Surah 21. Al-Anbiyaa, Ayah 112
| قَالَ رَبِّ احْكُمْ بِالْحَقِّ ۗ وَرَبُّنَا الرَّحْمَٰنُ الْمُسْتَعَانُ عَلَىٰ مَا تَصِفُونَ |
| Transliteration | : | qaala rabb -i uh.kum bi- al- h.aqq wa- rabb -naa ar- rah.maan al- mustacaan calaa maa tas.ifon |
| Pickthall | : | He saith: My Lord! Judge Thou with truth. Our Lord is the Beneficent, whose help is to be implored against that which ye ascribe (unto Him). |
| Asad | : | Say106 "O my Sustainer! Judge Thou in truth!" - and [say]: "Our Sustainer is the Most Gracious, the One whose aid is ever to be sought against all your [attempts at] defining [Him]!"107 |
| Malik | : | Finally the Prophet said: "O Rabb! Pass Your Judgment with fairness. And O People! Our Rabb is most Compassionate, Whose help we seek against the blasphemies you utter." |
| Yusuf Ali | : | Say: "O my Lord! judge Thou in truth!" "Our Lord Most Gracious is the One Whose assistance should be sought against the blasphemies ye utter!" 2767 2768 2769 |
Note - 106See note [5] on verse {4} of this surah.
|
Note - 107Lit., "against {'ala) all that you attribute [to Him] by
way of description" or "of definition" (see note [88] on
the last sentence of 6:100): implying that only God's
grace can save man from the blasphemous attempts -
prompted by his inherent weakness - to bring God "closer"
to his own, human understanding by means of
humanly-conceived "definitions" of Him who is
transcendent, infinite and unfathomable.
|
Note - 2767See above, n. 2666 to xxi. 4. The better reading is "Say"
in the imperative, rather than "He (the Prophet) said (or
says)" in the indicative mood. Note that, on that
construction, there are three distinct things which the
Prophet is asked to say: viz.: (1) the statement in
verses 109-11, addressed to those who turn away from the
Message; (2) the prayer addressed to Allah in the first
part of verse 112; and (3) the advice given indirectly to
the Believers, in the second part of verse 112. I have
marked these divisions by means of inverted commas.
|
Note - 2768That is, Allah's judgment as between the Teacher and
those who refuse his Message, or between the righteous
and those who taunt them for their poverty, will be the
true one, and both the Teacher and the Ummat must leave
the judgment to Allah.
|
Note - 2769Blasphemy is a dreadful sin. We must guard ourselves from
it. But as regards others, if we cannot prevent it, we
must pray to Allah for assistance and not rely upon
carnal weapons.
|
Share your thoughts about this with others by posting a comment. Visit our FAQ for some ideas.
Filter Comments 
 |
Lit., "against {'ala) all that you attribute [to Him] by way of description" or "of definition" (see note [88] on the last sentence of 6:100): implying that only God's grace can save man from the blasphemous attempts - prompted by his inherent weakness - to bring God "closer" to his own, human understanding by means of humanly-conceived "definitions" of Him who is transcendent, infinite and unfathomable. |
| |
See above, n. 2666 to xxi. 4. The better reading is "Say" in the imperative, rather than "He (the Prophet) said (or says)" in the indicative mood. Note that, on that construction, there are three distinct things which the Prophet is asked to say: viz.: (1) the statement in verses 109-11, addressed to those who turn away from the Message; (2) the prayer addressed to Allah in the first part of verse 112; and (3) the advice given indirectly to the Believers, in the second part of verse 112. I have marked these divisions by means of inverted commas. |
| |
That is, Allah's judgment as between the Teacher and those who refuse his Message, or between the righteous and those who taunt them for their poverty, will be the true one, and both the Teacher and the Ummat must leave the judgment to Allah. |
