Surah Ash-Shura 42:24 — translation and meaning

الشورى · Verse 24 / 53 · Page 486

ۗ ۚ ۖ أَمْ يَقُولُونَ افْتَرَى عَلَى اللَّهِ كَذِبًا فَإِن يَشَإِ اللَّهُ يَخْتِمْ عَلَى قَلْبِكَ وَيَمْحُ اللَّهُ الْبَاطِلَ وَيُحِقُّ الْحَقَّ بِكَلِمَاتِهِ إِنَّهُ عَلِيمٌ بِذَاتِ الصُّدُورِ

Word by Word

ۗ
ۚ
ۖ
أَمْ
am
Or
يَقُولُونَ
yaquluna
(do) they say
افْتَرَى
if'tara
He has invented
عَلَى
ala
about
اللَّهِ
al-lahi
Allah
كَذِبًا
kadhiban
a lie
فَإِن
fa-in
But if
يَشَإِ
yasha-i
Allah (had) willed
اللَّهُ
al-lahu
Allah (had) willed
يَخْتِمْ
yakhtim
He would seal
عَلَى
ala
[over]
قَلْبِكَ
qalbika
your heart
وَيَمْحُ
wayamhu
And Allah eliminates
اللَّهُ
al-lahu
And Allah eliminates
الْبَاطِلَ
al-batila
the falsehood
وَيُحِقُّ
wayuhiqqu
and establishes
الْحَقَّ
al-haqa
the truth
بِكَلِمَاتِهِ
bikalimatihi
by His Words
إِنَّهُ
innahu
Indeed, He
عَلِيمٌ
alimun
(is) All-Knowing
بِذَاتِ
bidhati
of what
الصُّدُورِ
al-suduri
(is in) the breasts

Transliteration

Am yaqooloonaf tara 'alal laahi kaziban fa-iny yasha il laahu yakhtim 'alaa qalbik; wa yamhul laahul baatila wa yuhiqqul haqqa bi Kalimaatih; innahoo 'Aleemum bizaatis sudoor

Translation

Or do they say, "He has invented about Allah a lie"? But if Allah willed, He could seal over your heart. And Allah eliminates falsehood and establishes the truth by His words. Indeed, He is Knowing of that within the breasts.

Verse interpretation (Tafsir)

One of the claims of the idolaters is that they say: Muhammad has invented a lie against his Lord by his claim of being His messenger. One of the things that confirm that the Qur’ān is revelation from Allah is that if He willed He could have made you forget this Qur’ān. But Allah removes falsehood and establishes the truth. This is what occurred to the call of the idolaters, which was removed, and the call of Islam which was established. He knows what is in the hearts of His servants. Nothing is hidden from Him.

Source: Al-Mukhtasar Tafsir — Tafsir Center for Quranic Studies.

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