قَالُوٓا۟ إِنَّمَآ أَنتَ مِنَ ٱلْمُسَحَّرِينَ
Commentary:
Whereas the peoples of Noah and Hud accused their Prophets of forgery and lies, Prophet Salih to whose uprightness and unimpeachable character his people had themselves borne testimony (11:63), has been declared here as مسحر i.e. one who is deceived, deluded, beguiled, bewitched, circumvented or outwitted (Lane). Consistently with their admission of Salih’s sincerity, honesty and uprightness, his people could not accuse him of forgery.
Whereas the peoples of Noah and Hud accused their Prophets of forging lies, Prophet Salih, to whose uprightness and unimpeachable character his people had themselves borne testimony (11:63), has been declared here as Musahhar, i.e. one who is deceived, deluded, beguiled, bewitched, circumvented or outwitted (Lane). Consistently with their admission of Salih’s sincerity, honesty of purpose and uprightness, his people could not accuse him of forgery. The words Musahhar and Mashur also mean, one fed by others.