سُوْرَةُ الْاَنْعَامِ

Surah Al-An'aam (6) — Ayah 117

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إِنَّ رَبَّكَ هُوَ أَعْلَمُ مَن يَضِلُّ عَن سَبِيلِهِۦ ۖ وَهُوَ أَعْلَمُ بِٱلْمُهْتَدِينَ ﴿117﴾
Verily, your Lord! It is He Who knows best who strays from His Way, and He knows best the rightly guided ones.
إِنَّ inna Indeed
رَبَّكَ rabbaka your Lord
هُوَ huwa He
أَعْلَمُ aʿlamu knows best
مَن man who
يَضِلُّ yaḍillu strays
عَن ʿan from
سَبِيلِهِۦ ۖ sabīlihi His way
وَهُوَ wahuwa and He
أَعْلَمُ aʿlamu (is) most knowing
بِٱلْمُهْتَدِينَ bil-muh'tadīna of the guided-ones

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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