Tafsir of Surah Ash-Shura 42:42
﴿إِنَّمَا السَّبِيلُ عَلَى الَّذِينَ يَظْلِمُونَ النَّاسَ وَيَبْغُونَ فِي الْأَرْضِ بِغَيْرِ الْحَقِّ أُولَٰئِكَ لَهُمْ عَذَابٌ أَلِيمٌ﴾
Translation of the meaning
The cause is only against the ones who wrong the people and tyrannize upon the earth without right. Those will have a painful punishment.
English Translation - Noor International Center — v1.1.2 · QuranEnc.comThe words of the two imams are given in their original Arabic, verbatim, with references.
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