إِنَّهُۥ لَيْسَ لَهُۥ سُلْطَـٰنٌ عَلَى ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ وَعَلَىٰ رَبِّهِمْ يَتَوَكَّلُونَ
- EnglishSaheeh International
- Indeed, there is for him no authority over those who have believed and rely upon their Lord.
- TamilJan Trust Foundation
- எவர்கள் ஈமான் கொண்டு தன் இறைவனை முற்றிலும் சார்ந்திருக்கிறார்களோ அவர்கள் மீது நிச்சயமாக (ஷைத்தானுக்கு) எவ்வித அதிகாரமுமில்லை.
- SinhalaRuwwad Center
- නියත වශයෙන් ම දේවත්වය විශ්වාස කොට තම පරමාධිපති කෙරෙහි (සියල්ල) භාර කරන්නන්හට බලපෑමක් කිරීමට ඔහුට හැකියාවක් නොමැත.
- UrduMaulana Muhammad Junagarhi
- ایمان والوں اور اپنے پروردگار پر بھروسہ رکھنے والوں پر اس کا زور مطلقاً نہیں چلتا.
- JapaneseRyoichi Mita
- 信仰して主に縋る者に対しては，（悪魔）はどんな権威も持たない。
- ChineseMa Jian
- 对信道而且信赖真主者，他毫无权力。
Tafsir of 16:99
The Command to seek Refuge with Allah before reciting the Qur'an This is a command from Allah to His servants upon the tongue of His Prophet , telling them that when they want to read Qur'an, they should seek refuge with Allah from the cursed Shaytan. The Hadiths mentioned about seeking refuge with Allah (Isti`adhah), were quoted in our discussion at the beginning of this Tafsir, praise be to Allah. The reason for seeking refuge with Allah before reading is that the reader should not get confused or mixed up, and that the Shaytan would not confuse him or stop him from thinking about and pondering over the meaning of what he reads. Hence the majority of scholars said that refuge should be sought with Allah before starting to read. إِنَّهُ لَيْسَ لَهُ سُلْطَانٌ عَلَى الَّذِينَ ءَامَنُواْ وَعَلَى رَبِّهِمْ يَتَوَكَّلُونَ (Verily, he has no power over those who believe and put their trust only in their Lord.) Ath-Thawri said: "He has no power to make them commit a sin they will not repent from." Others said: it means that he has no argument for them.…
Source: Ibn Kathir (Abridged)
