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Surah As-Saf, Ayah 7 (61:7)

ٱلصَّفّ

وَمَنْ أَظْلَمُ مِمَّنِ ٱفْتَرَىٰ عَلَى ٱللَّهِ ٱلْكَذِبَ وَهُوَ يُدْعَىٰٓ إِلَى ٱلْإِسْلَٰمِ ۚ وَٱللَّهُ …

Quran 61:7 is ayah 7 of Surah As-Saf (“The Ranks”), a Medinan surah of 14 ayahs. It is in Juz 28, on page 552 of the Madani Mushaf.

61:7
وَمَنْأَظْلَمُمِمَّنِٱفْتَرَىٰعَلَىٱللَّهِٱلْكَذِبَوَهُوَيُدْعَىٰٓإِلَىٱلْإِسْلَٰمِ ۚوَٱللَّهُلَايَهْدِىٱلْقَوْمَٱلظَّٰلِمِينَ٧
waman aẓlamu mimmani if'tarā ʿalā l-lahi l-kadhiba wahuwa yud'ʿā ilā l-is'lāmi wal-lahu lā yahdī l-qawma l-ẓālimīna

And who is more unjust than one who invents about Allāh untruth while he is being invited to Islām. And Allāh does not guide the wrongdoing people.(7)

Word by word

  1. وَمَنْwamanAnd who
  2. أَظْلَمُaẓlamu(is) more wrong
  3. مِمَّنِmimmanithan (one) who
  4. ٱفْتَرَىٰif'tarāinvents
  5. عَلَىʿalāupon
  6. ٱللَّهِl-lahiAllah
  7. ٱلْكَذِبَl-kadhibathe lie
  8. وَهُوَwahuwawhile he
  9. يُدْعَىٰٓyud'ʿāis invited
  10. إِلَىilāto
  11. ٱلْإِسْلَٰمِ ۚl-is'lāmiIslam
  12. وَٱللَّهُwal-lahuAnd Allah
  13. لَاlā(does) not
  14. يَهْدِىyahdīguide
  15. ٱلْقَوْمَl-qawmathe people
  16. ٱلظَّٰلِمِينَl-ẓālimīna[the] wrongdoers

Tafsir (commentary) of 61:7

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This commentary explains ayahs 61:7–9 together.

The Most Unjust among all People

Allah 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. This is why Allah said,

وَاللَّهُ لاَ يَهْدِى الْقَوْمَ الظَّـلِمِينَ

(And Allah guides not the people who are wrongdoers.) Allah said,

يُرِيدُونَ لِيُطْفِئُواْ نُورَ اللَّهِ بِأَفْوَهِهِمْ

(They intend to put out the Light of Allah with their mouths.) indicating that the disbelievers will try to contradict the truth with falsehood. Their attempts are similar to one's attempt to extinguish the sun with his mouth, which is impossible. Likewise is the case of their attempt to extinguish truth. So Allah said,

يُرِيدُونَ لِيُطْفِئُواْ نُورَ اللَّهِ بِأَفْوَهِهِمْ وَاللَّهُ مُتِمُّ نُورِهِ وَلَوْ كَرِهَ الْكَـفِرُونَ - هُوَ الَّذِى أَرْسَلَ رَسُولَهُ بِالْهُدَى وَدِينِ الْحَقِّ لِيُظْهِرَهُ عَلَى الدِّينِ كُلِّهِ وَلَوْ كَرِهَ الْمُشْرِكُونَ

(But Allah will bring His Light to perfection even though the disbelievers hate (it). He it is Who has sent His Messenger with guidance and the religion of truth to make it victorious over all (other) religions even though the idolators hate (it).) We explained the meanings of similar Ayat before, in the Tafsir of Surah Bara'ah. All praise and thanks are due to Allah.

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