Tafseer of The Pilgrimage · Al-Hajj · 22:8
And of the people is he who disputes about Allah without knowledge or guidance or an enlightening book [from Him],
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.
Allah, exalted is His mention, says: And there are among people those who dispute concerning the oneness of Allah and His uniqueness in divinity, without any knowledge of that about which they dispute. وَلا هُدًى ("and without guidance") — He says: and without any clear proof for what he says and without argument.
وَلا كِتَابٍ مُنِيرٍ ("and without an illuminating Book") — He says: and without a Book from Allah that has come to him in confirmation of what he says. (مُنِيرٌ — "illuminating") — He says: that casts light upon his argument. What he says, he says only out of ignorance, based on conjecture and assumption. It has been mentioned that by this verse and the verse that follows it, al-Naḍr ibn al-Ḥārith of the Banū ʿAbd al-Dār is intended.
