The Universality of Religious Ceremonies and the Role of Prophetic Guidance

Al-Hajj — Verses 67–70 | Explore this Quran theme on Muallim

لِّكُلِّ أُمَّةٍ جَعَلْنَا مَنسَكًا هُمْ نَاسِكُوهُ ۖ فَلَا يُنَازِعُنَّكَ فِي الْأَمْرِ ۚ وَادْعُ إِلَىٰ رَبِّكَ ۖ إِنَّكَ لَعَلَىٰ هُدًى مُّسْتَقِيمٍ ٦٧

For every nation We have ordained religious ceremonies [e.g. slaughtering of the beast of cattle during the three days of stay at Mina (Makkah) during the Hajj (pilgrimage)] which they must follow; so let them (pagans) not dispute with you on the matter (i.e. to eat of the cattle which you slaughter, and not to eat of cattle which Allah kills by its natural death), but invite them to your Lord. Verily! You (O Muhammad SAW) indeed are on the (true) straight guidance. (i.e. the true religion of Islamic Monotheism).

لِّكُلِّ أُمَّةٍ
For every nation We have ordained religious ceremonies [e.g. slaughtering of the beast of cattle during the three days of stay at Mina (Makkah) during the Hajj (pilgrimage)] which they must follow; so let them (pagans) not dispute with you on the matter (i.e. to eat of the cattle which you slaughter, and not to eat of cattle which Allah kills by its natural death), but invite them to your Lord. Verily! You (O Muhammad SAW) indeed are on the (true) straight guidance. (i.e. the true religion of Islamic Monotheism).

وَإِن جَادَلُوكَ فَقُلِ اللَّهُ أَعْلَمُ بِمَا تَعْمَلُونَ ٦٨

And if they argue with you (as regards the slaughtering of the sacrifices), say; "Allah knows best of what you do.

وَإِن جَادَلُوكَ
And if they argue with you
فَقُلِ اللَّهُ أَعْلَمُ
say; Allah knows best
بِمَا تَعْمَلُونَ
of what you do

اللَّهُ يَحْكُمُ بَيْنَكُمْ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ فِيمَا كُنتُمْ فِيهِ تَخْتَلِفُونَ ٦٩

"Allah will judge between you on the Day of Resurrection about that wherein you used to differ."

اللَّهُ يَحْكُمُ
Allah will judge
بَيْنَكُمْ
between you
يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ
on the Day of Resurrection
فِيمَا كُنتُمْ فِيهِ تَخْتَلِفُونَ
about that wherein you used to differ

أَلَمْ تَعْلَمْ أَنَّ اللَّهَ يَعْلَمُ مَا فِي السَّمَاءِ وَالْأَرْضِ ۗ إِنَّ ذَٰلِكَ فِي كِتَابٍ ۚ إِنَّ ذَٰلِكَ عَلَى اللَّهِ يَسِيرٌ ٧٠

Know you not that Allah knows all that is in heaven and on earth? Verily, it is (all) in the Book (Al-Lauh Al-Mahfuz). Verily! That is easy for Allah.

أَلَمْ تَعْلَمْ
Know you not
أَنَّ اللَّهَ يَعْلَمُ مَا فِي السَّمَاءِ وَالْأَرْضِ ۗ
that Allah knows all that is in heaven and on earth?
إِنَّ ذَٰلِكَ فِي كِتَابٍ ۚ
Verily, it is (all) in the Book (Al-Lauh Al-Mahfuz).
إِنَّ ذَٰلِكَ عَلَى اللَّهِ يَسِيرٌ
Verily! That is easy for Allah.