سُوْرَةُ الزُّمَرِ
Surah Az-Zumar (39) — Ayah 45
وَإِذَا ذُكِرَ ٱللَّهُ وَحْدَهُ ٱشْمَأَزَّتْ قُلُوبُ ٱلَّذِينَ لَا يُؤْمِنُونَ بِٱلْـَٔاخِرَةِ ۖ وَإِذَا ذُكِرَ ٱلَّذِينَ مِن دُونِهِۦٓ إِذَا هُمْ يَسْتَبْشِرُونَ ﴿45﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
And when Allâh Alone is mentioned, the hearts of those who believe not in the Hereafter are filled with disgust (from the Oneness of Allâh توحيد الله) and when those (whom they obey or worship) besides Him [like all false deities other than Allâh, - it may be a Messenger, an angel, a pious man, a jinni, or any other creature even idols, graves of religious people, saints, priests, monks and others.] are mentioned, behold, they rejoice!
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَإِذَا
wa-idhā
And when
ذُكِرَ
dhukira
Allah is mentioned
ٱللَّهُ
l-lahu
Allah is mentioned
وَحْدَهُ
waḥdahu
Alone
ٱشْمَأَزَّتْ
ish'ma-azzat
shrink with aversion
قُلُوبُ
qulūbu
(the) hearts
ٱلَّذِينَ
alladhīna
(of) those who
لَا
lā
(do) not
يُؤْمِنُونَ
yu'minūna
believe
بِٱلْـَٔاخِرَةِ ۖ
bil-ākhirati
in the Hereafter
وَإِذَا
wa-idhā
and when
ذُكِرَ
dhukira
are mentioned
ٱلَّذِينَ
alladhīna
those
مِن
min
besides Him
دُونِهِۦٓ
dūnihi
besides Him
إِذَا
idhā
behold
هُمْ
hum
They
يَسْتَبْشِرُونَ
yastabshirūna
rejoice
Tafsir Taiseer ul-Quran — Maulana Abdul Rahman Kilani
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45. And when Allah alone is mentioned, the hearts of those who do not believe in the Hereafter shrink with aversion, but when others besides Him are mentioned, they rejoice.
[61]
A Definite Sign of the Polytheists: Aversion to Pure Monotheism:
In this verse, a definite trait of the polytheists is mentioned. Whether these polytheists are worshippers of idols, graves, or saints, or belong to any era, all of them possess this trait: if only the attributes of Allah alone are mentioned, His miraculous deeds are described, and the explanation of His wisdom-filled verses is given, it does not bring comfort to the hearts of the polytheists; rather, it creates constriction and suffocation within them. And often, they begin to accuse the speaker of denying idols or the friends of Allah. Instead, if the miracles of saints are narrated, and it is said that such-and-such elder took revenge for his disrespect in such a way, or that a certain person was not destined to have even a single son, but such-and-such elder insisted and pleaded with Allah and made Him agree to grant seven sons to that person—thus, seven sons were born to him—when such fabricated stories are told, the listeners begin to exclaim "Subhan Allah!" and become very pleased. However, it is true that if the name of Allah happens to come up in the stories of their elders, they tolerate it. But their real love is only for their saints.
[61]
A Definite Sign of the Polytheists: Aversion to Pure Monotheism:
In this verse, a definite trait of the polytheists is mentioned. Whether these polytheists are worshippers of idols, graves, or saints, or belong to any era, all of them possess this trait: if only the attributes of Allah alone are mentioned, His miraculous deeds are described, and the explanation of His wisdom-filled verses is given, it does not bring comfort to the hearts of the polytheists; rather, it creates constriction and suffocation within them. And often, they begin to accuse the speaker of denying idols or the friends of Allah. Instead, if the miracles of saints are narrated, and it is said that such-and-such elder took revenge for his disrespect in such a way, or that a certain person was not destined to have even a single son, but such-and-such elder insisted and pleaded with Allah and made Him agree to grant seven sons to that person—thus, seven sons were born to him—when such fabricated stories are told, the listeners begin to exclaim "Subhan Allah!" and become very pleased. However, it is true that if the name of Allah happens to come up in the stories of their elders, they tolerate it. But their real love is only for their saints.
