The Holy Quran 40:41 — Surah Ghafir

Arabic text

۞ وَيَـٰقَوْمِ مَا لِىٓ أَدْعُوكُمْ إِلَى ٱلنَّجَوٰةِ وَتَدْعُونَنِىٓ إِلَى ٱلنَّارِ

Translation

"O my people! How is it that I call you towards salvation, whereas you call me towards the Fire?"

Tafsir (excerpt) — Tafsir Usmani

The moving exhortation of the believing man: that is, strange indeed is my situation and yours. I want to set you on the path of faith and rescue you from the punishment of Allah, while your effort is to push me too, along with yourselves, into the fire of Hell. On one side such enmity, and on the other such goodwill.

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