سُوْرَةُ الْمُؤْمِنُوْنَ
Surah Al-Muminoon (23) — Ayah 38
إِنْ هُوَ إِلَّا رَجُلٌ ٱفْتَرَىٰ عَلَى ٱللَّهِ كَذِبًا وَمَا نَحْنُ لَهُۥ بِمُؤْمِنِينَ ﴿38﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
"He is only a man who has invented a lie against Allâh, and we are not going to believe in him."
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
إِنْ
in
Not
هُوَ
huwa
(is) he
إِلَّا
illā
but
رَجُلٌ
rajulun
a man
ٱفْتَرَىٰ
if'tarā
who (has) invented
عَلَى
ʿalā
about
ٱللَّهِ
l-lahi
Allah
كَذِبًۭا
kadhiban
a lie
وَمَا
wamā
and not
نَحْنُ
naḥnu
we
لَهُۥ
lahu
(in) him
بِمُؤْمِنِينَ
bimu'minīna
(are) believers
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 38){ اِنْ هُوَ اِلَّا رَجُلٌ افْتَرٰى … :} That is, this {’’ رَجُلٌ ‘‘} (man) claims prophethood while being a human and warns of life after death, so he is merely fabricating lies against Allah, or he is just a man who... The letter "ba" in {’’ بِمُؤْمِنِيْنَ ‘‘} is also for emphasis of negation, therefore the word "har giz" (never) has been added in the translation.
