سُوْرَةُ الْعَنْكَبُوْتِ
Surah Al-Ankaboot (29) — Ayah 18
وَإِن تُكَذِّبُوا۟ فَقَدْ كَذَّبَ أُمَمٌ مِّن قَبْلِكُمْ ۖ وَمَا عَلَى ٱلرَّسُولِ إِلَّا ٱلْبَلَـٰغُ ٱلْمُبِينُ ﴿18﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
"And if you deny, then nations before you have denied (their Messengers). And the duty of the Messenger is only to convey (the Message) plainly."
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَإِن
wa-in
And if
تُكَذِّبُوا۟
tukadhibū
you deny
فَقَدْ
faqad
then verily
كَذَّبَ
kadhaba
denied
أُمَمٌۭ
umamun
(the) nations
مِّن
min
before you
قَبْلِكُمْ ۖ
qablikum
before you
وَمَا
wamā
And not
عَلَى
ʿalā
(is) on
ٱلرَّسُولِ
l-rasūli
the Messenger
إِلَّا
illā
except
ٱلْبَلَـٰغُ
l-balāghu
the conveyance
ٱلْمُبِينُ
l-mubīnu
clear
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 18) ➊ {وَ اِنْ تُكَذِّبُوْا فَقَدْ كَذَّبَ اُمَمٌ مِّنْ قَبْلِكُمْ:} The conjunction "waaw" indicates that the previous sentence, to which this sentence is connected, is omitted, i.e., {’’فَإِنْ تُصَدِّقُوْنِيْ فَقَدْ فُزْتُمْ بِسَعَادَةِ الدَّارَيْنِ‘‘} "So if you affirm me, then you have succeeded in attaining happiness in this world and the Hereafter." {’’ وَ اِنْ تُكَذِّبُوْا …‘‘} And if you deny me, then for admonition it is sufficient for you to know that many nations before you denied their prophets, such as the people of Nuh, ‘Ad, Thamud, etc., so what was their outcome? Did they harm the prophets in any way, or did they only ruin their own fate?
➋ { وَ مَا عَلَى الرَّسُوْلِ اِلَّا الْبَلٰغُ الْمُبِيْنُ :} And the only responsibility of the Messenger is to convey Allah’s message in such a way that no doubt remains; he is not responsible for anyone accepting or rejecting it.
➋ { وَ مَا عَلَى الرَّسُوْلِ اِلَّا الْبَلٰغُ الْمُبِيْنُ :} And the only responsibility of the Messenger is to convey Allah’s message in such a way that no doubt remains; he is not responsible for anyone accepting or rejecting it.
