وَلَقَدْ يَسَّرْنَا ٱلْقُرْءَانَ لِلذِّكْرِ فَهَلْ مِن مُّدَّكِرٍ 32
Translations
And We have certainly made the Qur’ān easy for remembrance, so is there any who will remember?
Transliteration
Wa-laqad yassarna al-Qur'ana li-adh-dhikri fa-hal min muddakir
Tafsir (Explanation)
Allah has made the Qur'an easy to understand and remember, removing barriers to its comprehension for all who seek guidance. The rhetorical question 'Is there any who will remember?' serves as a powerful call to reflection and action, emphasizing human responsibility to respond to this divine gift. Classical scholars like Al-Tabari and Ibn Kathir note that this eases the burden on believers—the Qur'an's clarity and accessibility are intentional divine mercies, yet the challenge remains whether people will truly take heed.
Revelation Context
This ayah appears in Surah Al-Qamar, which repeatedly emphasizes the Qur'an's clarity and the signs of Allah throughout creation. The surah was revealed in Mecca during a period when the Quraysh rejected the Prophet's message, making this ayah a pointed reminder that the obstacle to belief is not intellectual difficulty but rather willful negligence. The context reinforces that the Qur'an's accessibility places responsibility squarely on the listener to accept or reject.
Related Hadiths
The Prophet (ﷺ) said: 'The best of you are those who learn the Qur'an and teach it' (Sahih Bukhari 5027). Additionally, 'Whoever recites the Qur'an and acts upon its verses, his parents will be crowned with light on the Day of Resurrection' (Sunan Ibn Majah 3781), emphasizing both the ease of engagement and the expectation of response.
Themes
Key Lesson
The Qur'an's ease of understanding is a divine grace; our responsibility lies not in removing obstacles but in opening our hearts to receive its message and act upon it. The ayah challenges us to move beyond passive reading to active remembrance and implementation, recognizing that indifference to such a clear message is a conscious choice, not an inevitable fate.