وَهَـٰذَا كِتَـٰبٌ أَنزَلْنَـٰهُ مُبَارَكٌ فَٱتَّبِعُوهُ وَٱتَّقُوا۟ لَعَلَّكُمْ تُرْحَمُونَ 155
Translations
And this [Qur’ān] is a Book We have revealed [which is] blessed, so follow it and fear Allāh that you may receive mercy.
Transliteration
Wa-hādhā kitābun anzalnāhu mubārakun fa-ttabi'ūhu wa-ttaqū la'allakum turḥamūn
Tafsir (Explanation)
Allah presents the Qur'an as a blessed book that He has revealed, commanding believers to follow it and practice taqwa (God-consciousness) as a means to attain His mercy. Classical scholars like Ibn Kathir emphasize that the Qur'an's blessing (barakah) lies in its guidance, healing, and divine wisdom, while Al-Qurtubi notes that following the Qur'an coupled with taqwa are inseparable conditions for receiving Allah's mercy and forgiveness.
Revelation Context
This ayah appears in Surah Al-An'am (Meccan period) as part of Allah's affirmation of the Qur'an's divine origin and superiority. It comes in the context of addressing the polytheists of Mecca who rejected the Qur'an, serving as an urgent call to accept Allah's guidance before the Day of Judgment.
Related Hadiths
The Prophet (ﷺ) said: 'The best of you are those who learn the Qur'an and teach it' (Sahih Bukhari 5027). Also, 'Whoever recites the Qur'an and acts upon it, his parents will be crowned with a light on the Day of Judgment' (Sunan Ibn Majah 3781).
Themes
Key Lesson
The Qur'an is not merely a text to be read passively, but a blessed guide demanding active adherence and implementation in one's life. By combining sincere following of its teachings with consciousness of Allah, believers position themselves to receive His infinite mercy and achieve spiritual success both in this world and the next.
Related Ayahs
فَكُلُوا۟ مِمَّا ذُكِرَ ٱسْمُ ٱللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ إِن كُنتُم بِـَٔايَـٰتِهِۦ مُؤْمِنِينَ
So eat of that [meat] upon which the name of Allāh has been mentioned, if you are believers in His verses [i.e., revealed law].
وَهُوَ ٱلَّذِى جَعَلَ لَكُمُ ٱلنُّجُومَ لِتَهْتَدُوا۟ بِهَا فِى ظُلُمَـٰتِ ٱلْبَرِّ وَٱلْبَحْرِ ۗ قَدْ فَصَّلْنَا ٱلْـَٔايَـٰتِ لِقَوْمٍ يَعْلَمُونَ
And it is He who placed for you the stars that you may be guided by them through the darknesses of the land and sea. We have detailed the signs for a people who know.
فَلَمَّا رَءَا ٱلشَّمْسَ بَازِغَةً قَالَ هَـٰذَا رَبِّى هَـٰذَآ أَكْبَرُ ۖ فَلَمَّآ أَفَلَتْ قَالَ يَـٰقَوْمِ إِنِّى بَرِىٓءٌ مِّمَّا تُشْرِكُونَ
And when he saw the sun rising, he said, "This is my lord; this is greater." But when it set, he said, "O my people, indeed I am free from what you associate with Allāh.
۞ وَلَوْ أَنَّنَا نَزَّلْنَآ إِلَيْهِمُ ٱلْمَلَـٰٓئِكَةَ وَكَلَّمَهُمُ ٱلْمَوْتَىٰ وَحَشَرْنَا عَلَيْهِمْ كُلَّ شَىْءٍ قُبُلًا مَّا كَانُوا۟ لِيُؤْمِنُوٓا۟ إِلَّآ أَن يَشَآءَ ٱللَّهُ وَلَـٰكِنَّ أَكْثَرَهُمْ يَجْهَلُونَ
And even if We had sent down to them the angels [with the message] and the dead spoke to them [of it] and We gathered together every [created] thing in front of them, they would not believe unless Allāh should will. But most of them, [of that], are ignorant.