Surah An-Najm 53:28 — translation and meaning
النجم · Verse 28 / 62 · Page 527
ۖ ۖ وَمَا لَهُم بِهِ مِنْ عِلْمٍ إِن يَتَّبِعُونَ إِلَّا الظَّنَّ وَإِنَّ الظَّنَّ لَا يُغْنِي مِنَ الْحَقِّ شَيْئًا
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وَمَا
wama
And not
لَهُم
lahum
for them
بِهِ
bihi
about it
مِنْ
min
any
عِلْمٍ
il'min
knowledge
إِن
in
Not
يَتَّبِعُونَ
yattabi'una
they follow
إِلَّا
illa
but
الظَّنَّ
al-zana
assumption
وَإِنَّ
wa-inna
And indeed
الظَّنَّ
al-zana
the assumption
لَا
la
(does) not
يُغْنِي
yugh'ni
avail
مِنَ
mina
against
الْحَقِّ
al-haqi
the truth
شَيْئًا
shayan
anything
Transliteration
Wa maa lahum bihee min 'ilmin iny yattabi'oona illaz zanna wa innaz zanna laa yughnee minal haqqi shai'aa
Translation
And they have thereof no knowledge. They follow not except assumption, and indeed, assumption avails not against the truth at all.
Verse interpretation (Tafsir)
In giving them female names they have no knowledge to base this on. They merely follow speculation. Speculation is of no value against the truth, to take its place.
Source: Al-Mukhtasar Tafsir — Tafsir Center for Quranic Studies.
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