Surah Saffat Ayat 23 in Arabic Text
English Translation
Here you can read various translations of verse 23
Other than Allah, and guide them to the path of Hellfire
“Besides Allah, and lead them to the Way to the (Fierce) Fire!
apart from Allah, and direct them to the path of Hell,
“Instead of Allah, and lead them on to the way of flaming Fire (Hell);
Instead of Allah, and lead them to the path to hell;
Apart from Allah, and so guide them to the path of Hell-Fire.
beside God, lead them all to the path of Hell,
(ان سب کو) جمع کرکے انہیں دوزخ کی راه دکھا دو
Quran 37 Verse 23 Explanation
For those looking for commentary to help with the understanding of Surah Saffat ayat 23, we’ve provided two Tafseer works below. The first is the tafseer of Abul Ala Maududi, the second is of Ibn Kathir.
Ala-Maududi
(37:23) apart from Allah,[16] and direct them to the path of Hell,
16. “gods” here implies two kinds of the gods.
(1) Those men and satans who themselves desired that the people should worship them instead of Allah.
(2) Those idols and trees and stones, etc., which have actually been worshiped in the world.
The first kind of the gods will be included among the culprits themselves and will be led to Hell for punishment. The other kind of them will be thrown into Hell along with their worshipers so that they constantly feel ashamed of and continue to regret their follies. Besides, there is also a third kind of the gods, who have been worshiped in the world, but without their own consent and knowledge. They rather forbade the people to worship anyone but Allah, e.g. the angels, prophets and saints. Obviously, this kind of the gods will not be included among the gods who will be driven to Hell along with their worshipers.
Ibn-Kathir
The tafsir of Surah As-Saffat verse 23 by Ibn Kathir is unavailable here.
Please refer to Surah Saffat ayat 20 which provides the complete commentary from verse 20 through 26.
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