سُوْرَةُ الْاَعْرَافِ
Surah Al-A'raaf (7) — Ayah 17
ثُمَّ لَـَٔاتِيَنَّهُم مِّنۢ بَيْنِ أَيْدِيهِمْ وَمِنْ خَلْفِهِمْ وَعَنْ أَيْمَـٰنِهِمْ وَعَن شَمَآئِلِهِمْ ۖ وَلَا تَجِدُ أَكْثَرَهُمْ شَـٰكِرِينَ ﴿17﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
"Then I will come to them from before them and behind them, from their right and from their left, and You will not find most of them as thankful ones (i.e. they will not be dutiful to You)."
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
ثُمَّ
thumma
Then
لَـَٔاتِيَنَّهُم
laātiyannahum
surely, I will come to them
مِّنۢ
min
from
بَيْنِ
bayni
before
أَيْدِيهِمْ
aydīhim
them
وَمِنْ
wamin
and from
خَلْفِهِمْ
khalfihim
behind them
وَعَنْ
waʿan
and from
أَيْمَـٰنِهِمْ
aymānihim
their right
وَعَن
waʿan
and from
شَمَآئِلِهِمْ ۖ
shamāilihim
their left
وَلَا
walā
and not
تَجِدُ
tajidu
You (will) find
أَكْثَرَهُمْ
aktharahum
most of them
شَـٰكِرِينَ
shākirīna
grateful
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 17) ➊ {ثُمَّ لَاٰتِيَنَّهُمْ مِّنْۢ بَيْنِ اَيْدِيْهِمْ …… :} That is why the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) taught to seek refuge from Satan and all other calamities from all directions. Thus, Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) says that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) used to recite these words every morning and evening and never omitted them: [ اَللّٰهُمَّ إِنِّيْ أَسْئَلُكَ الْعَفْوَ وَاْلعَافِيَةَ فِي الدُّنْيَا وَالْآخِرَةِ، اَللّٰهُمَّ إِنِّيْ أَسْئَلُكَ الْعَفْوَ وَالْعَافِيَةَ فِيْ دِيْنِيْ وَ دُنْيَايَ وَأَهْلِيْ وَمَالِيْ، اَللّٰهُمَّ اسْتُرْ عَوْرَاتِي وَآمِنْ رَّوْعَاتِي، اَللّٰهُمَّ احْفَظْنِيْ مِنْ بَيْنِ يَدَيَّ وَ مِنْ خَلْفِيْ وَعَنْ يَّمِيْنِيْ وَعَنْ شِمَالِيْ وَمِنْ فَوْقِيْ وَاَعُوْذُ بِعَظْمَتِكَ اَنْ أُغْتَالَ مِنْ تَحْتِيْ ] [ أحمد : 25/2، ح : ۴۸۸۴۔ أبو داوٗد، الأدب، باب ما یقول إذا أصبح : ۵۰۷۴ ] "O Allah! I ask You for pardon and well-being in this world and the Hereafter. O Allah! I ask You for pardon and well-being in my religion, my worldly affairs, my family, and my wealth. O Allah! Conceal my faults and grant me security from my fears. O Allah! Protect me from in front of me, from behind me, from my right, from my left, and from above me, and I seek refuge in Your greatness from being suddenly seized from beneath me."
➋ {وَ لَا تَجِدُ اَكْثَرَهُمْ شٰكِرِيْنَ:} Iblis did not have knowledge of the unseen; he made this claim merely on conjecture, but the wrongdoer actually made his conjecture come true, as is mentioned in Surah Saba (20).
➋ {وَ لَا تَجِدُ اَكْثَرَهُمْ شٰكِرِيْنَ:} Iblis did not have knowledge of the unseen; he made this claim merely on conjecture, but the wrongdoer actually made his conjecture come true, as is mentioned in Surah Saba (20).
