Allah states that most of people follow nothing but conjecture
Which is more deserving of being followed the truth or the conjecture?
In the Noble Quran, Allah is asking mankind some important questions.
It seems compulsory for the serious one who is looking for the truth to have a look at those questions and if possible to answer them.
Allah’ questions are many. In this series, these questions are chosen randomly.
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In verses 10:35-36, Allah is asking mankind these three questions:
1) Is there of those whom you associate with God one that guides to the truth?
2) Is One Who guides to the truth, and this is God, more deserving of being followed, or one who does not guide unless he is guided? And
3) What is wrong with you, how do you judge?
Then Allah states that most of them follow nothing but conjecture; truly conjecture avails nothing against truth, when what is sought is knowledge.
Surely Allah is Knower of what they do, and will requite them for it.
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Verses 10:35-36 present the questions of this article and give a statement about what the disbelievers follow
The meanings of the verses 10:35-36
Verse 10:35 says:
Say to them O Muhammad:
Is there of your partners whom you ascribe unto Allah one that leads to the Truth and guidance?
Is there of those whom you associate, with God, one that guides to the truth?
If they answer, fine, if not, Say:
Allah leads to the Truth and guidance.
Is He Who leads to the Truth and guidance more deserving that He should be followed) worshipped and obeyed,
Or he who finds not the way, he who does not guide to the Truth or guidance unless he himself be guided, carried and taken wherever one wants.
What ail you? What is wrong with you? How you judge?
This corrupt judgment, one where what does not deserve to be followed is followed?
Evil is that which you judge for yourselves?
Verse 10:36 says:
Most of them follow worship naught but conjecture i.e. except through conjecture, since they imitate their fathers therein.
Truly conjecture avails nothing against truth, when what is sought is knowledge.
Assuredly their worship through conjecture can by no means take the place of truth; conjecture can by no means dispense them from Allah’s chastisement.
Lo! Allah is Aware of what they do, He is Knower of what they worship and He will requite them for it.
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Verses 10:35-36 in different translations:
QARIB:
35) Say: ‘do any of your partners guide you to the truth? ‘Say: ‘Allah, he guides to the truth. Who then is worthier to be followed he who guides to the truth or he who cannot guide unless he (himself) is guided? What is the matter with you, how then can you judge?
36) Most of them follow nothing except conjecture. But conjecture does not help against the truth. Allah knows the things they do.
SHAKIR:
35) Say: is there any of your associates who guides to the truth? Say: Allah guides to the truth. Is he then who guides to the truth more worthy to be followed, or he who himself does not go aright unless he is guided? What then is the matter with you; how do you judge?
36) And most of them do not follow (anything) but conjecture; surely conjecture will not avail aught against the truth; surely Allah is cognizant of what they do
PICKTHAL:
35) Say: is there of your partners (whom ye ascribe unto Allah) one that leadeth to the truth? Say: Allah leadeth to the truth. is he who leadeth to the truth more deserving that he should be followed, or he who findeth not the way unless he (himself) be guided. What aileth you? How judge ye?
36) Most of them follow not but conjecture. Assuredly conjecture can by no means take the place of truth. lo! Allah is aware of what they do.
YUSUFALI:
35) say: “of your ‘partners’ is there any that can give any guidance towards truth?” say: “it is Allah who gives guidance towards truth, is then he who gives guidance to truth more worthy to be followed, or he who finds not guidance (himself) unless he is guided? What then is the matter with you? How judge ye?”
36) But most of them follow nothing but fancy: truly fancy can be of no avail against truth. Verily Allah is well aware of all that they do.
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