The Holy Quran 69:42 — Surah Al-Haqqah

Arabic text

وَلَا بِقَوْلِ كَاهِنٍ ۚ قَلِيلًا مَّا تَذَكَّرُونَ

Translation

Neither is it the speech of a fortune-teller. (Despite knowing this,) Few are those (of you) who understand (who will ponder).

Tafsir (excerpt) — Tafsir Usmani

Nor is this the word of a soothsayer: that is, if you reflect properly, you will realise that this is not the word of any kahin (soothsayer) either. The kahins among the Arabs were people who had a connection or affinity with ghosts and spirits, jinn and witches.

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