وَيُحِقُّ ٱللَّهُ ٱلْحَقَّ بِكَلِمَـٰتِهِۦ وَلَوْ كَرِهَ ٱلْمُجْرِمُونَ 82
Translations
And Allāh will establish the truth by His words, even if the criminals dislike it."
Transliteration
Wa yuhiqqullahu al-haqqa bi-kalimatihi wa law kariha al-mujrimun
Tafsir (Explanation)
Allah establishes the truth through His word and will manifest it completely, regardless of the criminals' and disbelievers' hatred and opposition. This ayah, occurring in the context of Prophet Musa's confrontation with Pharaoh's sorcerers, asserts that divine truth is ultimately victorious and cannot be suppressed by human resistance or rejection. Classical scholars like Ibn Kathir emphasize that Allah's word encompasses both His revealed scriptures and His divine decrees, and His truth will inevitably prevail over falsehood, even if the wrongdoers despise this outcome.
Revelation Context
This ayah appears within Surah Yunus (a Meccan surah) in the narrative of Prophet Musa confronting Pharaoh and his magicians. The context directly follows the account of the miraculous staff that consumed the magicians' illusions, demonstrating Allah's supremacy over false claims and sorcery. It reassures the Prophet Muhammad and the believers that truth will ultimately triumph despite Meccan opposition.
Related Hadiths
The hadith in Sahih Muslim (2889) states: 'Verily, Allah does not look at your bodies or wealth, but He looks at your hearts and deeds.' This relates thematically to how Allah's truth penetrates hearts and is established through sincere actions. Additionally, the hadith on the 'word that endures' (al-kalimah al-tayyibah) in Surah Ibrahim (14:24) is conceptually related to how Allah's word becomes established.
Themes
Key Lesson
Believers should maintain unwavering faith that truth ultimately prevails despite opposition and hatred from disbelievers, and should not be discouraged by worldly resistance to Allah's message. This ayah offers spiritual comfort that righteousness and divine guidance are eternally supported by Allah's infinite power and wisdom.
Related Ayahs
قَالَ قَدْ أُجِيبَت دَّعْوَتُكُمَا فَٱسْتَقِيمَا وَلَا تَتَّبِعَآنِّ سَبِيلَ ٱلَّذِينَ لَا يَعْلَمُونَ
[Allāh] said, "Your supplication has been answered." So remain on a right course and follow not the way of those who do not know."
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.
وَلَا يَحْزُنكَ قَوْلُهُمْ ۘ إِنَّ ٱلْعِزَّةَ لِلَّهِ جَمِيعًا ۚ هُوَ ٱلسَّمِيعُ ٱلْعَلِيمُ
And let not their speech grieve you. Indeed, honor [due to power] belongs to Allāh entirely. He is the Hearing, the Knowing.
وَيَوْمَ نَحْشُرُهُمْ جَمِيعًا ثُمَّ نَقُولُ لِلَّذِينَ أَشْرَكُوا۟ مَكَانَكُمْ أَنتُمْ وَشُرَكَآؤُكُمْ ۚ فَزَيَّلْنَا بَيْنَهُمْ ۖ وَقَالَ شُرَكَآؤُهُم مَّا كُنتُمْ إِيَّانَا تَعْبُدُونَ
And [mention, O Muḥammad], the Day We will gather them all together - then We will say to those who associated others with Allāh, "[Remain in] your place, you and your 'partners.'" Then We will separate them, and their "partners" will say, "You did not used to worship us,