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Surah Muhammad (47) — Ayah 14
أَفَمَن كَانَ عَلَىٰ بَيِّنَةٍ مِّن رَّبِّهِۦ كَمَن زُيِّنَ لَهُۥ سُوٓءُ عَمَلِهِۦ وَٱتَّبَعُوٓا۟ أَهْوَآءَهُم ﴿14﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
Is he who is on a clear proof from his Lord, like those for whom their evil deeds that they do are beautified for them, while they follow their own lusts (evil desires)?
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
أَفَمَن
afaman
Then is (he) who
كَانَ
kāna
is
عَلَىٰ
ʿalā
on
بَيِّنَةٍۢ
bayyinatin
a clear proof
مِّن
min
from
رَّبِّهِۦ
rabbihi
his Lord
كَمَن
kaman
like (he) who
زُيِّنَ
zuyyina
is made attractive
لَهُۥ
lahu
to him
سُوٓءُ
sūu
(the) evil
عَمَلِهِۦ
ʿamalihi
(of) his deeds
وَٱتَّبَعُوٓا۟
wa-ittabaʿū
while they follow
أَهْوَآءَهُم
ahwāahum
their desires
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.
14, 1. By "evil deed" is meant shirk and disobedience. The meaning is the same as has already been mentioned in several places before: that the believer and the disbeliever, the polytheist and the monotheist, and the righteous and the wicked cannot be equal. For one, there is reward and blessings of Paradise with Allah, while for the other, there is the dreadful punishment of Hell. In the next verse, the outcome of both is being described. First, the beauties and excellences of that Paradise which has been promised to the righteous are mentioned.
