Surah Saba Ayat 35 in Arabic Text
English Translation
Here you can read various translations of verse 35
And they said, “We are more [than the believers] in wealth and children, and we are not to be punished.”
They said: “We have more in wealth and in sons, and we cannot be punished.”
They always said: “We have more wealth and children than you have, and we shall not be chastised.”
And they say: “We are more in wealth and in children, and we are not going to be punished.”
And they say: We are more (than you) in wealth and children. We are not the punished!
And they said, “We are more (than you) in riches and children, and in no way will we be tormented”.
They would say, ‘We have greater wealth and more children than you, and we shall not be punished.’
اور کہا ہم مال واوﻻد میں بہت بڑھے ہوئے ہیں یہ نہیں ہوسکتا کہ ہم عذاب دیئے جائیں
Quran 34 Verse 35 Explanation
For those looking for commentary to help with the understanding of Surah Saba ayat 35, we’ve provided two Tafseer works below. The first is the tafseer of Abul Ala Maududi, the second is of Ibn Kathir.
Ala-Maududi
(34:35) They always said: “We have more wealth and children than you have, and we shall not be chastised.”[55]
55. Their reasoning was: “We are greater favorites of Allah than you. That is why He has favored us with the blessings of which you are deprived, or have received them in lesser measure. Why should Allah have given us all these provisions and wealth and power, had He not been pleased with us? Now, how can we believe that Allah Who is showering us with all kinds of His blessings here will punish us in the Hereafter? He will punish only those who are deprived of His favors here,”
This misunderstanding of the world-worshippers has also been mentioned at several places in the Quran and refuted. For instance, see (Surah Al-Baqarah, Ayat 126), (Surah Al-Baqarah, Ayat 212); (Surah At-Taubah, Ayat 55), (Surah At-Taubah, Ayat 69); (Surah Hud, Ayat 3), (Surah Hud, Ayat 27); (Surah Ar-Raad, Ayat 26); (Surah Al-Kahf, Ayat 34-43); (Surah Maryam, Ayat 73-77); (Surah TaHa, Ayat 131); (Surah Al-Muminun, Ayat 55-61); (Surah Ash-Shuara, Ayat 111); (Surah Al-Qasas, Ayat 76-83); (Surah Ar-Rum, Ayat 9); (Surah Al-Muddaththir, Ayat 11-26): (Surah Al-Fajr, Ayat 15-20).
Ibn-Kathir
The tafsir of Surah Saba verse 35 by Ibn Kathir is unavailable here.
Please refer to Surah Saba ayat 34 which provides the complete commentary from verse 34 through 38.
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