سُوْرَةُ الْاَنْعَامِ
Surah Al-An'aam (6) — Ayah 39
وَٱلَّذِينَ كَذَّبُوا۟ بِـَٔايَـٰتِنَا صُمٌّ وَبُكْمٌ فِى ٱلظُّلُمَـٰتِ ۗ مَن يَشَإِ ٱللَّهُ يُضْلِلْهُ وَمَن يَشَأْ يَجْعَلْهُ عَلَىٰ صِرَٰطٍ مُّسْتَقِيمٍ ﴿39﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
Those who reject Our Ayât (proofs, evidence, verses, lessons, signs, revelations, etc.) are deaf and dumb in the darkness. Allâh sends astray whom He wills and He guides on the Straight Path whom He wills.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَٱلَّذِينَ
wa-alladhīna
And those who
كَذَّبُوا۟
kadhabū
rejected
بِـَٔايَـٰتِنَا
biāyātinā
Our Verses
صُمٌّۭ
ṣummun
(are) deaf
وَبُكْمٌۭ
wabuk'mun
and dumb
فِى
fī
in
ٱلظُّلُمَـٰتِ ۗ
l-ẓulumāti
the darkness[es]
مَن
man
Whoever
يَشَإِ
yasha-i
wills
ٱللَّهُ
l-lahu
Allah
يُضْلِلْهُ
yuḍ'lil'hu
He lets him go astray
وَمَن
waman
and whoever
يَشَأْ
yasha
He wills
يَجْعَلْهُ
yajʿalhu
He places him
عَلَىٰ
ʿalā
on
صِرَٰطٍۢ
ṣirāṭin
(the) way
مُّسْتَقِيمٍۢ
mus'taqīmin
(the) straight
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 39) ➊ {وَ الَّذِيْنَ كَذَّبُوْا بِاٰيٰتِنَا …:} That is, those who deny Our signs neither listen to the truth nor do truthful words come from their tongues, therefore they are deaf and dumb and are trapped in the darkness of disbelief, polytheism, and wrongful desires of the self. The same point is mentioned in Surah Al-Baqarah (17, 18) and Surah An-Nur (40).
➋ {مَنْ يَّشَاِ اللّٰهُ يُضْلِلْهُ … :} But He only leads astray those who do not use their abilities properly. See Surah Al-Baqarah (26, 27) and Surah Al-A'raf (176), and He guides only those who, using their abilities properly, turn towards Him. See Surah Ash-Shura (13).
➋ {مَنْ يَّشَاِ اللّٰهُ يُضْلِلْهُ … :} But He only leads astray those who do not use their abilities properly. See Surah Al-Baqarah (26, 27) and Surah Al-A'raf (176), and He guides only those who, using their abilities properly, turn towards Him. See Surah Ash-Shura (13).
