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7:181

وَمِمَّنۡ خَلَقۡنَآ أُمَّةٞ يَهۡدُونَ بِٱلۡحَقِّ وَبِهِۦ يَعۡدِلُونَ

Wamimman khalaqna ommatun yahdoona bialhaqqi wabihi yaAAdiloona

And among those We created is a community which guides by truth and thereby establishes justice.

Word by word
  1. وَمِمَّنۡAnd of (those) whom
  2. خَلَقۡنَآWe have created
  3. أُمَّةٞ(is) a nation
  4. يَهۡدُونَwho guides
  5. بِٱلۡحَقِّwith the truth
  6. وَبِهِۦand thereby
  7. يَعۡدِلُونَthey establish justice
Al-A'raf · 7:181Makkah

There will always be some who guide by truth.

A community that keeps to truth and justice

Who they are
a communityamong those Allah created
who
guide by truthcall others to it
act with justicelive and judge by it
In a dark time
no one is lefteveryone has gone wrong
some always remainon the truth

After describing the heedless, Allah says there is a community that guides by truth and establishes justice. Ibn Kathir notes reports that this refers to the Ummah of Muhammad ﷺ, and cites the hadith: there will always be a group of my Ummah apparent on the truth, unharmed by those who oppose them.

After reading the news, it can feel like everyone has lost their way. But somewhere a teacher is staying late for a struggling student. A judge is refusing a bribe. Look for them, and try to be one.

Everyone is corrupt, so what difference can I make?

There are always people standing on truth, and I can be among them.

Try this

Find one person living with integrity near you. Thank them, or learn from them, this week.

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Tafsir Ibn Kathir

And of those whom We have created, there is a community who guides (others) with the truth, and establishes justice therewith.) Allah sai (181)

وَمِمَّنْ خَلَقْنَا

(And of those whom We have created), in reference to some nations,

أُمَّةٌ 

(a community), that stands in truth, in words and action,

 يَهْدُونَ بِالْحَقِّ

(who guides (others) with the truth), they proclaim it and call to it,

وَبِهِ يَعْدِلُونَ

(and establishes justice therewith), adhere to it themselves and judge by it. It was reported that this Ayah refers to the Ummah of Muhammad ﷺ.

In the Two Sahihs, it is recorded that Mu'awiyah bin Abi Sufyan said that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said,

لَا تَزَالُ طَائِفَةٌ مِنْ أُمَّتِي ظَاهِرِينَ عَلَى الْحَقِّ لَا يَضُرُّهُمْ مَنْ خَذَلَهُمْ وَلَا مَنْ خَالَفَهُمْ حَتَّى تَقُومَ السَّاعَةُ

(There will always be a group of my Ummah who are apparent on the Truth, unabated by those who fail or oppose them, until the (Last) Hour commences.)

In another narration, the Messenger ﷺ said,

حَتَّى يَأْتِيَ أَمْرُ اللهِ وَهُمْ عَلَى ذَلِكَ

(Until Allah's command (the Last Hour) comes while they are still like this.) and in yet another narration,

وَهُمْ بِالشَّامِ

(And they will dwell in Ash-Sham (Greater Syria).)