سُوْرَةُ هُوْدٍ
Surah Hud (11) — Ayah 50
وَإِلَىٰ عَادٍ أَخَاهُمْ هُودًا ۚ قَالَ يَـٰقَوْمِ ٱعْبُدُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ مَا لَكُم مِّنْ إِلَـٰهٍ غَيْرُهُۥٓ ۖ إِنْ أَنتُمْ إِلَّا مُفْتَرُونَ ﴿50﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
And to ‘Âd (people We sent) their brother Hûd. He said, "O my people! Worship Allâh! You have no other ilâh (god) but Him. Certainly, you do nothing but invent lies!
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَإِلَىٰ
wa-ilā
And to
عَادٍ
ʿādin
Aad
أَخَاهُمْ
akhāhum
(We sent) their brother
هُودًۭا ۚ
hūdan
Hud
قَالَ
qāla
He said
يَـٰقَوْمِ
yāqawmi
O my people
ٱعْبُدُوا۟
uʿ'budū
Worship
ٱللَّهَ
l-laha
Allah
مَا
mā
not
لَكُم
lakum
(is) for you
مِّنْ
min
any
إِلَـٰهٍ
ilāhin
god
غَيْرُهُۥٓ ۖ
ghayruhu
other than Him
إِنْ
in
Not
أَنتُمْ
antum
you
إِلَّا
illā
(are) but
مُفْتَرُونَ
muf'tarūna
inventors
Tafsir al-Quran al-Karim — Hafiz Abdus Salam Bin Muhammad Bhutvi
Tafsir al-Quran al-Karim is a 4-volume Quran commentary by Hafiz Abdus Salam bin Muhammad Bhutvi, a renowned Salafi (Ahl al-Hadith) scholar and Sheikh ul-Hadith from Pakistan. Based on over 45 years of teaching and research, this tafsir follows the methodology of Tafsir bil-Ma'thur — interpreting the Quran through authentic Hadith, statements of the Companions, and the understanding of the early generations (Salaf). It is distinguished by its complete avoidance of Israeliyyat (Judeo-Christian narratives) and unverified reports. The tafsir is originally written in Urdu, translated to English by tohed.com.
(Ayah 50) ➊ {وَ اِلٰى عَادٍ اَخَاهُمْ هُوْدًا قَالَ يٰقَوْمِ …: ’’ هُوْدًا ‘‘} is an explanatory apposition of {’’ اَخَاهُمْ ‘‘}. For explanation, see Surah Al-A'raf (65). By addressing with {’’ يٰقَوْمِ ‘‘} (O my people!) instead of "O polytheists! O disbelievers!", the intention is to express his connection and goodwill towards them.
➋ {اِنْ اَنْتُمْ اِلَّا مُفْتَرُوْنَ : ’’ مُفْتَرُوْنَ ‘‘ ’’ فَرَي‘‘} is the plural masculine form of the active participle from the root "fara" on the verb pattern ifti'al ({اِفْتِرَاءٌ}). Iftira means to deliberately tell such a lie about which even the speaker knows that it is a clear lie, i.e., there is no one worthy of worship except Allah; your making anyone else a deity is nothing but iftira.
➋ {اِنْ اَنْتُمْ اِلَّا مُفْتَرُوْنَ : ’’ مُفْتَرُوْنَ ‘‘ ’’ فَرَي‘‘} is the plural masculine form of the active participle from the root "fara" on the verb pattern ifti'al ({اِفْتِرَاءٌ}). Iftira means to deliberately tell such a lie about which even the speaker knows that it is a clear lie, i.e., there is no one worthy of worship except Allah; your making anyone else a deity is nothing but iftira.
