فَمَنِ ٱفْتَرَىٰ عَلَى ٱللَّهِ ٱلْكَذِبَ مِنۢ بَعْدِ ذَٰلِكَ فَأُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَ هُمُ ٱلظَّـٰلِمُونَ 94
Translations
And whoever invents about Allāh untruth after that - then those are [truly] the wrongdoers.
Transliteration
Fa-mani iftara ala-llahi al-kidhba min ba'di dhalika fa-ula'ika hum al-zalimun
Tafsir (Explanation)
This ayah warns that whoever fabricates lies and attributes them to Allah after the truth has been made clear is among the wrongdoers (zalimun). Classical scholars like Ibn Kathir and Al-Tabari interpret this as a severe condemnation of those who deliberately distort divine guidance, whether through inventing false religious rulings, denying established truths, or misrepresenting Islamic teachings. The ayah emphasizes that such deliberate fabrication against Allah constitutes a grave injustice both against the Divine and against humanity.
Revelation Context
This ayah appears in the context of Surah Ali 'Imran's discussion of religious truth and the covenant made with the People of the Book. It follows verses addressing the distortions made by some Jewish and Christian scholars regarding the Torah and their rejection of clear signs. The immediate context concerns those who knowingly alter or deny divine revelation after understanding it clearly.
Related Hadiths
The Prophet (peace be upon him) said: 'Whoever deliberately attributes a lie to me, let him take his place in Hell' (Sahih Bukhari 1291). Additionally, the Prophet warned against fabricating hadiths: 'Whoever lies about me intentionally, then let him prepare his seat in the Fire' (Sahih Muslim 4).
Themes
Key Lesson
This ayah teaches that intentionally misrepresenting Islam or attributing false teachings to Allah is a grave sin that demonstrates profound injustice. Believers must be vigilant in preserving the authenticity of Islamic knowledge and guard against both spreading and accepting fabricated religious claims.
Related Ayahs
أُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَ جَزَآؤُهُمْ أَنَّ عَلَيْهِمْ لَعْنَةَ ٱللَّهِ وَٱلْمَلَـٰٓئِكَةِ وَٱلنَّاسِ أَجْمَعِينَ
Those - their recompense will be that upon them is the curse of Allāh and the angels and the people, all together,
إِذْ تَقُولُ لِلْمُؤْمِنِينَ أَلَن يَكْفِيَكُمْ أَن يُمِدَّكُمْ رَبُّكُم بِثَلَـٰثَةِ ءَالَـٰفٍ مِّنَ ٱلْمَلَـٰٓئِكَةِ مُنزَلِينَ
[Remember] when you said to the believers, "Is it not sufficient for you that your Lord should reinforce you with three thousand angels sent down?
وَلَا تُؤْمِنُوٓا۟ إِلَّا لِمَن تَبِعَ دِينَكُمْ قُلْ إِنَّ ٱلْهُدَىٰ هُدَى ٱللَّهِ أَن يُؤْتَىٰٓ أَحَدٌ مِّثْلَ مَآ أُوتِيتُمْ أَوْ يُحَآجُّوكُمْ عِندَ رَبِّكُمْ ۗ قُلْ إِنَّ ٱلْفَضْلَ بِيَدِ ٱللَّهِ يُؤْتِيهِ مَن يَشَآءُ ۗ وَٱللَّهُ وَٰسِعٌ عَلِيمٌ
And do not trust except those who follow your religion." Say, "Indeed, the [true] guidance is the guidance of Allāh. [Do you fear] lest someone be given [knowledge] like you were given or that they would [thereby] argue with you before your Lord?" Say, "Indeed, [all] bounty is in the hand of Allāh - He grants it to whom He wills. And Allāh is all-Encompassing and Wise."
قَالَتْ رَبِّ أَنَّىٰ يَكُونُ لِى وَلَدٌ وَلَمْ يَمْسَسْنِى بَشَرٌ ۖ قَالَ كَذَٰلِكِ ٱللَّهُ يَخْلُقُ مَا يَشَآءُ ۚ إِذَا قَضَىٰٓ أَمْرًا فَإِنَّمَا يَقُولُ لَهُۥ كُن فَيَكُونُ
She said, "My Lord, how will I have a child when no man has touched me?" [The angel] said, "Such is Allāh; He creates what He wills. When He decrees a matter, He only says to it, 'Be,' and it is.