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Al-Ma'idah 50

Ayah 50 of 120 · Medinan

أَفَحُكۡمَ ٱلۡجَٰهِلِيَّةِ يَبۡغُونَۚ وَمَنۡ أَحۡسَنُ مِنَ ٱللَّهِ حُكۡمٗا لِّقَوۡمٖ يُوقِنُونَ ٥٠

Then is it the judgement of [the time of] ignorance they desire? But who is better than Allāh in judgement for a people who are certain [in faith].

Translation: Saheeh International (English)

Word by word

Each word's meaning and sound

  1. أَفَحُكۡمَIs it then the judgmentafaḥuk'ma
  2. ٱلۡجَٰهِلِيَّةِ(of the time of) ignorancel-jāhiliyati
  3. يَبۡغُونَۚthey seekyabghūna
  4. وَمَنۡAnd who (is)waman
  5. أَحۡسَنُbetteraḥsanu
  6. مِنَthanmina
  7. ٱللَّهِAllahl-lahi
  8. حُكۡمٗا(in) judgmentḥuk'man
  9. لِّقَوۡمٖfor a peopleliqawmin
  10. يُوقِنُونَ(who) firmly believeyūqinūna

Tafsir

Do they ignore your judgement seeking the judgement of the idolaters from the period of ignorance who pass judgement according to their desires? In the sight of those who have conviction and who understand that which Allah has sent to His prophet, there can be no one better in judgement than Allah; but not in the sight of those who are ignorant and who only follow their desires, even though they may be false.

Al-Mukhtasar in interpreting the Noble Quran