سُوْرَةُ الْاَنْعَامِ

Surah Al-An'aam (6) — Ayah 144

The Cattle · Meccan · Juz 8 · Page 147

وَمِنَ ٱلْإِبِلِ ٱثْنَيْنِ وَمِنَ ٱلْبَقَرِ ٱثْنَيْنِ ۗ قُلْ ءَآلذَّكَرَيْنِ حَرَّمَ أَمِ ٱلْأُنثَيَيْنِ أَمَّا ٱشْتَمَلَتْ عَلَيْهِ أَرْحَامُ ٱلْأُنثَيَيْنِ ۖ أَمْ كُنتُمْ شُهَدَآءَ إِذْ وَصَّىٰكُمُ ٱللَّهُ بِهَـٰذَا ۚ فَمَنْ أَظْلَمُ مِمَّنِ ٱفْتَرَىٰ عَلَى ٱللَّهِ كَذِبًا لِّيُضِلَّ ٱلنَّاسَ بِغَيْرِ عِلْمٍ ۗ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ لَا يَهْدِى ٱلْقَوْمَ ٱلظَّـٰلِمِينَ ﴿144﴾
And of the camels two (male and female), and of oxen two (male and female). Say: "Has He forbidden the two males or the two females or (the young) which the wombs of the two females enclose? Or were you present when Allâh ordered you such a thing? Then who does more wrong than one who invents a lie against Allâh, to lead mankind astray without knowledge. Certainly Allâh guides not the people who are Zâlimûn (polytheists and wrong-doers)."
وَمِنَ wamina And of
ٱلْإِبِلِ l-ibili the camels
ٱثْنَيْنِ ith'nayni two
وَمِنَ wamina and of
ٱلْبَقَرِ l-baqari the cows
ٱثْنَيْنِ ۗ ith'nayni two
قُلْ qul Say
ءَآلذَّكَرَيْنِ āldhakarayni (Is it) the two males
حَرَّمَ ḥarrama He (has) forbidden
أَمِ ami or
ٱلْأُنثَيَيْنِ l-unthayayni the two females
أَمَّا ammā or what
ٱشْتَمَلَتْ ish'tamalat contains
عَلَيْهِ ʿalayhi [in it]
أَرْحَامُ arḥāmu (the) wombs
ٱلْأُنثَيَيْنِ ۖ l-unthayayni (of) the two females
أَمْ am Or
كُنتُمْ kuntum were you
شُهَدَآءَ shuhadāa witnesses
إِذْ idh when
وَصَّىٰكُمُ waṣṣākumu enjoined you
ٱللَّهُ l-lahu Allah
بِهَـٰذَا ۚ bihādhā with this
فَمَنْ faman Then who
أَظْلَمُ aẓlamu (is) more unjust
مِمَّنِ mimmani than (one) who
ٱفْتَرَىٰ if'tarā invents
عَلَى ʿalā against
ٱللَّهِ l-lahi Allah
كَذِبًۭا kadhiban a lie
لِّيُضِلَّ liyuḍilla to mislead
ٱلنَّاسَ l-nāsa the people
بِغَيْرِ bighayri without
عِلْمٍ ۗ ʿil'min knowledge
إِنَّ inna Indeed
ٱللَّهَ l-laha Allah
لَا (does) not
يَهْدِى yahdī guide
ٱلْقَوْمَ l-qawma the people
ٱلظَّـٰلِمِينَ l-ẓālimīna the wrongdoing

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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