Quran 56:78

Surah Al-Waqi'ah, Verse 78

Verse 78 of 96 in Surah Al-Waqi'ah (الواقعة), chapter 56 of the Quran — in Arabic with Tamil, Sinhala and English translation, tafsir and MP3 recitation.

فِى كِتَـٰبٍ مَّكْنُونٍ

EnglishSaheeh International: In a Register well-protected;.
TamilJan Trust Foundation: பாதுகாக்கப்பட்ட ஏட்டில் இருக்கிறது.
SinhalaRuwwad Center: ආරක්ෂා කරනු ලැබූ ලේඛනයෙහි තිබිණ.
UrduMaulana Muhammad Junagarhi: جو ایک محفوظ کتاب میں درج ہے
JapaneseRyoichi Mita: （それは）秘蔵の啓典の中に（書かれてあり），
ChineseMa Jian: 记录在珍藏的经本中，

Tafsir of 56:78

Allah swears to the Greatness of the Qur'an The usage of La (in Fala) is not an extra character without meaning, as some of the scholars of Tafsir say. Rather it is used at the beginning of an oath when the oath is a negation. This is like when `A'ishah, may Allah be pleased with her said, "La by Allah! Allah's Messenger ﷺ did not touch any woman's hand at all. So in this way, the meaning is, "No! I swear by the Mawaqi` of the stars. The matter is not as you people claim - about the Qur'an - that it is a result of magic or sorcery, rather it is an Honorable Qur'an." Ibn Jarir said, "Some of the scholars of the Arabic language said that the meaning of: فَلاَ أُقْسِمُ (Fala! I swear) is, `The matter is not as you people have claimed.' Then He renews the oath again by saying, `I swear."' فَلاَ أُقْسِمُ بِمَوَقِعِ النُّجُومِ (Fala! I swear by the Mawaqi` of the stars.) Mujahid said, "The setting positions of the stars in the sky," and he said that it refers to the rising and setting positions. This was said by Al-Hasan, Qatadah and preferred by Ibn Jarir. Qatadah also said that it means their positions.…

Source: Ibn Kathir (Abridged)