سُوْرَةُ النِّسَآءِ
Surah An-Nisaa (4) — Ayah 44
أَلَمْ تَرَ إِلَى ٱلَّذِينَ أُوتُوا۟ نَصِيبًا مِّنَ ٱلْكِتَـٰبِ يَشْتَرُونَ ٱلضَّلَـٰلَةَ وَيُرِيدُونَ أَن تَضِلُّوا۟ ٱلسَّبِيلَ ﴿44﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
Have you not seen those who were given a portion of the book (the Jews), purchasing the wrong path, and wish that you should go astray from the Right Path.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
أَلَمْ
alam
Did not
تَرَ
tara
you see
إِلَى
ilā
[towards]
ٱلَّذِينَ
alladhīna
those who
أُوتُوا۟
ūtū
were given
نَصِيبًۭا
naṣīban
a portion
مِّنَ
mina
of
ٱلْكِتَـٰبِ
l-kitābi
the Book
يَشْتَرُونَ
yashtarūna
purchasing
ٱلضَّلَـٰلَةَ
l-ḍalālata
[the] error
وَيُرِيدُونَ
wayurīdūna
and wishing
أَن
an
that
تَضِلُّوا۟
taḍillū
you stray
ٱلسَّبِيلَ
l-sabīla
(from) the way
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 45,44) ➊ { اَلَمْ تَرَ اِلَى الَّذِيْنَ اُوْتُوْا نَصِيْبًا:} After warning about the behavior of the polytheists in «{ وَ اعْبُدُوا اللّٰهَ وَ لَا تُشْرِكُوْا بِهٖ شَيْـًٔا }», and then mentioning some necessary issues in between, such as alcohol, prayer, and tayammum, etc., the mention of the deceit and enmity of the Jews has now begun in detail. The Jews were also jealous of the Muslims even in the matter of tayammum. Because of this jealousy, instead of becoming Muslims themselves, they wished that the Muslims would also become disbelievers. Thus, Allah Almighty said: «{ وَدَّ كَثِيْرٌ مِّنْ اَهْلِ الْكِتٰبِ لَوْ يَرُدُّوْنَكُمْ مِّنْۢ بَعْدِ اِيْمَانِكُمْ كُفَّارًا حَسَدًا مِّنْ عِنْدِ اَنْفُسِهِمْ }» [ البقرۃ : ۱۰۹ ] "Many of the People of the Book wish that, after your faith, they could turn you back into disbelievers, out of envy from their own hearts."
➋ { اُوْتُوْا نَصِيْبًا مِّنَ الْكِتٰبِ:} That is, they have received only a part of the Book, the rest they have lost, and it also means that the part they have received, they have only received its words, not the portion of action, and also that in the Torah they recognized the prophethood of Musa (Moses) (peace be upon him), but could not recognize the prophethood of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him).
➋ { اُوْتُوْا نَصِيْبًا مِّنَ الْكِتٰبِ:} That is, they have received only a part of the Book, the rest they have lost, and it also means that the part they have received, they have only received its words, not the portion of action, and also that in the Torah they recognized the prophethood of Musa (Moses) (peace be upon him), but could not recognize the prophethood of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him).
