سُوْرَةُ الْفُرْقَانِ
Surah Al-Furqaan (25) — Ayah 50
وَلَقَدْ صَرَّفْنَـٰهُ بَيْنَهُمْ لِيَذَّكَّرُوا۟ فَأَبَىٰٓ أَكْثَرُ ٱلنَّاسِ إِلَّا كُفُورًا ﴿50﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
And indeed We have distributed it (rain or water) amongst them in order that they may remember (the Grace of Allâh,) but most men (refuse to accept the Truth or Faith and) accept nothing but disbelief or ingratitude.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَلَقَدْ
walaqad
And verily
صَرَّفْنَـٰهُ
ṣarrafnāhu
We have distributed it
بَيْنَهُمْ
baynahum
among them
لِيَذَّكَّرُوا۟
liyadhakkarū
that they may remember
فَأَبَىٰٓ
fa-abā
but refuse
أَكْثَرُ
aktharu
most
ٱلنَّاسِ
l-nāsi
(of) the people
إِلَّا
illā
except
كُفُورًۭا
kufūran
disbelief
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.
We have certainly explained this in various ways before them so that they might take heed [63], but most people refused, insisting on nothing but disbelief.
[63] The signs of Allah have also been mentioned above. For attaining the recognition of Allah and learning lessons from them, they are not few but more than sufficient. However, the majority of people neither pay attention to these matters nor show gratitude for Allah’s blessings. And some people are entangled in such false beliefs that they think rain occurs due to a certain star entering a certain constellation. Even in the time of the Prophet ﷺ, such beliefs were common, and every good or bad event was attributed to the movement of the planets. At the place of Hudaybiyyah, where the Prophet ﷺ arrived with fourteen hundred companions with the intention of performing ‘Umrah, one night it rained, which in a barren land like Arabia was considered a great blessing. In the morning, the Prophet ﷺ announced that Allah, the Exalted, says: “Among My servants, some have believed in Me and disbelieved in the stars. That is, whoever said that this rain occurred by the grace and mercy of Allah, he has believed in Me and disbelieved in the stars. And whoever said that this rain occurred due to such-and-such star entering such-and-such constellation, he has disbelieved in Me and believed in the planets.” [بخاری۔ کتاب الصلوۃ۔ باب یستقبل الامام الناس اذاسلم]
Thus, accepting the influence of the stars and believing in Allah are two contradictory things; only one of them can be accepted. Whoever accepts the influence of the stars is not a Muslim, and whoever is a Muslim cannot accept these influences.
[63] The signs of Allah have also been mentioned above. For attaining the recognition of Allah and learning lessons from them, they are not few but more than sufficient. However, the majority of people neither pay attention to these matters nor show gratitude for Allah’s blessings. And some people are entangled in such false beliefs that they think rain occurs due to a certain star entering a certain constellation. Even in the time of the Prophet ﷺ, such beliefs were common, and every good or bad event was attributed to the movement of the planets. At the place of Hudaybiyyah, where the Prophet ﷺ arrived with fourteen hundred companions with the intention of performing ‘Umrah, one night it rained, which in a barren land like Arabia was considered a great blessing. In the morning, the Prophet ﷺ announced that Allah, the Exalted, says: “Among My servants, some have believed in Me and disbelieved in the stars. That is, whoever said that this rain occurred by the grace and mercy of Allah, he has believed in Me and disbelieved in the stars. And whoever said that this rain occurred due to such-and-such star entering such-and-such constellation, he has disbelieved in Me and believed in the planets.” [بخاری۔ کتاب الصلوۃ۔ باب یستقبل الامام الناس اذاسلم]
Thus, accepting the influence of the stars and believing in Allah are two contradictory things; only one of them can be accepted. Whoever accepts the influence of the stars is not a Muslim, and whoever is a Muslim cannot accept these influences.
