سُوْرَةُ النِّسَآءِ
Surah An-Nisaa (4) — Ayah 170
يَـٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلنَّاسُ قَدْ جَآءَكُمُ ٱلرَّسُولُ بِٱلْحَقِّ مِن رَّبِّكُمْ فَـَٔامِنُوا۟ خَيْرًا لَّكُمْ ۚ وَإِن تَكْفُرُوا۟ فَإِنَّ لِلَّهِ مَا فِى ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ ۚ وَكَانَ ٱللَّهُ عَلِيمًا حَكِيمًا ﴿170﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
O mankind! Verily, there has come to you the Messenger (Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) with the truth from your Lord. So believe in him, it is better for you. But if you disbelieve, then certainly to Allâh belongs all that is in the heavens and the earth. And Allâh is Ever All-Knowing, All-Wise.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
يَـٰٓأَيُّهَا
yāayyuhā
O
ٱلنَّاسُ
l-nāsu
mankind
قَدْ
qad
Surely
جَآءَكُمُ
jāakumu
has come to you
ٱلرَّسُولُ
l-rasūlu
the Messenger
بِٱلْحَقِّ
bil-ḥaqi
with the truth
مِن
min
from
رَّبِّكُمْ
rabbikum
your Lord
فَـَٔامِنُوا۟
faāminū
so believe
خَيْرًۭا
khayran
(it is) better
لَّكُمْ ۚ
lakum
for you
وَإِن
wa-in
But if
تَكْفُرُوا۟
takfurū
you disbelieve
فَإِنَّ
fa-inna
then indeed
لِلَّهِ
lillahi
to Allah (belongs)
مَا
mā
whatever
فِى
fī
(is) in
ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِ
l-samāwāti
the heavens
وَٱلْأَرْضِ ۚ
wal-arḍi
and the earth
وَكَانَ
wakāna
And is
ٱللَّهُ
l-lahu
Allah
عَلِيمًا
ʿalīman
All-Knowing
حَكِيمًۭا
ḥakīman
All-Wise
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.
170. 1. That is, what harm will your disbelief cause to Allah, just as Musa said to his people (اِنْ تَكْفُرُوْٓا اَنْتُمْ وَمَنْ فِي الْاَرْضِ جَمِيْعًا ۙ فَاِنَّ اللّٰهَ لَغَنِيٌّ حَمِيْدٌ) 14:8 (Ibrahim. 8): If you and all those who dwell on the earth together choose the path of disbelief, what harm will you cause to Allah? Surely, Allah is indeed free of need, Praiseworthy. And in the Hadith Qudsi, Allah says: 'O My servants! If the first and last of you, all humans and jinn, become like the heart of the most righteous man among you, that will not increase My kingdom in the least. And if the first and last of you, all humans and jinn, become like the heart of the most disobedient man among you, that will not decrease My kingdom in the least. O My servants! If all of you gather in one plain and ask Me, and I give every person what he asks for, that will not decrease what I have any more than a needle decreases the water of the sea when it is dipped into it and taken out.' (Sahih Muslim, Book of Birr, Chapter: Prohibition of Oppression)
