سُوْرَةُ الْاَعْرَافِ
Surah Al-A'raaf (7) — Ayah 173
أَوْ تَقُولُوٓا۟ إِنَّمَآ أَشْرَكَ ءَابَآؤُنَا مِن قَبْلُ وَكُنَّا ذُرِّيَّةً مِّنۢ بَعْدِهِمْ ۖ أَفَتُهْلِكُنَا بِمَا فَعَلَ ٱلْمُبْطِلُونَ ﴿173﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
Or lest you should say: "It was only our fathers afortime who took others as partners in worship along with Allâh, and we were (merely their) descendants after them; will You then destroy us because of the deeds of men who practised Al-Bâtil (i.e. polytheism and committing crimes and sins, invoking and worshipping others besides Allâh)?" (Tafsir At-Tabarî).
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
أَوْ
aw
Or
تَقُولُوٓا۟
taqūlū
you say
إِنَّمَآ
innamā
Only
أَشْرَكَ
ashraka
partners (were) associated (with Allah)
ءَابَآؤُنَا
ābāunā
(by) our forefathers
مِن
min
from
قَبْلُ
qablu
before (us)
وَكُنَّا
wakunnā
and we are
ذُرِّيَّةًۭ
dhurriyyatan
descendants
مِّنۢ
min
from
بَعْدِهِمْ ۖ
baʿdihim
after them
أَفَتُهْلِكُنَا
afatuh'likunā
So will You destroy us
بِمَا
bimā
for what
فَعَلَ
faʿala
did
ٱلْمُبْطِلُونَ
l-mub'ṭilūna
the falsifiers
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.
173. 1. That is, We took this covenant and testimony of Our Lordship so that you may not present the excuse that we were unaware, or that our forefathers used to commit shirk; these excuses will not be accepted in the Divine Court on the Day of Resurrection.
