وَإِن تُكَذِّبُوا۟ فَقَدْ كَذَّبَ أُمَمٌ مِّن قَبْلِكُمْ ۖ وَمَا عَلَى ٱلرَّسُولِ إِلَّا ٱلْبَلَـٰغُ ٱلْمُبِينُ
- EnglishSaheeh International
- And if you [people] deny [the message] - already nations before you have denied. And there is not upon the Messenger except [the duty of] clear notification.
- TamilJan Trust Foundation
- இன்னும் நீங்கள் பொய்ப்பிக்க முற்பட்டால் (தளர்ந்து போவதில்லை - ஏனெனில்) உங்களுக்கு முன்னிருந்த சமுதாயத்தவரும் (அவர்களுக்கு அனுப்பப்பட்ட தூதர்களை இவ்வாறே) பொய்ப்பிக்க முற்பட்டார்கள்; ஆகவே, (இறை) தூதரின் கடமை (தம் தூதை) பகிரங்கமாக எடுத்துரைப்பதன்றி (வேறு) இல்லை."
- SinhalaRuwwad Center
- තවද නුඹලා බොරු කරන්නෙහු නම් එවිට (දැනගනු) සැබැවින් ම නුඹලාට පෙර සිටි සමූහයෝ ද බොරු කළෝ ය. තවද පැහැදිලිව දන්වා සිටීම මිස වෙනත් කිසිවක් පණිවිඩකරුවා වෙත නැත.
- UrduMaulana Muhammad Junagarhi
- اور اگر تم جھٹلاؤ تو تم سے پہلے کی امتوں نے بھی جھٹلایا ہے ، رسول کے ذمہ تو صرف صاف طور پر پہنچا دینا ہی ہے.
- JapaneseRyoichi Mita
- あなたがたが嘘付き呼ばわりしても（よい）。だがあなたがた以前の諸民族も嘘付き呼ばわりしたものである。使徒は，只公明に伝えるだけである。」
- ChineseMa Jian
- 如果你们否认（我），那末，在你们之前的许多民族，也否认过（他们的使者）。使者的责任只是明白地传达。
Tafsir of 29:18
Ibrahim's preaching to His People Allah tells us how His servant, Messenger and close friend Ibrahim, the Imam of the monotheists, called his people to worship Allah alone, with no partner or associate, to fear Him alone, to seek provision from Him alone, with no partner or associate, to give thanks to Him alone, for He is the One to Whom thanks should be given for the blessings which none can bestow but He. Ibrahim said to his people: اعْبُدُواْ اللَّهَ وَاتَّقُوهُ (Worship Allah, and have Taqwa of Him,) meaning worship Him and fear Him Alone, with all sincerity. ذَلِكُمْ خَيْرٌ لَّكُمْ إِن كُنتُمْ تَعْلَمُونَ (that is better for you if you know.) if you do that you will attain good in this world and the next, and you will prevent evil from yourselves in this world and the Hereafter. Then Allah states that the idols which they worshipped were not able to do any harm or any good, and tells them, "You made up names for them and called them gods, but they are created beings just like you." This interpretation was reported by Al-`Awfi from Ibn `Abbas. It was also the view of Mujahid and As-Suddi.…
Source: Ibn Kathir (Abridged)
