سُوْرَةُ البَقَرَةِ
Surah Al-Baqara (2) — Ayah 118
وَقَالَ ٱلَّذِينَ لَا يَعْلَمُونَ لَوْلَا يُكَلِّمُنَا ٱللَّهُ أَوْ تَأْتِينَآ ءَايَةٌ ۗ كَذَٰلِكَ قَالَ ٱلَّذِينَ مِن قَبْلِهِم مِّثْلَ قَوْلِهِمْ ۘ تَشَـٰبَهَتْ قُلُوبُهُمْ ۗ قَدْ بَيَّنَّا ٱلْـَٔايَـٰتِ لِقَوْمٍ يُوقِنُونَ ﴿118﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
And those who have no knowledge say: "Why does not Allâh speak to us (face to face) or why does not a sign come to us?" So said the people before them words of similar import. Their hearts are alike, We have indeed made plain the signs for people who believe with certainty.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَقَالَ
waqāla
And said
ٱلَّذِينَ
alladhīna
those who
لَا
lā
(do) not
يَعْلَمُونَ
yaʿlamūna
know
لَوْلَا
lawlā
Why not
يُكَلِّمُنَا
yukallimunā
speaks to us
ٱللَّهُ
l-lahu
Allah
أَوْ
aw
or
تَأْتِينَآ
tatīnā
comes to us
ءَايَةٌۭ ۗ
āyatun
a sign
كَذَٰلِكَ
kadhālika
Like that
قَالَ
qāla
said
ٱلَّذِينَ
alladhīna
those
مِن
min
from
قَبْلِهِم
qablihim
before them
مِّثْلَ
mith'la
similar
قَوْلِهِمْ ۘ
qawlihim
their saying
تَشَـٰبَهَتْ
tashābahat
Became alike
قُلُوبُهُمْ ۗ
qulūbuhum
their hearts
قَدْ
qad
Indeed
بَيَّنَّا
bayyannā
We have made clear
ٱلْـَٔايَـٰتِ
l-āyāti
the signs
لِقَوْمٍۢ
liqawmin
for people
يُوقِنُونَ
yūqinūna
(who) firmly believe
Tafsir Taiseer ul-Quran — Maulana Abdul Rahman Kilani
Tafsir Taiseer ul-Quran (Facilitation of the Quran) is a comprehensive Quran commentary by Maulana Abdul Rahman Kilani, a renowned Salafi (Ahl al-Hadith) scholar from Pakistan. Known for his eloquent and accessible writing style, Kilani authored this tafsir with a focus on clarity — making Quranic meanings understandable to the common reader. The tafsir provides detailed historical context for verses related to battles and expeditions, and firmly refutes modernist ideologies using strong scriptural evidence. It is widely regarded as an invaluable resource for understanding the Quran and countering deviant interpretations. The tafsir is originally written in Urdu, translated to English by tohed.com.
118. The ignorant say, "Why does Allah not speak to us, or why does a sign [139] not come to us?" Those before them said similar things. Their hearts [140] are alike. We have certainly made the signs clear for people who have certainty [141].
[139] That is, such demands are made by ignorant people, that Allah Almighty Himself should come to us and tell us that this is truly My Messenger, or show us such a clear sign or miracle that we become certain. Only then can we believe. All these are ignorant statements, and most of them are impossible to fulfill. People before also made such demands, and even today ignorant people make similar demands.
[140] That is, in terms of temperament, there is no difference between the misguided people of earlier times and these misguided people. Such ignorant people continue to present the same kinds of objections and demands.
[141] And for those who wish to believe, there is no shortage of Our signs. With every single verse, their faith becomes stronger and stronger, and as for those who insist on disbelief, no sign is visible to them.
[139] That is, such demands are made by ignorant people, that Allah Almighty Himself should come to us and tell us that this is truly My Messenger, or show us such a clear sign or miracle that we become certain. Only then can we believe. All these are ignorant statements, and most of them are impossible to fulfill. People before also made such demands, and even today ignorant people make similar demands.
[140] That is, in terms of temperament, there is no difference between the misguided people of earlier times and these misguided people. Such ignorant people continue to present the same kinds of objections and demands.
[141] And for those who wish to believe, there is no shortage of Our signs. With every single verse, their faith becomes stronger and stronger, and as for those who insist on disbelief, no sign is visible to them.
