إِنَّ الَّذِي فَرَضَ عَلَيْكَ الْقُرْآنَ لَرَادُّكَ إِلَىٰ مَعَادٍ ۚ قُل رَّبِّي أَعْلَمُ مَن جَاءَ بِالْهُدَىٰ وَمَنْ هُوَ فِي ضَلَالٍ مُّبِينٍ
"Indeed, [O Muhammad], He who imposed upon you the Qur'an will take you back to a place of return. Say, "My Lord is most knowing of who brings guidance and who is in clear error."
Here Allah commands His Messenger to convey the Message and recite the Qur'an to people. He tells him that he will be brought back
﴿ إِنَّ ٱلَّذِى فَرَضَ عَلَيۡكَ ٱلۡقُرۡءَانَ لَرَآدُّكَ إِلَىٰ مَعَادٍ۬ۚ ﴾
(Verily, He Who has given you the Qur'an, will surely bring you back to the return.) meaning, `the One Who has commanded you to put it into practice among mankind,'
﴿ لَرَآدُّكَ إِلَىٰ مَعَادٍ۬ۚ ﴾
(will surely bring you back to the return.) `On the Day of Resurrection, where He will question you concerning that,' as Allah said:
﴿ فَلَنَسۡـَٔلَنَّ ٱلَّذِينَ أُرۡسِلَ إِلَيۡهِمۡ وَلَنَسۡـَٔلَنَّ ٱلۡمُرۡسَلِينَ ﴾
(Then surely, We shall question those to whom it was sent and verily, We shall question the Messengers.) (7:6) Allah said:
﴿ يَوۡمَ يَجۡمَعُ ٱللَّهُ ٱلرُّسُلَ فَيَقُولُ مَاذَآ أُجِبۡتُمۡۖ ﴾
(On the Day when Allah will gather the Messengers together and say to them: "What was the response you received'') (5:109). And He said:
﴿ وَجِاْىٓءَ بِٱلنَّبِيِّـۧنَ وَٱلشُّہَدَآءِ ﴾
(and the Prophets and the witnesses will be brought forward) (39: 69) In his Tafsir of his Sahih, Al-Bukhari recorded that Ibn `Abbas commented on the Ayah:
﴿ لَرَآدُّكَ إِلَىٰ مَعَادٍ۬ۚ ﴾
(will surely bring you back to the return.) "To Makkah.'' This was also recorded by An-Nasa'i in his Tafsir in his Sunan, and by Ibn Jarir. Al-`Awfi also reported from Ibn `Abbas that the phrase:
﴿ لَرَآدُّكَ إِلَىٰ مَعَادٍ۬ۚ ﴾
(will surely bring you back to the return.) means, "will surely bring you back to Makkah as He brought you out of it.'' Muhammad bin Ishaq recorded that Mujahid commented on:
﴿ لَرَآدُّكَ إِلَىٰ مَعَادٍ۬ۚ ﴾
(will surely bring you back to the return.) He said, "Back to your place of birth in Makkah.'' Ibn `Abbas is also reported to have interpreted it variously referring to death, to the Day of Resurrection which will come after death, and to Paradise which will be his reward and his destiny for putting the Message of Allah into practice and conveying it to the humans and Jinns, and because he is the most perfect, most eloquent and most noble of all the creation of Allah. Allah's saying:
﴿ قُل رَّبِّىٓ أَعۡلَمُ مَن جَآءَ بِٱلۡهُدَىٰ وَمَنۡ هُوَ فِى ضَلَـٰلٍ۬ مُّبِينٍ۬ ﴾
(Say: "My Lord is Aware of him who brings guidance, and of him who is in manifest error.'') means: "Say, O Muhammad, to those among your people who oppose you and disbelieve you, among the idolaters and those who follow them in their disbelief, `My Lord knows best which of us, you or I, is rightly guided, and you will come to know for which of us will be the (happy) end in the Hereafter, and for which of us will be a good end and victory in this world and in the Hereafter'.'' Then Allah reminds His Prophet the numerous blessings He granted to him and mankind by virtue of sending him to them.
Tafsir Jalalain:
◄(Sesungguhnya yang mewajibkan atasmu Alquran) yakni yang menurunkannya (benar-benar akan mengembalikan kamu ke tempat kembali) ke Mekah, dan bahwa Nabi saw. telah rindu sekali kepada kota Mekah (katakanlah, "Rabbku mengetahui) tentang (orang yang membawa petunjuk
Yakni Allah Subhaanahu wa Ta'aala yang menurunkan Al Qur’an, mewajibkan hukum-hukumnya (untuk diamalkan), menerangkan yang halal dan yang haram dan memerintahkan Beliau untuk menyampaikan Al Qur’an kepada manusia.
Yang dimaksud dengan tempat kembali di sini ialah kota Mekah, di mana Beliau rindu pergi kepadanya. Ini adalah suatu janji dari Allah bahwa Nabi Muhammad shallallahu 'alaihi wa sallam akan kembali ke Mekah sebagai orang yang menang, dan ini sudah terjadi pada tahun kelapan hijrah saat Nabi shallallahu 'alaihi wa sallam menaklukkan Mekah. Ini merupakan suatu mukjizat bagi Nabi. Boleh juga maksudnya, bahawa Allah Subhaanahu wa Ta'aala akan mengembalikan Beliau dan selain Beliau ke akhirat, yang di sana amal mereka diberikan balasan.
Ayat ini turun sebagai jawapan terhadap perkataan kaum kafir Mekah, bahwa Beliau berada dalam kesesatan.
Sudah maklum, bahawa Rasulullah shallallahu 'alaihi wa sallam Beliaulah yang mendapatkan petunjuk lagi memberi petunjuk, sedangkan musuh-musuh Beliau jelas sebagai orang-orang yang sesat lagi menyesatkan.
