سُوْرَةُ الْاَعْرَافِ
Surah Al-A'raaf (7) — Ayah 37
فَمَنْ أَظْلَمُ مِمَّنِ ٱفْتَرَىٰ عَلَى ٱللَّهِ كَذِبًا أَوْ كَذَّبَ بِـَٔايَـٰتِهِۦٓ ۚ أُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَ يَنَالُهُمْ نَصِيبُهُم مِّنَ ٱلْكِتَـٰبِ ۖ حَتَّىٰٓ إِذَا جَآءَتْهُمْ رُسُلُنَا يَتَوَفَّوْنَهُمْ قَالُوٓا۟ أَيْنَ مَا كُنتُمْ تَدْعُونَ مِن دُونِ ٱللَّهِ ۖ قَالُوا۟ ضَلُّوا۟ عَنَّا وَشَهِدُوا۟ عَلَىٰٓ أَنفُسِهِمْ أَنَّهُمْ كَانُوا۟ كَـٰفِرِينَ ﴿37﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
Who is more unjust than one who invents a lie against Allâh or rejects His Ayât (proofs, evidence, verses, lessons, signs, revelations)? For such their appointed portion (good things of this worldly life and their period of stay therein) will reach them from the Book (of Decrees) until when Our Messengers (the angel of death and his assistants) come to them to take their souls, they (the angels) will say: "Where are those whom you used to invoke and worship besides Allâh," they will reply, "They have vanished and deserted us." And they will bear witness against themselves, that they were disbelievers.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
فَمَنْ
faman
Then who
أَظْلَمُ
aẓlamu
(is) more unjust
مِمَّنِ
mimmani
than (one) who
ٱفْتَرَىٰ
if'tarā
invented
عَلَى
ʿalā
against
ٱللَّهِ
l-lahi
Allah
كَذِبًا
kadhiban
a lie
أَوْ
aw
or
كَذَّبَ
kadhaba
denies
بِـَٔايَـٰتِهِۦٓ ۚ
biāyātihi
His Verses
أُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَ
ulāika
Those
يَنَالُهُمْ
yanāluhum
will reach them
نَصِيبُهُم
naṣībuhum
their portion
مِّنَ
mina
from
ٱلْكِتَـٰبِ ۖ
l-kitābi
the Book
حَتَّىٰٓ
ḥattā
until
إِذَا
idhā
when
جَآءَتْهُمْ
jāathum
comes to them
رُسُلُنَا
rusulunā
Our messengers (Angels)
يَتَوَفَّوْنَهُمْ
yatawaffawnahum
(to) take them in death
قَالُوٓا۟
qālū
they say
أَيْنَ
ayna
Where are
مَا
mā
those (whom)
كُنتُمْ
kuntum
you used to
تَدْعُونَ
tadʿūna
invoke
مِن
min
from
دُونِ
dūni
besides
ٱللَّهِ ۖ
l-lahi
Allah
قَالُوا۟
qālū
They say
ضَلُّوا۟
ḍallū
They strayed
عَنَّا
ʿannā
from us
وَشَهِدُوا۟
washahidū
and they (will) testify
عَلَىٰٓ
ʿalā
against
أَنفُسِهِمْ
anfusihim
themselves
أَنَّهُمْ
annahum
that they
كَانُوا۟
kānū
were
كَـٰفِرِينَ
kāfirīna
disbelievers
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 37) ➊ {فَمَنْ اَظْلَمُ مِمَّنِ افْتَرٰى عَلَى اللّٰهِ كَذِبًا......: } Its connection is with the previous verse: «وَ الَّذِيْنَ كَذَّبُوْا بِاٰيٰتِنَا», meaning these two types of people are the greatest wrongdoers. The first type includes those who falsely claim prophethood, associate partners with Allah, or falsely attribute any command to Allah (this also includes those who falsely attribute anything to the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him). The second type includes all those who deny the Qur’an as the Book of Allah, or deny the prophethood of the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him.
➋ { اُولٰٓىِٕكَ يَنَالُهُمْ نَصِيْبُهُمْ مِّنَ الْكِتٰبِ:} That is, Allah Almighty has written for them in the Book “al-Lawh al-Mahfuz” whatever share of life, provision, comfort, or distress, etc., they will receive, and despite their wrongdoing and wickedness, there will be no decrease in it, perhaps they may repent. Until, when Our sent angels come to them to seize their souls, they will say to them, rebuking them: Where are those whom you used to call upon besides Allah? They will say: They have vanished from us, and they will bear witness against themselves that indeed they were disbelievers. This verse is a clear text that calling upon anyone besides Allah, seeking help from them, pleading, seeking deliverance, calling or considering anyone as Ghawth or remover of difficulties is disbelief, no matter how great the being is besides Allah, whether an angel, a messenger, or a saint. On the Day of Resurrection, those personalities will not even look at them, and those who called upon others besides Allah will themselves bear witness against themselves that indeed we were disbelievers and deprived of faith. Once, during a discussion with those who call upon others besides Allah, Maulana Ahmad Din Gakharvi, may Allah have mercy on him, recited this verse as evidence for the disbelief of calling upon others besides Allah and remained firm upon it until the end of the discussion. None of those who called upon others besides Allah could answer this verse. It is regrettable that, despite such clear verses in the Noble Qur’an, some scholars who call themselves Muslims and their followers call upon others besides Allah, seek help from them, some say {’’ يَا رَسُوْلُ اللّٰهِ ! اَغِثْنِيْ ‘‘}, some say “O Ali, help,” some call upon Shaykh Abdul Qadir for help, yet such people consider themselves Muslims and declare the monotheists as disbelievers. In any case, the Day of Resurrection is not far.
➋ { اُولٰٓىِٕكَ يَنَالُهُمْ نَصِيْبُهُمْ مِّنَ الْكِتٰبِ:} That is, Allah Almighty has written for them in the Book “al-Lawh al-Mahfuz” whatever share of life, provision, comfort, or distress, etc., they will receive, and despite their wrongdoing and wickedness, there will be no decrease in it, perhaps they may repent. Until, when Our sent angels come to them to seize their souls, they will say to them, rebuking them: Where are those whom you used to call upon besides Allah? They will say: They have vanished from us, and they will bear witness against themselves that indeed they were disbelievers. This verse is a clear text that calling upon anyone besides Allah, seeking help from them, pleading, seeking deliverance, calling or considering anyone as Ghawth or remover of difficulties is disbelief, no matter how great the being is besides Allah, whether an angel, a messenger, or a saint. On the Day of Resurrection, those personalities will not even look at them, and those who called upon others besides Allah will themselves bear witness against themselves that indeed we were disbelievers and deprived of faith. Once, during a discussion with those who call upon others besides Allah, Maulana Ahmad Din Gakharvi, may Allah have mercy on him, recited this verse as evidence for the disbelief of calling upon others besides Allah and remained firm upon it until the end of the discussion. None of those who called upon others besides Allah could answer this verse. It is regrettable that, despite such clear verses in the Noble Qur’an, some scholars who call themselves Muslims and their followers call upon others besides Allah, seek help from them, some say {’’ يَا رَسُوْلُ اللّٰهِ ! اَغِثْنِيْ ‘‘}, some say “O Ali, help,” some call upon Shaykh Abdul Qadir for help, yet such people consider themselves Muslims and declare the monotheists as disbelievers. In any case, the Day of Resurrection is not far.
