قُلْ يَجْمَعُ بَيْنَنَا رَبُّنَا ثُمَّ يَفْتَحُ بَيْنَنَا بِٱلْحَقِّ وَهُوَ ٱلْفَتَّاحُ ٱلْعَلِيمُ 26
Translations
Say, "Our Lord will bring us together; then He will judge between us in truth. And He is the Knowing Judge."
Transliteration
Qul yajma'u baynanā rabbunā thumma yaftahu baynanā bil-haqqi wa huwa al-fattāhu al-'alīm
Tafsir (Explanation)
The Prophet (ﷺ) is commanded to tell the disbelievers that Allah will gather them all on the Day of Judgment and then judge between them with perfect justice and truth. Al-Tabari and Ibn Kathir emphasize that "al-Fattah" (the Opener/Judge) refers to Allah's ability to decisively judge and separate truth from falsehood, while "al-'Alim" (the All-Knowing) indicates His complete knowledge of all secrets and deeds, making His judgment absolutely just and final.
Revelation Context
This ayah appears in Surah Saba, a Meccan surah primarily addressing the disbelievers' rejection of the message and their mockery of the Prophet. The context involves the Quraysh's denial of resurrection and the Day of Judgment, to which this ayah responds by affirming Allah's ultimate authority to gather all humanity and judge with absolute justice.
Related Hadiths
The theme of divine judgment relates to Sahih Muslim's hadith about the Day of Judgment where the Prophet (ﷺ) said, 'The most truthful word spoken by any poet is the word of Umayyah ibn Abi al-Salt: "And all that is besides Allah shall perish."' This reinforces the certainty of Allah's judgment separating truth from falsehood.
Themes
Key Lesson
This ayah reassures believers of ultimate divine justice and warns disbelievers of inevitable accountability, teaching us that no dispute will remain unresolved before Allah's perfect wisdom. It encourages trust in Allah's judgment even when worldly injustices seem apparent, as He alone possesses complete knowledge and authority to judge between all matters.
Related Ayahs
قُلْ جَآءَ ٱلْحَقُّ وَمَا يُبْدِئُ ٱلْبَـٰطِلُ وَمَا يُعِيدُ
Say, "The truth has come, and falsehood can neither begin [anything] nor repeat [it]."
قُلْ إِنَّ رَبِّى يَبْسُطُ ٱلرِّزْقَ لِمَن يَشَآءُ مِنْ عِبَادِهِۦ وَيَقْدِرُ لَهُۥ ۚ وَمَآ أَنفَقْتُم مِّن شَىْءٍ فَهُوَ يُخْلِفُهُۥ ۖ وَهُوَ خَيْرُ ٱلرَّٰزِقِينَ
Say, "Indeed, my Lord extends provision for whom He wills of His servants and restricts [it] for him. But whatever thing you spend [in His cause] - He will compensate it; and He is the best of providers."
يَعْمَلُونَ لَهُۥ مَا يَشَآءُ مِن مَّحَـٰرِيبَ وَتَمَـٰثِيلَ وَجِفَانٍ كَٱلْجَوَابِ وَقُدُورٍ رَّاسِيَـٰتٍ ۚ ٱعْمَلُوٓا۟ ءَالَ دَاوُۥدَ شُكْرًا ۚ وَقَلِيلٌ مِّنْ عِبَادِىَ ٱلشَّكُورُ
They made for him what he willed of elevated chambers, statues, bowls like reservoirs, and stationary kettles. [We said], "Work, O family of David, in gratitude." And few of My servants are grateful.
وَإِذَا تُتْلَىٰ عَلَيْهِمْ ءَايَـٰتُنَا بَيِّنَـٰتٍ قَالُوا۟ مَا هَـٰذَآ إِلَّا رَجُلٌ يُرِيدُ أَن يَصُدَّكُمْ عَمَّا كَانَ يَعْبُدُ ءَابَآؤُكُمْ وَقَالُوا۟ مَا هَـٰذَآ إِلَّآ إِفْكٌ مُّفْتَرًى ۚ وَقَالَ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ لِلْحَقِّ لَمَّا جَآءَهُمْ إِنْ هَـٰذَآ إِلَّا سِحْرٌ مُّبِينٌ
And when Our verses are recited to them as clear evidences, they say, "This is not but a man who wishes to avert you from that which your fathers were worshipping." And they say, "This is not except a lie invented." And those who disbelieve say of the truth when it has come to them, "This is not but obvious magic."