سُوْرَةُ الْحَجِّ
Surah Al-Hajj (22) — Ayah 3
وَمِنَ ٱلنَّاسِ مَن يُجَـٰدِلُ فِى ٱللَّهِ بِغَيْرِ عِلْمٍ وَيَتَّبِعُ كُلَّ شَيْطَـٰنٍ مَّرِيدٍ ﴿3﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
And among mankind is he who disputes concerning Allâh, without knowledge, and follows every rebellious (disobedient to Allâh) Shaitân (devil) (devoid of every kind of good).
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَمِنَ
wamina
And among
ٱلنَّاسِ
l-nāsi
the mankind
مَن
man
(is he) who
يُجَـٰدِلُ
yujādilu
disputes
فِى
fī
concerning
ٱللَّهِ
l-lahi
Allah
بِغَيْرِ
bighayri
without
عِلْمٍۢ
ʿil'min
knowledge
وَيَتَّبِعُ
wayattabiʿu
and follows
كُلَّ
kulla
every
شَيْطَـٰنٍۢ
shayṭānin
devil
مَّرِيدٍۢ
marīdin
rebellious
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.
3. And among people are those who dispute about Allah [2] without knowledge, and follow [3] every rebellious devil.
[2]
Disputing About Allah and His Attributes:
The mention of the terror at the time of the Resurrection at the beginning of this Surah is an introduction, and the real purpose is to warn people of Allah's punishment and to urge them to avoid those things which incur Allah's wrath. Just as the polytheists had divided all of Allah's powers and authorities among their idols. In this verse, "fi Allah" does not refer to the Being of Allah, because the polytheists acknowledged the existence of Allah. The dispute was only about this: the polytheists used to say that their deities also possessed some powers to fulfill needs and remove difficulties, whereas divine revelation completely refuted their belief.
[3] That is, whenever any devil or devil-natured human invites them to any polytheistic act or heretical belief and action, they accept it as if they were already prepared to follow him. Whereas it is an established fact that whoever claims companionship with the devil and follows him, he will mislead him in such a way that he will ultimately land him in Hell.
[2]
Disputing About Allah and His Attributes:
The mention of the terror at the time of the Resurrection at the beginning of this Surah is an introduction, and the real purpose is to warn people of Allah's punishment and to urge them to avoid those things which incur Allah's wrath. Just as the polytheists had divided all of Allah's powers and authorities among their idols. In this verse, "fi Allah" does not refer to the Being of Allah, because the polytheists acknowledged the existence of Allah. The dispute was only about this: the polytheists used to say that their deities also possessed some powers to fulfill needs and remove difficulties, whereas divine revelation completely refuted their belief.
[3] That is, whenever any devil or devil-natured human invites them to any polytheistic act or heretical belief and action, they accept it as if they were already prepared to follow him. Whereas it is an established fact that whoever claims companionship with the devil and follows him, he will mislead him in such a way that he will ultimately land him in Hell.
