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Al-Qasas 48

Ayah 48 of 88 · Meccan

فَلَمَّا جَآءَهُمُ ٱلۡحَقُّ مِنۡ عِندِنَا قَالُواْ لَوۡلَآ أُوتِيَ مِثۡلَ مَآ أُوتِيَ مُوسَىٰٓۚ أَوَلَمۡ يَكۡفُرُواْ بِمَآ أُوتِيَ مُوسَىٰ مِن قَبۡلُۖ قَالُواْ سِحۡرَانِ تَظَٰهَرَا وَقَالُوٓاْ إِنَّا بِكُلّٖ كَٰفِرُونَ ٤٨

But when the truth came to them from Us, they said, "Why was he not given like that which was given to Moses?" Did they not disbelieve in that which was given to Moses before? They said, "[They are but] two works of magic supporting each other,1 and indeed we are, in both, disbelievers."

Translation: Saheeh International (English)

1 The reference is by the disbelievers of Quraysh to the Qur’ān and the Torah.

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Word by word

Each word's meaning and sound

  1. فَلَمَّاBut whenfalammā
  2. جَآءَهُمُcame to themjāahumu
  3. ٱلۡحَقُّthe truthl-ḥaqu
  4. مِنۡfrom Usmin
  5. عِندِنَاfrom Usʿindinā
  6. قَالُواْthey saidqālū
  7. لَوۡلَآWhy notlawlā
  8. أُوتِيَhe was givenūtiya
  9. مِثۡلَ(the) likemith'la
  10. مَآ(of) whatmā
  11. أُوتِيَwas givenūtiya
  12. مُوسَىٰٓۚ(to) Musamūsā
  13. أَوَلَمۡDid notawalam
  14. يَكۡفُرُواْthey disbelieveyakfurū
  15. بِمَآin whatbimā
  16. أُوتِيَwas givenūtiya
  17. مُوسَىٰ(to) Musamūsā
  18. مِنbeforemin
  19. قَبۡلُۖbeforeqablu
  20. قَالُواْThey saidqālū
  21. سِحۡرَانِTwo magic (works)siḥ'rāni
  22. تَظَٰهَرَاsupporting each othertaẓāharā
  23. وَقَالُوٓاْAnd they saidwaqālū
  24. إِنَّاIndeed, weinnā
  25. بِكُلّٖin allbikullin
  26. كَٰفِرُونَ(are) disbelieverskāfirūna

Tafsir

So when Muhammad came to them as a Messenger, they said: “Why has Muhammad not been given miracles proving his messengership, similar to what Moses was given in the Hand, Staff and the Torah which was revealed at once?” O Messenger! Say to them, refuting them: “Did the Jews not reject what Moses was given previously, and they said regarding the Torah and the Qur’ān, “Both are sorcery, each supporting the other!” and they also said, “I reject both the Torah and the Qur’ān!”?

Al-Mukhtasar in interpreting the Noble Quran