سُوْرَةُ النِّسَآءِ
Surah An-Nisaa (4) — Ayah 172
لَّن يَسْتَنكِفَ ٱلْمَسِيحُ أَن يَكُونَ عَبْدًا لِّلَّهِ وَلَا ٱلْمَلَـٰٓئِكَةُ ٱلْمُقَرَّبُونَ ۚ وَمَن يَسْتَنكِفْ عَنْ عِبَادَتِهِۦ وَيَسْتَكْبِرْ فَسَيَحْشُرُهُمْ إِلَيْهِ جَمِيعًا ﴿172﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
The Messiah will never be proud to reject to be a slave to Allâh, nor the angels who are the near (to Allâh). And whosoever rejects His worship and is proud, then He will gather them all together unto Himself.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
لَّن
lan
Never
يَسْتَنكِفَ
yastankifa
will disdain
ٱلْمَسِيحُ
l-masīḥu
the Messiah
أَن
an
to
يَكُونَ
yakūna
be
عَبْدًۭا
ʿabdan
a slave
لِّلَّهِ
lillahi
of Allah
وَلَا
walā
and not
ٱلْمَلَـٰٓئِكَةُ
l-malāikatu
the Angels
ٱلْمُقَرَّبُونَ ۚ
l-muqarabūna
the ones who are near (to Allah)
وَمَن
waman
And whoever
يَسْتَنكِفْ
yastankif
disdains
عَنْ
ʿan
from
عِبَادَتِهِۦ
ʿibādatihi
His worship
وَيَسْتَكْبِرْ
wayastakbir
and is arrogant
فَسَيَحْشُرُهُمْ
fasayaḥshuruhum
then He will gather them
إِلَيْهِ
ilayhi
towards Him
جَمِيعًۭا
jamīʿan
all together
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.
172. 1. Some people associated angels with divinity, just as they had with ‘Isa (Jesus) ؑ. Allah Almighty is saying that all of these are servants of Allah and they absolutely do not deny this. On what basis do you make them partners with Allah or in His divinity?
