سُوْرَةُ الْعَنْكَبُوْتِ
Surah Al-Ankaboot (29) — Ayah 65
فَإِذَا رَكِبُوا۟ فِى ٱلْفُلْكِ دَعَوُا۟ ٱللَّهَ مُخْلِصِينَ لَهُ ٱلدِّينَ فَلَمَّا نَجَّىٰهُمْ إِلَى ٱلْبَرِّ إِذَا هُمْ يُشْرِكُونَ ﴿65﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
And when they embark on a ship, they invoke Allâh, making their Faith pure for Him only: but when He brings them safely to land, behold, they give a share of their worship to others.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
فَإِذَا
fa-idhā
And when
رَكِبُوا۟
rakibū
they embark
فِى
fī
[in]
ٱلْفُلْكِ
l-ful'ki
the ship
دَعَوُا۟
daʿawū
they call
ٱللَّهَ
l-laha
Allah
مُخْلِصِينَ
mukh'liṣīna
(being) sincere
لَهُ
lahu
to Him
ٱلدِّينَ
l-dīna
(in) the religion
فَلَمَّا
falammā
But when
نَجَّىٰهُمْ
najjāhum
He delivers them
إِلَى
ilā
to
ٱلْبَرِّ
l-bari
the land
إِذَا
idhā
behold
هُمْ
hum
they
يُشْرِكُونَ
yush'rikūna
associate partners (with Him)
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 65) {فَاِذَا رَكِبُوْا فِي الْفُلْكِ دَعَوُا اللّٰهَ … :} In the previous verses, proof was established against the polytheists of Makkah with their own admission that Allah alone is the Creator of the heavens and the earth, the One who subjugates the sun and the moon, and the One who sends down water from the sky to revive the dead earth. That is, after accepting this, what justification is there for associating partners with Him? In this verse, proof is established against them by pointing out that when their ships are caught in a storm during a sea journey, compelled by the monotheism hidden in their nature, they make their worship sincere for Allah alone and call upon Him exclusively. Then, when Allah saves them from the storm and brings them to land, they begin to commit shirk against their own words. Tell me, what could be more ungrateful than this: that all their necessities of life are provided by Allah, and when their lives are at stake, it is Allah who delivers them from distress, but when times are comfortable, not only do they forget Allah, but they also begin to associate others in His authority? This was the condition of the polytheists in the Prophetic era; the polytheist Muslims of today are even worse, for even in times of distress they call upon others besides Allah and chant their slogans. This is not only the state of religious polytheists, but even great atheists, when they become hopeless from all sides in difficulty, call upon that One Being, and when they are saved, they again deny the Owner. Why is there such a great contradiction? For further details, see Surah Al-An'am (63, 64), Yunus (22, 23), Bani Isra'il (67), and Luqman (32).
