Embracing Quranic Truth and Exercising Patience in Following Prophetic Inspiration

Yunus — Verses 108–109 | Explore this Quran theme on Muallim

قُلْ يَا أَيُّهَا النَّاسُ قَدْ جَاءَكُمُ الْحَقُّ مِن رَّبِّكُمْ ۖ فَمَنِ اهْتَدَىٰ فَإِنَّمَا يَهْتَدِي لِنَفْسِهِ ۖ وَمَن ضَلَّ فَإِنَّمَا يَضِلُّ عَلَيْهَا ۖ وَمَا أَنَا عَلَيْكُم بِوَكِيلٍ ١٠٨

. Say: "O you mankind! Now truth (i.e. the Quran and Prophet Muhammad SAW), has come to you from your Lord. So whosoever receives guidance, he does so for the good of his own self, and whosoever goes astray, he does so to his own loss, and I am not (set) over you as a Wakil (disposer of affairs to oblige you for guidance)."

قُلْ يَا أَيُّهَا النَّاسُ قَدْ
Say: 'O you mankind!'
جَاءَكُمُ الْحَقُّ مِن رَّبِّكُمْ ۖ فَمَنِ
Now truth (i.e. the Quran and Prophet Muhammad SAW), has come to you from your Lord.
اهْتَدَىٰ فَإِنَّمَا
So whosoever receives guidance,
يَهْتَدِي لِنَفْسِهِ ۖ وَمَن
he does so for the good of his own self,
ضَلَّ فَإِنَّمَا
and whosoever goes astray,
يَضِلُّ عَلَيْهَا ۖ وَمَا
he does so to his own loss,
أَنَا عَلَيْكُم بِوَكِيلٍ
and I am not (set) over you as a Wakil (disposer of affairs to oblige you for guidance).

وَاتَّبِعْ مَا يُوحَىٰ إِلَيْكَ وَاصْبِرْ حَتَّىٰ يَحْكُمَ اللَّهُ ۚ وَهُوَ خَيْرُ الْحَاكِمِينَ ١٠٩

And (O Muhammad SAW), follow the inspiration sent unto you, and be patient till Allah gives judgement. And He is the Best of judges.

وَاتَّبِعْ مَا يُوحَىٰ إِلَيْكَ
And (O Muhammad SAW), follow the inspiration sent unto you
وَاصْبِرْ حَتَّىٰ يَحْكُمَ اللَّهُ ۚ
and be patient till Allah gives judgement
وَهُوَ خَيْرُ الْحَاكِمِينَ
And He is the Best of judges