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In the name
of Allah, the Compassionate, the Merciful |
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By the dust scattering winds;[1] then by the heavy laden
clouds;[2] then by their swift gliding;[3] then by those who
distribute the big affair (rain);[4] surely, that which
you are being promised is true;[5] and surely, the Day of
Judgment shall come to pass.[6] By the sky full of orbits,[7]
surely you contradict one another in what you say,[8] only the
perverse persons turn away from the truth.[9] Woe to those who
judge by conjecture,[10] those who are engulfed in ignorance and
heedlessness.[11] They ask: “When will the Day of Judgment
be?”[12] It will be the Day when they will be punished in the
fire,[13] and it will be said: “Taste your chastisement! This is
what you were seeking to hasten."[14] As to the righteous, they
will be in the midst of gardens and springs,[15] joyfully
receiving what their Rabb shall give them; for they were before
that (during their life on earth) righteous people,[16]
They used to sleep but little in the night time,[17] pray for
forgiveness in the early morning,[18] and share their wealth
with the needy who asked for it, and those who did not ask.[19]
In the earth, there are signs for the firm believers,[20] and
also in your own selves; can you not see?[21] In heaven is your
sustenance and all that you are promised.[22] I swear by the
Rabb of heaven and earth that this is true, as certain as you
are speaking now![23]
51:[1-23] |
Surely the Day of Judgment shall come to pass, only the perverse
persons turn away from this truth |
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Have you heard the story of Ibrãhïm’s honored guests?[24] When
they came to him and said: “Peace be upon you!” “Peace be upon
you also!” he answered, and seeing that they were strangers,[25]
he went quietly to his family, brought a roasted calf[26] and
placed it before them saying: “Will you not eat?”[27] When he
saw them not eating, he became afraid of them. They said:
“Have no fear,” and they gave him good news of a son endowed
with knowledge.[28] Hearing this his wife came forward, with
astonishment she smote her forehead and said: “A son to a
barren old woman!”[29] They replied: “Thus has said your Rabb:
surely He is the Wise, the Knowledgeable.”[30]
51:[24-30] |
Story of the Prophet Ibrãhïm, when he was given the good news of
having a son |
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Ibrãhïm (Abraham) asked: “O
Divine Messengers, what is your errand?”[31] They replied: “We
have been sent to a guilty nation (people of Lot, who were
homosexuals),[32] to shower upon them brimstone,[33] marked
by your Rabb for the transgressors."[34] Then We saved all those
who were believers in the town[35] - We found none but one
household of true Muslims[36] - We left therein a sign for those
who fear the painful punishment.[37]
51:[31-37] |
The
same angels who gave good news to Ibrãhïm annihilated the nation
of homosexuals |
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There is also a sign for you in the
story of Musa (Moses): when We sent him to Fir'on (Pharaoh)
with clear authority,[38] but he turned his back along with his
chiefs, saying: “He (Moses) is a sorcerer or a
madman."[39] Consequently, We seized him and his warriors, and
cast them into the sea. Indeed he deserved much blame.[40]
There is also a sign in the story of 'Ad: when We let loose
on them a blighting wind[41] which made rotten everything that
it blew on.[42] Likewise the story of Thamüd, when it was
said to them: “Enjoy yourselves for a while,”[43] but they
disobeyed the commandment of their Rabb; consequently they were
overtaken by the thunderbolt even while they were looking
on.[44] So neither they could stand up on their feet nor could
they defend themselves.[45] And We destroyed the people of Nüh (Noah)
before them because they too were transgressors.[46]
51:[38-46] |
There
is a lesson in the stories of Fir'on, 'Ad, Thamüd and people of
Nüh |
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We have built the heavens with Our hands, for We have the power
to do so.[47] We have spread out the earth; how excellent a
spreader We are![48] We have created everything in pairs, so
that you may learn a lesson from it.[49] O Prophet, say
to mankind: “Rush towards Allah, surely I am assigned by Him as
a plain Warner to you all.[50] Do not set up another god besides
Allah, surely I am assigned by Him as a plain Warner to you
all."[51] It has been the case that whenever a Rasool came to
the peoples before them, they said about him: “He is a sorcerer
or a madman."[52] Have they transmitted this statement from
one generation to the next? Nay, but they are all a
rebellious people.[53] So, O Prophet, ignore them; you
are not at fault.[54] But keep on admonishing them, for
admonition is beneficial to the true believers.[55] We have not
created jinns and mankind except to worship Me.[56] I require no
sustenance from them, nor do I ask that they should feed Me.[57]
Surely it is Allah Who is the giver of all sustenance, the Lord
of Power, the Invincible.[58] Surely those who are wrongdoers,
shall have their portion of torment similar to the
portion of their predecessors; so let them not challenge Me to
hurry it on.[59] Woe then to the unbelievers, on that Day with
which they are being threatened![60]
51:[47-60]
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Allah, Who built the heavens and spread out the earth, has
assigned the Prophet Muhammad to be a Warner for mankind
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Major Issues, Divine
Law and Guidance:
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* Surely the Day of Judgement shall come
to pass, only the perverse persons turn away from this truth.
* The same angels who gave good news, of having a son, to
Ibrãhïm annihilated the nation of homosexuals.
* There is a lesson in the stories of Fir'on, ‘Ad, Thamüd and
people of Nüh
* Allah, Who built the heavens and spread out the earth, has
assigned the Prophet Muhammad to be a Warner for mankind.
This Sürah emphasizes the Hereafter , and
extends an invitation to Tawhïd. The people are warned that
refusal to accept the message of the Prophets and persistence in
ignorance proved to be disastrous for those nations who adopted
this attitude in the past.
People’s different and conflicting beliefs about the end of
human life are themselves an express proof that none of these
beliefs and creeds is based on knowledge; everyone has
individually formed an ideology on the basis of conjecture which
has become his creed. Some thought that there would be no
life-after-death; some believed in life- after-death, but in the
form of the transmigration of souls; some believed in the life
hereafter and the meeting out of reward and punishment, but
invented different sorts of props and supports to escape
retribution. About a question of such vital and fundamental
importance, a wrong view of which renders man’s whole life-work
wasted ultimately ruining his future for ever, it would be a
disastrous folly to build an ideology only on the basis of
speculation and conjecture, and without knowledge. It would mean
that man should remain involved in grave misunderstanding, his
whole life passing in heedless error, and after death, should
suddenly meet with a situation for which he had made no
preparation at all. There is only one way of forming the right
opinion about such a question and it is through the knowledge
that the Prophet of Allah has conveyed.
The invitation to Tawhïd is given in the following words: “Your
Creator has not created you for the service of others, but for
His own service. He is not like your false gods which receive
sustenance from you and the godhead of which cannot function
without your help. He is the God, Who is the Sustainer of all,
Who does not stand in need of sustenance from anyone and Whose
Godhead is functioning by His own power and might. Finally, the
Prophet is instructed to ignore the rebels and keep on
performing his mission of invitation and admonition, for it is
useful and beneficial for the believers, although it may not be
so for the other people. As for the wicked people who still
persist in their rebellion, they should know that their
predecessors who followed the same way of life, have already
received their shares of the punishment. |
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