Quran-40:12 Surah Ghafir English Translation,Transliteration and Tafsir(Tafseer).

ذَٰلِكُم بِأَنَّهُۥٓ إِذَا دُعِيَ ٱللَّهُ وَحۡدَهُۥ كَفَرۡتُمۡ وَإِن يُشۡرَكۡ بِهِۦ تُؤۡمِنُواْۚ فَٱلۡحُكۡمُ لِلَّهِ ٱلۡعَلِيِّ ٱلۡكَبِيرِ

Transliteration:( Zaalikum bi annahooo izaa du'iyal laahu wahdahoo kafartum wa iny yushrak bihee tu'minoo; falhukmu lillaahil 'Aliyyil Kabeer )

12.That is because when Allah alone was called upon as the One, you disbelieved[32]. But, when partners were associated with Him, you believed [33]Therefore, now the Command (34) is only for Allah, Who is the Highest, the Greatest. (Kanzul Imaan Translation)

(12) [They will be told], "That is because, when Allāh was called upon alone, you disbelieved; but if others were associated with Him, you believed. So the judgement is with Allāh, the Most High, the Grand." (Saheen International Translation)

Surah Ghafir Ayat 12 Tafsir (Commentry)



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

32. This means the cause of your permanent abode being Hell, is your infidelity and not listening to the message of the Prophets, but accepting what was told to you by the infidel leaders on which you acted in the world. In the proclamation of One Allah include all the recital of faith the worship of Allah Almighty the obedience to the Prophet.

33 Here pious has been taken, as the opposition to polytheism. From which we learn that prayer too, is an act of worship, while the worship of anyone other than Allah Almighty is polytheism. Thus meaning to call upon anyone to call upon any pious person is not polytheism. In Salaah, the musallee calls upon the Holy Prophet the name of extending salaam - ASSALAAMU ALAIKA AYYUHAN NABI Greetings to you Oh beloved Prophet

34 This means that the order to create is o Allah Almighty alone, or on the Judgement the only authority will be that Allah Almighty. The kingship of every world king would have come to an end. The blessed Prophets are by the authority of Allah Almighty, govermors of law of Shariah in world. Some special saints became reflection of Allah Almighty's creational power in the world, ie whatever they say, take place accordingly.

Ibn-Kathir

The tafsir of Surah Muminun verse 12 by Ibn Kathir is unavailable here.
Please refer to Surah Muminun ayat 10 which provides the complete commentary from verse 10 through 14.

(40:12) (They will be told): “(The cause of your present state is that) when Allah alone was invoked, you disbelieved; and when others instead of Him were invoked, you believed. Today all judgement lies with Allah, the Most High, the All-Great.”[18]

Ala-Maududi

(40:12) (They will be told): “(The cause of your present state is that) when Allah alone was invoked, you disbelieved; and when others instead of Him were invoked, you believed. Today all judgement lies with Allah, the Most High, the All-Great.”[18]


18. That is, the Judgment now rests entirely with that God alone, Whose Godhead you did not acknowledge, and those others whom you persistently regarded as associates and partners in the powers of Godhead, have no share whatsoever in the judgment. For a full understanding of this point, please see (Surah Az-Zumar, ayat 45) note 64. This sentence by itself gives the meaning that there would be no possibility of any way out for the disbelievers from the state of torment, for they did not only deny the Hereafter but they had aversion to their Creator and Sustainer, and they were not satisfied until they had associated others with Him.

(12) [They will be told], "That is because, when Allāh was called upon alone, you disbelieved; but if others were associated with Him, you believed. So the judgement is with Allāh, the Most High, the Grand."

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