سُوْرَةُ الْاَنْفَالِ
Surah Al-Anfaal (8) — Ayah 55
إِنَّ شَرَّ ٱلدَّوَآبِّ عِندَ ٱللَّهِ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ فَهُمْ لَا يُؤْمِنُونَ ﴿55﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
Verily, The worst of moving (living) creatures before Allâh are those who disbelieve, - so they shall not believe.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
إِنَّ
inna
Indeed
شَرَّ
sharra
(the) worst
ٱلدَّوَآبِّ
l-dawābi
(of) the living creatures
عِندَ
ʿinda
near
ٱللَّهِ
l-lahi
Allah
ٱلَّذِينَ
alladhīna
(are) those who
كَفَرُوا۟
kafarū
disbelieve
فَهُمْ
fahum
and they
لَا
lā
(will) not
يُؤْمِنُونَ
yu'minūna
believe
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.
55. 1. Instead of شَرُّ النَّاسِ (the worst among people), they have been called شَرَّ الدَّوَابِّ. Linguistically, this term applies to both humans and animals, etc., but generally, it is used for animals. It is as if the disbelievers have no connection with humanity at all. By committing disbelief, they have become animals, and in fact, among animals, they have become the worst of all animals.
