سُوْرَةُ الْاَعْرَافِ
Surah Al-A'raaf (7) — Ayah 178
مَن يَهْدِ ٱللَّهُ فَهُوَ ٱلْمُهْتَدِى ۖ وَمَن يُضْلِلْ فَأُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَ هُمُ ٱلْخَـٰسِرُونَ ﴿178﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
Whomsoever Allâh guides, he is the guided one, and whomsoever He sends astray,- then those! they are the losers.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
مَن
man
Whoever
يَهْدِ
yahdi
(is) guided
ٱللَّهُ
l-lahu
(by) Allah
فَهُوَ
fahuwa
then he
ٱلْمُهْتَدِى ۖ
l-muh'tadī
(is) the guided one
وَمَن
waman
while whoever
يُضْلِلْ
yuḍ'lil
He lets go astray
فَأُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَ
fa-ulāika
then those
هُمُ
humu
[they]
ٱلْخَـٰسِرُونَ
l-khāsirūna
(are) the losers
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.
178. Whoever Allah guides, only he is rightly guided; and whoever He lets go astray, such are the losers.
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Knowledge Can Also Become a Cause of Misguidance:
That is, a person’s knowledge and excellence can only benefit him when he is also granted the ability from Allah to act upon that knowledge. Therefore, no one should be proud of his intellectual capability and superiority. Rather, one should continue to pray to Allah Almighty for protection from the crookedness of intellect and for the ability to walk on the straight path. Because Satan can also mislead people through the path of knowledge, as evidenced by the fact that the leaders of all misguided sects are generally intelligent, clever, and learned individuals.
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Knowledge Can Also Become a Cause of Misguidance:
That is, a person’s knowledge and excellence can only benefit him when he is also granted the ability from Allah to act upon that knowledge. Therefore, no one should be proud of his intellectual capability and superiority. Rather, one should continue to pray to Allah Almighty for protection from the crookedness of intellect and for the ability to walk on the straight path. Because Satan can also mislead people through the path of knowledge, as evidenced by the fact that the leaders of all misguided sects are generally intelligent, clever, and learned individuals.
