سُوْرَةُ الْمُؤْمِنِ
Surah Ghafir (40) — Ayah 12
ذَٰلِكُم بِأَنَّهُۥٓ إِذَا دُعِىَ ٱللَّهُ وَحْدَهُۥ كَفَرْتُمْ ۖ وَإِن يُشْرَكْ بِهِۦ تُؤْمِنُوا۟ ۚ فَٱلْحُكْمُ لِلَّهِ ٱلْعَلِىِّ ٱلْكَبِيرِ ﴿12﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
(It will be said): "This is because, when Allâh Alone was invoked (in worship) you disbelieved (denied), but when partners were joined to Him, you believed! So the judgement is only with Allâh, the Most High, the Most Great!"
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
ذَٰلِكُم
dhālikum
That
بِأَنَّهُۥٓ
bi-annahu
(is) because
إِذَا
idhā
when
دُعِىَ
duʿiya
Allah was invoked
ٱللَّهُ
l-lahu
Allah was invoked
وَحْدَهُۥ
waḥdahu
Alone
كَفَرْتُمْ ۖ
kafartum
you disbelieved
وَإِن
wa-in
but if
يُشْرَكْ
yush'rak
(others) were associated
بِهِۦ
bihi
with Him
تُؤْمِنُوا۟ ۚ
tu'minū
you believed
فَٱلْحُكْمُ
fal-ḥuk'mu
So the judgment
لِلَّهِ
lillahi
(is) with Allah
ٱلْعَلِىِّ
l-ʿaliyi
the Most High
ٱلْكَبِيرِ
l-kabīri
the Most Great
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 12) ➊ { ذٰلِكُمْ بِاَنَّهٗۤ اِذَا دُعِيَ اللّٰهُ وَحْدَهٗ …:} That is, they will be answered that the condition you are afflicted with today is because when Allah alone was called upon in the world, you did not believe, but when others were associated with Him as partners, you accepted. Far from worshipping Allah alone, even at the mention of Allah alone your hearts would become constricted, and at the mention of others your faces would light up with joy. (See Az-Zumar: 45) Now, even if you were sent back to the world, you would do the same as you did before, therefore there is no way for you to get out of Hell. See Surah Al-An'am (28).
➋ { فَالْحُكْمُ لِلّٰهِ الْعَلِيِّ الْكَبِيْرِ :} So now, the authority to judge belongs only to Allah, Who is Most High and Most Great. Today, the deities, benefactors, removers of difficulties, and fulfillers of needs that you made have no part in the decision. What part can these beings have in the decision of {’’ الْعَلِيِّ الْكَبِيْرِ ‘‘}, whose very essence is made from lowliness and helplessness?
➋ { فَالْحُكْمُ لِلّٰهِ الْعَلِيِّ الْكَبِيْرِ :} So now, the authority to judge belongs only to Allah, Who is Most High and Most Great. Today, the deities, benefactors, removers of difficulties, and fulfillers of needs that you made have no part in the decision. What part can these beings have in the decision of {’’ الْعَلِيِّ الْكَبِيْرِ ‘‘}, whose very essence is made from lowliness and helplessness?
