فَأْتُوا۟ بِـَٔابَآئِنَآ إِن كُنتُمْ صَـٰدِقِينَ
- EnglishSaheeh International
- Then bring [back] our forefathers, if you should be truthful."
- TamilJan Trust Foundation
- "நீங்கள் உண்மையாளர்களாக இருந்தால், எங்கள் மூதாதையரை (திரும்பக்) கொண்டு வாருங்கள்."
- SinhalaRuwwad Center
- එසේ නුඹලා සත්යවාදීන් ලෙස සිටියෙහු නම් අපගේ මුතුන් මිත්තන් නුඹලා නැවත ගෙන එනු.”
- UrduMaulana Muhammad Junagarhi
- اگر تم سچے ہو تو ہمارے باپ دادوں کو لے آؤ.
- JapaneseRyoichi Mita
- もしあなたがた（の言葉）が真実なら，わたしたちの祖先を連れ戻してみなさい。」
- ChineseMa Jian
- 你们把我们的祖先召唤回来吧，如果你们是说实话的。
Tafsir of 44:36
Refutation of Those Who deny the Resurrection Here Allah denounces the idolators for their denial of the Resurrection and their belief that there is nothing after this life and no life or resurrection after death, which they based on the fact that their forefathers had died and had not returned. They said, If the resurrection is true, فَأْتُواْ بَِابَآئِنَا إِن كُنتُمْ صَدِقِينَ (Then bring back our forefathers, if you speak the truth!) This is false evidence and a specious argument, for the resurrection will happen on the Day of Judgement, not in this world; it will happen when this world has ended and ceased to be. Allah will bring all creatures back, created anew. He will make the evildoers fuel for the fire of Hell, and on that Day you will be witnesses over mankind and the Messenger will be a witness over you. Then Allah threatens them and warns them of the irresistible torment other idolators like who denied the resurrection, suffered. Such as the people of Tubba`, i.e., Saba'. Allah destroyed them, wreaked havoc upon their land and scattered them here and there throughout the land, as we have already seen in Surah Saba'.…
Source: Ibn Kathir (Abridged)
