سُوْرَةُ الشُّوْرٰي
Surah Ash-Shura (42) — Ayah 21
أَمْ لَهُمْ شُرَكَـٰٓؤُا۟ شَرَعُوا۟ لَهُم مِّنَ ٱلدِّينِ مَا لَمْ يَأْذَنۢ بِهِ ٱللَّهُ ۚ وَلَوْلَا كَلِمَةُ ٱلْفَصْلِ لَقُضِىَ بَيْنَهُمْ ۗ وَإِنَّ ٱلظَّـٰلِمِينَ لَهُمْ عَذَابٌ أَلِيمٌ ﴿21﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
Or have they partners with Allâh (false gods) who have instituted for them a religion which Allâh has not ordained? And had it not been for a decisive Word (gone forth already), the matter would have been judged between them. And verily, for the Zâlimûn (polytheists and wrong-doers) there is a painful torment.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
أَمْ
am
Or
لَهُمْ
lahum
for them
شُرَكَـٰٓؤُا۟
shurakāu
(are) partners
شَرَعُوا۟
sharaʿū
who have ordained
لَهُم
lahum
for them
مِّنَ
mina
of
ٱلدِّينِ
l-dīni
the religion
مَا
mā
what
لَمْ
lam
not
يَأْذَنۢ
yadhan
Allah has given permission of it
بِهِ
bihi
Allah has given permission of it
ٱللَّهُ ۚ
l-lahu
Allah has given permission of it
وَلَوْلَا
walawlā
And if not
كَلِمَةُ
kalimatu
(for) a word
ٱلْفَصْلِ
l-faṣli
decisive
لَقُضِىَ
laquḍiya
surely, it (would have) been judged
بَيْنَهُمْ ۗ
baynahum
between them
وَإِنَّ
wa-inna
And indeed
ٱلظَّـٰلِمِينَ
l-ẓālimīna
the wrongdoers
لَهُمْ
lahum
for them
عَذَابٌ
ʿadhābun
(is a) punishment
أَلِيمٌۭ
alīmun
painful
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.
The exegesis of this verse has been done along with the previous verse.
