سُوْرَةُ الْكَهْفِ
Surah Al-Kahf (18) — Ayah 104
ٱلَّذِينَ ضَلَّ سَعْيُهُمْ فِى ٱلْحَيَوٰةِ ٱلدُّنْيَا وَهُمْ يَحْسَبُونَ أَنَّهُمْ يُحْسِنُونَ صُنْعًا ﴿104﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
"Those whose efforts have been wasted in this life while they thought that they were acquiring good by their deeds.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
ٱلَّذِينَ
alladhīna
Those
ضَلَّ
ḍalla
is lost
سَعْيُهُمْ
saʿyuhum
their effort
فِى
fī
in
ٱلْحَيَوٰةِ
l-ḥayati
the life
ٱلدُّنْيَا
l-dun'yā
(of) the world
وَهُمْ
wahum
while they
يَحْسَبُونَ
yaḥsabūna
think
أَنَّهُمْ
annahum
that they
يُحْسِنُونَ
yuḥ'sinūna
(were) acquiring good
صُنْعًا
ṣun'ʿan
(in) work
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.
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