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Surah Hud (11) — Ayah 101
وَمَا ظَلَمْنَـٰهُمْ وَلَـٰكِن ظَلَمُوٓا۟ أَنفُسَهُمْ ۖ فَمَآ أَغْنَتْ عَنْهُمْ ءَالِهَتُهُمُ ٱلَّتِى يَدْعُونَ مِن دُونِ ٱللَّهِ مِن شَىْءٍ لَّمَّا جَآءَ أَمْرُ رَبِّكَ ۖ وَمَا زَادُوهُمْ غَيْرَ تَتْبِيبٍ ﴿101﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
We wronged them not, but they wronged themselves. So their âlihah (gods), other than Allâh, whom they invoked, profited them naught when there came the Command of your Lord, nor did they add aught to them but destruction.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَمَا
wamā
And not
ظَلَمْنَـٰهُمْ
ẓalamnāhum
We wronged them
وَلَـٰكِن
walākin
but
ظَلَمُوٓا۟
ẓalamū
they wronged
أَنفُسَهُمْ ۖ
anfusahum
themselves
فَمَآ
famā
So not
أَغْنَتْ
aghnat
availed
عَنْهُمْ
ʿanhum
them
ءَالِهَتُهُمُ
ālihatuhumu
their gods
ٱلَّتِى
allatī
which
يَدْعُونَ
yadʿūna
they invoked
مِن
min
other than Allah
دُونِ
dūni
other than Allah
ٱللَّهِ
l-lahi
other than Allah
مِن
min
any
شَىْءٍۢ
shayin
thing
لَّمَّا
lammā
when
جَآءَ
jāa
came
أَمْرُ
amru
(the) command (of) your Lord
رَبِّكَ ۖ
rabbika
(the) command (of) your Lord
وَمَا
wamā
And not
زَادُوهُمْ
zādūhum
they increased them
غَيْرَ
ghayra
other than
تَتْبِيبٍۢ
tatbībin
ruin
Tafsir Taiseer ul-Quran — Maulana Abdul Rahman Kilani
Tafsir Taiseer ul-Quran (Facilitation of the Quran) is a comprehensive Quran commentary by Maulana Abdul Rahman Kilani, a renowned Salafi (Ahl al-Hadith) scholar from Pakistan. Known for his eloquent and accessible writing style, Kilani authored this tafsir with a focus on clarity — making Quranic meanings understandable to the common reader. The tafsir provides detailed historical context for verses related to battles and expeditions, and firmly refutes modernist ideologies using strong scriptural evidence. It is widely regarded as an invaluable resource for understanding the Quran and countering deviant interpretations. The tafsir is originally written in Urdu, translated to English by tohed.com.
101. We did not wrong them, but they wronged themselves. And when Allah’s command (punishment) came, their gods whom they called upon besides Allah were of no avail to them, and they only added to their ruin [112].
[112] That is, when Allah's punishment comes, it does not distinguish between the worshipper and the false deities. When the deities cannot even save themselves from Allah's punishment, how can they save their followers? And even more noteworthy is the fact that it is because of these very deities that Allah's punishment descends upon the followers. Then what room remains for doubt regarding the harmfulness and destructive nature of these deities?
[112] That is, when Allah's punishment comes, it does not distinguish between the worshipper and the false deities. When the deities cannot even save themselves from Allah's punishment, how can they save their followers? And even more noteworthy is the fact that it is because of these very deities that Allah's punishment descends upon the followers. Then what room remains for doubt regarding the harmfulness and destructive nature of these deities?
