Anwar Al-Quran

Verses 107–109

10. Yunus · Jonas

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وَإِن يَمْسَسْكَ ٱللَّهُ بِضُرٍّۢ فَلَا كَاشِفَ لَهُۥٓ إِلَّا هُوَ ۖ وَإِن يُرِدْكَ بِخَيْرٍۢ فَلَا رَآدَّ لِفَضْلِهِۦ ۚ يُصِيبُ بِهِۦ مَن يَشَآءُ مِنْ عِبَادِهِۦ ۚ وَهُوَ ٱلْغَفُورُ ٱلرَّحِيمُ

10:107Should Allah visit you with some distress, there is no one to remove it except Him; and should He desire any good for you, none can stand in the way of His grace: He grants it to whomever He wishes of His servants, and He is the All-forgiving, the All-merciful.1

قُلْ يَٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلنَّاسُ قَدْ جَآءَكُمُ ٱلْحَقُّ مِن رَّبِّكُمْ ۖ فَمَنِ ٱهْتَدَىٰ فَإِنَّمَا يَهْتَدِى لِنَفْسِهِۦ ۖ وَمَن ضَلَّ فَإِنَّمَا يَضِلُّ عَلَيْهَا ۖ وَمَآ أَنَا۠ عَلَيْكُم بِوَكِيلٍۢ

10:108Say, ‘O mankind! The truth has already come to you from your Lord. Whoever is guided, is guided only for [the good of] his own soul, and whoever goes astray, goes astray only to its detriment, and it is not my business to watch over you.’

وَٱتَّبِعْ مَا يُوحَىٰٓ إِلَيْكَ وَٱصْبِرْ حَتَّىٰ يَحْكُمَ ٱللَّهُ ۚ وَهُوَ خَيْرُ ٱلْحَٰكِمِينَ

10:109And follow that which is revealed to you, and be patient until Allah issues [His] judgement, and He is the best of judges.2

Tafsir

Commentary on this passage

Verse 107

1.The word grace implies that anything bad or loss from Allah is the result of our action. But good deeds and kindness are only Allah’s grace and mercy and there is no interference of any human being and this is the reason that a man has no control over it if it is rejected. If Allah wants to bestow His grace and mercy, no one can prevent it.

Footnotes

Explanations of words and phrases in these verses

  1. Benefit

    There is well known saying of the Holy Prophet (s.a.w.s.) regarding Surah Hud that the command of steadfastness in one of its ayats had made the Prophet (s.a.) aged. Because the steadfastness demanded by the Almighty Allah is not an easy matter.

  2. 1

    These denote harms beyond ones control. like the natural calamities or congenital disease which are beyond our control. Only Allah can cure them. For the rest of the things man himself is responsible.

  3. 2

    Actually only patience is the key of success in difficult times, without which success is not possible in anything. The prophets have won every battle with the help of patience and the believers must also tread the same path.