سُوْرَةُ النَّجْمِ
Surah An-Najm (53) — Ayah 55
فَبِأَىِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكَ تَتَمَارَىٰ ﴿55﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
Then which of the Graces of your Lord (O man!) will you doubt?
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
فَبِأَىِّ
fabi-ayyi
Then which (of)
ءَالَآءِ
ālāi
the Favors
رَبِّكَ
rabbika
(of) your Lord
تَتَمَارَىٰ
tatamārā
will you doubt
Tafsir Taiseer ul-Quran — Maulana Abdul Rahman Kilani
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55. So, then, which of your Lord’s favors [37] will you doubt [38], O man?
[37]
The Destruction of Oppressive Nations is Also a Blessing for Mankind:
The greatest blessing of Allah upon mankind is that He destroys oppressive and rebellious nations from the face of the earth, so that the rest of the people may be saved from their tyranny and oppression and may also live peacefully in the world. In other words, the destruction of all oppressive nations was also among Allah’s blessings and favors upon humanity. Allah the Exalted has mentioned this blessing at another place in very clear words as follows: ﴿وَلَوْلَا دَفْعُ اللّٰهِ النَّاسَ بَعْضَهُمْ بِبَعْضٍ لَّفَسَدَتِ الْاَرْضُ وَلٰكِنَّ اللّٰهَ ذُوْ فَضْلٍ عَلَي الْعٰلَمِيْنَ﴾ [251:2]
[38] The meaning of ﴿تَتَمَارٰي﴾ is both to doubt and to dispute. That is, even after presenting so many examples from history, do you still have any doubt that whichever nation showed arrogance before the commands of Allah the Exalted ultimately had to face destruction? And according to the second meaning, it would mean: just as those people used to dispute with their prophets, will you also dispute in these matters?
[37]
The Destruction of Oppressive Nations is Also a Blessing for Mankind:
The greatest blessing of Allah upon mankind is that He destroys oppressive and rebellious nations from the face of the earth, so that the rest of the people may be saved from their tyranny and oppression and may also live peacefully in the world. In other words, the destruction of all oppressive nations was also among Allah’s blessings and favors upon humanity. Allah the Exalted has mentioned this blessing at another place in very clear words as follows: ﴿وَلَوْلَا دَفْعُ اللّٰهِ النَّاسَ بَعْضَهُمْ بِبَعْضٍ لَّفَسَدَتِ الْاَرْضُ وَلٰكِنَّ اللّٰهَ ذُوْ فَضْلٍ عَلَي الْعٰلَمِيْنَ﴾ [251:2]
[38] The meaning of ﴿تَتَمَارٰي﴾ is both to doubt and to dispute. That is, even after presenting so many examples from history, do you still have any doubt that whichever nation showed arrogance before the commands of Allah the Exalted ultimately had to face destruction? And according to the second meaning, it would mean: just as those people used to dispute with their prophets, will you also dispute in these matters?
