Surah Al-A'raf 7:45 — translation and meaning
الأعراف · Verse 45 / 206 · Page 156
الَّذِينَ يَصُدُّونَ عَن سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ وَيَبْغُونَهَا عِوَجًا وَهُم بِالْآخِرَةِ كَافِرُونَ
Word by Word
الَّذِينَ
alladhina
Those who
يَصُدُّونَ
yasudduna
hinder
عَن
an
from
سَبِيلِ
sabili
(the) way
اللَّهِ
al-lahi
(of) Allah
وَيَبْغُونَهَا
wayabghunaha
and seek in it
عِوَجًا
iwajan
crookedness
وَهُم
wahum
while they (are)
بِالْآخِرَةِ
bil-akhirati
concerning the Hereafter
كَافِرُونَ
kafiruna
disbelievers
Transliteration
Allazeena yasuddoona 'an sabeelil laahi wa yabghoo nahaa 'iwajanw wa hum bil Aakhirati kaafiroon
Translation
Who averted [people] from the way of Allah and sought to make it [seem] deviant while they were, concerning the Hereafter, disbelievers.
Verse interpretation (Tafsir)
These wrongdoers used to themselves turn away from Allah’s religion, and used to turn others away from it, wanting to make the path of truth seem crooked so that people would not follow it. They also rejected the Afterlife, not believing in it, nor preparing for it.
Source: Al-Mukhtasar Tafsir — Tafsir Center for Quranic Studies.
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