# 32. Surah As-Sajdah, Verse 3 - **Surah:** 32. Surah As-Sajdah (The Prostration) — سورة السجدة - **Verse:** 3 / 30 · **Juz:** 21 · **Mushaf page:** 414 - **Source:** https://quran.so/surah-as-sajdah/verse-3 ## Arabic اَمْ يَقُولُونَ افْتَرٰيهُۚ بَلْ هُوَ الْحَقُّ مِنْ رَبِّكَ لِتُنْذِرَ قَوْماً مَٓا اَتٰيهُمْ مِنْ نَذ۪يرٍ مِنْ قَبْلِكَ لَعَلَّهُمْ يَهْتَدُونَ ## Transcription Am yaqooloona iftarahu bal huwa alhaqqumin rabbika litunthira qawman ma atahum minnatheerin min qablika laAAallahum yahtadoon ## Translations ### Aisha Bewley Or do they say, ‘He has invented it’? No indeed! It is the truth from your Lord to warn a people to whom, before you, no warner came, so that hopefully they will be guided. ### Progressive Muslims Or do they Say: "He fabricated it!" No, it is the truth from your Lord, so that you may warn a people who never received a warner before you, in order that they may be guided. ### Shabbir Ahmed And yet they assert, "He has invented it. " Nay, it is but the Truth from your Lord, for you to warn a folk to whom no Warner has come before you, and so that they might get the Right Guidance. (Prophet Ishmael was the ancestor of, and not a Prophet to, the Arabs who became a community long after he passed on. See note (2:125), (28:46), (36:6). And the Message is to fan out from Arabia to all mankind (2:185), (3:3), (3:137), (6:19), (6:91), (10:2), (14:1), (25:1), (30:58), (39:41), (68:52)). ### Sam Gerrans — The Qur'an: A Complete Revelation If they say: “He has invented it,” the truth is: it is the truth from thy Lord, that thou warn a people to whom no warner came before thee, that they might be guided. ### The Monotheist Group — The Quran: A Monotheist Translation Or do they say: "He fabricated it!" No, it is the truth from your Lord, so that you may warn a people who never received a warner before you, in order that they may be guided. ### Rashad Khalifa — The Final Testament They said, "He fabricated it." Indeed, this is the truth from your Lord, to warn people who never received a warner before you, that they may be guided. ### Mohamed Ahmed - Samira Or do they say he has fabricated it? In fact, it is the truth from your Lord so that you may warn the people to whom no admonisher was sent before you. They may haply come to guidance. ### Sahih International — (Umm Muhammad, Mary Kennedy, Amatullah Bantley) Or do they say, "He invented it"? Rather, it is the truth from your Lord, [O Muúammad], that you may warn a people to whom no warner has come before you [so] perhaps they will be guided. ### Muhammad Asad and yet, they [who are bent on denying the truth] assert, "[Muhammad] has invented it!" Nay, but it is the truth from thy Sustainer, enabling thee to warn [this] people to whom no warner has come before thee, so that they might follow the right path. ### Marmaduke Pickthall Or say they: He hath invented it? Nay, but it is the Truth from thy Lord, that thou mayst warn a folk to whom no warner came before thee, that haply they may walk aright. ### Abul A'la Maududi — Tafhim commentary Or do[1] they say: "He has fabricated it?"[2] Nay, it is the Truth from your Lord so that you may warn a people to whom no warner came before you;[3] perhaps they will be guided to the Right Way.[4] _Footnotes_ - [1] After the above introductory sentence, the first objection of the polytheists of Makkah, which they raised concerning the Prophethood of the Prophet (peace be upon him), is being dealt with. - [2] This is not merely a question but also an expression of great surprise and astonishment. It means to imply this: In spite of all those things on account of which this Book is, without any doubt, a revelation from Allah, do those people yet say stubbornly that Muhammad (peace be upon him) has himself forged it and is falsely attributing it to Allah? Don’t they feel any shame in uttering such a senseless and baseless accusation? Don’t they at all realize what opinion will those people form who are aware of Muhammad (peace be upon him) and his work and his discourses and also understand the Book, when they hear their absurd accusation? - [3] Just as in the first verse it was considered sufficient to say, "It is without any doubt the Book of God," and no further argument was needed to be advanced to prove the Quran to be divine word, so in this verse also the only thing being said to refine the disbelievers’ charge that the Quran was being forged is: “It is the truth from your Lord.” The reason for it is the same as we have given in( E.N. 1) above. The listeners were well aware of the person who was presenting the Quran, of the environment in which he was presenting it and the confidence and grace with which he was presenting it; they also knew the Book, its diction and literary excellence and its themes; they were also feeling the influence and impact it was having on contemporary society of Makkah. Under those conditions the Book’s being the truth sent down by the Lord of the Worlds, was such an evident factual reality that the mere mention of it in clear and definite terms was enough to refute the accusation of the disbelievers. Any attempt to strengthen this assertion by resort to reasoning would have caused it to be weakened instead. The case would be like this. Supposing it is day and the sun is shining bright, and a stubborn person calls it a dark night. To refute him it would be enough to say: “Do you call it a night when the bright day is clearly visible all around.” If after this, one tried to bring logical arguments to prove the day to be day. it would not in any way strengthen the reply but would rather weaken it instead. - [4] That is; "Just, as its being the truth and a revelation from Allah is absolutely certain, so is its being based on wisdom and Allah’s mercy for you also evident. You yourselves know that for the past many centuries no prophet has been raised among you, and you also know that your entire nation has been involved in ignorance and moral degeneration and sheer backwardness. In a state like this if a Prophet (peace be upon him) has been raised among you to awaken you and show you the right way, you should not be surprised. This was a great need which Allah has fulfilled for the sake of your own welfare and wellbeing." ### Abdel Khalek Himmat — Al- Muntakhab Or do they -the infidels- say: "He -Muhammad- has forged it and related it to Allah! " But it is indeed the truth revealed by Allah to you O Muhammad to exhort a people who never received a Messenger before you serving as a spectacle and a warning that they might hopefully be deviated into sense and be guided into all truth. ### Bijan Moeinian The disbelievers say: "Mohammad has fabricated this book. " This is not true. God has sent this book, through Mohammad, to those, for whom there has not come a Warner for the longest time, so that they may be directed to the right path. ### Al-Hilali & Khan Or say they: "He (Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) has fabricated it?" Nay, it is the truth from your Lord, so that you may warn a people to whom no warner has come before you (O Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم): in order that they may be guided. ### Abdullah Yusuf Ali Or do they say, "He has forged it"? Nay, it is the Truth from thy Lord, that thou mayest admonish a people to whom no warner has come before thee: in order that they may receive guidance. ### Mustafa Khattab — The Clear Quran Or do they say, "He has fabricated it!"? No! It is the truth from your Lord in order for you to warn a people to whom no warner has come before you, so they may be ˹rightly˺ guided. ### Taqi Usmani Is it that they say, "He has fabricated it."? No, it is the truth from your Lord, so that you (O prophet,) may warn a people to whom no warner has come before you; may be they take the right path. ### Abdul Haleem Yet they say, ‘Muhammad has made it up.’ No indeed! It is the Truth from your Lord for you [Prophet], to warn a people who have had no one to warn them before, so that they may be guided. ### Arthur John Arberry Or do they say, 'He has forged it'? Say: 'Not so; it is the truth from thy Lord that thou mayest warn a people to whom no warner came before thee, that haply so they may be guided. ### E. Henry Palmer Do they say, 'He has forged it?' Nay! it is the truth from thy Lord, that thou mayest warn a people, to whom no warner has come before thee, haply they may be guided. ### Hamid S. Aziz The revelation of the Book, wherein there is no doubt, is from the Lord of the Worlds. ### Mahmoud Ghali Or even do they say, "He has fabricated it?" No indeed, (but) it is the Truth from your Lord, that you may warn a people; in no way did (any) warner come up to them even before you, that possibly they would be guided. ### George Sale Will they say, Mohammed hath forged it? Nay, it is the truth from thy Lord, that thou mayest preach to a people, unto whom no preacher hath come before thee; peradventure they will be directed. ### Syed Vickar Ahamed Or do they (the unbelievers) say: "Has he fabricated it (or made it up)?" No! It is the Truth from your Lord, so that you may warn a people to whom no warner has come before you, so that they may receive guidance. ### Amatul Rahman Omar Do the people say, `He has invented it?' It is not so; it is the truth from your Lord. It has been revealed that you may warn the people to whom no Warner before you (for a long long time) has come so that they may receive guidance. ### Ali Quli Qarai Do they say, ‘He has fabricated it’? Rather it is the truth from your Lord, that you may warn a people to whom there did not come any warner before you, so that they may be guided [to the right path]. ### Ahmed Hulusi — Türkçe Kur'an Çözümü Yoksa "Onu uydurdu" mu diyorlar! Asla! O, senden önce kendilerine bir uyarıcı gelmemiş toplumu uyarman için Rabbinden (olan) Hak'tır. . . Umulur ki (değerlendirip) hakikate ererler. ### Ali Bulaç — Kur'an-ı Kerim ve Türkçe Anlamı Yoksa onlar: "Bunu uydurdu" mu diyorlar? Hayır; o, Rabbinden olan bir haktır; senden önce kendilerine bir uyarıcı gelmemiş bir kavmi uyarman için (onu sana indirdik). Umulur ki hidayet bulurlar. ### Bayraktar Bayraklı — Yeni Bir Anlayışın Işığında Kur'an Meali Yoksa "onu Muhammed uydurdu" mu diyorlar? Hayır, o, senden önce kendilerine bir uyarıcı gelmemiş olan bir toplumu uyarman için Rabbin tarafından gelen bir haktır/kitaptır. Umulur ki doğru yolu bulurlar. ### Diyanet İşleri — Kur'an-ı Kerim Türkçe Meali Yoksa "Onu Muhammed uydurdu" mu diyorlar? Hayır o, kendilerine senden önce hiçbir uyarıcı gelmemiş olan bir kavmi uyarman için, doğru yolu bulsunlar diye Rabbin tarafından indirilmiş gerçektir. ### Elmalılı Hamdi Yazır — Kur'an-ı Kerim ve Yüce Meali Yoksa onu uydurdu mu diyorlar? Hayır, haktır o, rabbındandır, kendilerine senden önce kocundurucu Peygamber gelmemiş olan bir kavmi kocundurasın diye gerek ki hidayeti kabul edeler ### Elmalılı (sadeleştirilmiş) Yoksa: "Onu uydurdu" mu diyorlar? Hayır, o, senden önce kendilerine bir gocundurucu (uyarıcı) peygamber gelmemiş olan bir kavmi gocundurasın (uyarasın) diye, Rabbin tarafından gelen bir gerçektir, gerek ki hidayeti kabul ederler. ### Gültekin Onan Yoksa onlar: "Bunu uydurdu" mu diyorlar? Hayır; o, rabbinden olan bir haktır; senden önce kendilerine bir uyarıcı gelmemiş bir kavmi uyarman için (onu sana indirdik). Umulur ki hidayet bulurlar. ### Hasan Basri Çantay — Kur'an-ı Hakim ve Meal-i Kerim Yoksa o, bunu kendiliğinden mi uydurdu diyorlar? Hayır, o Rabbinden (gelen bir) hakdır. (Biz onu) senden evvel kendilerine inzar edici hiçbir (peygamber) gelmemiş olan bir kavme, (tutdukları yolun) korkunç aakıbetlerini haber vermen için (indirdik). Olur ki onlar hidayeti kabul ederler. ### İbni Kesir Yoksa; O, bunu kendiliğinden uydurdu mu diyorlar; Hayır, o haktır, Rabbındandır. Ve senden evvel kendilerine uyarıcı gelmemiş olan bir kavme korkunç akıbetlerini haber vermen içindir. Belki hidayeti bulurlar. ### Muhammed Esed — Kur'an Mesajı Ama onlar, (o hakkı inkar edenler,) "Onu (Muhammed) uydurdu!" diyorlar. Asla! O, Rabbinden gelen bir hakikat olup senden önce hiçbir uyarıcı ile karşılaşmamış olan (bu) halkı doğru yola gelsinler diye uyarabilmen içindir. ### Şaban Piriş — Kur'an-ı Kerim Türkçe Anlamı Yoksa "Onu uydurdu" mu diyorlar? Hayır, O, senden önce kendilerine bir uyarıcı gelmemiş olan bir toplumu, belki doğru yola gelirler diye uyarman için Rabbi'nden gelen gerçektir ### Süleyman Ateş — Kur'an-ı Kerim ve Yüce Meali Yoksa "Onu uydurdu" mu diyorlar? Hayır, o senden önce kendilerine hiçbir uyarıcı gelmemiş olan bir kavmi, doğru yola gelirler umuduyla uyarman için Rabbin tarafından (sana indirilen) gerçektir. ### Yaşar Nuri Öztürk — Kur'an-ı Kerim Meali Yoksa "Onu uydurdu" mu diyorlar? Hayır, haktır o; senin Rabbindendir; senden önce kendilerine hiçbir uyarıcı gelmemiş bir toplumu uyarman içindir. Umulur ki, doğruya ve güzele kılavuzlanırlar. ### Mustafa İslamoğlu — Hayat Kitabı Kur’an Yine de onlar "Onu o uydurdu" diyorlar. Hayır! O Senin Rabbinden gelen bir hakikattir; senden önce kendilerine uyarıcı gelmemiş bir toplumu belki doğru yola gelirler diye uyarman içindir. ### Erhan Aktaş (Eski Baskı) — Kerim Kur'an Yoksa, "Onu kendisi uydurdu" mu diyorlar? Bilakis! O, Rabb'inden bir gerçektir. Senden önce kendilerine bir uyarıcı gelmemiş olan halkı uyarman içindir. Umulur ki böylece onlar, doğru yolu seçerler. ### Ali Rıza Safa — Kur'an-ı Kerim Gerçek Yoksa "Onu uydurdu!" mu diyorlar? Hayır! O, senden önce kendilerine uyarıcı gelmemiş bir toplumu uyarman için, Efendinden gerçektir; belki doğru yola erişirler diye. ### Süleymaniye Vakfı (Eski Baskı) — Süleymaniye Vakfı Meali (Senin için) "Onu o uydurdu" diyorlar, öyle mi? Hayır; onun, Rabbin tarafından indirildiği bir gerçektir. Senden önce uyarıcı gelmemiş olan bir topluluğu uyarman için indirilmiştir. Belki yola gelirler. ### Mehmet Okuyan — Kur’an Meal-Tefsir Yoksa "Onu (Muhammed) uydurdu"[1] mu diyorlar? Aksine doğru yolu bulsunlar diye o, senden önce kendilerine uyarıcı gelmemiş bir kavmi uyarman için Rabbinden gönderilen gerçektir.[2] _Footnotes_ - [1] Benzer mesajlar: Yûnus 10:38; Hûd 11:13; Nahl 16:101; Enbiyâ 21:5; Furkân 25:4; Sebe' 34:8; Şûrâ 42:24; Ahkâf 46:8. - [2] Benzer mesajlar: Kasas 28:46; Sebe' 34:44. Bu üç ayetin konusu, Yâsîn 36:6'dan farklıdır. ### Erhan Aktaş (10. Baskı) — Kerim Kur'an Yoksa "Onu kendisi uydurdu" mu diyorlar? Bilakis! O, Rabb'inden bir gerçektir. Senden önce kendilerine bir uyarıcı gelmemiş olan halkı uyarman içindir. Umulur ki böylece onlar, doğru yolu seçerler. ### Erhan Aktaş — Kerim Kur'an Yoksa "Onu kendisi uydurdu" mu diyorlar? Bilakis! O, Rabb'inden bir gerçektir. Senden önce kendilerine bir uyarıcı gelmemiş olan halkı uyarman içindir. Umulur ki böylece onlar, doğru yolu seçerler. ### Süleymaniye Vakfı — Süleymaniye Vakfı Meali Yoksa "Onu, o (Muhammed) uydurdu." mu diyorlar[1]? Hayır! O (kitap), Rabbin tarafından indirilmiş bir gerçektir[2]. Senden önce kendilerine uyarıcı gelmemiş bir topluluğu[3] uyarman içindir. Belki doğru yola girerler. _Footnotes_ - [1] [Yunus 10/38,](https://quran.so/10/38) [Hud 11/13](https://quran.so/11/13)-[14,](https://quran.so/11/14) [Ahkaf 46/8.](https://quran.so/46/8) - [2] [Kasas 28/46,](https://quran.so/28/46) [Sebe 34/44,](https://quran.so/34/44) [Yasin 36/5](https://quran.so/36/5)-[6.](https://quran.so/36/6) - [3] Mekke'ye, Muhammed aleyhisselamdan önce gelen nebi, İsmail aleyhisselamdır. Allah ona kitap indirmiştir ([Bakara 2/136,](https://quran.so/2/136) [Al-i İmran 3/84](https://quran.so/3/84)) ama o kitap Mekkelilere ulaşmadığı ve Muhammed aleyhisselama kadar kendilerine başka bir nebi de gelmediği için onlar, uyarılmamış bir toplum sayılmıştır. ## Words | # | word | meaning | root | |---|---|---|---| | 1 | أَمْ — am | Or | — | | 2 | يَقُولُونَ — yaqūlūna | (do) they say | قول — Kaf-Vav-Lam | | 3 | ٱفْتَرَىٰهُ ۚ — if'tarāhu | He invented it | فري — Fe-Ra-Ye | | 4 | بَلْ — bal | Nay | — | | 5 | هُوَ — huwa | it | — | | 6 | ٱلْحَقُّ — l-ḥaqu | (is) the truth | حقق — Ha-Kaf-Kaf | | 7 | مِن — min | from | — | | 8 | رَّبِّكَ — rabbika | your Lord | ربب — Ra-Ba-Ba | | 9 | لِتُنذِرَ — litundhira | that you may warn | نذر — Nun-Zal-Ra | | 10 | قَوْمًۭا — qawman | a people | قوم — Kaf-Vav-Mim | | 11 | مَّآ — mā | not | — | | 12 | أَتَىٰهُم — atāhum | has come to them | اتي — Elif-Te-Ye | | 13 | مِّن — min | any | — | | 14 | نَّذِيرٍۢ — nadhīrin | warner | نذر — Nun-Zal-Ra | | 15 | مِّن — min | before you | — | | 16 | قَبْلِكَ — qablika | before you | قبل — Kaf-Be-Lam | | 17 | لَعَلَّهُمْ — laʿallahum | so that they may | — | | 18 | يَهْتَدُونَ — yahtadūna | be guided | هدي — he-Dal-Ye | --- Previous: https://quran.so/surah-as-sajdah/verse-2.md · Next: https://quran.so/surah-as-sajdah/verse-4.md Retrieved: 2026-08-16 Quran.so — https://quran.so — CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 — When quoting, name the translator.