سُوْرَةُ الْكَهْفِ
Surah Al-Kahf (18) — Ayah 56
وَمَا نُرْسِلُ ٱلْمُرْسَلِينَ إِلَّا مُبَشِّرِينَ وَمُنذِرِينَ ۚ وَيُجَـٰدِلُ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ بِٱلْبَـٰطِلِ لِيُدْحِضُوا۟ بِهِ ٱلْحَقَّ ۖ وَٱتَّخَذُوٓا۟ ءَايَـٰتِى وَمَآ أُنذِرُوا۟ هُزُوًا ﴿56﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
And We send not the Messengers except as givers of glad tidings and warners. But those who disbelieve, dispute with false argument, in order to refute the truth thereby. And they treat My Ayât (proofs, evidence, verses, lessons, signs, revelations, etc.), and that with which they are warned, as a jest and mockery!
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَمَا
wamā
And not
نُرْسِلُ
nur'silu
We send
ٱلْمُرْسَلِينَ
l-mur'salīna
the Messengers
إِلَّا
illā
except
مُبَشِّرِينَ
mubashirīna
(as) bearers of glad tidings
وَمُنذِرِينَ ۚ
wamundhirīna
and (as) warners
وَيُجَـٰدِلُ
wayujādilu
And dispute
ٱلَّذِينَ
alladhīna
those who
كَفَرُوا۟
kafarū
disbelieve
بِٱلْبَـٰطِلِ
bil-bāṭili
with falsehood
لِيُدْحِضُوا۟
liyud'ḥiḍū
to refute
بِهِ
bihi
thereby
ٱلْحَقَّ ۖ
l-ḥaqa
the truth
وَٱتَّخَذُوٓا۟
wa-ittakhadhū
And they take
ءَايَـٰتِى
āyātī
My Verses
وَمَآ
wamā
and what
أُنذِرُوا۟
undhirū
they are warned
هُزُوًۭا
huzuwan
(in) ridicule
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 56) ➊ { وَ مَا نُرْسِلُ الْمُرْسَلِيْنَ اِلَّا مُبَشِّرِيْنَ … :} That is, the task of the messengers is to give glad tidings and to warn; bringing punishment or not is not within their authority. And the disbelievers, by arguing with falsehood, want to defeat the truth, for example, by saying: "If you are a messenger, then turn Mount Safa into gold," etc. However, this is neither the task of the messenger nor within his authority. In several other places it is stated that the wish of the disbelievers will never be fulfilled, nor can the light of Allah be extinguished by their blowing. See Tawbah (32) and Shura (16).
➋ { وَ اتَّخَذُوْۤا اٰيٰتِيْ … :} Making a mockery of Allah's signs and His messengers is the worst form of denial.
➋ { وَ اتَّخَذُوْۤا اٰيٰتِيْ … :} Making a mockery of Allah's signs and His messengers is the worst form of denial.
