Surah Al-An'am Verse 5 - Read, Listen, Translation, English : For they had denied the truth when it came to…

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Translation Transliteration — Al-An'am

فَقَدْ كَذَّبُوا بِالْحَقِّ لَمَّا جَاءَهُمْ ۖ فَسَوْفَ يَأْتِيهِمْ أَنبَاءُ مَا كَانُوا بِهِ يَسْتَهْزِئُونَ ۝٥

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Faqad kazzaboo bilhaqqi lammaa jaaa`ahum fasawfa yaateehim ambaaa`u maa kaanoo bihee yastahzi`oon

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📖 English Meaning

For they had denied the truth when it came to them, but there is going to reach them the news of what they used to ridicule.

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Word Meanings:

Al-Haqq (الحق): The truth — here referring to the Qur'an and the message brought by Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him).
Anbaa' (أنباء): News, tidings, or reports — the plural of *naba'*, meaning the outcomes and consequences of their actions.
Yastahzi'oon (يستهزئون): To mock, ridicule, or deride — treating something with scorn and contempt.

Tafsir (Explanation):

This verse reveals a profound truth about the human condition when confronted with divine guidance. The disbelievers, when the truth of the Qur'an and the message of Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) reached them, did not merely reject it — they mocked it. They treated the revelation with derision and contempt, as if it were a jest or a tale of no consequence. This attitude stemmed from their arrogance, their attachment to the ways of their forefathers, and their failure to reflect on the signs of Allah spread throughout creation.

Yet, Allah, in His perfect justice and wisdom, does not leave such mockery unanswered. The verse delivers a powerful promise: "Soon will come to them the news of what they used to mock." This means that the very thing they ridiculed — the truth of the Qur'an, the reality of the Hereafter, the certainty of accountability — will become undeniably manifest to them. This will happen in two ways: in this world, through the victories of Islam and the humiliation of its opponents, and in the Hereafter, when they witness the punishment that awaits those who rejected the truth. On that Day, there will be no room for jest, and the scales of their mockery will be weighed with absolute justice.

Beloved reader, reflect on the gravity of this message. The Qur'an is not a book to be taken lightly, nor is the message of Islam a matter for amusement. When the truth reaches you, it demands a response — not of arrogance or ridicule, but of humility and sincerity. How many before us mocked the messengers, only to find themselves face to face with the very reality they denied? Let this verse be a reminder that Allah's promise is true, and that the wise person is the one who submits to the truth while there is still time, before the news of what they mocked arrives in a way that leaves no room for excuses. Embrace the Qur'an with an open heart, for it is the light that guides to everlasting success, and let not the fleeting pleasures of this world blind you to the eternal truth.

📜 Verse 3-7 — Al-An'am

3وَهُوَ اللَّهُ فِي السَّمَاوَاتِ وَفِي الْأَرْضِ ۖ يَعْلَمُ سِرَّكُمْ وَجَهْرَكُمْ وَيَعْلَمُ مَا تَكْسِبُونَ

And He is Allah, [the only deity] in the heavens and the earth. He knows your secret and what you make public, and He knows that which you earn.

4وَمَا تَأْتِيهِم مِّنْ آيَةٍ مِّنْ آيَاتِ رَبِّهِمْ إِلَّا كَانُوا عَنْهَا مُعْرِضِينَ

And no sign comes to them from the signs of their Lord except that they turn away therefrom.

5فَقَدْ كَذَّبُوا بِالْحَقِّ لَمَّا جَاءَهُمْ ۖ فَسَوْفَ يَأْتِيهِمْ أَنبَاءُ مَا كَانُوا بِهِ يَسْتَهْزِئُونَ

For they had denied the truth when it came to them, but there is going to reach them the news of what they used to ridicule.

6أَلَمْ يَرَوْا كَمْ أَهْلَكْنَا مِن قَبْلِهِم مِّن قَرْنٍ مَّكَّنَّاهُمْ فِي الْأَرْضِ مَا لَمْ نُمَكِّن لَّكُمْ وَأَرْسَلْنَا السَّمَاءَ عَلَيْهِم مِّدْرَارًا وَجَعَلْنَا الْأَنْهَارَ تَجْرِي مِن تَحْتِهِمْ فَأَهْلَكْنَاهُم بِذُنُوبِهِمْ وَأَنشَأْنَا مِن بَعْدِهِمْ قَرْنًا آخَرِينَ

Have they not seen how many generations We destroyed before them which We had established upon the earth as We have not established you? And We sent [rain from] the sky upon them in showers and made rivers flow beneath them; then We destroyed them for their sins and brought forth after them a generation of others.

7وَلَوْ نَزَّلْنَا عَلَيْكَ كِتَابًا فِي قِرْطَاسٍ فَلَمَسُوهُ بِأَيْدِيهِمْ لَقَالَ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا إِنْ هَٰذَا إِلَّا سِحْرٌ مُّبِينٌ

And even if We had sent down to you, [O Muhammad], a written scripture on a page and they touched it with their hands, the disbelievers would say, "This is not but obvious magic."

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