Ayah
Word by Word
ٱلَّذِينَ
Those who
يَسۡتَحِبُّونَ
love more
ٱلۡحَيَوٰةَ
the life
ٱلدُّنۡيَا
(of) the world
عَلَى
than
ٱلۡأٓخِرَةِ
the Hereafter
وَيَصُدُّونَ
and hinder
عَن
from
سَبِيلِ
(the) Path
ٱللَّهِ
(of) Allah
وَيَبۡغُونَهَا
and seek in it
عِوَجًاۚ
crookedness
أُوْلَٰٓئِكَ
those
فِي
[in]
ضَلَٰلِ
(are) far astray
بَعِيدٖ
(are) far astray
ٱلَّذِينَ
Those who
يَسۡتَحِبُّونَ
love more
ٱلۡحَيَوٰةَ
the life
ٱلدُّنۡيَا
(of) the world
عَلَى
than
ٱلۡأٓخِرَةِ
the Hereafter
وَيَصُدُّونَ
and hinder
عَن
from
سَبِيلِ
(the) Path
ٱللَّهِ
(of) Allah
وَيَبۡغُونَهَا
and seek in it
عِوَجًاۚ
crookedness
أُوْلَٰٓئِكَ
those
فِي
[in]
ضَلَٰلِ
(are) far astray
بَعِيدٖ
(are) far astray
Translation
Those who love the life of this world more than the Hereafter, who hinder (men) from the Path of Allah and seek therein something crooked: they are astray by a long distance.
Tafsir
those who (alladheena is a description) prefer, choose, the life of this world over the Hereafter, and bar, people, from God's way, [from] the religion of Islam, and seek to make it, that is, the path, crooked - those, they are far astray, from the truth.
"Tafsir of Surah Ibrahim
Describing the Qur'an and warning Those Who defy it
Allah says,
الَر
Alif-Lam-Ra.
Previously we discussed the meaning of the separate letters that appear in the beginnings of some Surahs.
كِتَابٌ أَنزَلۡنَاهُ إِلَيۡكَ
(This is) a Book which We have revealed unto you...
Allah says, `This is a Book that We have revealed to you, O Muhammad. This `Book', is the Glorious Qur'an, the most honored Book, that Allah sent down from heaven to the most honored Messenger of Allah sent to all the people of the earth, Arabs and non-Arabs alike,
لِتُخۡرِجَ النَّاسَ مِنَ الظُّلُمَاتِ إِلَى النُّورِ
in order that you might lead mankind out of darkness into light,
We sent you, O Muhammad, with this Book in order that you might lead mankind away from misguidance and crookedness to guidance and the right way,'
اللَّهُ وَلِيُّ الَّذِينَ ءامَنُواۡ يُخۡرِجُهُم مِّنَ الظُّلُمَـتِ إِلَى النُّورِ وَالَّذِينَ كَفَرُواۡ أَوۡلِيَأوُهُمُ الطَّـغُوتُ يُخۡرِجُونَهُم مِّنَ النُّورِ إِلَى الظُّلُمَـتِ
Allah is the Wali (Protector or Guardian) of those who believe. He brings them out from darkness into light.
But as for those who disbelieve, their Awliya (supporters and helpers) are Taghut (false deities), they bring them out from light into darkness. (2:257)
and,
هُوَ الَّذِى يُنَزِّلُ عَلَى عَبۡدِهِ ءَايَـتٍ بَيِّنَـتٍ لِّيُخۡرِجَكُمۡ مِّنَ الظُّلُمَـتِ إِلَى النُّورِ
It is He Who sends down manifest Ayat to His servant that He may bring you out from darkness into light. (57:9)
Allah said next,
بِإِذۡنِ رَبِّهِمۡ
by their Lord's leave,
He guides those whom He destined to be guided by the hand of His Messenger, whom He sent to guide them by His command,
إِلَى صِرَاطِ الۡعَزِيزِ
to the path of the All-Mighty,
Who can never be resisted or overpowered. Rather, Allah is Irresistible above everything and everyone else,
الۡحَمِيدِ
the Praised.
Who is glorified and praised in all His actions, statements, legislation, commandments and prohibitions and Who only says the truth in the information He conveys.
Allah's statement
اللّهِ الَّذِي لَهُ مَا فِي السَّمَاوَاتِ وَمَا فِي الَارۡضِ
Allah to Whom belongs all that is in the heavens and all that is in the earth!,
is similar to,
قُلۡ يَأَيُّهَا النَّاسُ إِنِّى رَسُولُ اللَّهِ إِلَيۡكُمۡ جَمِيعًا الَّذِى لَهُ مُلۡكُ السَّمَـوَتِ وَالاٌّرۡضِ
Say:""O mankind!
Verily, I am sent to you all as the Messenger of Allah - to Whom belongs the dominion of the heavens and the earth. (7:158)
Allah's statement,
وَوَيۡلٌ لِّلۡكَافِرِينَ مِنۡ عَذَابٍ شَدِيدٍ
And woe unto the disbelievers from a severe torment.
means, `woe to them on the Day of Judgment because they defied you, O Muhammad, and rejected you.'
Allah says
الَّذِينَ يَسۡتَحِبُّونَ الۡحَيَاةَ الدُّنۡيَا عَلَى الاخِرَةِ
Those who prefer the life of this world to the Hereafter,
Allah described the disbelievers as preferring the life of the present world to the Hereafter, coveting the former life and working hard for its sake. They have forgotten the Hereafter and abandoned it behind their backs,
وَيَصُدُّونَ عَن سَبِيلِ اللّهِ
and hinder (men) from the path of Allah,
from following the Messengers,
وَيَبۡغُونَهَا عِوَجًا
and seek crookedness therein,
they seek to make Allah's path crooked, even though it is straight itself and does not deviate on account of those who defy or betray it. When the disbelievers do this, they become engulfed in ignorance and misguidance far away from truth, and therefore, there is no hope that they will gain guidance and correctness while on this state.
أُوۡلَـيِكَ فِي ضَلَلٍ بَعِيدٍ
they are far astray."
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