Tafseer of Jonas · Yunus · 10:69
Say, "Indeed, those who invent falsehood about Allah will not succeed."
Important: The Arabic source text is always authoritative. This translation is a study aid and has not been verified by scholars — do not use it as a basis for religious proof or for deriving rulings (ahkam). When in doubt, always consult the Arabic text and a qualified scholar.
The explanation of the words of Allah, the Exalted: قُلْ إِنَّ الَّذِينَ يَفْتَرُونَ عَلَى اللَّهِ الْكَذِبَ لَا يُفْلِحُونَ (69)
(Say: verily, those who invent lies about Allah will not succeed.)
Abū Jaʿfar says: Allah, exalted be His remembrance, says to His prophet Muḥammad ﷺ: "Say" — O Muḥammad — to them: إِنَّ الَّذِينَ يَفْتَرُونَ عَلَى اللَّهِ الْكَذِبَ — that is: those who assert about Him what is false and claim a child for Him (61) — لَا يُفْلِحُونَ . He says: they will not know any lasting happiness in the world (62).
---------------------------
Annotations:
(61) See the explanation of "al-iftirāʾ" (the inventing of lies) in the preceding registers of the linguistic indices under (فرى).
(62) See the explanation of "al-falāḥ" (succeeding/prospering) in the preceding, p. 46, note 1, and the references mentioned there.
