سُوْرَةُ الْكَهْفِ
Surah Al-Kahf (18) — Ayah 102
أَفَحَسِبَ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوٓا۟ أَن يَتَّخِذُوا۟ عِبَادِى مِن دُونِىٓ أَوْلِيَآءَ ۚ إِنَّآ أَعْتَدْنَا جَهَنَّمَ لِلْكَـٰفِرِينَ نُزُلًا ﴿102﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
Do then those who disbelieved think that they can take My slaves [i.e., the angels, Allâh’s Messengers, ‘Îsâ (Jesus), son of Maryam (Mary)] as Auliyâ’ (lords, gods, protectors) besides Me? Verily, We have prepared Hell as an entertainment for the disbelievers (in the Oneness of Allâh - Islâmic Monotheism).
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
أَفَحَسِبَ
afaḥasiba
Do then think
ٱلَّذِينَ
alladhīna
those who
كَفَرُوٓا۟
kafarū
disbelieve
أَن
an
that
يَتَّخِذُوا۟
yattakhidhū
they (can) take
عِبَادِى
ʿibādī
My servants
مِن
min
besides Me
دُونِىٓ
dūnī
besides Me
أَوْلِيَآءَ ۚ
awliyāa
(as) protectors
إِنَّآ
innā
Indeed, We
أَعْتَدْنَا
aʿtadnā
We have prepared
جَهَنَّمَ
jahannama
Hell
لِلْكَـٰفِرِينَ
lil'kāfirīna
for the disbelievers
نُزُلًۭا
nuzulan
(as) a lodging
Tafsir Taiseer ul-Quran — Maulana Abdul Rahman Kilani
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102. Do the disbelievers think that they can take My servants as protectors instead of Me? [84] Indeed, We have prepared Hell as a hospitality for the disbelievers.
[84] Here, some wording is omitted, which is left to the understanding of the listener; that is, have the disbelievers assumed that by leaving Me, they will take My servants as protectors, and that these protectors will be able to save them from Allah's grasp? This is not the case; rather, We will host such disbelievers with the fire of Hell, which will meet them as soon as they arrive there. Another point worth considering is that in this verse, the word "My servants" (عبادی) clearly indicates that those protectors are meant who possess intellect, such as angels, jinn, good or evil spirits, deceased humans, prophets, spiritual guides, and the so-called friends of Allah, etc. Because the word "servant" (عبد) is not used for lifeless things, such as idols, stones, trees, etc.
[84] Here, some wording is omitted, which is left to the understanding of the listener; that is, have the disbelievers assumed that by leaving Me, they will take My servants as protectors, and that these protectors will be able to save them from Allah's grasp? This is not the case; rather, We will host such disbelievers with the fire of Hell, which will meet them as soon as they arrive there. Another point worth considering is that in this verse, the word "My servants" (عبادی) clearly indicates that those protectors are meant who possess intellect, such as angels, jinn, good or evil spirits, deceased humans, prophets, spiritual guides, and the so-called friends of Allah, etc. Because the word "servant" (عبد) is not used for lifeless things, such as idols, stones, trees, etc.
