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أَسَٰطِير
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Surah Al-Ahqaf (46:17) Quran.com
فَيَقُولُ مَا هَٰذَا إِلَّا أَسَاطِيرُ الْأَوَّلِينَ But one who says to his parents, "Uff to you; do you promise me that I will be brought forth [from the earth] when generations before me have already passed on [into oblivion]?" while they call to Allah for help [and to their son], "Woe to you! Believe! Indeed, the promise of Allah is truth." But he says, "This is not but legends of the former people" - (Sahih International)
Surah Al-Mutaffifin (83:13) Quran.com
إِذَا تُتْلَىٰ عَلَيْهِ آيَاتُنَا قَالَ أَسَاطِيرُ الْأَوَّلِينَ When Our verses are recited to him, he says, "Legends of the former peoples." (Sahih International)
Surah Al-Qalam (68:15) Quran.com
إِذَا تُتْلَىٰ عَلَيْهِ آيَاتُنَا قَالَ أَسَاطِيرُ الْأَوَّلِينَ When Our verses are recited to him, he says, "Legends of the former peoples." (Sahih International)
Surah Al-Furqan (25:5) Quran.com
وَقَالُوا أَسَاطِيرُ الْأَوَّلِينَ اكْتَتَبَهَا فَهِيَ تُمْلَىٰ عَلَيْهِ بُكْرَةً وَأَصِيلًا And they say, "Legends of the former peoples which he has written down, and they are dictated to him morning and afternoon." (Sahih International)
Surah Al-Muminun (23:83) Quran.com
إِنْ هَٰذَا إِلَّا أَسَاطِيرُ الْأَوَّلِينَ We have been promised this, we and our forefathers, before; this is not but legends of the former peoples." (Sahih International)
Surah Al-Anfal (8:31) Quran.com
قَدْ سَمِعْنَا لَوْ نَشَاءُ لَقُلْنَا مِثْلَ هَٰذَا إِنْ هَٰذَا إِلَّا أَسَاطِيرُ الْأَوَّلِينَ And when Our verses are recited to them, they say, "We have heard. If we willed, we could say [something] like this. This is not but legends of the former peoples." (Sahih International)
Surah An-Nahl (16:24) Quran.com
وَإِذَا قِيلَ لَهُمْ مَاذَا أَنْزَلَ رَبُّكُمْ قَالُوا أَسَاطِيرُ الْأَوَّلِينَ And when it is said to them, "What has your Lord sent down?" They say, "Legends of the former peoples," (Sahih International)
Surah Al-Anam (6:25) Quran.com
يَقُولُ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا إِنْ هَٰذَا إِلَّا أَسَاطِيرُ الْأَوَّلِينَ And among them are those who listen to you, but We have placed over their hearts coverings, lest they understand it, and in their ears deafness. And if they should see every sign, they will not believe in it. Even when they come to you arguing with you, those who disbelieve say, "This is not but legends of the former peoples." (Sahih International)
Surah An-Naml (27:68) Quran.com
This is the end of the list. أَسَٰطِير was only mentioned 9 times in the Quran. لَقَدْ وُعِدْنَا هَٰذَا نَحْنُ وَآبَاؤُنَا مِنْ قَبْلُ إِنْ هَٰذَا إِلَّا أَسَاطِيرُ الْأَوَّلِينَ We have been promised this, we and our forefathers, before. This is not but legends of the former peoples." (Sahih International)