Surah Ghafir 40:35 — translation and meaning

غافر · Verse 35 / 85 · Page 471

ۚ ۖ الَّذِينَ يُجَادِلُونَ فِي آيَاتِ اللَّهِ بِغَيْرِ سُلْطَانٍ أَتَاهُمْ كَبُرَ مَقْتًا عِندَ اللَّهِ وَعِندَ الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا كَذَلِكَ يَطْبَعُ اللَّهُ عَلَى كُلِّ قَلْبِ مُتَكَبِّرٍ جَبَّارٍ

Word by Word

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ۖ
الَّذِينَ
alladhina
Those who
يُجَادِلُونَ
yujadiluna
dispute
فِي
fi
concerning
آيَاتِ
ayati
(the) Signs
اللَّهِ
al-lahi
(of) Allah
بِغَيْرِ
bighayri
without
سُلْطَانٍ
sul'tanin
any authority
أَتَاهُمْ
atahum
(having) come to them
كَبُرَ
kabura
(it) is greatly
مَقْتًا
maqtan
(in) hateful
عِندَ
inda
near Allah
اللَّهِ
al-lahi
near Allah
وَعِندَ
wa'inda
and near
الَّذِينَ
alladhina
those
آمَنُوا
amanu
who believe
كَذَلِكَ
kadhalika
Thus
يَطْبَعُ
yatba'u
Allah sets a seal
اللَّهُ
al-lahu
Allah sets a seal
عَلَى
ala
over
كُلِّ
kulli
every
قَلْبِ
qalbi
heart
مُتَكَبِّرٍ
mutakabbirin
(of) an arrogant
جَبَّارٍ
jabbarin
tyrant

Transliteration

Allazeena yujaadiloona feee Aaayaatil laahi bighairi sultaanin ataahum kabura maqtan 'indal laahi wa 'indal lazeena aamanoo; kazaalika yatha'ul laahu 'alaa kulli qalbi mutakabbirin jabbaar

Translation

Those who dispute concerning the signs of Allah without an authority having come to them - great is hatred [of them] in the sight of Allah and in the sight of those who have believed. Thus does Allah seal over every heart [belonging to] an arrogant tyrant.

Verse interpretation (Tafsir)

Those who argue about the verses of Allah to refute them without any proof or evidence that has come to them, their argument is greatly hated in the eyes of Allah and in the eyes of those who brought faith in Allah and His messengers. Just as Allah sealed the hearts of these who argue about our verses to refute them, Allah seals the heart of every person who is arrogant to the truth and tyrannical, thus he does not find the path to what is right nor is he guided to good.

Source: Al-Mukhtasar Tafsir — Tafsir Center for Quranic Studies.

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