سُوْرَةُ هُوْدٍ
Surah Hud (11) — Ayah 53
قَالُوا۟ يَـٰهُودُ مَا جِئْتَنَا بِبَيِّنَةٍ وَمَا نَحْنُ بِتَارِكِىٓ ءَالِهَتِنَا عَن قَوْلِكَ وَمَا نَحْنُ لَكَ بِمُؤْمِنِينَ ﴿53﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
They said: "O Hûd! No evidence have you brought us, and we shall not leave our gods for your (mere) saying! And we are not believers in you.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
قَالُوا۟
qālū
They said
يَـٰهُودُ
yāhūdu
O Hud
مَا
mā
You have not brought us
جِئْتَنَا
ji'tanā
You have not brought us
بِبَيِّنَةٍۢ
bibayyinatin
clear proofs
وَمَا
wamā
and not
نَحْنُ
naḥnu
we
بِتَارِكِىٓ
bitārikī
(will) leave
ءَالِهَتِنَا
ālihatinā
our gods
عَن
ʿan
on
قَوْلِكَ
qawlika
your saying
وَمَا
wamā
and not
نَحْنُ
naḥnu
we (are)
لَكَ
laka
in you
بِمُؤْمِنِينَ
bimu'minīna
believers
Tafsir al-Quran al-Karim — Hafiz Abdus Salam Bin Muhammad Bhutvi
Tafsir al-Quran al-Karim is a 4-volume Quran commentary by Hafiz Abdus Salam bin Muhammad Bhutvi, a renowned Salafi (Ahl al-Hadith) scholar and Sheikh ul-Hadith from Pakistan. Based on over 45 years of teaching and research, this tafsir follows the methodology of Tafsir bil-Ma'thur — interpreting the Quran through authentic Hadith, statements of the Companions, and the understanding of the early generations (Salaf). It is distinguished by its complete avoidance of Israeliyyat (Judeo-Christian narratives) and unverified reports. The tafsir is originally written in Urdu, translated to English by tohed.com.
(Ayah 53) ➊ {قَالُوْا يٰهُوْدُ مَا جِئْتَنَا بِبَيِّنَةٍ …:} It is certain that every prophet comes from Allah with such clear proofs and definite signs that those who hear and see are left with no doubt about his prophethood, but all this benefits only those who listen and see with the ears and eyes of the heart. However, when a person or a nation, out of stubbornness and hostility, decides that they will not believe, then despite having countless proofs before them, they do not see even a single one, and their condition becomes as Allah Almighty has described in Surah Al-Baqarah (6, 7).
➋ Here, in four sentences, the people of Hud (peace be upon him) denied him in the harshest words and clearly refused to believe in him. In the first sentence, they accused him of not presenting even a single proof of prophethood. In the second and third sentences, by emphasizing the negative with the letter "ba" in {’’ مَا ‘‘}, they refused to abandon their deities and believe in Hud (peace be upon him) under any circumstances.
➋ Here, in four sentences, the people of Hud (peace be upon him) denied him in the harshest words and clearly refused to believe in him. In the first sentence, they accused him of not presenting even a single proof of prophethood. In the second and third sentences, by emphasizing the negative with the letter "ba" in {’’ مَا ‘‘}, they refused to abandon their deities and believe in Hud (peace be upon him) under any circumstances.
