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Surah Al-Mursalat

The Emissaries

Chapter 77 of 114

Vakker resitasjon av Koranen

Surah Al-Mursalat

Recited by Salaah Bukhaatir

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About this Surah

This Surah takes its name (The Night Journey) from v. 1. But this name is merely a distinctive appellation like the names of many other surahs and not a descriptive title, and does not mean that 'The Night Journey' is the theme of this Surah.

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Surah 77 of 114

Translation
Norwegian
Recitation
Salaah Bukhaatir

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Commentary

Tafsir

<h2>Name</h2><p>This Surah takes its name (The Night Journey) from <a href="/17/4" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">v. 1</a>. But this name is merely a distinctive appellation like the names of many other surahs and not a descriptive title, and does not mean that "The Night Journey" is the theme of this Surah.</p><h2>Period of Revelation</h2><p>The very first verse indicates that this Surah was revealed on the occasion of <em>Mi\`raj</em> (Ascension). According to the Traditions and books on the life of the Holy Prophet, this event happened one year before Hijrah. Thus, this Surah is one of those which were revealed in the last stage of Prophethood at Makkah.</p><h2>Background</h2><p>The Holy Prophet had been propagating <em>Tauhid</em> for the previous twelve years and his opponents had been doing all they could to make his Mission a failure, but in spite of all their opposition, Islam had spread to every corner of Arabia and there were hardly any tribes which had not been influenced by his invitation. In Makkah itself the true Believers had formed themselves into a small community and were ready and willing to face every danger to make Islam a success. Besides them, a very large number of the people of Aus and Khazraj (two influential clans of Al-Madinah) had accepted Islam. Thus the time had come for the Holy Prophet to emigrate from Makkah to Al- Madinah and there gather together the scattered Muslims and establish a state based on the principles of Islam.</p><p>These were the conditions when <em>Mi\`raj</em> took place and on his return the Holy Prophet brought down the Message contained in this Surah.</p><h2>Theme and Topics</h2><p>This Surah is a wonderful combination of warning, admonition and instruction, which have been blended together in a balanced proportion.</p><p>The disbelievers of Makkah had been admonished to take a lesson from the miserable end of the Israelites and other communities and mend their ways within the period of respite given by Allah, which was about to expire. They should, therefore, accept the invitation that was being extended by Muhammad (Allah's peace be upon him) and the Quran. Otherwise they shall be annihilated and replaced by other people. Incidentally, the Israelites, with whom Islam was going to come in direct contact in the near future at Al-Madinah have also been warned that they should learn a lesson from the chastisements that have already been inflicted on them. They were warned, "Take advantage of the Prophethood of Muhammad (Allah's peace be upon him) because that is the last opportunity which is being given to you. If even now you behave as you have been behaving, you shall meet with a painful torment."</p><p>As regards the education of mankind, it has been impressed that human success or failure, gain or loss, depends upon the right understanding of <em>Tauhid</em>, life-after- death and Prophethood. Accordingly, convincing arguments have been put forward to prove that the Quran is the Book of Allah and its teachings are true and genuine the doubts of the disbelievers about these basic realities have been removed and on suitable occasions they have been admonished and rebuked in regard to their ways of ignorance.</p><p>In this connection, those fundamental principles of morality and civilization on which the Islamic System of life is meant to be established have been put forward. Thus this was a sort of the Manifesto of the intended Islamic state which had been proclaimed a year before its actual establishment. It has been explicitly stated that that was the sketch of the system on which Muhammad (Allah's peace be upon him) intended to build human life first in his own country and then in the outside world.</p><p>Besides these, the Holy Prophet has been instructed to stick firmly to his stand without minding the opposition and difficulties which he was encountering and should never think of making a compromise with unbelief. The Muslims who sometimes showed signs of impatience, when they met with persecution, calumny, and crooked arguments, have also been instructed to face adverse circumstances with patience and fortitude and keep full control over their feelings and passions. Moreover, salat was prescribed in order to reform and purify their souls, as if to say, "This is the thing which will produce in you those high qualities of character which are essential for everyone who intends to struggle in the righteous way. Incidentally, we learn from traditions that Mi'raj was the first occasion on which the five daily Prayers were prescribed to be offered at fixed times.</p>

Verse by verse

Surah Al-Mursalat · The Emissaries

بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ

  1. Ayah 1

    بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَـٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ وَالْمُرْسَلَاتِ عُرْفًا

    Ved den som sendes, den ene etter den andre,

  2. Ayah 2

    فَالْعَاصِفَاتِ عَصْفًا

    som stormer frem,

  3. Ayah 3

    وَالنَّاشِرَاتِ نَشْرًا

    som brer ut

  4. Ayah 4

    فَالْفَارِقَاتِ فَرْقًا

    og skiller ut,

  5. Ayah 5

    فَالْمُلْقِيَاتِ ذِكْرًا

    og kaster ut en formaning

  6. Ayah 6

    عُذْرًا أَوْ نُذْرًا

    til unnskyldning eller advarsel!

  7. Ayah 7

    إِنَّمَا تُوعَدُونَ لَوَاقِعٌ

    Det dere er stilt i utsikt, vil visselig inntreffe.

  8. Ayah 8

    فَإِذَا النُّجُومُ طُمِسَتْ

    Når stjernene slukkes,

  9. Ayah 9

    وَإِذَا السَّمَاءُ فُرِجَتْ

    når himmelen revner,

  10. Ayah 10

    وَإِذَا الْجِبَالُ نُسِفَتْ

    når fjellene pulveriseres

  11. Ayah 11

    وَإِذَا الرُّسُلُ أُقِّتَتْ

    og sendebudenes tid fastsettes,

  12. Ayah 12

    لِأَيِّ يَوْمٍ أُجِّلَتْ

    – til hvilken dag er det berammet?

  13. Ayah 13

    لِيَوْمِ الْفَصْلِ

    Til dommens dag!

  14. Ayah 14

    وَمَا أَدْرَاكَ مَا يَوْمُ الْفَصْلِ

    Hvordan kan du vite hva dommens dag er?

  15. Ayah 15

    وَيْلٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ لِّلْمُكَذِّبِينَ

    Ve dem som holder sannhet for løgn på denne dag!

  16. Ayah 16

    أَلَمْ نُهْلِكِ الْأَوَّلِينَ

    Har Vi ikke utslettet de tidligere?

  17. Ayah 17

    ثُمَّ نُتْبِعُهُمُ الْآخِرِينَ

    Så lar Vi de senere følge dem.

  18. Ayah 18

    كَذَٰلِكَ نَفْعَلُ بِالْمُجْرِمِينَ

    Slik gjør Vi med synderne.

  19. Ayah 19

    وَيْلٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ لِّلْمُكَذِّبِينَ

    Ve dem som holder sannhet for løgn på denne dag!

  20. Ayah 20

    أَلَمْ نَخْلُقكُّم مِّن مَّاءٍ مَّهِينٍ

    Har Vi ikke skapt dere av en skrøpelig væske?

  21. Ayah 21

    فَجَعَلْنَاهُ فِي قَرَارٍ مَّكِينٍ

    Og plassert den i sikker forvaring,

  22. Ayah 22

    إِلَىٰ قَدَرٍ مَّعْلُومٍ

    til en bestemt tid?

  23. Ayah 23

    فَقَدَرْنَا فَنِعْمَ الْقَادِرُونَ

    Vi bestemte, og Vi bestemmer godt!

  24. Ayah 24

    وَيْلٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ لِّلْمُكَذِّبِينَ

    Ve dem som holder sannhet for løgn på denne dag!

  25. Ayah 25

    أَلَمْ نَجْعَلِ الْأَرْضَ كِفَاتًا

    Har Vi ikke gjort jorden til et samlingssted

  26. Ayah 26

    أَحْيَاءً وَأَمْوَاتًا

    for levende og døde?

  27. Ayah 27

    وَجَعَلْنَا فِيهَا رَوَاسِيَ شَامِخَاتٍ وَأَسْقَيْنَاكُم مَّاءً فُرَاتًا

    Vi satte bergmassiver på den. Vi har gitt dere ferskt vann å drikke.

  28. Ayah 28

    وَيْلٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ لِّلْمُكَذِّبِينَ

    Ve dem som holder sannhet for løgn på denne dag!

  29. Ayah 29

    انطَلِقُوا إِلَىٰ مَا كُنتُم بِهِ تُكَذِّبُونَ

    «Gå hen til det dere holdt for løgn!

  30. Ayah 30

    انطَلِقُوا إِلَىٰ ظِلٍّ ذِي ثَلَاثِ شُعَبٍ

    Gå hen til den trefoldige skygge,

  31. Ayah 31

    لَّا ظَلِيلٍ وَلَا يُغْنِي مِنَ اللَّهَبِ

    som ikke svaler eller hjelper mot flammen,

  32. Ayah 32

    إِنَّهَا تَرْمِي بِشَرَرٍ كَالْقَصْرِ

    som kaster gnister store som vedkubber,

  33. Ayah 33

    كَأَنَّهُ جِمَالَتٌ صُفْرٌ

    som gule kameler.»

  34. Ayah 34

    وَيْلٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ لِّلْمُكَذِّبِينَ

    Ve dem som holder sannhet for løgn på denne dag!

  35. Ayah 35

    هَـٰذَا يَوْمُ لَا يَنطِقُونَ

    Dette er dagen der de ikke snakker,

  36. Ayah 36

    وَلَا يُؤْذَنُ لَهُمْ فَيَعْتَذِرُونَ

    og det ikke blir tillatt dem å bringe unnskyldninger.

  37. Ayah 37

    وَيْلٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ لِّلْمُكَذِّبِينَ

    Ve dem som holder sannhet for løgn på denne dag!

  38. Ayah 38

    هَـٰذَا يَوْمُ الْفَصْلِ ۖ جَمَعْنَاكُمْ وَالْأَوَّلِينَ

    Dette er dommens dag! Vi har samlet dere og de tidligere henfarne.

  39. Ayah 39

    فَإِن كَانَ لَكُمْ كَيْدٌ فَكِيدُونِ

    Om dere har en list, så prøv å overliste meg!

  40. Ayah 40

    وَيْلٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ لِّلْمُكَذِّبِينَ

    Ve dem som holder sannhet for løgn på denne dag!

  41. Ayah 41

    إِنَّ الْمُتَّقِينَ فِي ظِلَالٍ وَعُيُونٍ

    De gudfryktige skal være blant skygger og kilder,

  42. Ayah 42

    وَفَوَاكِهَ مِمَّا يَشْتَهُونَ

    og frukt de ønsker seg.

  43. Ayah 43

    كُلُوا وَاشْرَبُوا هَنِيئًا بِمَا كُنتُمْ تَعْمَلُونَ

    «Spis og drikk og la det smake, for den innsats dere har gjort!»

  44. Ayah 44

    إِنَّا كَذَٰلِكَ نَجْزِي الْمُحْسِنِينَ

    Slik lønner Vi dem som gjør vel.

  45. Ayah 45

    وَيْلٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ لِّلْمُكَذِّبِينَ

    Ve dem som holder sannhet for løgn på denne dag!

  46. Ayah 46

    كُلُوا وَتَمَتَّعُوا قَلِيلًا إِنَّكُم مُّجْرِمُونَ

    Spis og nyt livet en kort tid! Dere er visselig syndere.

  47. Ayah 47

    وَيْلٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ لِّلْمُكَذِّبِينَ

    Ve dem som holder sannhet for løgn på denne dag!

  48. Ayah 48

    وَإِذَا قِيلَ لَهُمُ ارْكَعُوا لَا يَرْكَعُونَ

    Om man sier til dem: «Bøy dere i bønn,» så bøyer de seg ikke.

  49. Ayah 49

    وَيْلٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ لِّلْمُكَذِّبِينَ

    Ve dem som holder sannhet for løgn på denne dag!

  50. Ayah 50

    فَبِأَيِّ حَدِيثٍ بَعْدَهُ يُؤْمِنُونَ

    På hvilket budskap vil de vel tro etter dette?

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