Al-Ahqaf (The Wind-Curved Sandhills)
Verse 23of 35
قَالَ إِنَّمَا ٱلْعِلْمُ عِندَ ٱللَّهِ وَأُبَلِّغُكُم مَّآ أُرْسِلْتُ بِهِۦ وَلَٰكِنِّىٓ أَرَىٰكُمْ قَوْمًۭا تَجْهَلُونَ﴿٢٣﴾
Translation (Sahih International)
He said, "Knowledge [of its time] is only with Allah, and I convey to you that with which I was sent; but I see you [to be] a people behaving ignorantly."
Word-by-word meaning
Commentary (Tafsir Ibn Kathir)
The Story of `AdAllah says, consoling His Prophet in regard to the rejection of those who opposed him among his people,وَاذْكُرْ أَخَا عَادٍ(And remember the brother of `Ad,) This refers to Hud, peace be upon in him. Allah sent him to the first people of `Ad who inhabited Al-Ahqaf. Ahqaf is plural of Haqf. According to Ibn Zayd, it means a sand dune; and according to `Ikrimah, it means a mountain or a cave. Qatadah said: "We were informed that `Ad was a tribe in Yemen.
Source: Tafsir Ibn Kathir — abridged excerpt
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