سُوْرَةُ الْفُرْقَانِ
Surah Al-Furqaan (25) — Ayah 41
وَإِذَا رَأَوْكَ إِن يَتَّخِذُونَكَ إِلَّا هُزُوًا أَهَـٰذَا ٱلَّذِى بَعَثَ ٱللَّهُ رَسُولًا ﴿41﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
And when they see you (O Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم), they treat you only in mockery (saying): "Is this the one whom Allâh has sent as a Messenger?
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَإِذَا
wa-idhā
And when
رَأَوْكَ
ra-awka
they see you
إِن
in
not
يَتَّخِذُونَكَ
yattakhidhūnaka
they take you
إِلَّا
illā
except
هُزُوًا
huzuwan
(in) mockery
أَهَـٰذَا
ahādhā
Is this
ٱلَّذِى
alladhī
the one whom
بَعَثَ
baʿatha
Allah has sent
ٱللَّهُ
l-lahu
Allah has sent
رَسُولًا
rasūlan
(as) a Messenger
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 41) ➊ { وَ اِذَا رَاَوْكَ اِنْ يَّتَّخِذُوْنَكَ۠ اِلَّا هُزُوًا:} After mentioning how the polytheists would vehemently deny the Prophethood of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) and would continuously raise numerous objections against your Prophethood and the Qur’an, a particular torment from them is mentioned: that when they see you, they make you the target of their mockery.
➋ The phrase { اَهٰذَا الَّذِيْ بَعَثَ اللّٰهُ رَسُوْلًا: ’’ هٰذَا ‘‘} is an indication of their contempt for you (peace and blessings be upon him), meaning: “Is this the person whom Allah has sent as a Messenger?” Firstly, how could he become a Messenger when he is a human being like us, as they say elsewhere: «{ اَبَعَثَ اللّٰهُ بَشَرًا رَّسُوْلًا }» [ بني إسرائیل : ۹۴ ] “Has Allah sent a human being as a Messenger?” Then look, if Prophethood was to be given to a human, it should have been given to a chief of Makkah or Ta’if. He is neither a king nor a wealthy man, so how did he receive it! Quoting their statement, it is said: «{ وَ قَالُوْا لَوْ لَا نُزِّلَ هٰذَا الْقُرْاٰنُ عَلٰى رَجُلٍ مِّنَ الْقَرْيَتَيْنِ عَظِيْمٍ }» [ الزخرف : ۳۱ ] “And they said: Why was this Qur’an not sent down upon a great man from one of the two towns?” Shaykh ‘Abd al-Rahman al-Sa‘di said: “Such a statement can only be made by someone who is the most ignorant and misguided, and who harbors intense enmity and hostility. His aim is to promote his falsehood.” Elsewhere it is said: «{ وَ اِذَا رَاٰكَ الَّذِيْنَ كَفَرُوْۤا اِنْ يَّتَّخِذُوْنَكَ۠ اِلَّا هُزُوًا اَهٰذَا الَّذِيْ يَذْكُرُ اٰلِهَتَكُمْ وَ هُمْ بِذِكْرِ الرَّحْمٰنِ هُمْ كٰفِرُوْنَ }» [ الأنبیاء : ۳۶ ] “And when those who disbelieve see you, they only take you in mockery: ‘Is this the one who mentions your gods?’ while they themselves are deniers of the mention of the Most Merciful.”
➋ The phrase { اَهٰذَا الَّذِيْ بَعَثَ اللّٰهُ رَسُوْلًا: ’’ هٰذَا ‘‘} is an indication of their contempt for you (peace and blessings be upon him), meaning: “Is this the person whom Allah has sent as a Messenger?” Firstly, how could he become a Messenger when he is a human being like us, as they say elsewhere: «{ اَبَعَثَ اللّٰهُ بَشَرًا رَّسُوْلًا }» [ بني إسرائیل : ۹۴ ] “Has Allah sent a human being as a Messenger?” Then look, if Prophethood was to be given to a human, it should have been given to a chief of Makkah or Ta’if. He is neither a king nor a wealthy man, so how did he receive it! Quoting their statement, it is said: «{ وَ قَالُوْا لَوْ لَا نُزِّلَ هٰذَا الْقُرْاٰنُ عَلٰى رَجُلٍ مِّنَ الْقَرْيَتَيْنِ عَظِيْمٍ }» [ الزخرف : ۳۱ ] “And they said: Why was this Qur’an not sent down upon a great man from one of the two towns?” Shaykh ‘Abd al-Rahman al-Sa‘di said: “Such a statement can only be made by someone who is the most ignorant and misguided, and who harbors intense enmity and hostility. His aim is to promote his falsehood.” Elsewhere it is said: «{ وَ اِذَا رَاٰكَ الَّذِيْنَ كَفَرُوْۤا اِنْ يَّتَّخِذُوْنَكَ۠ اِلَّا هُزُوًا اَهٰذَا الَّذِيْ يَذْكُرُ اٰلِهَتَكُمْ وَ هُمْ بِذِكْرِ الرَّحْمٰنِ هُمْ كٰفِرُوْنَ }» [ الأنبیاء : ۳۶ ] “And when those who disbelieve see you, they only take you in mockery: ‘Is this the one who mentions your gods?’ while they themselves are deniers of the mention of the Most Merciful.”
