سُوْرَةُ النَّمْلِ
Surah An-Naml (27) — Ayah 68
لَقَدْ وُعِدْنَا هَـٰذَا نَحْنُ وَءَابَآؤُنَا مِن قَبْلُ إِنْ هَـٰذَآ إِلَّآ أَسَـٰطِيرُ ٱلْأَوَّلِينَ ﴿68﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
"Indeed we were promised this - we and our forefathers before (us), verily, these are nothing but tales of ancients."
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
لَقَدْ
laqad
Certainly
وُعِدْنَا
wuʿid'nā
we have been promised
هَـٰذَا
hādhā
this
نَحْنُ
naḥnu
we
وَءَابَآؤُنَا
waābāunā
and our forefathers
مِن
min
before
قَبْلُ
qablu
before
إِنْ
in
Not
هَـٰذَآ
hādhā
(is) this
إِلَّآ
illā
except
أَسَـٰطِيرُ
asāṭīru
tales
ٱلْأَوَّلِينَ
l-awalīna
(of) the former (people)
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.
The tafsir of this ayah is included with the following verse(s).
