سورة البَقَرَة
Surah Al-Baqarah 2:6
The Cow · Verse 6 of 286
إِنَّ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا سَوَاءٌ عَلَيْهِمْ أَأَنْذَرْتَهُمْ أَمْ لَمْ تُنْذِرْهُمْ لَا يُؤْمِنُونَ
Abdul Mannan Omar
As for those who are bent upon denying (the truth), they would not believe, because it is all the same to them whether you warn them or do not warn them.
Abdullah Yusuf Ali
As to those who reject Faith, it is the same to them whether thou warn them or do not warn them; they will not believe.
Ahmed Ali
As for those who deny, it is all the same if you warn them or not, they will not believe.
12 more translations
Ali Unal
(Despite the commitment and energy you show in striving to help people to believe,) those who willfully persist in unbelief: it is alike to them whether you warn them or do not warn them; (although it is your mission to warn them and you do it without any neglect,) they will not believe.
Daryabadi
Verily those who have disbelieved, it is equal to them whether thou warnest them or warnest them not; they will not believe.
Faridul Haque
As for those whose fate is disbelief, whether you warn them or do not warn them - it is all one for them; they will not believe. (Because their hearts are sealed - see next verse).
Maulana Muhammad Ali
Those who disbelieve -- it being alike to them whether thou warn them or warn them not -- they will not believe.
Maulvi Sher Ali
Those who have disbelieved - it being alike to them whether thou warn them or warn them not - they will not believe.
Muhammad Asad
BEHOLD, as for those who are bent on denying the truth - it is all one to them whether thou warnest them or dost not warn them: they will not believe.
Muhammad Musin Khan
Verily, those who disbelieve, it is the same to them whether you (O Muhammad Peace be upon him ) warn them or do not warn them, they will not believe.
Muhammad Pickthall
As for the Disbelievers, Whether thou warn them or thou warn them not it is all one for them; they believe not.
Muhammad Sarwar
Those who deny your message will not believe whether you warn them or not.
Muhammed ali Shakir
Surely those who disbelieve, it being alike to them whether you warn them, or do not warn them, will not believe.
Rashad Khalifa
As for those who disbelieve, it is the same for them; whether you warn them, or not warn them, they cannot believe.
Shabbir Ahmed
Remember that those who have chosen denial in advance, it is all the same to them whether you apprise them (of the consequences of their actions) or apprise them not. They will refuse to acknowledge the truth.
Commentary 2:6 Kafarû كَفَرُوا۟ - “They disbelieved and denied; they covered”. After mentioning the class of the believers (Mu’minîn مؤمنين) and their characteristics,…
إِنَّ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟سَوَآءٌ عَلَيْهِمْ ءَأَنذَرْتَهُمْ أَمْ لَمْ تُنذِرْهُمْ لَا يُؤْمِنُونَ
2:6 Kafarû كَفَرُوا۟ - “They disbelieved and denied; they covered”. After mentioning the class of the believers (Mu’minîn مؤمنين) and their characteristics, the Holy Qur’ân now refers to the class of the disbelievers – Kâfirîn كافرين. The word kâfir كافِرis derived from kafara كفَرَ, meaning to cover, deny, hide, renounce, reject, disbelieve, be ungrateful, neglect, expiate, or darken (Lane). Kafara also means to cover the sown seed with earth, or to conceal the benefit or favour conferred on one (Tâj, Lisân). It can also be suggestive of a dark cloud (which covers the sky), night (which covers the land), a coat of mail (that covers the body), or the impious who cover the Truth (Tâj, Lisân).
The Holy Prophet (pbuh) is reported to have warned, “Beware! Do not become disbelievers or ungrateful (kuffâr كفٌار) after me, so that some of you should strike off the necks of others” (Bukhârî). The slaying of a Muslim by a Muslim is therefore condemned as an act of kufr كُفر. In another Tradition, the Holy Prophet (pbuh) said, “Abusing a Muslim is transgression and fighting against him is kufr (Bukhârî). Ibn Athîr in Al-Nihâyah writes, ‘Kufr is of two kinds, one is denial of the Faith itself and the other is denial of a fraction or branch of Faith. Denial of a fraction of Faith does not necessarily mean losing all faith in Islam, which would make one kâfir’. This is what is called kufrun dûna kufrinكفرٌدون كُفر. So this second kufr cannot be simply equated with unbeliever, infidel or being a kâfir in the specific and restricted sense. Much bloodshed among the Muslims would have been avoided if they understood the real meaning of kufr. The real kuffârare the ones who reject knowingly the whole system and doctrine of Islam and try to conceal the Truth.
Al-Kâfir الكافر is the one who denies Lâ ilâha Ill-Allâh Muhammad al-Rasûl-Allâh – “There is no other, cannot be and will never be one worthy of worship other than Allâh, and Muhammed is His Messenger”, and refuses knowingly the underlying meaning of these words. “Just as îmân is the acceptance of the Truth, so kufr كفر is its rejection. Likewise, just as the practical acceptance of the Truth or doing of a good deed is called îmân or part of îmân, the practical rejection of Truth and doing evil is called kufr or part of kufr (Ibn Athîr). This root in its 47 forms is used in the Holy Qur’ân 525 times.