Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
Giving its fruit at all times, by the Leave of its Lord, and Allâh sets forth parables for mankind in order that they may remember.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
تُؤْتِىٓtu'tīGiving
أُكُلَهَاukulahāits fruit
كُلَّkullaall
حِينٍۭḥīnintime
بِإِذْنِbi-idh'niby the permission
رَبِّهَا ۗrabbihāof its Lord
وَيَضْرِبُwayaḍribuAnd Allah sets forth
ٱللَّهُl-lahuAnd Allah sets forth
ٱلْأَمْثَالَl-amthālathe examples
لِلنَّاسِlilnnāsifor mankind
لَعَلَّهُمْlaʿallahumso that they may
يَتَذَكَّرُونَyatadhakkarūnaremember
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25. 1. Its meaning is that the example of a believer is like that tree, which gives fruit at all times, whether it is hot or cold. Similarly, the righteous deeds of a believer are raised towards the sky at every moment and every hour of day and night. By کَلِمَۃطَیِّبَۃ is meant Islam, or لا اِلٰہ الا اللہ, and by شجرہ طیبہ is meant the date palm tree. As is established from the Sahih hadith (Sahih Bukhari).
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25. It gives its fruit at all times by the permission of its Lord [32]. And Allah sets forth parables for the people so that they may take heed.
[32] The Fruits of the Pure Word:
That is, its crop is never without fruit, and the meaning of this example is that when the word of Tawheed becomes deeply rooted in the heart of a believer and its root is firmly embedded, and he molds his entire life according to the demands of this word, then the righteous deeds that emanate from him—their benefit is not limited to his own self, but the surrounding society also benefits from them, and this benefit continues at all times. Then these very righteous deeds reach up to the heights of the heavens. As Allah Almighty says at another place: ﴿اِلَيْهِيَصْعَدُالْكَلِمُالطَّيِّبُوَالْعَمَلُالصَّالِحُيَرْفَعُهٗ﴾[10: 35] The pure word ascends to Allah Almighty, and righteous action is the cause for its ascension.
And they become the cause for the descent of Allah’s mercy and blessings. And if a society based on this pure word establishes its worldview on this foundation, then the fruits and blessings increase manifold. The root of the pure word is strong in the sense that its beginning in human life was from our master Adam ؑ, and this word will remain until the Day of Judgment. The gusts of storms or the raging tempests of falsehood have not been able to shake it. And in the inner sense, the abode of this word is the heart of the believer, and in the heart of the believer, the roots of this word are so firmly established that the difficulties and hardships of all ages cannot shake him from this belief. Then, when the seed of this pure word in the heart of the believer takes the form of a strong tree, all its leaves and fruits become sources of goodness and virtue, and not only mankind, but even other creatures of Allah benefit from its blessings.