سُوْرَةُ الْحَجِّ

Surah Al-Hajj (22) — Ayah 42

The Pilgrimage · Medinan · Juz 17 · Page 337

وَإِن يُكَذِّبُوكَ فَقَدْ كَذَّبَتْ قَبْلَهُمْ قَوْمُ نُوحٍ وَعَادٌ وَثَمُودُ ﴿42﴾
And if they belie you (O Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم), so did belie before them, the people of Nûh (Noah), ‘Âd and Thamûd, (their Prophets).
وَإِن wa-in And if
يُكَذِّبُوكَ yukadhibūka they deny you
فَقَدْ faqad so verily
كَذَّبَتْ kadhabat denied
قَبْلَهُمْ qablahum before them
قَوْمُ qawmu (the) people
نُوحٍۢ nūḥin (of) Nuh
وَعَادٌۭ waʿādun and Aad
وَثَمُودُ wathamūdu and Thamud

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.

The tafsir of this ayah is included with the following verse(s).