The Holy Quran 6:26 — Surah Al-An'am

Arabic text

وَهُمْ يَنْهَوْنَ عَنْهُ وَيَنْـَٔوْنَ عَنْهُ ۖ وَإِن يُهْلِكُونَ إِلَّآ أَنفُسَهُمْ وَمَا يَشْعُرُونَ

Translation

They forbid (others) from it (from the Qur'aan and from following Rasulullaah) and themselves avoid it. They destroy only themselves (by doing this because they will suffer the punishment for it), but they take no notice of it (they do not understand their loss).

Tafsir (excerpt) — Tafsir Usmani

The idolaters are without understanding: that is, neither understanding nor fairness has remained in them. Far from believing and benefiting from divine guidance, their aim in coming to the Prophet ﷺ is merely mujadalah (wrangling) and jeering. Thus they call the truths and statements of the Quran, Allah forbid, “tales of the ancients”.

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