Meccan·Surah 34

سبأ

Surah Saba — Ayah 53

Sheba

54 Ayahs·Verse 34:53
34:53

وَقَدْ كَفَرُوا۟ بِهِۦ مِن قَبْلُ ۖ وَيَقْذِفُونَ بِٱلْغَيْبِ مِن مَّكَانٍۭ بَعِيدٍ

And they had already disbelieved in it before and would assault the unseen from a place far away.

Context in Surah Saba

Nearby ayahs help place verse 34:53 in sequence and meaning.

وَلَوْ تَرَىٰٓ إِذْ فَزِعُوا۟ فَلَا فَوْتَ وَأُخِذُوا۟ مِن مَّكَانٍ قَرِيبٍ

And if you could see when they are terrified but there is no escape, and they will be seized from a place nearby.

وَقَالُوٓا۟ ءَامَنَّا بِهِۦ وَأَنَّىٰ لَهُمُ ٱلتَّنَاوُشُ مِن مَّكَانٍۭ بَعِيدٍ

And they will [then] say, "We believe in it!" But how for them will be the taking [of faith] from a place far away?

وَحِيلَ بَيْنَهُمْ وَبَيْنَ مَا يَشْتَهُونَ كَمَا فُعِلَ بِأَشْيَاعِهِم مِّن قَبْلُ ۚ إِنَّهُمْ كَانُوا۟ فِى شَكٍّ مُّرِيبٍۭ

And prevention will be placed between them and what they desire, as was done with their kind before. Indeed, they were in disquieting denial.