سُوْرَةُ الْمُؤْمِنِ
Surah Ghafir (40) — Ayah 66
۞ قُلْ إِنِّى نُهِيتُ أَنْ أَعْبُدَ ٱلَّذِينَ تَدْعُونَ مِن دُونِ ٱللَّهِ لَمَّا جَآءَنِىَ ٱلْبَيِّنَـٰتُ مِن رَّبِّى وَأُمِرْتُ أَنْ أُسْلِمَ لِرَبِّ ٱلْعَـٰلَمِينَ ﴿66﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
Say (O Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم): "I have been forbidden to worship those whom you worship besides Allâh, since there have come to me evidence from my Lord; and I am commanded to submit (in Islâm) to the Lord of the ‘Âlamîn (mankind, jinn and all that exists).
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
۞ قُلْ
qul
Say
إِنِّى
innī
Indeed, I
نُهِيتُ
nuhītu
[I] have been forbidden
أَنْ
an
to
أَعْبُدَ
aʿbuda
worship
ٱلَّذِينَ
alladhīna
those whom
تَدْعُونَ
tadʿūna
you call
مِن
min
besides
دُونِ
dūni
besides
ٱللَّهِ
l-lahi
Allah
لَمَّا
lammā
when
جَآءَنِىَ
jāaniya
have come to me
ٱلْبَيِّنَـٰتُ
l-bayinātu
the clear proofs
مِن
min
from
رَّبِّى
rabbī
my Lord
وَأُمِرْتُ
wa-umir'tu
and I am commanded
أَنْ
an
to
أُسْلِمَ
us'lima
submit
لِرَبِّ
lirabbi
to (the) Lord
ٱلْعَـٰلَمِينَ
l-ʿālamīna
(of) the worlds
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.
66. 1. Whether they are stone idols, prophets (علیہم السلام) and righteous people, or persons buried in graves. Do not call anyone for help, do not make vows or offerings in their names, do not recite their litanies, do not fear them, and do not attach hopes to them, because all these are forms of worship which are the exclusive right of Allah alone.
66. 2. These are the same rational and textual proofs by which the oneness of Allah, that is, Allah being the only deity and Lord, is established, which are mentioned repeatedly in the Quran. The meaning of Islam is to submit and surrender for obedience, to bow the head in submission, that is, I should bow before Allah and not turn away from Him. Further, some proofs of monotheism are being presented.
66. 2. These are the same rational and textual proofs by which the oneness of Allah, that is, Allah being the only deity and Lord, is established, which are mentioned repeatedly in the Quran. The meaning of Islam is to submit and surrender for obedience, to bow the head in submission, that is, I should bow before Allah and not turn away from Him. Further, some proofs of monotheism are being presented.
