Surah 47. Muhammad, Ayah 3
| ذَٰلِكَ بِأَنَّ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا اتَّبَعُوا الْبَاطِلَ وَأَنَّ الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا اتَّبَعُوا الْحَقَّ مِنْ رَبِّهِمْ ۚ كَذَٰلِكَ يَضْرِبُ اللَّهُ لِلنَّاسِ أَمْثَالَهُمْ |
| Transliteration | : | dhaalika bi- 'anna 'alladhena kafaro ittabaco al- baat.il wa- 'anna 'alladhena 'aamano ittabaco al- h.aqq min rabb -him ka- dhaalika yad.rib 'allaah li- an- naas amthaal -hum |
| Pickthall | : | That is because those who disbelieve follow falsehood and because those who believe follow the truth from their Lord. Thus Allah coineth their similitudes for mankind. |
| Asad | : | This, because they who are bent on denying the truth pursue falsehood, whereas they who have attained to faith pursue [but] the truth [that flows] from their Sustainer. In this way does God set forth unto man the parables of their true state.3 |
| Malik | : | This is because the unbelievers follow falsehood, while the believers follow the truth from their Rabb. Thus, Allah cites their similitudes for mankind. |
| Yusuf Ali | : | This because those who reject Allah follow vanities while those who believe follow the Truth from their Lord: Thus does Allah set forth for men their lessons by similitudes. 4819 |
Note - 3Lit., "their parables" (amthalahum). This, according to
some of the most outstanding commentators, relates to the
parabolic expressions in the above three verses: the
"going to waste" - in consequence of their deliberate
"pursuance of falsehood" - of the good deeds of those who
deny the truth, as well as the "effacement of the bad
deeds" of the true believers in consequence of their
"pursuance of the truth" (Baghawi, Zamakhshari, Razi,
Baydawi). In a broader perspective, this interpretation
takes into account the parabolic nature not only of the
above sentence but also of many other Qur'anic statements
relating to men's spiritual conditions and destinies in
this world as well as in the life to come.
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Note - 4819We learn the greatest moral lessons by parables and
similitudes from things that happen in the outer world.
If a man goes after a mirage or a thing that has no real
existence, he can never reach his goal, while the man
that follows the kindly Light from Allah that leads him
on must be happier in mind, sounder in heart, and firmer
in life, generally for every moment that he lives.
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Lit., "their parables" (amthalahum). This, according to some of the most outstanding commentators, relates to the parabolic expressions in the above three verses: the "going to waste" - in consequence of their deliberate "pursuance of falsehood" - of the good deeds of those who deny the truth, as well as the "effacement of the bad deeds" of the true believers in consequence of their "pursuance of the truth" (Baghawi, Zamakhshari, Razi, Baydawi). In a broader perspective, this interpretation takes into account the parabolic nature not only of the above sentence but also of many other Qur'anic statements relating to men's spiritual conditions and destinies in this world as well as in the life to come. |
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We learn the greatest moral lessons by parables and similitudes from things that happen in the outer world. If a man goes after a mirage or a thing that has no real existence, he can never reach his goal, while the man that follows the kindly Light from Allah that leads him on must be happier in mind, sounder in heart, and firmer in life, generally for every moment that he lives. |
