فَمِنْهُم مَّنْ ءَامَنَ بِهِۦ وَمِنْهُم مَّن صَدَّ عَنْهُ ۚ وَكَفَىٰ بِجَهَنَّمَ سَعِيرًا 55
Translations
And some among them believed in it, and some among them were averse to it. And sufficient is Hell as a blaze.
Transliteration
Faminhumm man āmana bihī wa minhumm man sadda 'anhu wa kafā bi jahannam sa'īrā
Tafsir (Explanation)
This ayah refers to the Children of Israel's response to Prophet Musa (Moses) and the clear signs he brought them. Some believed in him while others turned away from his message, and Allah warns that Hellfire is sufficient punishment for those who reject the truth. Classical scholars like Ibn Kathir and Al-Tabari note this reflects the divided response of the Israelites to divine guidance, emphasizing that clear evidence does not compel belief when hearts reject it.
Revelation Context
This ayah appears in the context of Surah An-Nisa's discussion of the Children of Israel, their covenant with Allah, and their varying responses to prophetic messages. It comes after verses discussing Musa and the Torah, illustrating the historical pattern of some accepting and others rejecting divine guidance—a lesson applicable to the Prophet Muhammad's (ﷺ) own time.
Related Hadiths
The concept relates to Sahih Bukhari's hadith where the Prophet (ﷺ) said: 'The example of guidance and knowledge with which Allah has sent me is like abundant rain falling on the earth, some of which is fertile soil that absorbs water and brings forth vegetation and grass in abundance, and some of which is hard ground that holds the water and Allah benefits the people with it, and they drink from it and make their animals drink from it and irrigate their crops with it.' This illustrates how the same truth affects people differently.
Themes
Key Lesson
This ayah reminds us that receiving clear guidance is not enough—true faith requires a willing heart that actively chooses to accept and follow the message. For believers, it emphasizes the importance of gratitude for being guided, while cautioning against complacency, and for all humanity, it underscores that rejecting divine truth carries serious spiritual consequences.
Related Ayahs
إِلَّا ٱلَّذِينَ تَابُوا۟ وَأَصْلَحُوا۟ وَٱعْتَصَمُوا۟ بِٱللَّهِ وَأَخْلَصُوا۟ دِينَهُمْ لِلَّهِ فَأُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَ مَعَ ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ ۖ وَسَوْفَ يُؤْتِ ٱللَّهُ ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ أَجْرًا عَظِيمًا
Except for those who repent, correct themselves, hold fast to Allāh, and are sincere in their religion for Allāh, for those will be with the believers. And Allāh is going to give the believers a great reward.
يَـٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ لَا تَقْرَبُوا۟ ٱلصَّلَوٰةَ وَأَنتُمْ سُكَـٰرَىٰ حَتَّىٰ تَعْلَمُوا۟ مَا تَقُولُونَ وَلَا جُنُبًا إِلَّا عَابِرِى سَبِيلٍ حَتَّىٰ تَغْتَسِلُوا۟ ۚ وَإِن كُنتُم مَّرْضَىٰٓ أَوْ عَلَىٰ سَفَرٍ أَوْ جَآءَ أَحَدٌ مِّنكُم مِّنَ ٱلْغَآئِطِ أَوْ لَـٰمَسْتُمُ ٱلنِّسَآءَ فَلَمْ تَجِدُوا۟ مَآءً فَتَيَمَّمُوا۟ صَعِيدًا طَيِّبًا فَٱمْسَحُوا۟ بِوُجُوهِكُمْ وَأَيْدِيكُمْ ۗ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ كَانَ عَفُوًّا غَفُورًا
O you who have believed, do not approach prayer while you are intoxicated until you know what you are saying or in a state of janābah, except those passing through [a place of prayer], until you have washed [your whole body]. And if you are ill or on a journey or one of you comes from the place of relieving himself or you have contacted women [i.e., had sexual intercourse] and find no water, then seek clean earth and wipe over your faces and your hands [with it]. Indeed, Allāh is ever Pardoning and Forgiving.
بَل رَّفَعَهُ ٱللَّهُ إِلَيْهِ ۚ وَكَانَ ٱللَّهُ عَزِيزًا حَكِيمًا
Rather, Allāh raised him to Himself. And ever is Allāh Exalted in Might and Wise.
وَإِذًا لَّـَٔاتَيْنَـٰهُم مِّن لَّدُنَّآ أَجْرًا عَظِيمًا
And then We would have given them from Us a great reward.