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Hud 17

Ayah 17 of 123 · Meccan

أَفَمَن كَانَ عَلَىٰ بَيِّنَةٖ مِّن رَّبِّهِۦ وَيَتۡلُوهُ شَاهِدٞ مِّنۡهُ وَمِن قَبۡلِهِۦ كِتَٰبُ مُوسَىٰٓ إِمَامٗا وَرَحۡمَةًۚ أُوْلَٰٓئِكَ يُؤۡمِنُونَ بِهِۦۚ وَمَن يَكۡفُرۡ بِهِۦ مِنَ ٱلۡأَحۡزَابِ فَٱلنَّارُ مَوۡعِدُهُۥۚ فَلَا تَكُ فِي مِرۡيَةٖ مِّنۡهُۚ إِنَّهُ ٱلۡحَقُّ مِن رَّبِّكَ وَلَٰكِنَّ أَكۡثَرَ ٱلنَّاسِ لَا يُؤۡمِنُونَ ١٧

So is one who [stands] upon a clear evidence from his Lord [like the aforementioned]? And a witness1 from Him follows it,2 and before it was the Scripture of Moses to lead and as mercy. Those [believers in the former revelations] believe in it [i.e., the Qur’ān]. But whoever disbelieves in it from the [various] factions - the Fire is his promised destination. So be not in doubt about it. Indeed, it is the truth from your Lord, but most of the people do not believe.

Translation: Saheeh International (English)

1 Referring to Prophet Muḥammad (ﷺ) or to the angel Gabriel.

2 Testifying to its truth. Additionally, it can mean "recites it," i.e., the Qur’ān.

Word by word

Each word's meaning and sound

  1. أَفَمَنThen is he whoafaman
  2. كَانَiskāna
  3. عَلَىٰonʿalā
  4. بَيِّنَةٖa clear proofbayyinatin
  5. مِّنfrommin
  6. رَّبِّهِۦhis Lordrabbihi
  7. وَيَتۡلُوهُand recites itwayatlūhu
  8. شَاهِدٞa witnessshāhidun
  9. مِّنۡهُfrom Himmin'hu
  10. وَمِنand before itwamin
  11. قَبۡلِهِۦand before itqablihi
  12. كِتَٰبُ(was) a Bookkitābu
  13. مُوسَىٰٓ(of) Musamūsā
  14. إِمَامٗا(as) a guideimāman
  15. وَرَحۡمَةًۚand (as) mercywaraḥmatan
  16. أُوْلَٰٓئِكَThoseulāika
  17. يُؤۡمِنُونَbelieveyu'minūna
  18. بِهِۦۚin itbihi
  19. وَمَنBut whoeverwaman
  20. يَكۡفُرۡdisbelievesyakfur
  21. بِهِۦin itbihi
  22. مِنَamongmina
  23. ٱلۡأَحۡزَابِthe sectsl-aḥzābi
  24. فَٱلنَّارُthen the Firefal-nāru
  25. مَوۡعِدُهُۥۚ(will be) his promised (meeting) placemawʿiduhu
  26. فَلَاSo (do) notfalā
  27. تَكُbetaku
  28. فِيinfī
  29. مِرۡيَةٖdoubtmir'yatin
  30. مِّنۡهُۚabout itmin'hu
  31. إِنَّهُIndeed, itinnahu
  32. ٱلۡحَقُّ(is) the truthl-ḥaqu
  33. مِنfrommin
  34. رَّبِّكَyour Lordrabbika
  35. وَلَٰكِنَّbutwalākinna
  36. أَكۡثَرَmostakthara
  37. ٱلنَّاسِ(of) the peoplel-nāsi
  38. لَا(do) notlā
  39. يُؤۡمِنُونَbelieveyu'minūna

Tafsir

The Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him)has a clear proof from His Lord, the Exalted, which is the noble Qur’ān that testifies to the truth of what he says; and the Torah, revealed to Moses (peace be upon him), also testifies to the truth of his prophethood. He was sent as a guide and a mercy to people. He and those who believe with him are not the same as the disbelievers, who wander aimlessly in error; for they believe in the Qur’ān and in Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him), to whom the Qur’ān was revealed. As for those who disbelieve in it from the different groups, the fire of Hell will be their promised destination on the Day of Judgement. So the Messenger (peace be upon him)should not be in any doubt about the Qur’ān, and about their destination, because it is the truth, in which there is no doubt. However, most people do not have faith, despite the coming together of clear signs and evidence.

Al-Mukhtasar in interpreting the Noble Quran