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Al-Baqara | الْبَقَرَة | MaddinahMaddiniSerial: Revelation: 87Verses: 286Parah: 1,2,3Rukus: 40Sajda: ---
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اُولٰٓٮِٕكَ الَّذِيۡنَ اشۡتَرَوُا الضَّلٰلَةَ بِالۡهُدٰى فَمَا رَبِحَتۡ تِّجَارَتُهُمۡ وَمَا كَانُوۡا مُهۡتَدِيۡنَ‏

Word By Word —
ulāika
Those
یہی ہیں
alladhīna
(are) the ones who
وہ لوگ

ish'tarawū
bought
جنہوں نے خرید لی
l-ḍalālata
[the] astraying
گمراہی
bil-hudā
for [the] guidance
بدلے ہدایت کے
famā
So not
تو نہ
rabiḥat
profited
فائدہ مند ہوئی / فائدہ دیا
tijāratuhum
their commerce
تجارت ان کی نے
wamā
and not
اور نہ
kānū
were they
تھے وہ
muh'tadīna
guided-ones
ہدایت پانے والے

Ola-ika allatheena ishtarawooaddalalata bilhuda famarabihat tijaratuhum wama kanoomuhtadeen

——— Transliteration

What Does Surah Al-Baqara Ayah 16 Mean? - Common Questions & Answers

Explore the meaning, interpretation, and Islamic explanation of Surah Al-Baqara Ayah 16 from the Holy Quran. Find answers to frequently asked questions about this verse, its context, and significance in Islamic teachings.

❓What does Al-Baqarah 2:16 say about trading guidance for error?

Al-Baqarah 2:16 describes those who exchanged divine guidance for misguidance as merchants whose trade brought no profit, emphasizing that choosing error over guidance is a losing spiritual bargain.

❓Who are the people described in this verse?

According to tafsir, this refers to hypocrites and those who abandoned guidance. Some first believed then disbelieved, while others preferred deviation to guidance from the beginning.

❓Why is their trade described as profitless?

Their trade is profitless because they exchanged something invaluable (divine guidance and faith) for something worthless and harmful (misguidance and disbelief), resulting in spiritual loss rather than gain.

❓What does this verse teach about spiritual choices?

This verse teaches that spiritual choices have real consequences - choosing misguidance over divine guidance is like a bad business deal that results in total loss, both in this world and the hereafter.

❓How does this relate to the previous verses about hypocrites?

This verse concludes the section about hypocrites by summarizing their fundamental problem - they made the worst possible spiritual trade by abandoning the guidance offered to them for temporary worldly gains.

❓What is the metaphor of commerce teaching us?

The metaphor of commerce shows that spiritual matters should be evaluated like business deals - divine guidance is the most valuable commodity, while misguidance leads to bankruptcy in both spiritual and worldly terms.

❓How can we avoid making such a losing trade?

We can avoid this losing trade by truly valuing divine guidance, seeking knowledge of Islam, making sincere choices based on truth rather than convenience, and not compromising faith for temporary worldly benefits.

❓What is the difference between guidance and misguidance in Islam?

Guidance (hidayah) is divine direction leading to truth, righteousness, and eternal success, while misguidance (dalalah) is deviation from truth leading to confusion, wrongdoing, and ultimate failure in both worlds.
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