Surah Rum ayat 33 Tafsir Quran 30:33

﴿وَإِذَا مَسَّ النَّاسَ ضُرٌّ دَعَوْا رَبَّهُم مُّنِيبِينَ إِلَيْهِ ثُمَّ إِذَا أَذَاقَهُم مِّنْهُ رَحْمَةً إِذَا فَرِيقٌ مِّنْهُم بِرَبِّهِمْ يُشْرِكُونَ﴾
[ الروم: 33]

30:33 And when adversity touches the people, they call upon their Lord, turning in repentance to Him. Then when He lets them taste mercy from Him, at once a party of them associate others with their Lord,

And when some distress some hardship befalls people that is people such as the Meccan disbelievers they call on their Lord turning returning in penitence to Him alone. Then when He lets them taste mercy from Him by way of rain lo! a party of them ascribe partners to their Lord.

And when people are touched or befallen with a misfortune or wedded to a calamity they invoke Allah, their Creator, turning to Him exclusively and when He extends to them His mercy and delivers them from what was burdensome and exhaustive to the mind, some of them incorporate with Him other deities

(30:33) (Such are human beings) that when any misfortune befalls them, they cry to their Lord, penitently turning to Him. *52 But no sooner that He lets them have a taste of His Mercy than some of them begin associating others with their Lord in His Divinity *53

And when adversity touches the people, they meaning

*52) This is a clear proof of the fact that in the depths of their heart there still exists an evidence of Tauhid.
Whenever the hopes start crumbling, their hearts cry out from within that the real Ruler of the universe is its Master and His help alone can improve their lot.

*53) That is, " They again start presenting offerings before other deities, and claiming that their misfortune has been removed through the help and grace of such and such a saint and shrine. "
 

( And when harm ) hardship ( toucheth men ) the people of Mecca ( they cry unto their Lord ) to relieve them from the hardship, ( turning to Him in repentance ) and supplications; ( then, when they have tasted of His mercy ) of His blessing, ( behold! some of them ) some of the disbelievers ( attribute partners to their Lord ) their consider idols His partners.

And when harm touches men, they cry sincerely only to their Lord (Allah), turning to Him in repentance, but when He gives them a taste of His Mercy, behold! a party of them associate partners in worship with their Lord.

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