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Surah Al-Qasas (28) — Ayah 63
قَالَ ٱلَّذِينَ حَقَّ عَلَيْهِمُ ٱلْقَوْلُ رَبَّنَا هَـٰٓؤُلَآءِ ٱلَّذِينَ أَغْوَيْنَآ أَغْوَيْنَـٰهُمْ كَمَا غَوَيْنَا ۖ تَبَرَّأْنَآ إِلَيْكَ ۖ مَا كَانُوٓا۟ إِيَّانَا يَعْبُدُونَ ﴿63﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
Those about whom the Word will have come true (to be punished) will say: "Our Lord! These are they whom we led astray. We led them astray, as we were astray ourselves. We declare our innocence (from them) before You. It was not us they worshipped."
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
قَالَ
qāla
(Will) say
ٱلَّذِينَ
alladhīna
those
حَقَّ
ḥaqqa
(has) come true
عَلَيْهِمُ
ʿalayhimu
against whom
ٱلْقَوْلُ
l-qawlu
the Word
رَبَّنَا
rabbanā
Our Lord
هَـٰٓؤُلَآءِ
hāulāi
These
ٱلَّذِينَ
alladhīna
(are) those whom
أَغْوَيْنَآ
aghwaynā
we led astray
أَغْوَيْنَـٰهُمْ
aghwaynāhum
We led them astray
كَمَا
kamā
as
غَوَيْنَا ۖ
ghawaynā
we were astray
تَبَرَّأْنَآ
tabarranā
We declare our innocence
إِلَيْكَ ۖ
ilayka
before You
مَا
mā
Not
كَانُوٓا۟
kānū
they used (to)
إِيَّانَا
iyyānā
worship us
يَعْبُدُونَ
yaʿbudūna
worship us
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.
63. Those against whom the word (of punishment) will have come due (the alleged partners of Allah) will say, "Our Lord! These are the ones whom we led astray; we led them astray as we ourselves were astray. We declare our innocence before You; they did not worship us [87]."
[86] By this are meant those devils from among jinn and mankind who have been worshipped in some form or another in the world. Here, worship does not merely mean ritual devotion, but servitude and bondage. That is, those people who desired that their commands be obeyed in opposition to Allah’s commands—whether they were worldly rulers or people of the type of spiritual leaders and elders.
[87] Both the worshippers and the worshipped were followers of their own desires, and the response of the worshipped: That is, Allah will question the polytheists, “Where are those partners you set up against Me?” But before these polytheists can give any answer, these worshipped ones themselves will speak up and say, “O Lord! Indeed, we certainly became a cause of these people’s misguidance. But we did not force them into this. Rather, these people went astray just as we ourselves went astray. We too were led astray by following the desires of our souls, and they also saw their own interests in supporting us in this matter. If they had chosen the path of guidance, we would have had no power over them. Therefore, these people were by no means worshipping us, but were worshipping their own desires. We did the same, and so did they. So, what fault is ours in this?”
[86] By this are meant those devils from among jinn and mankind who have been worshipped in some form or another in the world. Here, worship does not merely mean ritual devotion, but servitude and bondage. That is, those people who desired that their commands be obeyed in opposition to Allah’s commands—whether they were worldly rulers or people of the type of spiritual leaders and elders.
[87] Both the worshippers and the worshipped were followers of their own desires, and the response of the worshipped: That is, Allah will question the polytheists, “Where are those partners you set up against Me?” But before these polytheists can give any answer, these worshipped ones themselves will speak up and say, “O Lord! Indeed, we certainly became a cause of these people’s misguidance. But we did not force them into this. Rather, these people went astray just as we ourselves went astray. We too were led astray by following the desires of our souls, and they also saw their own interests in supporting us in this matter. If they had chosen the path of guidance, we would have had no power over them. Therefore, these people were by no means worshipping us, but were worshipping their own desires. We did the same, and so did they. So, what fault is ours in this?”
