قَالُوٓا۟ أَجِئْتَنَا بِٱلْحَقِّ أَمْ أَنتَ مِنَ ٱللَّـٰعِبِينَ
- EnglishSaheeh International
- They said, "Have you come to us with truth, or are you of those who jest?"
- TamilJan Trust Foundation
- (அதற்கு) அவர்கள் "நீர் எங்களிடம் உண்மையைக் கொண்டு வந்திருக்கிறீரா? அல்லது விளையாடுபவர்களில் ஒருவராக இருக்கின்றீரா?" என்று கேட்டார்கள்.
- SinhalaRuwwad Center
- ‘නුඹ අප වෙත සත්යය ගෙන ආවෙහි ද? එසේ නැතහොත් නුඹ හාස්ය ලෙස කටයුතු කරන්නන් අතරින් කෙනෙකු දැ?’ යි ඔවුහු විමසූහ.
- UrduMaulana Muhammad Junagarhi
- کہنے لگے کیا آپ ہمارے پاس سچ مچ حق ﻻئے ہیں یا یوں ہی مذاق کر رہے ہیں.
- JapaneseRyoichi Mita
- かれらは言った。「あなたは真理を齎したのですか。それとも戯れる者なのですか。」
- ChineseMa Jian
- 他们说：你是对我们说正经话呢？还是和我们开玩笑呢？
Tafsir of 21:55
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)
