سُوْرَةُ الزُّخْرُفِ
Surah Az-Zukhruf (43) — Ayah 65
فَٱخْتَلَفَ ٱلْأَحْزَابُ مِنۢ بَيْنِهِمْ ۖ فَوَيْلٌ لِّلَّذِينَ ظَلَمُوا۟ مِنْ عَذَابِ يَوْمٍ أَلِيمٍ ﴿65﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
But the sects from among themselves differed. So woe to those who do wrong [by ascribing things to ‘Îsâ (Jesus) that are not true] from the torment of a painful Day (i.e. the Day of Resurrection)!
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
فَٱخْتَلَفَ
fa-ikh'talafa
But differed
ٱلْأَحْزَابُ
l-aḥzābu
the factions
مِنۢ
min
from
بَيْنِهِمْ ۖ
baynihim
among them
فَوَيْلٌۭ
fawaylun
so woe
لِّلَّذِينَ
lilladhīna
to those who
ظَلَمُوا۟
ẓalamū
wronged
مِنْ
min
from
عَذَابِ
ʿadhābi
(the) punishment
يَوْمٍ
yawmin
(of the) Day
أَلِيمٍ
alīmin
painful
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 65) ➊ { فَاخْتَلَفَ الْاَحْزَابُ مِنْۢ بَيْنِهِمْ:} Despite this guidance of Isa (Jesus) عليه السلام, the Children of Israel did not refrain from disagreement, rather they split into further groups regarding the person of Isa عليه السلام. Some accepted him as a true messenger, and some declared him a liar and a deceiver. Then, those who denied went so far as to accuse his mother and called him illegitimate, and opposed him to such an extent that, in their assumption, they crucified him. And as for those who believed, if some remained on the right path, then some considered him the son of Allah, some considered him one of three gods, and some considered him Allah Himself, and every sect acted with such stubbornness that countless sects came into existence and began to quarrel with each other. The meaning of {’’ مِنْۢ بَيْنِهِمْ ‘‘} is that the cause of disagreement was not external, but it was they themselves.
➋ By the wrongdoers in { فَوَيْلٌ لِّلَّذِيْنَ ظَلَمُوْا مِنْ عَذَابِ يَوْمٍ اَلِيْمٍ:} are meant those groups who declared him a liar, and also those who, in their devotion, went to excess and committed shirk by considering him the son of Allah or Allah Himself. {’’ يَوْمٍ اَلِيْمٍ ‘‘} refers to the Day of Resurrection.
➋ By the wrongdoers in { فَوَيْلٌ لِّلَّذِيْنَ ظَلَمُوْا مِنْ عَذَابِ يَوْمٍ اَلِيْمٍ:} are meant those groups who declared him a liar, and also those who, in their devotion, went to excess and committed shirk by considering him the son of Allah or Allah Himself. {’’ يَوْمٍ اَلِيْمٍ ‘‘} refers to the Day of Resurrection.
