Affirmation of Tawheed and Refutation of Shirk through Divine Signs and Revelation

Yunus — Verses 31–38 | Explore this Quran theme on Muallim

قُلْ مَن يَرْزُقُكُم مِّنَ السَّمَاءِ وَالْأَرْضِ أَمَّن يَمْلِكُ السَّمْعَ وَالْأَبْصَارَ وَمَن يُخْرِجُ الْحَيَّ مِنَ الْمَيِّتِ وَيُخْرِجُ الْمَيِّتَ مِنَ الْحَيِّ وَمَن يُدَبِّرُ الْأَمْرَ ۚ فَسَيَقُولُونَ اللَّهُ ۚ فَقُلْ أَفَلَا تَتَّقُونَ ٣١

Say (O MuhammadSAW): "Who provides for you from the sky and from the earth? Or who owns hearing and sight? And who brings out the living from the dead and brings out the dead from the living? And who disposes the affairs?" They will say: "Allah." Say: "Will you not then be afraid of Allah's Punishment (for setting up rivals in worship with Allah)?"

قُلْ مَن يَرْزُقُكُم
Say (O MuhammadSAW): 'Who provides for you
مِّنَ السَّمَاءِ وَالْأَرْضِ
from the sky and from the earth?
أَمَّن يَمْلِكُ السَّمْعَ وَالْأَبْصَارَ
Or who owns hearing and sight?
وَمَن يُخْرِجُ الْحَيَّ مِنَ الْمَيِّتِ
And who brings out the living from the dead
وَيُخْرِجُ الْمَيِّتَ مِنَ الْحَيِّ
and brings out the dead from the living?
وَمَن يُدَبِّرُ الْأَمْرَ ۚ
And who disposes the affairs?
فَسَيَقُولُونَ اللَّهُ ۚ
They will say: 'Allah.'
فَقُلْ أَفَلَا تَتَّقُونَ
Say: 'Will you not then be afraid of Allah's Punishment (for setting up rivals in worship with Allah)?'

فَذَٰلِكُمُ اللَّهُ رَبُّكُمُ الْحَقُّ ۖ فَمَاذَا بَعْدَ الْحَقِّ إِلَّا الضَّلَالُ ۖ فَأَنَّىٰ تُصْرَفُونَ ٣٢

Such is Allah, your Lord in truth. So after the truth, what else can there be, save error? How then are you turned away?

فَذَٰلِكُمُ اللَّهُ رَبُّكُمُ الْحَقُّ ۖ
Such is Allah, your Lord in truth.
فَمَاذَا بَعْدَ الْحَقِّ إِلَّا الضَّلَالُ ۖ
So after the truth, what else can there be, save error?
فَأَنَّىٰ تُصْرَفُونَ
How then are you turned away?

كَذَٰلِكَ حَقَّتْ كَلِمَتُ رَبِّكَ عَلَى الَّذِينَ فَسَقُوا أَنَّهُمْ لَا يُؤْمِنُونَ ٣٣

Thus is the Word of your Lord justified against those who rebel (disobey Allah) that they will not believe (in the Oneness of Allah and in Muhammad SAW as the Messenger of Allah).

كَذَٰلِكَ
Thus
حَقَّتْ كَلِمَتُ رَبِّكَ
is the Word of your Lord justified
عَلَى الَّذِينَ فَسَقُوا
against those who rebel (disobey Allah)
أَنَّهُمْ لَا يُؤْمِنُونَ
that they will not believe (in the Oneness of Allah and in Muhammad SAW as the Messenger of Allah)

قُلْ هَلْ مِن شُرَكَائِكُم مَّن يَبْدَأُ الْخَلْقَ ثُمَّ يُعِيدُهُ ۚ قُلِ اللَّهُ يَبْدَأُ الْخَلْقَ ثُمَّ يُعِيدُهُ ۖ فَأَنَّىٰ تُؤْفَكُونَ ٣٤

Say: "Is there of your (Allah's so-called) partners one that originates the creation and then repeats it?" Say: "Allah originates the creation and then He repeats it. Then how are you deluded away (from the truth)?"

قُلْ هَلْ مِن شُرَكَائِكُم
Say: 'Is there of your (Allah's so-called) partners'
مَّن يَبْدَأُ الْخَلْقَ ثُمَّ يُعِيدُهُ ۚ
one that originates the creation and then repeats it?'
قُلِ اللَّهُ
Say: 'Allah'
يَبْدَأُ الْخَلْقَ ثُمَّ يُعِيدُهُ ۖ
originates the creation and then He repeats it.
فَأَنَّىٰ تُؤْفَكُونَ
Then how are you deluded away (from the truth)?

قُلْ هَلْ مِن شُرَكَائِكُم مَّن يَهْدِي إِلَى الْحَقِّ ۚ قُلِ اللَّهُ يَهْدِي لِلْحَقِّ ۗ أَفَمَن يَهْدِي إِلَى الْحَقِّ أَحَقُّ أَن يُتَّبَعَ أَمَّن لَّا يَهِدِّي إِلَّا أَن يُهْدَىٰ ۖ فَمَا لَكُمْ كَيْفَ تَحْكُمُونَ ٣٥

Say: "Is there of your (Allah's so-called) partners one that guides to the truth?" Say: "It is Allah Who guides to the truth. Is then He, Who gives guidance to the truth, more worthy to be followed, or he who finds not guidance (himself) unless he is guided? Then, what is the matter with you? How judge you?"

قُلْ هَلْ مِن شُرَكَائِكُم مَّن يَهْدِي إِلَى الْحَقِّ ۚ
Say: 'Is there of your (Allah's so-called) partners one that guides to the truth?'
قُلِ اللَّهُ يَهْدِي لِلْحَقِّ ۗ
Say: 'It is Allah Who guides to the truth.'
أَفَمَن يَهْدِي إِلَى الْحَقِّ أَحَقُّ أَن يُتَّبَعَ
Is then He, Who gives guidance to the truth, more worthy to be followed,
أَمَّن لَّا يَهِدِّي إِلَّا أَن يُهْدَىٰ ۖ
or he who finds not guidance (himself) unless he is guided?
فَمَا لَكُمْ كَيْفَ تَحْكُمُونَ
Then, what is the matter with you? How judge you?

وَمَا يَتَّبِعُ أَكْثَرُهُمْ إِلَّا ظَنًّا ۚ إِنَّ الظَّنَّ لَا يُغْنِي مِنَ الْحَقِّ شَيْئًا ۚ إِنَّ اللَّهَ عَلِيمٌ بِمَا يَفْعَلُونَ ٣٦

And most of them follow nothing but conjecture. Certainly, conjecture can be of no avail against the truth. Surely, Allah is All-Aware of what they do.

وَمَا يَتَّبِعُ أَكْثَرُهُمْ
And most of them follow
إِلَّا ظَنًّا ۚ
nothing but conjecture.
إِنَّ الظَّنَّ لَا يُغْنِي مِنَ الْحَقِّ شَيْئًا ۚ
Certainly, conjecture can be of no avail against the truth.
إِنَّ اللَّهَ عَلِيمٌ بِمَا يَفْعَلُونَ
Surely, Allah is All-Aware of what they do.

وَمَا كَانَ هَٰذَا الْقُرْآنُ أَن يُفْتَرَىٰ مِن دُونِ اللَّهِ وَلَٰكِن تَصْدِيقَ الَّذِي بَيْنَ يَدَيْهِ وَتَفْصِيلَ الْكِتَابِ لَا رَيْبَ فِيهِ مِن رَّبِّ الْعَالَمِينَ ٣٧

And this Quran is not such as could ever be produced by other than Allah (Lord of the heavens and the earth), but it is a confirmation of (the revelation) which was before it [i.e. the Taurat (Torah), and the Injeel (Gospel), etc.], and a full explanation of the Book (i.e. laws and orders, etc, decreed for mankind) - wherein there is no doubt from the the Lord of the 'Alamin (mankind, jinns, and all that exists).

وَمَا كَانَ هَٰذَا الْقُرْآنُ
And this Quran is not such as could ever be produced
أَن يُفْتَرَىٰ مِن دُونِ اللَّهِ
by other than Allah (Lord of the heavens and the earth),
وَلَٰكِن تَصْدِيقَ الَّذِي بَيْنَ يَدَيْهِ
but it is a confirmation of (the revelation) which was before it
وَتَفْصِيلَ الْكِتَابِ
and a full explanation of the Book
لَا رَيْبَ فِيهِ
wherein there is no doubt
مِن رَّبِّ الْعَالَمِينَ
from the Lord of the 'Alamin (mankind, jinns, and all that exists).

أَمْ يَقُولُونَ افْتَرَاهُ ۖ قُلْ فَأْتُوا بِسُورَةٍ مِّثْلِهِ وَادْعُوا مَنِ اسْتَطَعْتُم مِّن دُونِ اللَّهِ إِن كُنتُمْ صَادِقِينَ ٣٨

Or do they say: "He (Muhammad SAW) has forged it?" Say: "Bring then a Surah (chapter) like unto it, and call upon whomsoever you can, besides Allah, if you are truthful!"

أَمْ يَقُولُونَ افْتَرَاهُ ۖ
Or do they say: 'He (Muhammad SAW) has forged it?'
قُلْ فَأْتُوا بِسُورَةٍ مِّثْلِهِ
Say: 'Bring then a Surah (chapter) like unto it,'
وَادْعُوا مَنِ اسْتَطَعْتُم مِّن دُونِ اللَّهِ
and call upon whomsoever you can, besides Allah,
إِن كُنتُمْ صَادِقِينَ
if you are truthful!