وَٱلْقُرْءَانِ ٱلْحَكِيمِ 2
Translations
By the wise Qur’ān,
Transliteration
Wa-al-Qur'ani al-hakeem
Tafsir (Explanation)
This ayah is an oath by Allah swearing by the Qur'an, describing it as al-hakeem (the wise). According to classical scholars like Al-Tabari and Ibn Kathir, this oath emphasizes the Qur'an's supreme wisdom, comprehensive guidance, and divine origin. The swearing by the Qur'an itself affirms its status as a miraculous revelation and prepares the reader for the important message that follows in the surah regarding the Day of Judgment and the resurrection.
Revelation Context
Surah Ya-Sin is a Meccan surah revealed during the early period of the Prophet's mission when the Quraysh were denying the message of Islam and the resurrection. This opening ayah, combined with the preceding letter 'Ya-Sin,' serves as an emphatic introduction to the surah's central themes of tawhid (monotheism), the certainty of the afterlife, and the irrefutable nature of the Qur'an's message.
Related Hadiths
The Prophet (peace be upon him) said: 'The best of you are those who learn the Qur'an and teach it' (Sahih Bukhari 5027). Additionally, 'Whoever reads a letter from the Book of Allah will have a good deed recorded for him, and a good deed is multiplied by ten' (Jami' at-Tirmidhi 2910).
Themes
Key Lesson
This ayah reminds believers of the Qur'an's supreme authority and wisdom as divine guidance for all of humanity. It invites us to reflect deeply on the Qur'an's teachings and recognize its transformative power in our spiritual lives.
Related Ayahs
قَالُوا۟ طَـٰٓئِرُكُم مَّعَكُمْ ۚ أَئِن ذُكِّرْتُم ۚ بَلْ أَنتُمْ قَوْمٌ مُّسْرِفُونَ
They said, "Your omen [i.e., fate] is with yourselves. Is it because you were reminded? Rather, you are a transgressing people."
قَالُوا۟ مَآ أَنتُمْ إِلَّا بَشَرٌ مِّثْلُنَا وَمَآ أَنزَلَ ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنُ مِن شَىْءٍ إِنْ أَنتُمْ إِلَّا تَكْذِبُونَ
They said, "You are not but human beings like us, and the Most Merciful has not revealed a thing. You are only telling lies."
إِلَّا رَحْمَةً مِّنَّا وَمَتَـٰعًا إِلَىٰ حِينٍ
Except as a mercy from Us and provision for a time.
وَإِذَا قِيلَ لَهُمْ أَنفِقُوا۟ مِمَّا رَزَقَكُمُ ٱللَّهُ قَالَ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ لِلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوٓا۟ أَنُطْعِمُ مَن لَّوْ يَشَآءُ ٱللَّهُ أَطْعَمَهُۥٓ إِنْ أَنتُمْ إِلَّا فِى ضَلَـٰلٍ مُّبِينٍ
And when it is said to them, "Spend from that which Allāh has provided for you," those who disbelieve say to those who believe, "Should we feed one whom, if Allāh had willed, He would have fed? You are not but in clear error."