سُوْرَةُ الصَّافَّاتِ
Surah As-Saaffaat (37) — Ayah 69
إِنَّهُمْ أَلْفَوْا۟ ءَابَآءَهُمْ ضَآلِّينَ ﴿69﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
Verily, they found their fathers on the wrong path;
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
إِنَّهُمْ
innahum
Indeed, they
أَلْفَوْا۟
alfaw
found
ءَابَآءَهُمْ
ābāahum
their fathers
ضَآلِّينَ
ḍāllīna
astray
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 70,69) {اِنَّهُمْ اَلْفَوْا اٰبَآءَهُمْ ضَآلِّيْنَ … : ’’ اَلْفَوْا ‘‘ ’’أَلْفٰي يُلْفِيْ إِلْفَاءً‘‘} (verbs) to find. For the explanation of {’’ يُهْرَعُوْنَ ‘‘}, see the commentary of Surah Hud, Ayah (78). That is, the reason for the painful punishment of these disbelievers is that they saw their forefathers steadfast on misguidance and, like blind people, rushed after them without thinking, as if someone was driving them from behind.
