Quran 23:47

Surah Al-Mu'minun, Verse 47

Verse 47 of 118 in Surah Al-Mu'minun (المؤمنون), chapter 23 of the Quran — in Arabic with Tamil, Sinhala and English translation, tafsir and MP3 recitation.

فَقَالُوٓا۟ أَنُؤْمِنُ لِبَشَرَيْنِ مِثْلِنَا وَقَوْمُهُمَا لَنَا عَـٰبِدُونَ

EnglishSaheeh International
They said, "Should we believe two men like ourselves while their people are for us in servitude?"
TamilJan Trust Foundation
எனவே "நம்மைப் போன்ற இவ்விரு மனிதர்கள் மீதுமா நாம் ஈமான் கொள்வது? (அதிலும்) இவ்விருவரின் சமூகத்தாரும் நமக்கு அடிபணிந்து (தொண்டூழியம் செய்து) கொண்டிருக்கும் நிலையில்!" எனக் கூறினர்.
SinhalaRuwwad Center
අප මෙන් මිනිසුන් දෙදෙනෙකු අපි විශ්වාස කළ යුතු ද? ඔවුන් දෙදෙනාගේ ජනයා අපට ගැතිකම් කරන්නනෝ වෙති යැයි ඔවුහු පැවසුවෝ ය.
UrduMaulana Muhammad Junagarhi
کہنے لگے کہ کیا ہم اپنے جیسے دو شخصوں پر ایمان ﻻئیں؟ حاﻻنکہ خود ان کی قوم (بھی) ہمارے ماتحت ہے.
JapaneseRyoichi Mita
かれらは言った。「わたしたち同様に人間にすぎない二人を(どうして)信じられましょうか。しかもかれらの民は,わたしたちの奴隷ではないですか。」
ChineseMa Jian
他们说:我们怎能信仰象我们样的两个凡人呢?何况他俩的宗族是服侍我们的。

Tafsir of 23:47

The Story of Musa, Peace be upon Him; and Fir`awn Allah tells us that He sent Musa, peace be upon him, and his brother Harun to Fir`awn and his chiefs with decisive evidence and definitive proof, but Fir`awn and his people were too arrogant to follow them and obey their commands because they were human beings, just as previous nations had denied the Message of the human Messengers. They were of a similar mentality, so Allah destroyed Fir`awn and his chiefs, drowning them all in one day. He revealed the Book to Musa, i.e., the Tawrah, in which were rulings, commands and prohibitions, after He had destroyed Fir`awn and the Egyptians and seized them with a punishment of the All-Mighty, All-Capable to carry out what He wills.…

Source: Ibn Kathir (Abridged)

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Quran 23:47 — Surah Al-Mu'minun Verse 47