Surah 16. An-Nahl, Ayah 89
| وَيَوْمَ نَبْعَثُ فِي كُلِّ أُمَّةٍ شَهِيدًا عَلَيْهِمْ مِنْ أَنْفُسِهِمْ ۖ وَجِئْنَا بِكَ شَهِيدًا عَلَىٰ هَٰؤُلَاءِ ۚ وَنَزَّلْنَا عَلَيْكَ الْكِتَابَ تِبْيَانًا لِكُلِّ شَيْءٍ وَهُدًى وَرَحْمَةً وَبُشْرَىٰ لِلْمُسْلِمِينَ |
| Transliteration | : | wa- yawm nabcath fe kull 'ummah shahed(an) calay -him min anfus -him wa- ji'naa bi- -ka shahed(an) calaa haa'ulaa'i wa- nazzalnaa calay -ka al- kitaab tibyaan(an) li- kull shay' wa- huda(n) wa- rah.mah wa- bushraa li- al- muslimen |
| Pickthall | : | And (bethink you of) the day when We raise in every nation a witness against them of their own folk, and We bring thee (Muhammad) as a witness against these. And We reveal the Scripture unto thee as an exposition of all things, and a guidance and a mercy and good tidings for those who have surrendered (to Allah). |
| Asad | : | for one Day We shall raise up within every community a witness against them from among themselves.105 And thee [too, O Prophet,] have We brought forth to bear witness regarding those [whom thy message may have reached],106 inasmuch as We have bestowed from on high upon thee, step by step, this divine writ, to make everything clear,107 and to provide guidance and grace and a glad tiding unto all who have surrendered themselves to God. |
| Malik | : | O Muhammad, warn them about that Day when We shall call a witness from every nation to testify against it, and We shall call you O Muhammad to testify against your people: that is why We have sent down to you this Book (The Qur'an) to explain everything - a guide, a blessing and good news for Muslims. |
| Yusuf Ali | : | One day We shall raise from all peoples a witness against them from amongst themselves: and We shall bring thee as a witness against these (thy people): and We have sent down to thee the Book explaining all things a guide a Mercy and glad tidings to Muslims. 2126 |
Note - 105See note [100] above.
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Note - 106Although the Arabian contemporaries of the Prophet were,
naturally, the first to whom his revelation was conveyed
- a fact that gave a particular weight to the manner in
which they responded to it - the Qur'anic message as such
is addressed to all mankind (see in this connection, in
particular, 7:158 and 21:107, as well as the
corresponding notes).
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Note - 107I.e., everything that pertains to the knowledge of good
and evil, in both the individual and social senses of
these terms. - Regarding my rendering of nazzalna, it
should be borne in mind that this particular grammatical
form is often used in the Qur'an to bring out the fact
that it was revealed gradually ("step by step") over a
considerable period of time, and not in one piece.
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Note - 2126To the thought expressed in xvi. 84 above, is added
another detail here. Not only will there be witnesses
from Peoples, but the witnesses will be men from amongst
the Peoples themselves, men of their own kith and kin,
who understood them and explained Allah's Message in
their own language. The Prophet Muhammad will be witness
against all those who rejected the Message he brought.
For those who believe in him of (all races and peoples),
the Book which he brought will be an explanation, a
guide, a mercy and a Gospel.
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Although the Arabian contemporaries of the Prophet were, naturally, the first to whom his revelation was conveyed - a fact that gave a particular weight to the manner in which they responded to it - the Qur'anic message as such is addressed to all mankind (see in this connection, in particular, 7:158 and 21:107, as well as the corresponding notes). |
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I.e., everything that pertains to the knowledge of good and evil, in both the individual and social senses of these terms. - Regarding my rendering of nazzalna, it should be borne in mind that this particular grammatical form is often used in the Qur'an to bring out the fact that it was revealed gradually ("step by step") over a considerable period of time, and not in one piece. |
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To the thought expressed in xvi. 84 above, is added another detail here. Not only will there be witnesses from Peoples, but the witnesses will be men from amongst the Peoples themselves, men of their own kith and kin, who understood them and explained Allah's Message in their own language. The Prophet Muhammad will be witness against all those who rejected the Message he brought. For those who believe in him of (all races and peoples), the Book which he brought will be an explanation, a guide, a mercy and a Gospel. |
