سُوْرَةُ الْاَنْۣبِيَآءِ
Surah Al-Anbiyaa (21) — Ayah 18
بَلْ نَقْذِفُ بِٱلْحَقِّ عَلَى ٱلْبَـٰطِلِ فَيَدْمَغُهُۥ فَإِذَا هُوَ زَاهِقٌ ۚ وَلَكُمُ ٱلْوَيْلُ مِمَّا تَصِفُونَ ﴿18﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
Nay, We fling (send down) the truth (this Qur’ân) against the falsehood (disbelief), so it destroys it, and behold, it (falsehood) is vanished. And woe to you for that (lie) which you ascribe (to Allâh by uttering that Allâh has a wife and a son).
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
بَلْ
bal
Nay
نَقْذِفُ
naqdhifu
We hurl
بِٱلْحَقِّ
bil-ḥaqi
the truth
عَلَى
ʿalā
against
ٱلْبَـٰطِلِ
l-bāṭili
[the] falsehood
فَيَدْمَغُهُۥ
fayadmaghuhu
and it breaks its head
فَإِذَا
fa-idhā
behold
هُوَ
huwa
it (is)
زَاهِقٌۭ ۚ
zāhiqun
vanishing
وَلَكُمُ
walakumu
And for you
ٱلْوَيْلُ
l-waylu
(is) destruction
مِمَّا
mimmā
for what
تَصِفُونَ
taṣifūna
you ascribe
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.
Rather, We hurl the truth against falsehood [15], and it crushes its head, so it vanishes. And woe to you for what you describe.
[15]
The Purpose of the Creation of the Universe:
Rather, the real purpose of the creation of the universe is that here the battlefield should be heated. The conflict between truth and falsehood should continue. Truth should attack falsehood and crush it, forcing it to flee. Then those who supported the truth, Allah will reward them with His blessings, and He will destroy and ruin the people of falsehood.
How is Falsehood Defeated? When Often Falsehood Seems to Prevail:
Here a confusion arises that we often see that forces of falsehood seem to prevail and truth remains suppressed. Prophets or some other reformers come, the battle between truth and falsehood takes place, and truth prevails, but after a short while, falsehood raises its head again and truth is suppressed. The answer to this is that the path of truth is only one, and that is the oneness of Allah and His complete authority and control over this universe. Whereas the paths of falsehood are countless. They keep changing its forms and its deities as well. When truth comes, it wipes out the paths of falsehood, then falsehood is reborn in some new form. Sometimes idols are considered to be deities, sometimes the sun and the moon, sometimes stars, sometimes angels, sometimes jinn, sometimes humans, sometimes their shrines and tombs, and sometimes trees and stones, etc. So all these paths have always remained subdued in comparison to the truth, and the first proof of this is that from Hazrat Adamؑ till today, the path of truth has remained the same and has always existed. It exists even today and will remain until the Day of Judgment. The worshippers of monotheism will remain until the Day of Judgment, no matter how few their numbers may be. Whereas all the paths of falsehood have always been deteriorating and have always suffered defeat from the truth. And even though truth remains suppressed most of the time, it still remains established and persistent. In other words, the perseverance that is available to truth is never granted to falsehood.
[15]
The Purpose of the Creation of the Universe:
Rather, the real purpose of the creation of the universe is that here the battlefield should be heated. The conflict between truth and falsehood should continue. Truth should attack falsehood and crush it, forcing it to flee. Then those who supported the truth, Allah will reward them with His blessings, and He will destroy and ruin the people of falsehood.
How is Falsehood Defeated? When Often Falsehood Seems to Prevail:
Here a confusion arises that we often see that forces of falsehood seem to prevail and truth remains suppressed. Prophets or some other reformers come, the battle between truth and falsehood takes place, and truth prevails, but after a short while, falsehood raises its head again and truth is suppressed. The answer to this is that the path of truth is only one, and that is the oneness of Allah and His complete authority and control over this universe. Whereas the paths of falsehood are countless. They keep changing its forms and its deities as well. When truth comes, it wipes out the paths of falsehood, then falsehood is reborn in some new form. Sometimes idols are considered to be deities, sometimes the sun and the moon, sometimes stars, sometimes angels, sometimes jinn, sometimes humans, sometimes their shrines and tombs, and sometimes trees and stones, etc. So all these paths have always remained subdued in comparison to the truth, and the first proof of this is that from Hazrat Adamؑ till today, the path of truth has remained the same and has always existed. It exists even today and will remain until the Day of Judgment. The worshippers of monotheism will remain until the Day of Judgment, no matter how few their numbers may be. Whereas all the paths of falsehood have always been deteriorating and have always suffered defeat from the truth. And even though truth remains suppressed most of the time, it still remains established and persistent. In other words, the perseverance that is available to truth is never granted to falsehood.
