سُوْرَةُ الْمُؤْمِنُوْنَ
Surah Al-Muminoon (23) — Ayah 70
أَمْ يَقُولُونَ بِهِۦ جِنَّةٌۢ ۚ بَلْ جَآءَهُم بِٱلْحَقِّ وَأَكْثَرُهُمْ لِلْحَقِّ كَـٰرِهُونَ ﴿70﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
Or say they: There is madness in him? Nay, but he brought them the truth [i.e. Tauhîd: Worshipping Allâh Alone in all aspects, the Qur’ân and the religion of Islâm], but most of them (the disbelievers) are averse to the truth.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
أَمْ
am
Or
يَقُولُونَ
yaqūlūna
they say
بِهِۦ
bihi
In him
جِنَّةٌۢ ۚ
jinnatun
(is) madness
بَلْ
bal
Nay
جَآءَهُم
jāahum
he brought them
بِٱلْحَقِّ
bil-ḥaqi
the truth
وَأَكْثَرُهُمْ
wa-aktharuhum
but most of them
لِلْحَقِّ
lil'ḥaqqi
to the truth
كَـٰرِهُونَ
kārihūna
(are) averse
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 70) ➊ The tanween on {اَمْ يَقُوْلُوْنَ بِهٖ جِنَّةٌ …:’’ جِنَّةٌ ‘‘} is for indefiniteness, meaning they say that he has some kind of madness. The fourth reason for their denial could be that they say he has some kind of madness and truly consider you to be insane or mad. Obviously, this is not the real reason either, because they stubbornly say whatever they want with their tongues, but in their hearts, they acknowledge your ﷺ perfect wisdom, as they themselves gave you the titles of Truthful and Trustworthy. Is such a title ever given to madmen? Then, what kind of madman is he (or, according to the nonsense of the orientalists, a patient of epileptic fits) that during his madness or epileptic fits, words like the Qur’an come from his tongue, the smallest surah of which the entire universe is unable to match, and which, in a short span of twenty-three (23) years, turned the whole world upside down.
➋ { بَلْ جَآءَهُمْ بِالْحَقِّ وَ اَكْثَرُهُمْ لِلْحَقِّ كٰرِهُوْنَ :} When this is not the case either, the conclusion is that the message this Messenger has presented is the truth, while most of them dislike the truth, because it goes against their unbridled desires and animalistic traits. Thus, due to their stubbornness and obstinacy, they are not ready to accept this true message. It is said: “Most of them dislike the truth.” Because those who loved the truth have already believed.
➋ { بَلْ جَآءَهُمْ بِالْحَقِّ وَ اَكْثَرُهُمْ لِلْحَقِّ كٰرِهُوْنَ :} When this is not the case either, the conclusion is that the message this Messenger has presented is the truth, while most of them dislike the truth, because it goes against their unbridled desires and animalistic traits. Thus, due to their stubbornness and obstinacy, they are not ready to accept this true message. It is said: “Most of them dislike the truth.” Because those who loved the truth have already believed.
