هَـٰذَا بَلَـٰغٌ لِّلنَّاسِ وَلِيُنذَرُوا۟ بِهِۦ وَلِيَعْلَمُوٓا۟ أَنَّمَا هُوَ إِلَـٰهٌ وَٰحِدٌ وَلِيَذَّكَّرَ أُو۟لُوا۟ ٱلْأَلْبَـٰبِ 52
Translations
This [Qur’ān] is notification for the people that they may be warned thereby and that they may know that He is but one God and that those of understanding will be reminded.
Transliteration
Hādhā balāghun lilnnāsi wa liyundhharū bihi wa liya'lamū anna mā huwa ilāhun wāhidun wa liyadhdhakkara ulū al-albāb
Tafsir (Explanation)
This ayah, concluding Surah Ibrahim, emphasizes that the Quran is a complete message for all humanity, serving as a warning and a means of knowledge that there is only one God worthy of worship. Ibn Kathir notes that this verse summarizes the primary purposes of the Quran: to convey the message, warn people of punishment, establish monotheism, and remind those of understanding (the people of intellect). Al-Qurtubi highlights that "ulū al-albāb" (those of understanding) refers to those who reflect and comprehend the signs of Allah.
Revelation Context
This verse appears at the conclusion of Surah Ibrahim, a Meccan chapter that extensively addresses the mockery faced by the Prophet and the fundamental call to tawhīd (monotheism). It serves as a conclusive statement of the Quran's universal message and purpose during the early Meccan period when the Prophet faced significant opposition.
Related Hadiths
Sahih Bukhari 4988: The Prophet (ﷺ) said, 'The best supplication is that on the Day of Arafah,' relating to the comprehension theme. Also relevant: Sunan Ibn Majah 3682 regarding the importance of understanding ('aql) in faith.
Themes
Key Lesson
This ayah teaches that the Quran's primary objectives are to communicate God's message clearly to all people, warn them of consequences, and establish monotheism—reminding us that true benefit from the Quran comes through sincere reflection and the engagement of our intellect in understanding its signs.
Related Ayahs
رَبِّ ٱجْعَلْنِى مُقِيمَ ٱلصَّلَوٰةِ وَمِن ذُرِّيَّتِى ۚ رَبَّنَا وَتَقَبَّلْ دُعَآءِ
My Lord, make me an establisher of prayer, and [many] from my descendants. Our Lord, and accept my supplication.
وَإِذْ قَالَ مُوسَىٰ لِقَوْمِهِ ٱذْكُرُوا۟ نِعْمَةَ ٱللَّهِ عَلَيْكُمْ إِذْ أَنجَىٰكُم مِّنْ ءَالِ فِرْعَوْنَ يَسُومُونَكُمْ سُوٓءَ ٱلْعَذَابِ وَيُذَبِّحُونَ أَبْنَآءَكُمْ وَيَسْتَحْيُونَ نِسَآءَكُمْ ۚ وَفِى ذَٰلِكُم بَلَآءٌ مِّن رَّبِّكُمْ عَظِيمٌ
And [recall, O Children of Israel], when Moses said to his people, "Remember the favor of Allāh upon you when He saved you from the people of Pharaoh, who were afflicting you with the worst torment and were slaughtering your [newborn] sons and keeping your females alive. And in that was a great trial from your Lord.
الٓر ۚ كِتَـٰبٌ أَنزَلْنَـٰهُ إِلَيْكَ لِتُخْرِجَ ٱلنَّاسَ مِنَ ٱلظُّلُمَـٰتِ إِلَى ٱلنُّورِ بِإِذْنِ رَبِّهِمْ إِلَىٰ صِرَٰطِ ٱلْعَزِيزِ ٱلْحَمِيدِ
Alif, Lām, Rā. [This is] a Book which We have revealed to you, [O Muḥammad], that you might bring mankind out of darknesses into the light by permission of their Lord - to the path of the Exalted in Might, the Praiseworthy -
وَٱسْتَفْتَحُوا۟ وَخَابَ كُلُّ جَبَّارٍ عَنِيدٍ
And they requested decision [i.e., victory from Allāh], and disappointed, [therefore], was every obstinate tyrant.