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Surah Hud, Ayah 28 (11:28)

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قَالَ يَٰقَوْمِ أَرَءَيْتُمْ إِن كُنتُ عَلَىٰ بَيِّنَةٍ مِّن رَّبِّى وَءَاتَىٰنِى رَحْمَةً مِّنْ عِندِهِۦ …

Quran 11:28 is ayah 28 of Surah Hud (“Hud”), a Meccan surah of 123 ayahs. It is in Juz 12, on page 224 of the Madani Mushaf.

11:28
قَالَيَٰقَوْمِأَرَءَيْتُمْإِنكُنتُعَلَىٰبَيِّنَةٍمِّنرَّبِّىوَءَاتَىٰنِىرَحْمَةًمِّنْعِندِهِۦفَعُمِّيَتْعَلَيْكُمْأَنُلْزِمُكُمُوهَاوَأَنتُمْلَهَاكَٰرِهُونَ٢٨
qāla yāqawmi ara-aytum in kuntu ʿalā bayyinatin min rabbī waātānī raḥmatan min ʿindihi faʿummiyat ʿalaykum anul'zimukumūhā wa-antum lahā kārihūna

He said, "O my people, have you considered: if I should be upon clear evidence from my Lord while He has given me mercy from Himself but it has been made unapparent to you, should we force it upon you while you are averse to it?(28)

Word by word

  1. قَالَqālaHe said
  2. يَٰقَوْمِyāqawmiO my people
  3. أَرَءَيْتُمْara-aytumDo you see
  4. إِنinif
  5. كُنتُkuntuI was
  6. عَلَىٰʿalāon
  7. بَيِّنَةٍbayyinatin(the) clear proof
  8. مِّنminfrom
  9. رَّبِّىrabbīmy Lord
  10. وَءَاتَىٰنِىwaātānīwhile He has given me
  11. رَحْمَةًraḥmatanmercy
  12. مِّنْminfrom
  13. عِندِهِۦʿindihiHimself
  14. فَعُمِّيَتْfaʿummiyatbut (it) has been obscured
  15. عَلَيْكُمْʿalaykumfrom you
  16. أَنُلْزِمُكُمُوهَاanul'zimukumūhāshould We compel you (to accept) it
  17. وَأَنتُمْwa-antumwhile you (are)
  18. لَهَاlahāaverse to it
  19. كَٰرِهُونَkārihūnaaverse to it

Tafsir (commentary) of 11:28

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The Response of Nuh

Allah says, informing about the response of Nuh to his people,

أَرَأَيْتُمْ إِن كُنتُ عَلَى بَيِّنَةٍ مِّن رَّبِّى

(Tell me, if I have a clear proof from my Lord,) Bayyinah means certainty, a clear matter, and truthful prophethood. That is the greatest mercy from Allah upon him (Nuh) and them (his people).

فَعُمِّيَتْ عَلَيْكُمْ

(but that (mercy) has been obscured from your sight.) "Obscured from your sight" in this verse means, `it was hidden from you and you are not guided to it. Thus, you people did not know its importance so you hastily rejected and denied it.'

أَنُلْزِمُكُمُوهَا

(Shall we compel you (to accept) it) This means, "Should we force you to accept it, while you actually detest it."

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