Quran 23:25 Surah Muminun ayat 25 Tafsir Ibn Katheer in English
﴿إِنْ هُوَ إِلَّا رَجُلٌ بِهِ جِنَّةٌ فَتَرَبَّصُوا بِهِ حَتَّىٰ حِينٍ﴾
[ المؤمنون: 25]
23:25 He is not but a man possessed with madness, so wait concerning him for a time."
Surah Al-Muminun in ArabicTafsir Surah Muminun ayat 25
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Quran 23:25 Tafsir Al-Jalalayn
He Noah is just a man possessed by madness a case of dementia. So bear with him for a while’ until he dies.
Almuntakhab Fi Tafsir Alquran Alkarim
Indeed, they continued, he is but a man ruinously imprudent, possessed or insane. Watch him for sometime with patience, his madness may subside or else he would deserve destruction
Quran 23:25 Tafsir Ibn Kathir
And indeed We sent Nuh to his people, and he said: "O my people! Worship Allah! You have no other God but Him.
Will you not then have Taqwa? ( 23 )But the chiefs of his people who disbelieved said: "He is no more than a human being like you, he seeks to make himself superior to you.
Had Allah willed, He surely could have sent down angels.
Never did we hear such a thing among our fathers of old.
( 24 )"He is only a man in whom is madness, so wait for him a while.
( 25 )
The Story of Nuh, Peace Be upon Him, and His People
Allah tells us about Nuh, peace be upon him, whom He sent him to his people to warn them of the severe punishment of Allah and His severe vengeance on those who associated partners with Him, defied His commands and disbelieved His Messengers:
فَقَالَ يَا قَوْمِ اعْبُدُوا اللَّهَ مَا لَكُمْ مِّنْ إِلَٰهٍ غَيْرُهُ ۖ أَفَلَا تَتَّقُونَ
( and he said: "O my people! Worship Allah! You have no other God but Him.
Will you not then have Taqwa?" ) Meaning, "Do you not fear Allah when you associate others in worship with Him?" The chiefs or leaders of his people said:
مَا هَٰذَا إِلَّا بَشَرٌ مِثْلُكُمْ يُرِيدُ أَنْ يَتَفَضَّلَ عَلَيْكُمْ
( He is no more than a human being like you, he seeks to make himself superior to you. ) meaning, 'he is putting himself above you and trying to make himself great by claiming to be a Prophet, but he is a human being like you, so how can he receive revelation when you do not?'
وَلَوْ شَاءَ اللَّهُ لَأَنْزَلَ مَلَائِكَةً
( Had Allah willed, He surely could have sent down angels. ) meaning, 'if Allah had wanted to send a Prophet, He would have sent an angel from Him, not a human being.
We have never heard of such a thing – i.e., sending a man to our forefathers' – their predecessors in times past.
إِنْ هُوَ إِلَّا رَجُلٌ بِهِ جِنَّةٌ
( He is only a man in whom is madness, ) means, 'he is crazy in his claim that Allah has sent him and chosen him from among you to receive revelation.'
فَتَرَبَّصُوا بِهِ حَتَّىٰ حِينٍ
( so wait for him a while. ) means, 'wait until he dies, put up with him until you are rid of him.'
Tafsir Maarif-ul-Quran Mufti Muhammad Shafi
And indeed We sent Nuh to his people, and he said: "O my people! Worship Allah! You have no other God but Him.
Will you not then have Taqwa? ( 23 )But the chiefs of his people who disbelieved said: "He is no more than a human being like you, he seeks to make himself superior to you.
Had Allah willed, He surely could have sent down angels.
Never did we hear such a thing among our fathers of old.
( 24 )"He is only a man in whom is madness, so wait for him a while.
( 25 )
The Story of Nuh, Peace Be upon Him, and His People
Allah tells us about Nuh, peace be upon him, whom He sent him to his people to warn them of the severe punishment of Allah and His severe vengeance on those who associated partners with Him, defied His commands and disbelieved His Messengers:
فَقَالَ يَا قَوْمِ اعْبُدُوا اللَّهَ مَا لَكُمْ مِّنْ إِلَٰهٍ غَيْرُهُ ۖ أَفَلَا تَتَّقُونَ
( and he said: "O my people! Worship Allah! You have no other God but Him.
Will you not then have Taqwa?" ) Meaning, "Do you not fear Allah when you associate others in worship with Him?" The chiefs or leaders of his people said:
مَا هَٰذَا إِلَّا بَشَرٌ مِثْلُكُمْ يُرِيدُ أَنْ يَتَفَضَّلَ عَلَيْكُمْ
( He is no more than a human being like you, he seeks to make himself superior to you. ) meaning, 'he is putting himself above you and trying to make himself great by claiming to be a Prophet, but he is a human being like you, so how can he receive revelation when you do not?'
وَلَوْ شَاءَ اللَّهُ لَأَنْزَلَ مَلَائِكَةً
( Had Allah willed, He surely could have sent down angels. ) meaning, 'if Allah had wanted to send a Prophet, He would have sent an angel from Him, not a human being.
We have never heard of such a thing – i.e., sending a man to our forefathers' – their predecessors in times past.
إِنْ هُوَ إِلَّا رَجُلٌ بِهِ جِنَّةٌ
( He is only a man in whom is madness, ) means, 'he is crazy in his claim that Allah has sent him and chosen him from among you to receive revelation.'
فَتَرَبَّصُوا بِهِ حَتَّىٰ حِينٍ
( so wait for him a while. ) means, 'wait until he dies, put up with him until you are rid of him.'
Tanwîr al-Miqbâs min Tafsîr Ibn ‘Abbâs
( He ) i.e. Noah ( is only a man in whom is a madness, so watch him ) so wait ( for a while ) until he dies.
Muhammad Taqiud-Din alHilali
"He is only a man in whom is madness, so wait for him a while."
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