إِنَّآ أَرْسَلْنَـٰكَ بِٱلْحَقِّ بَشِيرًا وَنَذِيرًا ۚ وَإِن مِّنْ أُمَّةٍ إِلَّا خَلَا فِيهَا نَذِيرٌ 24
Translations
Indeed, We have sent you with the truth as a bringer of good tidings and a warner. And there was no nation but that there had passed within it a warner.
Transliteration
Inna arsalnaka bil-haqqi bashiran wa nadhiran. Wa in min ummatin illa khala fiha nadhir.
Tafsir (Explanation)
Allah affirms that He has sent Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) with truth as a bringer of good tidings and a warner, establishing the dual nature of his prophetic mission. The second part emphasizes the universal nature of divine guidance—every nation throughout history has been sent a warner, demonstrating Allah's justice in providing guidance to all peoples. Classical scholars like Ibn Kathir and Al-Qurtubi highlight that this verse underscores the continuity of prophethood across nations and absolves the Prophet of responsibility for those who reject the message after clear warning.
Revelation Context
This ayah appears in Surah Fatir, a Meccan surah that addresses the disbelievers' rejection of monotheism and the message of the Prophet. The broader context discusses Allah's creation and wisdom, and this verse serves to validate the Prophet's mission while asserting that rejection of divine guidance is not a new phenomenon but has occurred throughout human history.
Related Hadiths
The hadith from Sahih Bukhari (3442) where the Prophet said: 'The best of people are my generation, then those who come after them, then those who come after them.' This relates to the concept of succession of messengers and guidance. Also relevant is the hadith in Surah Al-Qalam emphasizing the Prophet's role as a mercy to mankind.
Themes
Key Lesson
This ayah reassures believers that the rejection faced by the Prophet is not unique or indicative of failure, as every nation received warning, and it teaches us that Allah's mercy extends to all humanity through sending messengers—our responsibility is to accept guidance when it comes and warn others with wisdom and compassion.
Related Ayahs
أَلَمْ تَرَ أَنَّ ٱللَّهَ أَنزَلَ مِنَ ٱلسَّمَآءِ مَآءً فَأَخْرَجْنَا بِهِۦ ثَمَرَٰتٍ مُّخْتَلِفًا أَلْوَٰنُهَا ۚ وَمِنَ ٱلْجِبَالِ جُدَدٌۢ بِيضٌ وَحُمْرٌ مُّخْتَلِفٌ أَلْوَٰنُهَا وَغَرَابِيبُ سُودٌ
Do you not see that Allāh sends down rain from the sky, and We produce thereby fruits of varying colors? And in the mountains are tracts, white and red of varying shades and [some] extremely black.
۞ يَـٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلنَّاسُ أَنتُمُ ٱلْفُقَرَآءُ إِلَى ٱللَّهِ ۖ وَٱللَّهُ هُوَ ٱلْغَنِىُّ ٱلْحَمِيدُ
O mankind, you are those in need of Allāh, while Allāh is the Free of need, the Praiseworthy.
ٱلَّذِىٓ أَحَلَّنَا دَارَ ٱلْمُقَامَةِ مِن فَضْلِهِۦ لَا يَمَسُّنَا فِيهَا نَصَبٌ وَلَا يَمَسُّنَا فِيهَا لُغُوبٌ
He who has settled us in the home of duration [i.e., Paradise] out of His bounty. There touches us not in it any fatigue, and there touches us not in it weariness [of mind]."
ٱسْتِكْبَارًا فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ وَمَكْرَ ٱلسَّيِّئِ ۚ وَلَا يَحِيقُ ٱلْمَكْرُ ٱلسَّيِّئُ إِلَّا بِأَهْلِهِۦ ۚ فَهَلْ يَنظُرُونَ إِلَّا سُنَّتَ ٱلْأَوَّلِينَ ۚ فَلَن تَجِدَ لِسُنَّتِ ٱللَّهِ تَبْدِيلًا ۖ وَلَن تَجِدَ لِسُنَّتِ ٱللَّهِ تَحْوِيلًا
[Due to] arrogance in the land and plotting of evil; but the evil plot does not encompass except its own people. Then do they await except the way [i.e., fate] of the former peoples? But you will never find in the way [i.e., established method] of Allāh any change, and you will never find in the way of Allāh any alteration.