تَنزِيلُ ٱلْكِتَـٰبِ مِنَ ٱللَّهِ ٱلْعَزِيزِ ٱلْحَكِيمِ 2
Translations
The revelation of the Book is from Allāh, the Exalted in Might, the Wise.
Transliteration
Tanzīl al-kitāb min Allāh al-'azīz al-hakīm
Tafsir (Explanation)
This ayah asserts that the Quran is a revelation (tanzīl) from Allah, the Mighty (Al-Aziz) and the Wise (Al-Hakīm). According to classical scholars like Ibn Kathir and Al-Tabari, this opening declaration serves to establish the divine origin and perfection of the Quranic text, emphasizing that its authority comes from Allah's supreme power and infinite wisdom, not from human composition. The attributes of 'Aziz (mighty/invincible) and Hakīm (wise) provide assurance that the Quran is free from error and contradiction, perfectly suited to guide humanity.
Revelation Context
Surah Al-Jathiyah is a Meccan surah, revealed during the period when the Prophet Muhammad faced intense opposition from the Quraysh who rejected the message of monotheism. This ayah opens the surah by directly affirming the Quranic revelation's divine source, serving as a response to those who disputed the Quran's authenticity and attributed it to human invention.
Related Hadiths
The Prophet Muhammad said regarding the Quran: 'The best of you are those who learn the Quran and teach it' (Sahih Bukhari 5027). Additionally, 'Whoever recites the Quran and acts upon it, Allah will enter his parents into Paradise on the Day of Judgment' (At-Tirmidhi).
Themes
Key Lesson
This ayah reminds believers that the Quran is not a human-made text but a divine guidance from the All-Powerful and All-Wise Creator. Modern readers should approach the Quran with reverence, confidence in its truthfulness, and commitment to understanding and implementing its teachings in their lives.
Related Ayahs
قُل لِّلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ يَغْفِرُوا۟ لِلَّذِينَ لَا يَرْجُونَ أَيَّامَ ٱللَّهِ لِيَجْزِىَ قَوْمًۢا بِمَا كَانُوا۟ يَكْسِبُونَ
Say, [O Muḥammad], to those who have believed that they [should] forgive those who expect not the days of Allāh [i.e., of His retribution] so that He may recompense a people for what they used to earn.
قُلِ ٱللَّهُ يُحْيِيكُمْ ثُمَّ يُمِيتُكُمْ ثُمَّ يَجْمَعُكُمْ إِلَىٰ يَوْمِ ٱلْقِيَـٰمَةِ لَا رَيْبَ فِيهِ وَلَـٰكِنَّ أَكْثَرَ ٱلنَّاسِ لَا يَعْلَمُونَ
Say, "Allāh causes you to live, then causes you to die; then He will assemble you for the Day of Resurrection, about which there is no doubt, but most of the people do not know."
۞ ٱللَّهُ ٱلَّذِى سَخَّرَ لَكُمُ ٱلْبَحْرَ لِتَجْرِىَ ٱلْفُلْكُ فِيهِ بِأَمْرِهِۦ وَلِتَبْتَغُوا۟ مِن فَضْلِهِۦ وَلَعَلَّكُمْ تَشْكُرُونَ
It is Allāh who subjected to you the sea so that ships may sail upon it by His command and that you may seek of His bounty; and perhaps you will be grateful.
وَٱخْتِلَـٰفِ ٱلَّيْلِ وَٱلنَّهَارِ وَمَآ أَنزَلَ ٱللَّهُ مِنَ ٱلسَّمَآءِ مِن رِّزْقٍ فَأَحْيَا بِهِ ٱلْأَرْضَ بَعْدَ مَوْتِهَا وَتَصْرِيفِ ٱلرِّيَـٰحِ ءَايَـٰتٌ لِّقَوْمٍ يَعْقِلُونَ
And [in] the alternation of night and day and [in] what Allāh sends down from the sky of provision [i.e., rain] and gives life thereby to the earth after its lifelessness and [in His] directing of the winds are signs for a people who reason.