Al-Baqarah: 147

Ayah

Word by Word

ٱلۡحَقُّ

The Truth

مِن

(is) from

رَّبِّكَ

your Lord

فَلَا

so (do) not

تَكُونَنَّ

مِنَ

among

ٱلۡمُمۡتَرِينَ

the doubters

Translation

The Truth is from thy Lord; so be not at all in doubt.

Tafsir

"The Jews know that the Prophet is True, but they hide the Truth

Allah says;

الَّذِينَ اتَيۡنَاهُمُ الۡكِتَابَ يَعۡرِفُونَهُ كَمَا يَعۡرِفُونَ أَبۡنَاءهُمۡ وَإِنَّ فَرِيقاً مِّنۡهُمۡ

Those to whom We gave the Scripture (Jews and Christians) recognize him (Muhammad or the Ka`bah at Makkah) as they recognize their sons. But verily, a party of them conceal the truth while they know it ـ (i.e., the qualities of Muhammad which are written in the Tawrah and the Injil).

Allah states that the scholars of the People of the Scripture know the truth of what Allah's Messenger was sent with, just as one of them knows his own child, which is a parable that the Arabs use to describe what is very apparent.

Similarly, in a Hadith, Allah's Messenger said to a man who had a youngster with him:

ابۡنُكَ هَذَا

Is this your son?

He said, ""Yes, O Messenger of Allah! I testify to this fact.""

Allah's Messenger said:

أَمَا إِنَّهُ لَا يَجۡنِي عَلَيۡكَ وَلَا تَجۡنِي عَلَيۡه

Well, you would not transgress against him nor would he transgress against you.

According to Al-Qurtubi, it was narrated that Umar said to Abdullah bin Salam (an Israelite scholar who became a Muslim),

""Do you recognize Muhammad as you recognize your own son?""

He replied, ""Yes, and even more.

The Honest One descended from heaven on the Honest One on the earth with his (i.e., Muhammad's) description and I recognized him, although I do not know anything about his mother's story.""

Allah states next that although they had knowledge and certainty in the Prophet , they still:

لَيَكۡتُمُونَ الۡحَقَّ

conceal the truth.

The Ayah indicates that they hide the truth from the people, about the Prophet , that they find in their Books,

وَهُمۡ يَعۡلَمُونَ

while they know it.

Allah then strengthens the resolve of His Prophet and the believers and affirms that what the Prophet came with is the truth without doubt, saying:

الۡحَقُّ مِن رَّبِّكَ فَلَ تَكُونَنَّ مِنَ الۡمُمۡتَرِينَ

(This is) the truth from your Lord. So be you not one of those who doubt."

Related Q&A

Does Allah prohibit us to think critically toward the Quran?

Allah said: "This is the Book about which there is no doubt, a guidance for those conscious of Allah." (Quran 2:2)

Ibn Kathir said that the meaning of "there is no doubt" is "do not doubt".

Does Allah prohibit us to think critically toward the Quran?

ANSWER:

The iman (faith) means an affirmation, so any amount of doubt causes problem for it. But Allah does not prevent us from thinking, including thinking of His verses. He even blames people who do not use their logic to understand and think about the Quran. Allah said: "Then do they not reflect upon the Qur'an?" (Quran 4:82)

But notice that there is a difference between skepticism and criticism. The first is not based of any evidence. It contradicts with the Islamic concept of iman (faith). But the second one is Islamic since the Shahabah (Companions) used to ask the Prophet about the Quran. They also think critically before they eventually get the clear meanings of the verses.

But sometimes a person find some kinds of doubt in his heart regarding some issues in Islam. If he then tries to look for an obvious evidence and a clear answer, he does the right thing. It is narrated on the authority of Abu Huraira that some people from amongst the Companions of the Apostle came to him and said: Verily we perceive in our minds that which every one of us considers it too grave to express.

He (the Prophet) said, "Do you really perceive it?"

They said: Yes.

Upon this he remarked: "That is the faith manifest." (narrated by Muslim no. 60)

After he knows the obvious evidence and the clear answer, he should not feel any doubt anymore. Allah said: "The truth is from your Lord, so never be among the doubters." (Quran 2:147)

Allah knows best.

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