Afamin hatha alhadeethi taAAjaboon (surah Najm: 59)

Tafseer Tafheem-ul-Quran by Syed Abu-al-A'la Maududi

(53:59) Will you, then, wonder at this? *52

Afamin hazal hadeesi ta`jaboon

*52) The word hadh-al-Hadith as used in the original, signifies the whole teaching that was . being presented in the Qur'an through the Holy Prophet Muhammad (upon whom be Allah's peace and blessings) and "marvel" implies the marvel that man expresses on hearing a novel and incredible thing. The verse means this: "That to which Muhammad (upon whom be Allah's peace and blessings) is inviting you is the same that you have already heard. Now, is it this very thing at which you marvel and feel alarmed, and express wonder as if something very strange and novel was being presented before you?"