لِّكُلِّ نَبَإٍ مُّسْتَقَرٌّ ۚ وَسَوْفَ تَعْلَمُونَ 67
Translations
For every news [i.e., happening] is a finality; and you are going to know.
Transliteration
Likulli naba'in mustaqarrun wa sawfa ta'lamun
Tafsir (Explanation)
This ayah means 'For every piece of news/information there is a time of settlement/fulfillment, and you will soon know.' According to Ibn Kathir and Al-Tabari, this refers to the inevitable fulfillment of Allah's promises and warnings—every prophecy, threat, and glad tiding will come to pass at its appointed time. The ayah reassures believers that patience is required, as the consequences of events and messages will become clear when Allah wills, and serves as a warning to disbelievers that their denial and mocking will have inevitable consequences.
Revelation Context
This ayah appears in the context of Surah Al-An'am, which addresses the Meccan polytheists' rejection of the Prophet Muhammad and their mockery of the Quranic message. The ayah responds to their skepticism and demands for immediate punishment or proof, reminding them that everything happens according to Allah's perfect timing and plan.
Related Hadiths
Thematically related: The Prophet (ﷺ) said, 'The most truthful of poetry is that of Labid: Verily, everything except Allah is worthless' (Sahih Bukhari 3838), emphasizing the certainty of Allah's plans. Also relevant is the hadith regarding patience with Allah's decree in Sunan Ibn Majah.
Themes
Key Lesson
This ayah teaches believers to trust in Allah's perfect timing and not demand immediate results or become impatient with His plan, as every event has its appointed time when truth will become manifest. It is a reminder that those who mock the divine message will eventually witness the consequences, encouraging steadfastness in faith despite worldly pressures.
Related Ayahs
إِنِّى وَجَّهْتُ وَجْهِىَ لِلَّذِى فَطَرَ ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضَ حَنِيفًا ۖ وَمَآ أَنَا۠ مِنَ ٱلْمُشْرِكِينَ
Indeed, I have turned my face [i.e., self] toward He who created the heavens and the earth, inclining toward truth, and I am not of those who associate others with Allāh."
ثَمَـٰنِيَةَ أَزْوَٰجٍ ۖ مِّنَ ٱلضَّأْنِ ٱثْنَيْنِ وَمِنَ ٱلْمَعْزِ ٱثْنَيْنِ ۗ قُلْ ءَآلذَّكَرَيْنِ حَرَّمَ أَمِ ٱلْأُنثَيَيْنِ أَمَّا ٱشْتَمَلَتْ عَلَيْهِ أَرْحَامُ ٱلْأُنثَيَيْنِ ۖ نَبِّـُٔونِى بِعِلْمٍ إِن كُنتُمْ صَـٰدِقِينَ
[They are] eight mates - of the sheep, two and of the goats, two. Say, "Is it the two males He has forbidden or the two females or that which the wombs of the two females contain? Inform me with knowledge, if you should be truthful."
وَكَذَٰلِكَ جَعَلْنَا لِكُلِّ نَبِىٍّ عَدُوًّا شَيَـٰطِينَ ٱلْإِنسِ وَٱلْجِنِّ يُوحِى بَعْضُهُمْ إِلَىٰ بَعْضٍ زُخْرُفَ ٱلْقَوْلِ غُرُورًا ۚ وَلَوْ شَآءَ رَبُّكَ مَا فَعَلُوهُ ۖ فَذَرْهُمْ وَمَا يَفْتَرُونَ
And thus We have made for every prophet an enemy - devils from mankind and jinn, inspiring to one another decorative speech in delusion. But if your Lord had willed, they would not have done it, so leave them and that which they invent.
وَمَنْ أَظْلَمُ مِمَّنِ ٱفْتَرَىٰ عَلَى ٱللَّهِ كَذِبًا أَوْ كَذَّبَ بِـَٔايَـٰتِهِۦٓ ۗ إِنَّهُۥ لَا يُفْلِحُ ٱلظَّـٰلِمُونَ
And who is more unjust than one who invents about Allāh a lie or denies His verses? Indeed, the wrongdoers will not succeed.