سُوْرَةُ فَاطِرٍ
Surah Faatir (35) — Ayah 4
وَإِن يُكَذِّبُوكَ فَقَدْ كُذِّبَتْ رُسُلٌ مِّن قَبْلِكَ ۚ وَإِلَى ٱللَّهِ تُرْجَعُ ٱلْأُمُورُ ﴿4﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
And if they belie you (O Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم), so were Messengers belied before you. And to Allâh return all matters (for decision).
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَإِن
wa-in
And if
يُكَذِّبُوكَ
yukadhibūka
they deny you
فَقَدْ
faqad
then certainly
كُذِّبَتْ
kudhibat
were denied
رُسُلٌۭ
rusulun
Messengers
مِّن
min
before you
قَبْلِكَ ۚ
qablika
before you
وَإِلَى
wa-ilā
And to
ٱللَّهِ
l-lahi
Allah
تُرْجَعُ
tur'jaʿu
return
ٱلْأُمُورُ
l-umūru
the matters
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.
(Ayah 4) ➊ {وَ اِنْ يُّكَذِّبُوْكَ فَقَدْ كُذِّبَتْ رُسُلٌ مِّنْ قَبْلِكَ :} After mentioning monotheism, the mention of messengership comes. In {’’ وَ اِنْ يُّكَذِّبُوْكَ ‘‘}, the conjunction "wa" is an indication that there is an omitted sentence before this, whose meaning is: {’’فَإِنْ يُصَدِّقُوْكَ فَقَدْ فَازُوْا لِأَنَّكَ رَسُوْلُ اللّٰهِ حَقًّا‘‘} that is, if they affirm you, then they are successful, because you are the true Messenger of Allah.
➋ {’’ وَ اِنْ يُّكَذِّبُوْكَ ‘‘ } is a conditional clause, its result is omitted but is understood by itself: {’’وَإِنْ يُكَذِّبُوْكَ فَتَأَسَّ بِالرُّسُلِ مِنْ قَبْلِكَ فَقَدْ كُذِّبَتْ رُسُلٌ مِنْ قَبْلِكَ‘‘} that is, if they deny you, then take comfort from the conditions of the messengers before you, because many messengers before you were denied and they were patient over their people's denial. In this, there is comfort for the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) and a warning for the deniers that just as the people who denied the messengers before were destroyed, so too will these people be destroyed. In many places in the Noble Qur'an, you have been comforted by referring to the previous messengers, as He said: «وَ لَقَدْ كُذِّبَتْ رُسُلٌ مِّنْ قَبْلِكَ فَصَبَرُوْا عَلٰى مَا كُذِّبُوْا وَ اُوْذُوْا حَتّٰۤى اَتٰىهُمْ نَصْرُنَا وَ لَا مُبَدِّلَ لِكَلِمٰتِ اللّٰهِ وَ لَقَدْ جَآءَكَ مِنْ نَّبَاِي الْمُرْسَلِيْنَ » [الأنعام : ۳۴ ] "And indeed, messengers before you were denied, but they were patient over being denied and hurt, until Our help came to them, and there is no one to change the words of Allah, and indeed, some news of those messengers has come to you." And see Surah Ha Mim As-Sajdah (43).
➌ {وَ اِلَى اللّٰهِ تُرْجَعُ الْاُمُوْرُ : } That is, where will these people go after denying you? In the end, all matters will be presented before Us, and We alone will decide them. Along with monotheism and messengership, the mention of the Hereafter is made.
➋ {’’ وَ اِنْ يُّكَذِّبُوْكَ ‘‘ } is a conditional clause, its result is omitted but is understood by itself: {’’وَإِنْ يُكَذِّبُوْكَ فَتَأَسَّ بِالرُّسُلِ مِنْ قَبْلِكَ فَقَدْ كُذِّبَتْ رُسُلٌ مِنْ قَبْلِكَ‘‘} that is, if they deny you, then take comfort from the conditions of the messengers before you, because many messengers before you were denied and they were patient over their people's denial. In this, there is comfort for the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) and a warning for the deniers that just as the people who denied the messengers before were destroyed, so too will these people be destroyed. In many places in the Noble Qur'an, you have been comforted by referring to the previous messengers, as He said: «وَ لَقَدْ كُذِّبَتْ رُسُلٌ مِّنْ قَبْلِكَ فَصَبَرُوْا عَلٰى مَا كُذِّبُوْا وَ اُوْذُوْا حَتّٰۤى اَتٰىهُمْ نَصْرُنَا وَ لَا مُبَدِّلَ لِكَلِمٰتِ اللّٰهِ وَ لَقَدْ جَآءَكَ مِنْ نَّبَاِي الْمُرْسَلِيْنَ » [الأنعام : ۳۴ ] "And indeed, messengers before you were denied, but they were patient over being denied and hurt, until Our help came to them, and there is no one to change the words of Allah, and indeed, some news of those messengers has come to you." And see Surah Ha Mim As-Sajdah (43).
➌ {وَ اِلَى اللّٰهِ تُرْجَعُ الْاُمُوْرُ : } That is, where will these people go after denying you? In the end, all matters will be presented before Us, and We alone will decide them. Along with monotheism and messengership, the mention of the Hereafter is made.
