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Al-Kahf 5

Ayah 5 of 110 · Meccan

مَّا لَهُم بِهِۦ مِنۡ عِلۡمٖ وَلَا لِأٓبَآئِهِمۡۚ كَبُرَتۡ كَلِمَةٗ تَخۡرُجُ مِنۡ أَفۡوَٰهِهِمۡۚ إِن يَقُولُونَ إِلَّا كَذِبٗا ٥

They have no knowledge of it,1 nor had their fathers. Grave is the word that comes out of their mouths; they speak not except a lie.

Translation: Saheeh International (English)

1 i.e., they could not have had knowledge of something which is not true.

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Word by word

Each word's meaning and sound

  1. مَّاNotmā
  2. لَهُمthey havelahum
  3. بِهِۦabout itbihi
  4. مِنۡanymin
  5. عِلۡمٖknowledgeʿil'min
  6. وَلَاand notwalā
  7. لِأٓبَآئِهِمۡۚtheir forefathersliābāihim
  8. كَبُرَتۡMighty (is)kaburat
  9. كَلِمَةٗthe wordkalimatan
  10. تَخۡرُجُ(that) comes outtakhruju
  11. مِنۡofmin
  12. أَفۡوَٰهِهِمۡۚtheir mouthsafwāhihim
  13. إِنNotin
  14. يَقُولُونَthey sayyaqūlūna
  15. إِلَّاexceptillā
  16. كَذِبٗاa liekadhiban

Tafsir

These fabricators have no knowledge of their claim that Allah has a son and nor did their fathers whom they followed in this regard have any knowledge. This statement which has escaped their mouths without any understanding is heinous. They only speak a lie which has no basis or support.

Al-Mukhtasar in interpreting the Noble Quran