Surah Hud 11:88
سُورَةُ هُودٍ · Meccan · Verse 88 of 123
قَالَ يَٰقَوْمِ أَرَءَيْتُمْ إِن كُنتُ عَلَىٰ بَيِّنَةٍۢ مِّن رَّبِّى وَرَزَقَنِى مِنْهُ رِزْقًا حَسَنًۭا ۚ وَمَآ أُرِيدُ أَنْ أُخَالِفَكُمْ إِلَىٰ مَآ أَنْهَىٰكُمْ عَنْهُ ۚ إِنْ أُرِيدُ إِلَّا ٱلْإِصْلَٰحَ مَا ٱسْتَطَعْتُ ۚ وَمَا تَوْفِيقِىٓ إِلَّا بِٱللَّهِ ۚ عَلَيْهِ تَوَكَّلْتُ وَإِلَيْهِ أُنِيبُ
Translation
He answered, ‘My people, can you not see? What if I am acting on clear evidence from my Lord? He Himself has given me good provision: I do not want to do what I am forbidding you to do, I only want to put things right as far as I can. I cannot succeed without God’s help: I trust in Him, and always turn to Him.
English translation: M.A.S. Abdel Haleem.
Topics that discuss this verse
Surah Hud 11:88 is discussed in 17 study guides on Maani. Each guide gathers the key verses, Arabic words and lessons of one Quranic topic.
- Fairness (Insaf) (key verse)
- Reliance on Allah (Tawakkul) (key verse)
- Excellence (Ihsan)
- Dialogue (Hiwar)
- Governance (Siyasah)
- Prophet Shuaib (Shu'ayb)
- Madyan
- Capacity (Istitah)
- Seeking Aid (Isti'anah)
- Blind Following (Taqlid)
- Civilization (Hadarah)
- Repelling (Daf')
- Role Model (Qudwah)
- Despair (Ya's)
- Truthfulness (Sidq)
- Compromising (Mudanah)
- Praise (Madh)
Reflect on this verse
Open Surah Hud 11:88 in Maani to reflect on it through the Five Lenses: its wording, its context, what it means for you, its connections across the Quran and its lessons, grounded in classical tafsir.