Tafseer of The Ant · An-Naml · 27:68
We have been promised this, we and our forefathers, before. This is not but legends of the former peoples."
Important: The Arabic source text is always authoritative. This translation is a study aid and has not been verified by scholars — do not use it as a basis for religious proof or for deriving rulings (ahkam). When in doubt, always consult the Arabic text and a qualified scholar.
﴿لَقَدْ وُعِدْنَا هَذَا نَحْنُ وَآبَاؤُنَا مِنْ قَبْلُ﴾ (This has indeed been promised to us, and to our forefathers before us): he says: this was promised to us by people who made promises before Muḥammad, and the same was promised to our forefathers — but we have not witnessed the reality of it nor perceived its truth; ﴿إِنْ هَذَا إِلا أَسَاطِيرُ الأَوَّلِينَ﴾ (this is nothing but the fables of the ancients): he says: they said: this is only what the ancients wrote down in their books as fabrications, recorded therein and spoke about, without it possessing any reality.
