سُوْرَةُ الْاَنْعَامِ
Surah Al-An'aam (6) — Ayah 123
وَكَذَٰلِكَ جَعَلْنَا فِى كُلِّ قَرْيَةٍ أَكَـٰبِرَ مُجْرِمِيهَا لِيَمْكُرُوا۟ فِيهَا ۖ وَمَا يَمْكُرُونَ إِلَّا بِأَنفُسِهِمْ وَمَا يَشْعُرُونَ ﴿123﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
And thus We have set up in every town great ones of its wicked people to plot therein. But they plot not except against their ownselves, and they perceive (it) not.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَكَذَٰلِكَ
wakadhālika
And thus
جَعَلْنَا
jaʿalnā
We placed
فِى
fī
in
كُلِّ
kulli
every
قَرْيَةٍ
qaryatin
city
أَكَـٰبِرَ
akābira
greatest
مُجْرِمِيهَا
muj'rimīhā
(of) its criminals
لِيَمْكُرُوا۟
liyamkurū
so that they plot
فِيهَا ۖ
fīhā
therein
وَمَا
wamā
And not
يَمْكُرُونَ
yamkurūna
they plot
إِلَّا
illā
except
بِأَنفُسِهِمْ
bi-anfusihim
against themselves
وَمَا
wamā
and not
يَشْعُرُونَ
yashʿurūna
they perceive
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.
123. 1. Akabir is the plural of Akbar; it refers to the leaders and prominent figures among the disbelievers and sinners, because they are the ones who take the lead in opposing the prophets and callers to the truth, while the common people merely follow them. Moreover, such people are generally distinguished in terms of worldly wealth and family prestige as well. Therefore, they are also prominent in their opposition to the truth. This same theme is also mentioned in Surah Saba, verses 31 to 33, Surah Zukhruf 23, Surah Nuh 22, and others.
123. 2. That is, the consequence of their own mischief, as well as the consequence of those who follow them, will fall upon them (see also Surah Ankabut 13, Surah Nahl 25).
123. 2. That is, the consequence of their own mischief, as well as the consequence of those who follow them, will fall upon them (see also Surah Ankabut 13, Surah Nahl 25).
