Surah Ya-Sin 36:25
سُورَةُ يسٓ · Meccan · Verse 25 of 83
إِنِّىٓ ءَامَنتُ بِرَبِّكُمْ فَٱسْمَعُونِ
Translation
I believe in your Lord, so listen to me.’
English translation: M.A.S. Abdel Haleem.
Meaning and reflection
'Indeed, I have believed in your Lord, so listen to me!' Ibn Ashur notes the courage of the open declaration: standing before a hostile crowd that had just threatened to stone the messengers, this man publicly plants his flag, 'I believe', and demands to be heard. He does not hide his faith to stay safe; he announces it at the moment it is most dangerous. Ask yourself: I often keep my convictions quiet precisely when speaking them would cost me something, the awkward room, the disapproving crowd. This man's faith became loudest under threat. When standing for what I believe would make me a target, is my instinct to whisper, or to say 'listen to me'?
Grounded in classical tafsir: Ibn Ashur, al-Saadi, al-Biqa'i.
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