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Ash-Shuraa 24

Ayah 24 of 53 · Meccan

أَمۡ يَقُولُونَ ٱفۡتَرَىٰ عَلَى ٱللَّهِ كَذِبٗاۖ فَإِن يَشَإِ ٱللَّهُ يَخۡتِمۡ عَلَىٰ قَلۡبِكَۗ وَيَمۡحُ ٱللَّهُ ٱلۡبَٰطِلَ وَيُحِقُّ ٱلۡحَقَّ بِكَلِمَٰتِهِۦٓۚ إِنَّهُۥ عَلِيمُۢ بِذَاتِ ٱلصُّدُورِ ٢٤

Or do they say, "He has invented about Allāh a lie"? But if Allāh willed, He could seal over your heart.1 And Allāh eliminates falsehood and establishes the truth by His words. Indeed, He is Knowing of that within the breasts.

Translation: Saheeh International (English)

1 i.e., He could make you forget the Qur’ān and deprive you of it.

Word by word

Each word's meaning and sound

  1. أَمۡOram
  2. يَقُولُونَ(do) they sayyaqūlūna
  3. ٱفۡتَرَىٰHe has inventedif'tarā
  4. عَلَىaboutʿalā
  5. ٱللَّهِAllahl-lahi
  6. كَذِبٗاۖa liekadhiban
  7. فَإِنBut iffa-in
  8. يَشَإِAllah willedyasha-i
  9. ٱللَّهُAllah willedl-lahu
  10. يَخۡتِمۡHe would sealyakhtim
  11. عَلَىٰ[over]ʿalā
  12. قَلۡبِكَۗyour heartqalbika
  13. وَيَمۡحُAnd Allah eliminateswayamḥu
  14. ٱللَّهُAnd Allah eliminatesl-lahu
  15. ٱلۡبَٰطِلَthe falsehoodl-bāṭila
  16. وَيُحِقُّand establisheswayuḥiqqu
  17. ٱلۡحَقَّthe truthl-ḥaqa
  18. بِكَلِمَٰتِهِۦٓۚby His Wordsbikalimātihi
  19. إِنَّهُۥIndeed, Heinnahu
  20. عَلِيمُۢ(is) All-Knowingʿalīmun
  21. بِذَاتِof whatbidhāti
  22. ٱلصُّدُورِ(is in) the breastsl-ṣudūri

Tafsir

One of the claims of the idolaters is that they say: Muhammad has invented a lie against his Lord by his claim of being His messenger. One of the things that confirm that the Qur’ān is revelation from Allah is that if He willed He could have made you forget this Qur’ān. But Allah removes falsehood and establishes the truth. This is what occurred to the call of the idolaters, which was removed, and the call of Islam which was established. He knows what is in the hearts of His servants. Nothing is hidden from Him.

Al-Mukhtasar in interpreting the Noble Quran