سُوْرَةُ صٓ
Surah Saad (38) — Ayah 4
وَعَجِبُوٓا۟ أَن جَآءَهُم مُّنذِرٌ مِّنْهُمْ ۖ وَقَالَ ٱلْكَـٰفِرُونَ هَـٰذَا سَـٰحِرٌ كَذَّابٌ ﴿4﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
And they (Arab pagans) wonder that a warner (Prophet Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) has come to them from among themselves. And the disbelievers say: "This (Prophet Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) is a sorcerer, a liar.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَعَجِبُوٓا۟
waʿajibū
And they wonder
أَن
an
that
جَآءَهُم
jāahum
has come to them
مُّنذِرٌۭ
mundhirun
a warner
مِّنْهُمْ ۖ
min'hum
from themselves
وَقَالَ
waqāla
And said
ٱلْكَـٰفِرُونَ
l-kāfirūna
the disbelievers
هَـٰذَا
hādhā
This
سَـٰحِرٌۭ
sāḥirun
(is) a magician
كَذَّابٌ
kadhābun
a liar
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 4) ➊ {وَ عَجِبُوْۤا اَنْ جَآءَهُمْ مُّنْذِرٌ مِّنْهُمْ :} That is, they are astonished at the fact that the one sent to warn and caution them is from their own species, a human, from their own nation, the Arabs, and from their own tribe, the Quraysh. Whereas, the real wonder would have been if an angel or a non-Arab had been sent to them. For details, see Surah Al-Imran (164), At-Tawbah (128), and the commentary of Surah Yunus (2).
➋ The meaning of {وَ قَالَ الْكٰفِرُوْنَ هٰذَا سٰحِرٌ كَذَّابٌ: ’’كَفَرَ يَكْفُرُ‘‘} is both denial and concealment. Here, instead of saying {’’وَقَالُوْا‘‘} (and they said), the phrase {’’ وَ قَالَ الْكٰفِرُوْنَ ‘‘} (and the disbelievers said) is used to indicate that these people calling the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) a magician and a liar is merely due to their concealing the truth and knowingly denying it, otherwise, they used to call him truthful and trustworthy. See Surah Yunus, Ayah (16): « فَقَدْ لَبِثْتُ فِيْكُمْ عُمُرًا مِّنْ قَبْلِهٖ» and the commentary of Surah Al-An'am (33).
➋ The meaning of {وَ قَالَ الْكٰفِرُوْنَ هٰذَا سٰحِرٌ كَذَّابٌ: ’’كَفَرَ يَكْفُرُ‘‘} is both denial and concealment. Here, instead of saying {’’وَقَالُوْا‘‘} (and they said), the phrase {’’ وَ قَالَ الْكٰفِرُوْنَ ‘‘} (and the disbelievers said) is used to indicate that these people calling the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) a magician and a liar is merely due to their concealing the truth and knowingly denying it, otherwise, they used to call him truthful and trustworthy. See Surah Yunus, Ayah (16): « فَقَدْ لَبِثْتُ فِيْكُمْ عُمُرًا مِّنْ قَبْلِهٖ» and the commentary of Surah Al-An'am (33).
