Medinan · Surah 64 of 114

At-Taghaabun 64:6

Mutual Disillusion · ayah 6 of 18

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

Thalika bi-annahu kanatta/teehim rusuluhum bilbayyinati faqalooabasharun yahdoonana fakafaroo watawallaw wastaghnaAllahu wallahu ghaniyyun hameed

"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 Allāh dispensed [with them]; and Allāh is Free of need and Praiseworthy."

Saheeh International translation

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Other English translations

Abdel Haleem (Oxford)+

"That is because their messengers came to them with clear signs, yet they said, ‘Should we take guidance from mere mortals?’, rejected the message, and turned away. But God had no need for them: He is all sufficient, worthy of all praise."

Pickthall (classic)+

"That was because their messengers (from Allah) kept coming unto them with clear proofs (of Allah's Sovereignty), but they said: Shall mere mortals guide us? So they disbelieved and turned away, and Allah was independent (of them). Allah is Absolute, Owner of Praise."

Yusuf Ali (classic)+

"That was because there came to them messengers with Clear Signs, but they said: "Shall (mere) human beings direct us?" So they rejected (the Message) and turned away. But Allah can do without (them): and Allah is free of all needs, worthy of all praise."

Tafsīr · classical commentary

Ibn Kathir

Abridged English, public domain

A Warning delivered through mentioning the End of the Disbelieving Nations

Informing 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.) They tasted the evil consequences of their denial and sinful actions. And it refers to the punishment and humiliation they received in the life of the world,

وَلَهُمْ عَذَابٌ أَلِيمٌ

(and theirs will be a painful torment.) in the Hereafter, added to the torment they received in this life. Allah explained why;

ذَلِكَ بِأَنَّهُ كَانَت تَّأْتِيهِمْ رُسُلُهُم بِالْبَيِّنَـتِ

(That was because there came to them their Messengers with Bayyinat,) supporting arguments, evidence, and clear proofs,

فَقَالُواْ أَبَشَرٌ يَهْدُونَنَا

(but they said:"Shall mere men guide us") They discounted and dismissed the possibility that the Message would be sent to a human and that their guidance would come by the hands of a man like themselves,

فَكَفَرُواْ وَتَوَلَّواْ

(So they disbelieved and turned away.) they denied the truth and turned away from abiding by it,

وَّاسْتَغْنَى اللَّهُ

(But Allah was not in need.) of them,

وَاللَّهُ غَنِىٌّ حَمِيدٌ

(And Allah is not need, Worthy of all praise.)

Tafsir Saʿdi

English translation, public domain

Всевышний подверг их наказанию и несчастьям, потому что они отвергали посланников, которые являли им ясные знамения, свидетельствующие об истине и лжи. Они превозносились над ними и вопрошали: «Неужели люди поведут нас прямым путем?» Они не лучше нас, так почему же Аллах избрал их, а не нас? В ответ посланники говорили: «Мы - такие же люди, как и вы. Однако Аллах одаряет Своей милостью того из Своих рабов, кого пожелает» (14:11). Неверующие были не согласны с тем, что Аллах соблаговолил к своим пророкам и сделал их посланниками к людям. Поэтому они надменно отказывались повиноваться им. Они предпочли поклоняться деревьям и камням, не уверовали в Аллаха и отказались повиноваться Ему. Но Аллах обошелся без них, ведь Он не зависит от Своих рабов, и их заблуждение ничем не может повредить Ему. Среди Его прекрасных имен - Богатый и Достославный. Он абсолютно ни в чем не нуждается, а Его речи, деяния и качества достойны восхваления и похвалы.

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