تِلْكَ ءَايَـٰتُ ٱللَّهِ نَتْلُوهَا عَلَيْكَ بِٱلْحَقِّ ۖ فَبِأَىِّ حَدِيثٍۭ بَعْدَ ٱللَّهِ وَءَايَـٰتِهِۦ يُؤْمِنُونَ 6
Translations
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?
Transliteration
Tilka ayatu allahi natluhaha alayika bilhaqqi fabi-ayyi hadeethin baada allahi wa ayatihi yu'minun
Tafsir (Explanation)
This ayah presents the Quranic verses as clear signs from Allah revealed to the Prophet with absolute truth, then poses a rhetorical question challenging the disbelievers: what other speech or narrative could be more worthy of belief than the words of Allah and His signs? Classical scholars like Al-Tabari and Ibn Kathir emphasize this as a powerful refutation of those who reject the Quran while accepting other narratives, highlighting the superiority and sufficiency of divine revelation over all other sources of guidance.
Revelation Context
Surah Al-Jathiyah is a Meccan surah addressing the disbelievers of Mecca who rejected the Quranic message despite its clarity. This ayah appears in the opening section where Allah presents the Quran as His definitive proof, challenging those who turn away from divine signs to justify their allegiance to false narratives and worldly desires instead of the truth.
Related Hadiths
The Prophet (ﷺ) said: 'The best speech is the Book of Allah, and the best guidance is the guidance of Muhammad' (Jami' at-Tirmidhi 2906). This supports the ayah's emphasis on the Quran's unparalleled status as divine speech.
Themes
Key Lesson
This ayah invites believers to recognize the Quran's unmatched authority and to question why anyone would prefer worldly narratives or false ideologies over clear divine guidance. For modern readers, it serves as a reminder to anchor faith and decision-making in Quranic principles rather than fleeting cultural trends or human opinion.
Related Ayahs
إِنَّهُمْ لَن يُغْنُوا۟ عَنكَ مِنَ ٱللَّهِ شَيْـًٔا ۚ وَإِنَّ ٱلظَّـٰلِمِينَ بَعْضُهُمْ أَوْلِيَآءُ بَعْضٍ ۖ وَٱللَّهُ وَلِىُّ ٱلْمُتَّقِينَ
Indeed, they will never avail you against Allāh at all. And indeed, the wrongdoers are allies of one another; but Allāh is the protector of the righteous.
وَيْلٌ لِّكُلِّ أَفَّاكٍ أَثِيمٍ
Woe to every sinful liar
مِّن وَرَآئِهِمْ جَهَنَّمُ ۖ وَلَا يُغْنِى عَنْهُم مَّا كَسَبُوا۟ شَيْـًٔا وَلَا مَا ٱتَّخَذُوا۟ مِن دُونِ ٱللَّهِ أَوْلِيَآءَ ۖ وَلَهُمْ عَذَابٌ عَظِيمٌ
Before them is Hell, and what they had earned will not avail them at all nor what they had taken besides Allāh as allies. And they will have a great punishment.
وَإِذَا تُتْلَىٰ عَلَيْهِمْ ءَايَـٰتُنَا بَيِّنَـٰتٍ مَّا كَانَ حُجَّتَهُمْ إِلَّآ أَن قَالُوا۟ ٱئْتُوا۟ بِـَٔابَآئِنَآ إِن كُنتُمْ صَـٰدِقِينَ
And when Our verses are recited to them as clear evidences, their argument is only that they say, "Bring [back] our forefathers, if you should be truthful."