سُوْرَةُ الْاَعْرَافِ
Surah Al-A'raaf (7) — Ayah 152
إِنَّ ٱلَّذِينَ ٱتَّخَذُوا۟ ٱلْعِجْلَ سَيَنَالُهُمْ غَضَبٌ مِّن رَّبِّهِمْ وَذِلَّةٌ فِى ٱلْحَيَوٰةِ ٱلدُّنْيَا ۚ وَكَذَٰلِكَ نَجْزِى ٱلْمُفْتَرِينَ ﴿152﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
Certainly, those who took the calf (for worship), wrath from their Lord and humiliation will come upon them in the life of this world. Thus do We recompense those who invent lies.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
إِنَّ
inna
Indeed
ٱلَّذِينَ
alladhīna
those who
ٱتَّخَذُوا۟
ittakhadhū
took
ٱلْعِجْلَ
l-ʿij'la
the calf
سَيَنَالُهُمْ
sayanāluhum
will reach them
غَضَبٌۭ
ghaḍabun
wrath
مِّن
min
from
رَّبِّهِمْ
rabbihim
their Lord
وَذِلَّةٌۭ
wadhillatun
and humiliation
فِى
fī
in
ٱلْحَيَوٰةِ
l-ḥayati
the life
ٱلدُّنْيَا ۚ
l-dun'yā
(of) the world
وَكَذَٰلِكَ
wakadhālika
And thus
نَجْزِى
najzī
We recompense
ٱلْمُفْتَرِينَ
l-muf'tarīna
the ones who invent (falsehood)
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 152) ➊ {سَيَنَالُهُمْ غَضَبٌ مِّنْ رَّبِّهِمْ وَ ذِلَّةٌ فِي الْحَيٰوةِ الدُّنْيَا:} Allah’s wrath upon them was such that their repentance was not accepted until some of them killed others. (See Baqarah: 54) Among the Children of Israel, just as the punishment for intentional murder was death, similarly, the punishment for shirk was also death, and this was included in the {’’اِصْرٌ‘‘}—that is, the burden placed upon previous communities. In our Ummah, there has been a concession that the punishment for shirk is no longer death, but sincere repentance is sufficient for forgiveness. However, if one persists in shirk, then he is an apostate and should be killed.
➋ { وَ كَذٰلِكَ نَجْزِي الْمُفْتَرِيْنَ:} Abu Qilabah (may Allah have mercy on him) recited this verse and said: “This is the punishment for every fabricator until the Day of Judgment (whether he invents acts of shirk in the religion or anything else).” Because anyone who introduces a new thing into the religion is a fabricator, and innovation is the worst kind of lie attributed to Allah and His Messenger (peace be upon him). Imam Malik and Sufyan bin ‘Uyaynah (may Allah have mercy on them both) said that “fabricators” means “innovators,” that is, the people of innovation, and every innovator will remain humiliated and disgraced until the Day of Judgment. (Qurtubi, Baghawi)
➋ { وَ كَذٰلِكَ نَجْزِي الْمُفْتَرِيْنَ:} Abu Qilabah (may Allah have mercy on him) recited this verse and said: “This is the punishment for every fabricator until the Day of Judgment (whether he invents acts of shirk in the religion or anything else).” Because anyone who introduces a new thing into the religion is a fabricator, and innovation is the worst kind of lie attributed to Allah and His Messenger (peace be upon him). Imam Malik and Sufyan bin ‘Uyaynah (may Allah have mercy on them both) said that “fabricators” means “innovators,” that is, the people of innovation, and every innovator will remain humiliated and disgraced until the Day of Judgment. (Qurtubi, Baghawi)
