The Holy Quran 28:50 — Surah Al-Qasas

Arabic text

فَإِن لَّمْ يَسْتَجِيبُوا۟ لَكَ فَٱعْلَمْ أَنَّمَا يَتَّبِعُونَ أَهْوَآءَهُمْ ۚ وَمَنْ أَضَلُّ مِمَّنِ ٱتَّبَعَ هَوَىٰهُ بِغَيْرِ هُدًى مِّنَ ٱللَّهِ ۚ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ لَا يَهْدِى ٱلْقَوْمَ ٱلظَّـٰلِمِينَ

Translation

If they do not respond (answer) to you (by bringing such a book to you), then you should know that they are following only their whims (they have no cause to reject except because they follow their passions). Who can be more unjust (misguided) than the one who follows his whims without any guidance from Allaah? Verily Allaah does not guide an oppressive (unjust) nation (those who do things merely because it appeals to their fancy will not be rightly guided because they refuse to accept any advice).

Tafsir (excerpt) — Tafsir Usmani

Following desires: that is, since these people neither accept the guidance nor can present anything to set against it, this itself is proof that they have no intention at all of walking the path of guidance.

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