سُوْرَةُ الْعَلَقِ
Surah Al-Alaq (96) — Ayah 9
أَرَءَيْتَ ٱلَّذِى يَنْهَىٰ ﴿9﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
Have you (O Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) seen him (i.e. Abû Jahl) who prevents
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
أَرَءَيْتَ
ara-ayta
Have you seen
ٱلَّذِى
alladhī
the one who
يَنْهَىٰ
yanhā
forbids
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 9 to 14){ اَرَءَيْتَ الَّذِيْ يَنْهٰى …:} In these verses, attention is drawn to the behavior of Abu Jahl. It is said, O addressee! Have you seen the person who forbids Allah’s servant, that is, the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him), from performing prayer? Is this even a crime that he is forbidding? Then have you seen, if this one who is praying is on the right path or is enjoining good, should he be treated in this way? Then have you seen, if this one who is forbidding is denying and turning away, does he not know that Allah Almighty is watching? One interpretation of Ayah: « اَرَءَيْتَ اِنْ كَانَ عَلَى الْهُدٰۤى (11) اَوْ اَمَرَ بِالتَّقْوٰى » is also that have you seen, if this one who forbids prayer, instead of stopping from prayer, were on guidance or enjoining righteousness, how good it would be.
