ٱلْحَقُّ مِن رَّبِّكَ فَلَا تَكُن مِّنَ ٱلْمُمْتَرِينَ 60
Translations
The truth is from your Lord, so do not be among the doubters.
Transliteration
Al-haqqu min rabbika fala takun min al-mumtareen
Tafsir (Explanation)
This ayah affirms that the truth (regarding the message about Jesus and monotheism) comes from Allah, your Lord, and therefore one should not be among those who doubt or dispute it. Ibn Kathir explains that this statement comes after detailed discussion of Jesus's nature, emphasizing that the Quranic account is divinely ordained truth that should dispel hesitation. Al-Tabari notes that 'al-mumtareen' (those who doubt/dispute) refers to those who waver between accepting and rejecting the clear signs of Allah.
Revelation Context
This ayah appears in the context of Surah Ali 'Imran's discussion of Jesus ('Isa) and the People of the Book, particularly addressing the Christian and Jewish disputes about Jesus's nature. It comes after verses clarifying that Jesus was a servant and messenger of Allah, not divine, serving to settle theological disputes and reinforce certainty in the Message.
Related Hadiths
The concept relates to Surah Al-Baqarah 2:4 regarding those who believe in the unseen without doubt. Additionally, the theme of certainty in faith is reinforced in the hadith: 'Certainty destroys doubt' (found in various Tafsir works discussing faith and conviction).
Themes
Key Lesson
This ayah teaches believers to approach the Quranic message with unwavering conviction rather than hesitation or doubt, recognizing it as the definitive truth from Allah. For modern readers, it encourages replacing uncertainty with confident faith based on divine guidance, and avoiding the spiritual paralysis that comes from perpetual questioning without submission to revealed truth.
Related Ayahs
قُلِ ٱللَّهُمَّ مَـٰلِكَ ٱلْمُلْكِ تُؤْتِى ٱلْمُلْكَ مَن تَشَآءُ وَتَنزِعُ ٱلْمُلْكَ مِمَّن تَشَآءُ وَتُعِزُّ مَن تَشَآءُ وَتُذِلُّ مَن تَشَآءُ ۖ بِيَدِكَ ٱلْخَيْرُ ۖ إِنَّكَ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَىْءٍ قَدِيرٌ
Say, "O Allāh, Owner of Sovereignty, You give sovereignty to whom You will and You take sovereignty away from whom You will. You honor whom You will and You humble whom You will. In Your hand is [all] good. Indeed, You are over all things competent.
أُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَ ٱلَّذِينَ حَبِطَتْ أَعْمَـٰلُهُمْ فِى ٱلدُّنْيَا وَٱلْـَٔاخِرَةِ وَمَا لَهُم مِّن نَّـٰصِرِينَ
They are the ones whose deeds have become worthless in this world and the Hereafter, and for them there will be no helpers.
إِنَّ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ لَن تُغْنِىَ عَنْهُمْ أَمْوَٰلُهُمْ وَلَآ أَوْلَـٰدُهُم مِّنَ ٱللَّهِ شَيْـًٔا ۖ وَأُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَ أَصْحَـٰبُ ٱلنَّارِ ۚ هُمْ فِيهَا خَـٰلِدُونَ
Indeed, those who disbelieve - never will their wealth or their children avail them against Allāh at all, and those are the companions of the Fire; they will abide therein eternally.
هُوَ ٱلَّذِى يُصَوِّرُكُمْ فِى ٱلْأَرْحَامِ كَيْفَ يَشَآءُ ۚ لَآ إِلَـٰهَ إِلَّا هُوَ ٱلْعَزِيزُ ٱلْحَكِيمُ
It is He who forms you in the wombs however He wills. There is no deity except Him, the Exalted in Might, the Wise.