سُوْرَةُ المَآئِدَةِ
Surah Al-Maaida (5) — Ayah 50
أَفَحُكْمَ ٱلْجَـٰهِلِيَّةِ يَبْغُونَ ۚ وَمَنْ أَحْسَنُ مِنَ ٱللَّهِ حُكْمًا لِّقَوْمٍ يُوقِنُونَ ﴿50﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
Do they then seek the judgement of (the days of) Ignorance? And who is better in judgement than Allâh for a people who have firm Faith.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
أَفَحُكْمَ
afaḥuk'ma
Is it then the judgment
ٱلْجَـٰهِلِيَّةِ
l-jāhiliyati
(of the time of) ignorance
يَبْغُونَ ۚ
yabghūna
they seek
وَمَنْ
waman
And who (is)
أَحْسَنُ
aḥsanu
better
مِنَ
mina
than
ٱللَّهِ
l-lahi
Allah
حُكْمًۭا
ḥuk'man
(in) judgment
لِّقَوْمٍۢ
liqawmin
for a people
يُوقِنُونَ
yūqinūna
(who) firmly believe
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.
50. 1. Now, apart from the Quran and Islam, everything else is ignorance (Jahiliyyah). Are they still seeking and desiring ignorance, leaving aside the light and guidance (Islam)? This interrogative is for denial and rebuke, and the word 'fa' is connected to an implied word, and the meaning is (يُعْرِضُونَ مِنْ حُكْمِكَ بِمَا أَنْزَلَ اللَّهُ عَلَيْكَ وَيَتَوَلَّوْنَ عَنْهُ، يَبْتَغُونَ حُكْمَ الْجَاهِلِيَّةِ) They turn away from your decision which Allah has revealed to you, and they turn their backs on it, seeking the ways of ignorance (Fath al-Qadeer).
50. 2. It is mentioned in a hadith that the Prophet ﷺ said, "The most disliked person to Allah is the one who, in Islam, seeks the way of ignorance and seeks to shed someone's blood unjustly."
50. 2. It is mentioned in a hadith that the Prophet ﷺ said, "The most disliked person to Allah is the one who, in Islam, seeks the way of ignorance and seeks to shed someone's blood unjustly."
