سُوْرَةُ البَقَرَةِ
Surah Al-Baqara (2) — Ayah 114
وَمَنْ أَظْلَمُ مِمَّن مَّنَعَ مَسَـٰجِدَ ٱللَّهِ أَن يُذْكَرَ فِيهَا ٱسْمُهُۥ وَسَعَىٰ فِى خَرَابِهَآ ۚ أُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَ مَا كَانَ لَهُمْ أَن يَدْخُلُوهَآ إِلَّا خَآئِفِينَ ۚ لَهُمْ فِى ٱلدُّنْيَا خِزْىٌ وَلَهُمْ فِى ٱلْـَٔاخِرَةِ عَذَابٌ عَظِيمٌ ﴿114﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
And who are more unjust than those who forbid that Allâh’s Name be glorified and mentioned much (i.e. prayers and invocations, etc.) in Allâh’s Mosques and strive for their ruin? It was not fitting that such should themselves enter them (Allâh’s Mosques) except in fear. For them there is disgrace in this world, and they will have a great torment in the Hereafter.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَمَنْ
waman
And who
أَظْلَمُ
aẓlamu
(is) more unjust
مِمَّن
mimman
than (one) who
مَّنَعَ
manaʿa
prevents
مَسَـٰجِدَ
masājida
(the) masajid
ٱللَّهِ
l-lahi
(of) Allah
أَن
an
to
يُذْكَرَ
yudh'kara
be mentioned
فِيهَا
fīhā
in them
ٱسْمُهُۥ
us'muhu
His name
وَسَعَىٰ
wasaʿā
and strives
فِى
fī
for
خَرَابِهَآ ۚ
kharābihā
their destruction
أُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَ
ulāika
Those
مَا
mā
Not
كَانَ
kāna
it is
لَهُمْ
lahum
for them
أَن
an
that
يَدْخُلُوهَآ
yadkhulūhā
they enter them
إِلَّا
illā
except
خَآئِفِينَ ۚ
khāifīna
(like) those in fear
لَهُمْ
lahum
For them
فِى
fī
in
ٱلدُّنْيَا
l-dun'yā
the world
خِزْىٌۭ
khiz'yun
(is) disgrace
وَلَهُمْ
walahum
and for them
فِى
fī
in
ٱلْـَٔاخِرَةِ
l-ākhirati
the Hereafter
عَذَابٌ
ʿadhābun
(is) a punishment
عَظِيمٌۭ
ʿaẓīmun
great
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 114) ➊ All those who consider their own group to be upon the truth and everyone else to be wrong should reflect that everyone agrees on the unlawfulness of oppression, so who can be a greater wrongdoer than the one who prevents Allah’s name from being mentioned in His mosques and strives to ruin them? This was done by the polytheists of Makkah, who first expelled the Muslims from Makkah, then barred their entry into Makkah, even for Hajj and Umrah. Before them, during the time of Titus, the Christians seized Bayt al-Maqdis and barred the Jews from entering it. What kind of truthfulness is this?
➋ { اِلَّا خَآئِفِيْنَ:} That is, such wrongdoers should not only be disqualified from being custodians of Allah’s mosques, but even their entry should be in fear, lest if they commit any mischief, they will not escape punishment. For them, there is disgrace even in this world. Allah’s statement proved true: Jews, Christians, and polytheists all received the punishment for their deeds, and the custodianship of the Ka‘bah and Bayt al-Maqdis came into the hands of the Muslims. Since mosques belong to Allah and the right is that only Allah’s name be mentioned in them, all polytheists were barred from approaching Masjid al-Haram, whether they were idol worshippers or worshippers of ‘Uzayr or the Messiah, because they do not worship Allah alone. Now, the same polytheistic beliefs and actions of the previous nations have spread among the Muslims, and by becoming corrupt in their actions, they abandoned jihad, so Bayt al-Maqdis slipped from their hands again. May Allah guide the Muslims once more to tawhid, sunnah, and jihad in the way of Allah, and grant them the honor of custodianship of Bayt al-Maqdis.
➋ { اِلَّا خَآئِفِيْنَ:} That is, such wrongdoers should not only be disqualified from being custodians of Allah’s mosques, but even their entry should be in fear, lest if they commit any mischief, they will not escape punishment. For them, there is disgrace even in this world. Allah’s statement proved true: Jews, Christians, and polytheists all received the punishment for their deeds, and the custodianship of the Ka‘bah and Bayt al-Maqdis came into the hands of the Muslims. Since mosques belong to Allah and the right is that only Allah’s name be mentioned in them, all polytheists were barred from approaching Masjid al-Haram, whether they were idol worshippers or worshippers of ‘Uzayr or the Messiah, because they do not worship Allah alone. Now, the same polytheistic beliefs and actions of the previous nations have spread among the Muslims, and by becoming corrupt in their actions, they abandoned jihad, so Bayt al-Maqdis slipped from their hands again. May Allah guide the Muslims once more to tawhid, sunnah, and jihad in the way of Allah, and grant them the honor of custodianship of Bayt al-Maqdis.
