Surah Fatir, Ayah 31 (35:31)

فَاطِر

وَٱلَّذِىٓ أَوْحَيْنَآ إِلَيْكَ مِنَ ٱلْكِتَٰبِ هُوَ ٱلْحَقُّ مُصَدِّقًا لِّمَا بَيْنَ يَدَيْهِ ۗ إِنَّ …

Quran 35:31 is ayah 31 of Surah Fatir (“Originator”), a Meccan surah of 45 ayahs. It is in Juz 22, on page 438 of the Madani Mushaf.

35:31
وَٱلَّذِىٓأَوْحَيْنَآإِلَيْكَمِنَٱلْكِتَٰبِهُوَٱلْحَقُّمُصَدِّقًالِّمَابَيْنَيَدَيْهِ ۗإِنَّٱللَّهَبِعِبَادِهِۦلَخَبِيرٌۢبَصِيرٌ٣١
wa-alladhī awḥaynā ilayka mina l-kitābi huwa l-ḥaqu muṣaddiqan limā bayna yadayhi inna l-laha biʿibādihi lakhabīrun baṣīrun

And that which We have revealed to you, [O Muḥammad], of the Book is the truth, confirming what was before it. Indeed Allāh, of His servants, is Aware and Seeing.(31)

Word by word

  1. وَٱلَّذِىٓwa-alladhīAnd (that) which
  2. أَوْحَيْنَآawḥaynāWe have revealed
  3. إِلَيْكَilaykato you
  4. مِنَminaof
  5. ٱلْكِتَٰبِl-kitābithe Book
  6. هُوَhuwait
  7. ٱلْحَقُّl-ḥaqu(is) the truth
  8. مُصَدِّقًاmuṣaddiqanconfirming
  9. لِّمَاlimāwhat (was)
  10. بَيْنَbaynabefore it
  11. يَدَيْهِ ۗyadayhibefore it
  12. إِنَّinnaIndeed
  13. ٱللَّهَl-lahaAllah
  14. بِعِبَادِهِۦbiʿibādihiof His slaves
  15. لَخَبِيرٌۢlakhabīrunsurely, (is) All-Aware
  16. بَصِيرٌbaṣīrunAll-Seer

Tafsir (commentary) of 35:31

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The Qur'an is The true Book of Allah

وَالَّذِى أَوْحَيْنَآ إِلَيْكَ

And what We have revealed to you -- O Muhلammad, of the Book, i.e., the Qur a0n,

هُوَ الْحَقُّ مُصَدِّقاً لِّمَا بَيْنَ يَدَيْهِ

(it is the (very) truth confirming that which was (revealed) before it.) means, of the previous books. It confirms them just as they bore witness to the coming of the Qur'an and that it would be sent down from the Lord of the worlds.

إِنَّ اللَّهَ بِعِبَادِهِ لَخَبِيرٌ بَصِيرٌ

(Verily, Allah is indeed All-Aware and All-Seer of His servants.) means, He is All-Aware of them and knows who deserves to receive the blessing which He may give to him and not to others. the Prophets and the Messengers are favored above the rest of mankind, and some of the Prophets were given more than others and given higher status than others. The position given to Muhammad is higher than that of all the others, may the blessings and peace of Allah be upon them all.

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