Surah Qalam Ayat 40 in Arabic Text
English Translation
Here you can read various translations of verse 40
Ask them which of them, for that [claim], is responsible.
Ask thou of them, which of them will stand surety for that!
Ask them: “Which of them can guarantee that?
Ask them, which of them will stand surety for that!
Ask them (O Muhammad) which of them will vouch for that!
Ask them, whichever of them will assertively guarantee that!
Ask them [Prophet] which of them will guarantee this.
ان سے پوچھو تو کہ ان میں سے کون اس بات کا ذمہدار (اور دعویدار) ہے؟
Quran 68 Verse 40 Explanation
For those looking for commentary to help with the understanding of Surah Qalam ayat 40, we’ve provided two Tafseer works below. The first is the tafseer of Abul Ala Maududi, the second is of Ibn Kathir.
Ala-Maududi
(68:40) Ask them: “Which of them can guarantee that?[22]
22. Zaeem in Arabic is used for a person who stands a surety on behalf of another, or is a spokesman of others. Thus, the verse means to ask: Which of you will come forward and say that he has made such and such a covenant with Allah on your behalf.
Ibn-Kathir
The tafsir of Surah Qalam verse 40 by Ibn Kathir is unavailable here.
Please refer to Surah Qalam ayat 34 which provides the complete commentary from verse 34 through 41.
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