Surah 23 · verse 69
Al-Mu'minun 23:69
Sign in to listenأَمْ لَمْ يَعْرِفُوا رَسُولَهُمْ فَهُمْ لَهُ مُنكِرُونَ
am lam ya'rifu rasulahum fa-hum lahu munkirun
Or did they not know their Messenger, so they are toward him disacknowledging?
Saheeh International translation
Context in the surah
قَدْ كَانَتْ آيَاتِي تُتْلَىٰ عَلَيْكُمْ فَكُنتُمْ عَلَىٰ أَعْقَابِكُمْ تَنكِصُونَ
My verses had already been recited to you, but you were turning back on your heels
Verse 67مُسْتَكْبِرِينَ بِهِ سَامِرًا تَهْجُرُونَ
In arrogance regarding it, conversing by night, speaking evil.
Verse 68أَفَلَمْ يَدَّبَّرُوا الْقَوْلَ أَمْ جَاءَهُم مَّا لَمْ يَأْتِ آبَاءَهُمُ الْأَوَّلِينَ
Then have they not reflected over the Qur'an, or has there come to them that which had not come to their forefathers?
أَمْ لَمْ يَعْرِفُوا رَسُولَهُمْ فَهُمْ لَهُ مُنكِرُونَ
Or did they not know their Messenger, so they are toward him disacknowledging?
أَمْ يَقُولُونَ بِهِ جِنَّةٌ ۚ بَلْ جَاءَهُم بِالْحَقِّ وَأَكْثَرُهُمْ لِلْحَقِّ كَارِهُونَ
Or do they say, "In him is madness?" Rather, he brought them the truth, but most of them, to the truth, are averse.
Verse 71وَلَوِ اتَّبَعَ الْحَقُّ أَهْوَاءَهُمْ لَفَسَدَتِ السَّمَاوَاتُ وَالْأَرْضُ وَمَن فِيهِنَّ ۚ بَلْ أَتَيْنَاهُم بِذِكْرِهِمْ فَهُمْ عَن ذِكْرِهِم مُّعْرِضُونَ
But if the Truth had followed their inclinations, the heavens and the earth and whoever is in them would have been ruined. Rather, We have brought them their message, but they, from their message, are turning away.
Verse 72أَمْ تَسْأَلُهُمْ خَرْجًا فَخَرَاجُ رَبِّكَ خَيْرٌ ۖ وَهُوَ خَيْرُ الرَّازِقِينَ
Or do you, [O Muhammad], ask them for payment? But the reward of your Lord is best, and He is the best of providers.