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Surah Hud, Ayah 88 (11:88)

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قَالَ يَٰقَوْمِ أَرَءَيْتُمْ إِن كُنتُ عَلَىٰ بَيِّنَةٍ مِّن رَّبِّى وَرَزَقَنِى مِنْهُ رِزْقًا حَسَنًا ۚ …

Quran 11:88 is ayah 88 of Surah Hud (“Hud”), a Meccan surah of 123 ayahs. It is in Juz 12, on page 231 of the Madani Mushaf.

11:88
قَالَيَٰقَوْمِأَرَءَيْتُمْإِنكُنتُعَلَىٰبَيِّنَةٍمِّنرَّبِّىوَرَزَقَنِىمِنْهُرِزْقًاحَسَنًا ۚوَمَآأُرِيدُأَنْأُخَالِفَكُمْإِلَىٰمَآأَنْهَىٰكُمْعَنْهُ ۚإِنْأُرِيدُإِلَّاٱلْإِصْلَٰحَمَاٱسْتَطَعْتُ ۚوَمَاتَوْفِيقِىٓإِلَّابِٱللَّهِ ۚعَلَيْهِتَوَكَّلْتُوَإِلَيْهِأُنِيبُ٨٨
qāla yāqawmi ara-aytum in kuntu ʿalā bayyinatin min rabbī warazaqanī min'hu riz'qan ḥasanan wamā urīdu an ukhālifakum ilā mā anhākum ʿanhu in urīdu illā l-iṣ'lāḥa mā is'taṭaʿtu wamā tawfīqī illā bil-lahi ʿalayhi tawakkaltu wa-ilayhi unību

He said, "O my people, have you considered: if I am upon clear evidence from my Lord and He has provided me with a good provision from Him...? And I do not intend to differ from you in that which I have forbidden you; I only intend reform as much as I am able. And my success is not but through Allāh. Upon Him I have relied, and to Him I return.(88)

Word by word

  1. قَالَqālaHe said
  2. يَٰقَوْمِyāqawmiO my people
  3. أَرَءَيْتُمْara-aytumDo you see
  4. إِنinif
  5. كُنتُkuntuI am
  6. عَلَىٰʿalāon
  7. بَيِّنَةٍbayyinatina clear evidence
  8. مِّنminfrom
  9. رَّبِّىrabbīmy Lord
  10. وَرَزَقَنِىwarazaqanīand He has provided me
  11. مِنْهُmin'hufrom Himself
  12. رِزْقًاriz'qana good provision
  13. حَسَنًا ۚḥasanana good provision
  14. وَمَآwamāAnd not
  15. أُرِيدُurīduI intend
  16. أَنْanthat
  17. أُخَالِفَكُمْukhālifakumI differ from you
  18. إِلَىٰilāin
  19. مَآmāwhat
  20. أَنْهَىٰكُمْanhākumI forbid you
  21. عَنْهُ ۚʿanhufrom it
  22. إِنْinNot
  23. أُرِيدُurīduI intend
  24. إِلَّاillāexcept
  25. ٱلْإِصْلَٰحَl-iṣ'lāḥathe reform
  26. مَاmāas much as I am able
  27. ٱسْتَطَعْتُ ۚis'taṭaʿtuas much as I am able
  28. وَمَاwamāAnd not
  29. تَوْفِيقِىٓtawfīqī(is) my success
  30. إِلَّاillāexcept
  31. بِٱللَّهِ ۚbil-lahiwith Allah
  32. عَلَيْهِʿalayhiUpon Him
  33. تَوَكَّلْتُtawakkaltuI trust
  34. وَإِلَيْهِwa-ilayhiand to Him
  35. أُنِيبُunībuI turn

Tafsir (commentary) of 11:88

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Shu`ayb's Refutation of His People

He said to them: Do you see O my people, that if I

عَلَى بَيِّنَةٍ مِّن رَّبِّى

(have a clear evidence from my Lord) meaning, upon clear guidance in that which I am calling to.

وَرَزَقَنِى مِنْهُ رِزْقًا حَسَنًا

(and He has given me a good sustenance from Himself.) It has been said that he meant the prophethood. It has also been said that he meant the lawful provisions. It seems that the verse carries both meanings. Ath-Thawri said,

وَمَآ أُرِيدُ أَنْ أُخَالِفَكُمْ إِلَى مَآ أَنْهَـكُمْ عَنْهُ

(I wish not, in contradiction to you, to do that which I forbid you.) meaning, `do not forbid you from something and at the same time I contradict my prohibitions in secret behind your backs, doing what I have forbidden.' This is similar to what Qatadah said concerning Allah's statement,

وَمَآ أُرِيدُ أَنْ أُخَالِفَكُمْ إِلَى مَآ أَنْهَـكُمْ عَنْهُ

(I wish not, in contradiction to you, to do that which I forbid you.) "He is saying, `I do not forbid you all from something while I do it myself."'

إِنْ أُرِيدُ إِلاَّ الإِصْلَـحَ مَا اسْتَطَعْتُ

(I only desire reform to the best of my power.) This means, "In that which I command and forbid you, I only want to correct your affair as much as I am able."

وَمَا تَوْفِيقِى

(And my guidance cannot come) This means, "In whatever I intend that agrees with the truth."

إِلاَّ بِاللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ تَوَكَّلْتُ

(except from Allah, in Him I put my trust) This means in all of my affairs.

وَإِلَيْهِ أُنِيبُ

(and unto Him I repent.) meaning; "I return." This has been said by Mujahid and others.

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