Quran 21:54

Surah Al-Anbya, Verse 54

Verse 54 of 112 in Surah Al-Anbya (الأنبياء), chapter 21 of the Quran — in Arabic with Tamil, Sinhala and English translation, tafsir and MP3 recitation.

قَالَ لَقَدْ كُنتُمْ أَنتُمْ وَءَابَآؤُكُمْ فِى ضَلَـٰلٍ مُّبِينٍ

EnglishSaheeh International
He said, "You were certainly, you and your fathers, in manifest error."
TamilJan Trust Foundation
(அதற்கு) அவர், "நிச்சயமாக நீங்களும், உங்களுடைய மூதாதையவரும் - பகிரங்கமான வழி கேட்டில் தான் இருந்து வருகிறீர்கள் என்று கூறினர்.
SinhalaRuwwad Center
‘නුඹලා හා නුඹලාගේ මුතුන්මිත්තන් පැහැදිලි මුළාවෙහි සැබැවින් ම සිටියෙහු යැ’යි ඔහු පැවසුවේ ය.
UrduMaulana Muhammad Junagarhi
آپ نے فرمایا! پھر تو تم اور تمہارے باپ دادا سبھی یقیناً کھلی گمراہی میں مبتلا رہے.
JapaneseRyoichi Mita
かれは言った。「あなたがたとあなたがたの祖先は,明らかに誤っていたのである。」
ChineseMa Jian
他说:你们和你们的祖先,确已陷于明显的迷误之中。

Tafsir of 21:54

The Story of Ibrahim and his People Allah tells us about His close Friend Ibrahim, peace be upon him, and how He bestowed upon him guidance aforetime, i.e., from an early age He inspired him with truth and evidence against his people, as Allah says elsewhere: وَتِلْكَ حُجَّتُنَآ ءَاتَيْنَهَآ إِبْرَهِيمَ عَلَى قَوْمِهِ (And that was Our proof which We gave Ibrahim against his people) 6:83. The point here is that Allah is telling us that He gave guidance to Ibrahim aforetime, i.e., He had already guided him at an early age. وَكُنَّا بِهِ عَلِمِينَ (and We were Well-Acquainted with him.) means, and he was worthy of that. Then Allah says: إِذْ قَالَ لاًّبِيهِ وَقَوْمِهِ مَا هَذِهِ التَّمَثِيلُ الَّتِى أَنتُمْ لَهَا عَكِفُونَ (When he said to his father and his people: "What are these images, to which you are devoted") This is the guidance which he had been given during his youth: his denunciation of his people's worship of idols instead of Allah. Ibrahim said: مَا هَذِهِ التَّمَثِيلُ الَّتِى أَنتُمْ لَهَا عَكِفُونَ ("What are these images, to which you are devoted") meaning, which you worship with such devotion.…

Source: Ibn Kathir (Abridged)

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Quran 21:54 — Surah Al-Anbya Verse 54