا
salaman
(belonging) exclusively
لِّرَجُلٍ
lirajulin
to one man
هَلْ
hal
are
يَسْتَوِيَانِ
yastawiyāni
they both equal
مَثَلًا ۚ
mathalan
(in) comparison
ٱلْحَمْدُ
l-ḥamdu
All praise
لِلَّهِ ۚ
lillahi
(be) to Allah
بَلْ
bal
Nay
أَكْثَرُهُمْ
aktharuhum
most of them
لَا
lā
(do) not
يَعْلَمُونَ
yaʿlamūna
know
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.
29. 1 In this, the example of a polytheist (one who ascribes partners to Allah) and a sincere person (one who worships only Allah) is given, that is, there is a slave who is shared among several people, so they keep quarreling among themselves, and there is a slave whose master is only one person, and no one shares in his ownership. Can these two slaves be equal? No, certainly not. In the same way, the polytheist who worships other deities along with Allah and the sincere believer who worships only one Allah and does not associate anyone with Him cannot be equal.
29. 2 For the fact that He has established the proof.
29. 3 That is why they commit shirk with Allah.
29. 2 For the fact that He has established the proof.
29. 3 That is why they commit shirk with Allah.
