Surah Yunus Verse 17 - Read, Listen, Translation, English : So who is more unjust than he who invents a…

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Translation Transliteration — Yunus

فَمَنْ أَظْلَمُ مِمَّنِ افْتَرَىٰ عَلَى اللَّهِ كَذِبًا أَوْ كَذَّبَ بِآيَاتِهِ ۚ إِنَّهُ لَا يُفْلِحُ الْمُجْرِمُونَ ۝١٧

🔤 Transliteration

Faman azlamu mimmanif taraa `alal laahi kaziban aw kazzaba bi Aayaatih; innahoo laa yuflihul mujrimoon

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📖 English Meaning

So who is more unjust than he who invents a lie about Allah or denies His signs? Indeed, the criminals will not succeed

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📖 Ayah 📜 Tafsir 📚 Al-Waseet 🔤 Ayah (I'rab)

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Translation — Tafsir

Word Meanings:

If'tara (افترى): To invent a lie, fabricate falsehood, or attribute something untrue to someone.
Ayaatihi (بآياته): His signs, proofs, miracles, and revelations — including the Qur'an and the messages brought by the prophets.
Al-Mujrimun (المجرمون): The criminals, the wicked, those who persist in sin and transgression.

Tafsir (Explanation):

This verse poses a powerful rhetorical question that leaves no room for doubt: *"Who is more unjust than one who invents a lie against Allah or denies His signs?"* The answer is self-evident — no one. There is no greater oppression than to attribute falsehood to the Creator of the heavens and the earth, whether by claiming He has a partner, a son, or by fabricating laws and sayings in His name. Equally oppressive is the rejection of His clear signs — the verses of the Qur'an, the miracles of His prophets, and the undeniable evidence of His existence and oneness in creation.

The verse then delivers a decisive verdict: *"Indeed, the criminals will never succeed."* This is not merely a statement of worldly failure, but a comprehensive declaration that encompasses both this life and the Hereafter. Those who persist in fabrication and denial will not attain true success — neither the peace of a guided heart, nor the victory of divine support, nor the eternal bliss of Paradise. Their schemes may appear to prosper temporarily, but their end is loss and ruin.

This verse carries a profound lesson for every soul: the path to success lies in truthfulness — truthfulness about Allah, about His signs, and about His messengers. The one who sincerely seeks the truth will find it in the Qur'an and the authentic teachings of Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him). But the one who turns away, inventing lies or rejecting the truth when it reaches him, has chosen a path that leads nowhere but to disappointment.

Dear reader, reflect on this: Allah, in His infinite mercy, has sent down a Book that guides to the straight path, and sent messengers who exemplified that guidance. The greatest injustice is to meet this blessing with denial or distortion. Yet the door of repentance remains open — for Allah forgives all sins for those who turn back to Him sincerely. Do not let pride or stubbornness keep you from the truth. Embrace it, and you will taste the sweetness of true success — success that no criminal, no matter how powerful, can ever achieve.

📜 Verse 15-19 — Yunus

15وَإِذَا تُتْلَىٰ عَلَيْهِمْ آيَاتُنَا بَيِّنَاتٍ ۙ قَالَ الَّذِينَ لَا يَرْجُونَ لِقَاءَنَا ائْتِ بِقُرْآنٍ غَيْرِ هَٰذَا أَوْ بَدِّلْهُ ۚ قُلْ مَا يَكُونُ لِي أَنْ أُبَدِّلَهُ مِن تِلْقَاءِ نَفْسِي ۖ إِنْ أَتَّبِعُ إِلَّا مَا يُوحَىٰ إِلَيَّ ۖ إِنِّي أَخَافُ إِنْ عَصَيْتُ رَبِّي عَذَابَ يَوْمٍ عَظِيمٍ

And when Our verses are recited to them as clear evidences, those who do not expect the meeting with Us say, "Bring us a Qur'an other than this or change it." Say, [O Muhammad], "It is not for me to change it on my own accord. I only follow what is revealed to me. Indeed I fear, if I should disobey my Lord, the punishment of a tremendous Day."

16قُل لَّوْ شَاءَ اللَّهُ مَا تَلَوْتُهُ عَلَيْكُمْ وَلَا أَدْرَاكُم بِهِ ۖ فَقَدْ لَبِثْتُ فِيكُمْ عُمُرًا مِّن قَبْلِهِ ۚ أَفَلَا تَعْقِلُونَ

Say, "If Allah had willed, I would not have recited it to you, nor would He have made it known to you, for I had remained among you a lifetime before it. Then will you not reason?"

17فَمَنْ أَظْلَمُ مِمَّنِ افْتَرَىٰ عَلَى اللَّهِ كَذِبًا أَوْ كَذَّبَ بِآيَاتِهِ ۚ إِنَّهُ لَا يُفْلِحُ الْمُجْرِمُونَ

So who is more unjust than he who invents a lie about Allah or denies His signs? Indeed, the criminals will not succeed

18وَيَعْبُدُونَ مِن دُونِ اللَّهِ مَا لَا يَضُرُّهُمْ وَلَا يَنفَعُهُمْ وَيَقُولُونَ هَٰؤُلَاءِ شُفَعَاؤُنَا عِندَ اللَّهِ ۚ قُلْ أَتُنَبِّئُونَ اللَّهَ بِمَا لَا يَعْلَمُ فِي السَّمَاوَاتِ وَلَا فِي الْأَرْضِ ۚ سُبْحَانَهُ وَتَعَالَىٰ عَمَّا يُشْرِكُونَ

And they worship other than Allah that which neither harms them nor benefits them, and they say, "These are our intercessors with Allah " Say, "Do you inform Allah of something He does not know in the heavens or on the earth?" Exalted is He and high above what they associate with Him

19وَمَا كَانَ النَّاسُ إِلَّا أُمَّةً وَاحِدَةً فَاخْتَلَفُوا ۚ وَلَوْلَا كَلِمَةٌ سَبَقَتْ مِن رَّبِّكَ لَقُضِيَ بَيْنَهُمْ فِيمَا فِيهِ يَخْتَلِفُونَ

And mankind was not but one community [united in religion], but [then] they differed. And if not for a word that preceded from your Lord, it would have been judged between them [immediately] concerning that over which they differ.

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