Transliteration:( 'A ulqiyaz zikru 'alaihi min baininaa bal huwa kazzaabun ashir )
34. This means in strength and wealth they are greater than Hazrat Saleh. Thus, if prophethood should have been received by man, then they were more entitled to it.
35. This is the statement of the infidels. This means Allah Almighty did not make a prophet from among them, because their poverty did not entitle them for it. Their only aim of claiming prophethood is therefore to gain wealth and leadership. This tells us that having evil thoughts about a Prophet has always been the way of the infidels.
The tafsir of Surah Qamar verse 25 by Ibn Kathir is unavailable here.
Please refer to Surah Qamar ayat 23 which provides the complete commentary from verse 23 through 32.
18. The word ashir of the original means a conceited, insolent person given to bragging of his own superiority over others.
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