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Quran-14:9 Surah Ibrahim English Translation,Transliteration and Tafsir(Tafseer).

أَلَمۡ يَأۡتِكُمۡ نَبَؤُاْ ٱلَّذِينَ مِن قَبۡلِكُمۡ قَوۡمِ نُوحٖ وَعَادٖ وَثَمُودَ وَٱلَّذِينَ مِنۢ بَعۡدِهِمۡ لَا يَعۡلَمُهُمۡ إِلَّا ٱللَّهُۚ جَآءَتۡهُمۡ رُسُلُهُم بِٱلۡبَيِّنَٰتِ فَرَدُّوٓاْ أَيۡدِيَهُمۡ فِيٓ أَفۡوَٰهِهِمۡ وَقَالُوٓاْ إِنَّا كَفَرۡنَا بِمَآ أُرۡسِلۡتُم بِهِۦ وَإِنَّا لَفِي شَكّٖ مِّمَّا تَدۡعُونَنَآ إِلَيۡهِ مُرِيبٖ

Transliteration:( Alam ya'tikum naba'ul lazeena min qablikum qawmi Noohinw wa 'Aadinw wa Samood, wallazeena mim ba'dihim; laa ya'lamuhum illallaah; jaaa'at hum Rusuluhum bilbaiyinaati faraddooo aydiyahum feee afwaahihim wa qaalooo innaa kafarnaa bimaaa ursiltum bihee wa innaa lafee shakkim mimmaa tad'oonanaaa ilaihi mureeb )

9. Have you not received the tidings of those were before you (18), the people of Nuh and Aad, and the Thamud and those after them (19)? They are known to Allah (20) alone. There came to them their messengers with bright proof (21), but they turned their hands to their mouths (22) and said, 'we deny that with which you have been sent, you call us, concerning that we are in doubt creating suspense (23),

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Surah Ibrahim Ayat 9 Tafsir (Commentry)



  • Tafseer-e-Naeemi (Ahmad Yaar Khan)
  • Ibn Kathir
  • Ala-Madudi

18. This means they have already come either in the Tauraat, or through those who had knowledge of history or those who had frequented the ruined places of these people .

From this we learn that historical information is reliable, if it does not contradict categorical the Qur'anic statements. Similarly fame of any incident is a proof of its reliability. 

19. Like the people of Ibrahim, Shuaib and Lut (On them be peace).

20. From this emerge a few issues: 

1.We have not obtained detailed knowledge about all the Prophets and their people. Thus, we should have abridged or synoptic belief about them ie all the Prophets of Allah Almighty are true.

2. No person should describe his geneology upto Hazrat Adam (On whom be peace), because he does not have detailed knowledge of it 

3.The genealogy of the Holy Prophet صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم has been certain up to Adnan, beyond this it is not certain Adnaan Irved during the period of Hazrat Musa (On whom be peace). It is from him that the link between Arab-Adnaan is known

4. Allah Almighty had given His beloved detailed knowledge Prophet صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم about the previous Prophets and their people. On the night of Me'raj the Holy Prophet صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم had met all the Prophets and all the Prophets offered their Salaah behind him Says Allah Almighty "The Knower of the Unseen reveals not His to anyone" (S72:V26).

21. Although Allah Almighty had blessed all the Prophets with miracles, but since we do not have detailed knowledge about all the Prophets, how will we have detailed knowledge about their miracles? It is sufficient to know that no Prophet had come without a miracle. In a like manner, revelation in respect of propagation had come to each Prophet.

22. This is used to express astonishment or anger. Or it could mean they placed their hands. on the blessed mouths of the Prophets to them from preaching, ie they should refrain from conveying the message of Allah. The first interpretation has greater strength because it is reported by Hazrat Abdullah ibn Abbas and Hazrat Abdullah ibn Masood (May Allah be pleased with them) 

23. This means they were babbling that we are certain of you being false (Allah Forbid) We are also doubtful about Tauheed (Unity of Allah) and Faith being true Infidelity and rejection is of one thing and doubt is of another thing Hence there is no inconsistency in the verse

 

Ibn-Kathir

9. Has not the news reached you, of those before you, the people of Nuh, `Ad, and Thamud And those after them None knows them but Allah. To them came their Messengers with clear proofs, but they put their hands in their mouths and said: “Verily, we disbelieve in that with which you have been sent, and we are really in grave doubt as to that to which you invite us.”

Earlier Nations disbelieved in Their Prophets

Allah narrated to this Ummah (followers of Muhammad ) the stories of the people of Prophet Nuh, `Ad and Thamud, and other ancient nations that belied their Messengers. Only Allah knows the count of these nations,

﴿جَآءَتْهُمْ رُسُلُهُم بِالْبَيِّنَـتِ﴾

(To them came their Messengers with clear proofs,) they brought them evidences and plain, tremendous proofs and signs. Ibn Ishaq reported that `Amr bin Maymun said that `Abdullah said about Allah’s statement,

﴿لاَ يَعْلَمُهُمْ إِلاَّ اللَّهُ﴾

(None knows them but Allah.) “The genealogists utter lies.” This is why `Urwah bin Az-Zubayr said, “We did not find anyone who knows the forefathers of Ma`dd bin `Adnan.”

Meaning of, “They put Their Hands in Their Mouths

 Allah said next, 

﴿فَرَدُّواْ أَيْدِيَهُمْ فِى أَفْوَاهِهِمْ﴾

(but they put their hands in their mouths) It is said that they pointed to the Messengers’ mouths asking them to stop calling them to Allah, the Exalted and Most Honored. It is also said that it means, they placed their hands on their mouths in denial of the Messengers. It was also said that it means that they did not answer the call of the Messengers, or they were biting their hands in rage. Mujahid, Muhammad bin Ka`b and Qatadah said that they belied the Messengers and refuted their call with their mouths. I (Ibn Kathir) say that Mujahid’s Tafsir is supported by the completion of the narrative,

﴿وَقَالُواْ إِنَّا كَفَرْنَا بِمَآ أُرْسِلْتُمْ بِهِ وَإِنَّا لَفِى شَكٍّ مِّمَّا تَدْعُونَنَآ إِلَيْهِ مُرِيبٍ﴾

(and said: “Verily, we disbelieve in that with which you have been sent, and we are really in grave doubt as to that to which you invite us.”) Al-`Awfi reported that Ibn `Abbas said, “When they heard Allah’s Word, they were amazed and placed their hands on their mouths,”

﴿وَقَالُواْ إِنَّا كَفَرْنَا بِمَآ أُرْسِلْتُمْ بِهِ﴾

(and said: “Verily, we disbelieve in that with which you have been sent.”) They said, We do not believe what you brought us, and have strong doubt in its authenticity. ‘

(14:9) Have[14] the accounts of your predecessors not reached you: the people of Noah, the Ad, the Thamud, and those who came after them – they whose number is not known to any except Allah? Their Messengers came to them with Clear Signs, but they thrust their hands in their mouths,[15] and said: “We do surely reject the Message you have brought, and we are in disquieting doubt about what[16] you are summoning us to.”

14. The speech of Prophet Moses (peace be upon him) ended with (Surah Ibrahim, Ayat 8). From here begins a direct address to the disbelievers of Makkah.

15. There has been a great deal of difference of opinion in regard to the meaning of the Arabic words of the text and different commentators have assigned different meanings to them. But we arc of the opinion that these express merely the intolerance and perplexity and a bit of anger that was being shown by the disbelievers towards the message and this is confirmed by the subsequent sentence.

16. They had a “grave doubt” about the message because it had taken away their peace of mind. This was because invitation to the message always makes the minds uneasy, for it becomes hard even for its opponents to reject it outright or oppose it with peace of mind. Howsoever they might give vent to their doubts about it and oppose it tooth and nail the force of its truth and its sound arguments, its frankness and candor and its winning manners of exposition produce a great agitation in the minds of its bitterest opponents. Then the pure and spotless character of the Messenger and the marked change for the better brought about in his followers produce such an accumulative effect on their minds that even their most bitter antagonists begin to feel uneasy about their own stand. Thus, those who try to disturb the peace of mind of the upholders of the truth are themselves deprived of their own peace of mind.

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