سُوْرَةُ الْقَلَمِ
Surah Al-Qalam (68) — Ayah 9
وَدُّوا۟ لَوْ تُدْهِنُ فَيُدْهِنُونَ ﴿9﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
They wish that you should compromise (in religion out of courtesy) with them: so they (too) would compromise with you.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَدُّوا۟
waddū
They wish
لَوْ
law
that
تُدْهِنُ
tud'hinu
you should compromise
فَيُدْهِنُونَ
fayud'hinūna
so they would compromise
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.
They wish that you would compromise, so they would [7] compromise as well.
[7]
The Disbelievers’ Attempt at Compromise Between Truth and Falsehood:
The demand of the disbelievers was that you ﷺ should stop speaking ill of our idols. You ﷺ, God forbid, did not abuse their idols, but only said that these idols can neither harm nor benefit anyone. They have no power or authority over anything. However, since for generations these disbelievers had held the belief that their deities could both harm and benefit them, they considered your ﷺ teaching an insult to themselves, to their forefathers, and to their idols. Their only demand was that you ﷺ should not say anything about their deities, nor utter any disrespectful or insulting words about them. In return, they would not say anything of the sort about your deity. In response, Allah Almighty said that there can never be a compromise between truth and falsehood. Even if, hypothetically, you were to accept any of their demands, such a compromise or reconciliation would be of no benefit, because these are liars. They do not stand by any of their words. Their real purpose is only to deny the verses of Allah Almighty.
[7]
The Disbelievers’ Attempt at Compromise Between Truth and Falsehood:
The demand of the disbelievers was that you ﷺ should stop speaking ill of our idols. You ﷺ, God forbid, did not abuse their idols, but only said that these idols can neither harm nor benefit anyone. They have no power or authority over anything. However, since for generations these disbelievers had held the belief that their deities could both harm and benefit them, they considered your ﷺ teaching an insult to themselves, to their forefathers, and to their idols. Their only demand was that you ﷺ should not say anything about their deities, nor utter any disrespectful or insulting words about them. In return, they would not say anything of the sort about your deity. In response, Allah Almighty said that there can never be a compromise between truth and falsehood. Even if, hypothetically, you were to accept any of their demands, such a compromise or reconciliation would be of no benefit, because these are liars. They do not stand by any of their words. Their real purpose is only to deny the verses of Allah Almighty.
