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Al-Baqarah (The Cow)

Verse 118of 286

وَقَالَ ٱلَّذِينَ لَا يَعْلَمُونَ لَوْلَا يُكَلِّمُنَا ٱللَّهُ أَوْ تَأْتِينَآ ءَايَةٌۭ ۗ كَذَٰلِكَ قَالَ ٱلَّذِينَ مِن قَبْلِهِم مِّثْلَ قَوْلِهِمْ ۘ تَشَٰبَهَتْ قُلُوبُهُمْ ۗ قَدْ بَيَّنَّا ٱلْءَايَٰتِ لِقَوْمٍۢ يُوقِنُونَ﴿١١٨

Translation (Sahih International)

Those who do not know say, "Why does Allah not speak to us or there come to us a sign?" Thus spoke those before them like their words. Their hearts resemble each other. We have shown clearly the signs to a people who are certain [in faith].

Word-by-word meaning

وَقَالَwaqālaAnd said
ٱلَّذِينَalladhīnathose who
لَا(do) not
يَعْلَمُونَyaʿlamūnaknow
لَوْلَاlawlāWhy not
يُكَلِّمُنَاyukallimunāspeaks to us
ٱللَّهُl-lahuAllah
أَوْawor
تَأْتِينَآtatīnācomes to us
ءَايَةٌۭ ۗāyatuna sign
كَذَٰلِكَkadhālikaLike that
قَالَqālasaid
ٱلَّذِينَalladhīnathose
مِنminfrom
قَبْلِهِمqablihimbefore them
مِّثْلَmith'lasimilar
قَوْلِهِمْ ۘqawlihimtheir saying
تَشَـٰبَهَتْtashābahatBecame alike
قُلُوبُهُمْ ۗqulūbuhumtheir hearts
قَدْqadIndeed
بَيَّنَّاbayyannāWe have made clear
ٱلْـَٔايَـٰتِl-āyātithe signs
لِقَوْمٍۢliqawminfor people
يُوقِنُونَyūqinūna(who) firmly believe

Commentary (Tafsir Ibn Kathir)

Muhammad bin Ishaq reported that Ibn `Abbas said that Rafi` bin Huraymilah said to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ , "O Muhammad! If you were truly a Messenger from Allah, as you claim, then ask Allah to speak to us directly, so that we hear His Speech.

Source: Tafsir Ibn Kathir — abridged excerpt

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