سُوْرَةُ الْاَنْۣبِيَآءِ
Surah Al-Anbiyaa (21) — Ayah 55
قَالُوٓا۟ أَجِئْتَنَا بِٱلْحَقِّ أَمْ أَنتَ مِنَ ٱللَّـٰعِبِينَ ﴿55﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
They said: "Have you brought us the truth, or are you one of those who play about?"
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
قَالُوٓا۟
qālū
They said
أَجِئْتَنَا
aji'tanā
Have you come to us
بِٱلْحَقِّ
bil-ḥaqi
with the truth
أَمْ
am
or
أَنتَ
anta
you
مِنَ
mina
(are) of
ٱللَّـٰعِبِينَ
l-lāʿibīna
those who play
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.
55. 1. This was said because they had never heard the call to monotheism before; they thought, perhaps, Ibrahim (AS) is making fun of us.
