سُوْرَةُ الْقَمَرِ
Surah Al-Qamar (54) — Ayah 24
فَقَالُوٓا۟ أَبَشَرًا مِّنَّا وَٰحِدًا نَّتَّبِعُهُۥٓ إِنَّآ إِذًا لَّفِى ضَلَـٰلٍ وَسُعُرٍ ﴿24﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
And they said: "A man, alone among us - shall we follow him? Truly then we should be in error and distress (or madness)!"
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
فَقَالُوٓا۟
faqālū
And said
أَبَشَرًۭا
abasharan
Is (it) a human being
مِّنَّا
minnā
among us
وَٰحِدًۭا
wāḥidan
one
نَّتَّبِعُهُۥٓ
nattabiʿuhu
(that) we should follow him
إِنَّآ
innā
Indeed, we
إِذًۭا
idhan
then
لَّفِى
lafī
(will be) surely in
ضَلَـٰلٍۢ
ḍalālin
error
وَسُعُرٍ
wasuʿurin
and madness
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.
The tafsir of this verse may be read with the following verses.
