Quran 2:204

Surah Al-Baqarah, Verse 204

Verse 204 of 286 in Surah Al-Baqarah (البقرة), chapter 2 of the Quran — in Arabic with Tamil, Sinhala and English translation, tafsir and MP3 recitation.

وَمِنَ ٱلنَّاسِ مَن يُعْجِبُكَ قَوْلُهُۥ فِى ٱلْحَيَوٰةِ ٱلدُّنْيَا وَيُشْهِدُ ٱللَّهَ عَلَىٰ مَا فِى قَلْبِهِۦ وَهُوَ أَلَدُّ ٱلْخِصَامِ

EnglishSaheeh International
And of the people is he whose speech pleases you in worldly life, and he calls Allāh to witness as to what is in his heart, yet he is the fiercest of opponents.
TamilJan Trust Foundation
(நபியே!) மனிதர்களில் ஒருவ(கையின)ன் இருக்கிறான்; உலக வாழ்க்கை பற்றிய அவன் பேச்சு உம்மை ஆச்சரியத்தில் ஆழ்த்தும்; தன் இருதயத்தில் உள்ளது பற்றி(சத்தியஞ் செய்து) அல்லாஹ்வையே சாட்சியாகக் கூறுவான். (உண்மையில்) அ(த்தகைய)வன் தான் (உம்முடைய) கொடிய பகைவனாவான்.
SinhalaRuwwad Center
මෙලොව ජීවිතයෙහි තම ප්‍රකාශය නුඹව පුදුමයට පත් කර වන හා තම හදවතෙහි ඇති දෑ කෙරෙහි අල්ලාහ්ව සාක්ෂි වශයෙන් තබන අය ද මිනිසුන් අතුරින් වෙති. තවද ඔහු තර්ක කිරීමෙහි ඉතා දැඩි ය.
UrduMaulana Muhammad Junagarhi
بعض لوگوں کی دنیاوی غرض کی باتیں آپ کو خوش کر دیتی ہیں اور وه اپنے دل کی باتوں پر اللہ کو گواه کرتا ہے، حاﻻنکہ دراصل وه زبردست جھگڑالو ہے۔
JapaneseRyoichi Mita
人びとの中には,この世の生活に関する言葉で,あなたの目をくらませる者がある。そしてかれらは,自分の胸に抱くことの証人としてアッラーを呼ぶ。だがこのような人間こそも議論好きな敵である。
ChineseMa Jian
有人谈论今世的生活,他的言论,使你赞叹,他还求真主作证他的存心。其实,他是最强悍的仇敌。

Tafsir of 2:204

The Characteristics of the Hypocrites The Characteristics of the Hypocrites As-Suddi said that these Ayat were revealed about Al-Akhnas bin Shariq Ath-Thaqafi, who came to Allah's Messenger ﷺ and announced his Islam, although his heart concealed otherwise. Ibn `Abbas narrated that these Ayat were revealed about some of the hypocrites who criticized Khubayb and his companions who were killed during the Raji` incident. Thereafter, Allah sent down His condemnation of the hypocrites and His praise for Khubayb and his companions: وَمِنَ النَّاسِ مَن يَشْرِى نَفْسَهُ ابْتِغَآءَ مَرْضَاتِ اللَّهِ (And of mankind is he who would sell himself, seeking the pleasure of Allah.) It was also said that they refer to the hypocrites and the believers in general. This is the opinion of Qatadah, Mujahid, Ar-Rabi` bin Anas, and several others, and it is correct. Ibn Jarir related that Al-Qurazi said that Nawf Al-Bikali, who used to read (previous Divine) Books said, "I find the description of some members of this Ummah in the previously revealed Books of Allah: they (hypocrites) are people who use the religion to gain material benefit.…

Source: Ibn Kathir (Abridged)

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Quran 2:204 — Surah Al-Baqarah Verse 204