Quran 38:7 — Saad, verse 7
M. A. S. Abdel Haleem · selected translation
We did not hear any such claim in the last religion: it is all an invention.
مَا سَمِعْنَا بِهَـٰذَا فِي الْمِلَّةِ الْآخِرَةِ إِنْ هَـٰذَا إِلَّا اخْتِلَاقٌ
mā samiʿ'nā bihādhā fī l-milati l-ākhirati in hādhā illā ikh'tilāqun
Other translations
- A. J. Arberry
- We have not heard of this in the last religion; this is surely an invention.
- Muhammad Asad
- Never did we hear of [a claim like] this in any faith of latter days! It is nothing but [a mortal man’s] invention!
- Sahih International
- We have not heard of this in the latest religion. This is not but a fabrication.
Words
| # | Word | Meaning | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | مَاmā | Not | — |
| 2 | سَمِعْنَاsamiʿ'nā | we heard | سمع |
| 3 | بِهَـٰذَاbihādhā | of this | — |
| 4 | فِىfī | in | — |
| 5 | ٱلْمِلَّةِl-milati | the religion | ملل |
| 6 | ٱلْـَٔاخِرَةِl-ākhirati | the last | أخر |
| 7 | إِنْin | Not | — |
| 8 | هَـٰذَآhādhā | (is) this | — |
| 9 | إِلَّاillā | but | — |
| 10 | ٱخْتِلَـٰقٌikh'tilāqun | a fabrication | خلق |