وَمَا كَانَ هَـٰذَا ٱلْقُرْءَانُ أَن يُفْتَرَىٰ مِن دُونِ ٱللَّهِ وَلَـٰكِن تَصْدِيقَ ٱلَّذِى بَيْنَ يَدَيْهِ وَتَفْصِيلَ ٱلْكِتَـٰبِ لَا رَيْبَ فِيهِ مِن رَّبِّ ٱلْعَـٰلَمِينَ 37
Translations
And it was not [possible] for this Qur’ān to be produced by other than Allāh, but [it is] a confirmation of what was before it and a detailed explanation of the [former] Scripture, about which there is no doubt, from the Lord of the worlds.
Transliteration
Wa mā kāna hādhā al-Qur'ānu an yuftarā min dūni Allāhi wa lākin tasdīqu al-ladhī bayna yadayhi wa tafsīlu al-Kitābi lā rayba fīhi min Rabbi al-'ālamīn
Tafsir (Explanation)
This ayah asserts the divine origin of the Qur'an, declaring it impossible that such a text could be fabricated by anyone other than Allah. According to Ibn Kathir and Al-Tabari, the Qur'an serves as confirmation of previous scriptures (Torah and Injīl) and provides detailed clarification of divine laws and guidance with absolute certainty. The phrase 'from the Lord of the Worlds' emphasizes that only Allah possesses the knowledge, wisdom, and authority to produce such a comprehensive and coherent revelation.
Revelation Context
This ayah appears in Surah Yunus, a Meccan chapter addressing the disbelievers' rejection and their accusations that the Prophet Muhammad fabricated the Qur'an. The verse directly refutes these claims by establishing the Qur'an's divine authenticity and its consistent confirmation of previous divine messages, providing context for the broader Meccan discourse on revelation.
Related Hadiths
The Prophet ﷺ stated in Sahih Muslim: 'The best of you are those who learn the Qur'an and teach it,' affirming the Qur'an's supreme value. Additionally, in Sunan At-Tirmidhi, the Prophet ﷺ emphasized that the Qur'an is a healing and mercy, reflecting its comprehensive and detailed guidance mentioned in this ayah.
Themes
Key Lesson
This ayah invites believers to have unwavering confidence in the Qur'an as Allah's direct word and to recognize its role as both a confirmation of timeless divine truths and a detailed guide for all aspects of life. For contemporary Muslims, it encourages reliance upon the Qur'an as an authoritative source of guidance that addresses human needs with divine wisdom, free from human error or bias.
Related Ayahs
قَالُوٓا۟ أَجِئْتَنَا لِتَلْفِتَنَا عَمَّا وَجَدْنَا عَلَيْهِ ءَابَآءَنَا وَتَكُونَ لَكُمَا ٱلْكِبْرِيَآءُ فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ وَمَا نَحْنُ لَكُمَا بِمُؤْمِنِينَ
They said, "Have you come to us to turn us away from that upon which we found our fathers and so that you two may have grandeur in the land? And we are not believers in you."
إِنَّ فِى ٱخْتِلَـٰفِ ٱلَّيْلِ وَٱلنَّهَارِ وَمَا خَلَقَ ٱللَّهُ فِى ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ لَـَٔايَـٰتٍ لِّقَوْمٍ يَتَّقُونَ
Indeed, in the alternation of the night and the day and [in] what Allāh has created in the heavens and the earth are signs for a people who fear Allāh.
وَلَقَدْ أَهْلَكْنَا ٱلْقُرُونَ مِن قَبْلِكُمْ لَمَّا ظَلَمُوا۟ ۙ وَجَآءَتْهُمْ رُسُلُهُم بِٱلْبَيِّنَـٰتِ وَمَا كَانُوا۟ لِيُؤْمِنُوا۟ ۚ كَذَٰلِكَ نَجْزِى ٱلْقَوْمَ ٱلْمُجْرِمِينَ
And We had already destroyed generations before you when they wronged, and their messengers had come to them with clear proofs, but they were not to believe. Thus do We recompense the criminal people.
هُوَ ٱلَّذِى جَعَلَ ٱلشَّمْسَ ضِيَآءً وَٱلْقَمَرَ نُورًا وَقَدَّرَهُۥ مَنَازِلَ لِتَعْلَمُوا۟ عَدَدَ ٱلسِّنِينَ وَٱلْحِسَابَ ۚ مَا خَلَقَ ٱللَّهُ ذَٰلِكَ إِلَّا بِٱلْحَقِّ ۚ يُفَصِّلُ ٱلْـَٔايَـٰتِ لِقَوْمٍ يَعْلَمُونَ
It is He who made the sun a shining light and the moon a derived light and determined for it phases - that you may know the number of years and account [of time]. Allāh has not created this except in truth. He details the signs for a people who know.