Quran Quote  :  Allah will not cause the reward of the believers to be lost. - 3:171

Quran-68:15 Surah Al-qalam English Translation,Transliteration and Tafsir(Tafseer).

إِذَا تُتۡلَىٰ عَلَيۡهِ ءَايَٰتُنَا قَالَ أَسَٰطِيرُ ٱلۡأَوَّلِينَ

Transliteration:( Izaa tutlaa 'alaihi aayaatunaa qaala asaateerul awwaleen )

15. When Our Verses are recited to him, he says: "These are the tales of the ancients" [15]. (Kanzul Imaan Translation)

(15) When Our verses are recited to him, he says, "Legends of the former peoples." (Saheen International Translation)

Surah Al-Qalam Ayat 15 Tafsir (Commentry)



  • Tafseer-e-Naeemi (Ahmad Yaar Khan)
  • Ibn Kathir
  • Ala-Madudi
  • Shaheen International

15. This same Waleed on hearing the Qur'aan, would say that these are fabricated words. Don't pay attention to them.

Ibn-Kathir

The tafsir of Surah Qalam verse 15 by Ibn Kathir is unavailable here.
Please refer to Surah Qalam ayat 8 which provides the complete commentary from verse 8 through 16.

(68:15) and whenever Our verses are rehearsed to him, he says: “These are fairy- tales of times gone by.”

Ala-Maududi

(68:15) and whenever Our verses are rehearsed to him, he says: “These are fairy- tales of times gone by.”


There is no commentary by Abul Maududi available for this verse.

(15) When Our verses are recited to him, he says, "Legends of the former peoples."

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