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In the name
of Allah, the Compassionate, the Merciful |
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SECTION: 1
The revelation of this Book (AL-Qur’an) is from Allah,
the Almighty, the Wise.[1] Certainly We have revealed to you the
Book with the Truth: therefore worship Allah, offering Him your
sincere obedience.[2] Beware! Sincere true obedience is due to
Allah Alone! As for those who take other guardians (worship
the saints) besides Him and justify their conduct,
saying: “We worship them only that they may bring us nearer
to Allah.” Surely Allah will judge between them concerning all
that in which they differ. Allah does not guide him who is a
liar and a disbeliever.[3] If Allah had intended to take a son,
He could have chosen anyone He pleased out of His creation:
Glory be to Him! (He is above such things.) He is Allah,
the One, the Irresistible.[4] He created the heavens and the
earth to manifest the Truth. He causes the night to succeed the
day and the day to overtake the night. He has subjected the sun
and the moon to His law, each one following a course for an
appointed term. Is He not the All-Mighty, the All-Forgiving?[5]
He created you all from a single person, then from that person
He created his mate. He also created for you eight head of
cattle in pairs. He creates you in the wombs of your mothers in
stages, one after another, in three layers of darkness. This is
Allah, your Rabb. To Him belongs the sovereignty. There is no
god but Him. How can you then turn away from Him?[6]
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The
mushrikďn try to justify their worship of saints saying: "they
bring us closer to Allah." |
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If you disbelieve, then you should know
that Allah does not need you. He does not like ingratitude
from His servants. Therefore, if you are grateful He is pleased
with you. On the Day of Judgement, no bearer of burdens
will bear the burden of another. Ultimately, all of you have to
return to your Rabb. Then He will tell you the truth of all that
you did in this life. Surely He knows even the secrets of
your hearts.[7] When some trouble befalls man, he cries to his
Rabb and turns to Him in repentance; but no sooner does He
bestow on him His favor than he forgets what he has prayed for
and sets up rivals to Allah, thus misleading others from His
Way. Tell such people: “Enjoy your unbelief for a little while;
certainly you will be of the inmates of hellfire.”[8] Can he who
is obedient, pass the hours of night prostrating in worship
or standing in adoration, fearing the hereafter and hoping
to earn the Mercy of his Rabb, be compared to the man who
does not? Are the knowledgeable and the ignorant equal? In
fact, none will take heed except the people of understanding.[9]
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On the Day of Judgement, no bearer of burden shall bear the
burden of another |
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SECTION: 2
Say: “O My servants who have truly believed, fear your Rabb;
those who will do good deeds in this world shall receive a good
reward. If it has become difficult to follow the Right Way
where you live, then migrate, you will find that Allah’s
earth is spacious. Those who endure with patience will be
rewarded without measure."[10] Say: “I am commanded to worship
Allah and serve none but Him[11] and I am commanded to be the
first of those who submit to Allah in Islam."[12] Say:
“Surely, I am afraid if I disobey my Rabb, the punishment of a
mighty Day."[13] Say: “Allah Alone I worship, and Him Alone I
serve.[14] As for yourselves, I have conveyed to you the
Truth and if you do not believe, then worship what you want
besides Him." Say: “The real losers are those who will lose
their souls as well their families on the Day of Resurrection.
Ah! That will indeed be an open Loss."[15] There shall be layers
of fire above them and layers of fire beneath them. Such is the
doom about which Allah wants His servants to have fear, and
says: “O My servants, avoid My wrath."[16] As for those who
refrain from worshipping Tăghüt (Satanic forces)
and turn to Allah in repentance, there is good news. So O
Prophet, give good news to My servants[17] who listen to the
Word and follow the best meaning of it. Such are the ones
whom Allah has guided and such are the ones who are endowed with
understanding.[18]
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Believers who cannot practice their faith should migrate to
other places where they can
The real losers are those who shall lose their souls and their
families on the Day of Judgement |
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Is the one against whom the sentence of
punishment has been decreed equal to the one who refrains
from evil? Can you rescue the one who is in the fire? Of
course not.[19] As for those who truly fear their Rabb, they
shall be lodged in lofty mansions, built with one story upon
another, beneath which the rivers flow; this is the promise of
Allah; Allah does not fail in His promise.[20] Do you not see
how Allah sends down water from the sky which penetrates the
earth and comes out through springs? With it He brings forth a
variety of crops with different colors, then they wither and you
see them turning yellow, and then finally He crumbles them to
dust. Surely, in this example, there is a lesson for the
people of understanding.[21]
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No
one can rescue the one against whom the sentence of punishment
has been decreed |
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SECTION: 3
Is the one whose heart Allah has opened to Islam and is walking
in the light from his Rabb like the one who has learned no
lesson and is still a non-Muslim. So woe to those whose
hearts are hardened against the remembrance of Allah! They are
clearly in error.[22] Allah has revealed the most beautiful
message, a Book consistent in its verses yet repeating its
teachings in different ways. Those who fear their Rabb are
filled with awe when they hear it, their skins and their hearts
become pliant to the remembrance of Allah. Such is the guidance
of Allah: He guides with it whom He pleases. But he whom He lets
go astray shall have none to guide him.[23] Is the one who shall
face the terrors of the Day of Resurrection be like the one
who shall enter paradise? To such wrongdoers it will be
said: “Now taste the fruits of your labor."[24] Those who have
gone before them also disbelieved, consequently, the punishment
overtook them from the directions they least expected.[25] So
Allah made them taste humiliation in this worldly life, and the
punishment in the life to come shall be even more terrible, if
they but knew it.[26] We have cited for mankind every kind of
parable in this Qur’an, so that they may learn a lesson.[27]
This Qur’an is revealed in Arabic, which is free from any flaw,
so that they may learn to be righteous.[28] Allah cites you a
parable - there is a slave man who is shared by many
masters, each pulling this man to himself (like the man who
worships other deities along with Allah), and there is
another slave man who belongs entirely to one master (like
the man who worships Allah Alone)- are the two alike in
comparison? Praise be to Allah! But most of them do not
know.[29] O Prophet, you shall die and they too shall
die.[30] Then on the Day of Resurrection, your disputes shall be
settled in the presence of your Rabb.[31]
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The Qur'an is consistent in its verses yet repeats its teachings
in different ways
Allah has cited every kind of parable in the Qur'an so that
people may clearly understand |
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SECTION: 4
Who could be more wicked than the one who invents a lie
against Allah and rejects the truth when it comes to
him? Is there not an abode in hell for such
unbelievers?[32] And the one who comes with the truth
and the one who confirms it - surely are the Godfearing.[33]
They shall have from their Rabb all that they wish for.
Thus shall the righteous be rewarded.[34] Allah will do
away from their account their worst deeds and reward
them according to their best deeds.[35] Is Allah not
all-sufficient for His servants? Yet they try to
frighten you with others besides Him! For such whom
Allah lets go astray, there can be no guide.[36] But the
one whom Allah guides, none can lead him astray. Is not
Allah All-Mighty, the Lord of retribution?[37] If you
ask them: “Who created the heavens and the earth?” They
will surely say: “Allah." Ask them: “Do you think then,
that if Allah intends to harm me, can they (your
goddesses) - whom you invoke besides Allah - save me
from His harm or if He wants to bestow on me His
blessings, can they withhold His blessings?” Tell them:
“Allah is all-sufficient for me. On Him do the reliant
rely."[38] Say: “O my people! If you do not believe
me, then do whatever you want in your positions and
so shall I. Soon you will find out[39] as to whom shall
come the disgraceful scourge and who shall get the
everlasting punishment."[40] O Prophet, surely We
have revealed to you the Book with the truth, for the
instruction of Mankind. He who follows the Right Way
shall follow it for his own good; and he who goes astray
shall do so at his own peril. You are not set up as
a guardian over them.[41]
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Who can be more wicked than the one who invents a lie
against Allah?
If Allah intends to harm you, no one can save you and if
He intends to bestow His blessings upon you, no one can
withhold them |
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SECTION: 5
It is Allah Who recalls the souls of men upon their
death, and of the living during their sleep. He
withholds the souls of those on whom He has passed the
decree of death, and restores the rest till an appointed
term. Surely there are signs in this for those who
think.[42] Have they taken others besides Allah to
intercede for them? Ask them: “How can they
intercede, if they have neither control over
anything nor do they understand?”[43] Say: “Intercession
is wholly in the hands of Allah. To Him belongs the
dominion of the heavens and the earth, and to Him you
shall all be brought back."[44] When Allah’s Oneness is
mentioned, the hearts of those who deny the hereafter
shrink with aversion; but when other deities than He are
mentioned, they are filled with joy.[45] Say: “O Allah!
Creator of the heavens and the earth, Who has the
knowledge of the unseen and the seen! You Alone can
judge the disputes of your servants concerning those
matters in which they differ."[46]
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It is Allah Who recalls the souls of people upon their
death and the living people during their sleep
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If the wrongdoers possessed all the
treasures of the earth and as much more besides it, they
would gladly offer it to redeem themselves from the
painful punishment on the Day of Resurrection. For there
will become apparent to them from Allah what they would
never have imagined.[47] The evil result of their deeds
will become manifest to them and they will be completely
encircled by the very thing they used to mock at.[48]
Man is such that when he is in trouble he appeals to Us;
but when We bestow Our favor upon him, he says: “This
has been given to me because of certain knowledge I
possess." Nay! It is but a test, yet most of them do not
know.[49] The same was said by those who passed before
them, but they gained no benefit from what they had
earned[50] and the evil consequences of their deeds
overtook them. Very soon, the wrongdoers among these
people will also be overtaken by the evil consequences
of their misdeeds and they will not be able to
escape.[51] Do they not know that Allah enlarges the
provision for whom He pleases and restricts it from
whom He wills? Surely there are signs in this for
those who believe.[52]
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If the wrongdoers possess
all the treasures of the earth and much more besides it,
they will gladly offer it as a ransom to redeem
themselves on the Day of Judgment |
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SECTION: 6
Allah says: “O My servants who have transgressed
against their souls, do not despair of Allah’s mercy,
for Allah forgives all sins. It is He Who is the
Forgiving, the Merciful.[53] Turn in repentance to your
Rabb, and submit to Him before there comes to you the
scourge: for then, there shall be none to help you.[54]
Follow the best way that is revealed to you by your Rabb
before the scourge comes to you all of a sudden while
you do not perceive it.[55] Lest someone should say:
‘Alas! I neglected my duty towards Allah and I was one
of those who mocked at His revelations.'[56] Or
lest he should say: 'If Allah had guided me, I would
have been one of the righteous.'[57] Or lest he should
say upon seeing the punishment: 'I wish I had another
chance, I would certainly be among the righteous.'"[58]
Then Allah will say to him: "My revelations did
come to you; but you denied them, were arrogant and you
were among the disbelievers."[59] On the Day of Judgment
you shall see that the faces of those who uttered
falsehood against Allah shall be darkened. Is there not
an abode in hell for such arrogant?[60] On the
contrary, Allah will deliver the righteous to their
place of salvation. No harm shall touch them, nor shall
they ever grieve.[61] Allah is the Creator of all things
and of all things He is the Guardian.[62] To Him belong
the keys of the heavens and the earth. Those who deny
the revelations of Allah, it is they who will be the
losers.[63]
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Those who have transgressed against their souls should
not despair of Allah's mercy, they should repent while
they can |
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SECTION: 7
O Prophet say to the mushrikďn: “O
ignorant! Do you bid me to worship someone other than
Allah?”[64] Tell them plainly because it has
already been revealed to you as it was revealed to those
before you that if you commit shirk, all your deeds will
become fruitless and you will surely be among the
losers."[65] Therefore, worship Allah and be among His
thankful servants.[66] They have not recognized the
worth of Allah as His worth should be recognized. On the
Day of Resurrection the whole earth shall be in His
grasp and all the heavens shall be rolled up in His
right hand. Glory be to Him! Exalted be He above what
they associate with Him.[67] The Trumpet shall be blown,
and all that is in the heavens and the earth shall swoon
except those whom Allah will please to exempt. Then the
Trumpet will be blown for the second time and behold!
They shall all stand up, looking around.[68] The earth
will be shining with the light of her Rabb, the Book of
record will be laid open, the Prophets and other
witnesses will be brought in, and justice shall be done
between people with all fairness: none shall be
wronged.[69] Every soul will be paid in full according
to its deeds, for He knows fully well as to what they
did.[70]
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Worship Allah and be among His thankful servants
On the Day of Judgment, the Book of Deeds will be laid
open and justice will be done with all fairness
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SECTION: 8
After the Judgment, the Unbelievers will be
driven to hell in groups. When they reach there, its
gates will be opened and its keepers will say: “Did
there not come to you Rasools from among yourselves, who
recited to you the revelations of your Rabb and
forewarned you about the meeting of this Day?” “Yes,”
they will answer. But at that time the sentence of
punishment would have been already announced against the
unbelievers."[71] They will be told: “Enter the gates of
hell to live therein forever." Evil shall be the abode
of the arrogant."[72] As for those who fear their Rabb,
they shall be led towards paradise in groups. When they
reach there, its gates will be opened, and its keepers
will say: “Peace be upon you! You have done well, now
enter to live therein forever."[73] They will say:
“Praise be to Allah Who has truly fulfilled His promise
and has given us this land to inherit, now we can live
in paradise wherever we like." How excellent will be the
reward for the righteous![74] You will see the angels
surrounding the Divine Throne, glorifying their Rabb
with His praises. The Judgment between the people will
be made with perfect justice, and it will be proclaimed:
“Praise be to Allah the Rabb of the worlds!”[75]
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After Judgment, the unbelievers will be driven to hell
and the righteous will be led to paradise |
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Major Issues, Divine
Law and Guidance:
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* The mushrikďn try to justify their
worship of saints saying: “It brings us closer to Allah.”
* On the Day of Judgement no one shall bear the burden of
others.
* Believers who cannot practice their faith should migrate to
other places where they can.
* The real losers are those who lose their souls and families on
the Day of Judgement.
* No one can rescue the one against whom the sentence of
punishment has been decreed.
* Al-Qur’an is consistent yet it repeats the teachings in
different ways.
* Allah has cited every kind of example in Al-Qur’an so that
people may clearly understand.
* Who can be more wicked than the one who invents a lie against
Allah.
* Those who have transgressed against their souls should not
despair of Allah’s mercy, they should repent while they can.
* On the Day of Judgement everyone’s Book of Deeds shall be laid
open and justice shall be done with all fairness.
The entire Sürah is a most eloquent and
effective address which was given before the emigration to
Habash, in an environment filled with tyranny and persecution,
ill-will and antagonism in Makkah. The disbelievers are told
that they should not pollute their worshipping of God with the
worship of any other deity. The truth of Tawhďd and the
excellent results of accepting it, the falsehood of shirk and
the evil consequences of following it, have been explained in a
very forceful way so that the people might give up their wrong
way of life and return to the mercy of their Rabb. The believers
are also instructed, as to say: “If a place has become
constrietive for the worship and service of Allah, His earth is
vast; you may emigrate to some other place in order to save your
faith; Allah will reward you for your patience.”
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