سُوْرَةُ الْفُرْقَانِ
Surah Al-Furqaan (25) — Ayah 33
وَلَا يَأْتُونَكَ بِمَثَلٍ إِلَّا جِئْنَـٰكَ بِٱلْحَقِّ وَأَحْسَنَ تَفْسِيرًا ﴿33﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
And no example or similitude do they bring (to oppose or to find fault in you or in this Qur’ân), but We reveal to you the truth (against that similitude or example), and the better explanation thereof.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَلَا
walā
And not
يَأْتُونَكَ
yatūnaka
they come to you
بِمَثَلٍ
bimathalin
with an example
إِلَّا
illā
but
جِئْنَـٰكَ
ji'nāka
We bring you
بِٱلْحَقِّ
bil-ḥaqi
the truth
وَأَحْسَنَ
wa-aḥsana
and (the) best
تَفْسِيرًا
tafsīran
explanation
Tafsir al-Quran al-Karim — Hafiz Abdus Salam Bin Muhammad Bhutvi
Tafsir al-Quran al-Karim is a 4-volume Quran commentary by Hafiz Abdus Salam bin Muhammad Bhutvi, a renowned Salafi (Ahl al-Hadith) scholar and Sheikh ul-Hadith from Pakistan. Based on over 45 years of teaching and research, this tafsir follows the methodology of Tafsir bil-Ma'thur — interpreting the Quran through authentic Hadith, statements of the Companions, and the understanding of the early generations (Salaf). It is distinguished by its complete avoidance of Israeliyyat (Judeo-Christian narratives) and unverified reports. The tafsir is originally written in Urdu, translated to English by tohed.com.
The meaning of (Ayah 33){ وَ لَا يَاْتُوْنَكَ بِمَثَلٍ … : ’’مَثَلٌ‘‘ } is also something similar to another thing, a proverb or saying, and also an attribute of something, as He said: «{ مَثَلُ الْجَنَّةِ الَّتِيْ وُعِدَ الْمُتَّقُوْنَ }» [ الرعد : ۳۵ ] “The description of the Paradise which the righteous have been promised.” (Raghib) From the beginning of the Surah, Allah Almighty has mentioned five objections of the disbelievers and has given crushing answers to all of them. In the end, as a summary, He said that the doubts, suspicions, and criticisms that these people have raised, or will raise until the Day of Judgment, We have given and will continue to give such answers to all of them that are entirely true and very clear, not false or unclear like their statements. By {’’ مَثَلٌ‘‘} is meant those questions, demands, and objections which they presented to you, and by {’’اَلْحَقُّ‘‘} is meant the removal of doubt and the answer to the question. (Shawkani) See, their first objection was: «{ وَ قَالَ الَّذِيْنَ كَفَرُوْۤا اِنْ هٰذَاۤ اِلَّاۤ اِفْكٌ افْتَرٰىهُ وَ اَعَانَهٗ عَلَيْهِ قَوْمٌ اٰخَرُوْنَ }» [ الفرقان : ۴ ] and in this context was: { وَ قَالُوْۤا اَسَاطِيْرُ الْاَوَّلِيْنَ اكْتَتَبَهَا فَهِيَ تُمْلٰى عَلَيْهِ بُكْرَةً وَّ اَصِيْلًا } [ الفرقان : ۵ ] The second objection was: «{ وَ قَالُوْا مَالِ هٰذَا الرَّسُوْلِ يَاْكُلُ الطَّعَامَ وَ يَمْشِيْ فِي الْاَسْوَاقِ لَوْ لَاۤ اُنْزِلَ اِلَيْهِ مَلَكٌ فَيَكُوْنَ مَعَهٗ نَذِيْرًا (7) اَوْ يُلْقٰۤى اِلَيْهِ كَنْزٌ اَوْ تَكُوْنُ لَهٗ جَنَّةٌ يَّاْكُلُ مِنْهَا }» [الفرقان : ۷، ۸ ] The third objection was: «{ وَ قَالَ الظّٰلِمُوْنَ اِنْ تَتَّبِعُوْنَ اِلَّا رَجُلًا مَّسْحُوْرًا }» [ الفرقان: ۸ ] The fourth objection was: «{ وَ قَالَ الَّذِيْنَ لَا يَرْجُوْنَ لِقَآءَنَا لَوْ لَاۤ اُنْزِلَ عَلَيْنَا الْمَلٰٓىِٕكَةُ اَوْ نَرٰى رَبَّنَا }» [ الفرقان : ۲۱ ] And the fifth objection was: «{ وَ قَالَ الَّذِيْنَ كَفَرُوْا لَوْ لَا نُزِّلَ عَلَيْهِ الْقُرْاٰنُ جُمْلَةً وَّاحِدَةً }» [ الفرقان : ۳۲ ] The reason for calling these objections “examples” is that Allah Almighty, after mentioning their third objection {’’ وَ قَالَ الظّٰلِمُوْنَ اِنْ تَتَّبِعُوْنَ اِلَّا رَجُلًا مَّسْحُوْرًا ‘‘}, said: «{ اُنْظُرْ كَيْفَ ضَرَبُوْا لَكَ الْاَمْثَالَ فَضَلُّوْا فَلَا يَسْتَطِيْعُوْنَ سَبِيْلًا }» [الفرقان : ۹ ] “See how they set forth examples for you, so they have gone astray, and they cannot find a way.” (Ibn Ashur)
