سُوْرَةُ الْاَنْۣبِيَآءِ
Surah Al-Anbiyaa (21) — Ayah 65
ثُمَّ نُكِسُوا۟ عَلَىٰ رُءُوسِهِمْ لَقَدْ عَلِمْتَ مَا هَـٰٓؤُلَآءِ يَنطِقُونَ ﴿65﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
Then they turned to themselves (their first thought and said): "Indeed you [Ibrâhîm (Abraham)] know well that these (idols) speak not!"
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
ثُمَّ
thumma
Then
نُكِسُوا۟
nukisū
they were turned
عَلَىٰ
ʿalā
on
رُءُوسِهِمْ
ruūsihim
their heads
لَقَدْ
laqad
Verily
عَلِمْتَ
ʿalim'ta
you know
مَا
mā
not
هَـٰٓؤُلَآءِ
hāulāi
these
يَنطِقُونَ
yanṭiqūna
(can) speak
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.
65. 1. Then O Ibrahim (AS), why are you telling us to ask them if they can speak, when you know very well that they are deprived of the power to speak.
