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Surah Yûnus 10:103

Jonah · Verse 103 of 109

ثُمَّ نُنَجِّي رُسُلَنَا وَالَّذِينَ آمَنُوا ۚ كَذَٰلِكَ حَقًّا عَلَيْنَا نُنْجِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ

Abdul Mannan Omar

Then (when the punishment descends, We shall destroy the evil doers, but) We shall save Our Messengers and those who believed. Thus (does it always happen), We have made it binding upon Ourselves to save the believers.

Abdullah Yusuf Ali

In the end We deliver Our messengers and those who believe: Thus is it fitting on Our part that We should deliver those who believe!

Ahmed Ali

Thus do We deliver our apostles and those who believe. As a matter of duty We save the believers.

12 more translations

Ali Unal

Then We save Our Messengers and those who believe (as We always did before). We have bound Ourselves to save the believers.

Daryabadi

Thereafter We delivered Our apostles and those who believed. Even so, as incumbent upon us, We deliver the believers.

Faridul Haque

Then We shall save Our Noble Messengers and the believers - this is it; it is incumbent upon Our mercy to save the Muslims.

Maulana Muhammad Ali

Then We deliver Our messengers and those who believe -- even so (now); it is binding on Us to deliver the believers.

Maulvi Sher Ali

Then shall WE save Our Messengers and those who believe. Thus have WE made it incumbent on US to save the believers.

Muhammad Asad

[For thus it always happens: We seal the doom of all who deny the truth and give the lie to Our messages;] and thereupon We save Our apostles and those who have attained to faith. Thus have We willed it upon Ourselves: We save all who believe [in Us].

Muhammad Musin Khan

Then (in the end) We save Our Messengers and those who believe! Thus it is incumbent upon Us to save the believers.

Muhammad Pickthall

Then shall We save Our messengers and the believers, in like manner (as of old). It is incumbent upon Us to save believers.

Muhammad Sarwar

We saved Our Messengers and those who believed; We must save the believers.

Muhammed ali Shakir

Then We deliver Our messengers and those who believe-- even so (now), it is binding on Us (that) We deliver the believers.

Rashad Khalifa

We ultimately save our messengers and those who believe. It is our immutable law that we save the believers.

Shabbir Ahmed

We ultimately save Our Messengers and those who believe. It is incumbent upon Us to save the believers.

Commentary 10:103 Haqqan ‘alainâ حَقًّا عَلَيْنَا means, “We made it binding on ourselves”. According to Râzî, the words denote rather a logical necessity, which is the…

ثُمَّ نُنَجِّي رُسُلَنَا وَالَّذِينَ آمَنُوا ۚ كَذَ‌ٰلِكَ حَقًّا عَلَيْنَا نُنجِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ

10:103 Haqqan ‘alainâ حَقًّا عَلَيْنَا means, “We made it binding on ourselves”. According to Râzî, the words denote rather a logical necessity, which is the unavoidable fulfilment of Allâh’s free will and does not imply that He is under some obligation. There is nothing binding upon Him, nor has a human being ever had any claim with regard to his Creator and creation.