سُوْرَةُ الْعَنْكَبُوْتِ
Surah Al-Ankaboot (29) — Ayah 18
وَإِن تُكَذِّبُوا۟ فَقَدْ كَذَّبَ أُمَمٌ مِّن قَبْلِكُمْ ۖ وَمَا عَلَى ٱلرَّسُولِ إِلَّا ٱلْبَلَـٰغُ ٱلْمُبِينُ ﴿18﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
"And if you deny, then nations before you have denied (their Messengers). And the duty of the Messenger is only to convey (the Message) plainly."
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَإِن
wa-in
And if
تُكَذِّبُوا۟
tukadhibū
you deny
فَقَدْ
faqad
then verily
كَذَّبَ
kadhaba
denied
أُمَمٌۭ
umamun
(the) nations
مِّن
min
before you
قَبْلِكُمْ ۖ
qablikum
before you
وَمَا
wamā
And not
عَلَى
ʿalā
(is) on
ٱلرَّسُولِ
l-rasūli
the Messenger
إِلَّا
illā
except
ٱلْبَلَـٰغُ
l-balāghu
the conveyance
ٱلْمُبِينُ
l-mubīnu
clear
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.
18-1. This could also be the statement of Ibrahim (peace be upon him), which he said to his people. Or it is the statement of Allah Almighty in which there is an address to the people of Makkah, and in it, the Prophet ﷺ is being consoled that if the disbelievers of Makkah are denying you, then there is no need to be distressed by this; this is what has always happened with the prophets. Previous nations also denied the messengers and as a result, they suffered destruction and ruin.
18-2. Therefore, you should continue the work of preaching. Whether anyone is guided by it or not, you are not responsible for this, nor will you be questioned about it, because giving guidance or not is only in the power of Allah, who, according to His practice, grants guidance to the one in whom He sees a sincere desire for guidance. He leaves others wandering in the darkness of misguidance.
18-2. Therefore, you should continue the work of preaching. Whether anyone is guided by it or not, you are not responsible for this, nor will you be questioned about it, because giving guidance or not is only in the power of Allah, who, according to His practice, grants guidance to the one in whom He sees a sincere desire for guidance. He leaves others wandering in the darkness of misguidance.
