سُوْرَةُ الْمُؤْمِنِ
Surah Ghafir (40) — Ayah 74
مِن دُونِ ٱللَّهِ ۖ قَالُوا۟ ضَلُّوا۟ عَنَّا بَل لَّمْ نَكُن نَّدْعُوا۟ مِن قَبْلُ شَيْـًٔا ۚ كَذَٰلِكَ يُضِلُّ ٱللَّهُ ٱلْكَـٰفِرِينَ ﴿74﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
"Besides Allâh"? They will say: "They have vanished from us: Nay, we did not invoke (worship) anything before." Thus Allâh leads astray the disbelievers.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
مِن
min
Other than
دُونِ
dūni
Other than
ٱللَّهِ ۖ
l-lahi
Allah
قَالُوا۟
qālū
They will say
ضَلُّوا۟
ḍallū
They have departed
عَنَّا
ʿannā
from us
بَل
bal
Nay
لَّمْ
lam
Not
نَكُن
nakun
we used to
نَّدْعُوا۟
nadʿū
[we] call
مِن
min
before
قَبْلُ
qablu
before
شَيْـًۭٔا ۚ
shayan
anything
كَذَٰلِكَ
kadhālika
Thus
يُضِلُّ
yuḍillu
Allah lets go astray
ٱللَّهُ
l-lahu
Allah lets go astray
ٱلْكَـٰفِرِينَ
l-kāfirīna
the disbelievers
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.
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