Tafsir Ibn Kathir on An-Najm 53:28

Surah An-Najm 53:28

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ﱋ ﱌ ﱍ ﱎ ﱏ ﱐ ﱑ ﱒ ﱓ ﱔ ﱕ ﱖ ﱗ ﱘ ﱙ ﱚ ﱛ ﱜ

And they have thereof no knowledge. They follow not except assumption, and indeed, assumption avails not against the truth at all.

وما لهم به من علم

But they have no knowledge thereof. meaning, they have no correct knowledge testifying to their statements. What they say is all lies, falsehood, fake and utter atheism,

إن يتبعون إﻻ الظن وإن الظن

ﻻ يغني من الحق شييا

They follow but conjecture, and verily, conjecture is no substitute for the truth. meaning, conjecture is of no benefit and never takes the place of truth. In a Hadith recorded in the Sahih, the Messenger of Allah said,

إياكم والظن فٳن الظن أكذب الحديث

Beware of suspicion, for suspicion is the most lying speech. The Necessity of turning away from the People of Misguidance Allah's statement,

Tafsir of An-Najm 53:28

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