سُوْرَةُ النِّسَآءِ
Surah An-Nisaa (4) — Ayah 55
فَمِنْهُم مَّنْ ءَامَنَ بِهِۦ وَمِنْهُم مَّن صَدَّ عَنْهُ ۚ وَكَفَىٰ بِجَهَنَّمَ سَعِيرًا ﴿55﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
Of them were (some) who believed in him (Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم), and of them were (some) who averted their faces from him (Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم); and enough is Hell for burning (them).
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
فَمِنْهُم
famin'hum
Then of them
مَّنْ
man
(are some) who
ءَامَنَ
āmana
believed
بِهِۦ
bihi
in him
وَمِنْهُم
wamin'hum
and of them
مَّن
man
(are some) who
صَدَّ
ṣadda
turned away
عَنْهُ ۚ
ʿanhu
from him
وَكَفَىٰ
wakafā
and sufficient
بِجَهَنَّمَ
bijahannama
(is) Hell
سَعِيرًا
saʿīran
(as a) Blazing Fire
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.
In (Ayah 55) { ”اٰمَنَ بِهٖ“ }, the pronoun of { ”بِهٖ“ } can also refer back to {’’ اِيْتَاءٌ ‘‘}, which is understood from {”اٰتَيْنَاۤ“}, meaning that some believed in this bestowal of favor (granting of favor), and some turned away from it and also wanted to prevent others (both meanings of {صَدَّ عَنْهُ} are valid: turning away and preventing). Therefore, do not be disheartened by their disbelief. (Ibn Kathir) If the antecedent of this pronoun is considered to be the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, then the meaning would be that even after witnessing all this, some among the Jews did believe in him, peace be upon him, but most not only did not believe themselves, but also wanted to prevent those who wanted to believe. For the punishment of such people, Hell is sufficient. (Fath al-Qadeer, Kabir)
