Surah Al-Anbiya 21:38 — translation and meaning

الأنبياء · Verse 38 / 112 · Page 325

وَيَقُولُونَ مَتَى هَذَا الْوَعْدُ إِن كُنتُمْ صَادِقِينَ

Word by Word

وَيَقُولُونَ
wayaquluna
And they say
مَتَى
mata
When (will be fulfilled)
هَذَا
hadha
this
الْوَعْدُ
al-wa'du
promise
إِن
in
if
كُنتُمْ
kuntum
you are
صَادِقِينَ
sadiqina
truthful

Transliteration

Wa yaqooloona mataa haazal wa'du in kuntum saadiqeen

Translation

And they say, "When is this promise, if you should be truthful?"

Verse interpretation (Tafsir)

And the disbelievers who reject resurrection say in their haste, “O Muslims! If indeed you are truthful in what you claim, when will this resurrection that you promise us with, happen?”

Source: Al-Mukhtasar Tafsir — Tafsir Center for Quranic Studies.

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