Surah Shuara ayat 112 Tafsir Quran 26:112

﴿قَالَ وَمَا عِلْمِي بِمَا كَانُوا يَعْمَلُونَ﴾
[ الشعراء: 112]

26:112 He said, "And what is my knowledge of what they used to do?

He said ‘And what do I know of what they may have been doing?

But how would I know, said Nuh, what they were doing earlier or whether or not they had a purpose moving them and inviting their minds to the volition of conforming to Islam

They said: "Shall we believe in you, when the inferior follow you? ( 111 )He said: "And what knowledge have I of what they used to do? ( 112 )"Their account is only with my Lord, if you could ( but ) know.
( 113 )"And I am not going to drive away the believers.
( 114 )"I am only a plain warner.
( 115 ) The Demand of the People of Nuh and His Response They said: "We do not believe in you, and we will not follow you and become equal to the meanest of the people, who follow you and believe in you, and they are the lowest among us." قَالُوا أَنُؤْمِنُ لَكَ وَاتَّبَعَكَ الْأَرْذَلُونَ - قَالَ وَمَا عِلْمِي بِمَا كَانُوا يَعْمَلُونَ ( They said: "Shall we believe in you, when the inferior follow you?" He said: "And what knowledge have I of what they used to do?" ) meaning, 'what does it have to do with me if they follow me? No matter what they used to do before, I do not have to check on them and examine their background; all I have to do is accept it if they believe in me; whatever is in their hearts is for Allah to know.' إِنْ حِسَابُهُمْ إِلَّا عَلَىٰ رَبِّي ۖ لَوْ تَشْعُرُونَ - وَمَا أَنَا بِطَارِدِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ( Their account is only with my Lord, if you could (but ) know.
And I am not going to drive away the believers.) It seems that they asked him to drive these people away, then they would follow him, but he refused to do that, and said: وَمَا أَنَا بِطَارِدِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ - إِنْ أَنَا إِلَّا نَذِيرٌ مُّبِينٌ ( And I am not going to drive away the believers.
I am only a plain warner. ) meaning, 'I have been sent as a warner, and whoever obeys me and follows me and believes in me, then he belongs to me and I to him, whether he is noble or common, upper-class or lower-class.'

They said: "Shall we believe in you, when the inferior follow you? ( 111 )He said: "And what knowledge have I of what they used to do? ( 112 )"Their account is only with my Lord, if you could ( but ) know.
( 113 )"And I am not going to drive away the believers.
( 114 )"I am only a plain warner.
( 115 ) The Demand of the People of Nuh and His Response They said: "We do not believe in you, and we will not follow you and become equal to the meanest of the people, who follow you and believe in you, and they are the lowest among us." قَالُوا أَنُؤْمِنُ لَكَ وَاتَّبَعَكَ الْأَرْذَلُونَ - قَالَ وَمَا عِلْمِي بِمَا كَانُوا يَعْمَلُونَ ( They said: "Shall we believe in you, when the inferior follow you?" He said: "And what knowledge have I of what they used to do?" ) meaning, 'what does it have to do with me if they follow me? No matter what they used to do before, I do not have to check on them and examine their background; all I have to do is accept it if they believe in me; whatever is in their hearts is for Allah to know.' إِنْ حِسَابُهُمْ إِلَّا عَلَىٰ رَبِّي ۖ لَوْ تَشْعُرُونَ - وَمَا أَنَا بِطَارِدِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ( Their account is only with my Lord, if you could (but ) know.
And I am not going to drive away the believers.) It seems that they asked him to drive these people away, then they would follow him, but he refused to do that, and said: وَمَا أَنَا بِطَارِدِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ - إِنْ أَنَا إِلَّا نَذِيرٌ مُّبِينٌ ( And I am not going to drive away the believers.
I am only a plain warner. ) meaning, 'I have been sent as a warner, and whoever obeys me and follows me and believes in me, then he belongs to me and I to him, whether he is noble or common, upper-class or lower-class.'

( He said ) Noah said: ( And what knowledge have I of what they may have been doing (in the past )) I do not know whether it is you or them who will agree with me?

He said: "And what knowledge have I of what they used to do?

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