The Holy Quran 83:13 — Surah Al-Mutaffifin

Arabic text

إِذَا تُتْلَىٰ عَلَيْهِ ءَايَـٰتُنَا قَالَ أَسَـٰطِيرُ ٱلْأَوَّلِينَ

Translation

When Our Aayaat are recited to him, he says, "(These are merely) Fables (stories) of the men of old."

Tafsir (excerpt) — Tafsir Usmani

That is, on hearing the Quran and words of admonition he says that people have been saying such things before as well: the same old tales and worn-out fables — they have merely repeated them. How should we be afraid of these repeated stories and tales!

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