Surah Al-Mu'minun 23:69 — translation and meaning

المؤمنون · Verse 69 / 118 · Page 346

أَمْ لَمْ يَعْرِفُوا رَسُولَهُمْ فَهُمْ لَهُ مُنكِرُونَ

Word by Word

أَمْ
am
Or
لَمْ
lam
(do) not
يَعْرِفُوا
ya'rifu
they recognize
رَسُولَهُمْ
rasulahum
their Messenger
فَهُمْ
fahum
so they
لَهُ
lahu
(are) rejecting him
مُنكِرُونَ
munkiruna
(are) rejecting him

Transliteration

Am lam ya'rifoo Rasoolahum fahum lahoo munkiroon

Translation

Or did they not know their Messenger, so they are toward him disacknowledging?

Verse interpretation (Tafsir)

Or is it that they do not recognise Muhammad peace be upon him whom Allah has sent to them, and so they reject him? Verily, they recognise him, his truthfulness and his honesty.

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

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