The Holy Quran 14:26 — Surah Ibrahim

Arabic text

وَمَثَلُ كَلِمَةٍ خَبِيثَةٍ كَشَجَرَةٍ خَبِيثَةٍ ٱجْتُثَّتْ مِن فَوْقِ ٱلْأَرْضِ مَا لَهَا مِن قَرَارٍ

Translation

And the example of the evil word (the statements of kufr) is like that of a miserable tree (such as wild weeds) that is uprooted from the ground, having no stability. (Like this unstable plant, the beliefs and statements of the Kuffaar are extremely weak even though they appear to be strong. They give no benefit and are soon destroyed.)

Tafsir (excerpt) — Tafsir Usmani

The parable of the word of disbelief: the word of disbelief, a lie, and every act contrary to the pleasure of Almighty Allah are included in “the evil word”. Most have taken it to mean the colocynth (bitter apple). Though, by the generality of the word, every bad tree may be included. That is, it has no root at all and is uprooted at the slightest touch.

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