لِيُبَيِّنَ لَهُمُ ٱلَّذِى يَخْتَلِفُونَ فِيهِ وَلِيَعْلَمَ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوٓا۟ أَنَّهُمْ كَانُوا۟ كَـٰذِبِينَ 39
Translations
[It is] so He will make clear to them [the truth of] that wherein they differ and so those who have disbelieved may know that they were liars.
Transliteration
Liyubayyina lahumu alladhī yakhtalifoona fīhi wa liya'lama alladhīna kafarū annahum kānū kādhībīn
Tafsir (Explanation)
This ayah explains that Allah has established the Day of Judgment so that He may clarify to the believers those matters about which they differed in this world, and so that the disbelievers may know and acknowledge that they were liars in their denial of the truth. According to Ibn Kathir, this verse emphasizes that the Hereafter will serve as a definitive clarification of all disputed matters, vindicating the believers and exposing the falsehood of the disbelievers' claims and denials.
Revelation Context
This ayah appears in the Meccan surah An-Nahl within a passage discussing the wisdom of Allah in creating the heavens and earth. It contextually addresses the disputes that existed between believers and disbelievers regarding Islamic teachings, prophetic messages, and matters of faith during the early Meccan period. The verse assures Muslims that their faith will be vindicated on the Day of Judgment.
Related Hadiths
The Prophet (peace be upon him) said: 'On the Day of Judgment, the Qur'an and those who acted upon it will be brought forward' (Tirmidhi). Additionally, the hadith in Sahih Muslim regarding the questioning in the grave relates to personal accountability for beliefs and actions in this life.
Themes
Key Lesson
This ayah provides comfort to believers facing opposition and dispute in this world by assuring them that Allah will ultimately clarify all matters of disagreement on the Day of Judgment. It should inspire believers to remain steadfast in faith despite worldly disputes, knowing that the truth will be fully revealed and those who rejected it will have no excuse.
Related Ayahs
لِلَّذِينَ لَا يُؤْمِنُونَ بِٱلْـَٔاخِرَةِ مَثَلُ ٱلسَّوْءِ ۖ وَلِلَّهِ ٱلْمَثَلُ ٱلْأَعْلَىٰ ۚ وَهُوَ ٱلْعَزِيزُ ٱلْحَكِيمُ
For those who do not believe in the Hereafter is the description [i.e., an attribute] of evil; and for Allāh is the highest attribute. And He is Exalted in Might, the Wise.
وَضَرَبَ ٱللَّهُ مَثَلًا قَرْيَةً كَانَتْ ءَامِنَةً مُّطْمَئِنَّةً يَأْتِيهَا رِزْقُهَا رَغَدًا مِّن كُلِّ مَكَانٍ فَكَفَرَتْ بِأَنْعُمِ ٱللَّهِ فَأَذَٰقَهَا ٱللَّهُ لِبَاسَ ٱلْجُوعِ وَٱلْخَوْفِ بِمَا كَانُوا۟ يَصْنَعُونَ
And Allāh presents an example: a city [i.e., Makkah] which was safe and secure, its provision coming to it in abundance from every location, but it denied the favors of Allāh. So Allāh made it taste the envelopment of hunger and fear for what they had been doing.
ثُمَّ يَوْمَ ٱلْقِيَـٰمَةِ يُخْزِيهِمْ وَيَقُولُ أَيْنَ شُرَكَآءِىَ ٱلَّذِينَ كُنتُمْ تُشَـٰٓقُّونَ فِيهِمْ ۚ قَالَ ٱلَّذِينَ أُوتُوا۟ ٱلْعِلْمَ إِنَّ ٱلْخِزْىَ ٱلْيَوْمَ وَٱلسُّوٓءَ عَلَى ٱلْكَـٰفِرِينَ
Then on the Day of Resurrection He will disgrace them and say, "Where are My 'partners' for whom you used to oppose [the believers]?" Those who were given knowledge will say, "Indeed disgrace, this Day, and evil are upon the disbelievers" -
جَنَّـٰتُ عَدْنٍ يَدْخُلُونَهَا تَجْرِى مِن تَحْتِهَا ٱلْأَنْهَـٰرُ ۖ لَهُمْ فِيهَا مَا يَشَآءُونَ ۚ كَذَٰلِكَ يَجْزِى ٱللَّهُ ٱلْمُتَّقِينَ
Gardens of perpetual residence, which they will enter, beneath which rivers flow. They will have therein whatever they wish. Thus does Allāh reward the righteous -