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Surah Ibrahim · سُوْرَةُ اِبْرَاهِيْمَ · Juz 13

Q 14:9

أَلَمْ يَأْتِكُمْ نَبَؤُا۟ ٱلَّذِينَ مِن قَبْلِكُمْ قَوْمِ نُوحٍ وَعَادٍ وَثَمُودَ ۛ وَٱلَّذِينَ مِنۢ بَعْدِهِمْ ۛ لَا يَعْلَمُهُمْ إِلَّا ٱللَّهُ ۚ جَآءَتْهُمْ رُسُلُهُم بِٱلْبَيِّنَـٰتِ فَرَدُّوٓا۟ أَيْدِيَهُمْ فِىٓ أَفْوَٰهِهِمْ وَقَالُوٓا۟ إِنَّا كَفَرْنَا بِمَآ أُرْسِلْتُم بِهِۦ وَإِنَّا لَفِى شَكٍّ مِّمَّا تَدْعُونَنَآ إِلَيْهِ مُرِيبٍ

Translations

Has there not reached you the news of those before you - the people of Noah and 'Aad and Thamud and those after them? No one knows them but Allah. Their messengers brought them clear proofs, but they returned their hands to their mouths and said, "Indeed, we disbelieve in that with which you have been sent, and indeed we are, about that to which you invite us, in disquieting doubt."
Sahih International · EN
Ne vous est-il pas parvenu le récit de ceux d'avant vous, du peuple de Noé, des `Aad, des Thamud et de ceux qui vécurent après eux, et que seul Allah connaît? Leurs messagers vinrent à eux avec des preuves, mais ils dirent, ramenant leurs mains à leurs bouches: «Nous ne croyons pas [au message] avec lequel vous avez été envoyés et nous sommes, au sujet de ce à quoi vous nous appelez, dans un doute vraiment troublant».
Muhammad Hamidullah · FR

Tafsir

Has not the news of the destruction of the communities who disbelieved before you reached you, O disbelievers? The people of Noah, the Ad, the people of Hud, Thamud - the people of Salih - and the communities that came after them, which are so numerous that their full number is known only to Allah? Their messengers came to them with clear signs as well as miracles. But they did not respond to their messengers and did not believe them. They did not utter anything that indicated their faith. Instead they said to their messengers: We reject what you have been sent with. We have disturbing doubts about what you are calling us to.

Al-Mukhtasar fi Tafsir al-Quran · Tafsir Center for Quranic Studies
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Has not the news reached you, of those before you, the people of Nuh, 'Ad, and Thamud? And those after them? None knows them but Allah. To them came their Messengers with clear proofs, but they put their hands in their mouths and said: "Verily, we disbelieve in that with which you have been sent, and we are really in grave doubt as to that to which you invite us. (9) Earlier Nations disbelieved in Their Prophets Allah narrated to this Ummah (followers of Muhammad ﷺ) the stories of the people of Prophet Nuh, 'Ad and Thamud, and other ancient nations that belied their Messengers. Only Allah knows the count of these nations, جَاءَتْهُمْ رُسُلُهُم بِالْبَيِّنَاتِ (To them came their Messengers with clear proofs,) they brought them evidences and plain, tremendous proofs and signs. Ibn Ishaq reported that 'Amr bin Maymun said that 'Abdullah said about Allah's statement, لَا يَعْلَمُهُمْ إِلَّا اللَّهُ (None knows them but Allah.) "The genealogists utter lies." This is why 'Urwah bin Az-Zubayr said, "We did not find anyone who knows the forefathers of Ma'dd bin 'Adnan." Meaning of, "They put Their Hands in Their Mouths" Allah said next, فَرَدُّوا أَيْدِيَهُمْ فِي أَفْوَاهِهِمْ (but they put their hands in their mouths) It is said that they pointed to the Messengers' mouths asking them to stop calling them to Allah, the Exalted and Most Honored. It is also said that it means, they placed their hands on their mouths in denial of the Messengers. It was also said that it means that they did not answer the call of the Messengers, or they were biting their hands in rage. Mujahid, Muhammad bin Ka'b and Qatadah said that they belied the Messengers and refuted their call with their mouths. I (Ibn Kathir) say that Mujahid's Tafsir is supported by the completion of the narrative, وَقَالُوا إِنَّا كَفَرْنَا بِمَا أُرْسِلْتُم بِهِ وَإِنَّا لَفِي شَكٍّ مِّمَّا تَدْعُونَنَا إِلَيْهِ مُرِيبٍ (and said: "Verily, we disbelieve in that with which you have been sent, and we are really in grave doubt as to that to which you invite us.") Al-'Awfi reported that Ibn 'Abbas said, "When they heard Allah's Word, they were amazed and placed their hands on their mouths," وَقَالُوا إِنَّا كَفَرْنَا بِمَا أُرْسِلْتُم بِهِ (and said: "Verily, we disbelieve in that with which you have been sent.") They said, We do not believe what you brought us, and have strong doubt in its authenticity.'

Arabic text: Tanzil (Uthmani). Translations: Sahih International (en), Muhammad Hamidullah (fr). tanzil.net