سُوْرَةُ الصَّفِّ
Surah As-Saff (61) — Ayah 8
يُرِيدُونَ لِيُطْفِـُٔوا۟ نُورَ ٱللَّهِ بِأَفْوَٰهِهِمْ وَٱللَّهُ مُتِمُّ نُورِهِۦ وَلَوْ كَرِهَ ٱلْكَـٰفِرُونَ ﴿8﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
They intend to put out the Light of Allâh (i.e. the Religion of Islâm, this Qur’ân, and the Prophet Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) with their mouths. But Allâh will bring His Light to perfection even though the disbelievers hate (it).
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
يُرِيدُونَ
yurīdūna
They intend
لِيُطْفِـُٔوا۟
liyuṭ'fiū
to put out
نُورَ
nūra
(the) light
ٱللَّهِ
l-lahi
(of) Allah
بِأَفْوَٰهِهِمْ
bi-afwāhihim
with their mouths
وَٱللَّهُ
wal-lahu
but Allah
مُتِمُّ
mutimmu
will perfect
نُورِهِۦ
nūrihi
His Light
وَلَوْ
walaw
although
كَرِهَ
kariha
dislike
ٱلْكَـٰفِرُونَ
l-kāfirūna
the disbelievers
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.
8. 1 By "light" is meant the Qur'an, or Islam, or Muhammad ﷺ, or the proofs and evidences. "Extinguish it with their mouths" means those words of criticism that come out of their mouths.
8. 2 That is, He is the One Who spreads it throughout the horizons and makes it prevail over all other religions, either in terms of proofs, or material dominance, or both.
8. 2 That is, He is the One Who spreads it throughout the horizons and makes it prevail over all other religions, either in terms of proofs, or material dominance, or both.
