Surah Hud Ayah 28

Hud · Ayah 28 · Juz 12 · Page 224

قَالَ يَٰقَوۡمِ أَرَءَيۡتُمۡ إِن كُنتُ عَلَىٰ بَيِّنَةٖ مِّن رَّبِّي وَءَاتَىٰنِي رَحۡمَةٗ مِّنۡ عِندِهِۦ فَعُمِّيَتۡ عَلَيۡكُمۡ أَنُلۡزِمُكُمُوهَا وَأَنتُمۡ لَهَا كَٰرِهُونَ ٢٨

Qāla yāqawmi araʾaytum in kuntu ʿalā bayyinatim mir rabbī wa ātānī raḥmatam min ʿindihī faʿummiyat ʿalaykum anulzimukumūhā wa antum lahā kārihūn.

He said, "O my people, have you considered: if I should be upon clear evidence from my Lord while He has given me mercy from Himself but it has been made unapparent to you, should we force it upon you while you are averse to it?

Translation: Sahih International

This verse is discussed in

Tafsir

He said: "O my people! Tell me, if I have a clear proof from my Lord, and a mercy (prophethood) has come to me from Him, but that (mercy) has been obscured from your sight. Shall we compel you (to accept) it when you have a strong hatred for it (28)

The Response of Nuh

Allah says, informing about the response of Nuh to his people,

أَرَأَيْتُمْ إِن كُنتُ عَلَىٰ بَيِّنَةٍ مِّن رَّبِّي

(Tell me, if I have a clear proof from my Lord,) Bayyinah means certainty, a clear matter, and truthful prophethood. That is the greatest mercy from Allah upon him (Nuh) and them (his people).

فَعُمِّيَتْ عَلَيْكُمْ

(but that (mercy) has been obscured from your sight.) "Obscured from your sight" in this verse means, 'it was hidden from you and you are not guided to it. Thus, you [people] did not know its importance so you hastily rejected and denied it.'

أَنُلْزِمُكُمُوهَا

(Shall we compel you (to accept) it) This means, "Should we force you to accept it, while you actually detest it."

Word by word19 words

  • قَالَHe said
  • يَٰقَوۡمِO my people
  • أَرَءَيۡتُمۡDo you see
  • إِنif
  • كُنتُI was
  • عَلَىٰon
  • بَيِّنَةٖ(the) clear proof
  • مِّنfrom
  • رَّبِّيmy Lord
  • وَءَاتَىٰنِيwhile He has given me
  • رَحۡمَةٗmercy
  • مِّنۡfrom
  • عِندِهِۦHimself
  • فَعُمِّيَتۡbut (it) has been obscured
  • عَلَيۡكُمۡfrom you
  • أَنُلۡزِمُكُمُوهَاshould We compel you (to accept) it
  • وَأَنتُمۡwhile you (are)
  • لَهَاaverse to it
  • كَٰرِهُونَaverse to it

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