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Al-Hajj (The Pilgrimage)

Verse 8of 78

وَمِنَ ٱلنَّاسِ مَن يُجَٰدِلُ فِى ٱللَّهِ بِغَيْرِ عِلْمٍۢ وَلَا هُدًۭى وَلَا كِتَٰبٍۢ مُّنِيرٍۢ﴿٨

Translation (Sahih International)

And of the people is he who disputes about Allah without knowledge or guidance or an enlightening book [from Him],

Word-by-word meaning

وَمِنَwaminaAnd among
ٱلنَّاسِl-nāsimankind
مَنman(is he) who
يُجَـٰدِلُyujādiludisputes
فِىconcerning
ٱللَّهِl-lahiAllah
بِغَيْرِbighayriwithout
عِلْمٍۢʿil'minany knowledge
وَلَاwalāand not
هُدًۭىhudanany guidance
وَلَاwalāand not
كِتَـٰبٍۢkitābina Book
مُّنِيرٍۢmunīrinenlightening

Commentary (Tafsir Ibn Kathir)

Clarifying the State of the Leaders of the Innovators and Those Who lead People astrayAllah has already told us about the ignorant imitators who are led astray:وَمِنَ النَّاسِ مَن يُجَـدِلُ فِى اللَّهِ بِغَيْرِ عِلْمٍ وَيَتَّبِعُ كُلَّ شَيْطَـنٍ مَّرِيدٍ(And among mankind is he who disputes about Allah, without knowledge, and follows every rebellious Shaytan.

Source: Tafsir Ibn Kathir — abridged excerpt

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