Quran 27:68

Surah An-Naml, Verse 68

Verse 68 of 93 in Surah An-Naml (النمل), chapter 27 of the Quran — in Arabic with Tamil, Sinhala and English translation, tafsir and MP3 recitation.

لَقَدْ وُعِدْنَا هَـٰذَا نَحْنُ وَءَابَآؤُنَا مِن قَبْلُ إِنْ هَـٰذَآ إِلَّآ أَسَـٰطِيرُ ٱلْأَوَّلِينَ

EnglishSaheeh International
We have been promised this, we and our forefathers, before. This is not but legends of the former peoples."
TamilJan Trust Foundation
நிச்சயமாக, இ(ந்த அச்சறுத்தலான)து எங்களுக்கும் எங்களுக்கு முன் சென்று போன எங்கள் மூதாதையருக்கும் வாக்களிக்கப்பட்டடே வருகிறது இது முன்னோர்களின் கட்டுக்கதைகளேயன்றி வேறில்லை" (என்றுங் கூறுகின்றனர்).
SinhalaRuwwad Center
මීට පෙරද අප හා අපගේ මුතුන් මිත්තන් මේ ගැන ප්‍රතිඥා දෙනු ලැබුවෙමු. මෙය පැරැණ්නන්ගේ ප්‍රබන්ධයන් මිස වෙනකක් නො වීය.
UrduMaulana Muhammad Junagarhi
ہم اور ہمارے باپ دادوں کو بہت پہلے سے یہ وعدے دیے جاتے رہے۔ کچھ نہیں یہ تو صرف اگلوں کے افسانے ہیں.
JapaneseRyoichi Mita
わたしたちもわたしたちの祖先も,以前,このことを約束された。だが本当にこれは,昔の人の物語に過ぎない。」
ChineseMa Jian
我们和我们的祖先,以前确已听过这一类的恐吓,这个只是古人的神话。

Tafsir of 27:68

Scepticism about the Resurrection and Its Refutation Allah tells us about the idolators who deny the Resurrection, considering it extremely unlikely that bodies will be re-created after they have become bones and dust. Then He says: لَقَدْ وُعِدْنَا هَذَا نَحْنُ وَءَابَآؤُنَا مِن قَبْلُ (Indeed we were promised this -- we and our forefathers before,) meaning, `we and our forefathers have been hearing this for a long time, but in reality, we have never seen it happen.' إِنْ هَذَآ إِلاَّ أَسَطِيرُ الاٌّوَّلِينَ (verily, these are nothing but tales of ancients.) the promises that bodies will be restored are إِلاَّ أَسَطِيرُ الاٌّوَّلِينَ (nothing but tales of ancients.) meaning that they were taken by the people who came before us from books which were handed down from one to the other, but they have no basis in reality. Responding to their thoughts of disbelief and their belief that there would be no Resurrection, Allah said, قُلْ (Say) `O Muhammad, to these people,' سِيرُواْ فِى الاٌّرْضِ فَاْنظُرُواْ كَيْفَ كَانَ عَقِبَةُ الْمُجْرِمِينَ (Travel in the land and see how has been the end of the criminals.…

Source: Ibn Kathir (Abridged)

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Quran 27:68 — Surah An-Naml Verse 68