سُوْرَةُ الشُّعَرَآءِ
Surah Ash-Shu'araa (26) — Ayah 5
وَمَا يَأْتِيهِم مِّن ذِكْرٍ مِّنَ ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنِ مُحْدَثٍ إِلَّا كَانُوا۟ عَنْهُ مُعْرِضِينَ ﴿5﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
And never comes there unto them a Reminder as a recent revelation from the Most Gracious (Allâh), but they turn away therefrom.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَمَا
wamā
And (does) not
يَأْتِيهِم
yatīhim
come to them
مِّن
min
any
ذِكْرٍۢ
dhik'rin
reminder
مِّنَ
mina
from
ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنِ
l-raḥmāni
the Most Gracious
مُحْدَثٍ
muḥ'dathin
new
إِلَّا
illā
but
كَانُوا۟
kānū
they
عَنْهُ
ʿanhu
from it
مُعْرِضِينَ
muʿ'riḍīna
turn away
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 5) ➊ { وَ مَا يَاْتِيْهِمْ مِّنْ ذِكْرٍ مِّنَ الرَّحْمٰنِ …:} In Surah Al-Anbiya, Ayah (42), it is stated: «{ عَنْ ذِكْرِ رَبِّهِمْ }» and here it is stated: «{ مِنْ ذِكْرٍ مِّنَ الرَّحْمٰنِ }» The relevance is that those for whom you are grieving, their condition is such that when the Most Merciful sends any admonition for their good out of His mercy, they turn away from it. The meaning of {’’ مُحْدَثٍ ‘‘} is that this is their attitude towards the admonition which keeps coming repeatedly, ever new; if it had come only once or twice, what would their state have been? Therefore, do not destroy yourself with grief over them.
➋ Instead of { ’’إِلَّا أَعْرَضُوْا عَنْهُ ‘‘} (but they turn away from it), it is stated: «{ اِلَّا كَانُوْا عَنْهُ مُعْرِضِيْنَ}» "but they are those who turn away from it." In this, their continuous aversion is described.
➌ For the explanation of the Qur'an being "muhdath" (ever new), see the commentary of Surah Al-Anbiya, Ayah (2).
➋ Instead of { ’’إِلَّا أَعْرَضُوْا عَنْهُ ‘‘} (but they turn away from it), it is stated: «{ اِلَّا كَانُوْا عَنْهُ مُعْرِضِيْنَ}» "but they are those who turn away from it." In this, their continuous aversion is described.
➌ For the explanation of the Qur'an being "muhdath" (ever new), see the commentary of Surah Al-Anbiya, Ayah (2).
