Surah Al-Mutaffifin
Paper-cut picture from Surah Al-Mutaffifin: an old dusty scroll tossed aside on a stone floor in a dim room, while through the window a bright light shines from outside
Al-Mutaffifin 83:10–13

Tales of the ancients

وَيْلٌۭ يَوْمَئِذٍۢ لِّلْمُكَذِّبِينَ ١٠ ٱلَّذِينَ يُكَذِّبُونَ بِيَوْمِ ٱلدِّينِ ١١ وَمَا يُكَذِّبُ بِهِۦٓ إِلَّا كُلُّ مُعْتَدٍ أَثِيمٍ ١٢ إِذَا تُتْلَىٰ عَلَيْهِ ءَايَٰتُنَا قَالَ أَسَٰطِيرُ ٱلْأَوَّلِينَ ١٣

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The meaning, simply

Woe that Day to the deniers who deny the Day of Recompense. None denies it except every sinful transgressor; when Our verses are recited to him, he says: 'Tales of the ancients.'

Meaning from Tafsir Al-Muyassar, simplified for children. Reviewed by Sherif Alkady, 17 October 2026.

Words to understand
مُعْتَدٍ
transgressor
أَثِيمٍ
sinful
أَسَٰطِيرُ ٱلْأَوَّلِينَ
tales of the ancients
Think with me

Is the Quran old tales, or Allah's word to us today?

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