Study the Quran

Tafsir

Scholarly commentary explaining a verse — its context, its meaning and how the scholars have understood it.

Al-Furqan 25:42

Word by word

إِن كَادَ لَيُضِلُّنَا عَنْ ءَالِهَتِنَا لَوْلَآ أَن صَبَرْنَا عَلَيْهَا ۚ وَسَوْفَ يَعْلَمُونَ حِينَ يَرَوْنَ ٱلْعَذَابَ مَنْ أَضَلُّ سَبِيلًا

He almost would have misled us from our gods had we not been steadfast in [worship of] them." But they are going to know, when they see the punishment, who is farthest astray in [his] way.

Ibn Kathir (Abridged) English Ma'arif al-Qur'an English Tafsir Muyassar Arabic Tafsir Ibn Kathir Arabic All sources

Tafsir Muyassar

Ministry of Islamic Affairs, Saudi Arabia

وإذا رآك هؤلاء المكذبون - أيها الرسول - استهزؤوا بك قائلين: أهذا الذي يزعم أن الله بعثه رسولا إلينا؟ إنه قارب أن يصرفنا عن عبادة أصنامنا بقوة حجته وبيانه، لولا أن ثَبَتْنا على عبادتها، وسوف يعلمون حين يرون ما يستحقون من العذاب: مَن أضل دينًا أهم أم محمد؟

Tafsir is provided for educational reference. Paragraph breaks are added for readability — the wording of each commentary is unchanged. For religious guidance, consult a qualified scholar.