سُوْرَةُ الْقَمَرِ
Surah Al-Qamar (54) — Ayah 25
أَءُلْقِىَ ٱلذِّكْرُ عَلَيْهِ مِنۢ بَيْنِنَا بَلْ هُوَ كَذَّابٌ أَشِرٌ ﴿25﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
"Is it that the Reminder is sent to him [Prophet Sâlih عليه السلام] alone from among us? Nay, he is an insolent liar!"
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
أَءُلْقِىَ
a-ul'qiya
Has been sent
ٱلذِّكْرُ
l-dhik'ru
the Reminder
عَلَيْهِ
ʿalayhi
to him
مِنۢ
min
from
بَيْنِنَا
bayninā
among us
بَلْ
bal
Nay
هُوَ
huwa
he
كَذَّابٌ
kadhābun
(is) a liar
أَشِرٌۭ
ashirun
insolent
Tafsir Taiseer ul-Quran — Maulana Abdul Rahman Kilani
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25. Has the message been sent down upon him out of all of us? No, rather he is a liar [20] and an arrogant boaster.
[20]
The Three Reasons for the People of Thamud Denying Sayyiduna Salih:
That is, the people of Thamud denied Sayyiduna Salihؑ for three reasons: First, that he is a human being just like us. He eats, drinks, and walks in the markets. We do not see anything supernatural about him. Second, that he is alone; he has neither a group with him, nor an army, nor any helpers or grandeur. So on what basis can we obey him? And if we start obeying him, who would be more foolish and insane than us? And the third reason is that if Allah really wanted to appoint a messenger, was this the person He chose? One who has neither wealth nor grandeur—so on what basis can we obey him? And if we start obeying him, who would be more foolish and insane than us? Rather, we think that he has merely staged a pretense of prophethood from Allah, and in reality, he just wants to become a great man or a leader. And these were exactly the same objections that the Quraysh of Makkah were raising against the Messenger of Allah ﷺ.
[20]
The Three Reasons for the People of Thamud Denying Sayyiduna Salih:
That is, the people of Thamud denied Sayyiduna Salihؑ for three reasons: First, that he is a human being just like us. He eats, drinks, and walks in the markets. We do not see anything supernatural about him. Second, that he is alone; he has neither a group with him, nor an army, nor any helpers or grandeur. So on what basis can we obey him? And if we start obeying him, who would be more foolish and insane than us? And the third reason is that if Allah really wanted to appoint a messenger, was this the person He chose? One who has neither wealth nor grandeur—so on what basis can we obey him? And if we start obeying him, who would be more foolish and insane than us? Rather, we think that he has merely staged a pretense of prophethood from Allah, and in reality, he just wants to become a great man or a leader. And these were exactly the same objections that the Quraysh of Makkah were raising against the Messenger of Allah ﷺ.
