سورة یُونس
Surah Yûnus 10:94
Jonah · Verse 94 of 109
فَإِنْ كُنْتَ فِي شَكٍّ مِمَّا أَنْزَلْنَا إِلَيْكَ فَاسْأَلِ الَّذِينَ يَقْرَءُونَ الْكِتَابَ مِنْ قَبْلِكَ ۚ لَقَدْ جَاءَكَ الْحَقُّ مِنْ رَبِّكَ فَلَا تَكُونَنَّ مِنَ الْمُمْتَرِينَ
Abdul Mannan Omar
And if you (O reader!) are in doubt regarding that which We have revealed to you, ask those who have read this Book (- the Qur´ân) before you. (They will tell you that) there has, infact, come to you the perfect truth from your Lord, so be not of the contenders at all.
Abdullah Yusuf Ali
If thou wert in doubt as to what We have revealed unto thee, then ask those who have been reading the Book from before thee: the Truth hath indeed come to thee from thy Lord: so be in no wise of those in doubt.
Ahmed Ali
If you are in doubt of what We have sent down to you, then ask those who have been reading the Book (for a long time) before you. The truth has indeed come to you from your Lord, so do not be one of those who doubt,
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Ali Unal
If you are in doubt about the truth of what We have sent down on you (concerning what happened between Moses and the Pharaoh), then ask those who have been reading the Book (which was given to them) before you. Surely the truth has come to you from your Lord, so be not among those who feel doubt.
Daryabadi
And if thou be in doubt concerning that which We have sent down unto thee, then ask those who have read the Books before thee. Assuredly hath the truth come unto thee from thy Lord, so be not then of the doubters.
Faridul Haque
And if you, O listener, have any doubt in what We have sent down towards you, then question those who have read the Book before you; undoubtedly, towards you has come the truth from your Lord, therefore do not be of those who doubt.
Maulana Muhammad Ali
But if thou art in doubt as to that which We have revealed to thee, ask those who read the Book before thee. Certainly the Truth has come to thee from thy Lord, so be not thou of the doubters.
Maulvi Sher Ali
And if thou art in doubt concerning that which WE have sent down to thee, ask those who have been reading the Book before thee. Indeed the truth has come to thee from thy Lord; be not, therefore, of those who doubt.
Muhammad Asad
AND SO, [O man,] if thou art in doubt about [the truth of] what We have [now] bestowed upon thee from on high, ask those who read the divine writ [revealed] before thy time [and thou wilt find that,] surely, the truth has now come unto thee from thy Sustainer. Be not, then, among the doubters -
Muhammad Musin Khan
So if you (O Muhammad SAW) are in doubt concerning that which We have revealed unto you, [i.e. that your name is written in the Taurat (Torah) and the Injeel (Gospel)] then ask those who are reading the Book [the Taurat (Torah) and the Injeel (Gospel)] before you. Verily, the truth has come to you from your Lord. So be not of those who doubt (it).
Muhammad Pickthall
And if thou (Muhammad) art in doubt concerning that which We reveal unto thee, then question those who read the Scripture (that was) before thee. Verily the Truth from thy Lord hath come unto thee. So be not thou of the waverers.
Muhammad Sarwar
If you (people ) have any doubt about what We have revealed to you (about the Day of Judgment and other matters of belief), ask those who read the Book that was revealed (to the Prophets who lived) before you. The truth has certainly come to you from your Lord. Thus, do not doubt it (in your heart),
Muhammed ali Shakir
But if you are in doubt as to what We have revealed to you, ask those who read the Book before you; certainly the truth has come to you from your Lord, therefore you should not be of the disputers.
Rashad Khalifa
If you have any doubt regarding what is revealed to you from your Lord, then ask those who read the previous scripture. Indeed, the truth has come to you from your Lord. Do not be with the doubters.
Shabbir Ahmed
(O Reader!) If you carry any doubts about what We have sent to you, ask those who have been reading the scripture before you. Indeed, the truth has come to you from your Lord. Do not be of those who waver.
Commentary 10:94 “And if you are in doubt” ( فَإِن كُنتَ فِي شَكٍّ), refers to a doubt is that particular to any reader of the Holy Book who is unable to grasp the…
فَإِن كُنتَ فِي شَكٍّ مِّمَّا أَنزَلْنَا إِلَيْكَ فَاسْأَلِ الَّذِينَ يَقْرَءُونَ الْكِتَابَ مِن قَبْلِكَ لَقَدْ جَاءَكَ الْحَقُّ مِن رَّبِّكَ فَلَا تَكُونَنَّ مِنَ الْمُمْتَرِينَ
10:94 “And if you are in doubt” ( فَإِن كُنتَ فِي شَكٍّ), refers to a doubt is that particular to any reader of the Holy Book who is unable to grasp the underlying meanings and the message because of his limited spiritual knowledge. If someone is unable to understand the message being conveyed, he is advised to refer to the explanation given by the people blessed with Divine knowledge. As such people may be difficult to find in the time and place of the reader, the reader is told to refer to the explanations given by the learned of the past, “who were before him”. This verse has been attached by Christian missionaries who try to use it to prove that the Holy Prophet (pbuh) was in great doubt, and therefore should have consulted the learned of the past - the Christians and Jews. Some Muslims are misled by this argument and incorrectly start to assume that the Holy Prophet (pbuh) is being addressed here. However, it becomes clear that verse 94 and 95 address the readers of the Holy Qur’ân endowed with less knowledge when we read the admonition in verse 95: “Be not of those who cry lies to the messages of Allâh” (Râzî). The Holy Prophet never “cried lies” in response to the messages he received from the Exalted One. It is the reader, who out of lack of knowledge and misunderstanding, rejects the messages of the Holy Qur’ân. In the words, “which We have revealed to you”, the Holy Prophet is of course the recipient of the revelation and the reader has received it only through him, but if we carefully continue to read the subsequent verses, it becomes clear to whom the message is addressed. The opening words of the next section read: “Say, O you people! If you are in doubt regarding my creed” (10:104). The addressee is the same as in 10:94.
The Holy Prophet (pbuh) is said to have had the fullest certainty about the Revelation which he received and never entertained any doubts. Similarly, in 17:23 we read, “Your Lord has enjoined you to be good to parents.” Here too, the reader is being addressed, and not the Holy Prophet (pbuh) who was an orphan.