سُوْرَةُ الزُّخْرُفِ

Surah Az-Zukhruf (43) — Ayah 43

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فَٱسْتَمْسِكْ بِٱلَّذِىٓ أُوحِىَ إِلَيْكَ ۖ إِنَّكَ عَلَىٰ صِرَٰطٍ مُّسْتَقِيمٍ ﴿43﴾
So hold you (O Muhammad صلى الله عليه و سلم) fast to that which is revealed to you. Verily you are on the Straight Path.
فَٱسْتَمْسِكْ fa-is'tamsik So hold fast
بِٱلَّذِىٓ bi-alladhī to that which
أُوحِىَ ūḥiya is revealed
إِلَيْكَ ۖ ilayka to you
إِنَّكَ innaka Indeed, you
عَلَىٰ ʿalā (are) on
صِرَٰطٍۢ ṣirāṭin a Path
مُّسْتَقِيمٍۢ mus'taqīmin Straight

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(Ayah 43) {فَاسْتَمْسِكْ بِالَّذِيْۤ اُوْحِيَ اِلَيْكَ … :} That is, you should not be disheartened by the opposition of these disbelievers; it is sufficient for you to be assured that you are on the path of truth, therefore, continue the work of invitation without worrying about the results and adhere to it fully yourself.

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43. 1. That is, the Noble Quran, no matter who continues to deny it.

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43. So hold fast to what has been revealed to you. Surely, you are on the straight [42] path.

[42] And you ﷺ should also stop worrying about when Allah’s punishment will descend upon these polytheists. All of this depends on Our wisdom and discretion. Nor should you worry about when Islam will attain dominance. For your reassurance, it is sufficient that you are on the right path. All you need to do is to continue acting exactly according to the guidance you are receiving from Allah, and leave it to Allah as to when He crushes falsehood and grants dominance to the truth.