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].
ٱلْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ ٱلَّذِى خَلَقَ ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضَ وَجَعَلَ ٱلظُّلُمَـٰتِ وَٱلنُّورَ ۖ ثُمَّ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ بِرَبِّهِمْ يَعْدِلُونَ
[All] praise is [due] to Allāh, who created the heavens and the earth and made the darkness and the light. Then those who disbelieve equate [others] with their Lord.
وَمَا عَلَى ٱلَّذِينَ يَتَّقُونَ مِنْ حِسَابِهِم مِّن شَىْءٍ وَلَـٰكِن ذِكْرَىٰ لَعَلَّهُمْ يَتَّقُونَ
And those who fear Allāh are not held accountable for them [i.e., the disbelievers] at all, but [only for] a reminder - that perhaps they will fear Him.
وَجَعَلُوا۟ لِلَّهِ مِمَّا ذَرَأَ مِنَ ٱلْحَرْثِ وَٱلْأَنْعَـٰمِ نَصِيبًا فَقَالُوا۟ هَـٰذَا لِلَّهِ بِزَعْمِهِمْ وَهَـٰذَا لِشُرَكَآئِنَا ۖ فَمَا كَانَ لِشُرَكَآئِهِمْ فَلَا يَصِلُ إِلَى ٱللَّهِ ۖ وَمَا كَانَ لِلَّهِ فَهُوَ يَصِلُ إِلَىٰ شُرَكَآئِهِمْ ۗ سَآءَ مَا يَحْكُمُونَ
And they [i.e., the polytheists] assign to Allāh from that which He created of crops and livestock a share and say, "This is for Allāh," by their claim, "and this is for our 'partners' [associated with Him]." But what is for their "partners" does not reach Allāh, while what is for Allāh - this reaches their "partners." Evil is that which they rule.