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Al-'Ankabut 18

Ayah 18 of 69 · Meccan

وَإِن تُكَذِّبُواْ فَقَدۡ كَذَّبَ أُمَمٞ مِّن قَبۡلِكُمۡۖ وَمَا عَلَى ٱلرَّسُولِ إِلَّا ٱلۡبَلَٰغُ ٱلۡمُبِينُ ١٨

And if you [people] deny [the message] - already nations before you have denied. And there is not upon the Messenger except [the duty of] clear notification.1

Translation: Saheeh International (English)

1 Commentators have differed over this verse - whether it is a continuation of the words of Prophet Abraham or words of comfort given by Allāh to Prophet Muḥammad (ﷺ), which according to context seems more likely.

Word by word

Each word's meaning and sound

  1. وَإِنAnd ifwa-in
  2. تُكَذِّبُواْyou denytukadhibū
  3. فَقَدۡthen verilyfaqad
  4. كَذَّبَdeniedkadhaba
  5. أُمَمٞ(the) nationsumamun
  6. مِّنbefore youmin
  7. قَبۡلِكُمۡۖbefore youqablikum
  8. وَمَاAnd notwamā
  9. عَلَى(is) onʿalā
  10. ٱلرَّسُولِthe Messengerl-rasūli
  11. إِلَّاexceptillā
  12. ٱلۡبَلَٰغُthe conveyancel-balāghu
  13. ٱلۡمُبِينُclearl-mubīnu

Tafsir

O idolaters, if you deny what Muhammad (peace be upon him) brought, then nations before you also denied, such as the nation of Noah, and Aad and Thamud. It is only upon the Messenger to clearly convey, and he has conveyed what his Lord ordered him to convey to you.

Al-Mukhtasar in interpreting the Noble Quran