سُوْرَةُ الْاَنْعَامِ
Surah Al-An'aam (6) — Ayah 41
بَلْ إِيَّاهُ تَدْعُونَ فَيَكْشِفُ مَا تَدْعُونَ إِلَيْهِ إِن شَآءَ وَتَنسَوْنَ مَا تُشْرِكُونَ ﴿41﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
Nay! To Him Alone you would call, and, if He wills, He would remove that (distress) for which you call upon Him, and you would forget at that time whatever partners you joined (with Him in worship)!
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
بَلْ
bal
Nay
إِيَّاهُ
iyyāhu
Him Alone
تَدْعُونَ
tadʿūna
you call
فَيَكْشِفُ
fayakshifu
and He would remove
مَا
mā
what
تَدْعُونَ
tadʿūna
you call
إِلَيْهِ
ilayhi
upon Him
إِن
in
if
شَآءَ
shāa
He wills
وَتَنسَوْنَ
watansawna
and you will forget
مَا
mā
what
تُشْرِكُونَ
tush'rikūna
you associate (with Him)
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.
41. 1. In اَرَءَیْتَکُمْ, the letters "kaf" and "meem" are for addressing, and its meaning is "اخبرونی" (tell me or inform me). This subject has also been mentioned in several places in the Noble Quran (see the footnote of Surah Al-Baqarah, verse 561). This means that monotheism is the voice of human nature. A person remains involved in the polytheistic beliefs and actions of the environment or ancestors and continues to consider others besides Allah as the fulfiller of needs and remover of difficulties. He even offers vows and offerings in their names. But when he is faced with some calamity, he forgets all of this, and nature prevails over everything, and involuntarily, he calls upon the very Being whom he should call upon. If only people would remain firm upon this nature, for complete salvation in the Hereafter lies only in adopting this call of nature, that is, monotheism.
