سُوْرَةُ الْاَعْرَافِ
Surah Al-A'raaf (7) — Ayah 66
قَالَ ٱلْمَلَأُ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ مِن قَوْمِهِۦٓ إِنَّا لَنَرَىٰكَ فِى سَفَاهَةٍ وَإِنَّا لَنَظُنُّكَ مِنَ ٱلْكَـٰذِبِينَ ﴿66﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
The leaders of those who disbelieved among his people said: "Verily, we see you in foolishness, and verily, we think you are one of the liars."
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
قَالَ
qāla
Said
ٱلْمَلَأُ
l-mala-u
the chiefs
ٱلَّذِينَ
alladhīna
(of) those who
كَفَرُوا۟
kafarū
disbelieved
مِن
min
from
قَوْمِهِۦٓ
qawmihi
his people
إِنَّا
innā
Indeed, we
لَنَرَىٰكَ
lanarāka
surely, see you
فِى
fī
in
سَفَاهَةٍۢ
safāhatin
foolishness
وَإِنَّا
wa-innā
and indeed, we
لَنَظُنُّكَ
lanaẓunnuka
[we] think you
مِنَ
mina
(are) of
ٱلْكَـٰذِبِينَ
l-kādhibīna
the liars
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 disbelieving chiefs of his people said, “We see you as a foolish man [71], and we think you are one of the liars.”
[71]
The Theory of the Need for Multiple Gods and the Accusation of Lack of Intelligence Against Sayyiduna Hud (peace be upon him):
The polytheists, regardless of which nation or place they belong to, generally consider Allah Almighty and His sovereignty to be like that of a worldly king and his rule. They say that just as a king cannot rule his kingdom alone, but rather keeps many helper and assistant officers under his authority, to whom he delegates some powers and with whose help he governs, similarly, Allah Almighty has also delegated certain powers over certain things to some beings, and with their help He is governing the universe. In other words, they consider Allah Almighty to be like an ordinary human who, for the management and running of his kingdom, is dependent on others. Some polytheists of certain countries consider these helper and assistant beings to be angels, some to be goddesses and gods, some to be the spirits of planets, and some to be the friends of Allah. They cannot comprehend that Allah alone can manage the entire universe. Therefore, when Hud (peace be upon him) explained to them that Allah alone can take care of all your affairs and does not need any helper, they replied that there are only two possibilities: either you are lacking intelligence and cannot understand this simple matter, or you are a liar.
[71]
The Theory of the Need for Multiple Gods and the Accusation of Lack of Intelligence Against Sayyiduna Hud (peace be upon him):
The polytheists, regardless of which nation or place they belong to, generally consider Allah Almighty and His sovereignty to be like that of a worldly king and his rule. They say that just as a king cannot rule his kingdom alone, but rather keeps many helper and assistant officers under his authority, to whom he delegates some powers and with whose help he governs, similarly, Allah Almighty has also delegated certain powers over certain things to some beings, and with their help He is governing the universe. In other words, they consider Allah Almighty to be like an ordinary human who, for the management and running of his kingdom, is dependent on others. Some polytheists of certain countries consider these helper and assistant beings to be angels, some to be goddesses and gods, some to be the spirits of planets, and some to be the friends of Allah. They cannot comprehend that Allah alone can manage the entire universe. Therefore, when Hud (peace be upon him) explained to them that Allah alone can take care of all your affairs and does not need any helper, they replied that there are only two possibilities: either you are lacking intelligence and cannot understand this simple matter, or you are a liar.
