Quran 5:104

Surah Al-Maaida, Verse 104

Juz 7 · Page 125 · Ruku 99 · Medinan

وَإِذَا قِيلَ لَهُمْ تَعَالَوْا۟ إِلَىٰ مَآ أَنزَلَ ٱللَّهُ وَإِلَى ٱلرَّسُولِ قَالُوا۟ حَسْبُنَا مَا وَجَدْنَا عَلَيْهِ ءَابَآءَنَآ أَوَلَوْ كَانَ ءَابَآؤُهُمْ لَا يَعْلَمُونَ شَيْـًٔا وَلَا يَهْتَدُونَ

Word by word

وَإِذَا wa-idhā And when قِيلَ qīla it is said لَهُمْ lahum to them تَعَالَوْا۟ taʿālaw Come إِلَىٰ ilā to مَآ mā what أَنزَلَ anzala has (been) revealed ٱللَّهُ l-lahu (by) Allah وَإِلَى wa-ilā and to ٱلرَّسُولِ l-rasūli the Messenger قَالُوا۟ qālū they said حَسْبُنَا ḥasbunā Sufficient for us مَا mā (is) what وَجَدْنَا wajadnā we found عَلَيْهِ ʿalayhi upon it ءَابَآءَنَآ ۚ ābāanā our forefathers أَوَلَوْ awalaw Even though كَانَ kāna (that) ءَابَآؤُهُمْ ābāuhum their forefathers لَا lā (were) not يَعْلَمُونَ yaʿlamūna knowing شَيْـًۭٔا shayan anything وَلَا walā and not يَهْتَدُونَ yahtadūna they (were) guided

Transliteration

Wa-itha qeela lahum taAAalawila ma anzala Allahu wa-ila arrasooliqaloo hasbuna ma wajadnaAAalayhi abaana awa law kana abaohumla yaAAlamoona shay-an wala yahtadoon

Translations

Pickthall — Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall

And when it is said unto them: Come unto that which Allah hath revealed and unto the messenger, they say: Enough for us is that wherein we found our fathers. What! Even though their fathers had no knowledge whatsoever, and no guidance?

Yusuf Ali — Abdullah Yusuf Ali

When it is said to them: "Come to what Allah hath revealed; come to the Messenger": They say: "Enough for us are the ways we found our fathers following." what! even though their fathers were void of knowledge and guidance?

تفسير ابن كثير — Ismail ibn Kathir

( وإذا قيل لهم تعالوا إلى ما أنزل الله وإلى الرسول قالوا حسبنا ما وجدنا عليه آباءنا ) أي : إذا دعوا إلى دين الله وشرعه وما أوجبه وترك ما حرمه ، قالوا : يكفينا ما وجدنا عليه الآباء والأجداد من الطرائق والمسالك ، قال الله تعالى ( أولو كان آباؤهم لا يعلمون شيئا ) أي : لا يفهمون حقا ، ولا يعرفونه ، ولا يهتدون إليه ، فكيف يتبعونهم والحالة هذه؟ لا يتبعهم إلا من هو أجهل منهم ، وأضل سبيلا .