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Al-Ahqaf 10

Ayah 10 of 35 · Meccan

قُلۡ أَرَءَيۡتُمۡ إِن كَانَ مِنۡ عِندِ ٱللَّهِ وَكَفَرۡتُم بِهِۦ وَشَهِدَ شَاهِدٞ مِّنۢ بَنِيٓ إِسۡرَٰٓءِيلَ عَلَىٰ مِثۡلِهِۦ فَـَٔامَنَ وَٱسۡتَكۡبَرۡتُمۡۚ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ لَا يَهۡدِي ٱلۡقَوۡمَ ٱلظَّٰلِمِينَ ١٠

Say, "Have you considered: if it [i.e., the Qur’ān] was from Allāh, and you disbelieved in it while a witness from the Children of Israel has testified to something similar1 and believed while you were arrogant...?"2 Indeed, Allāh does not guide the wrongdoing people.

Translation: Saheeh International (English)

1 Based upon information from the Torah.

2 The conclusion is estimated to be "...would you not then be the most unjust of people?" or "...in what condition would you then be?"

Word by word

Each word's meaning and sound

  1. قُلۡSayqul
  2. أَرَءَيۡتُمۡDo you seeara-aytum
  3. إِنifin
  4. كَانَit iskāna
  5. مِنۡfrom Allahmin
  6. عِندِfrom Allahʿindi
  7. ٱللَّهِfrom Allahl-lahi
  8. وَكَفَرۡتُمand you disbelievewakafartum
  9. بِهِۦin itbihi
  10. وَشَهِدَand testifieswashahida
  11. شَاهِدٞa witnessshāhidun
  12. مِّنۢfrommin
  13. بَنِيٓ(the) Children of Israelbanī
  14. إِسۡرَٰٓءِيلَ(the) Children of Israelis'rāīla
  15. عَلَىٰtoʿalā
  16. مِثۡلِهِۦ(the) like thereofmith'lihi
  17. فَـَٔامَنَthen he believedfaāmana
  18. وَٱسۡتَكۡبَرۡتُمۡۚwhile you are arrogantwa-is'takbartum
  19. إِنَّIndeedinna
  20. ٱللَّهَAllahl-laha
  21. لَا(does) notlā
  22. يَهۡدِيguideyahdī
  23. ٱلۡقَوۡمَthe peoplel-qawma
  24. ٱلظَّٰلِمِينَthe wrongdoersl-ẓālimīna

Tafsir

O Messenger, say to these deniers: “Tell me if this Qur’ān is from Allah and you deny it, and a witness from the Israelites testifies that it is from Allah, relying on what has come regarding it in the Torah and then he brings faith in it, whilst you scorn bringing faith in it, will you not then be oppressors? Allah does not enable the oppressors to the truth”.

Al-Mukhtasar in interpreting the Noble Quran