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Yunus 36

Ayah 36 of 109 · Meccan

وَمَا يَتَّبِعُ أَكۡثَرُهُمۡ إِلَّا ظَنًّاۚ إِنَّ ٱلظَّنَّ لَا يُغۡنِي مِنَ ٱلۡحَقِّ شَيۡـًٔاۚ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ عَلِيمُۢ بِمَا يَفۡعَلُونَ ٣٦

And most of them follow not except assumption. Indeed, assumption avails not against the truth at all. Indeed, Allāh is Knowing of what they do.

Translation: Saheeh International (English)

Word by word

Each word's meaning and sound

  1. وَمَاAnd notwamā
  2. يَتَّبِعُfollowyattabiʿu
  3. أَكۡثَرُهُمۡmost of themaktharuhum
  4. إِلَّاexceptillā
  5. ظَنًّاۚassumptionẓannan
  6. إِنَّIndeedinna
  7. ٱلظَّنَّthe assumptionl-ẓana
  8. لَا(does) notlā
  9. يُغۡنِيavailyugh'nī
  10. مِنَagainstmina
  11. ٱلۡحَقِّthe truthl-ḥaqi
  12. شَيۡـًٔاۚanythingshayan
  13. إِنَّIndeedinna
  14. ٱللَّهَAllahl-laha
  15. عَلِيمُۢ(is) All-Knowerʿalīmun
  16. بِمَاof whatbimā
  17. يَفۡعَلُونَthey doyafʿalūna

Tafsir

Most of the idolaters only follow matters that they have no knowledge about, only guessing and assuming. Mere assumption cannot take the place of knowledge and can be of no use against it. Allah knows all that they do, nothing of what they do is hidden from Him, and they will be rewarded accordingly.

Al-Mukhtasar in interpreting the Noble Quran