سُوْرَةُ الْاَحْقَافِ
Surah Al-Ahqaf (46) — Ayah 17
وَٱلَّذِى قَالَ لِوَٰلِدَيْهِ أُفٍّ لَّكُمَآ أَتَعِدَانِنِىٓ أَنْ أُخْرَجَ وَقَدْ خَلَتِ ٱلْقُرُونُ مِن قَبْلِى وَهُمَا يَسْتَغِيثَانِ ٱللَّهَ وَيْلَكَ ءَامِنْ إِنَّ وَعْدَ ٱللَّهِ حَقٌّ فَيَقُولُ مَا هَـٰذَآ إِلَّآ أَسَـٰطِيرُ ٱلْأَوَّلِينَ ﴿17﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
But he who says to his parents: "Fie upon you both! Do you hold out the promise to me that I shall be raised up (again) when generations before me have passed away (without rising)?" While they (father and mother) invoke Allâh for help (and rebuke their son): "Woe to you! Believe! Verily, the Promise of Allâh is true." But he says: "This is nothing but the tales of the ancient."
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَٱلَّذِى
wa-alladhī
But the one who
قَالَ
qāla
says
لِوَٰلِدَيْهِ
liwālidayhi
to his parents
أُفٍّۢ
uffin
Uff
لَّكُمَآ
lakumā
to both of you
أَتَعِدَانِنِىٓ
ataʿidāninī
Do you promise me
أَنْ
an
that
أُخْرَجَ
ukh'raja
I will be brought forth
وَقَدْ
waqad
and have already passed away
خَلَتِ
khalati
and have already passed away
ٱلْقُرُونُ
l-qurūnu
the generations
مِن
min
before me
قَبْلِى
qablī
before me
وَهُمَا
wahumā
And they both
يَسْتَغِيثَانِ
yastaghīthāni
seek help
ٱللَّهَ
l-laha
(of) Allah
وَيْلَكَ
waylaka
Woe to you
ءَامِنْ
āmin
Believe
إِنَّ
inna
Indeed
وَعْدَ
waʿda
(the) Promise
ٱللَّهِ
l-lahi
(of) Allah
حَقٌّۭ
ḥaqqun
(is) true
فَيَقُولُ
fayaqūlu
But he says
مَا
mā
Not
هَـٰذَآ
hādhā
(is) this
إِلَّآ
illā
but
أَسَـٰطِيرُ
asāṭīru
(the) stories
ٱلْأَوَّلِينَ
l-awalīna
(of) the former (people)
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.
17. 1 In the aforementioned verse, there was mention of the fortunate offspring who treat their parents with kindness and also pray for their well-being. Now, in contrast to this, the mention is of the wretched and disobedient offspring who behave insolently with their parents. "Af lakuma" — woe to you — the word "af" is used to express displeasure, meaning the disobedient offspring express displeasure and intense anger at the father's admonishing words or at the invitation to faith and righteous deeds, which the offspring are absolutely not permitted to do. This verse is general; every disobedient offspring is included in its meaning.
17. 2 The meaning is that they have not come back to life in this world again. Whereas, the meaning of being brought back to life is to be resurrected on the Day of Judgment, after which there will be reckoning.
17. 3 If the parents are Muslim and the offspring are disbelievers, then there, too, arguments and debates occur between the offspring and the parents, an example of which is mentioned in this verse.
17. 2 The meaning is that they have not come back to life in this world again. Whereas, the meaning of being brought back to life is to be resurrected on the Day of Judgment, after which there will be reckoning.
17. 3 If the parents are Muslim and the offspring are disbelievers, then there, too, arguments and debates occur between the offspring and the parents, an example of which is mentioned in this verse.
