سُوْرَةُ صٓ
Surah Saad (38) — Ayah 7
مَا سَمِعْنَا بِهَـٰذَا فِى ٱلْمِلَّةِ ٱلْـَٔاخِرَةِ إِنْ هَـٰذَآ إِلَّا ٱخْتِلَـٰقٌ ﴿7﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
"We have not heard (the like) of this in the religion of these later days (i.e. Christianity). This is nothing but an invention! [Tafsir Al-Qurtubi]
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
مَا
mā
Not
سَمِعْنَا
samiʿ'nā
we heard
بِهَـٰذَا
bihādhā
of this
فِى
fī
in
ٱلْمِلَّةِ
l-milati
the religion
ٱلْـَٔاخِرَةِ
l-ākhirati
the last
إِنْ
in
Not
هَـٰذَآ
hādhā
(is) this
إِلَّا
illā
but
ٱخْتِلَـٰقٌ
ikh'tilāqun
a fabrication
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 7) ➊ {مَا سَمِعْنَا بِهٰذَا فِي الْمِلَّةِ الْاٰخِرَةِ:} By the last community is meant their near ancestors, because the original religion of Ibrahim (peace be upon him) was established on monotheism. It was ‘Amr bin Luhayy Khuza‘i who popularized idol worship among the Arabs, to the extent that even in the Ka‘bah, arrows for divination were placed in the hands of the statues of Ibrahim and Isma‘il (peace be upon them). Shah ‘Abd al-Qadir writes: “By the recent religion (last community) they mean their forefathers, that is, we have heard that the earlier people used to say such things, but our elders did not say so.” (Mawduh) Some commentators have said that by the last community is meant the Christians, because before you (the Prophet ﷺ), the last prophet to come was ‘Isa (peace be upon him), meaning we have not heard about monotheism among the Christians either, rather they also believe in three gods.
➋ { اِنْ هٰذَاۤ اِلَّا اخْتِلَاقٌ : ’’ اخْتِلَاقٌ ‘‘} The verbal noun here is used in the sense of the passive participle for emphasis, meaning this is merely a fabricated statement.
➋ { اِنْ هٰذَاۤ اِلَّا اخْتِلَاقٌ : ’’ اخْتِلَاقٌ ‘‘} The verbal noun here is used in the sense of the passive participle for emphasis, meaning this is merely a fabricated statement.
