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Surah As-Saffat

Those who set the Ranks

Chapter 37 of 114

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Surah As-Saffat

Recited by Salaah Bukhaatir

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This Surah is called Ad-Dahr as well as Al-Insan after the words occurring in the first verse.

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Surah 37 of 114

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Salaah Bukhaatir

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<h2>Name</h2>
<p>This Surah is called <em>Ad-Dahr</em> as well as <em>Al-Insan</em> after the words occurring in the <a href=/76/1>first verse</a>.</p>
<h2>Period of Revelation</h2>
<p>Most of the commentators, including Allama Zamakhshari, Imam Razi, Qadi, Baidawi, Allama Nizam ad-Din Nisaburi, Hafiz Ibn Kathir and many others, regard it as a Makki Surah, and, according to Allama Alusi, the same is the opinion of the majority of scholars. However, some commentators hold the view that the Surah was revealed at Madinah, and some others say that it was revealed at Makkah but <a href=/76/8-10>vv. 8-10</a> of it were sent down at Madinah.</p>
<p>As far as the subject matter and the style of the Surah are concerned, these are very different from those of the Madani Surahs. A little study of it rather shown that it is not only a Makki Surah but it was revealed during the earliest period at Makkah, which began just after the revelation of the first seven verses of Surah Al-Muddaththir. As for <a href=/76/8-10>vv. 8-10</a>, they are so naturally set in the theme of the Surah that if they are read in their proper context, no one can say that the theme preceding and following them had been sent down 15 to 16 years earlier but these three verses which were revealed many years later were inserted here unnaturally.</p>
<p>In fact, the basis of the idea that this Surah; or some verses of it were revealed at Madinah, is a tradition which has related from Ibn Abbas (may Allah bless him). He says that once Hadrat Hasan and Husain fell ill The Holy Prophet and some of his Companions visited them. They wished Hadrat Ali to make a vow to Allah for the recovery of the two children. Thereupon, Hadrat Ali, Hadrat Fatimah and Fiddah their maid servant, vowed a fast of three days if Allah restored the children to health. The children recovered by the grace of Allah and the three of them began to fast as avowed. As there was nothing to eat in the house, Hadrat Ali borrowed three measures (sa') of barley from somebody (according to another tradition, earned through labor). When on the first day they sat down to eat after breaking the fast, a poor man came and begged for food. They gave all their food to him, drank water and retired to bed. The next day when they again sat down to eat after breaking the fast,
an orphan came and begged for something. They again gave away the whole food to him, drank water and went to bed. On the third day when they were just going to eat after breaking the fast, a captive came up and begged for food likewise. Again the whole food was given away to him. On the fourth day Hadrat Ali took both the children with him and went before the Holy Prophet (upon whom be peace). The Holy Prophet (on whom be peace) seeing the weak condition of the three, returned with them to the house of Hadrat Fatimah and found her lying in a corner half dead with hunger. This moved him visibly. In the meantime the Angel Gabriel (peace be on him) came and said; "Look, Allah has congratulated you on the virtues of the people of your house!"When the Holy Prophet asked what it was, he recited this whole Surah in response. (According to Ibn Mahran's tradition, he recited it from verse 5 till the end. But the tradition which Ibn Marduyah has related from Ibn Abbas only says that the
verse <em>Wa yut'imun-at ta'am...</em> was sent down concerning Hadrat Ali and Hadrat Fatimah; there is no mention of this story in it). This whole story has been narrated by Ali bin Ahmad al-Wahidi in his Commentary of the Qur'an, entitled <em>Al'Basit</em>, and probably from the same it has been taken by Zamakhshari, Razi, Nisaburi and others.</p>
<p>In the first place, this tradition is very weak as regards its chain of transmission. Then, from the point of view of its subject matter also, it is strange that when a poor man, or an orphan, or a captive, comes to beg for food, he is given all the food. He could be given one member's food and the five of them could share the rest of it among themselves:Then this also is incredible that illustrious persons like Hadrat Ali and Hadrat Fatimah, who possessed perfect knowledge of Islam, should have regarded it as an act of virtue to keep the two children, who had just recovered their health and were still weak, hungry for three consecutive days. Moreover, in respect of the captives also, it has never been a practice under the Islamic government that they should be left to beg for food for themselves. For if they were prisoners of the government, the government itself was responsible to arrange food and clothing for them, and if they were in an individual's custody, he was made
responsible to feed and clothe them. Therefore, it was not possible that in Madinah a captive should have gone about begging food from door to door. However, overlooking the weaknesses of transmission and the probability of subject matter, even if the narrative is accepted as it goes, at the most what it shows is that when the people of the Holy Prophet's house acted righteously as they did, Gabriel came and gave him the good news that Allah had much appreciated their act of virtue, for they had acted precisely in the righteous way that Allah had commanded in these verses of Surah Ad-Dahr. This does not necessitate that these verses too were sent down on that very occasion. The same is the case with many traditions concerning the occasion of revelation. When about a certain verse it is said that it was sent down on a particular occasion, it in fact does not mean that the verse was sent down on the very occasion the incident took place. But it means that the verse applies precisely
and exactly to the incident. Imam Suyuti in <em>Al-Itqan</em> has quoted this from Hafiz Ibn Taimiyyah: "When the reporters say that a verse was sent down concerning a particular incident, it sometimes implies that the same incident (or matter) occasioned its revelation, and sometimes that the verse applies to the matter although it may not have occasioned its revelation."Further on he quotes Imam Badr ad-Din Zarkashi's view from his <em>Al-Burhan fi Ulum al-Quran</em> :"It is well known in respect of the Companions and their immediate successors that when one of them says that a verse was sent down concerning a particular matter, it means that the ruling contained in it applied to that matter and not that the matter itself occasioned the revelation of the verse. Thus, it only uses the ruling of the verse for the purpose of reasoning and not for stating a fact." (<em>Al-Itqan fi Ulum al-Quran</em>, vol. I, p. 31, Ed. 1929).</p>
<h2>Theme and Subject Matter</h2>
<p>The theme of this Surah is to inform man of his true position in the world and to tell him that if he understood his true position rightly and adopted the attitude of gratefulness, he would meet with such and such good end, and if he adopted the way of disbelief, he would meet with such and such evil ends In the longer Surahs of the Qur'an this same theme has been presented at length, but a special characteristic of the style of the earliest Surahs revealed at Makkah is that the subjects dealt with at length in the later period, "have been presented in a brief but highly effective way in this period in such concise, elegant sentences as may automatically be preserved in the memory of the hearers.</p>
<p>In this Surah, first of all man has been reminded that there was a time when he was nothing; then a humble beginning of him was made with a mixed drop of sperm and ovum of which even his mother was not aware; even she did not know that he had been conceived nor anyone else seeing the microscopic cell could say that it was a man, who in future would become the best of creation on the earth. After this, man has been warned, so as to say: "Beginning your creation in this way We have developed and shaped you into what you are today in order to test and try you in the world. That is why, unlike other creatures, you were made intelligent and sensible and were shown both the way of gratitude and the way of ingratitude clearly so that you may show, in the interval that you have been granted here for work, whether you have emerged as a grateful servant from the test or an unbelieving, Un- grateful wretch!"</p>
<p>Then, just in one sentence, it has been stated decisively what will be the fate to be met with in the Hereafter by those who emerged as unbelievers from this test.</p>
<p>After this, in <a href=/76/5-22>vv. 5-22</a> continuously, the blessings with which those who do full justice to servitude in the world, will be favored, have been mentioned in full detail. In these verses, not only have their best rewards been mentioned but they have also been told briefly what are the acts on the basis of which they would become worthy of those rewards. Another special characteristic of the earliest Surahs revealed at Makkah is that besides introducing in them briefly the fundamental beliefs and concepts of Islam, here and there, those moral qualities and virtuous acts have been mentioned, which are praiseworthy according to Islam, and also those evils of deed and morality of which Islam strives to cleanse human life. And these two things have not been mentioned with a view to show what good or evil result is entailed by them in the transitory life of the world, but they have been mentioned only to point out what enduring results they will produce in the eternal and everlasting
life of the Hereafter, irrespective of whether an evil quality may prove useful or a good quality may prove harmful in the world.</p>
<p>This is the subject matter of the first section (<a href=/76/1-22>vv. 1-22</a>). In the second section, addressing the Holy Prophet (upon whom be peace), three things have been stated: first, that "it is in fact We Ourself Who are revealing this Qur'an piecemeal to you, and this is intended to inform the disbelievers, not you, that the Qur'an is not being fabricated by Muhammad (upon whom be Allah's peace and blessings) but it is "We Who are revealing it, and it is Our Own wisdom which requires that We should reveal it piece by piece and not all at once."Second, the Holy Prophet has been told: "No matter how long ,it may take for the decree of your Lord to be enforced and no matter what afflictions may befall you in the meantime, in any case you should continue to perform your mission of Apostleship patiently, and not to yield to the pressure tactics of any of these wicked and unbelieving people."The third thing he has been told is: "Remember Allah day and night, perform the Prayer and spend your
nights in the worship of Allah, for it is these things which sustain and strengthen those who call to Allah in the face of iniquity and disbelief."</p>
<p>Then in one single sentence, the actual cause of the disbelievers wrong attitude has been stated: they have forgotten the Hereafter and are enamored of the world. In the second sentence, they have been warned to the effect: "You have not come into being by yourself: We have created you. You have not made these broad chests, and strong, sturdy hands and feet for yourselves, it is We Who made these for you; and it so lies in Our power to treat you as We please. We can distort your figures, We can destroy you and replace you by some other nation. We can cause you to die and can recreate you in whatever form We like."</p>
<p>In conclusion, it has been said: This is an Admonition: whoever wills may accept it and take a path to his Lord. But man's own will and desire is not everything in the world. No one's will and desire can be fulfilled unless Allah (also) so wills. And Allah's willing is not haphazard: whatever He wills, He wills it on the basis of His knowledge and wisdom. He admits into His mercy whomever He regards as worthy of His mercy on the basis of His knowledge and wisdom, and He has prepared a painful torment for those whom He finds unjust and wicked.</p>

Verse by verse

Surah As-Saffat · Those who set the Ranks

بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ

  1. Ayah 1

    بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَـٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ وَالصَّافَّاتِ صَفًّا

    By those who range themselves in ranks,

  2. Ayah 2

    فَالزَّاجِرَاتِ زَجْرًا

    And so are strong in repelling (evil),

  3. Ayah 3

    فَالتَّالِيَاتِ ذِكْرًا

    And thus proclaim the Message (of Allah)!

  4. Ayah 4

    إِنَّ إِلَـٰهَكُمْ لَوَاحِدٌ

    Verily, verily, your Allah is one!-

  5. Ayah 5

    رَّبُّ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ وَمَا بَيْنَهُمَا وَرَبُّ الْمَشَارِقِ

    Lord of the heavens and of the earth and all between them, and Lord of every point at the rising of the sun!

  6. Ayah 6

    إِنَّا زَيَّنَّا السَّمَاءَ الدُّنْيَا بِزِينَةٍ الْكَوَاكِبِ

    We have indeed decked the lower heaven with beauty (in) the stars,-

  7. Ayah 7

    وَحِفْظًا مِّن كُلِّ شَيْطَانٍ مَّارِدٍ

    (For beauty) and for guard against all obstinate rebellious evil spirits,

  8. Ayah 8

    لَّا يَسَّمَّعُونَ إِلَى الْمَلَإِ الْأَعْلَىٰ وَيُقْذَفُونَ مِن كُلِّ جَانِبٍ

    (So) they should not strain their ears in the direction of the Exalted Assembly but be cast away from every side,

  9. Ayah 9

    دُحُورًا ۖ وَلَهُمْ عَذَابٌ وَاصِبٌ

    Repulsed, for they are under a perpetual penalty,

  10. Ayah 10

    إِلَّا مَنْ خَطِفَ الْخَطْفَةَ فَأَتْبَعَهُ شِهَابٌ ثَاقِبٌ

    Except such as snatch away something by stealth, and they are pursued by a flaming fire, of piercing brightness.

  11. Ayah 11

    فَاسْتَفْتِهِمْ أَهُمْ أَشَدُّ خَلْقًا أَم مَّنْ خَلَقْنَا ۚ إِنَّا خَلَقْنَاهُم مِّن طِينٍ لَّازِبٍ

    Just ask their opinion: are they the more difficult to create, or the (other) beings We have created? Them have We created out of a sticky clay!

  12. Ayah 12

    بَلْ عَجِبْتَ وَيَسْخَرُونَ

    Truly dost thou marvel, while they ridicule,

  13. Ayah 13

    وَإِذَا ذُكِّرُوا لَا يَذْكُرُونَ

    And, when they are admonished, pay no heed,-

  14. Ayah 14

    وَإِذَا رَأَوْا آيَةً يَسْتَسْخِرُونَ

    And, when they see a Sign, turn it to mockery,

  15. Ayah 15

    وَقَالُوا إِنْ هَـٰذَا إِلَّا سِحْرٌ مُّبِينٌ

    And say, "This is nothing but evident sorcery!

  16. Ayah 16

    أَإِذَا مِتْنَا وَكُنَّا تُرَابًا وَعِظَامًا أَإِنَّا لَمَبْعُوثُونَ

    "What! when we die, and become dust and bones, shall we (then) be raised up (again)

  17. Ayah 17

    أَوَآبَاؤُنَا الْأَوَّلُونَ

    "And also our fathers of old?"

  18. Ayah 18

    قُلْ نَعَمْ وَأَنتُمْ دَاخِرُونَ

    Say thou: "Yea, and ye shall then be humiliated (on account of your evil)."

  19. Ayah 19

    فَإِنَّمَا هِيَ زَجْرَةٌ وَاحِدَةٌ فَإِذَا هُمْ يَنظُرُونَ

    Then it will be a single (compelling) cry; and behold, they will begin to see!

  20. Ayah 20

    وَقَالُوا يَا وَيْلَنَا هَـٰذَا يَوْمُ الدِّينِ

    They will say, "Ah! Woe to us! This is the Day of Judgment!"

  21. Ayah 21

    هَـٰذَا يَوْمُ الْفَصْلِ الَّذِي كُنتُم بِهِ تُكَذِّبُونَ

    (A voice will say,) "This is the Day of Sorting Out, whose truth ye (once) denied!"

  22. Ayah 22

    احْشُرُوا الَّذِينَ ظَلَمُوا وَأَزْوَاجَهُمْ وَمَا كَانُوا يَعْبُدُونَ

    "Bring ye up", it shall be said, "The wrong-doers and their wives, and the things they worshipped-

  23. Ayah 23

    مِن دُونِ اللَّهِ فَاهْدُوهُمْ إِلَىٰ صِرَاطِ الْجَحِيمِ

    "Besides Allah, and lead them to the Way to the (Fierce) Fire!

  24. Ayah 24

    وَقِفُوهُمْ ۖ إِنَّهُم مَّسْئُولُونَ

    "But stop them, for they must be asked:

  25. Ayah 25

    مَا لَكُمْ لَا تَنَاصَرُونَ

    "'What is the matter with you that ye help not each other?'"

  26. Ayah 26

    بَلْ هُمُ الْيَوْمَ مُسْتَسْلِمُونَ

    Nay, but that day they shall submit (to Judgment);

  27. Ayah 27

    وَأَقْبَلَ بَعْضُهُمْ عَلَىٰ بَعْضٍ يَتَسَاءَلُونَ

    And they will turn to one another, and question one another.

  28. Ayah 28

    قَالُوا إِنَّكُمْ كُنتُمْ تَأْتُونَنَا عَنِ الْيَمِينِ

    They will say: "It was ye who used to come to us from the right hand (of power and authority)!"

  29. Ayah 29

    قَالُوا بَل لَّمْ تَكُونُوا مُؤْمِنِينَ

    They will reply: "Nay, ye yourselves had no Faith!

  30. Ayah 30

    وَمَا كَانَ لَنَا عَلَيْكُم مِّن سُلْطَانٍ ۖ بَلْ كُنتُمْ قَوْمًا طَاغِينَ

    "Nor had we any authority over you. Nay, it was ye who were a people in obstinate rebellion!

  31. Ayah 31

    فَحَقَّ عَلَيْنَا قَوْلُ رَبِّنَا ۖ إِنَّا لَذَائِقُونَ

    "So now has been proved true, against us, the word of our Lord that we shall indeed (have to) taste (the punishment of our sins).

  32. Ayah 32

    فَأَغْوَيْنَاكُمْ إِنَّا كُنَّا غَاوِينَ

    "We led you astray: for truly we were ourselves astray."

  33. Ayah 33

    فَإِنَّهُمْ يَوْمَئِذٍ فِي الْعَذَابِ مُشْتَرِكُونَ

    Truly, that Day, they will (all) share in the Penalty.

  34. Ayah 34

    إِنَّا كَذَٰلِكَ نَفْعَلُ بِالْمُجْرِمِينَ

    Verily that is how We shall deal with Sinners.

  35. Ayah 35

    إِنَّهُمْ كَانُوا إِذَا قِيلَ لَهُمْ لَا إِلَـٰهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ يَسْتَكْبِرُونَ

    For they, when they were told that there is no god except Allah, would puff themselves up with Pride,

  36. Ayah 36

    وَيَقُولُونَ أَئِنَّا لَتَارِكُو آلِهَتِنَا لِشَاعِرٍ مَّجْنُونٍ

    And say: "What! shall we give up our gods for the sake of a Poet possessed?"

  37. Ayah 37

    بَلْ جَاءَ بِالْحَقِّ وَصَدَّقَ الْمُرْسَلِينَ

    Nay! he has come with the (very) Truth, and he confirms (the Message of) the messengers (before him).

  38. Ayah 38

    إِنَّكُمْ لَذَائِقُو الْعَذَابِ الْأَلِيمِ

    Ye shall indeed taste of the Grievous Penalty;-

  39. Ayah 39

    وَمَا تُجْزَوْنَ إِلَّا مَا كُنتُمْ تَعْمَلُونَ

    But it will be no more than the retribution of (the Evil) that ye have wrought;-

  40. Ayah 40

    إِلَّا عِبَادَ اللَّهِ الْمُخْلَصِينَ

    But the sincere (and devoted) Servants of Allah,-

  41. Ayah 41

    أُولَـٰئِكَ لَهُمْ رِزْقٌ مَّعْلُومٌ

    For them is a Sustenance determined,

  42. Ayah 42

    فَوَاكِهُ ۖ وَهُم مُّكْرَمُونَ

    Fruits (Delights); and they (shall enjoy) honour and dignity,

  43. Ayah 43

    فِي جَنَّاتِ النَّعِيمِ

    In Gardens of Felicity,

  44. Ayah 44

    عَلَىٰ سُرُرٍ مُّتَقَابِلِينَ

    Facing each other on Thrones (of Dignity):

  45. Ayah 45

    يُطَافُ عَلَيْهِم بِكَأْسٍ مِّن مَّعِينٍ

    Round will be passed to them a Cup from a clear-flowing fountain,

  46. Ayah 46

    بَيْضَاءَ لَذَّةٍ لِّلشَّارِبِينَ

    Crystal-white, of a taste delicious to those who drink (thereof),

  47. Ayah 47

    لَا فِيهَا غَوْلٌ وَلَا هُمْ عَنْهَا يُنزَفُونَ

    Free from headiness; nor will they suffer intoxication therefrom.

  48. Ayah 48

    وَعِندَهُمْ قَاصِرَاتُ الطَّرْفِ عِينٌ

    And besides them will be chaste women, restraining their glances, with big eyes (of wonder and beauty).

  49. Ayah 49

    كَأَنَّهُنَّ بَيْضٌ مَّكْنُونٌ

    As if they were (delicate) eggs closely guarded.

  50. Ayah 50

    فَأَقْبَلَ بَعْضُهُمْ عَلَىٰ بَعْضٍ يَتَسَاءَلُونَ

    Then they will turn to one another and question one another.

  51. Ayah 51

    قَالَ قَائِلٌ مِّنْهُمْ إِنِّي كَانَ لِي قَرِينٌ

    One of them will start the talk and say: "I had an intimate companion (on the earth),

  52. Ayah 52

    يَقُولُ أَإِنَّكَ لَمِنَ الْمُصَدِّقِينَ

    "Who used to say, 'what! art thou amongst those who bear witness to the Truth (of the Message)?

  53. Ayah 53

    أَإِذَا مِتْنَا وَكُنَّا تُرَابًا وَعِظَامًا أَإِنَّا لَمَدِينُونَ

    "'When we die and become dust and bones, shall we indeed receive rewards and punishments?'"

  54. Ayah 54

    قَالَ هَلْ أَنتُم مُّطَّلِعُونَ

    (A voice) said: "Would ye like to look down?"

  55. Ayah 55

    فَاطَّلَعَ فَرَآهُ فِي سَوَاءِ الْجَحِيمِ

    He looked down and saw him in the midst of the Fire.

  56. Ayah 56

    قَالَ تَاللَّهِ إِن كِدتَّ لَتُرْدِينِ

    He said: "By Allah! thou wast little short of bringing me to perdition!

  57. Ayah 57

    وَلَوْلَا نِعْمَةُ رَبِّي لَكُنتُ مِنَ الْمُحْضَرِينَ

    "Had it not been for the Grace of my Lord, I should certainly have been among those brought (there)!

  58. Ayah 58

    أَفَمَا نَحْنُ بِمَيِّتِينَ

    "Is it (the case) that we shall not die,

  59. Ayah 59

    إِلَّا مَوْتَتَنَا الْأُولَىٰ وَمَا نَحْنُ بِمُعَذَّبِينَ

    "Except our first death, and that we shall not be punished?"

  60. Ayah 60

    إِنَّ هَـٰذَا لَهُوَ الْفَوْزُ الْعَظِيمُ

    Verily this is the supreme achievement!

  61. Ayah 61

    لِمِثْلِ هَـٰذَا فَلْيَعْمَلِ الْعَامِلُونَ

    For the like of this let all strive, who wish to strive.

  62. Ayah 62

    أَذَٰلِكَ خَيْرٌ نُّزُلًا أَمْ شَجَرَةُ الزَّقُّومِ

    Is that the better entertainment or the Tree of Zaqqum?

  63. Ayah 63

    إِنَّا جَعَلْنَاهَا فِتْنَةً لِّلظَّالِمِينَ

    For We have truly made it (as) a trial for the wrong-doers.

  64. Ayah 64

    إِنَّهَا شَجَرَةٌ تَخْرُجُ فِي أَصْلِ الْجَحِيمِ

    For it is a tree that springs out of the bottom of Hell-Fire:

  65. Ayah 65

    طَلْعُهَا كَأَنَّهُ رُءُوسُ الشَّيَاطِينِ

    The shoots of its fruit-stalks are like the heads of devils:

  66. Ayah 66

    فَإِنَّهُمْ لَآكِلُونَ مِنْهَا فَمَالِئُونَ مِنْهَا الْبُطُونَ

    Truly they will eat thereof and fill their bellies therewith.

  67. Ayah 67

    ثُمَّ إِنَّ لَهُمْ عَلَيْهَا لَشَوْبًا مِّنْ حَمِيمٍ

    Then on top of that they will be given a mixture made of boiling water.

  68. Ayah 68

    ثُمَّ إِنَّ مَرْجِعَهُمْ لَإِلَى الْجَحِيمِ

    Then shall their return be to the (Blazing) Fire.

  69. Ayah 69

    إِنَّهُمْ أَلْفَوْا آبَاءَهُمْ ضَالِّينَ

    Truly they found their fathers on the wrong Path;

  70. Ayah 70

    فَهُمْ عَلَىٰ آثَارِهِمْ يُهْرَعُونَ

    So they (too) were rushed down on their footsteps!

  71. Ayah 71

    وَلَقَدْ ضَلَّ قَبْلَهُمْ أَكْثَرُ الْأَوَّلِينَ

    And truly before them, many of the ancients went astray;-

  72. Ayah 72

    وَلَقَدْ أَرْسَلْنَا فِيهِم مُّنذِرِينَ

    But We sent aforetime, among them, (messengers) to admonish them;-

  73. Ayah 73

    فَانظُرْ كَيْفَ كَانَ عَاقِبَةُ الْمُنذَرِينَ

    Then see what was the end of those who were admonished (but heeded not),-

  74. Ayah 74

    إِلَّا عِبَادَ اللَّهِ الْمُخْلَصِينَ

    Except the sincere (and devoted) Servants of Allah.

  75. Ayah 75

    وَلَقَدْ نَادَانَا نُوحٌ فَلَنِعْمَ الْمُجِيبُونَ

    (In the days of old), Noah cried to Us, and We are the best to hear prayer.

  76. Ayah 76

    وَنَجَّيْنَاهُ وَأَهْلَهُ مِنَ الْكَرْبِ الْعَظِيمِ

    And We delivered him and his people from the Great Calamity,

  77. Ayah 77

    وَجَعَلْنَا ذُرِّيَّتَهُ هُمُ الْبَاقِينَ

    And made his progeny to endure (on this earth);

  78. Ayah 78

    وَتَرَكْنَا عَلَيْهِ فِي الْآخِرِينَ

    And We left (this blessing) for him among generations to come in later times:

  79. Ayah 79

    سَلَامٌ عَلَىٰ نُوحٍ فِي الْعَالَمِينَ

    "Peace and salutation to Noah among the nations!"

  80. Ayah 80

    إِنَّا كَذَٰلِكَ نَجْزِي الْمُحْسِنِينَ

    Thus indeed do we reward those who do right.

  81. Ayah 81

    إِنَّهُ مِنْ عِبَادِنَا الْمُؤْمِنِينَ

    For he was one of our believing Servants.

  82. Ayah 82

    ثُمَّ أَغْرَقْنَا الْآخَرِينَ

    Then the rest we overwhelmed in the Flood.

  83. Ayah 83

    وَإِنَّ مِن شِيعَتِهِ لَإِبْرَاهِيمَ

    Verily among those who followed his Way was Abraham.

  84. Ayah 84

    إِذْ جَاءَ رَبَّهُ بِقَلْبٍ سَلِيمٍ

    Behold! he approached his Lord with a sound heart.

  85. Ayah 85

    إِذْ قَالَ لِأَبِيهِ وَقَوْمِهِ مَاذَا تَعْبُدُونَ

    Behold! he said to his father and to his people, "What is that which ye worship?

  86. Ayah 86

    أَئِفْكًا آلِهَةً دُونَ اللَّهِ تُرِيدُونَ

    "Is it a falsehood- gods other than Allah- that ye desire?

  87. Ayah 87

    فَمَا ظَنُّكُم بِرَبِّ الْعَالَمِينَ

    "Then what is your idea about the Lord of the worlds?"

  88. Ayah 88

    فَنَظَرَ نَظْرَةً فِي النُّجُومِ

    Then did he cast a glance at the Stars.

  89. Ayah 89

    فَقَالَ إِنِّي سَقِيمٌ

    And he said, "I am indeed sick (at heart)!"

  90. Ayah 90

    فَتَوَلَّوْا عَنْهُ مُدْبِرِينَ

    So they turned away from him, and departed.

  91. Ayah 91

    فَرَاغَ إِلَىٰ آلِهَتِهِمْ فَقَالَ أَلَا تَأْكُلُونَ

    Then did he turn to their gods and said, "will ye not eat (of the offerings before you)?...

  92. Ayah 92

    مَا لَكُمْ لَا تَنطِقُونَ

    "What is the matter with you that ye speak not (intelligently)?"

  93. Ayah 93

    فَرَاغَ عَلَيْهِمْ ضَرْبًا بِالْيَمِينِ

    Then did he turn upon them, striking (them) with the right hand.

  94. Ayah 94

    فَأَقْبَلُوا إِلَيْهِ يَزِفُّونَ

    Then came (the worshippers) with hurried steps, and faced (him).

  95. Ayah 95

    قَالَ أَتَعْبُدُونَ مَا تَنْحِتُونَ

    He said: "Worship ye that which ye have (yourselves) carved?

  96. Ayah 96

    وَاللَّهُ خَلَقَكُمْ وَمَا تَعْمَلُونَ

    "But Allah has created you and your handwork!"

  97. Ayah 97

    قَالُوا ابْنُوا لَهُ بُنْيَانًا فَأَلْقُوهُ فِي الْجَحِيمِ

    They said, "Build him a furnace, and throw him into the blazing fire!"

  98. Ayah 98

    فَأَرَادُوا بِهِ كَيْدًا فَجَعَلْنَاهُمُ الْأَسْفَلِينَ

    (This failing), they then sought a stratagem against him, but We made them the ones most humiliated!

  99. Ayah 99

    وَقَالَ إِنِّي ذَاهِبٌ إِلَىٰ رَبِّي سَيَهْدِينِ

    He said: "I will go to my Lord! He will surely guide me!

  100. Ayah 100

    رَبِّ هَبْ لِي مِنَ الصَّالِحِينَ

    "O my Lord! Grant me a righteous (son)!"

  101. Ayah 101

    فَبَشَّرْنَاهُ بِغُلَامٍ حَلِيمٍ

    So We gave him the good news of a boy ready to suffer and forbear.

  102. Ayah 102

    فَلَمَّا بَلَغَ مَعَهُ السَّعْيَ قَالَ يَا بُنَيَّ إِنِّي أَرَىٰ فِي الْمَنَامِ أَنِّي أَذْبَحُكَ فَانظُرْ مَاذَا تَرَىٰ ۚ قَالَ يَا أَبَتِ افْعَلْ مَا تُؤْمَرُ ۖ سَتَجِدُنِي إِن شَاءَ اللَّهُ مِنَ الصَّابِرِينَ

    Then, when (the son) reached (the age of) (serious) work with him, he said: "O my son! I see in vision that I offer thee in sacrifice: Now see what is thy view!" (The son) said: "O my father! Do as thou art commanded: thou will find me, if Allah so wills one practising Patience and Constancy!"

  103. Ayah 103

    فَلَمَّا أَسْلَمَا وَتَلَّهُ لِلْجَبِينِ

    So when they had both submitted their wills (to Allah), and he had laid him prostrate on his forehead (for sacrifice),

  104. Ayah 104

    وَنَادَيْنَاهُ أَن يَا إِبْرَاهِيمُ

    We called out to him "O Abraham!

  105. Ayah 105

    قَدْ صَدَّقْتَ الرُّؤْيَا ۚ إِنَّا كَذَٰلِكَ نَجْزِي الْمُحْسِنِينَ

    "Thou hast already fulfilled the vision!" - thus indeed do We reward those who do right.

  106. Ayah 106

    إِنَّ هَـٰذَا لَهُوَ الْبَلَاءُ الْمُبِينُ

    For this was obviously a trial-

  107. Ayah 107

    وَفَدَيْنَاهُ بِذِبْحٍ عَظِيمٍ

    And We ransomed him with a momentous sacrifice:

  108. Ayah 108

    وَتَرَكْنَا عَلَيْهِ فِي الْآخِرِينَ

    And We left (this blessing) for him among generations (to come) in later times:

  109. Ayah 109

    سَلَامٌ عَلَىٰ إِبْرَاهِيمَ

    "Peace and salutation to Abraham!"

  110. Ayah 110

    كَذَٰلِكَ نَجْزِي الْمُحْسِنِينَ

    Thus indeed do We reward those who do right.

  111. Ayah 111

    إِنَّهُ مِنْ عِبَادِنَا الْمُؤْمِنِينَ

    For he was one of our believing Servants.

  112. Ayah 112

    وَبَشَّرْنَاهُ بِإِسْحَاقَ نَبِيًّا مِّنَ الصَّالِحِينَ

    And We gave him the good news of Isaac - a prophet,- one of the Righteous.

  113. Ayah 113

    وَبَارَكْنَا عَلَيْهِ وَعَلَىٰ إِسْحَاقَ ۚ وَمِن ذُرِّيَّتِهِمَا مُحْسِنٌ وَظَالِمٌ لِّنَفْسِهِ مُبِينٌ

    We blessed him and Isaac: but of their progeny are (some) that do right, and (some) that obviously do wrong, to their own souls.

  114. Ayah 114

    وَلَقَدْ مَنَنَّا عَلَىٰ مُوسَىٰ وَهَارُونَ

    Again (of old) We bestowed Our favour on Moses and Aaron,

  115. Ayah 115

    وَنَجَّيْنَاهُمَا وَقَوْمَهُمَا مِنَ الْكَرْبِ الْعَظِيمِ

    And We delivered them and their people from (their) Great Calamity;

  116. Ayah 116

    وَنَصَرْنَاهُمْ فَكَانُوا هُمُ الْغَالِبِينَ

    And We helped them, so they overcame (their troubles);

  117. Ayah 117

    وَآتَيْنَاهُمَا الْكِتَابَ الْمُسْتَبِينَ

    And We gave them the Book which helps to make things clear;

  118. Ayah 118

    وَهَدَيْنَاهُمَا الصِّرَاطَ الْمُسْتَقِيمَ

    And We guided them to the Straight Way.

  119. Ayah 119

    وَتَرَكْنَا عَلَيْهِمَا فِي الْآخِرِينَ

    And We left (this blessing) for them among generations (to come) in later times:

  120. Ayah 120

    سَلَامٌ عَلَىٰ مُوسَىٰ وَهَارُونَ

    "Peace and salutation to Moses and Aaron!"

  121. Ayah 121

    إِنَّا كَذَٰلِكَ نَجْزِي الْمُحْسِنِينَ

    Thus indeed do We reward those who do right.

  122. Ayah 122

    إِنَّهُمَا مِنْ عِبَادِنَا الْمُؤْمِنِينَ

    For they were two of our believing Servants.

  123. Ayah 123

    وَإِنَّ إِلْيَاسَ لَمِنَ الْمُرْسَلِينَ

    So also was Elias among those sent (by Us).

  124. Ayah 124

    إِذْ قَالَ لِقَوْمِهِ أَلَا تَتَّقُونَ

    Behold, he said to his people, "Will ye not fear (Allah)?

  125. Ayah 125

    أَتَدْعُونَ بَعْلًا وَتَذَرُونَ أَحْسَنَ الْخَالِقِينَ

    "Will ye call upon Baal and forsake the Best of Creators,-

  126. Ayah 126

    اللَّهَ رَبَّكُمْ وَرَبَّ آبَائِكُمُ الْأَوَّلِينَ

    "Allah, your Lord and Cherisher and the Lord and Cherisher of your fathers of old?"

  127. Ayah 127

    فَكَذَّبُوهُ فَإِنَّهُمْ لَمُحْضَرُونَ

    But they rejected him, and they will certainly be called up (for punishment),-

  128. Ayah 128

    إِلَّا عِبَادَ اللَّهِ الْمُخْلَصِينَ

    Except the sincere and devoted Servants of Allah (among them).

  129. Ayah 129

    وَتَرَكْنَا عَلَيْهِ فِي الْآخِرِينَ

    And We left (this blessing) for him among generations (to come) in later times:

  130. Ayah 130

    سَلَامٌ عَلَىٰ إِلْ يَاسِينَ

    "Peace and salutation to such as Elias!"

  131. Ayah 131

    إِنَّا كَذَٰلِكَ نَجْزِي الْمُحْسِنِينَ

    Thus indeed do We reward those who do right.

  132. Ayah 132

    إِنَّهُ مِنْ عِبَادِنَا الْمُؤْمِنِينَ

    For he was one of our believing Servants.

  133. Ayah 133

    وَإِنَّ لُوطًا لَّمِنَ الْمُرْسَلِينَ

    So also was Lut among those sent (by Us).

  134. Ayah 134

    إِذْ نَجَّيْنَاهُ وَأَهْلَهُ أَجْمَعِينَ

    Behold, We delivered him and his adherents, all

  135. Ayah 135

    إِلَّا عَجُوزًا فِي الْغَابِرِينَ

    Except an old woman who was among those who lagged behind:

  136. Ayah 136

    ثُمَّ دَمَّرْنَا الْآخَرِينَ

    Then We destroyed the rest.

  137. Ayah 137

    وَإِنَّكُمْ لَتَمُرُّونَ عَلَيْهِم مُّصْبِحِينَ

    Verily, ye pass by their (sites), by day-

  138. Ayah 138

    وَبِاللَّيْلِ ۗ أَفَلَا تَعْقِلُونَ

    And by night: will ye not understand?

  139. Ayah 139

    وَإِنَّ يُونُسَ لَمِنَ الْمُرْسَلِينَ

    So also was Jonah among those sent (by Us).

  140. Ayah 140

    إِذْ أَبَقَ إِلَى الْفُلْكِ الْمَشْحُونِ

    When he ran away (like a slave from captivity) to the ship (fully) laden,

  141. Ayah 141

    فَسَاهَمَ فَكَانَ مِنَ الْمُدْحَضِينَ

    He (agreed to) cast lots, and he was condemned:

  142. Ayah 142

    فَالْتَقَمَهُ الْحُوتُ وَهُوَ مُلِيمٌ

    Then the big Fish did swallow him, and he had done acts worthy of blame.

  143. Ayah 143

    فَلَوْلَا أَنَّهُ كَانَ مِنَ الْمُسَبِّحِينَ

    Had it not been that he (repented and) glorified Allah,

  144. Ayah 144

    لَلَبِثَ فِي بَطْنِهِ إِلَىٰ يَوْمِ يُبْعَثُونَ

    He would certainly have remained inside the Fish till the Day of Resurrection.

  145. Ayah 145

    فَنَبَذْنَاهُ بِالْعَرَاءِ وَهُوَ سَقِيمٌ

    But We cast him forth on the naked shore in a state of sickness,

  146. Ayah 146

    وَأَنبَتْنَا عَلَيْهِ شَجَرَةً مِّن يَقْطِينٍ

    And We caused to grow, over him, a spreading plant of the gourd kind.

  147. Ayah 147

    وَأَرْسَلْنَاهُ إِلَىٰ مِائَةِ أَلْفٍ أَوْ يَزِيدُونَ

    And We sent him (on a mission) to a hundred thousand (men) or more.

  148. Ayah 148

    فَآمَنُوا فَمَتَّعْنَاهُمْ إِلَىٰ حِينٍ

    And they believed; so We permitted them to enjoy (their life) for a while.

  149. Ayah 149

    فَاسْتَفْتِهِمْ أَلِرَبِّكَ الْبَنَاتُ وَلَهُمُ الْبَنُونَ

    Now ask them their opinion: Is it that thy Lord has (only) daughters, and they have sons?-

  150. Ayah 150

    أَمْ خَلَقْنَا الْمَلَائِكَةَ إِنَاثًا وَهُمْ شَاهِدُونَ

    Or that We created the angels female, and they are witnesses (thereto)?

  151. Ayah 151

    أَلَا إِنَّهُم مِّنْ إِفْكِهِمْ لَيَقُولُونَ

    Is it not that they say, from their own invention,

  152. Ayah 152

    وَلَدَ اللَّهُ وَإِنَّهُمْ لَكَاذِبُونَ

    "Allah has begotten children"? but they are liars!

  153. Ayah 153

    أَصْطَفَى الْبَنَاتِ عَلَى الْبَنِينَ

    Did He (then) choose daughters rather than sons?

  154. Ayah 154

    مَا لَكُمْ كَيْفَ تَحْكُمُونَ

    What is the matter with you? How judge ye?

  155. Ayah 155

    أَفَلَا تَذَكَّرُونَ

    Will ye not then receive admonition?

  156. Ayah 156

    أَمْ لَكُمْ سُلْطَانٌ مُّبِينٌ

    Or have ye an authority manifest?

  157. Ayah 157

    فَأْتُوا بِكِتَابِكُمْ إِن كُنتُمْ صَادِقِينَ

    Then bring ye your Book (of authority) if ye be truthful!

  158. Ayah 158

    وَجَعَلُوا بَيْنَهُ وَبَيْنَ الْجِنَّةِ نَسَبًا ۚ وَلَقَدْ عَلِمَتِ الْجِنَّةُ إِنَّهُمْ لَمُحْضَرُونَ

    And they have invented a blood-relationship between Him and the Jinns: but the Jinns know (quite well) that they have indeed to appear (before his Judgment-Seat)!

  159. Ayah 159

    سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ عَمَّا يَصِفُونَ

    Glory to Allah! (He is free) from the things they ascribe (to Him)!

  160. Ayah 160

    إِلَّا عِبَادَ اللَّهِ الْمُخْلَصِينَ

    Not (so do) the Servants of Allah, sincere and devoted.

  161. Ayah 161

    فَإِنَّكُمْ وَمَا تَعْبُدُونَ

    For, verily, neither ye nor those ye worship-

  162. Ayah 162

    مَا أَنتُمْ عَلَيْهِ بِفَاتِنِينَ

    Can lead (any) into temptation concerning Allah,

  163. Ayah 163

    إِلَّا مَنْ هُوَ صَالِ الْجَحِيمِ

    Except such as are (themselves) going to the blazing Fire!

  164. Ayah 164

    وَمَا مِنَّا إِلَّا لَهُ مَقَامٌ مَّعْلُومٌ

    (Those ranged in ranks say): "Not one of us but has a place appointed;

  165. Ayah 165

    وَإِنَّا لَنَحْنُ الصَّافُّونَ

    "And we are verily ranged in ranks (for service);

  166. Ayah 166

    وَإِنَّا لَنَحْنُ الْمُسَبِّحُونَ

    "And we are verily those who declare (Allah's) glory!"

  167. Ayah 167

    وَإِن كَانُوا لَيَقُولُونَ

    And there were those who said,

  168. Ayah 168

    لَوْ أَنَّ عِندَنَا ذِكْرًا مِّنَ الْأَوَّلِينَ

    "If only we had had before us a Message from those of old,

  169. Ayah 169

    لَكُنَّا عِبَادَ اللَّهِ الْمُخْلَصِينَ

    "We should certainly have been Servants of Allah, sincere (and devoted)!"

  170. Ayah 170

    فَكَفَرُوا بِهِ ۖ فَسَوْفَ يَعْلَمُونَ

    But (now that the Qur'an has come), they reject it: But soon will they know!

  171. Ayah 171

    وَلَقَدْ سَبَقَتْ كَلِمَتُنَا لِعِبَادِنَا الْمُرْسَلِينَ

    Already has Our Word been passed before (this) to our Servants sent (by Us),

  172. Ayah 172

    إِنَّهُمْ لَهُمُ الْمَنصُورُونَ

    That they would certainly be assisted,

  173. Ayah 173

    وَإِنَّ جُندَنَا لَهُمُ الْغَالِبُونَ

    And that Our forces,- they surely must conquer.

  174. Ayah 174

    فَتَوَلَّ عَنْهُمْ حَتَّىٰ حِينٍ

    So turn thou away from them for a little while,

  175. Ayah 175

    وَأَبْصِرْهُمْ فَسَوْفَ يُبْصِرُونَ

    And watch them (how they fare), and they soon shall see (how thou farest)!

  176. Ayah 176

    أَفَبِعَذَابِنَا يَسْتَعْجِلُونَ

    Do they wish (indeed) to hurry on our Punishment?

  177. Ayah 177

    فَإِذَا نَزَلَ بِسَاحَتِهِمْ فَسَاءَ صَبَاحُ الْمُنذَرِينَ

    But when it descends into the open space before them, evil will be the morning for those who were warned (and heeded not)!

  178. Ayah 178

    وَتَوَلَّ عَنْهُمْ حَتَّىٰ حِينٍ

    So turn thou away from them for a little while,

  179. Ayah 179

    وَأَبْصِرْ فَسَوْفَ يُبْصِرُونَ

    And watch (how they fare) and they soon shall see (how thou farest)!

  180. Ayah 180

    سُبْحَانَ رَبِّكَ رَبِّ الْعِزَّةِ عَمَّا يَصِفُونَ

    Glory to thy Lord, the Lord of Honour and Power! (He is free) from what they ascribe (to Him)!

  181. Ayah 181

    وَسَلَامٌ عَلَى الْمُرْسَلِينَ

    And Peace on the messengers!

  182. Ayah 182

    وَالْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ رَبِّ الْعَالَمِينَ

    And Praise to Allah, the Lord and Cherisher of the Worlds.

About the Quran

The Quran

The Quran is the holy scripture of Islam. Muslims believe that it is the literal word of Allah (سُبْحَانَهُ وَتَعَالَى), revealed to the Prophet Muhammad (صلى الله عليه وسلم) over a period of 23 years. The Quran is composed of 114 Surahs (chapters) and contains 6,236 Ayat (verses). Muslim beliefs and practices are based on the Quran and the Sunnah, the teachings and example of the Prophet Muhammad (صلى الله عليه وسلم).

The Kaaba in Mecca
A mosque in South America

Meccan Surahs

The Meccan Surahs are the earliest revelations sent down to the Prophet Muhammad (صلى الله عليه وسلم). They were revealed in Mecca, hence their name. These revelations form the foundation of the Islamic faith and contain guidance for Muslims on how to live their lives. The Meccan Surahs are also notable for their poetic beauty and lyrical prose.

Medinan Surahs

The Medinan Surahs are the later Surahs that, according to Islamic tradition, were revealed in Medina after the Prophet Muhammad's (صلى الله عليه وسلم) hijra from Mecca. They were revealed by Allah (سبحانه و تعالى) when the Muslim community was larger and more developed, as opposed to their minority position in Mecca.

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