Al-Jathiyah (The Crouching)
Verse 25of 37
وَإِذَا تُتْلَىٰ عَلَيْهِمْ ءَايَٰتُنَا بَيِّنَٰتٍۢ مَّا كَانَ حُجَّتَهُمْ إِلَّآ أَن قَالُوا۟ ٱئْتُوا۟ بِـَٔابَآئِنَآ إِن كُنتُمْ صَٰدِقِينَ﴿٢٥﴾
Translation (Sahih International)
And when Our verses are recited to them as clear evidences, their argument is only that they say, "Bring [back] our forefathers, if you should be truthful."
Word-by-word meaning
Commentary (Tafsir Ibn Kathir)
The Conviction of the Disbelievers, Their Argument and the Refutation of itAllah mentions here the creed of Ad-Dahriyyah and the Arab idolators who embraced their creed, denying Resurrection,وَقَالُواْ مَا هِىَ إِلاَّ حَيَاتُنَا الدُّنْيَا نَمُوتُ وَنَحْيَا(And they say: "There is nothing but our life of this world, we die and we live....") They say that there is only this life, some people die while others are born to life, without Resurrection or Judgement.
Source: Tafsir Ibn Kathir — abridged excerpt
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