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وَالصَّافَّاتِ صَفًّا
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1. I take an oath on the angels who form compact rows in their worship.
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فَالزَّاجِرَاتِ زَجْرًا
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2. And I also take an oath on the angels who drive the rainclouds and send them to wherever I command they send rain.
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al-Maḥallī & al-Suyūṭī · 864–911 AH / 1459–1505 CE
ir awaiting their orders; [37:2] and the drivers who drive [away], the angels who drive the clouds; [37:3] and those who recite, that is to say, the readers of the Qur’an, they recite it, by way remembrance (dhikran is a verbal noun referring to [the adion of] al-taliyat, ‘those who recite). [37:4] Indeed your God, O people of Mecca, is certainly One, [37:5] Lord of the heavens and the earth and all that is between them, and Lord of the sun’s risings, that is, as well as the sun’s settings — each day it [the sun] has a rising and a setting.
Open in library →فَالتَّالِيَاتِ ذِكْرًا
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3. And I take an oath in the angels who recite the Qur’ān.
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إِنَّ إِلَٰهَكُمْ لَوَاحِدٌ
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4. O people! Indeed, your true deity is one and has no partner: He is Allah.
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رَّبُّ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ وَمَا بَيْنَهُمَا وَرَبُّ الْمَشَارِقِ
Al-Mukhtasar
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5. The lord of the heavens; the lord of the earth; the lord of what is between the two, and the lord of the sun in all its rising and setting places throughout the year.
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إِنَّا زَيَّنَّا السَّمَاءَ الدُّنْيَا بِزِينَةٍ الْكَوَاكِبِ
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6. Indeed, I have beautified the nearest of the heavens to the earth with a beautiful decoration: the stars that are like sparkling jewels to the eyesight.
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al-Maḥallī & al-Suyūṭī · 864–911 AH / 1459–1505 CE
risings, that is, as well as the sun’s settings — each day it [the sun] has a rising and a setting. [37:6] We have indeed adorned the lowest heaven with an adornment, the Stars, that is to say, [adorned] with their light or with them [the dars] (the genitive annexation [bi-zinati’l-kawdkib] is for explication; similarly [explicative] is the reading of bi-zinatin, ‘with an adornment’, with nunation, [the adornment] explained as being ‘the stars’); [37:7] and to guard (yva-hifzan is in the accusative because of an implied verb) that is to say, ‘We have guarded it with meteors’, from every…
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7. And I have protected the nearest sky from every rebellious satan, who abstains from my obedience, with the shooting stars.
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لَّا يَسَّمَّعُونَ إِلَى الْمَلَإِ الْأَعْلَىٰ وَيُقْذَفُونَ مِن كُلِّ جَانِبٍ
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8. These satans are not able to hear the angels in the heavens, when they discuss the law and decree of Allah they are inspired with. They are bombarded with shooting stars from all sides.
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to the implied verb) any rebel¬ lious devil, who is a transgressor, in rebellion against obedience. [37:8] They, namely, the devils {la yasma’una, this is [the beginning of] a new sentence) cannot listen in — this ‘listening’ of theirs represents that faculty with which they memorise [what they hear] — on the High Council, the angels in the heavens (the [normally transitive verb] al-sama is complemented with the preposition ild, ‘to’ [here ‘in on] because it includes the additional sense of‘paying attention’ [while listening]; a variant reading has yassamma’una, which is actually yatasamm…
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9. To exile them and drive them away from eavesdropping. And in the Hereafter they will suffer a painful, everlasting punishment which will not end.
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ey, the devils, are pelted, with flames, from every side, from the remotest regions of the heavens, [37:9] to repel [them] {duhuran is a verbal noun from daharahu, meaning, ‘he repelled him, driving him away’; it is an objed denoting reason) and theirs, in the Hereafter, is an everlasting chastisement; [37:10] except him who snatches a fragment ( al-khatfa is the verbal noun, that is to say, ‘[that] one time’; 1 the exceptive clause refers to the subjed [of the verb] yasmauna, in other words, ‘the only devil that is able to listen is the one that hears a word from the angels and snatches…
Open in library →إِلَّا مَنْ خَطِفَ الْخَطْفَةَ فَأَتْبَعَهُ شِهَابٌ ثَاقِبٌ
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10. Except for those satans who happen to quickly snatch something; a statement that the angels discuss among themselves which the people of earth have not yet received information of. A shooting star then goes after it and burns it. Sometimes, the satan is able to pass that information on to its companion before it is burnt by the shooting star, and it reaches the fortune-tellers, who tell a hundred lies with it.
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فَاسْتَفْتِهِمْ أَهُمْ أَشَدُّ خَلْقًا أَم مَّنْ خَلَقْنَا إِنَّا خَلَقْنَاهُم مِّن طِينٍ لَّازِبٍ
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11. O Muhammad! So ask the disbelievers who reject the resurrection: “Are you harder to create, and greater in form than other things that Allah has created from the heavens, the earth and the angels?” Indeed, Allah created them from sticky clay, so how could they deny the resurrection when they were created from such a weak substance?
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by a piercing flame {shihab is a meteor) that pierces him, or burns him or robs him of his senses. [37:11] So ask them, in other words, inquire of the people of Mecca for affirmation or byway of rebuke: Are they Stronger as a creation, or those [others] whom We created?, of angels, heavens, the two earths and all that is in them (the use of man, ‘those whom’ [in man khalaqna ] indicates that the reference is predominantly to [other] rational creatures). Indeed We created them, that is, their origin, Adam, from a viscous clay, that dicks to the hand.…
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12. O Muhammad! You are amazed at the power of Allah and His management of the affairs of His creation; you are astonished at the idolaters rejecting the resurrection. While these idolaters mock at what you say regarding the resurrection, due to their extreme denial of it.
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g the Prophet and the Qur’an, a fad which will result in their — easily accomplished — des'trudion. [37:12] Nay, but ( bal is for effeding a transition from one objed to another, which in this case is to in- 1 That one time where a devil is able to snatch a piece of celestial intelligence. form of his £tate and theirs) you marvel, (‘ ajibta ) addressing the Prophet (s), that is, [you marvel] that they deny you, while they engage in ridicule, at your marvelling, [37:13] and [even] when they are reminded, [when] they are admonished with the Qur’an, they are not mindful, they do not heed th…
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13. If these idolaters were to be advised with any advice, they would not take heed from it and would not benefit, because of their hard-heartedness.
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وَإِذَا رَأَوْا آيَةً يَسْتَسْخِرُونَ
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14. And when they witness a miracle from the miracles of the Prophet (peace be upon him) that prove his truthfulness, they exaggerate in showing astonishment and mocking it.
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وَقَالُوا إِنْ هَٰذَا إِلَّا سِحْرٌ مُّبِينٌ
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15. And they say, “This thing that Muhammad has brought is nothing but clear sorcery.”
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such as the flitting of the moon [cf. Q. 54:1], they make it an object of ridicule, they deride it. [37:15] And they say, regarding it: ‘This is nothing but manifest sorcery — and they say in denial of the Resurrection — [37:16] When we are dead and have become duSt and bones, shall we indeed be resurrected? (In both places [sc. a-idha and a-inna ] either pronounce both hamzas, or read without pronouncing the second one and inserting an alif between them, in both cases).
Open in library →أَإِذَا مِتْنَا وَكُنَّا تُرَابًا وَعِظَامًا أَإِنَّا لَمَبْعُوثُونَ
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16. “So when we die and become dust and decomposed, crumbling bones, will we be resurrected alive after that? That is indeed, far-fetched.”
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أَوَآبَاؤُنَا الْأَوَّلُونَ
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17. “Will our ancient forefathers who dies before us also be resurrected?”
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zas, or read without pronouncing the second one and inserting an alif between them, in both cases). [37:17] And our forefathers too?’ (read aw dba’una indicating a supplement; or read a-wa-abauna as an interrogative, effecting the supplement with the wdw; so that what is being supplemented is either the inna together with its subject [sc.…
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18. O Muhammad! Say to them in reply: “Yes, you shall be resurrected after you have turned into dust and decomposed bones, and your forefathers will also be resurrected; you will all be resurrected in the condition that you are in a despised and humiliating state.”
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فَإِنَّمَا هِيَ زَجْرَةٌ وَاحِدَةٌ فَإِذَا هُمْ يَنظُرُونَ
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19. It will only be one blow of the trumpet (the second blowing), and suddenly they will all be looking at the horrors of the Day of Judgement, awaiting what Allah will do with them.
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وَقَالُوا يَا وَيْلَنَا هَٰذَا يَوْمُ الدِّينِ
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20. The idolaters who reject the resurrection say, “May we be doomed! This is the Day of Requital on which Allah will requite His servants for whatever deeds they sent forth in their worldly life!”
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e cry and, lo! they, all creatures, will be, alive, watching, [to see] what will be done with them. [37:20] And they, the disbelievers, will say, ‘O (yd is for calling attention) woe to us!’, [O] our destruction [is here] (waylana is a verbal noun without any [regular] verbal conjugation). And the angels will say to them: ‘This is the Day of Retribution’, the Day of Reckoning and Requital. [37:21] ‘This is the Day of Judgement, between [all] creatures, that you used to deny!’ [37:22] It is then said to the angels: ‘Gather those who did wrong, to their own souls through idolatry, together…
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21. It will be said to them: “This is the Day of Judgement between the servants, which you used to deny and reject in the world!”
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احْشُرُوا الَّذِينَ ظَلَمُوا وَأَزْوَاجَهُمْ وَمَا كَانُوا يَعْبُدُونَ
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23. On that day, it will be said to the angels, “Gather the idolaters and their like, who wronged due to their ascribing partners with Allah; all those who followed them in rejection, and all the idols they used to worship instead of Allah. And show them all the path to the hellfire; lead them on to it and drive them towards it, because it is their abode.”
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مِن دُونِ اللَّهِ فَاهْدُوهُمْ إِلَىٰ صِرَاطِ الْجَحِيمِ
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23. On that day, it will be said to the angels, “Gather the idolaters and their like, who wronged due to their ascribing partners with Allah; all those who followed them in rejection, and all the idols they used to worship instead of Allah. And show them all the path to the hellfire; lead them on to it and drive them towards it, because it is their abode.”
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al-Maḥallī & al-Suyūṭī · 864–911 AH / 1459–1505 CE
, together with their mates, their associates from among the devils, and what they used to worship, [37:23] besides God, in other words, other than Him, in the way of graven images, and lead them, direct them and drive them, to the path of Hell, the way to the Fire. [37:24] But [firSt] Hop them, detain them on the path, for they muSt be questioned, about all their say¬ ings and deeds, and it will be said to them in rebuke: [37:25] “What is wrong with you that you do not help one another?”, as was the case with you in this world.…
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24. “And hold them back for a while before entering them into the hellfire for them to give account, because they are to be questioned. Then after that, drive them towards the hellfire.”
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مَا لَكُمْ لَا تَنَاصَرُونَ
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25. And it will be said to them in rebuke, “What is the matter with you that you are not helping each other like you used to in the world, and you used to claim that your idols would help you?”
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بَلْ هُمُ الْيَوْمَ مُسْتَسْلِمُونَ
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26. Rather, today they are submissive to the command of Allah and humiliated, they will not help each other because of their incapability to do so, and because of their lack of strategies.
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وَأَقْبَلَ بَعْضُهُمْ عَلَىٰ بَعْضٍ يَتَسَاءَلُونَ
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27. And they will turn to each other blaming each other and arguing, when shifting the blame and arguing will be of no use.
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قَالُوا إِنَّكُمْ كُنتُمْ تَأْتُونَنَا عَنِ الْيَمِينِ
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28. The followers will say to the leaders, “O our seniors! You use to approach us in matters of religion and truth, and would beautify for us disbelief, ascribing partners with Allah and sins, while scaring us away from the truth that the messengers brought from Allah.”
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:27] And some of them will turn to others, questioning each other, blaming one another and diluting. [37:28] They, that is, the followers among them, will say, to those whom they followed: ‘Indeedyou used to approach us from the right’, in other words, from that a^JicCt in which we used to trus't you, for you used to swear that you followed the truth, and so we believed you and we followed you — in other words, ‘Indeed, you have led us astray!’ [37:29] They, the ones who were followed, say, to them [the followers]: ‘On the contrary! You were [sim¬ ply] not believers, for it would only be…
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29. The leaders will say to the followers: “The matter is not as you claim it is. Rather, you yourselves were upon disbelief and were not believers; you were the rejectors.”
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وَمَا كَانَ لَنَا عَلَيْكُم مِّن سُلْطَانٍ بَلْ كُنتُمْ قَوْمًا طَاغِينَ
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30. “O followers! We had no power or authority over you such that we cause you to disbelieve, ascribe partners with Allah or commit sins. Rather, you were people who transgressed the limit in disbelief and deviance yourselves; we were not the ones who led you astray.”
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al-Maḥallī & al-Suyūṭī · 864–911 AH / 1459–1505 CE
ay if you had actually been believers [in the fir^t place] and then rejected faith and followed us. [37:30] And we did not have any warrant, any sway or power, over you, to compel you to follow us. Nay, but you [yourselves] were a rebellious folk, astray, like us. [37:31] So our Lord’s Words, of chastisement — namely, His Words: ‘Verily I shall fill Hell with jinn and mankind together’ [Q. 11:119] — have become due against us, both.…
Open in library →فَحَقَّ عَلَيْنَا قَوْلُ رَبِّنَا إِنَّا لَذَائِقُونَ
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31. “So the promise of Allah is now imposing on us and on you, when He said, “I will surely fill Hell with you and those of them that follow you all together.” (Ṣād: 85), and because of that we are inevitably going to taste whatever our Lord has promised.”
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فَأَغْوَيْنَاكُمْ إِنَّا كُنَّا غَاوِينَ
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32. “So we called you towards deviance and disbelief; we had deviated from the path of guidance, but all you did was that you followed us because of your disposition to incline towards disbelief and deviance.”
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فَإِنَّهُمْ يَوْمَئِذٍ فِي الْعَذَابِ مُشْتَرِكُونَ
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33. So the followers and the leaders will share in the punishment on the Day of Judgement; none will benefit the other in any way because they were all partners in deviance and disbelief in the world.
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إِنَّا كَذَٰلِكَ نَفْعَلُ بِالْمُجْرِمِينَ
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34. Indeed, just as I did with these people by making them taste the punishment, I will do the same with other criminals by joining the followers and leaders in the punishment, each in proportion to whatever they deserve of it.
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إِنَّهُمْ كَانُوا إِذَا قِيلَ لَهُمْ لَا إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ يَسْتَكْبِرُونَ
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35. Indeed, these idolaters, when it would be said to them in the world, “There is no deity worthy of worship except Allah” so that they could act upon its requirements and leave everything that contradicted it, they would reject answering the call to it and submitting to it out of arrogance from the truth and showing haughtiness to it.
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وَيَقُولُونَ أَئِنَّا لَتَارِكُو آلِهَتِنَا لِشَاعِرٍ مَّجْنُونٍ
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36. And they would say, justifying their disbelief: “Should we leave the worship of our idols because of the words of a mad poet?” intending through this statement of theirs: the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him).
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بَلْ جَاءَ بِالْحَقِّ وَصَدَّقَ الْمُرْسَلِينَ
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37. Verily, they have spoken a grave lie, because the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) was not a madman nor a poet; he brought the Qur’ān which calls towards the oneness of Allah and towards following His Messenger. He corroborated the message of monotheism and affirmation of the afterlife the messengers brought from Allah; he did not contradict them in anything.
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al-Maḥallī & al-Suyūṭī · 864–911 AH / 1459–1505 CE
hammad (s) says? (as regards the hamzas [in a-inna, ‘are we’], the same applies as mentioned above). [37:37] God, exalted be He, says: Nay, but he has brought [them] the truth and confirmed the [earlier] messengers, namely, those who had also brought this [truth], which is that there is no god except God. [37:38] ‘You shall certainly (there is a shift from the third person address [to the second] here) taSte the painfid chastisement, [37:39] and you will only be requited, the requital for, what you used to do’. [37:40] Except for God’s sincere servants, namely, the believers (the exceptio…
Open in library →إِنَّكُمْ لَذَائِقُو الْعَذَابِ الْأَلِيمِ
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38. O idolaters! You are surely going to suffer the painful punishment on the Day of Judgement due to your disbelief and rejection of the messengers.
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وَمَا تُجْزَوْنَ إِلَّا مَا كُنتُمْ تَعْمَلُونَ
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39. O idolaters! Your requital will only be for the disbelief and sins you used to commit in the world.
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إِلَّا عِبَادَ اللَّهِ الْمُخْلَصِينَ
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40. However, the believing servants of Allah whom Allah chose for His worship, and they sincerely devoted worship to Him, will be in a place of safety from this punishment.
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أُولَٰئِكَ لَهُمْ رِزْقٌ مَّعْلُومٌ
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41. For those sincere servants will be a special provision granted to them by Allah, well-known for its purity, beauty and eternity.
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فَوَاكِهُ وَهُم مُّكْرَمُونَ
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42. From this special provision will be that they are provided with the purest of fruits they ever eat and desire; on top of that they will be honoured with their ranks being raised and being able to see the blessed face of Allah.
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ned in His saying: For them there will be, in Paradise, a diStindprovi¬ sion, morning and evening — [37:42] fruits (fawdkihu either substitutes for rizqun, or is an explication thereof) here these [fruits] represent what is eaten for delight and not for the sake of preserving one’s health [as in this world], for the inhabitants of Paradise are in no need of preserving it given that their bodies will be created to be everlasting — and they will honoured, with God’s reward, glory be to Him, exalted be He, [37:44] [reclining] upon couches, facing one another, so that they do not see the back…
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43. All that they will get in the permanent gardens of everlasting bliss, which will never expire or cease to exist.
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عَلَىٰ سُرُرٍ مُّتَقَابِلِينَ
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44. They will lean on thrones opposite to and facing one another; each one happy to meet his brother.
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يُطَافُ عَلَيْهِم بِكَأْسٍ مِّن مَّعِينٍ
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45. Glasses of wine, clear like flowing water, shall be passed around them.
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7:44] [reclining] upon couches, facing one another, so that they do not see the back of one another; [37:45] they are served from all round, each one of them [is so served], with a cup ( ka’san, [this denotes] the vessel with the drink in it) from a Spring, of wine that flows along the ground like Streams of water, [37:46] white, whiter than milk, delicious to the drinkers, in contrast to the wine of this world which is diStaSteful to drink, [37:47] wherein there is neither madness, nothing to snatch away their minds, nor will they be Spent by it (read yunzafuna or yunzifuna, from [1 s *…
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46. White in colour, whoever drinks from it will enjoy a complete sensation.
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لَا فِيهَا غَوْلٌ وَلَا هُمْ عَنْهَا يُنزَفُونَ
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47. It will not be like the wine of the world; there will be no intoxication that clouds the minds, nor will it give its drinkers headaches. The bodies and minds of its drinkers will remain safe.
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وَعِندَهُمْ قَاصِرَاتُ الطَّرْفِ عِينٌ
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48. In Paradise, they will also have chaste wives with beautiful eyes, who will not longingly look towards anyone other than their husbands.
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rinking, in other words, they are [not] inebriated [by it], in contrast to the wine of this world), [37:48] and with them will be maidens of restrained glances, who reserved their glances [exclusively] for their Spouses and do not look upon any other — because of the beauty they [the maidens] see in them — with beautifid eyes {‘in means with large and beautiful eyes), [37:49] as if they were, in terms of [the darkness of their white] colour, hidden eggs, of ostriches, shel¬ tered by their feathers from duSt, the colour being that whiteness with a hint of pallor, which is the moSt beautif…
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49. In their white complexation blended with a tinge of redness, it will be as if they were ostrich eggs covered by feathers from the wind and dust; protected and untouched by any hand.
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فَأَقْبَلَ بَعْضُهُمْ عَلَىٰ بَعْضٍ يَتَسَاءَلُونَ
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50. The people of Paradise will turn to one another asking about their past, and what happened to them in the world.
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قَالَ قَائِلٌ مِّنْهُمْ إِنِّي كَانَ لِي قَرِينٌ
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51. One of the believers will say, “Indeed, I had a companion in the world who would deny the resurrection.”
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turn to others, questioning each other, regarding what they experienced in the [life of the] world. [37:51] One of them will say, ‘Indeed I had a comrade, a companion who used to rejeCt [the idea of] resurrection, [37:52] who used to say, to me in reproach, “Areyou really among those who affirm as truth, the Resur¬ rection [and], [ 37 : 53 ] [that] when we are dead and have become duSt and bones, we shall actually be called to ac¬ count?’”, that we shall be requited and reckoned with — he rejects [the truth of] this as well (as regards all three instances of the hamzas [sc.…
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52. He would say to me in denial and mockingly, “O my friend! Are you one of those who believe in the resurrection of the dead?”
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أَإِذَا مِتْنَا وَكُنَّا تُرَابًا وَعِظَامًا أَإِنَّا لَمَدِينُونَ
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53. “When we die and turn into dust and decayed bones, will we then be resurrected and requited for our deeds we did in the world?”
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قَالَ هَلْ أَنتُم مُّطَّلِعُونَ
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54. His believing companion will say to his companions of the people of Paradise: “Take a look with me; let us see the outcome of that companion of mine who used to deny the resurrection.”
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nstances of the hamzas [sc. a-innaka, a-idha, and a-innd] what has been mentioned above [applies]). [37:54] He, the one peaking, says, to his brethren [in Paradise], ‘Willyou have a look?’, together with me into the Fire, to see his condition — but they will say, ‘No’. [37:55] Then he, that Weaker, will take a look, through one of the apertures in Paradise, and he will catch sight of him, that is, he will see his comrade, in the centre of Hell, in the middle of the Fire. [37:56] He will say, to him, acknowledging that he [the latter] deserves his fate: ‘By God! You very nearly destroyed…
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55. So he will take a look and see his companion in the middle of hell.
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قَالَ تَاللَّهِ إِن كِدتَّ لَتُرْدِينِ
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56. He will say: “O my companion! By Allah, you were close to dooming me to the hellfire by calling me towards disbelief and denying the resurrection!”
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وَلَوْلَا نِعْمَةُ رَبِّي لَكُنتُ مِنَ الْمُحْضَرِينَ
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57. “Had it not been for Allah blessing me with guidance to faith and the ability to accept it, I would have been one of those brought to the punishment like you.”
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أَفَمَا نَحْنُ بِمَيِّتِينَ
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58. “We, the people of Paradise, will never die.”
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إِلَّا مَوْتَتَنَا الْأُولَىٰ وَمَا نَحْنُ بِمُعَذَّبِينَ
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59. “Except the first death of ours in the world. Instead, we will live forever in Paradise and will not be punished like the disbelievers will be.”
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إِنَّ هَٰذَا لَهُوَ الْفَوْزُ الْعَظِيمُ
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60. “Indeed, this requital of ours which our Lord has given us, i.e entry into Paradise, living in it forever and salvation from the hellfire, is the greatest, unparallelled success.”
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لِمِثْلِ هَٰذَا فَلْيَعْمَلِ الْعَامِلُونَ
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61. It is for requital like this the workers should strive for, because this is the profitable trade.
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has mentioned [as being the reward] for the inhabitants of Paradise, is indeed the mighty success. [37:61] For the like of this let [all] the workers work — it is said that this is said to them, or it is what they say [themselves]. [37:62] Is that, which is mentioned to them, a better hospitality ( nuzul, denotes what is prepared for one who is being received as a guest and so forth) or the Zaqqum tree, that is prepared for the inhabitants of the Fire — it is the vileSt and mo St bitter tree of the Tihama region, which God causes to grow in the Fire, as will be Stated shortly.
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62. Is that aforementioned bounty which Allah has prepared for His servants whom He chose to obey Him, better and more virtuous in rank and honour, than the tree of Zaqqūm which has been cursed in the Qur’ān? It is the food of the disbelievers, which neither nourishes nor satisfies hunger.
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إِنَّا جَعَلْنَاهَا فِتْنَةً لِّلظَّالِمِينَ
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63. I have made this tree a trial, with which those who do wrong through disbelief and sins are tested, when they say: “Indeed, fire consumes trees, so it is impossible that it grows in the hellfire.”
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bitter tree of the Tihama region, which God causes to grow in the Fire, as will be Stated shortly. [37:63] We have indeed made it, for that reason [sc. its being a tree in the Fire], a trial for the wrongdo¬ ers?, namely, [for] the disbelievers of Mecca, for they said, ‘Fire consumes trees so how can it make them grow forth?’ [37:64] Indeed it is a tree that comes forth from the very source of Hell, in other words, from the depths of Hell, with its branches extending up through all its [different] levels. [37:65] Its Spathes, likened to the Scathes of a date-palm, are like the heads of d…
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64. Indeed, the tree of Zaqqūm is a disgusting tree, and is one that comes out of the depth of hell.
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طَلْعُهَا كَأَنَّهُ رُءُوسُ الشَّيَاطِينِ
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65. The fruits that come out of it are ugly in appearance, like the heads of satans. The ugliness in appearance is a sign of ugliness in nature, which means they revolting in taste.
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فَإِنَّهُمْ لَآكِلُونَ مِنْهَا فَمَالِئُونَ مِنْهَا الْبُطُونَ
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66. Indeed, the disbelievers will eat from its bitter, ugly fruits, and fill their empty bellies with them.
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ثُمَّ إِنَّ لَهُمْ عَلَيْهَا لَشَوْبًا مِّنْ حَمِيمٍ
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67. Then, after having eaten them, they will have a disgusting, boiling cocktail to drink.
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eSJiite its vileness, because of the severity of their hunger, and will fill their bellies from it. [37:67] Then, lol, on top of it they will have a brew of boiling water, which they drink and which mixes with what they have eaten and becomes a brew thereof. [37:68] Then indeed their return shall be to Hell-fire — this suggests that they exit from it [only] to drink the boiling water, which is located outside it. [37:69] Lol they found their fathers to be aitray, [37:70] and so they are [also now] hurrying in their footsteps: they shall be prodded to follow them and they end up hurrying…
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68. Then, their return after that will be to the punishment of hell; they will move from one punishment to another.
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إِنَّهُمْ أَلْفَوْا آبَاءَهُمْ ضَالِّينَ
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69. Indeed, these disbelievers found their forefathers astray from the path of guidance and followed them blindly without proof of their truth.
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فَهُمْ عَلَىٰ آثَارِهِمْ يُهْرَعُونَ
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70. So they hastily followed the footsteps of their forefathers in deviance, as if they were harassed and forced into doing so.
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وَلَقَدْ ضَلَّ قَبْلَهُمْ أَكْثَرُ الْأَوَّلِينَ
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71. Verily, the majority of people before them also went astray. So O Messenger, those to whom you have been sent are not the first to go astray.
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Hell-fire]. [37:71] And verily moil of the ancients, of pa St communities, went ailray before them, [37:72] and We certainly had sent among them warners, in the way of messengers to threaten [them]. [37:73] So behold how was the consequence for them who were warned, namely, the disbelievers: in other words the sequel for them was [that they ended up in] the chastisement; [37:74] [all] except God’s sincere servants, namely, the believers, who are saved from chastisement be¬ cause they were sincere in their worship ( mukhlisina ); or (if one reads mukhlasina ) because God has made them sin…
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72. Verily, I sent to the previous nations messengers who would warn them of the punishment of Allah, but they disbelieved.
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فَانظُرْ كَيْفَ كَانَ عَاقِبَةُ الْمُنذَرِينَ
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73. O Messenger! See what the outcome was of the nations who were warned by their messengers but did not accept their warning! Indeed, their outcome was entering into the hellfire having to live in it forever due to their disbelief and rejection of their messengers.
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We certainly had sent among them warners, in the way of messengers to threaten [them]. [37:73] So behold how was the consequence for them who were warned, namely, the disbelievers: in other words the sequel for them was [that they ended up in] the chastisement; [37:74] [all] except God’s sincere servants, namely, the believers, who are saved from chastisement be¬ cause they were sincere in their worship ( mukhlisina ); or (if one reads mukhlasina ) because God has made them sincerely devoted to such [worship]. [ 37 : 75 ] Tint/ verily Noah called to Us, when he said, ‘My Lord: I have been…
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74. Except for those whom Allah chose to believe in Him and His oneness; they were saved from the punishment which was the outcome of the disbelieving rejectors.
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وَلَقَدْ نَادَانَا نُوحٌ فَلَنِعْمَ الْمُجِيبُونَ
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75. Verily, My Prophet Noah (peace be upon him) called out to Me when he supplicated against his people who had rejected him. I am the best of answerers; I quickly answered his supplication against his people.
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وَنَجَّيْنَاهُ وَأَهْلَهُ مِنَ الْكَرْبِ الْعَظِيمِ
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76. And I saved him, together with members of his household and the believers with him from the harm of his people and from drowning in the great flood, which was sent upon the disbelievers from his people.
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them]. [37:76] And We delivered him and his family from the great distress, which was the drowning, [37:77] and made his descendants the survivors, thus all human beings are descended from him, peace be upon him. He had three sons: Shem (Sam), the ancestor of the Arabs, the Persians and the Byzantines; Ham (Ham), the ancestor of the Negroes; and Japheth (Yafith), the ancestor of the Turks, the Khazar and [the peoples of] Gog and Magog and [the inhabitants of] such regions. [37:78] And We left.…
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77. I saved his family members and his believing followers only, because I drowned the others from his disbelieving nation.
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وَتَرَكْنَا عَلَيْهِ فِي الْآخِرِينَ
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78. And I left a good legacy for him in the nations that would come after, who would praise Noah and always mention him with good.
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سَلَامٌ عَلَىٰ نُوحٍ فِي الْعَالَمِينَ
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79. It is a security and safety for Noah from the following nations saying evil regarding him. Instead, praise and positive mention of him will remain.
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Day of Resurrection [which is]: [37:79] ‘Peace, from Us, be to Noah among the worlds!’ [37:80] Thus indeed, in the way that We requited them, We requite the virtuous. [37:81] He was indeed one of Our faithfid servants. [37:82] Then We did drown the others, the disbelievers from among his folk. [37:83] And truly of his adherents, that is, of those who agreed with him on the fundaments of religion, was Abraham, despite the faCt that there was a long interval between them, 2640 years, and between them came [the prophets] Hud and Salih. [37:84] When he came to his Lord, in other words, he co…
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80. Indeed, I grant those who do good through their worship and obedience to Me alone, the same type of reward I granted to Noah.
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among the worlds!’ [37:80] Thus indeed, in the way that We requited them, We requite the virtuous. [37:81] He was indeed one of Our faithfid servants. [37:82] Then We did drown the others, the disbelievers from among his folk. [37:83] And truly of his adherents, that is, of those who agreed with him on the fundaments of religion, was Abraham, despite the faCt that there was a long interval between them, 2640 years, and between them came [the prophets] Hud and Salih. [37:84] When he came to his Lord, in other words, he continued to follow Him upon coming to Him, with a heart that was pur…
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81. Noah was definitely one of My servants who believed and acted according to My obedience.
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ثُمَّ أَغْرَقْنَا الْآخَرِينَ
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82. Then, I drowned the rest by the flood I sent upon them. None of them remained.
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وَإِنَّ مِن شِيعَتِهِ لَإِبْرَاهِيمَ
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83. Indeed, Abraham was someone on the same religion as Noah, and he also called to the Oneness of Allah.
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إِذْ جَاءَ رَبَّهُ بِقَلْبٍ سَلِيمٍ
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84. Remember when he came to his Lord with a heart pure from ascribing partners to Allah and from doubts, full of sincerity to Allah only wanted good for the creation.
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إِذْ قَالَ لِأَبِيهِ وَقَوْمِهِ مَاذَا تَعْبُدُونَ
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85. When he said to his father and his idolatrous nation, rebuking them, “What do you worship instead of Allah?”
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coming to Him, with a heart that was pure, of any doubt or the like, [37:85] when he said, [while Still] in this continuous State of his, to his father and his folk, in reproach: ‘What do — what is it that — you worship? [37:86] Is it a calumny (a-ifkan, as regards the two hamzas, the same applies as mentioned before) — gods other than God — that you desire? (ifkan is an objed: denoting reason; alihatan is the direcft objed of turiduna, ‘you desire’; ifk denotes the word kind of lie). In other words: do you worship [any] other than God?
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86. “O my people, do you prefer to worship idols besides Allah basing your worship on a completely fabricated lie?”
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us State of his, to his father and his folk, in reproach: ‘What do — what is it that — you worship? [37:86] Is it a calumny (a-ifkan, as regards the two hamzas, the same applies as mentioned before) — gods other than God — that you desire? (ifkan is an objed: denoting reason; alihatan is the direcft objed of turiduna, ‘you desire’; ifk denotes the word kind of lie). In other words: do you worship [any] other than God?
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87. “O my people! What do you think will happen when you meet the Lord of the worlds, while you used to worship things other than Him? What do you think He will do to you?”
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ou desire’; ifk denotes the word kind of lie). In other words: do you worship [any] other than God? [37:87] What then is your supposition regarding the Lord of the Worlds?’, having worshipped other than Him, [do you think] that He will leave you without punishment? No! They were a people of as¬ trologers. On one occasion, they went out to celebrate a festival of theirs and left their food behind with their idols, claiming that they were securing thereby blessings for it and that they would eat it upon their return.…
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88. So Abraham took a glance at the stars, hatching a plan to come out of having to go out with his people.
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فَقَالَ إِنِّي سَقِيمٌ
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89. He said, presenting an excuse from having to go with his people to their festival, “I am sick.”
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would then trud him — [37:89] and said, ‘Indeed I feel [I will be] sick’, that is, I will fall ill. [37:90] So they went away, to their fedival, leaving him behind. [37:91] Then he turned, he dole away, to their gods, the idols, in front of which the food had been placed, and said, mockingly: ‘Will you noteat? — but they failed to utter [a word]. [37:92] He then said: What is wrong with you that you do not Speak?’ — but [dill] he received no re\<]x>nse. [37:93] He then turned on them Striking [them] with his right hand, with might, smashing them.…
Open in library →فَتَوَلَّوْا عَنْهُ مُدْبِرِينَ
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90. So they left him behind and went.
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and said, ‘Indeed I feel [I will be] sick’, that is, I will fall ill. [37:90] So they went away, to their fedival, leaving him behind. [37:91] Then he turned, he dole away, to their gods, the idols, in front of which the food had been placed, and said, mockingly: ‘Will you noteat? — but they failed to utter [a word]. [37:92] He then said: What is wrong with you that you do not Speak?’ — but [dill] he received no re\<]x>nse. [37:93] He then turned on them Striking [them] with his right hand, with might, smashing them.…
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91. He turned towards the idols they would worship instead of Allah, and said mocking them, “Will you not eat from the food the idolaters make for you?”
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مَا لَكُمْ لَا تَنطِقُونَ
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92. “What is the matter with you that you do not speak, nor answer whoever asks you? Can this type of thing be worshipped instead of Allah?”
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فَرَاغَ عَلَيْهِمْ ضَرْبًا بِالْيَمِينِ
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93. Then, Abraham started hitting them with his right hand, intending to break them.
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فَأَقْبَلُوا إِلَيْهِ يَزِفُّونَ
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94. So the worshippers of these idols came rushing to him.
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قَالَ أَتَعْبُدُونَ مَا تَنْحِتُونَ
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95. But Abraham countered them with steadfastness, and said to them rebuking them, “Do you worship idols instead of Allah, which you carve with your own hands?”
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ning towards him, walking hurriedly, and they said to him, ‘We worship them while you smash them?!’ [37:95] He said, to them in reproach: ‘Do you worship what you [yourselves] have carved, out of done and other materials, idols, [37:96] when God created you and whatever you make?’, [whether it be] your ad of carving and that which you have carved? So worship Him alone! (the ma [in wa-ma tamaluna, ‘and whatever you make’] is that of the verbal noun; but it is also said to introduce a relative clause, or it is adjecftivally qualified). [37:97] They said, amongd themselves: ‘Buildfor him a…
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96. “While Allah (may He be glorified) is the one who created your bodies and your actions; the making of these idols are also from your actions, so He is most deserving that you worship Him alone and not ascribe partners with Him.
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قَالُوا ابْنُوا لَهُ بُنْيَانًا فَأَلْقُوهُ فِي الْجَحِيمِ
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97. When they became speechless to his clear reasoning they resorted to violence, and consulted with each other about what they should do with Abraham. They said, “Build a structure from him, fill it with firewood and set it on fire, then throw him into it.”
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فَأَرَادُوا بِهِ كَيْدًا فَجَعَلْنَاهُمُ الْأَسْفَلِينَ
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98. So the people of Abraham intended to do evil to Abraham by destroying him so they could be saved from him, but I made them the losers when I made the fire cool and safe for him.
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ll it with firewood and set it on fire, and when it is ablaze, then caSt him into the fierce fire’. [37:98] So they sought to outwit him, by flinging him into the fire, so that it may dedroy him, but We made them the lowermost, the vanquished, as he came out of the fire unharmed. [37:99] And he said, ‘I shall indeed depart to my Lord, I shall emigrating to Him from the abode of disbelief — He will guide me, to the place to which My Lord has commanded that I end up in, and this was Syria.…
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99. Abraham said, “I am going to emigrate to my Lord and leave the city of my people so that I am able worship Him. My Lord will guide me to whatever is good for me in the world and the Hereafter.”
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رَبِّ هَبْ لِي مِنَ الصَّالِحِينَ
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100. “O my Lord! Grant me a pious child who will be a means of help for me and a substitute for me from my people in the wilderness.”
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فَبَشَّرْنَاهُ بِغُلَامٍ حَلِيمٍ
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101. So I answered his supplication for him and gave him news which pleased him, when I gave him the good news of a child who would grow old and become forbearing. This child was Ishmael (peace be upon him).
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Grant me, a child, of the righteous’. [37:101] So We gave him the good tidings of a forbearing son. [37:102] And when he was old enough to walk with him, that is, to go about with him and help him out — this is said to have been [either] at the age of seven or at the age of thirteen — he said, ‘O my dearson, I see, that is, I have seen, in a dream that I shall sacrifice you — and the visions of prophets are [always] true and their adions are [injured j by the command of God, exalted be He. So see what you think’, of this dream.…
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102. When Ishmael grew into a youth and reached working age, his father Abraham saw a dream. The dreams of prophets are a form of divine revelation, so Abraham said to his son, informing him of the meaning of this dream, “O my son! Indeed, I saw in my sleep that I am slaughtering you; what is your opinion in the matter?” Ishmael replied to him saying, “O my father! Do whatever Allah has commanded you to do in slaughtering me. You will find me one of those who are patient and content with the order of Allah.”
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فَلَمَّا أَسْلَمَا وَتَلَّهُ لِلْجَبِينِ
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103. So when they submitted to Allah and obeyed him, Abraham laid his son down on his forehead, to carry out the order given to him to slaughter his son.
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ou have been commanded, to do. You shall find me, God willing, of the Steadfast’, in this [affair]. [37:103] And when they had both submitted, [when] they had submitted to and were prepared to com¬ ply with Gods command, exalted be He, and he had laid him down on his forehead, [when] he had pushed him down to the ground thereon — every human being has two brows (jabin ) between which is the forehead (jabha ); this was at Mina. Abraham passed the knife across his [sons] throat but it did not do anything, by some impediment of the Divine Power,
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104. I called out to Abraham while he was about to carry out the order of Allah to slaughter his son, saying: “O Abraham!”
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قَدْ صَدَّقْتَ الرُّؤْيَا إِنَّا كَذَٰلِكَ نَجْزِي الْمُحْسِنِينَ
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105. “You have fulfilled the dream you saw in your sleep by resolving to slaughter your son. Just as I rewarded you by freeing you of this great trial, I also reward those who do good by saving them from trials and difficulties.”
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knife across his [sons] throat but it did not do anything, by some impediment of the Divine Power, [37:105] Verily you have fulfilled the vision’, by what you have done, in that you were able to go through with the acft of sacrifice. In other words, that [which you have done] suffices for you [as redemption] (the statement nadaynahu, ‘We called to him’, is the response to the lamma, ‘when’, so that the wdw [in wa- nadaynahu, ‘We called to him] is extra).…
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106. Indeed, this was a clear test which Abraham passed.
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وَفَدَيْنَاهُ بِذِبْحٍ عَظِيمٍ
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107. And I set Ishmael free in exchange for a huge ram which was to be slaughtered instead of him.
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to which he was commanded, was indeed a clear teSt’, that is to say, the ultimate teSt [of faith]. [37:107] Then We ransomed him, the one whom he had been commanded to sacrifice, namely, Ishmael or Isaac — two different opinions — with a mighty sacrifice, [a mighty] ram from Paradise, the same one that Abel had offered as as sacrifice: Gabriel, peace be upon him, brought it and the lord Abraham sacrificed it as he cried, Allahu akbar, ‘God is Great’. [37:108] And We left.…
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108. I preserved good praise for Abraham to remain among the following nations.
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سَلَامٌ عَلَىٰ إِبْرَاهِيمَ
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109. As a commemoration for Abraham from Allah, and a prayer to keep him safe from every harm and difficulty.
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كَذَٰلِكَ نَجْزِي الْمُحْسِنِينَ
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110. Just as I requited Abraham with this reward for his obedience, I also reward those who do good.
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إِنَّهُ مِنْ عِبَادِنَا الْمُؤْمِنِينَ
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111. Indeed, Abraham was one of My believing servants who fulfilled the demands of his servitude to Me.
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ard those who are virtuous, to their own souls. [37:111] Indeed he is one of Our faithful servants. [37:112] And We gave him the good tidings of [the birth of] Isaac — some have argued that this proves that the one who was sacrificed was not him [Isaac] — a prophet (nabiyyan is a future circumstantial qualifier, that is to say, ‘he will come to be, with his prophethood decreed), one of the righteous. [37:n3] And We blessed him, by multiplying his descendants, and Isaac, his son, [We also blessed] by appointing the majority of prophets from among his progeny.…
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112. And I gave him glad tidings of another son who would become a Prophet and a pious servant: he was Isaac. It was another reward for his obedience to Allah by resolving to slaughter his only son, Ishmael.
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وَبَارَكْنَا عَلَيْهِ وَعَلَىٰ إِسْحَاقَ وَمِن ذُرِّيَّتِهِمَا مُحْسِنٌ وَظَالِمٌ لِّنَفْسِهِ مُبِينٌ
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113. And I showered upon him and his son Isaac My special blessings and gave them both many bounties, from which one was an increase in offspring. There were those in their progeny who did good by obeying their Lord, and those who clearly wronged themselves by disbelief and committing sins.
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وَلَقَدْ مَنَنَّا عَلَىٰ مُوسَىٰ وَهَارُونَ
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114. And verily I favoured Moses and his brother Aaron with messengership.
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liever, and he who plainly wrongs his soul, [he who is] a disbeliever, whose disbelief is manifest. [37:114] Andverily We favoured Moses and Aaron, with prophethood, [37:115] and We delivered them and their people, the Children of Israel, from the great distress, namely, Pharaoh’s enslavement of them. [37:116] And We helped them, againSt the Egyptians, so that they became the vidlors. [37:117] And We gave them the enlightening scripture, the one whose Statements concerning prescribed punishments and rulings and otherwise are excellently expressed — this is the Torah. [37:118] And We gui…
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115. I saved them and their nation, the Israelites, from Pharaoh enslaving them and from drowning.
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وَنَصَرْنَاهُمْ فَكَانُوا هُمُ الْغَالِبِينَ
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116. I also helped them against Pharaoh and his armies, so they had the upper hand over their enemies.
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وَآتَيْنَاهُمَا الْكِتَابَ الْمُسْتَبِينَ
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117. I gave Moses and his brother Aaron the Torah; a clear book from Allah in which there was no doubt.
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وَهَدَيْنَاهُمَا الصِّرَاطَ الْمُسْتَقِيمَ
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118. I also guided them towards the straight path in which there was no deviance. It was the path of the religion of Islam which led to the pleasure of the Creator (may He be glorified).
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وَتَرَكْنَا عَلَيْهِمَا فِي الْآخِرِينَ
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119. And I also preserved for them positive mention and good praise among the following nations.
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سَلَامٌ عَلَىٰ مُوسَىٰ وَهَارُونَ
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120. As a commemoration from Allah for them, in praise of them and as a prayer for safety from every harm.
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, for them among posterity, fair praise [namely]: [37:120] ‘Peace, from Us, be to Moses and Aaron!’ [37:121] So, juSt as We rewarded them both, do We reward the virtuous. [37:122] Indeed both were among Our faithful servants. [37:123] And truly Elias (read [wa-inna Ilyas ] with the initial hamza or without [ wa-inna’l-yasa ) was [also] one of the messengers.…
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121. Just as I requited Moses and Aaron with this good reward, I also reward those who do good by obeying their Lord.
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and Aaron!’ [37:121] So, juSt as We rewarded them both, do We reward the virtuous. [37:122] Indeed both were among Our faithful servants. [37:123] And truly Elias (read [wa-inna Ilyas ] with the initial hamza or without [ wa-inna’l-yasa ) was [also] one of the messengers. Some think that this [Elias] was the son of Aarons brother — [Aaron] the brother of Moses; but some say that this [Elias] was some other [person], who was sent to the people living in and around Baalbak. [37:124] When (idh is dependent because of an implicit [verb] udhkur, ‘mention’) he said to his people, ‘Will you not…
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122. Indeed, Moses and Aaron were two of My servants who believed in me and strove to do that which I legislated for them.
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وَإِنَّ إِلْيَاسَ لَمِنَ الْمُرْسَلِينَ
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123. Indeed, Elias was one of the messengers sent by his Lord. He blessed him with messengership and prophethood.
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إِذْ قَالَ لِقَوْمِهِ أَلَا تَتَّقُونَ
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124. Remember when he said to his people whom he was sent towards from the Israelites, “O my people! Will you not fear Allah by fulfilling His commands, of which is monotheism, and refraining from the things He has not allowed, from which is ascribing partners with Him?”
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أَتَدْعُونَ بَعْلًا وَتَذَرُونَ أَحْسَنَ الْخَالِقِينَ
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125. “Do you worship your idol Ba‘l instead of Allah and leave the worship of Allah who is the best of creators?”
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t because of an implicit [verb] udhkur, ‘mention’) he said to his people, ‘Will you not fear [God]? [37:125] Do you call on Baal — this was the name of an idol of theirs which was made of gold, from which the name of their city derives, with the addition of [the suffix] bak — that is to say, do you worship him, and abandon the Bell of Creators, and not worship Him, [37:126] God, your Lord, and the Lord of your forefathers?’ (read [as predicates] allahu, rabbukum and rabbu, in the nominative, because of the [implicit] omitted huwa [being the subject]; or read allaha, rab- bakum and rabba,…
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126. “Allah is your lord who created you and created your forefathers before you; He is the most deserving of worship, not anything else like the idols which cannot benefit nor harm.”
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فَكَذَّبُوهُ فَإِنَّهُمْ لَمُحْضَرُونَ
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127. The only response of his nation was that they rejected him, and because of their rejection they will be brought to the punishment.
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hsana, ‘the beSt of’). [37:127] But they denied him. So they will indeed be arraigned, in the Fire, [37:128] — [all] except God’s delivered servants, namely, the believers, who will be saved from it, [37:129] and We left for him among posterity, fair praise [namely]: [37:130] ‘Peace, from Us, be to Elias!’.…
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128. Except for those who were believers and devoted their worship to Allah alone; they will be saved from being brought to the punishment.
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وَتَرَكْنَا عَلَيْهِ فِي الْآخِرِينَ
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129. And I also preserved for him positive mention and good praise among the following nations.
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سَلَامٌ عَلَىٰ إِلْ يَاسِينَ
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130. As a commemoration from Allah and praise for Elias.
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إِنَّا كَذَٰلِكَ نَجْزِي الْمُحْسِنِينَ
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131. Just as I requited Elias with this good reward, I also reward those of My believing servants who do good.
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إِنَّهُ مِنْ عِبَادِنَا الْمُؤْمِنِينَ
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132. Indeed, Elias was one of My true believing servants who are sincere in their belief in Me.
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37:131] Indeed so — juft as We rewarded him — do We reward the virtuous. [37:132] Truly he is one of Our faithfid servants. [ 37 ;1 33 ] And indeed Lot was one of the messengers; [37:134] mention, when We delivered him together with all his family, [37 :1 35] except an old woman [who was] among those who flayed behind, in other words, those who Stayed behind in the chastisement. [37:136] Then We destroyed [all] the others, the disbelievers from among his people. [37:137] And indeed you pass by them, by their remains and [the remains of] their dwellings during your travels, [both] in the…
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133. And indeed, Lot was one of the messengers of Allah who were sent to their people as bearers of good news and warners.
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إِذْ نَجَّيْنَاهُ وَأَهْلَهُ أَجْمَعِينَ
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134. So remember when I saved him and members of his household from the punishment that was sent upon his people.
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إِلَّا عَجُوزًا فِي الْغَابِرِينَ
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135. Except for his wife, because she was a woman whom the punishment of her people included within it, due to her being a disbeliever like them.
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ثُمَّ دَمَّرْنَا الْآخَرِينَ
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136. Then, I destroyed the remainder of his people who rejected him and did not believe in what he had brought.
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وَإِنَّكُمْ لَتَمُرُّونَ عَلَيْهِم مُّصْبِحِينَ
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137. O people of Makkah! Indeed, you pass by their dwellings in you journeys towards the Levant in the morning.
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وَبِاللَّيْلِ أَفَلَا تَعْقِلُونَ
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138. And likewise, you also pass by them at night. So do you not understand and take heed from the outcome of these people after they rejected, disbelieved and committed indecency, indecent behaviour, immorality, immoral behaviour, sexual indecency, sexual immortality which was unprecedented?
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emains of] their dwellings during your travels, [both] in the morning, that is, during the daytime, [37:138] and at night: will you, O people of Mecca, not then understand?, what befell them and so take heed therefrom? [37:139] And indeed Jonah was one of the messengers; [37:140] when he fled to the laden ship — after he became furious with his people, as the chastisement which he had promised them did not come down on them; so he boarded the ship, which then Stopped out in the deep sea.…
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139. And indeed, Jonah was one of the messengers of Allah who were sent to their people as bearers of good news and warners.
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O people of Mecca, not then understand?, what befell them and so take heed therefrom? [37:139] And indeed Jonah was one of the messengers; [37:140] when he fled to the laden ship — after he became furious with his people, as the chastisement which he had promised them did not come down on them; so he boarded the ship, which then Stopped out in the deep sea.…
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140. Remember when he became angry over his people and left them, boarding a ship full of passengers and goods.
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فَسَاهَمَ فَكَانَ مِنَ الْمُدْحَضِينَ
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141. The ship was close to sinking because of its load, so the passengers drew lots to throw some of them overboard, fearing its sinking because of too many passengers. Jonah was one of the names that were drawn, and so they threw him in to the sea.
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فَالْتَقَمَهُ الْحُوتُ وَهُوَ مُلِيمٌ
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142. So when they threw him into the sea, a whale took him and swallowed him. He was to face the blame that was to come to him, because of him going to the sea without permission from his Lord.
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the ship, and was of those rejelled, of the losers in the draw and so they threw him into the sea. [37:142] Then the whale swallowed him while he was blameworthy, that is, while he was guilty of a blameworthy thing, having gone to sea and embarked the ship without his Lords permission. [37:143] And had he not been one of those who glorify [God], that is to say, those who make remem¬ brance [of God], for inside the whales belly he was repeatedly saying [the words] ‘There is no god except You. Glory be to You! I have indeed been one of the wrongdoers’ [Q.…
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143. Had it not been that Jonah was one of those who would remember Allah abundantly before whatever afflicted him, and had it not been for his glorifying Allah in the stomach of the whale
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لَلَبِثَ فِي بَطْنِهِ إِلَىٰ يَوْمِ يُبْعَثُونَ
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144. he would have remained in the stomach of the whale until the Day of Judgement, with it having become his grave.
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فَنَبَذْنَاهُ بِالْعَرَاءِ وَهُوَ سَقِيمٌ
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145. So I took him from the stomach of the whale and placed him on a land barren of trees and buildings, in the state that he was physically weak because of having stayed in the stomach of the whale for a while.
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re raised, in other words, the whales belly would have been his tomb until the Day of Resurrection. [37:145] Then We caft him. We flung him out of the belly of the whale, onto the barren land, onto the face of the earth, that is, onto the shore on that same day — or three, or seven, or twenty, or forty days later — and he was sick, ailing like a [newly-born] featherless chick. [37:146] And We made a gourd plant to grow above him, to provide shade for him with its Stem, which is not the case usually with gourds, as a miracle for him; a mountain goat would come to him in the morning and in…
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146. I then made a gourd tree grow for him on that barren earth, which would give him shade.
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وَأَرْسَلْنَاهُ إِلَىٰ مِائَةِ أَلْفٍ أَوْ يَزِيدُونَ
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147. And I sent him back to his people, their number being a hundred thousand and more.
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the morning and in the evening and he would drink its milk, until he finally regained his strength. [37:147] And We sent him, afterwards — as [We had done] before, to a people in Nineveh, in the region of Mosul — to a [community of a] hundred thousand or, in fad, more — [a community of] twenty, thirty or seventy thousand. [37:148] And they believed, after they saw [with their own eyes] the chastisement which they had been promised. So We gave them comfort.…
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148. They brought faith and believed in whatever He brought, so Allah granted them enjoyment in their worldly lives until their fixed lifetimes expired.
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فَاسْتَفْتِهِمْ أَلِرَبِّكَ الْبَنَاتُ وَلَهُمُ الْبَنُونَ
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149. O Muhammad! So ask these idolaters, idolaters a rebuking question: “Do you attribute for Allah daughters which you yourselves dislike, while attributing sons for yourselves whom you love? What kind of distribution is this?”
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lth, for a while, until their terms [of life] would be concluded [while they took comfort] therein. [37:149] So ask them, inquire of the Meccan disbelievers, by way of reproach: are daughters to be for your Lord, after their claim that the angels were Gods daughters, while sons are to be for them?, so that the beSt becomes exclusively theirs? [37:150] Or did We create the angels females while they were witnesses?, to Our [ad of] creation, that they might then say such a thing? [37:151] Lo! it is indeed out of their [own] mendacity, their [own] lies, that they say, [37:152] ‘God has bego…
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150. How could they claim the angels are female when they were not present at the time of their creation and did not witness it?
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أَلَا إِنَّهُم مِّنْ إِفْكِهِمْ لَيَقُولُونَ
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151. Listen carefully! Indeed, the idolaters, idolaters from their attributing lies unto Allah
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وَلَدَ اللَّهُ وَإِنَّهُمْ لَكَاذِبُونَ
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152. attribute offspring to Him, and indeed, they are liars in this claim of theirs.
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أَصْطَفَى الْبَنَاتِ عَلَى الْبَنِينَ
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153. Would Allah prefer daughters for Himself which you dislike, over sons which you like? Never!
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مَا لَكُمْ كَيْفَ تَحْكُمُونَ
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154. O idolaters, what is wrong with you that you make this unjust judgment where you make daughters for Allah and sons for yourself?
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أَفَلَا تَذَكَّرُونَ
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155. Would you not take admonition of this wrong belief you are on? If you were to take heed, you would stop saying such as statement.
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أَمْ لَكُمْ سُلْطَانٌ مُّبِينٌ
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156. Or do you have a clear proof from a divine scripture or a messenger from Allah?
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ing a child? [37:156] Or do you have a clear warrant?, plain definitive proof that God has a child? [ 37 :1 57 ] Then produce your scripture, the Torah, and show Me this [as it is mentioned] in it, if you are being truthful, about this Statement of yours. [37:158] And they, namely, the idolaters, have set up between Him, exalted be He, and the jinn, namely, the angels (jinna: they are so called because they are hidden [ijtinan] from vision) a kinship, by saying that they are God’s daughters, while the jinn certainly know that they, that is, those who say this, shall indeed be arraigned,…
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157. Then bring your book which bears for you evidence of this if you are true in what you claim.
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وَجَعَلُوا بَيْنَهُ وَبَيْنَ الْجِنَّةِ نَسَبًا وَلَقَدْ عَلِمَتِ الْجِنَّةُ إِنَّهُمْ لَمُحْضَرُونَ
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158. And the idolaters made blood ties between Allah and the angels when they claimed the angels are Allah’s daughters and their mothers are the elite jinns. But the jinns already know Allah will bring them to be reckoned, so if there was lineage between Him and them he would not bring them for that.
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it is mentioned] in it, if you are being truthful, about this Statement of yours. [37:158] And they, namely, the idolaters, have set up between Him, exalted be He, and the jinn, namely, the angels (jinna: they are so called because they are hidden [ijtinan] from vision) a kinship, by saying that they are God’s daughters, while the jinn certainly know that they, that is, those who say this, shall indeed be arraigned, into the Fire, to be chaStised therein. [ 37 :1 59 ] Glory be to God, affirming that He is exalted, above what they attribute, [to Him] in the way of His having a child,
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159. Pure is Allah and exalted from what the idolaters describe Him with of that which does not befit Him, such as children, partners.
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إِلَّا عِبَادَ اللَّهِ الْمُخْلَصِينَ
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160. Except Allah’s chosen servants, as they do not describe Allah except with the qualities of majesty and perfection which are befitting for Him.
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affirming that He is exalted, above what they attribute, [to Him] in the way of His having a child, [37:160] — [all] except God’s devoted servants, namely, believers (the exceptive clause here is discon¬ tinuous) in other words, [that is] because they declare that God transcends what such individuals at¬ tribute [to Him]. [37:161] For indeed you and what you worship, of idols, [37:162] — you cannot tempt, anyone, thereto, that is, to [incline to] your [worshipped] idols (‘ alayhi, ‘thereto’, is semantically connected to His saying [bi-fatinina], ‘you cannot tempt’), [37:163] except him…
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161. So you, O idolaters, and what you worship besides Allah.
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مَا أَنتُمْ عَلَيْهِ بِفَاتِنِينَ
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162. You cannot misguide anyone from the true religion.
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إِلَّا مَنْ هُوَ صَالِ الْجَحِيمِ
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163. Except one whom Allah has decreed is from the people of hell, as Allah will carry out His decree regarding him and so he will disbelieve and enter the fire. As for you and your gods, you do not have power over that.
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‘you cannot tempt’), [37:163] except him who will burn in Hell, in God’s knowledge, exalted be He. [37:164] Gabriel said to the Prophet ( s):And there is notone of us, [us] the company of angels, but has a known Station, in the heavens, in which he worships God and which he does not transgress. [37:165] And indeed it is we who are the rangers, of our feet in prayer. [37:166] And indeed it is we who give glory, [it is we] who declare that God transcends what does not befit Him. [37:167] And indeed (in, is softened in place of the hardened one) they, the Meccan disbelievers, used to say,…
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164. And the angels said, stating their servitude to Allah and their being free of what the idolaters claimed: “There is nobody amongst us except that he has a known position in Allah’s worship and obedience.
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وَإِنَّا لَنَحْنُ الصَّافُّونَ
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166. And we declare Him pure of qualities and descriptions which do not befit Him”.
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وَإِنَّا لَنَحْنُ الْمُسَبِّحُونَ
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166. And we declare Him pure of qualities and descriptions which do not befit Him”.
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وَإِن كَانُوا لَيَقُولُونَ
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167-170. And the idolaters from the people of Makkah used to say before Muhammad (peace be upon him) was sent: “If we had a book of the previous people, such as the Torah for example, we would have worshipped Allah sincerely”. But they are lying in that, as Muhammad (peace be upon him) brought them the Qur’ān but they disbelieved in it. So soon they will know the severe punishment that is waiting for them on the day of judgment.
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لَوْ أَنَّ عِندَنَا ذِكْرًا مِّنَ الْأَوَّلِينَ
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167-170. And the idolaters from the people of Makkah used to say before Muhammad (peace be upon him) was sent: “If we had a book of the previous people, such as the Torah for example, we would have worshipped Allah sincerely”. But they are lying in that, as Muhammad (peace be upon him) brought them the Qur’ān but they disbelieved in it. So soon they will know the severe punishment that is waiting for them on the day of judgment.
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لَكُنَّا عِبَادَ اللَّهِ الْمُخْلَصِينَ
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167-170. And the idolaters from the people of Makkah used to say before Muhammad (peace be upon him) was sent: “If we had a book of the previous people, such as the Torah for example, we would have worshipped Allah sincerely”. But they are lying in that, as Muhammad (peace be upon him) brought them the Qur’ān but they disbelieved in it. So soon they will know the severe punishment that is waiting for them on the day of judgment.
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a reminder, a scripture, from the ancients, that is, from among the scriptures of pash communities, [37:169] we would have surely been God’s devoted servants’, [devoting] worship purely to Him. [37:170] God, exalted be He, says: Yet they disbelieved in it, in other words, in the Book that came to them, namely, the Qur’an, more glorious than [all] those other scriptures; but they will come to know, the consequences of their disbelief. [37:171] And verily Our Word, [containing the promise] of victory, has gone beforehand in fa¬ vour of Our servants, the messengers: and that [Word] is, I sh…
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167-170. And the idolaters from the people of Makkah used to say before Muhammad (peace be upon him) was sent: “If we had a book of the previous people, such as the Torah for example, we would have worshipped Allah sincerely”. But they are lying in that, as Muhammad (peace be upon him) brought them the Qur’ān but they disbelieved in it. So soon they will know the severe punishment that is waiting for them on the day of judgment.
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وَلَقَدْ سَبَقَتْ كَلِمَتُنَا لِعِبَادِنَا الْمُرْسَلِينَ
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173. And victory is for My army which fights in My way, so that My word is the highest.
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إِنَّهُمْ لَهُمُ الْمَنصُورُونَ
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173. And victory is for My army which fights in My way, so that My word is the highest.
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messengers [Q. 58:21] — [37:172] or it is His [following] saying — assuredly they shall be helped, [37:173] and assuredly Our hofts, namely, the believers, they will indeed be the victors, over the disbe¬ lievers by [their being given] the definitive proofs and assistance againSt them in this world.…
Open in library →وَإِنَّ جُندَنَا لَهُمُ الْغَالِبُونَ
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173. And victory is for My army which fights in My way, so that My word is the highest.
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فَتَوَلَّ عَنْهُمْ حَتَّىٰ حِينٍ
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174. So turn away, O Messenger, from these stubborn idolaters until a time which Allah knows, until the time of their punishment comes.
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وَأَبْصِرْهُمْ فَسَوْفَ يُبْصِرُونَ
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175. And look at them when the punishment comes upon them, for they themselves will see when seeing will not benefit.
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أَفَبِعَذَابِنَا يَسْتَعْجِلُونَ
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176. Then do these idolaters hastily seek the punishment of Allah?
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e chastisement is sent down on them; for they will [soon] see, the consequences of their disbelief. [37:176] They then said in mockery, ‘When will this chastisement be sent down?’ God, exalted be He, threatens them by saying: Do they seek to hasten Our chastisement? [ 37:177] But when it descends in their courtyard — al-Farra’ said that the Arabs find it sufficient to refer to a people by referring to ‘their courtyard’ — how awful, how terrible a morning, will be the morning for those who were warned (the overt noun [ al-mundharin\ has replaced the [third person] pronomi- nalisation [in…
Open in library →فَإِذَا نَزَلَ بِسَاحَتِهِمْ فَسَاءَ صَبَاحُ الْمُنذَرِينَ
Al-Mukhtasar
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177. Then when Allah’s punishment comes upon them, what a bad morning will theirs be!
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وَتَوَلَّ عَنْهُمْ حَتَّىٰ حِينٍ
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178. And turn away, O Messenger, from them when Allah decides their punishment.
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وَأَبْصِرْ فَسَوْفَ يُبْصِرُونَ
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179. And look, for these people will see the punishment and punishment of Allah that comes upon them.
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سُبْحَانَ رَبِّكَ رَبِّ الْعِزَّةِ عَمَّا يَصِفُونَ
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180. O Muhammad, exhalt your Lord declaring his glorification, the Lord of Honour, and exalt Him above the qualities of deficiency the idolaters describe Him with.
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atement] is repeated in order to emphasise the threat made to them and to reassure the Prophet (s). [37:180] Glory be to your Lord, the Lord of Might, of Triumph, [exalted is He] above what they allege!, in the way of His having a child. [37:181] And peace be to the messengers, who convey from God the Message of the Oneness [of God] and [His] Laws. [37:182] And praise be to God, Lord of the Worlds, for granting these [messengers] vicftory and destroy¬ ing the disbelievers. Meccan: it consists of 86 or 88 verses, revealed after [surat] al-Qamar. In the Name of God, the Compassionate, th…
Open in library →وَسَلَامٌ عَلَى الْمُرْسَلِينَ
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181. And Allah’s greetings and His praise be for His noble messengers.
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وَالْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ رَبِّ الْعَالَمِينَ
Al-Mukhtasar
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182. And all praise is for Allah, as He is deserving of it, and He is Lord of all the creation. They have no lord besides Him.
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