Surah Al-Anfal 8:22 — translation and meaning
الأنفال · Verse 22 / 75 · Page 179
إِنَّ شَرَّ الدَّوَابِّ عِندَ اللَّهِ الصُّمُّ الْبُكْمُ الَّذِينَ لَا يَعْقِلُونَ
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إِنَّ
inna
Indeed
شَرَّ
sharra
worst
الدَّوَابِّ
al-dawabi
(of) the living creatures
عِندَ
inda
near
اللَّهِ
al-lahi
Allah
الصُّمُّ
al-sumu
(are) the deaf
الْبُكْمُ
al-buk'mu
the dumb
الَّذِينَ
alladhina
those who
لَا
la
(do) not
يَعْقِلُونَ
ya'qiluna
use their intellect
Transliteration
Inna sharrad dawaaabbi 'indal laahis summul bukmul lazeena laa ya'qiloon
Translation
Indeed, the worst of living creatures in the sight of Allah are the deaf and dumb who do not use reason.
Verse interpretation (Tafsir)
The worst of creatures on the face of the earth in the sight of Allah are those who are deaf to the truth, not listening to it and accepting it; and dumb, not acknowledging the truth or calling to it, because they do not understand what Allah instructs or forbids.
Source: Al-Mukhtasar Tafsir — Tafsir Center for Quranic Studies.
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