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Surah As-Saaffaat (37) — Ayah 35
إِنَّهُمْ كَانُوٓا۟ إِذَا قِيلَ لَهُمْ لَآ إِلَـٰهَ إِلَّا ٱللَّهُ يَسْتَكْبِرُونَ ﴿35﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
Truly, when it was said to them: Lâ ilâha illallâh "(none has the right to be worshipped but Allâh)," they puffed themselves up with pride (i.e. denied it).
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
إِنَّهُمْ
innahum
Indeed, they
كَانُوٓا۟
kānū
were
إِذَا
idhā
when
قِيلَ
qīla
it was said
لَهُمْ
lahum
to them
لَآ
lā
(There is) no
إِلَـٰهَ
ilāha
god
إِلَّا
illā
except
ٱللَّهُ
l-lahu
Allah
يَسْتَكْبِرُونَ
yastakbirūna
were arrogant
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 35){ اِنَّهُمْ كَانُوْۤا اِذَا قِيْلَ لَهُمْ …:} Here, before {’’ لَاۤ اِلٰهَ اِلَّا اللّٰهُ ‘‘}, {’’قُوْلُوْا‘‘} (say) is omitted. {’’إِنَّ‘‘} is for reasoning, that is, to state the reason for the punishment. That is, the reason for their punishment is that when they were told, "Say: La ilaha illallah" and affirm the oneness of Allah, they acted arrogantly, meaning they refused to accept even this greatest reality, and the real arrogance is to deny the truth. Abdullah bin Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: [ لَا يَدْخُلُ الْجَنَّةَ مَنْ كَانَ فِيْ قَلْبِهِ مِثْقَالُ ذَرَّةٍ مِنْ كِبْرٍ، قَالَ رَجُلٌ إِنَّ الرَّجُلَ يُحِبُّ أَنْ يَكُوْنَ ثَوْبُهُ حَسَنًا وَنَعْلُهُ حَسَنَةً، قَالَ إِنَّ اللّٰهَ جَمِيْلٌ يُحِبُّ الْجَمَالَ، الْكِبْرُ بَطَرُ الْحَقِّ وَغَمْطُ النَّاسِ ] [ مسلم، الإیمان، باب تحریم الکبر و بیانہ : ۹۱ ] "He who has even an atom's weight of arrogance in his heart will not enter Paradise." A man asked, "A person likes his clothes to be good and his shoes to be good (is this also arrogance)?" The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, "Indeed, Allah is beautiful and loves beauty. Arrogance is to reject the truth and to look down upon people."
