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Surah An-Naml (27) — Ayah 84
حَتَّىٰٓ إِذَا جَآءُو قَالَ أَكَذَّبْتُم بِـَٔايَـٰتِى وَلَمْ تُحِيطُوا۟ بِهَا عِلْمًا أَمَّاذَا كُنتُمْ تَعْمَلُونَ ﴿84﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
Till, when they come (before their Lord at the place of reckoning), He will say: "Did you deny My Ayât (proofs, evidence, verses, lessons, signs, revelations, etc.) whereas you comprehended them not by knowledge (of their truth or falsehood), or what (else) was it that you used to do?"
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
حَتَّىٰٓ
ḥattā
Until
إِذَا
idhā
when
جَآءُو
jāū
they come
قَالَ
qāla
He will say
أَكَذَّبْتُم
akadhabtum
Did you deny
بِـَٔايَـٰتِى
biāyātī
My Signs
وَلَمْ
walam
while not
تُحِيطُوا۟
tuḥīṭū
you encompassed
بِهَا
bihā
them
عِلْمًا
ʿil'man
(in) knowledge
أَمَّاذَا
ammādhā
or what
كُنتُمْ
kuntum
you used (to)
تَعْمَلُونَ
taʿmalūna
do
Tafsir Taiseer ul-Quran — Maulana Abdul Rahman Kilani
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84. Until, when they all come together, Allah will ask them: "Did you deny My signs even though you did not encompass them with knowledge [88]? (If not this, then) what was it that you were doing [89]?"
[88] A person denies whatever he does not understand: In this verse, a scene from the Day of Resurrection is presented. The criminals will be divided into separate groups according to their crimes. For example, there will be a separate group for the polytheists, a separate one for the disbelievers, a separate one for the hypocrites, and some commentators have taken this to mean that the deniers will be driven towards the Gathering, and they will be so numerous that those walking behind will be stopped from moving forward. This is as is done to maintain order in a large crowd. The basic meaning of ﴿وزع﴾ is simply to stop or to hold back. Therefore, both interpretations are possible within its meaning.
[89] That is, you had no reasonable cause or argument for denying My verses. Except that those things were beyond your knowledge or understanding. Instead of pondering and trying to understand them, you outright denied them. It became your habit to reject Allah’s verses without any thought or reflection. If this is not the case, then tell Me, what else did you do? Can you prove that after investigation you found these verses to be false? And that you had acquired certain knowledge that what is mentioned in these verses is not correct?
[88] A person denies whatever he does not understand: In this verse, a scene from the Day of Resurrection is presented. The criminals will be divided into separate groups according to their crimes. For example, there will be a separate group for the polytheists, a separate one for the disbelievers, a separate one for the hypocrites, and some commentators have taken this to mean that the deniers will be driven towards the Gathering, and they will be so numerous that those walking behind will be stopped from moving forward. This is as is done to maintain order in a large crowd. The basic meaning of ﴿وزع﴾ is simply to stop or to hold back. Therefore, both interpretations are possible within its meaning.
[89] That is, you had no reasonable cause or argument for denying My verses. Except that those things were beyond your knowledge or understanding. Instead of pondering and trying to understand them, you outright denied them. It became your habit to reject Allah’s verses without any thought or reflection. If this is not the case, then tell Me, what else did you do? Can you prove that after investigation you found these verses to be false? And that you had acquired certain knowledge that what is mentioned in these verses is not correct?
