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Al-A'raf (The Heights)

Verse 66of 206

قَالَ ٱلْمَلَأُ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ مِن قَوْمِهِۦٓ إِنَّا لَنَرَىٰكَ فِى سَفَاهَةٍۢ وَإِنَّا لَنَظُنُّكَ مِنَ ٱلْكَٰذِبِينَ﴿٦٦

Translation (Sahih International)

Said the eminent ones who disbelieved among his people, "Indeed, we see you in foolishness, and indeed, we think you are of the liars."

Word-by-word meaning

قَالَqālaSaid
ٱلْمَلَأُl-mala-uthe chiefs
ٱلَّذِينَalladhīna(of) those who
كَفَرُوا۟kafarūdisbelieved
مِنminfrom
قَوْمِهِۦٓqawmihihis people
إِنَّاinnāIndeed, we
لَنَرَىٰكَlanarākasurely, see you
فِىin
سَفَاهَةٍۢsafāhatinfoolishness
وَإِنَّاwa-innāand indeed, we
لَنَظُنُّكَlanaẓunnuka[we] think you
مِنَmina(are) of
ٱلْكَـٰذِبِينَl-kādhibīnathe liars

Commentary (Tafsir Ibn Kathir)

The Story of Hud, Peace be upon Him, and the Lineage of the People of `AdAllah says, just as We sent Nuh to his people, similarly, to the `Ad people, We sent Hud one of their own brethren. Muhammad bin Ishaq said that the tribe of `Ad were the descendants of `Ad, son of Iram, son of `Aws, son of Sam, son of Nuh. I say, these are indeed the ancient people of `Ad whom Allah mentioned, the children of `Ad, son of Iram who were living in the deserts with lofty pillars or statues.

Source: Tafsir Ibn Kathir — abridged excerpt

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