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Surah Al-An'am, Ayah 114 (6:114)

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أَفَغَيْرَ ٱللَّهِ أَبْتَغِى حَكَمًا وَهُوَ ٱلَّذِىٓ أَنزَلَ إِلَيْكُمُ ٱلْكِتَٰبَ مُفَصَّلًا ۚ …

Quran 6:114 is ayah 114 of Surah Al-An'am (“The Cattle”), a Meccan surah of 165 ayahs. It is in Juz 8, on page 142 of the Madani Mushaf.

6:114
أَفَغَيْرَٱللَّهِأَبْتَغِىحَكَمًاوَهُوَٱلَّذِىٓأَنزَلَإِلَيْكُمُٱلْكِتَٰبَمُفَصَّلًا ۚوَٱلَّذِينَءَاتَيْنَٰهُمُٱلْكِتَٰبَيَعْلَمُونَأَنَّهُۥمُنَزَّلٌمِّنرَّبِّكَبِٱلْحَقِّ ۖفَلَاتَكُونَنَّمِنَٱلْمُمْتَرِينَ١١٤
afaghayra l-lahi abtaghī ḥakaman wahuwa alladhī anzala ilaykumu l-kitāba mufaṣṣalan wa-alladhīna ātaynāhumu l-kitāba yaʿlamūna annahu munazzalun min rabbika bil-ḥaqi falā takūnanna mina l-mum'tarīna

[Say], "Then is it other than Allāh I should seek as judge while it is He who has revealed to you the Book [i.e., the Qur’ān] explained in detail?" And those to whom We [previously] gave the Scripture know that it is sent down from your Lord in truth, so never be among the doubters.(114)

Word by word

  1. أَفَغَيْرَafaghayraThen is (it) other than
  2. ٱللَّهِl-lahiAllah
  3. أَبْتَغِىabtaghīI seek
  4. حَكَمًاḥakaman(as) judge
  5. وَهُوَwahuwawhile He
  6. ٱلَّذِىٓalladhī(is) the One Who
  7. أَنزَلَanzalahas revealed
  8. إِلَيْكُمُilaykumuto you
  9. ٱلْكِتَٰبَl-kitābathe Book
  10. مُفَصَّلًا ۚmufaṣṣalanexplained in detail
  11. وَٱلَّذِينَwa-alladhīnaAnd those (to) whom
  12. ءَاتَيْنَٰهُمُātaynāhumuWe gave them
  13. ٱلْكِتَٰبَl-kitābathe Book
  14. يَعْلَمُونَyaʿlamūnathey know
  15. أَنَّهُۥannahuthat it
  16. مُنَزَّلٌmunazzalun(is) sent down
  17. مِّنminfrom
  18. رَّبِّكَrabbikayour Lord
  19. بِٱلْحَقِّ ۖbil-ḥaqiin truth
  20. فَلَاfalāso (do) not
  21. تَكُونَنَّtakūnannabe
  22. مِنَminaamong
  23. ٱلْمُمْتَرِينَl-mum'tarīnathe ones who doubt

Tafsir (commentary) of 6:114

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This commentary explains ayahs 6:114–115 together.

أَفَغَيْرَ اللَّهِ أَبْتَغِى حَكَماً

(Shall I seek a judge other than Allah...) between you and I,

وَهُوَ الَّذِى أَنَزَلَ إِلَيْكُمُ الْكِتَـبَ مُفَصَّلاً

(while it is He Who has sent down unto you the Book, explained...) in detail,

وَالَّذِينَ ءَاتَيْنَـهُمُ الْكِتَـبَ

(and those unto whom We gave the Scripture) the Jews and the Christians,

يَعْلَمُونَ أَنَّهُ مُنَزَّلٌ مِّن رَّبِّكَ بِالْحَقِّ

(know that it is revealed from your Lord in truth.) because the previous Prophets have conveyed the good news of you coming to them. Allah's statement,

فَلاَ تَكُونَنَّ مِنَ الْمُمْتَرِينَ

(So be not you of those who doubt.) is similar to His other statement,

فَإِن كُنتَ فِي شَكٍّ مِّمَّآ أَنزَلْنَآ إِلَيْكَ فَاسْأَلِ الَّذِينَ يَقْرَءُونَ الْكِتَـبَ مِن قَبْلِكَ لَقَدْ جَآءَكَ الْحَقُّ مِن رَّبِّكَ فَلاَ تَكُونَنَّ مِنَ الْمُمْتَرِينَ

(So if you are in doubt concerning that which We have revealed unto you, then ask those who are reading the Book before you. Verily, the truth has come to you from your Lord. So be not of those who doubt (it).) 10:94 The conditional `if' in this Ayah does not mean that `doubt' will ever occur to the Prophet . Allah said,

وَتَمَّتْ كَلِمَةُ رَبِّكَ صِدْقاً وَعَدْلاً

(And the Word of your Lord has been fulfilled in truth and in justice.) Qatadah commented, "In truth concerning what He stated and in justice concerning what He decided." Surely, whatever Allah says is the truth and He is Most Just in what He commands. All of Allah's statements are true, there is no doubt or cause for speculation about this fact, and all His commandments are pure justice, besides which there is no justice. All that He forbade is evil, for He only forbids what brings about evil consequences. Allah said in another Ayah,

يَأْمُرُهُم بِالْمَعْرُوفِ وَيَنْهَـهُمْ عَنِ الْمُنْكَرِ

(He commands them with good; and forbids them from evil...) 7:157 until the end of the Ayah.

لاَ مُبَدِّلَ لِكَلِمَـتِهِ

(None can change His Words.) meaning, none can avert Allah's judgment whether in this life or the Hereafter,

وَهُوَ السَّمِيعُ

(And He is the All-Hearer,) Hearing, His servants' statements,

الْعَلِيمُ

(The All-Knower.) of their activities and lack of activity, Who awards each according to their deeds.

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