سُوْرَةُ الْاَعْرَافِ
Surah Al-A'raaf (7) — Ayah 70
قَالُوٓا۟ أَجِئْتَنَا لِنَعْبُدَ ٱللَّهَ وَحْدَهُۥ وَنَذَرَ مَا كَانَ يَعْبُدُ ءَابَآؤُنَا ۖ فَأْتِنَا بِمَا تَعِدُنَآ إِن كُنتَ مِنَ ٱلصَّـٰدِقِينَ ﴿70﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
They said: "You have come to us that we should worship Allâh Alone and forsake that which our fathers used to worship. So bring us that wherewith you have threatened us if you are of the truthful."
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
قَالُوٓا۟
qālū
They said
أَجِئْتَنَا
aji'tanā
Have you come to us
لِنَعْبُدَ
linaʿbuda
that we (should) worship
ٱللَّهَ
l-laha
Allah
وَحْدَهُۥ
waḥdahu
Alone
وَنَذَرَ
wanadhara
and we forsake
مَا
mā
what
كَانَ
kāna
used to
يَعْبُدُ
yaʿbudu
worship
ءَابَآؤُنَا ۖ
ābāunā
our forefathers
فَأْتِنَا
fatinā
Then bring us
بِمَا
bimā
of what
تَعِدُنَآ
taʿidunā
you promise us
إِن
in
if
كُنتَ
kunta
you are
مِنَ
mina
of
ٱلصَّـٰدِقِينَ
l-ṣādiqīna
the truthful
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They said, “Have you come to us so that we may worship Allah alone and abandon what our forefathers used to worship [74]? Then bring upon us what you threaten us with, if you are truthful.”
[74]
The Excuse of Following the Ancestors:
In response to these admonitions, the people gave the same answer that polytheists generally give: "How can we abandon the religion of our forefathers, when our ancestors were much more pious and learned than us? We will never accept what you say, and if you are truly truthful, then bring upon us the punishment you threaten us with." It should be remembered that such answers are usually given by the chiefs of the people, and why they are so stubborn has already been explained. As for some weaker individuals, there are always some who believe in every prophet. This was also the case with the people of Sayyiduna Hud (peace be upon him).
[74]
The Excuse of Following the Ancestors:
In response to these admonitions, the people gave the same answer that polytheists generally give: "How can we abandon the religion of our forefathers, when our ancestors were much more pious and learned than us? We will never accept what you say, and if you are truly truthful, then bring upon us the punishment you threaten us with." It should be remembered that such answers are usually given by the chiefs of the people, and why they are so stubborn has already been explained. As for some weaker individuals, there are always some who believe in every prophet. This was also the case with the people of Sayyiduna Hud (peace be upon him).
