سُوْرَةُ الْمُؤْمِنُوْنَ
Surah Al-Muminoon (23) — Ayah 25
إِنْ هُوَ إِلَّا رَجُلٌۢ بِهِۦ جِنَّةٌ فَتَرَبَّصُوا۟ بِهِۦ حَتَّىٰ حِينٍ ﴿25﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
"He is only a man in whom is madness, so wait for him a while."
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
إِنْ
in
Not
هُوَ
huwa
he
إِلَّا
illā
(is) but
رَجُلٌۢ
rajulun
a man
بِهِۦ
bihi
in him
جِنَّةٌۭ
jinnatun
(is) madness
فَتَرَبَّصُوا۟
fatarabbaṣū
so wait
بِهِۦ
bihi
concerning him
حَتَّىٰ
ḥattā
until
حِينٍۢ
ḥīnin
a time
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.
25. He is only a man who is afflicted with madness [30], so wait for him for a while (perhaps he will recover).
[30] In the eyes of the people of Noah, the madness of Prophet Noah ؑ was that he was inviting towards pure monotheism against the entire belief system of his people. And they thought that this (God forbid) was just a foolish notion of Noah ؑ. How could the call of this one man have any significance against the whole nation? Therefore, there was no need to pay any attention to him. When he himself would see his own failure, he would desist from making such statements.
[30] In the eyes of the people of Noah, the madness of Prophet Noah ؑ was that he was inviting towards pure monotheism against the entire belief system of his people. And they thought that this (God forbid) was just a foolish notion of Noah ؑ. How could the call of this one man have any significance against the whole nation? Therefore, there was no need to pay any attention to him. When he himself would see his own failure, he would desist from making such statements.
