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Surah Yunus (10) — Ayah 78
قَالُوٓا۟ أَجِئْتَنَا لِتَلْفِتَنَا عَمَّا وَجَدْنَا عَلَيْهِ ءَابَآءَنَا وَتَكُونَ لَكُمَا ٱلْكِبْرِيَآءُ فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ وَمَا نَحْنُ لَكُمَا بِمُؤْمِنِينَ ﴿78﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
They said: "Have you come to us to turn us away from that (Faith) we found our fathers following, and that you two may have greatness in the land? We are not going to believe you two!"
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
قَالُوٓا۟
qālū
They said
أَجِئْتَنَا
aji'tanā
Have you come to us
لِتَلْفِتَنَا
litalfitanā
to turn us away
عَمَّا
ʿammā
from that
وَجَدْنَا
wajadnā
we found
عَلَيْهِ
ʿalayhi
on it
ءَابَآءَنَا
ābāanā
our forefathers
وَتَكُونَ
watakūna
and you two (may) have
لَكُمَا
lakumā
and you two (may) have
ٱلْكِبْرِيَآءُ
l-kib'riyāu
the greatness
فِى
fī
in
ٱلْأَرْضِ
l-arḍi
the land
وَمَا
wamā
And we (are) not
نَحْنُ
naḥnu
And we (are) not
لَكُمَا
lakumā
(in) you two
بِمُؤْمِنِينَ
bimu'minīna
believers
Tafsir Ahsan al-Bayan — Hafiz Salahuddin Yusuf
Tafsir Ahsan al-Bayan is a well-known Quran commentary by Hafiz Salahuddin Yusuf, a renowned Salafi (Ahl al-Hadith) scholar from Pakistan. This tafsir explains the meanings of the Quran in accordance with the methodology of the Salaf (early righteous generations), relying on authentic sources and straightforward language. Due to its reliability and adherence to sound Islamic scholarship, the Saudi government publishes and distributes this tafsir among the Hujjaj (pilgrims) visiting the Haramain. The tafsir is originally written in Urdu, translated to English by tohed.com.
78. 1. These are other arguments of the deniers, which they present when they are unable to respond with evidence. One is that you want to turn us away from the path of our forefathers; the second is that we have attained honor and leadership, and you want to take it from us and seize it for yourself, so we will never believe in you. That is, insistence on following the forefathers and the desire for worldly status kept them from believing. After this, the same story follows that Pharaoh summoned expert magicians, and there was a confrontation between Prophet Musa (علیہ السلام) and the magicians, as mentioned in Surah Al-A'raf, and some details of it will also come in Surah Ta-Ha.
