Surah 14 Ibrahim — Ayah 10
۞ قَالَتْ رُسُلُهُمْ أَفِى ٱللَّهِ شَكٌّۭ فَاطِرِ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ ۖ يَدْعُوكُمْ لِيَغْفِرَ لَكُم مِّن ذُنُوبِكُمْ وَيُؤَخِّرَكُمْ إِلَىٰٓ أَجَلٍۢ مُّسَمًّۭى ۚ قَالُوٓا۟ إِنْ أَنتُمْ إِلَّا بَشَرٌۭ مِّثْلُنَا تُرِيدُونَ أَن تَصُدُّونَا عَمَّا كَانَ يَعْبُدُ ءَابَآؤُنَا فَأْتُونَا بِسُلْطَٰنٍۢ مُّبِينٍۢ
Dissero loro i profeti: “Come può esservi dubbio a proposito di Allah, il Creatore dei cieli e della terra, Colui Che vi Si rivolge per perdonarvi parte delle vostre colpe e rinviarvi fino al termine prestabilito?”. [Risposero] i miscredenti: “Non siete altro che uomini come noi. Volete distoglierci da quello che adoravano i nostri avi? Recateci una prova inequivocabile!”.
qālat rusuluhum afī l-lahi shakkun fāṭiri l-samāwāti wal-arḍi yadʿūkum liyaghfira lakum min dhunūbikum wayu-akhirakum ilā ajalin musamman qālū in antum illā basharun mith'lunā turīdūna an taṣuddūnā ʿammā kāna yaʿbudu ābāunā fatūnā bisul'ṭānin mubīnin
Word by word
- ۞ قَالَتْ qālat Said
- رُسُلُهُمْ rusuluhum their Messengers
- أَفِى afī Can (there) be about
- ٱللَّهِ l-lahi Allah
- شَكٌّۭ shakkun any doubt
- فَاطِرِ fāṭiri (the) Creator
- ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِ l-samāwāti (of) the heavens
- وَٱلْأَرْضِ ۖ wal-arḍi and the earth
- يَدْعُوكُمْ yadʿūkum He invites you
- لِيَغْفِرَ liyaghfira so that He may forgive
- لَكُم lakum for you
- مِّن min [of]
- ذُنُوبِكُمْ dhunūbikum your sins
- وَيُؤَخِّرَكُمْ wayu-akhirakum and give you respite
- إِلَىٰٓ ilā for
- أَجَلٍۢ ajalin a term
- مُّسَمًّۭى ۚ musamman appointed
- قَالُوٓا۟ qālū They said
- إِنْ in Not
- أَنتُمْ antum you
- إِلَّا illā (are) but
- بَشَرٌۭ basharun a human
- مِّثْلُنَا mith'lunā like us
- تُرِيدُونَ turīdūna you wish
- أَن an to
- تَصُدُّونَا taṣuddūnā hinder us
- عَمَّا ʿammā from what
- كَانَ kāna used to
- يَعْبُدُ yaʿbudu worship
- ءَابَآؤُنَا ābāunā our forefathers
- فَأْتُونَا fatūnā So bring us
- بِسُلْطَـٰنٍۢ bisul'ṭānin an authority
- مُّبِينٍۢ mubīnin clear
Tafsir · Ibn Kathir (Abridged)
The Argument between the Prophets and the Disbelievers
Allah narrates to us the arguments that ensued between the disbelievers and their Messengers. When their nations doubted the Message of worshipping Allah alone without partners, the Messengers said,
((What!) Can there be a doubt about Allah...) about His Lordship and having the exclusive right to be worshipped alone, being the only Creator of all creatures Verily, none besides Allah is worthy of worship, alone without partners with Him. Most nations were, and still are, affirming the existence of the Creator, but they call upon intermediaries besides Him whom they think will benefit them or bring them closer to Allah. Their Messengers said to them,
(He calls you that He may forgive you of your sins) in the Hereafter,
(and give you respite for a term appointed.), in this worldly life. Allah said in other Ayat,
(Seek the forgiveness of your Lord, and turn to Him in repentance, that He may grant you good enjoyment, for a term appointed, and bestow His abounding grace to every owner of grace.) 10:3 However, their nations went on arguing against their prophethood, after they had to submit to the first evidence (that Allah Alone created everything).
Disbelievers reject Prophethood because the Messengers were Humans!
Their nations said,
(You are no more than human beings like us!) so why should we follow you just because you say so, even though we did not witness a miracle by your hands,
(Then bring us a clear authority.), a miracle of our choice.
(Their Messengers said to them: "We are no more than human beings like you...") affirming that truly, they were only human being like their nations,
(but Allah bestows His grace to whom He wills of His servants.), with prophethood and messengership which is His choice,
(It is not ours to bring you an authority) according to your choice,
((except by the permission of Allah. ), after we beg Him and He provides us with a miracle,
(And in Allah (alone) let the believers put their trust.) in all their affairs. Their Messengers said to them next,
(And why should we not put our trust in Allah), after He had guided us to the best, most clear and plain way,
(And we shall certainly bear with patience all the hurt you may cause us), such as foolish actions and abusive statements,
(and in Allah (alone) let those who trust, put their trust.)