Al-Qur'an Surah Yunus Verse 36

Mufti Taqi Usmani

Most of them follow nothing but conjectures. Surely, conjectures are of no avail in the matter of truth at all. Certainly, Allah is fully aware of what they do.

Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran

Most of them follow nothing but ˹inherited˺ assumptions. ˹And˺ surely assumptions can in no way replace the truth. Allah is indeed All-Knowing of what they do.

Ruwwad Translation Center

Most of them follow nothing but assumptions. However, assumptions are of no avail against the truth. Indeed, Allah is All-Knowing of what they do.

A. J. Arberry

And the most of them follow only surmise, and surmise avails naught against truth. Surely God knows the things they do.

Abdul Haleem

Most of them follow nothing but assumptions, but assumptions can be of no value at all against the Truth: God is well aware of what they do.

Abdul Majid Daryabadi

And most of them follow naught but an opinion; verily opinion availeth not against the truth; verily Allah is the Knower of that which they do.

Abdullah Yusuf Ali

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.

Abul Ala Maududi

Most of them only follow conjectures; and surely conjecture can be no substitute for truth. Allah is well aware of whatever they do.

Ahmed Ali

Many of them follow nothing but illusion; yet illusion cannot replace the reality. God verily knows what they do.

Ahmed Raza Khan

And most of them do not follow anything except assumptions; indeed assumption does not serve the least purpose (in place) of the truth; indeed Allah knows their deeds.

Ali Quli Qarai

Most of them just follow conjecture; indeed conjecture is no substitute for the truth. Indeed Allah knows best what they do.

Ali Ünal

Most of them follow only conjecture. Surely conjecture can never substitute for anything of the truth. God surely has full knowledge of all that they do.

Amatul Rahman Omar

And most of them follow nothing but mere conjecture whereas, by no means, can a conjecture do away with the need of the truth. The fact is, Allâh is Well-Aware of what they do.

English Literal

And most of them do not follow except assumption/supposition , that the assumption/supposition does not suffice (replace) from the truth a thing, that God (is) knowledgeable with what they make/do.

Faridul Haque

And most of them do not follow anything except assumptions; indeed assumption does not serve the least purpose (in place) of the truth; indeed Allah knows their deeds.

Hamid S. Aziz

Say, "Is there any of your associates who guides unto the truth?" Say, "Allah guides unto the truth." Is then He who guides unto the truth more worthy to be followed, or he that guides not except he is himself guided? What ails you then, how judge you?

Hilali & Khan

And most of them follow nothing but conjecture. Certainly, conjecture can be of no avail against the truth. Surely, Allah is All-Aware of what they do.

Maulana Mohammad Ali

Say: Is there any of your associate-gods 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 finds not the way unless he is guided? What is matter with you? How do you judge?

Mohammad Habib Shakir

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.

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall

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.

Muhammad Sarwar

Most of the unbelievers follow only conjecture which certainly cannot serve as a substitute for the Truth. God knows well what they do.

Qaribullah & Darwish

Most of them follow nothing except conjecture. But conjecture does not help against the truth. Allah knows the things they do.

Safi-ur-Rahman al-Mubarakpuri

And most of them follow nothing but conjecture. Certainly, conjecture can be of no avail against the truth. Surely, Allah is All-Aware of what they do.

Wahiduddin Khan

Most of them follow nothing but mere conjecture. But conjecture is of no use against the Truth. God is well aware of what they do.

Talal Itani

Most of them follow nothing but assumptions; and assumptions avail nothing against the truth. God is fully aware of what they do.

Tafsir jalalayn

And most of them, in worshipping idols, follow nothing but conjecture, since they imitate their fathers therein; truly conjecture avails nothing against truth, when what is sought is knowledge. Surely God is Knower of what they do, and will requite them for it.

Tafseer Ibn Kathir

وَمَا يَتَّبِعُ أَكْثَرُهُمْ إِلاَّ ظَنًّا إَنَّ الظَّنَّ لَا يُغْنِي مِنَ الْحَقِّ شَيْيًا


And most of them follow nothing but conjecture. Certainly, conjecture can be of no avail against the truth.

Allah explained that they did not follow their own religion out of evidence and proof. The fact is that they were following mere conjecture and imagination. But conjecture is in no way a substitute for the truth.

He said,

إِنَّ اللّهَ عَلَيمٌ بِمَا يَفْعَلُونَ



Allah is All-Aware of what they do.

This is both a threat and a promise of severe punishment.

Allah said that He would reward them for their actions with a complete reward