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Meccan · Surah 11 of 114

Hud 11:62

Hud · ayah 62 of 123

قَالُوا۟ يَٰصَٰلِحُ قَدْ كُنتَ فِينَا مَرْجُوًّۭا قَبْلَ هَٰذَآ ۖ أَتَنْهَىٰنَآ أَن نَّعْبُدَ مَا يَعْبُدُ ءَابَآؤُنَا وَإِنَّنَا لَفِى شَكٍّۢ مِّمَّا تَدْعُونَآ إِلَيْهِ مُرِيبٍۢ

Qaloo ya salihuqad kunta feena marjuwwan qabla hatha atanhanaan naAAbuda ma yaAAbudu abaonawa-innana lafee shakkin mimma tadAAoonailayhi mureeb

"They said, "O Ṣāliḥ, you were among us a man of promise before this. Do you forbid us to worship what our fathers worshipped? And indeed we are, about that to which you invite us, in disquieting doubt.""

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Other English translations

Abdel Haleem (Oxford)+

"They said, ‘Salih, We used to have such great hope in you. Will you forbid us to worship what our fathers worshipped? We are in grave doubt about what you are asking us to do.’"

Pickthall (classic)+

"They said: O Salih! Thou hast been among us hitherto as that wherein our hope was placed. Dost thou ask us not to worship what our fathers worshipped? Lo! we verily are in grave doubt concerning that to which thou callest us."

Yusuf Ali (classic)+

"They said: "O Salih! thou hast been of us! a centre of our hopes hitherto! dost thou (now) forbid us the worship of what our fathers worshipped? But we are really in suspicious (disquieting) doubt as to that to which thou invitest us.""

Tafsīr · classical commentary

Ibn Kathir

Abridged English, public domain

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The Conversation between Salih and the People of Thamud

Allah, the Exalted, mentions what transpired in the discussion between Salih and his people. Allah informs of their ignorance and obstinacy in their statement,

قَدْ كُنتَ فِينَا مَرْجُوًّا قَبْلَ هَـذَا

(You have been among us as a figure of good hope till this!) They were saying in this, "We had hope in your strong intellect before you began saying what you have said."

أَتَنْهَانَآ أَن نَّعْبُدَ مَا يَعْبُدُ ءابَاؤُنَا

(Do you (now) forbid us the worship of what our fathers have worshipped) "what those who were before us were upon."

وَإِنَّنَا لَفِى شَكٍّ مِّمَّا تَدْعُونَآ إِلَيْهِ مُرِيبٍ

(But we are really in grave doubt as to that which you invite us.) This alludes to the great amount of doubt that they had.

قَالَ يقَوْمِ أَرَأَيْتُمْ إِن كُنتُ عَلَى بَيِّنَةٍ مِّن رَّبِّى

(He said: "O my people! Tell me, if I have a clear proof from my Lord...") `In reference to what He (Allah) has sent me with to you, I am upon conviction and sure evidence.'

وَءَاتَـنِى مِنْهُ رَحْمَةً فَمَن يَنصُرُنِى مِنَ اللَّهِ إِنْ عَصَيْتُهُ

(and there has come to me a mercy from Him, who then can help me against Allah, if I were to disobey Him) `and abandon calling you to the truth and the worship of Allah alone. If I did so, you would not be able to bring me any benefit, nor increase me

غَيْرَ تَخْسِيرٍ

(but in loss.)' This means loss and ruin.

Tafsir Saʿdi

English translation, public domain

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Когда пророк Салих призвал многобожников искренне поклоняться одному Аллаху, они отвергли его проповеди и ответили на них самым отвратительным образом. Они сказали: «О Салих! Мы рассчитывали на тебя и надеялись, что ты являешься благоразумным человеком и принесешь пользу своему народу. Но сегодня все изменилось». Этими словами они засвидетельствовали, что Салих был известен своим благородным нравом и прекрасными нравственными качествами и считался одним из лучших сынов своего народа. Но стоило ему начать призывать своих соплеменников к воззрениям, которые не совпали с их низменными желаниями, как они изменили свое отношение к нему и заявили, что прежде он был безупречным человеком, но не оправдал возложенных на него надежд и стал человеком, от которого не стоит ожидать никакого добра. А его преступлением в глазах его соплеменников стали проповеди, в которых он призывал народ отказаться от поклонения идолам, которым прежде поклонялись их заблудшие отцы. Многобожники сочли это величайшим пороком Салиха. Он заявил о том, что его соплеменники и их заблудшие предки не были благоразумными людьми, и предложил им отречься от поклонения каменным истуканам, деревьям и другим идолам, которые не способны принести пользу или причинить вред. Он повелел исповедовать религию искренне ради Аллаха - Всевышнего Господа, который непрестанно одаряет людей своими щедротами, делает добро своим творениям и является единственным, кто ниспосылает людям блага и оберегает их от бедствий и напастей. Однако неверующие соплеменники сказали, что их терзают сомнения относительно правдивости его проповедей. Они заявили, что если бы они твердо знали о правдивости того, к чему призывал Салих, то непременно последовали бы за ним. Однако они говорили неправду, и это становится ясно из следующих аятов.
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Maʿārif al-Qur'ān

Mufti Shafi Usmani, English

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As part of this event, the people of Sayyidna Salih (علیہ السلام) have been reported to have said to him: قَدْ كُنتَ فِينَا مَرْ‌جُوًّا قَبْلَ هَـٰذَا ( O Salih, we had hopes in you before this - 62). It means that, before he claimed to be a prophet and started telling them to shun idol-worship, they had great hopes in him. They thought he would rise to be a great reformer and leader of their people. The reason is that Allah Ta` a1a nurtures and grooms his prophets from their childhood in a way that they become models of good morals and habits. Whoever looks at them, loves and respects them. This is what happened in the case of the Last Prophet ﷺ Before he declared that he has been sent as a prophet, the whole Arabia called him al-amin (the trustworthy one) and took him to be true and righteous. It was only when he announced his prophet-hood and prohibited idol-worship that everyone turned hostile to him.

Tafsīr sourced from quran.com's open API. These are classical commentaries; for personal rulings consult a qualified scholar.

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