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At-Taghabun (The Mutual Disillusion)

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ذَٰلِكَ بِأَنَّهُۥ كَانَت تَّأْتِيهِمْ رُسُلُهُم بِٱلْبَيِّنَٰتِ فَقَالُوٓا۟ أَبَشَرٌۭ يَهْدُونَنَا فَكَفَرُوا۟ وَتَوَلَّوا۟ ۚ وَّٱسْتَغْنَى ٱللَّهُ ۚ وَٱللَّهُ غَنِىٌّ حَمِيدٌۭ﴿٦

Translation (Sahih International)

That is because their messengers used to come to them with clear evidences, but they said, "Shall human beings guide us?" and disbelieved and turned away. And Allah dispensed [with them]; and Allah is Free of need and Praiseworthy.

Word-by-word meaning

ذَٰلِكَdhālikaThat
بِأَنَّهُۥbi-annahu(is) because
كَانَتkānathad
تَّأْتِيهِمْtatīhimcome to them
رُسُلُهُمrusuluhumtheir Messengers
بِٱلْبَيِّنَـٰتِbil-bayinātiwith clear proofs
فَقَالُوٓا۟faqālūbut they said
أَبَشَرٌۭabasharunShall human beings
يَهْدُونَنَاyahdūnanāguide us
فَكَفَرُوا۟fakafarūSo they disbelieved
وَتَوَلَّوا۟ ۚwatawallawand turned away
وَّٱسْتَغْنَىwa-is'taghnāAnd can do without them
ٱللَّهُ ۚl-lahuAllah
وَٱللَّهُwal-lahuAnd Allah
غَنِىٌّghaniyyun(is) Self-sufficient
حَمِيدٌۭḥamīdunPraiseworthy

Commentary (Tafsir Ibn Kathir)

A Warning delivered through mentioning the End of the Disbelieving NationsInforming about the past nations and the torment and disciplinary lessons that they suffered because of opposing the Messengers and denying the truth. Allah says;أَلَمْ يَأْتِكُمْ نَبَؤُاْ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُواْ مِن قَبْلُ(Has not the news reached you of those who disbelieved aforetime) meaning, information about them and what happened to them,فَذَاقُواْ وَبَالَ أَمْرِهِمْ(And so they tasted the evil result of their disbelief.

Source: Tafsir Ibn Kathir — abridged excerpt

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