سُوْرَةُ التَّوْبَةِ
Surah At-Tawba (9) — Ayah 32
يُرِيدُونَ أَن يُطْفِـُٔوا۟ نُورَ ٱللَّهِ بِأَفْوَٰهِهِمْ وَيَأْبَى ٱللَّهُ إِلَّآ أَن يُتِمَّ نُورَهُۥ وَلَوْ كَرِهَ ٱلْكَـٰفِرُونَ ﴿32﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
They (the disbelievers, the Jews and the Christians) want to extinguish Allâh’s Light (with which Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم has been sent - Islâmic Monotheism) with their mouths, but Allâh will not allow except that His Light should be perfected even though the Kâfirûn (disbelievers) hate (it).
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
يُرِيدُونَ
yurīdūna
They want
أَن
an
to
يُطْفِـُٔوا۟
yuṭ'fiū
extinguish
نُورَ
nūra
Allah's light
ٱللَّهِ
l-lahi
Allah's light
بِأَفْوَٰهِهِمْ
bi-afwāhihim
with their mouths
وَيَأْبَى
wayabā
but Allah refuses
ٱللَّهُ
l-lahu
but Allah refuses
إِلَّآ
illā
except
أَن
an
to
يُتِمَّ
yutimma
perfect
نُورَهُۥ
nūrahu
His Light
وَلَوْ
walaw
even if
كَرِهَ
kariha
the disbelievers dislike (it)
ٱلْكَـٰفِرُونَ
l-kāfirūna
the disbelievers dislike (it)
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.
(Ayah32){يُرِيْدُوْنَ اَنْ يُّطْفِـُٔوْا نُوْرَ اللّٰهِ بِاَفْوَاهِهِمْ … :} By Allah's light is meant Islam and its proofs of truth, which are extremely radiant. In this verse, the third vile trait of the Jews and Christians is mentioned: that they constantly strive by every means to prevent the spread of Islam and to extinguish it. Here, all their efforts to hinder and extinguish Islam are presented metaphorically: on one side, there is a very great light, such as the sun or the moon, and on the other side, the weakest attempt to extinguish it—blowing at it with one's mouth. The outcome of such blowing is clear to everyone. In the same way, on one side is Allah's light, that is, Islam, which Allah has determined to perfect in every circumstance; on the other side are the contemptible and futile efforts of the Jews and Christians, whose contemptible and futile efforts to hinder and extinguish it are like trying to extinguish not just the sun, but the greatest light in the universe, with the most insignificant thing—blowing from the mouth. Can they possibly prevent the completion of the light of Islam by this?
