يُرِيدُونَ أَن يُطْفِـُٔوا۟ نُورَ ٱللَّهِ بِأَفْوَٰهِهِمْ وَيَأْبَى ٱللَّهُ إِلَّآ أَن يُتِمَّ نُورَهُۥ وَلَوْ كَرِهَ ٱلْكَـٰفِرُونَ
- EnglishSaheeh International
- They want to extinguish the light of Allāh with their mouths, but Allāh refuses except to perfect His light, although the disbelievers dislike it.
- TamilJan Trust Foundation
- தம் வாய்களைக் கொண்டே அல்லாஹ்வின் ஒளியை (ஊதி) அணைத்துவிட அவர்கள் விரும்புகின்றார்கள் - ஆனால் காஃபிர்கள் வெறுத்த போதிலும் அல்லாஹ் தன் ஒளியை பூர்த்தியாக்கி வைக்காமல் இருக்க மாட்டான்.
- SinhalaRuwwad Center
- අල්ලාහ්ගේ ආලෝකය තම මුවින් (පිඹ) නිවා දැමීමට ඔවුහු අපේක්ෂා කරති. දේව ප්රතික්ෂේපකයෝ පිළිකුල් කළ ද අල්ලාහ් ඔහුගේ ආලෝකය පූර්ණවත් නො කර අත හැර නො දමයි.
- UrduMaulana Muhammad Junagarhi
- وه چاہتے ہیں کہ اللہ کے نور کو اپنے منھ سے بجھا دیں اور اللہ تعالیٰ انکاری ہے مگر اسی بات کا کہ اپنا نور پورا کرے گو کافر نا خوش رہیں۔
- JapaneseRyoichi Mita
- かれらは口先で,アッラーの御光(イスラーム)を消そうと望んでいるが,仮令不信者たちが嫌おうとも,アッラーはかれの御光を全うされる。
- ChineseMa Jian
- 他们妄想用自己的口吹灭真主的光明,但真主只愿发扬自己的光明,即使不信道者不愿意。
Tafsir of 9:32
People of the Scriptures try to extinguish the Light of Islam Allah says, the disbelieving idolators and People of the Scriptures want to, أَن يُطْفِئُواْ نُورَ اللَّهِ (extinguish the Light of Allah). They try through argument and lies to extinguish the guidance and religion of truth that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ was sent with. Their example is the example of he who wants to extinguish the light of the sun or the moon by blowing at them! Indeed, such a person will never accomplish what he sought. Likewise, the light of what the Messenger was sent with will certainly shine and spread. Allah replied to the idolators' desire and hope, وَيَأْبَى اللَّهُ إِلاَّ أَن يُتِمَّ نُورَهُ وَلَوْ كَرِهَ الْكَفِرُونَ (but Allah will not allow except that His Light should be perfected even though the disbelievers (Kafirun) hate (it)) 9:32. Linguistincally a Kafir is the person who covers something. For instance, night is called Kafiran covering because it covers things with darkness. The farmer is called Kafiran, because he covers seeds in the ground. Allah said in an Ayah, أَعْجَبَ الْكُفَّارَ نَبَاتُهُ (thereof the growth is pleasing to the Kuffar tillers)57:20.…
Source: Ibn Kathir (Abridged)