Meccan·Surah 43

الزخرف

Surah Az-Zukhruf — Ayah 42

The Gold Adornments

89 Ayahs·Verse 43:42
43:42

أَوْ نُرِيَنَّكَ ٱلَّذِى وَعَدْنَـٰهُمْ فَإِنَّا عَلَيْهِم مُّقْتَدِرُونَ

Or whether [or not] We show you that which We have promised them, indeed, We are Perfect in Ability.

Context in Surah Az-Zukhruf

Nearby ayahs help place verse 43:42 in sequence and meaning.

أَفَأَنتَ تُسْمِعُ ٱلصُّمَّ أَوْ تَهْدِى ٱلْعُمْىَ وَمَن كَانَ فِى ضَلَـٰلٍ مُّبِينٍ

Then will you make the deaf hear, [O Muhammad], or guide the blind or he who is in clear error?

فَإِمَّا نَذْهَبَنَّ بِكَ فَإِنَّا مِنْهُم مُّنتَقِمُونَ

And whether [or not] We take you away [in death], indeed, We will take retribution upon them.

فَٱسْتَمْسِكْ بِٱلَّذِىٓ أُوحِىَ إِلَيْكَ ۖ إِنَّكَ عَلَىٰ صِرَٰطٍ مُّسْتَقِيمٍ

So adhere to that which is revealed to you. Indeed, you are on a straight path.

وَإِنَّهُۥ لَذِكْرٌ لَّكَ وَلِقَوْمِكَ ۖ وَسَوْفَ تُسْـَٔلُونَ

And indeed, it is a remembrance for you and your people, and you [all] are going to be questioned.