Surah Yaseen
Chapter 36 · Verse 19 · Revealed in Makkah
“They said, "Your omen is with yourselves. Is it because you were reminded? Rather, you are a transgressing people."”
Translation: Saheeh International
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Mishary Rashid Alafasy
Reflection — Ibn Kathir
إِنَّا تَطَيَّرْنَا بِكُمْ
(For us, we see an evil omen from you;) meaning, `we do not see in your faces any sign of good for our lives.' Qatadah said, "They were saying, `if something bad befalls us, it will be because of you."' Mujahid said, "They were saying: People like you never enter a town, but its people are punished."
لَئِن لَّمْ تَنتَهُواْ لَنَرْجُمَنَّكُمْ
Reflection — Maarif ul Quran
The sense of the statement: قَالُوا طَائِرُكُم مَّعَكُمْ (They said, "Your bad omen deeds.' The word: طَایٔر (ta'ir) essentially denotes bad omen or misfortune and, on occasions, it is also used to refer to the effects of misfortune, that is, wretchedness. Here, this is what it means. (Ibn Kathir, Qurtubi)
What does this verse bring up for you today?