Al-Qur'an Surah Al-Qalam Verse 6

which of you is demented (al-maftn is a verbal noun, similar [in expressional form] to al-ma`ql, `intelligible'; al-futn meaning al-junn, `insanity') in other words, is it [this insanity] in you or in them?

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You will see, and they will see, which of you is afflicted with madness.

then it means, `you will know, O Muhammad -- and those who oppose you and reject you, will know -- who is insane and misguided among you.'

This is like Allah's statement,

سَيَعْلَمُونَ غَداً مَّنِ الْكَذَّابُ الاٌّشِرُ

Tomorrow they will come to know who is the liar, the insolent one! (54;26)

Allah also says,

وَإِنَّأ أَوْ إِيَّاكُمْ لَعَلَى هُدًى أَوْ فِى ضَلَـلٍ مُّبِينٍ

And verily (either) we or you are rightly guided or in plain error. (34;24)

Ibn Jurayj reported from Ibn Abbas, it means

"You will know and they will know on the Day of Judgement."

Al-`Awfi reported from Ibn `Abbas;

بِأَييِّكُمُ الْمَفْتُونُ
Which of you is Maftun (afflicted with madness) means which of you is crazy.

This was also said by Mujahid and others as well.

The literal meaning of Maftun is one who has been charmed or lured away from the truth and has strayed from it. Thus, the entire statement means,

`so you will know and they will know,'

or `you will be informed and they will be informed, as to which of you is afflicted with madness.'

And Allah knows best.

Then Allah says,

إِنَّ رَبَّكَ هُوَ أَعْلَمُ بِمَن ضَلَّ عَن سَبِيلِهِ وَهُوَ أَعْلَمُ بِالْمُهْتَدِينَ

Al-Qur'an Surah Al-Qalam Verse 6

Al-Qalam [68]: 6 ~ English Qur'an Word By Word and Multi Tafseer

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Mufti Taqi Usmani

Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran

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A. J. Arberry

Abdul Haleem

Abdul Majid Daryabadi

Abdullah Yusuf Ali

Abul Ala Maududi

Ahmed Ali

Ahmed Raza Khan

Ali Quli Qarai

Ali Ünal

Amatul Rahman Omar

English Literal

Faridul Haque

Hamid S. Aziz

Hilali & Khan

Maulana Mohammad Ali

Mohammad Habib Shakir

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall

Muhammad Sarwar

Qaribullah & Darwish

Safi-ur-Rahman al-Mubarakpuri

Wahiduddin Khan

Talal Itani

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