Quran 8:23

Surah Al-Anfal, Verse 23

Verse 23 of 75 in Surah Al-Anfal (الأنفال), chapter 8 of the Quran — in Arabic with Tamil, Sinhala and English translation, tafsir and MP3 recitation.

وَلَوْ عَلِمَ ٱللَّهُ فِيهِمْ خَيْرًا لَّأَسْمَعَهُمْ ۖ وَلَوْ أَسْمَعَهُمْ لَتَوَلَّوا۟ وَّهُم مُّعْرِضُونَ

EnglishSaheeh International
Had Allāh known any good in them, He would have made them hear. And if He had made them hear, they would [still] have turned away, while they were refusing.
TamilJan Trust Foundation
அவர்களிடத்தில் ஏதேனும் நன்மை உண்டு என அல்லாஹ் அறிந்திருந்தால், அவன் அவர்களைச் செவியேற்குமாறு செய்திருப்பான்; (அவர்கள் இருக்கும் நிலையில்) அவன் அவர்களைச் செவியேற்கச் செய்தாலும் அவர்கள் புறக்கணித்து மாறியிருப்பார்கள்.
SinhalaRuwwad Center
ඔවුන් තුළ යහපතක් තිබේ යැයි අල්ලාහ් දන්නේ නම් ඔහු ඔවුනට සවන් දීමට සලස් වන්නට තිබුණි. තවද ඔවුනට සවන් දීමට ඔහු සැලැස්සුව ද ඔවුන් පිටුපාන්නන් ලෙසින් ම හැරී යනු ඇත.
UrduMaulana Muhammad Junagarhi
اور اگر اللہ تعالیٰ ان میں کوئی خوبی دیکھتا تو ان کو سننے کی توفیق دے دیتا اور اگر ان کو اب سنا دے تو ضرور روگردانی کریں گے بے رخی کرتے ہوئے۔
JapaneseRyoichi Mita
アッラーがもしかれらに良いところを認められれば,かれは必ずかれらに聞かせられる。だがかれが仮令聞かせられたとしても,かれらは(辞退して)背き去るであろう。
ChineseMa Jian
假若真主知道他们心中还有一点儿善意,必使他们能听;纵虽使他们能听,他们也还是要违背正道的。

Tafsir of 8:23

The Command to obey Allah and His Messenger Allah commands His believing servants to obey Him and His Messenger and warns them against defying him and imitating the disbelievers who reject him. Allah said, وَلاَ تَوَلَّوْاْ عَنْهُ (and turn not away from him...), neither refrain from obeying him or following his commands nor indulge in what he forbade, وَأَنتُمْ تَسْمَعُونَ (while you are hearing.) after you gained knowledge of his Message, وَلاَ تَكُونُواْ كَالَّذِينَ قَالُواْ سَمِعْنَا وَهُمْ لاَ يَسْمَعُونَ (And be not like those who say: "We have heard," but they hear not.) Ibn Ishaq said that this Ayah refers to the hypocrites, who pretend to hear and obey, while in fact they do neither. Allah declares that these are the most wicked creatures among the Children of Adam, إِنَّ شَرَّ الدَّوَابِّ عِندَ اللَّهِ الصُّمُّ (Verily, the worst of living creatures with Allah are the deaf) who do not hear the truth, الْبُكْمُ (and the dumb) who cannot comprehend it, الَّذِينَ لاَ يَعْقِلُونَ (who understand not. ) These indeed are the most wicked creatures, for every creature except them abide by the way that Allah created in them.…

Source: Ibn Kathir (Abridged)

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Quran 8:23 — Surah Al-Anfal Verse 23