سُوْرَةُ الْاَنْعَامِ
Surah Al-An'aam (6) — Ayah 144
وَمِنَ ٱلْإِبِلِ ٱثْنَيْنِ وَمِنَ ٱلْبَقَرِ ٱثْنَيْنِ ۗ قُلْ ءَآلذَّكَرَيْنِ حَرَّمَ أَمِ ٱلْأُنثَيَيْنِ أَمَّا ٱشْتَمَلَتْ عَلَيْهِ أَرْحَامُ ٱلْأُنثَيَيْنِ ۖ أَمْ كُنتُمْ شُهَدَآءَ إِذْ وَصَّىٰكُمُ ٱللَّهُ بِهَـٰذَا ۚ فَمَنْ أَظْلَمُ مِمَّنِ ٱفْتَرَىٰ عَلَى ٱللَّهِ كَذِبًا لِّيُضِلَّ ٱلنَّاسَ بِغَيْرِ عِلْمٍ ۗ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ لَا يَهْدِى ٱلْقَوْمَ ٱلظَّـٰلِمِينَ ﴿144﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
And of the camels two (male and female), and of oxen two (male and female). Say: "Has He forbidden the two males or the two females or (the young) which the wombs of the two females enclose? Or were you present when Allâh ordered you such a thing? Then who does more wrong than one who invents a lie against Allâh, to lead mankind astray without knowledge. Certainly Allâh guides not the people who are Zâlimûn (polytheists and wrong-doers)."
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَمِنَ
wamina
And of
ٱلْإِبِلِ
l-ibili
the camels
ٱثْنَيْنِ
ith'nayni
two
وَمِنَ
wamina
and of
ٱلْبَقَرِ
l-baqari
the cows
ٱثْنَيْنِ ۗ
ith'nayni
two
قُلْ
qul
Say
ءَآلذَّكَرَيْنِ
āldhakarayni
(Is it) the two males
حَرَّمَ
ḥarrama
He (has) forbidden
أَمِ
ami
or
ٱلْأُنثَيَيْنِ
l-unthayayni
the two females
أَمَّا
ammā
or what
ٱشْتَمَلَتْ
ish'tamalat
contains
عَلَيْهِ
ʿalayhi
[in it]
أَرْحَامُ
arḥāmu
(the) wombs
ٱلْأُنثَيَيْنِ ۖ
l-unthayayni
(of) the two females
أَمْ
am
Or
كُنتُمْ
kuntum
were you
شُهَدَآءَ
shuhadāa
witnesses
إِذْ
idh
when
وَصَّىٰكُمُ
waṣṣākumu
enjoined you
ٱللَّهُ
l-lahu
Allah
بِهَـٰذَا ۚ
bihādhā
with this
فَمَنْ
faman
Then who
أَظْلَمُ
aẓlamu
(is) more unjust
مِمَّنِ
mimmani
than (one) who
ٱفْتَرَىٰ
if'tarā
invents
عَلَى
ʿalā
against
ٱللَّهِ
l-lahi
Allah
كَذِبًۭا
kadhiban
a lie
لِّيُضِلَّ
liyuḍilla
to mislead
ٱلنَّاسَ
l-nāsa
the people
بِغَيْرِ
bighayri
without
عِلْمٍ ۗ
ʿil'min
knowledge
إِنَّ
inna
Indeed
ٱللَّهَ
l-laha
Allah
لَا
lā
(does) not
يَهْدِى
yahdī
guide
ٱلْقَوْمَ
l-qawma
the people
ٱلظَّـٰلِمِينَ
l-ẓālimīna
the wrongdoing
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.
144. 1 This is also a substitute for ثَمَانِیْۃَ, and here too, both the male and female of each pair are meant, and thus these eight kinds are completed.
144. 2 That is, when you declare some animals unlawful, were you present when Allah gave the command of their prohibition? The meaning is that Allah has not given any command regarding their prohibition. All this is your own fabrication, and you are attributing lies to Allah.
144. 3 That is, this is the greatest wrongdoer. In the hadith, it is mentioned that the Prophet ﷺ said: I saw ‘Amr bin Luhayy dragging his intestines in Hell; he was the first to start the practice of releasing animals in the name of idols, such as Wasilah and Haam, etc. Imam Ibn Kathir states that this ‘Amr bin Luhayy was among the chiefs of the Khuza‘ah tribe, who was made the custodian of the Ka‘bah after the Jurhum tribe. He was the first to introduce changes in the religion of Ibrahim, inviting people to worship idols and establishing polytheistic customs (Ibn Kathir). In any case, the purpose of the verse is that Allah, by creating the aforementioned eight kinds of animals, has bestowed a favor upon His servants. To declare any of these animals unlawful on one’s own accord is to reject Allah’s favor and also to commit shirk.
144. 2 That is, when you declare some animals unlawful, were you present when Allah gave the command of their prohibition? The meaning is that Allah has not given any command regarding their prohibition. All this is your own fabrication, and you are attributing lies to Allah.
144. 3 That is, this is the greatest wrongdoer. In the hadith, it is mentioned that the Prophet ﷺ said: I saw ‘Amr bin Luhayy dragging his intestines in Hell; he was the first to start the practice of releasing animals in the name of idols, such as Wasilah and Haam, etc. Imam Ibn Kathir states that this ‘Amr bin Luhayy was among the chiefs of the Khuza‘ah tribe, who was made the custodian of the Ka‘bah after the Jurhum tribe. He was the first to introduce changes in the religion of Ibrahim, inviting people to worship idols and establishing polytheistic customs (Ibn Kathir). In any case, the purpose of the verse is that Allah, by creating the aforementioned eight kinds of animals, has bestowed a favor upon His servants. To declare any of these animals unlawful on one’s own accord is to reject Allah’s favor and also to commit shirk.
