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
هَـٰذَا كِتَـٰبُنَا يَنطِقُ عَلَيْكُم بِٱلْحَقِّ ۚ إِنَّا كُنَّا نَسْتَنسِخُ مَا كُنتُمْ تَعْمَلُونَ
This, Our record, speaks about you in truth. Indeed, We were having transcribed whatever you used to do."
وَءَاتَيْنَـٰهُم بَيِّنَـٰتٍ مِّنَ ٱلْأَمْرِ ۖ فَمَا ٱخْتَلَفُوٓا۟ إِلَّا مِنۢ بَعْدِ مَا جَآءَهُمُ ٱلْعِلْمُ بَغْيًۢا بَيْنَهُمْ ۚ إِنَّ رَبَّكَ يَقْضِى بَيْنَهُمْ يَوْمَ ٱلْقِيَـٰمَةِ فِيمَا كَانُوا۟ فِيهِ يَخْتَلِفُونَ
And We gave them clear proofs of the matter [of religion]. And they did not differ except after knowledge had come to them - out of jealous animosity between themselves. Indeed, your Lord will judge between them on the Day of Resurrection concerning that over which they used to differ.
مَنْ عَمِلَ صَـٰلِحًا فَلِنَفْسِهِۦ ۖ وَمَنْ أَسَآءَ فَعَلَيْهَا ۖ ثُمَّ إِلَىٰ رَبِّكُمْ تُرْجَعُونَ
Whoever does a good deed - it is for himself; and whoever does evil - it is against it [i.e., the self or soul]. Then to your Lord you will be returned.
وَإِذَا عَلِمَ مِنْ ءَايَـٰتِنَا شَيْـًٔا ٱتَّخَذَهَا هُزُوًا ۚ أُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَ لَهُمْ عَذَابٌ مُّهِينٌ
And when he knows anything of Our verses, he takes them in ridicule. Those will have a humiliating punishment.