وَمِنْهُمْ أُمِّيُّونَ لَا يَعْلَمُونَ ٱلْكِتَـٰبَ إِلَّآ أَمَانِىَّ وَإِنْ هُمْ إِلَّا يَظُنُّونَ
- EnglishSaheeh International
- And among them are unlettered ones who do not know the Scripture except [indulgement in] wishful thinking, but they are only assuming.
- TamilJan Trust Foundation
- மேலும் அவர்களில் எழுத்தறிவில்லாதோரும் இருக்கின்றனர்; கட்டுக் கதைகளை(அறிந்து வைத்திருக்கிறார்களே) தவிர வேதத்தை அறிந்து வைத்திருக்கவில்லை. மேலும் அவர்கள் (ஆதாரமற்ற) கற்பனை செய்வோர்களாக அன்றி வேறில்லை.
- SinhalaRuwwad Center
- ඔවුන් අතුරින් ලිවීමට කියවීමට නොහැකි (දේව ග්රන්ථ නො ලත්) අය ද වෙති. ඔවුහු මනඃකල්පිතය හැර දේව ග්රන්ථය පිළිබඳ නො දනිති. තවද ඔවුන් අනුමාන කරනවා මිස නැත.
- UrduMaulana Muhammad Junagarhi
- ان میں سے بعض ان پڑھ ایسے بھی ہیں کہ جو کتاب کے صرف ﻇاہری الفاظ کو ہی جانتے ہیں اور صرف گمان اور اٹکل ہی پر ہیں۔
- JapaneseRyoichi Mita
- またかれらの中には，啓典を知らない文盲がいる，かれらは只（虚しい）願望を持ち，勝手に臆測するだけである。
- ChineseMa Jian
- 他们中有些文盲，不知经典，只知妄言，他们专事猜测。
Tafsir of 2:78
The Meaning of `Ummi Allah said, وَمِنْهُمْ أُمِّيُّونَ (And there are among them Ummiyyun people) meaning, among the People of the Book, as Mujahid stated. 'Ummyyun' is plural for Ummi, that is, a person who does not write, as Abu Al-`Aliyah, Ar-Rabi`, Qatadah, Ibrahim An-Nakha`i and others said. This meaning is clarified by Allah's statement, لاَ يَعْلَمُونَ الْكِتَابَ (Who know not the Book) meaning, are they not aware of what is in it. Ummi was one of the descriptions of the Prophet because he was unlettered. For instance, Allah said, وَمَا كُنتَ تَتْلُو مِن قَبْلِهِ مِن كِتَابٍ وَلاَ تَخُطُّهُ بِيَمِينِكَ إِذاً لاَّرْتَابَ الْمُبْطِلُونَ (Neither did you (O Muhammad ) read any book before it (this Qur'an) nor did you write any book (whatsoever) with your right hand. In that case, indeed, the followers of falsehood might have doubted) (29:48). Also, the Prophet said, «إِنَّا أُمَّةٌ أُمِّيَّةٌ لَا نَكْتُبُ وَلَا نَحْسِبُ، الشَّهْرُ هكَذَا وَهكَذَا وَهكَذَا» (We are an Ummi nation, neither writing nor calculating. The (lunar) month is like this, this and this (i.e.…
Source: Ibn Kathir (Abridged)
