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Surah Al-Isra (The Night Journey ) 17 : 84

قُلْ كُلٌّ يَعْمَلُ عَلَىٰ شَاكِلَتِهِۦ فَرَبُّكُمْ أَعْلَمُ بِمَنْ هُوَ أَهْدَىٰ سَبِيلًا

Translations

 
 Muhsin Khan
 Pickthall
 Yusuf Ali
Quran Project
Say, "Each works according to his manner, but your Lord is most knowing of who is best guided in way."

Qur'an Dictionary

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Word Arabic word
(17:84:1)
qul
Say
(17:84:2)
kullun
Each
(17:84:3)
yaʿmalu
works
(17:84:4)
(17:84:5)
shākilatihi
his manner
(17:84:6)
farabbukum
but your Lord
(17:84:7)
aʿlamu
(is) most knowing
(17:84:8)
(17:84:9)
(17:84:10)
ahdā
(is) best guided
(17:84:11)
sabīlan
(in) way

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Explanatory Note

The sūrah then states that everyone and every camp acts according to the path it follows. The final verdict on methods and actions is left to God alone:

“Say: Everyone acts according to his own disposition. Your Lord is fully aware as to who has chosen the best path.” (Verse 84)

In this statement we have an implicit warning as to the results of approaches and deeds. Hence, everyone needs to heed the warnings and strive to follow the path of divine guidance which is available to all.

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7. Period of Revelation

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The very first verse indicates that this Surah was revealed on the occasion of the ascension (Mi’raj). According to the narrations (hadith) on the life of the Prophet, this event happened one year before migration (Hijrah). Thus this Surah was revealed in the last stage of Prophethood in Makkah.

8. Reasons for Revelation

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The Prophet had been propagating Monotheism (Tawhid) for twelve years now. In spite of all the opposition, Islam had spread to every corner of Arabia and there was hardly a clan which had not been influenced by the invitation. In Makkah itself, the true Believers had formed themselves into a small community.  A large number of the people from the Aws and Khazraj tribes (two influential clans of Madinah) had also now accepted Islam. Thus the time had come for the Muslims to emigrate from Makkah to Madinah, at behest of the Aws and Khazraj to establish an Islamic state.

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