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Surah Yunus (10) — Ayah 35
قُلْ هَلْ مِن شُرَكَآئِكُم مَّن يَهْدِىٓ إِلَى ٱلْحَقِّ ۚ قُلِ ٱللَّهُ يَهْدِى لِلْحَقِّ ۗ أَفَمَن يَهْدِىٓ إِلَى ٱلْحَقِّ أَحَقُّ أَن يُتَّبَعَ أَمَّن لَّا يَهِدِّىٓ إِلَّآ أَن يُهْدَىٰ ۖ فَمَا لَكُمْ كَيْفَ تَحْكُمُونَ ﴿35﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
Say: "Is there of your (Allâh’s so-called) partners one that guides to the truth?" Say: "It is Allâh Who guides to the truth. Is then He Who guides to the truth more worthy to be followed, or he who finds not guidance (himself) unless he is guided? Then, what is the matter with you? How judge you?"
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
قُلْ
qul
Say
هَلْ
hal
Is (there)
مِن
min
of
شُرَكَآئِكُم
shurakāikum
your partners
مَّن
man
(any) who
يَهْدِىٓ
yahdī
guides
إِلَى
ilā
to
ٱلْحَقِّ ۚ
l-ḥaqi
the truth
قُلِ
quli
Say
ٱللَّهُ
l-lahu
Allah
يَهْدِى
yahdī
guides
لِلْحَقِّ ۗ
lil'ḥaqqi
to the truth
أَفَمَن
afaman
Is then (he) who
يَهْدِىٓ
yahdī
guides
إِلَى
ilā
to
ٱلْحَقِّ
l-ḥaqi
the truth
أَحَقُّ
aḥaqqu
more worthy
أَن
an
that
يُتَّبَعَ
yuttabaʿa
he should be followed
أَمَّن
amman
or (he) who
لَّا
lā
(does) not
يَهِدِّىٓ
yahiddī
guide
إِلَّآ
illā
unless
أَن
an
[that]
يُهْدَىٰ ۖ
yuh'dā
he is guided
فَمَا
famā
Then what
لَكُمْ
lakum
(is) for you
كَيْفَ
kayfa
how
تَحْكُمُونَ
taḥkumūna
you judge
Tafsir Taiseer ul-Quran — Maulana Abdul Rahman Kilani
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35. Ask them: Is there any among your partners who can guide to the truth? Say, "Allah alone guides to the truth [50]." So, is He who guides to the truth more deserving to be followed, or he who cannot find the way unless he himself is guided? What is wrong with you? How do you judge?
[50]
Guidance is a Vital Need of Man and Only Allah Can Grant It:
By guidance to the truth is meant the correct way of living, through which a person is taught such principles regarding every sphere of life—such as culture, morals, civilization and society, governance and politics, knowledge and spirituality, economy and lawful earning, etc.—in which the rights of both the individual and society are fully taken into consideration. And it is obvious that such guidance cannot be given by lifeless and senseless deities, nor even by intelligent deities. The vast knowledge and wisdom required for such comprehensive guidance is possessed by none except Allah. And if any human, head of state, or institution wishes to give such guidance, it will inevitably bear the imprint of their own nation and environment’s impressions and prejudices. Thus, only Allah is such an entity in whose sight all creation and all humans are equal; therefore, He alone is entitled to give such guidance and commands. As for false deities and all other gods besides Allah, they are all false, and even the polytheists admit that they cannot give such guidance. Far from giving guidance to anyone, even those among these deities who possess intellect are themselves in need of guidance. Then, should one follow Allah, who truly deserves to give guidance to the truth, or those who cannot even find the way of guidance for themselves? From the above questions, it is understood that man’s needs are of two kinds. First, that his deity should be such that He is his refuge and shelter, the One who hears prayers, accepts them, fulfills needs, delivers from difficulties, and can be fully relied upon. The above questions have established that there is no such being except Allah. Man’s second important need is that he should have such a guide who teaches the correct principles for living in this world, so that humanity is not left to face only experiments and failures. In this verse, it is explained that there is no such being besides Allah. Therefore, no deity besides Allah is worthy of being worshipped, nor worthy of being followed. After clarifying these facts, only stubbornness and obstinacy remain, on the basis of which a person clings to polytheistic religions and irreligious principles of civilization, morals, and politics.
[50]
Guidance is a Vital Need of Man and Only Allah Can Grant It:
By guidance to the truth is meant the correct way of living, through which a person is taught such principles regarding every sphere of life—such as culture, morals, civilization and society, governance and politics, knowledge and spirituality, economy and lawful earning, etc.—in which the rights of both the individual and society are fully taken into consideration. And it is obvious that such guidance cannot be given by lifeless and senseless deities, nor even by intelligent deities. The vast knowledge and wisdom required for such comprehensive guidance is possessed by none except Allah. And if any human, head of state, or institution wishes to give such guidance, it will inevitably bear the imprint of their own nation and environment’s impressions and prejudices. Thus, only Allah is such an entity in whose sight all creation and all humans are equal; therefore, He alone is entitled to give such guidance and commands. As for false deities and all other gods besides Allah, they are all false, and even the polytheists admit that they cannot give such guidance. Far from giving guidance to anyone, even those among these deities who possess intellect are themselves in need of guidance. Then, should one follow Allah, who truly deserves to give guidance to the truth, or those who cannot even find the way of guidance for themselves? From the above questions, it is understood that man’s needs are of two kinds. First, that his deity should be such that He is his refuge and shelter, the One who hears prayers, accepts them, fulfills needs, delivers from difficulties, and can be fully relied upon. The above questions have established that there is no such being except Allah. Man’s second important need is that he should have such a guide who teaches the correct principles for living in this world, so that humanity is not left to face only experiments and failures. In this verse, it is explained that there is no such being besides Allah. Therefore, no deity besides Allah is worthy of being worshipped, nor worthy of being followed. After clarifying these facts, only stubbornness and obstinacy remain, on the basis of which a person clings to polytheistic religions and irreligious principles of civilization, morals, and politics.
