Meccan·Surah 68

القلم

Surah Al-Qalam — Ayah 7

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52 Ayahs·Verse 68:7
68:7

إِنَّ رَبَّكَ هُوَ أَعْلَمُ بِمَن ضَلَّ عَن سَبِيلِهِۦ وَهُوَ أَعْلَمُ بِٱلْمُهْتَدِينَ

Indeed, your Lord is most knowing of who has gone astray from His way, and He is most knowing of the [rightly] guided.

Context in Surah Al-Qalam

Nearby ayahs help place verse 68:7 in sequence and meaning.

فَسَتُبْصِرُ وَيُبْصِرُونَ

So you will see and they will see

بِأَييِّكُمُ ٱلْمَفْتُونُ

Which of you is the afflicted [by a devil].

فَلَا تُطِعِ ٱلْمُكَذِّبِينَ

Then do not obey the deniers.

وَدُّوا۟ لَوْ تُدْهِنُ فَيُدْهِنُونَ

They wish that you would soften [in your position], so they would soften [toward you].