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Surah Taa-Haa (20) — Ayah 91
قَالُوا۟ لَن نَّبْرَحَ عَلَيْهِ عَـٰكِفِينَ حَتَّىٰ يَرْجِعَ إِلَيْنَا مُوسَىٰ ﴿91﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
They said: "We will not stop worshipping it (i.e. the calf), until Mûsâ (Moses) returns to us."
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
قَالُوا۟
qālū
They said
لَن
lan
Never
نَّبْرَحَ
nabraḥa
we will cease
عَلَيْهِ
ʿalayhi
being devoted to it
عَـٰكِفِينَ
ʿākifīna
being devoted to it
حَتَّىٰ
ḥattā
until
يَرْجِعَ
yarjiʿa
returns
إِلَيْنَا
ilaynā
to us
مُوسَىٰ
mūsā
Musa
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 91){ قَالُوْا لَنْ نَّبْرَحَ عَلَيْهِ عٰكِفِيْنَ …: ’’ عَكَفَ يَعْكُفُ عُكُوْفًا ‘‘} (ن) means to sit in a place with the intention of worship and seeking closeness. When Harun (peace be upon him) told the Children of Israel to abandon the worship of the calf and to go with him towards Tur behind Musa (peace be upon him), they very stubbornly rejected both of his requests, saying that until Musa (peace be upon him) returns, we will neither go with you nor abandon the devotion to the calf.
