سُوْرَةُ الْاَنْعَامِ
Surah Al-An'aam (6) — Ayah 56
قُلْ إِنِّى نُهِيتُ أَنْ أَعْبُدَ ٱلَّذِينَ تَدْعُونَ مِن دُونِ ٱللَّهِ ۚ قُل لَّآ أَتَّبِعُ أَهْوَآءَكُمْ ۙ قَدْ ضَلَلْتُ إِذًا وَمَآ أَنَا۠ مِنَ ٱلْمُهْتَدِينَ ﴿56﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
Say (O Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم): "I have been forbidden to worship those whom you invoke (worship) besides Allâh." Say: "I will not follow your vain desires. If I did, I would go astray, and I would not be one of the rightly guided."
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
قُلْ
qul
Say
إِنِّى
innī
Indeed I
نُهِيتُ
nuhītu
[I] am forbidden
أَنْ
an
that
أَعْبُدَ
aʿbuda
I worship
ٱلَّذِينَ
alladhīna
those whom
تَدْعُونَ
tadʿūna
you call
مِن
min
from
دُونِ
dūni
besides
ٱللَّهِ ۚ
l-lahi
Allah
قُل
qul
Say
لَّآ
lā
Not
أَتَّبِعُ
attabiʿu
I follow
أَهْوَآءَكُمْ ۙ
ahwāakum
your (vain) desires
قَدْ
qad
certainly
ضَلَلْتُ
ḍalaltu
I would go astray
إِذًۭا
idhan
then
وَمَآ
wamā
and not
أَنَا۠
anā
I (would be)
مِنَ
mina
from
ٱلْمُهْتَدِينَ
l-muh'tadīna
the guided-ones
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.
56. 1. That is, if I too, like you, were to abandon the worship of Allah, begin to worship others besides Allah according to your desires, then surely I too would go astray. The meaning is that worship and devotion to others besides Allah is the greatest misguidance, but unfortunately, this misguidance is so widespread. Even a large number of Muslims are afflicted with it. May Allah guide them.
