سُوْرَةُ الْاَعْرَافِ
Surah Al-A'raaf (7) — Ayah 175
وَٱتْلُ عَلَيْهِمْ نَبَأَ ٱلَّذِىٓ ءَاتَيْنَـٰهُ ءَايَـٰتِنَا فَٱنسَلَخَ مِنْهَا فَأَتْبَعَهُ ٱلشَّيْطَـٰنُ فَكَانَ مِنَ ٱلْغَاوِينَ ﴿175﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
And recite (O Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) to them the story of him to whom We gave Our Ayât (proofs, evidence, verses, lessons, signs, revelations, etc.), but he threw them away; so Shaitân (Satan) followed him up, and he became of those who went astray.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَٱتْلُ
wa-ut'lu
And recite
عَلَيْهِمْ
ʿalayhim
to them
نَبَأَ
naba-a
(the) story
ٱلَّذِىٓ
alladhī
(of the) one whom
ءَاتَيْنَـٰهُ
ātaynāhu
We gave [him]
ءَايَـٰتِنَا
āyātinā
Our Verses
فَٱنسَلَخَ
fa-insalakha
but he detached
مِنْهَا
min'hā
[from] them
فَأَتْبَعَهُ
fa-atbaʿahu
so followed him
ٱلشَّيْطَـٰنُ
l-shayṭānu
the Shaitaan
فَكَانَ
fakāna
and he became
مِنَ
mina
of
ٱلْغَاوِينَ
l-ghāwīna
those gone astray
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.
175. 1. The commentators have related this to a specific individual who had knowledge of the Divine Book, but then, by following the world and Satan, went astray. However, there is no authentic narration regarding its specification. Therefore, there is no need for such an assumption. This is general, and such individuals have existed in every community and every era; whoever possesses this characteristic will be considered an instance of it.
