Tafsir Ibn Kathir on Hud 11:35

Surah Hud 11:35

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ﲴ ﲵ ﲶ ﲷ ﲸ ﲹ ﲺ ﲻ ﲼ ﲽ ﲾ ﲿ ﳀ

Or do they say [about Prophet Muhammad], "He invented it"? Say, "If I have invented it, then upon me is [the consequence of] my crime; but I am innocent of what [crimes] you commit."

An Interruption to verify the Truthfulness of the Prophet Allah says;

أم يقولون افتراه

Or they (the pagans of Makkah) say: "He has fabricated it.'' This is presented in the middle of the story to affirm the story itself. It is as if Allah, the Exalted, is saying to Muhammad, "Or do these obstinate disbelievers say that he fabricated this and invented it himself!''

قل إن افتريته فعلي إجرامي

Say: "If I have fabricated it, upon me be my crimes...'' This means: such sin would be mine alone.

وأنا بريء مما تجرمون

but I am innocent of (all) those crimes which you commit. This story is not invented, or fabricated falsely. Because he (the Prophet) knows better the punishment of Allah for one who lies on Allah

Tafsir of Hud 11:35

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