تَنزِيلُ ٱلْكِتَـٰبِ مِنَ ٱللَّهِ ٱلْعَزِيزِ ٱلْحَكِيمِ 2
Translations
The revelation of the Book is from Allāh, the Exalted in Might, the Wise.
Transliteration
Tanzīl al-kitāb min Allāh al-'azīz al-hakīm
Tafsir (Explanation)
This ayah asserts that the Quran is a revelation (tanzīl) from Allah, the Mighty (Al-Aziz) and the Wise (Al-Hakīm). According to classical scholars like Ibn Kathir and Al-Tabari, this opening declaration serves to establish the divine origin and perfection of the Quranic text, emphasizing that its authority comes from Allah's supreme power and infinite wisdom, not from human composition. The attributes of 'Aziz (mighty/invincible) and Hakīm (wise) provide assurance that the Quran is free from error and contradiction, perfectly suited to guide humanity.
Revelation Context
Surah Al-Jathiyah is a Meccan surah, revealed during the period when the Prophet Muhammad faced intense opposition from the Quraysh who rejected the message of monotheism. This ayah opens the surah by directly affirming the Quranic revelation's divine source, serving as a response to those who disputed the Quran's authenticity and attributed it to human invention.
Related Hadiths
The Prophet Muhammad said regarding the Quran: 'The best of you are those who learn the Quran and teach it' (Sahih Bukhari 5027). Additionally, 'Whoever recites the Quran and acts upon it, Allah will enter his parents into Paradise on the Day of Judgment' (At-Tirmidhi).
Themes
Key Lesson
This ayah reminds believers that the Quran is not a human-made text but a divine guidance from the All-Powerful and All-Wise Creator. Modern readers should approach the Quran with reverence, confidence in its truthfulness, and commitment to understanding and implementing its teachings in their lives.
Related Ayahs
ثُمَّ جَعَلْنَـٰكَ عَلَىٰ شَرِيعَةٍ مِّنَ ٱلْأَمْرِ فَٱتَّبِعْهَا وَلَا تَتَّبِعْ أَهْوَآءَ ٱلَّذِينَ لَا يَعْلَمُونَ
Then We put you, [O Muḥammad], on an ordained way concerning the matter [of religion]; so follow it and do not follow the inclinations of those who do not know.
إِنَّهُمْ لَن يُغْنُوا۟ عَنكَ مِنَ ٱللَّهِ شَيْـًٔا ۚ وَإِنَّ ٱلظَّـٰلِمِينَ بَعْضُهُمْ أَوْلِيَآءُ بَعْضٍ ۖ وَٱللَّهُ وَلِىُّ ٱلْمُتَّقِينَ
Indeed, they will never avail you against Allāh at all. And indeed, the wrongdoers are allies of one another; but Allāh is the protector of the righteous.
وَلَقَدْ ءَاتَيْنَا بَنِىٓ إِسْرَٰٓءِيلَ ٱلْكِتَـٰبَ وَٱلْحُكْمَ وَٱلنُّبُوَّةَ وَرَزَقْنَـٰهُم مِّنَ ٱلطَّيِّبَـٰتِ وَفَضَّلْنَـٰهُمْ عَلَى ٱلْعَـٰلَمِينَ
And We did certainly give the Children of Israel the Scripture and judgement and prophethood, and We provided them with good things and preferred them over the worlds.
وَتَرَىٰ كُلَّ أُمَّةٍ جَاثِيَةً ۚ كُلُّ أُمَّةٍ تُدْعَىٰٓ إِلَىٰ كِتَـٰبِهَا ٱلْيَوْمَ تُجْزَوْنَ مَا كُنتُمْ تَعْمَلُونَ
And you will see every nation kneeling [from fear]. Every nation will be called to its record [and told], "Today you will be recompensed for what you used to do.