سُوْرَةُ سَبَاٍ
Surah Saba (34) — Ayah 53
وَقَدْ كَفَرُوا۟ بِهِۦ مِن قَبْلُ ۖ وَيَقْذِفُونَ بِٱلْغَيْبِ مِن مَّكَانٍۭ بَعِيدٍ ﴿53﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
Indeed they did disbelieve (in the Oneness of Allâh, Islâm, the Qur’ân and Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) before (in this world), and they (used to) conjecture about the Unseen [i.e. the Hereafter, Hell, Paradise, Resurrection and the Promise of Allâh (by saying) all that is untrue], from a far place.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَقَدْ
waqad
And certainly
كَفَرُوا۟
kafarū
they disbelieved
بِهِۦ
bihi
in it
مِن
min
before
قَبْلُ ۖ
qablu
before
وَيَقْذِفُونَ
wayaqdhifūna
And they utter conjectures
بِٱلْغَيْبِ
bil-ghaybi
about the unseen
مِن
min
from
مَّكَانٍۭ
makānin
a place
بَعِيدٍۢ
baʿīdin
far off
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.
53. 1. That is, they kept saying based on their conjecture that there is no Resurrection and no reckoning. Or, regarding the Qur'an, they kept saying that it is magic, fabricated lies, and tales of the ancients. Or, regarding Muhammad ﷺ, they kept saying that he is a magician, a soothsayer, a poet, a madman. Whereas they had no evidence for any of these claims.
