سُوْرَةُ الْفُرْقَانِ

Surah Al-Furqaan (25) — Ayah 27

The Criterion · Meccan · Juz 19 · Page 362

وَيَوْمَ يَعَضُّ ٱلظَّالِمُ عَلَىٰ يَدَيْهِ يَقُولُ يَـٰلَيْتَنِى ٱتَّخَذْتُ مَعَ ٱلرَّسُولِ سَبِيلًا ﴿27﴾
And (remember) the Day when the Zâlim (wrong-doer, oppressor, polytheist) will bite at his hands, he will say: "Oh! Would that I had taken a path with the Messenger (Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم).
وَيَوْمَ wayawma And (the) Day
يَعَضُّ yaʿaḍḍu will bite
ٱلظَّالِمُ l-ẓālimu the wrongdoer
عَلَىٰ ʿalā [on]
يَدَيْهِ yadayhi his hands
يَقُولُ yaqūlu he will say
يَـٰلَيْتَنِى yālaytanī O I wish
ٱتَّخَذْتُ ittakhadhtu I had taken
مَعَ maʿa with
ٱلرَّسُولِ l-rasūli the Messenger
سَبِيلًۭا sabīlan a way

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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