يُؤْفَكُ عَنْهُ مَنْ أُفِكَ 9
Translations
Deluded away from it [i.e., the Qur’ān] is he who is deluded.
Transliteration
Yu'faku 'anhu man ufik
Tafsir (Explanation)
This ayah means 'Turned away from it is he who has been turned away.' According to Ibn Kathir and Al-Tabari, this verse expresses the reality that those whom Allah has allowed to be deluded and led astray from the truth will inevitably turn away from the Qur'an and its message. The verse reflects the principle of divine justice—that those who actively reject guidance are given over to their rejection as a consequence of their own choices and spiritual blindness.
Revelation Context
This ayah appears in Surah Adh-Dhariyat, a Meccan surah that emphasizes themes of monotheism, the resurrection, and the consequences of rejecting divine guidance. The surah addresses the stubbornness of the Meccan disbelievers who turned away from the Qur'an despite its clarity. This particular ayah encapsulates the recurring Qur'anic theme that rejection of truth leads to further spiritual misguidance.
Related Hadiths
The concept relates to the hadith in Sahih Muslim where the Prophet (peace be upon him) said, 'Whoever Allah wishes to guide, He opens his chest to Islam; and whoever He wishes to leave astray, He closes and constricts his chest.' This illustrates the relationship between one's choices and Allah's wisdom in guidance.
Themes
Key Lesson
This ayah teaches us that persistent rejection of guidance and truth has spiritual consequences—the heart becomes sealed and increasingly distant from righteousness. We should seek Allah's guidance earnestly and remain humble to divine signs, recognizing that our choices determine our spiritual trajectory.