سُوْرَةُ الْاَنْعَامِ
Surah Al-An'aam (6) — Ayah 148
سَيَقُولُ ٱلَّذِينَ أَشْرَكُوا۟ لَوْ شَآءَ ٱللَّهُ مَآ أَشْرَكْنَا وَلَآ ءَابَآؤُنَا وَلَا حَرَّمْنَا مِن شَىْءٍ ۚ كَذَٰلِكَ كَذَّبَ ٱلَّذِينَ مِن قَبْلِهِمْ حَتَّىٰ ذَاقُوا۟ بَأْسَنَا ۗ قُلْ هَلْ عِندَكُم مِّنْ عِلْمٍ فَتُخْرِجُوهُ لَنَآ ۖ إِن تَتَّبِعُونَ إِلَّا ٱلظَّنَّ وَإِنْ أَنتُمْ إِلَّا تَخْرُصُونَ ﴿148﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
Those who took partners (in worship) with Allâh will say: "If Allâh had willed, we would not have taken partners (in worship) with Him, nor would our fathers, and we would not have forbidden anything (against His Will)." Likewise belied those who were before them, (they argued falsely with Allâh’s Messengers), till they tasted Our Wrath. Say: "Have you any knowledge (proof) that you can produce before us? Verily, you follow nothing but guess and you do nothing but lie."
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
سَيَقُولُ
sayaqūlu
Will say
ٱلَّذِينَ
alladhīna
those who
أَشْرَكُوا۟
ashrakū
associate partners (with Allah)
لَوْ
law
If
شَآءَ
shāa
Had willed
ٱللَّهُ
l-lahu
Allah
مَآ
mā
not
أَشْرَكْنَا
ashraknā
we (would) have associated partners (with Allah)
وَلَآ
walā
and not
ءَابَآؤُنَا
ābāunā
our forefathers
وَلَا
walā
and not
حَرَّمْنَا
ḥarramnā
we (would) have forbidden
مِن
min
[of]
شَىْءٍۢ ۚ
shayin
anything
كَذَٰلِكَ
kadhālika
Likewise
كَذَّبَ
kadhaba
denied
ٱلَّذِينَ
alladhīna
those who
مِن
min
(were from)
قَبْلِهِمْ
qablihim
before them
حَتَّىٰ
ḥattā
until
ذَاقُوا۟
dhāqū
they tasted
بَأْسَنَا ۗ
basanā
Our wrath
قُلْ
qul
Say
هَلْ
hal
Is
عِندَكُم
ʿindakum
with you
مِّنْ
min
[of]
عِلْمٍۢ
ʿil'min
any knowledge
فَتُخْرِجُوهُ
fatukh'rijūhu
then produce it
لَنَآ ۖ
lanā
for us
إِن
in
Not
تَتَّبِعُونَ
tattabiʿūna
you follow
إِلَّا
illā
except
ٱلظَّنَّ
l-ẓana
the assumption
وَإِنْ
wa-in
and not
أَنتُمْ
antum
you (do)
إِلَّا
illā
but
تَخْرُصُونَ
takhruṣūna
guess
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.
148. 1. This is the same misconception that arises from considering the Divine Will (Mashiyyat) and Divine Pleasure (Rida) to be synonymous. However, these are different from each other. This has already been explained earlier.
148. 2. Allah Almighty removed this misconception in such a way: if this shirk was an expression of Allah’s pleasure, then why did punishment come upon them? The punishment from Allah is proof that Divine Will is one thing and Divine Pleasure is another.
148. 3. That is, if you have any evidence for your claim, then present it. But where do they have any evidence? There, only conjectures and assumptions exist.
148. 2. Allah Almighty removed this misconception in such a way: if this shirk was an expression of Allah’s pleasure, then why did punishment come upon them? The punishment from Allah is proof that Divine Will is one thing and Divine Pleasure is another.
148. 3. That is, if you have any evidence for your claim, then present it. But where do they have any evidence? There, only conjectures and assumptions exist.
