سُوْرَةُ الْاَنْعَامِ
Surah Al-An'aam (6) — Ayah 156
أَن تَقُولُوٓا۟ إِنَّمَآ أُنزِلَ ٱلْكِتَـٰبُ عَلَىٰ طَآئِفَتَيْنِ مِن قَبْلِنَا وَإِن كُنَّا عَن دِرَاسَتِهِمْ لَغَـٰفِلِينَ ﴿156﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
Lest you (pagan Arabs) should say: "The Book was sent down only to two sects before us (the Jews and the Christians), and for our part, we were in fact unaware of what they studied."
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
أَن
an
Lest
تَقُولُوٓا۟
taqūlū
you say
إِنَّمَآ
innamā
Only
أُنزِلَ
unzila
was revealed
ٱلْكِتَـٰبُ
l-kitābu
the Book
عَلَىٰ
ʿalā
on
طَآئِفَتَيْنِ
ṭāifatayni
the two groups
مِن
min
from
قَبْلِنَا
qablinā
before us
وَإِن
wa-in
and indeed
كُنَّا
kunnā
we were
عَن
ʿan
about
دِرَاسَتِهِمْ
dirāsatihim
their study
لَغَـٰفِلِينَ
laghāfilīna
certainly unaware
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.
156. 1 That is, this Quran was revealed so that you do not say this. By the two groups are meant the Jews and the Christians.
156. 2 Because it was not in our language. Thus, this excuse was removed by revealing the Quran in Arabic.
156. 2 Because it was not in our language. Thus, this excuse was removed by revealing the Quran in Arabic.
