Surah Al-Isra 17:15
سُورَةُ الإِسۡرَاءِ · Meccan · Verse 15 of 111
مَّنِ ٱهْتَدَىٰ فَإِنَّمَا يَهْتَدِى لِنَفْسِهِۦ ۖ وَمَن ضَلَّ فَإِنَّمَا يَضِلُّ عَلَيْهَا ۚ وَلَا تَزِرُ وَازِرَةٌۭ وِزْرَ أُخْرَىٰ ۗ وَمَا كُنَّا مُعَذِّبِينَ حَتَّىٰ نَبْعَثَ رَسُولًۭا
Translation
Whoever accepts guidance does so for his own good; whoever strays does so at his own peril. No soul will bear another’s burden, nor do We punish until We have sent a messenger.
English translation: M.A.S. Abdel Haleem.
Topics that discuss this verse
Surah Al-Isra 17:15 is discussed in 16 study guides on Maani. Each guide gathers the key verses, Arabic words and lessons of one Quranic topic.
- Destruction (Ihlak)
- Responsibility (Mas'uliyyah)
- Divine Seizing (Akhdh)
- Seeking Forgiveness (Istighfar)
- Idols (Awthan)
- Recompense (Jaza)
- Debate (Jidal)
- Freedom (Hurriyyah)
- Preservation (Hifz)
- Understanding (Fiqh)
- The Holy Quran (Al-Qur'an al-Karim)
- Prophethood (Nubuwwah)
- Daytime (Nahar)
- Affliction (Durr)
- Torment (Adhab)
- Foreign Relations (Alaqat Dawliyyah)
Reflect on this verse
Open Surah Al-Isra 17:15 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.