سُوْرَةُ الْعَنْكَبُوْتِ
Surah Al-Ankaboot (29) — Ayah 52
قُلْ كَفَىٰ بِٱللَّهِ بَيْنِى وَبَيْنَكُمْ شَهِيدًا ۖ يَعْلَمُ مَا فِى ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ ۗ وَٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ بِٱلْبَـٰطِلِ وَكَفَرُوا۟ بِٱللَّهِ أُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَ هُمُ ٱلْخَـٰسِرُونَ ﴿52﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
Say (to them O Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم): "Sufficient is Allâh for a witness between me and you. He knows what is in the heavens and on earth." And those who believe in Bâtil (all false deities other than Allâh), and disbelieve in Allâh and (in His Oneness), it is they who are the losers.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
قُلْ
qul
Say
كَفَىٰ
kafā
Sufficient is
بِٱللَّهِ
bil-lahi
Allah
بَيْنِى
baynī
between me
وَبَيْنَكُمْ
wabaynakum
and between you
شَهِيدًۭا ۖ
shahīdan
(as) a Witness
يَعْلَمُ
yaʿlamu
He knows
مَا
mā
what
فِى
fī
(is) in
ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِ
l-samāwāti
the heavens
وَٱلْأَرْضِ ۗ
wal-arḍi
and the earth
وَٱلَّذِينَ
wa-alladhīna
And those who
ءَامَنُوا۟
āmanū
believe
بِٱلْبَـٰطِلِ
bil-bāṭili
in [the] falsehood
وَكَفَرُوا۟
wakafarū
and disbelieve
بِٱللَّهِ
bil-lahi
in Allah
أُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَ
ulāika
those
هُمُ
humu
they
ٱلْخَـٰسِرُونَ
l-khāsirūna
(are) the losers
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 52) ➊ {قُلْ كَفٰى بِاللّٰهِ بَيْنِيْ وَ بَيْنَكُمْ شَهِيْدًا:} This is another answer to the disbelievers denying you, as He said: «{ وَ يَقُوْلُ الَّذِيْنَ كَفَرُوْا لَسْتَ مُرْسَلًا قُلْ كَفٰى بِاللّٰهِ شَهِيْدًۢا بَيْنِيْ وَ بَيْنَكُمْ وَ مَنْ عِنْدَهٗ عِلْمُ الْكِتٰبِ }» [ الرعد : ۴۳ ] "And those who disbelieve say, 'You are not a Messenger.' Say, 'Sufficient is Allah as Witness between me and you, and [so is] he who has knowledge of the Book.'" That is, if you deny me, then Allah is a witness between me and you, and His testimony is sufficient. He knows well your denial and rebellion, and my truthfulness and goodwill. If I were to fabricate a lie against Him, He would surely take revenge on me, because He does not leave such people without retribution, as He Himself says: «{ وَ لَوْ تَقَوَّلَ عَلَيْنَا بَعْضَ الْاَقَاوِيْل (44) لَاَخَذْنَا مِنْهُ بِالْيَمِيْنِ (45) ثُمَّ لَقَطَعْنَا مِنْهُ الْوَتِيْنَ (46) فَمَا مِنْكُمْ مِّنْ اَحَدٍ عَنْهُ حٰجِزِيْنَ }» [ الحاقۃ : ۴۴ تا ۴۷ ] "And if he had made up about Us some [false] sayings, We would have seized him by the right hand; then We would have cut from him the aorta, and none of you could have prevented [Us] from him." Since my truthfulness is clear to Him, that I am His messenger and I convey to you what He has said in His name, therefore He is supporting me and granting me dominance day by day, and He continues to support me with clear miracles and decisive proofs. (Ibn Kathir)
➋ {يَعْلَمُ مَا فِي السَّمٰوٰتِ وَ الْاَرْضِ:} That is, nothing is hidden from Him, neither my conveying the message of Prophethood nor your denial. He will judge on the Day of Resurrection according to His knowledge.
➌ {وَ الَّذِيْنَ اٰمَنُوْا بِالْبَاطِلِ … :} Those who believed in falsehood and disbelieved in Allah, they are the real losers, because they abandoned the truth and adopted falsehood. Then what loss could be greater than this? On the Day of Resurrection, Allah will recompense them for this.
➋ {يَعْلَمُ مَا فِي السَّمٰوٰتِ وَ الْاَرْضِ:} That is, nothing is hidden from Him, neither my conveying the message of Prophethood nor your denial. He will judge on the Day of Resurrection according to His knowledge.
➌ {وَ الَّذِيْنَ اٰمَنُوْا بِالْبَاطِلِ … :} Those who believed in falsehood and disbelieved in Allah, they are the real losers, because they abandoned the truth and adopted falsehood. Then what loss could be greater than this? On the Day of Resurrection, Allah will recompense them for this.
