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In the name
of Allah, the Compassionate, the Merciful |
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SECTION: 1
Blessed be He in Whose hands is the Kingdom of the universe
and has power over all things.[1] The One Who created death
and life, so that He may put you to test, to find out which of
you is best in deeds: He is the All-Mighty, the
All-Forgiving.[2] The One Who created the seven heavens, one
above another, you will not see any flaw in the creation of the
Compassionate. Look once again, do you see any flaw?[3] Then
look still another time, yet again your sight will come back
bewildered, and feel exhausted.[4] We have decorated the heaven
of this world with lamps and We made them as missiles for
pelting the shaităns and thus prepared for them the scourge of
flames.[5] As for those who disbelieve their Rabb, there will be
the punishment of hell, which is an evil abode.[6] When they
will be plunged into its fire, they shall hear its roaring and
boiling[7] as though bursting with rage. Every time a group is
plunged therein, its guards will ask: “Did not a Warner come to
you?”[8] They will answer: “Yes indeed, a Warner did come to us,
but we rejected him and said, Allah has revealed nothing - you
are merely in gross error."[9] They will further say: “Had we
only listened or used our intelligence, we would have not been
among the inmates of the blazing fire."[10] Thus shall they
confess their sin; so away from the mercy of Allah will
be the dwellers of hell.[11] As for those who fear their Rabb,
although they have not seen Him, shall have forgiveness and a
great reward.[12] Whether you speak in secret or aloud, surely
He is aware of all that is in the breasts.[13] Would He, Who has
created them, not know? He is the Knower of finest mysteries,
and aware of everything.[14]
67:[1-14] |
Kingdom of the universe belongs to Allah
The lower heaven is decorated with the lamps (stars)
Conversation between the dwellers of hell and its guards
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SECTION: 2
It is He Who has made the earth subservient to you, to walk
through its tracts and eat of His provided sustenance. To Him is
the return at resurrection.[15] Do you feel secure that He Who
is in heaven, will not cause the earth to cave in beneath you
and start shaking suddenly?[16] Or do you feel secure that He
Who is in heaven will not send against you a violent tornado,
then you shall know how was My warning![17] Those who have gone
before them likewise disbelieved, then see how terrible was the
way I rejected them?[18] Do they not observe the birds above
them spreading their wings and folding them? None could hold
them except the Compassionate (Allah), surely it is He
Who watches over all things.[19] What force is there that can
help you besides the Compassionate? In fact, the unbelievers are
suffering from delusion.[20] Or who is there that can provide
you if He withholds His provision? Yet, they persist in
rebellion and aversion from the truth.[21] Just think,
who is rightly guided: he who walks with his face bent down, or
he who walks properly on an even path?[22] Say: “It is He Who
has brought you into being, gave you the faculties of hearing,
seeing, feeling and understanding: yet you are seldom
thankful."[23] Say: “It is He Who has multiplied you in the
earth, and before Him you shall all be assembled."[24] They ask:
“When will this promise be fulfilled, if what you say is
true?"[25] Tell them: “Allah Alone has the knowledge of that; my
mission is only to warn you plainly."[26] But, when they shall
see it close at hand, the faces of the disbelievers will turn
black with gloom, and it will be said to them: “This is which
you were calling for."[27] Further say: “Have you ever
considered that even if Allah destroys me as well as those with
me or bestows His mercy on us; who will save the disbelievers
from a painful punishment?”[28] Say: “He is the Compassionate:
in Him we have believed, and in Him we have put our trust. Soon
you will find out, which one of us is in the manifest
error."[29] Say: “Have you ever considered that if all the water
you have, sink down in the ground, who is it, that will bring
you the clear-flowing water?”[30]
66:[15-30] |
No one can help you against Allah
No one can provide you sustenance besides Allah
No one can save you from the punishment of Allah |
Major Issues, Divine
Law and Guidance:
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* The Kingdom of the universe belongs to
Allah.
* The lower heaven is decorated with lamps (stars).
* The dwellers of hell will wish: "Had we only listened to the
call of Islam, we would have not been among the inmates of
hell."
* No one can help you against Allah, nor can any one save you
from the punishment of Allah.
In this Sürah the basic teachings of Islam
are briefly mentioned. In a most effective way, people are made
to realize that the universe in which they live is a well
organized and fortified Kingdom in which no fault, weakness or
flaw can be detected no matter how hard they may try. This
Kingdom has been created from nothing and brought into existence
by Allah Almighty Himself. All of the powers of controlling,
administering and ruling it are also entirely in Allah’s hands .
This system is not created without purpose and people have been
sent here for a test. In this test they can succeed only by
their righteous deeds and conduct. Then the dreadful
consequences of disbelief which will appear in the Hereafter,
are mentioned. The people are told that Allah, by sending His
Prophets, has forewarned them of these consequences.
Emphasis is made on the fact that the Creator is aware of each
open and hidden secret of men, even the innermost ideas of their
hearts. The right basis of morality is that man should avoid
evil and fear the accountability by his Rabb. Those who adopt
such conduct will deserve forgiveness and a rich reward in the
Hereafter. Reference is made to those common truths of daily
occurrence to which man does not pay much attention. He is told
that the earth on which he moves about with full satisfaction
and peace of mind, and from which he obtains his sustenance, is
subdued for him by Allah. This earth might at any time start
shaking suddenly so as to cause his destruction, or a typhoon
might occur, which may annihilate him completely. Look at the
birds that fly in the air: it is Allah Who is sustaining them in
the air. Then man is reminded: "Look at your own means and
resources. If Allah wills to inflict you with a scourge, none
can save you from it; and if Allah wills to close the doors of
sustenance on you, none can open them for you. These things are
there to make you aware of the truth, but you see them like
animals, which are unable to draw conclusions from observations,
and you do not use your sight, hearing and minds which Allah has
bestowed on you as men. You have to ultimately appear before
your Rabb. It is not for the Prophet to tell you the exact time
and date of that event. His only duty is to warn you beforehand
of its inevitable occurrence."
Finally a response is given to what the disbelievers of Makkah
said against the Prophet (pbuh) and his Companions. They cursed
the Prophet and prayed for his and the believers' destruction.
To this it has been said: “Whether those who call you to the
right way are destroyed, or shown mercy by Allah, how will their
fate change your destiny? You should look after yourselves and
consider who would save you if you were overtaken by the scourge
of Allah? You regard those who believe in Allah and put their
trust in Him as the misguided. A time will come when it will
become evident as to who was really misguided."
In conclusion, the people are asked this question and left to
ponder over it, “if the water which has come out from the earth
at some place in the desert or hill country of Arabia and upon
which depends your whole life's activity, should sink and vanish
underground, who, besides Allah, can restore this life giving
water to you?” |
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