سُوْرَةُ اٰلِ عِمْرٰنَ
Surah Aal-i-Imraan (3) — Ayah 196
لَا يَغُرَّنَّكَ تَقَلُّبُ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ فِى ٱلْبِلَـٰدِ ﴿196﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
Let not the free disposal (and affluence) of the disbelievers throughout the land deceive you.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
لَا
lā
(Let) not
يَغُرَّنَّكَ
yaghurrannaka
deceive you
تَقَلُّبُ
taqallubu
(the) movement
ٱلَّذِينَ
alladhīna
(of) those who
كَفَرُوا۟
kafarū
disbelieved
فِى
fī
in
ٱلْبِلَـٰدِ
l-bilādi
the land
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 196 to 198) {لَا يَغُرَّنَّكَ تَقَلُّبُ الَّذِيْنَ كَفَرُوْا … :} In the above verses, the promise of forgiving the sins of the believers and granting them a great reward has been made, even though they were living in a state of poverty and deprivation. In contrast, the disbelievers were living in great luxury and comfort. Seeing them, sometimes the Muslims would fall into misunderstandings and enter into various thoughts. Therefore, in these verses, the end of the disbelievers has been described to clear the minds of the Muslims and to console them. Anas bin Malik (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Allah does not do injustice to a believer regarding good deeds; He gives him the reward for that good deed in this world as well as in the Hereafter. And the disbeliever, whatever good deeds he does for Allah, he is given the full reward for it in this world, then when he reaches the Hereafter, he will have no good deed left for which he may be rewarded." [ مسلم، صفات المنافقین، باب جزاء المؤمن… : ۲۸۰۸ ] The purpose is that, seeing the commercial businesses of the disbelievers in the cities, their prosperity, and abundance of wealth, the hearts of the Muslims should not be grieved in any way, nor should they fall into despair, nor should they adopt the attitude of the hypocrites, who, in times of hardship and fear, cry out: « مَا وَعَدَنَا اللّٰهُ وَ رَسُوْلُهٗۤ اِلَّا غُرُوْرًا» [ الأحزاب : ۱۲ ] "Allah and His Messenger have promised us nothing but delusion." One should not infer the truth of disbelief from the worldly prosperity of the disbelievers; this is a small provision and a temporary spring of a few days of life. After death, their abode is Hell, and it is a very evil abode. Apparently, the addressee is the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), but the intended audience is the Ummah. After this, in the next verse, the reward of the believers is mentioned, so that further consolation may be obtained, and since this is being mentioned in contrast to the disbelievers, therefore the word {’’ لٰكِنِ ‘‘} is mentioned for contrast. (Al-Manar)
