سُوْرَةُ النِّسَآءِ
Surah An-Nisaa (4) — Ayah 44
أَلَمْ تَرَ إِلَى ٱلَّذِينَ أُوتُوا۟ نَصِيبًا مِّنَ ٱلْكِتَـٰبِ يَشْتَرُونَ ٱلضَّلَـٰلَةَ وَيُرِيدُونَ أَن تَضِلُّوا۟ ٱلسَّبِيلَ ﴿44﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
Have you not seen those who were given a portion of the book (the Jews), purchasing the wrong path, and wish that you should go astray from the Right Path.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
أَلَمْ
alam
Did not
تَرَ
tara
you see
إِلَى
ilā
[towards]
ٱلَّذِينَ
alladhīna
those who
أُوتُوا۟
ūtū
were given
نَصِيبًۭا
naṣīban
a portion
مِّنَ
mina
of
ٱلْكِتَـٰبِ
l-kitābi
the Book
يَشْتَرُونَ
yashtarūna
purchasing
ٱلضَّلَـٰلَةَ
l-ḍalālata
[the] error
وَيُرِيدُونَ
wayurīdūna
and wishing
أَن
an
that
تَضِلُّوا۟
taḍillū
you stray
ٱلسَّبِيلَ
l-sabīla
(from) the way
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.
44. Have you not considered the case of those who were given a portion of the Book [77], yet they purchase misguidance and wish that you too would stray from the right path?
[77] In one aspect, because the Jewish scholars had lost a portion of the Divine Book, and even what remained, they had altered and distorted through interpretation and manipulation, turning it into something else. All their interests and abilities became confined to outward words, verbal debates, legalistic hair-splitting, and philosophical complexities. However, their hearts and minds were devoid of the Divine intent and the spirit of religiosity, and they wished to entangle the Muslims in such misleading matters as well.
45. Allah knows your enemies well. For your protection and help, Allah alone is sufficient.
[77] In one aspect, because the Jewish scholars had lost a portion of the Divine Book, and even what remained, they had altered and distorted through interpretation and manipulation, turning it into something else. All their interests and abilities became confined to outward words, verbal debates, legalistic hair-splitting, and philosophical complexities. However, their hearts and minds were devoid of the Divine intent and the spirit of religiosity, and they wished to entangle the Muslims in such misleading matters as well.
45. Allah knows your enemies well. For your protection and help, Allah alone is sufficient.
