Quran-88:23 Surah Al-ghashiyah English Translation,Transliteration and Tafsir(Tafseer).

إِلَّا مَن تَوَلَّىٰ وَكَفَرَ

Transliteration:( Illaa man tawallaa wa kafar )

23. But whoever turns away and disbelieves [24]. (Kanzul Imaan Translation)

(23) However, he who turns away and disbelieves – (Saheen International Translation)

Surah Al-Ghashiyah Ayat 23 Tafsir (Commentry)



  • Tafseer-e-Naeemi (Ahmad Yaar Khan)
  • Ibn Kathir
  • Ala-Madudi
  • Shaheen International

24.by rejecting the revelation of the Holy Qur'an, or His eternal preservation or His Laws, or by rejecting the Personality of the Holy Prophet ﷺ or his attributes or turning away from his instructions.

From this emerge two issues:

1.The obedience of the Holy Prophet is obligatory upon everybody because the pronoun "who" is mentioned without any condition.

2. It is prohibited to sit with your back towards the Holy Qur'an or towards pious people, as this too is the obvious condition of turning your back. One should abstain from this as well.

Ibn-Kathir

The tafsir of Surah Ghashiyah 23 verse by Ibn Kathir is unavailable here.
Please refer to Surah Ghashiyah ayat 17 which provides the complete commentary from verse 17 through 26.


Ala-Maududi

(88:23) But whoever will turn away (from the Truth),


There is no commentary by Abul Maududi available for this verse.

(23) However, he who turns away and disbelieves –

Surah Al-Ghashiyah All Ayat (Verses)

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