The Holy Quran 46:11 — Surah Al-Ahqaf

Arabic text

وَقَالَ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ لِلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ لَوْ كَانَ خَيْرًا مَّا سَبَقُونَآ إِلَيْهِ ۚ وَإِذْ لَمْ يَهْتَدُوا۟ بِهِۦ فَسَيَقُولُونَ هَـٰذَآ إِفْكٌ قَدِيمٌ

Translation

The (proud) Kuffaar say to the Mu'mineen, "If this (Islaam) was (something) good, you people would never have beaten us to it (because we are more intelligent than you and would have seen the truth first)." When they (the Kuffaar) are not guided by means of the Qur'aan (because they are too proud to accept) they say, "This is an old lie (merely stories about ancient people)!"

Tafsir (excerpt) — Tafsir Usmani

that is, it is the weak, the lowly, slave-girls and slaves who become Muslims. Had this religion been better, the better people would have rushed towards it. Were it something good, would people like us — intelligent, possessed of honour and wealth — have lagged behind these slave-girls and slaves in obtaining it?

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