تُؤْتِىٓ أُكُلَهَا كُلَّ حِينٍۭ بِإِذْنِ رَبِّهَا ۗ وَيَضْرِبُ ٱللَّهُ ٱلْأَمْثَالَ لِلنَّاسِ لَعَلَّهُمْ يَتَذَكَّرُونَ 25
Translations
It produces its fruit all the time, by permission of its Lord. And Allāh presents examples for the people that perhaps they will be reminded.
Transliteration
Tu'ti ukulaha kulla hinin bi-idni rabbihaa wa ydaribul-lahu al-amthala lin-nasi la'allahum yatadhakaroon
Tafsir (Explanation)
This ayah describes how a good tree (mentioned in the preceding verse) yields its fruit at every season by the permission of its Lord, serving as a parable for those who believe in Allah and do righteous deeds. According to Ibn Kathir and Al-Tabari, the tree symbolizes the believer whose good deeds continuously bear fruit in this life and the Hereafter, while the regular production of fruit demonstrates divine sustenance and blessing. Allah employs these parables to help people reflect and remember His signs, as stated explicitly in the latter part of the verse.
Revelation Context
This ayah is part of Surah Ibrahim, a Meccan surah that emphasizes monotheism and divine mercy. It appears within the context of Quranic parables (amthal) that Allah uses to clarify truth and falsehood. The broader passage (verses 24-26) contrasts the parable of a good tree with that of a bad tree, illustrating the contrast between believers and disbelievers, their deeds, and their ultimate outcomes.
Related Hadiths
The Prophet (peace be upon him) said: 'The example of a believer is like a date-palm tree; there is no part of it that is not useful.' (Sahih Bukhari 2811). Additionally, Surah Ibrahim 24-26 is referenced in tafsir literature regarding the parables Allah uses to teach people, connecting to the hadith about beneficial knowledge being a continuing charity (Sahih Muslim 1631).
Themes
Key Lesson
Just as a tree yields fruit continuously by Allah's permission, believers should strive to produce 'fruits' of good deeds consistently throughout their lives, recognizing that all provisions and blessings come from Allah alone. These divine parables invite us to reflect upon the signs around us and use them as reminders to strengthen our faith and improve our conduct.
Related Ayahs
رَّبَّنَآ إِنِّىٓ أَسْكَنتُ مِن ذُرِّيَّتِى بِوَادٍ غَيْرِ ذِى زَرْعٍ عِندَ بَيْتِكَ ٱلْمُحَرَّمِ رَبَّنَا لِيُقِيمُوا۟ ٱلصَّلَوٰةَ فَٱجْعَلْ أَفْـِٔدَةً مِّنَ ٱلنَّاسِ تَهْوِىٓ إِلَيْهِمْ وَٱرْزُقْهُم مِّنَ ٱلثَّمَرَٰتِ لَعَلَّهُمْ يَشْكُرُونَ
Our Lord, I have settled some of my descendants in an uncultivated valley near Your sacred House, our Lord, that they may establish prayer. So make hearts among the people incline toward them and provide for them from the fruits that they might be grateful.
وَبَرَزُوا۟ لِلَّهِ جَمِيعًا فَقَالَ ٱلضُّعَفَـٰٓؤُا۟ لِلَّذِينَ ٱسْتَكْبَرُوٓا۟ إِنَّا كُنَّا لَكُمْ تَبَعًا فَهَلْ أَنتُم مُّغْنُونَ عَنَّا مِنْ عَذَابِ ٱللَّهِ مِن شَىْءٍ ۚ قَالُوا۟ لَوْ هَدَىٰنَا ٱللَّهُ لَهَدَيْنَـٰكُمْ ۖ سَوَآءٌ عَلَيْنَآ أَجَزِعْنَآ أَمْ صَبَرْنَا مَا لَنَا مِن مَّحِيصٍ
And they will come out [for judgement] before Allāh all together, and the weak will say to those who were arrogant, "Indeed, we were your followers, so can you avail us anything against the punishment of Allāh?" They will say, "If Allāh had guided us, we would have guided you. It is all the same for us whether we show intolerance or are patient: there is for us no place of escape."
مَّثَلُ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ بِرَبِّهِمْ ۖ أَعْمَـٰلُهُمْ كَرَمَادٍ ٱشْتَدَّتْ بِهِ ٱلرِّيحُ فِى يَوْمٍ عَاصِفٍ ۖ لَّا يَقْدِرُونَ مِمَّا كَسَبُوا۟ عَلَىٰ شَىْءٍ ۚ ذَٰلِكَ هُوَ ٱلضَّلَـٰلُ ٱلْبَعِيدُ
The example of those who disbelieve in their Lord is [that] their deeds are like ashes which the wind blows forcefully on a stormy day; they are unable [to keep] from what they earned a [single] thing. That is what is extreme error.
أَلَمْ تَرَ كَيْفَ ضَرَبَ ٱللَّهُ مَثَلًا كَلِمَةً طَيِّبَةً كَشَجَرَةٍ طَيِّبَةٍ أَصْلُهَا ثَابِتٌ وَفَرْعُهَا فِى ٱلسَّمَآءِ
Have you not considered how Allāh presents an example, [making] a good word like a good tree, whose root is firmly fixed and its branches [high] in the sky?