Al-An'aam 6:156
The Cattle · ayah 156 of 165
أَن تَقُولُوٓا۟ إِنَّمَآ أُنزِلَ ٱلْكِتَٰبُ عَلَىٰ طَآئِفَتَيْنِ مِن قَبْلِنَا وَإِن كُنَّا عَن دِرَاسَتِهِمْ لَغَٰفِلِينَ
An taqooloo innama onzila alkitabuAAala ta-ifatayni min qablina wa-in kunnaAAan dirasatihim laghafileen
"[We revealed it] lest you say, "The Scripture was only sent down to two groups before us, but we were of their study unaware,""
Saheeh International translation
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Other English translations
Abdel Haleem (Oxford)+
"lest you say, ‘Scriptures were only sent down to two communities before us: we were not aware of what they studied,’"
Pickthall (classic)+
"Lest ye should say: The Scripture was revealed only to two sects before us, and we in sooth were unaware of what they read;"
Yusuf Ali (classic)+
"Lest ye should say: "The Book was sent down to two Peoples before us, and for our part, we remained unacquainted with all that they learned by assiduous study:""