سُوْرَةُ الْمُؤْمِنُوْنَ
Surah Al-Muminoon (23) — Ayah 38
إِنْ هُوَ إِلَّا رَجُلٌ ٱفْتَرَىٰ عَلَى ٱللَّهِ كَذِبًا وَمَا نَحْنُ لَهُۥ بِمُؤْمِنِينَ ﴿38﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
"He is only a man who has invented a lie against Allâh, and we are not going to believe in him."
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
إِنْ
in
Not
هُوَ
huwa
(is) he
إِلَّا
illā
but
رَجُلٌ
rajulun
a man
ٱفْتَرَىٰ
if'tarā
who (has) invented
عَلَى
ʿalā
about
ٱللَّهِ
l-lahi
Allah
كَذِبًۭا
kadhiban
a lie
وَمَا
wamā
and not
نَحْنُ
naḥnu
we
لَهُۥ
lahu
(in) him
بِمُؤْمِنِينَ
bimu'minīna
(are) believers
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.
38. He is only a man who has fabricated a lie against Allah [42], and we will never believe in him.
[42] From this verse, it is understood that the people of ‘Ad believed in the existence of Allah Almighty. And in their view, the lie that Hud ؑ was attributing to Allah was that he claimed to have been sent as a messenger to them from Allah, or that after death, Allah would surely resurrect them and hold them accountable for their deeds. And they were absolutely unwilling to accept either of these two things.
[42] From this verse, it is understood that the people of ‘Ad believed in the existence of Allah Almighty. And in their view, the lie that Hud ؑ was attributing to Allah was that he claimed to have been sent as a messenger to them from Allah, or that after death, Allah would surely resurrect them and hold them accountable for their deeds. And they were absolutely unwilling to accept either of these two things.
