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
ذَٰلِكَ نَتْلُوهُ عَلَيْكَ مِنَ ٱلْـَٔايَـٰتِ وَٱلذِّكْرِ ٱلْحَكِيمِ
This is what We recite to you, [O Muḥammad], of [Our] verses and the precise [and wise] message [i.e., the Qur’ān].
ذَٰلِكَ مِنْ أَنۢبَآءِ ٱلْغَيْبِ نُوحِيهِ إِلَيْكَ ۚ وَمَا كُنتَ لَدَيْهِمْ إِذْ يُلْقُونَ أَقْلَـٰمَهُمْ أَيُّهُمْ يَكْفُلُ مَرْيَمَ وَمَا كُنتَ لَدَيْهِمْ إِذْ يَخْتَصِمُونَ
That is from the news of the unseen which We reveal to you, [O Muḥammad]. And you were not with them when they cast their pens as to which of them should be responsible for Mary. Nor were you with them when they disputed.
وَإِذْ أَخَذَ ٱللَّهُ مِيثَـٰقَ ٱلنَّبِيِّـۧنَ لَمَآ ءَاتَيْتُكُم مِّن كِتَـٰبٍ وَحِكْمَةٍ ثُمَّ جَآءَكُمْ رَسُولٌ مُّصَدِّقٌ لِّمَا مَعَكُمْ لَتُؤْمِنُنَّ بِهِۦ وَلَتَنصُرُنَّهُۥ ۚ قَالَ ءَأَقْرَرْتُمْ وَأَخَذْتُمْ عَلَىٰ ذَٰلِكُمْ إِصْرِى ۖ قَالُوٓا۟ أَقْرَرْنَا ۚ قَالَ فَٱشْهَدُوا۟ وَأَنَا۠ مَعَكُم مِّنَ ٱلشَّـٰهِدِينَ
And [recall, O People of the Scripture], when Allāh took the covenant of the prophets, [saying], "Whatever I give you of the Scripture and wisdom and then there comes to you a messenger confirming what is with you, you [must] believe in him and support him." [Allāh] said, "Have you acknowledged and taken upon that My commitment?" They said, "We have acknowledged it." He said, "Then bear witness, and I am with you among the witnesses."
قَالَ رَبِّ ٱجْعَل لِّىٓ ءَايَةً ۖ قَالَ ءَايَتُكَ أَلَّا تُكَلِّمَ ٱلنَّاسَ ثَلَـٰثَةَ أَيَّامٍ إِلَّا رَمْزًا ۗ وَٱذْكُر رَّبَّكَ كَثِيرًا وَسَبِّحْ بِٱلْعَشِىِّ وَٱلْإِبْكَـٰرِ
He said, "My Lord, make for me a sign." He said, "Your sign is that you will not [be able to] speak to the people for three days except by gesture. And remember your Lord much and exalt [Him with praise] in the evening and the morning."