سُوْرَةُ الْاَنْفَالِ
Surah Al-Anfaal (8) — Ayah 32
وَإِذْ قَالُوا۟ ٱللَّهُمَّ إِن كَانَ هَـٰذَا هُوَ ٱلْحَقَّ مِنْ عِندِكَ فَأَمْطِرْ عَلَيْنَا حِجَارَةً مِّنَ ٱلسَّمَآءِ أَوِ ٱئْتِنَا بِعَذَابٍ أَلِيمٍ ﴿32﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
And (remember) when they said: "O Allâh! If this (the Qur’ân) is indeed the truth (revealed) from You, then rain down stones on us from the sky or bring on us a painful torment."
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَإِذْ
wa-idh
And when
قَالُوا۟
qālū
they said
ٱللَّهُمَّ
l-lahuma
O Allah
إِن
in
If
كَانَ
kāna
was
هَـٰذَا
hādhā
this
هُوَ
huwa
[it]
ٱلْحَقَّ
l-ḥaqa
the truth
مِنْ
min
[of]
عِندِكَ
ʿindika
from You
فَأَمْطِرْ
fa-amṭir
then (send) rain
عَلَيْنَا
ʿalaynā
upon us
حِجَارَةًۭ
ḥijāratan
(of) stones
مِّنَ
mina
from
ٱلسَّمَآءِ
l-samāi
the sky
أَوِ
awi
or
ٱئْتِنَا
i'tinā
bring (upon) us
بِعَذَابٍ
biʿadhābin
a punishment
أَلِيمٍۢ
alīmin
painful
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 32) {وَ اِذْ قَالُوا اللّٰهُمَّ اِنْ كَانَ هٰذَا هُوَ الْحَقَّ … :} This verse is an example of how, when a person becomes obstinate in opposition and intense enmity, he does not even consider how much harm he is causing himself by what he is saying or doing. Now look at the ignorant disbelievers of Makkah: instead of praying to Allah, "O Allah! If this religion is true and from You, then grant us the ability to accept it," in their enmity towards the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him), they said, "O Allah! If this religion is truly from You and is the truth, then rain down stones upon us from the sky or bring upon us a painful punishment." In their minds, they must have thought they were saying something very wise, but this became, until the Day of Judgment, a proof of their foolishness and ignorance and a cause of disgrace for them. The Qur'an mentions their repeated demands for punishment in several places. See Surah Al-Ankabut (53), Surah Sad (16), and Al-Ma'arij (1-3). In Sahih Bukhari, it is narrated from Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) that this demand was made by Abu Jahl. [ بخاری، التفسیر، باب : « و إذ قالوا اللہم إن کان ھذا… » : ۴۶۴۸ ] Since everyone else approved of it, it was attributed to all of them. In Al-Tafsir Al-Wasit, Sayyid Tantawi (may Allah have mercy on him) wrote an incident for which he did not mention the chain of narration (and Allah knows best), but the incident is interesting and instructive; even if it is not established by chain, the point remains correct. Muawiyah (may Allah be pleased with him) said to a man from the people of Saba (the people of Yemen): "How ignorant your people were that they made a woman their ruler." He replied: "Your people were more ignorant than mine, for in response to the call of truth from the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him), they said: «{ اللّٰهُمَّ اِنْ كَانَ هٰذَا هُوَ الْحَقَّ مِنْ عِنْدِكَ فَاَمْطِرْ عَلَيْنَا حِجَارَةً مِّنَ السَّمَآءِ اَوِ ائْتِنَا بِعَذَابٍ اَلِيْمٍ }» 'O Allah! If this alone is the truth from You, then rain down stones upon us from the sky, or bring upon us another painful punishment,' but they did not say, 'O Allah! If this is the truth, then grant us guidance for it.'"
