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Surah Al-Maaida (5) — Ayah 63
لَوْلَا يَنْهَىٰهُمُ ٱلرَّبَّـٰنِيُّونَ وَٱلْأَحْبَارُ عَن قَوْلِهِمُ ٱلْإِثْمَ وَأَكْلِهِمُ ٱلسُّحْتَ ۚ لَبِئْسَ مَا كَانُوا۟ يَصْنَعُونَ ﴿63﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
Why do not the rabbis and the religious learned men forbid them from uttering sinful words and from eating illegal things. Evil indeed is that which they have been performing.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
لَوْلَا
lawlā
Why (do) not
يَنْهَىٰهُمُ
yanhāhumu
forbid them
ٱلرَّبَّـٰنِيُّونَ
l-rabāniyūna
the Rabbis
وَٱلْأَحْبَارُ
wal-aḥbāru
and the religious scholars
عَن
ʿan
from
قَوْلِهِمُ
qawlihimu
their saying
ٱلْإِثْمَ
l-ith'ma
the sinful
وَأَكْلِهِمُ
wa-aklihimu
and their eating
ٱلسُّحْتَ ۚ
l-suḥ'ta
(of) the forbidden
لَبِئْسَ
labi'sa
Surely, evil
مَا
mā
(is) what
كَانُوا۟
kānū
they used to
يَصْنَعُونَ
yaṣnaʿūna
do
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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