Surah 23 · word by word

Surah 23, ayah 38

  1. اِنْنہیں ہے
  2. هُوَوہ
  3. اِلَّامگر
  4. رَجُلُایک انسان
  5. فْتَرٰیاس نے گھڑ لیا
  6. عَلَیپر
  7. اللّٰهِاللہ (پر)
  8. كَذِبًاجھوٹ
  9. وَّمَااور نہیں
  10. نَحْنُہم
  11. لَهٗاس کے لیے
  12. بِمُؤْمِنِیْنَایمان لانے والے

Translation and commentary

Tafheem-ul-Quran

یہ شخص خدا کے نام پر محض جھُوٹ گھڑ رہا ہے1 اور ہم کبھی اس کی ماننے والے نہیں ہیں۔“

Footnotes (the author's commentary)

  1. یہ الفاظ صاف بتاتے ہیں کہ اللہ تعالیٰ کی ہستی کےیہ لوگ بھی منکر نہ تھے، ان کی بھی اصل گمراہی شرک ہی تھی۔ دوسرے مقامات پر بھی قرآن مجید میں اس قوم کا یہی جرم بیان کیا گیا ہے۔ ملاحظہ ہو الاعراف ، آیت 7۰۔ ہُود، آیات 53 – 54۔ حمٰ السجدہ، آیت 14۔ الاحقاف، آیات 21 -22۔

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Bayan-ul-Quran

یہ نہیں ہے مگر ایک ایسا شخص جس نے جھوٹ باندھا ہے اللہ پر اور ہم اس کی بات ماننے والے نہیں ہیں

Commentary (one passage for ayahs 23:38, 23:39, 23:40)

آیت 38 اِنْ ہُوَ اِلَّا رَجُلُنِ افْتَرٰی عَلَی اللّٰہِ کَذِبًا ”اس نے اپنی نبوت و رسالت کے بارے میں جھوٹ گھڑ کر اللہ سے منسوب کردیا ہے۔

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See this ayah on Mushaf page 344

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