سُوْرَةُ الْاَعْرَافِ
Surah Al-A'raaf (7) — Ayah 66
قَالَ ٱلْمَلَأُ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ مِن قَوْمِهِۦٓ إِنَّا لَنَرَىٰكَ فِى سَفَاهَةٍ وَإِنَّا لَنَظُنُّكَ مِنَ ٱلْكَـٰذِبِينَ ﴿66﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
The leaders of those who disbelieved among his people said: "Verily, we see you in foolishness, and verily, we think you are one of the liars."
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
قَالَ
qāla
Said
ٱلْمَلَأُ
l-mala-u
the chiefs
ٱلَّذِينَ
alladhīna
(of) those who
كَفَرُوا۟
kafarū
disbelieved
مِن
min
from
قَوْمِهِۦٓ
qawmihi
his people
إِنَّا
innā
Indeed, we
لَنَرَىٰكَ
lanarāka
surely, see you
فِى
fī
in
سَفَاهَةٍۢ
safāhatin
foolishness
وَإِنَّا
wa-innā
and indeed, we
لَنَظُنُّكَ
lanaẓunnuka
[we] think you
مِنَ
mina
(are) of
ٱلْكَـٰذِبِينَ
l-kādhibīna
the liars
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.
66. 1. This foolishness, according to them, was that the invitation was to abandon idols, whose worship had been ongoing from their forefathers. The invitation was being given towards the worship of Allah, the One.
