Skip to content
MyDeenTools

As-Saf (The Ranks)

Verse 8of 14

يُرِيدُونَ لِيُطْفِـُٔوا۟ نُورَ ٱللَّهِ بِأَفْوَٰهِهِمْ وَٱللَّهُ مُتِمُّ نُورِهِۦ وَلَوْ كَرِهَ ٱلْكَٰفِرُونَ﴿٨

Translation (Sahih International)

They want to extinguish the light of Allah with their mouths, but Allah will perfect His light, although the disbelievers dislike it.

Word-by-word meaning

يُرِيدُونَyurīdūnaThey intend
لِيُطْفِـُٔوا۟liyuṭ'fiūto put out
نُورَnūra(the) light
ٱللَّهِl-lahi(of) Allah
بِأَفْوَٰهِهِمْbi-afwāhihimwith their mouths
وَٱللَّهُwal-lahubut Allah
مُتِمُّmutimmuwill perfect
نُورِهِۦnūrihiHis Light
وَلَوْwalawalthough
كَرِهَkarihadislike
ٱلْكَـٰفِرُونَl-kāfirūnathe disbelievers

Commentary (Tafsir Ibn Kathir)

The Most Unjust among all PeopleAllah said,وَمَنْ أَظْلَمُ مِمَّنِ افْتَرَى عَلَى اللَّهِ الْكَذِبَ وَهُوَ يُدْعَى إِلَى الإِسْلاَمِ(And who does more wrong than the one who invents a lie against Allah, while he is being invited to Islam) meaning, none is more unjust than he who lies about Allah and calls upon rivals and associates partners with Him, even while he is being invited to Tawhid and sincerely worshipping Him.

Source: Tafsir Ibn Kathir — abridged excerpt

Share this verse with others

WhatsAppX

These tools are free because of generous Muslims.

$10/month keeps this platform free for 50,000 people. Every visit earns you reward — Sadaqah Jariyah.

Support this project