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
تِلْكَ ءَايَـٰتُ ٱللَّهِ نَتْلُوهَا عَلَيْكَ بِٱلْحَقِّ ۖ فَبِأَىِّ حَدِيثٍۭ بَعْدَ ٱللَّهِ وَءَايَـٰتِهِۦ يُؤْمِنُونَ
These are the verses of Allāh which We recite to you in truth. Then in what statement after Allāh and His verses will they believe?
وَسَخَّرَ لَكُم مَّا فِى ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِ وَمَا فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ جَمِيعًا مِّنْهُ ۚ إِنَّ فِى ذَٰلِكَ لَـَٔايَـٰتٍ لِّقَوْمٍ يَتَفَكَّرُونَ
And He has subjected to you whatever is in the heavens and whatever is on the earth - all from Him. Indeed in that are signs for a people who give thought.
وَأَمَّا ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوٓا۟ أَفَلَمْ تَكُنْ ءَايَـٰتِى تُتْلَىٰ عَلَيْكُمْ فَٱسْتَكْبَرْتُمْ وَكُنتُمْ قَوْمًا مُّجْرِمِينَ
But as for those who disbelieved, [it will be said], "Were not Our verses recited to you, but you were arrogant and became a criminal people?
وَإِذَا قِيلَ إِنَّ وَعْدَ ٱللَّهِ حَقٌّ وَٱلسَّاعَةُ لَا رَيْبَ فِيهَا قُلْتُم مَّا نَدْرِى مَا ٱلسَّاعَةُ إِن نَّظُنُّ إِلَّا ظَنًّا وَمَا نَحْنُ بِمُسْتَيْقِنِينَ
And when it was said, 'Indeed, the promise of Allāh is truth and the Hour [is coming] - no doubt about it,' you said, 'We know not what is the Hour. We assume only assumption, and we are not convinced.'"