سُوْرَةُ الْكَهْفِ
Surah Al-Kahf (18) — Ayah 37
قَالَ لَهُۥ صَاحِبُهُۥ وَهُوَ يُحَاوِرُهُۥٓ أَكَفَرْتَ بِٱلَّذِى خَلَقَكَ مِن تُرَابٍ ثُمَّ مِن نُّطْفَةٍ ثُمَّ سَوَّىٰكَ رَجُلًا ﴿37﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
His companion said to him during the talk with him: "Do you disbelieve in Him Who created you out of dust (i.e. your father Adam), then out of Nutfah (mixed semen drops of male and female discharge), then fashioned you into a man?
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
قَالَ
qāla
Said
لَهُۥ
lahu
to him
صَاحِبُهُۥ
ṣāḥibuhu
his companion
وَهُوَ
wahuwa
while he
يُحَاوِرُهُۥٓ
yuḥāwiruhu
was talking to him
أَكَفَرْتَ
akafarta
Do you disbelieve
بِٱلَّذِى
bi-alladhī
in One Who
خَلَقَكَ
khalaqaka
created you
مِن
min
from
تُرَابٍۢ
turābin
dust
ثُمَّ
thumma
then
مِن
min
from
نُّطْفَةٍۢ
nuṭ'fatin
a minute quantity of semen
ثُمَّ
thumma
then
سَوَّىٰكَ
sawwāka
fashioned you
رَجُلًۭا
rajulan
(into) a man
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 37){قَالَ لَهٗ صَاحِبُهٗ وَ هُوَ يُحَاوِرُهٗۤ …: ’’ تُرَابٍ ‘‘} And the tanween of {’’ نُطْفَةٍ ‘‘} is for belittlement. His believing companion, whom he was taunting with poverty while boasting about his wealth and status, conversed with him and, in response, reproached him for disbelief and said: Did you disbelieve in the One who created you from insignificant dust, then from a drop, then fashioned you into a complete man? See Hajj (5), Baqarah (28), and Mu’minun (12 to 14). In Tafsir Wahidi it is stated: “Alas, most wealthy Muslims are also afflicted with this arrogance, looking down upon the poor, and even upon scholars and the righteous.”
