Part 22
And whosoever of you is obedient to Allâh and His Messenger SAW ,
and does righteous good deeds, We shall give her, her reward twice over, and We
have prepared for her Rizqan Karim (a noble provision -
It is not for a believer, man or woman, when Allâh and His
Messenger have decreed a matter that they should have any option in their
decision. And whoever disobeys Allâh and His Messenger, he has indeed strayed
in to a plain error. (36) And (remember) when you said to him (Zaid bin Hârithah
radhiallahu'anhu the freed¬slave of the Prophet SAW) on whom Allâh has bestowed
Grace (by guiding him to Islâm) and you (O Muhammad SAW too) have done favour
(by manumitting him) "Keep your wife to yourself, and fear Allâh."
But you did hide in yourself (i.e. what Allâh has already made known to you
that He will give her to you in marriage) that which Allâh will make manifest,
you did fear the people (i.e., their saying that Muhammad SAW married the
divorced wife of his manumitted slave) whereas Allâh had a better right that
you should fear Him. So when Zaid had accomplished his desire from her (i.e.
divorced her), We gave her to you in marriage, so that (in future) there may be
no difficulty to the believers in respect of (the marriage of) the wives of their
adopted sons when the latter have no desire to keep them (i.e. they have
divorced them). And Allâh's Command must be fulfilled. (37) There is no blame on
the Prophet (SAW) in that which Allâh has made legal for him.That has been
Allâh's Way with those who have passed away of (the Prophets of) old. And the
Command of Allâh is a decree determined. (38) Those who convey the Message of Allâh
and fear Him, and fear none save Allâh. And Sufficient is Allâh as a Reckoner.
(39) Muhammad (SAW) is not
the father of any of your men, but he is the Messenger of Allâh and the last
(end) of the Prophets[]. And Allâh is Ever All¬Aware of everything. (40) O you who believe!
Remember Allâh with much remembrance. (41) And glorify His Praises morning and
afternoon [the early morning (Fajr) and 'Asr prayers]. (42) He it is Who sends
Salât (His blessings) on you, and His angels too (ask Allâh to bless and
forgive you), that He may bring you out from darkness (of disbelief and
polytheism) into light (of Belief and Islâmic Monotheism). And He is Ever Most
Merciful to the believers. (43)
Their greeting on the Day they shall meet Him will be "Salâm:
Peace (i.e. the angels will say to them: Salâmu 'Alaikum)!" And He has
prepared for them a generous reward (i.e.
You (O Muhammad SAW) can postpone (the turn of) whom you will of
them (your wives), and you may receive whom you will. And whomsoever you desire
of those whom you have set aside (her turn temporarily), it is no sin on you
(to receive her again), that is better that they may be comforted and not
grieved, and may all be pleased with what you give them. Allâh knows what is in
your hearts. And Allâh is Ever All¬Knowing, Most Forbearing. (51) It is not lawful for
you (to marry other) women after this, nor to change them for other wives even
though their beauty attracts you, except those (slaves) whom your right hand possesses.
And Allâh is Ever a Watcher over all things. (52) O you who believe!
Enter not the Prophet's houses, unless permission is given to you for a meal,
(and then) not (so early as) to wait for its preparation. But when you are
invited, enter, and when you have taken your meal, disperse, without sitting
for a talk. Verily, such (behaviour) annoys the Prophet, and he is shy of
(asking) you (to go), but Allâh is not shy of (telling you) the truth. And when
you ask (his wives) for anything you want, ask them from behind a screen, that
is purer for your hearts and for their hearts. And it is not (right) for you
that you should annoy Allâh's Messenger, nor that you should ever marry his
wives after him (his death). Verily! With Allâh that shall be an enormity (53) Whether you reveal
anything or conceal it, verily, Allâh is Ever All¬Knower of everything. (54)
It is no sin on them (the Prophet's wives, if they appear
unveiled) before their fathers, or their sons, or their brothers, or their
brother's sons, or the sons of their sisters, or their own (believing) women,
or their (female) slaves, And coradies keep your duty to Allâh. Verily, Allâh
is Ever All¬Witness over everything. (55) Allâh sends His Salât (Graces,
Honours, Blessings, Mercy) on the Prophet (Muhammad SAW) and also His angels
(ask Allâh to bless and forgive him). O you who believe! Send your Salât[] on
(ask Allâh to bless) him (Muhammad SAW), and (you should) greet (salute) him
with the Islâmic way of greeting (salutation i.e. As¬Salâmu 'Alaikum). (56) Verily, those who
annoy Allâh and His Messenger (SAW)[] Allâh has cursed them in this world, and
in the Hereafter, and has prepared for them a humiliating torment. (57) And those who annoy
believing men and women undeservedly, they bear (on themselves) the crime of
slander and plain sin. (58) O Prophet! Tell your wives and your daughters and the
women of the believers to draw their cloaks (veils) all over their bodies
(i.e.screen themselves completely except the eyes or one eye to see the way).
That will be better, that they should be known (as free respectable women) so
as not to be annoyed. And Allâh is Ever Oft¬Forgiving, Most Merciful[] (59) If the hypocrites,
and those in whose hearts is a disease (evil desire for adultery), and those
who spread false news among the people in Al¬Madinah, stop not, We shall
certainly let you overpower them; then they will not be able to stay in it as
your neighbours but a little while. (60) Accursed, they shall be seized wherever found
and killed with a (terrible) slaughter. (61) That was the Way of Allâh in the case
of those who passed away of old, and you will not find any change in the Way of
Allâh. (62) People ask you concerning the Hour, say: "The knowledge of
it is with Allâh only. What do you know? It may be that the Hour is near!"
(63) Verily, Allâh has
cursed the disbelievers, and has prepared for them a flaming Fire (Hell). (64)
Wherein they will abide for ever, and they will find neither a
Walî (a protector) nor a helper. (65) On the Day when their faces will be turned
over in the Fire, they will say: "Oh, would that we had obeyed Allâh and
obeyed the Messenger (Muhammad SAW)." (66) And they will say:
"Our Lord! Verily, we obeyed our chiefs and our great ones, and they
misled us from the (Right) Way. (67) Our Lord! Give them double torment and curse
them with a mighty curse!" (68) O you who believe! Be not like those who
annoyed Mûsa (Moses), but Allâh cleared him of that which they alleged, and he
was honourable before Allâh[] (69) O you who believe! Keep your duty to Allâh
and fear Him, and speak (always) the truth. (70) He will direct you to
do righteous good deeds and will forgive you your sins. And whosoever obeys
Allâh and His Messenger (SAW) he has indeed achieved a great achievement (i.e.
he will be saved from the Hell-fire and will be admitted to
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful
All the praises and thanks are to Allâh, to Whom belongs all that
is in the heavens and all that is in the earth. His is all the praises and
thanks in the Hereafter, and He is the All¬Wise, the All¬Aware. (1) He knows that which
goes into the earth and that which comes forth from it, and that which descend
from the heaven and that which ascends to it. And He is the Most Merciful, the
Oft¬Forgiving. (2) Those who disbelieve say: "The Hour will not come to
us." Say: "Yes, by my Lord, the All¬Knower of the unseen, it will
come to you." not even the weight of an atom (or a small ant) or less than
that or greater, escapes His Knowledge in the heavens or in the earth, but it
is in a Clear Book (Al¬Lauh Al¬Mahfûz). (3) That He may recompense those who
believe (in the Oneness of Allâh Islâmic Monotheism) and do righteous good
deeds. Those, theirs is forgiveness and Rizq Karîm (generous provision, i.e.
Has he (Muhammad SAW) invented a lie against Allâh, or is there a
madness in him? Nay, but those who disbelieve in the Hereafter are (themselves)
in a torment, and in far error. (8) See they not what is before them and what is
behind them, of the heaven and the earth? If We will, We shall sink the earth
with them, or cause a piece of the heaven to fall upon them. Verily, in this is
a sign for every slave who truns to Allah in repentance (i.e. the one who
believes in the Oneness of Allah and performs deeds of His obedience and always
begs His Pardon). (9) And indeed We bestowed grace on Dawud (David) from Us
(saying): "O you mountains. Glorify (Allâh) with him! And you birds
(also)! And We made the iron soft for him." (10) Saying: "Make
you perfect coats of mail, and balance well the rings of chain armour, and work
you (men) righteousness. Truly, I am All¬Seer of what you do." (11) And to Solomon (We
subjected) the wind, its morning (stride from sunrise till midnoon) was a
month's (journey), and its afternoon (stride from the midday decline of the sun
to sunset) was a month's (journey i.e. in one day he could travel two months'
journey). And We caused a fount of (molten) brass to flow for him, and there
were jinn that worked in front of him, by the Leave of his Lord, And whosoever
of them turned aside from Our Command, We shall cause him to taste of the
torment of the blazing Fire. (12) They worked for him as he desired, (making)
high rooms, images, basins as large as reservoirs, and (cooking) cauldrons
fixed (in their places). "Work you, O family of Dâwud (David), with
thanks!" But few of My slaves are grateful. (13) Then when We decreed
death for him [Sulaimân (Solomon)], nothing informed them (jinn) of his death
except a little worm of the earth, which kept (slowly) gnawing away at his
stick, so when he fell down, the jinn saw clearly that if they had known the
unseen, they would not have stayed in the humiliating torment. (14)
Indeed there was for Saba' (
Intercession with Him profits not, except for him whom He permits.
So much so that when fear is banished from their (angels') hearts, they
(angels) say: "What is it that your Lord has said?" They say:
"The truth. And He is the Most High, the Most Great." (23) Say (O Muhammad SAW
to polytheists, pagans) "Who gives you provision from the heavens and the
earth?" Say: "Allâh, And verily, (either) we or you are rightly
guided or in plain error." (24) Say (O Muhammad SAW to polytheists, pagans)
"You will not be asked about our sins, nor shall we be asked of what you
do." (25) Say: "Our Lord will assemble us all together (on the Day of
Resurrection), then He will judge between us with truth. And He is the Just
judge, the All-Knower of the true state of affairs." (Tafsir Ibn Kathir) (26) Say (O Muhammad SAW
to polytheists and pagans): "Show me those whom you have joined with Him
as partners. Nay (there are not at all any partners with Him)! But He is Allâh
(Alone), the All¬Mighty, the All¬Wise." (27) And We have not sent
you (O Muhammad SAW) except as a giver of glad tidings and a warner to all
mankind, but most of men know not[] (28) And they say: "When is this promise
(i.e. the Day of Resurrection) if you are truthful?" (29) Say (O Muhammad SAW):
"The appointment to you is for a Day, which you cannot put back for an
hour (or a moment) nor put forward." (30) And those who
disbelieve say: "We believe not in this Qur'ân nor in that which was
before it," but if you could see when the Zâlimûn (polytheists and
wrong¬doers) will be made to stand before their Lord, how they will cast the
(blaming) word one to another! Those who were deemed weak will say to those who
were arrogant: "Had it not been for you, we should certainly have been
believers!" (31)
And those who were arrogant will say to those who were deemed
weak: "Did we keep you back from guidance after it had come to you? Nay,
but you were Mujrimûn (polytheists, sinners, disbeliveres, criminals). (32) Those who were deemed
weak will say to those who were arrogant: "Nay, but it was your plotting
by night and day, when you ordered us to disbelieve in Allâh and set up rivals
to Him!" And each of them (parties) will conceal their own regrets (for
disobeying Allâh during this worldly life), when they behold the torment. And
We shall put iron collars round the necks of those who disbelieved. Are they
requited aught except what they used to do? (33) And We did not send a
warner to a township, but those who were given the worldly wealth and luxuries
among them said: "We believe not in the (Message) with which you have been
sent." (34) And they say: "We are more in wealth and in children, and
we are not going to be punished." (35) Say (O Muhammad SAW): "Verily, my
Lord enlarges the provision to whom He wills and restricts, but most men know
not." (36) And it is not your wealth, nor your children that bring you
nearer to Us (i.e. pleases Allâh), but only he who believes (in the Islâmic
Monotheism), and does righteous deeds (will please us); as for such, there will
be twofold reward for what they did, and they will reside in the high dwellings
(
And (remember) the Day when He will gather them all together, then
He will say to the angels: "Was it you that these people used to
worship?" (40) They (the angels) will say: "Glorified are You! You are our
Walî (Lord) instead of them. Nay, but they used to worship the jinn; most of
them were believers in them." (41) So Today (i.e. the Day of Resurrection), none
of you can profit or harm one another. And We shall say to those who did wrong
[i.e. worshipped others (like angels, jinn, prophets, saints, righteous
persons) along with Allâh]: "Taste the torment of the Fire which you used
to belie.[] (42) And when Our Clear Verses are recited to them, they say:
"This (Muhammad SAW) is naught but a man who wishes to hinder you from
that which your fathers used to worship." And they say: "This (the
Quran) is nothing but an invented lie." And those who disbelieve say of
the truth when it has come to them (i.e. Prophet Muhammad SAW when Allâh sent
him as a Messenger with proofs, evidences, verses of this Quran, lessons,
signs, etc.): "This is nothing but evident magic!" (43) And We had not given
them Scriptures which they could study, nor sent to them before you (O Muhammad
SAW) any warner (Messenger) (44) And those before them belied; these have not
received even a tenth of what We had granted to those (of old); yet they belied
My Messengers, Then how (terrible) was My denial (punishment)! (45) Say (to them O
Muhammad SAW): "I exhort you to one (thing) only: that you stand up for
Allâh's sake in pairs and singly, and reflect (within yourselves the life
history of the Prophet (SAW): there is no madness in your companion (Muhammad
SAW), He is only a warner to you in face of a severe torment." (46) Say (O Muhammad SAW):
"Whatever wage I might have asked of you is yours. My wage is from Allâh
only. and He is a Witness over all things." (47) Say (O Muhammad SAW):
"Verily! my Lord sends down (Revelation and makes apparent) the truth (i.e.
this Revelation that had come to me), the All¬Knower of the Ghaib (unseen). (48)
Say (O Muhammad SAW): "Al-Haqq (the truth the Qur'ân and
Allâh's Revealation) has come, and Al¬Bâtil [falsehood - Iblîs (Satan)] can
neither create anything nor resurrect (anything)." (49) Say: "If (even)
I go astray, I shall stray only to my own loss. But if I remain guided, it is
because of the Revealation of my Lord to me. Truly, He is All¬Hearer, Ever Near
(to all things)." (50) And if you could but see, when they will be terrified
with no escape (for them), and they will be seized from a near place. (51) And they will say (in
the Hereafter): "We do believe (now);" but how could they receive
(Faith and the acceptance of their repentance by Allâh) from a place so far off
(i.e. to return to the worldly life again). (52) Indeed they did
disbelieve (in the Oneness of Allâh, Islâm, the Qur'ân and Muhammad SAW) before
(in this world), and they (used to) conjecture about the unseen [i.e. the
Hereafter, Hell,
Fatir
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful
All the praises and thanks are to Allâh, the (only) Originator [or
the (Only) Creator] of the heavens and the earth, Who made the angels
messengers with wings, - two or three or four. He increases in creation what He
wills. Verily, Allâh is Able to do all things. (1) Whatever of mercy
(i.e.of good), Allâh may grant to mankind, none can withhold it, and whatever
He may withhold, none can grant it thereafter. And He is the All¬Mighty, the
All¬Wise. (2) O mankind! Remember the Grace of Allâh upon you! Is there any
creator other than Allâh who provides for you from the sky (rain) and the
earth? Lâ ilâha illa Huwa (none has the right to be worshipped but He). How
then are you turning away (from Him)? (3)
And if they belie you (O Muhammad SAW), so were Messengers belied
before you. And to Allâh return all matters (for decision). (4) O mankind! Verily,
the Promise of Allâh is true. So let not this present life deceive you, and let
not the chief deceiver (Satan) deceive you about Allâh. (5) Surely, Shaitân
(Satan) is an enemy to you, so take (treat) him as an enemy. He only invites
his Hizb (followers) that they may become the dwellers of the blazing Fire. (6) Those who disbelieve,
theirs will be a severe torment; and those who believe (in the Oneness of Allâh
Islâmic Monotheism) and do righteous good deeds, theirs will be forgiveness and
a great reward (i.e. Paradise). (7) Is he, then, to whom the evil of his deeds
made fair¬seeming, so that he considers it as good (equal to one who is rightly
guided)? Verily, Allâh sends astray whom He wills, and guides whom He wills. So
destroy not yourself (O Muhammad SAW) in sorrow for them. Truly, Allâh is the
All¬Knower of what they do! (8) And it is Allâh Who sends the winds, so that
they raise up the clouds, and We drive them to a dead land, and revive
therewith the earth after its death. As such (will be) the Resurrection! (9) Whosoever desires honour,
(power and glory) then to Allâh belong all honour, power and glory [and one can
get honour, power and glory only by obeying and worshipping Allâh (Alone)]. To
Him ascend (all) the goodly words, and the righteous deeds exalt it (i.e. the
goodly words are not accepted by Allâh unless and until they are followed by
good deeds), but those who plot evils, theirs will be severe torment. And the
plotting of such will perish. (10) And Allâh did create you (Adam) from dust,
then from Nutfah (male and female discharge semen drops i.e. Adam's offspring),
then He made you pairs (male and female). And no female conceives or gives
birth, but with His Knowledge. And no aged man is granted a length of life, nor
is a part cut off from his life (or another man's life), but is in a Book
(Al¬Lauh Al¬Mahfûz) Surely, that is easy for Allâh. (11)
And the two seas (kinds of water) are not alike, this is fresh
sweet, and pleasant to drink, and that is salt and bitter. And from them both
you eat fresh tender meat (fish), and derive the ornaments that you wear. And
you see the ships cleaving (the sea¬water as they sail through it), that you
may seek of His Bounty, and that you may give thanks. (12) He merges the night
into the day (i.e. the decrease in the hours of the night are added to the
hours of the day), and He merges the day into the night (i.e. the decrease in
the hours of the day are added to the hours of the night). And He has subjected
the sun and the moon, each runs its course for a term appointed. Such is Allâh
your Lord; His is the kingdom. And those, whom you invoke or call upon instead
of Him, own not even a Qitmîr (the thin membrane over the date¬stone). (13) If you invoke (or
call upon) them, they hear not your call, and if (in case) they were to hear,
they could not grant it (your request) to you. And on the Day of Resurrection,
they will disown your worshipping them. And none can inform you (O Muhammad
SAW) like Him Who is the All¬Knower (of everything).[] (14) O mankind! it is you
who stand in need of Allâh, But Allâh is Rich (Free of all needs), Worthy of
all praise. (15) If He willed, He could destroy you and bring about a new
creation. (16) And that is not hard for Allâh. (17) And no bearer of
burdens shall bear another's burden, and if one heavily laden calls another to
(bear) his load, nothing of it will be lifted even though he be near of kin.
You (O Muhammad SAW) can warn only those who fear their Lord unseen, and
perform As-Salât (Iqâmat¬as¬Salât). And he who purifies himself (from all kinds
of sins), then he purifies only for the benefit of his ownself. And to Allâh is
the (final) Return (of all). (18)
Not alike are the blind (disbelievers in Islâmic Monotheism) and
the seeing (believers in Islâmic Monotheism). (19) Nor are (alike) the darkness
(disbelief) and the light (Belief in Islâmic Monotheism). (20) Nor are (alike) the
shade and the sun's heat. (21) Nor are (alike) the living (i.e. the
believers) and the dead (i.e. the disbelievers). Verily, Allâh makes whom He
wills to hear, but you cannot make hear those who are in graves. (22) You (O Muhammad SAW)
are only a warner (i.e. your duty is to convey Allâh's Message to mankind but
the guidance is in Allâh's). (23) Verily! We have sent you with the truth, a
bearer of glad tidings, and a warner. And there never was a nation but a warner
had passed among them. (24) And if they belie you, those before them also belied.
Their Messengers came to them with clear signs, and with the Scriptures, and
the book giving light. (25) Then I took hold of those who disbelieved, and how
terrible was My denial (punishment)! (26) See you not that Allâh sends down
water (rain) from the sky, and We produce therewith fruits of varying colours,
and among the mountains are streaks white and red, of varying colours and
(others) very black (27) And likewise of men and Ad¬Dawâbb (moving (living)
creatures, beasts), and cattle, of various colours. It is only those who have
knowledge among His slaves that fear Allâh. Verily, Allâh is All¬Mighty,
Oft¬Forgiving. (28) Verily, those who recite the Book of Allâh (this Qur'ân), and
perform As¬Salât (Iqâmat¬as¬Salât), and spend (in charity) out of what We have
provided for them, secretly and openly, they hope for a (sure) trade¬gain that
will never perish. (29) That He may pay them their wages in full, and give them
(even) more, out of His Grace. Verily! He is Oft¬Forgiving, Most Ready to
appreciate (good deeds and to recompense). (30)
And what We have revealed to you (O Muhammad SAW), of the Book
(the Qur'ân), it is the (very) truth [that you (Muhammad SAW) and your
followers must act on its instructions], confirming that which was (revealed)
before it. Verily! Allâh is indeed All¬Aware, and All¬Seer of His slaves. (31) Then We gave the
(Book the Qur'ân) as inheritance to such of Our slaves whom We chose (the
followers of Muhammad SAW). Then of them are some who wrong their ownselves,
and of them are some who follow a middle course, and of them are some who are,
by Allâh's Leave, foremost in good deeds. That (inheritance of the Qur'ân),
that is indeed a great grace. (32) 'Adn (Eden)
He it is Who has made you successors generations after generations
in the earth, so whosoever disbelieves (in Islâmic Monotheism) on him will be
his disbelief. And the disbelief of the disbelievers adds nothing but hatred of
their Lord. And the disbelief of the disbelievers adds nothing but loss.[] (39) Say (O Muhammad SAW):
"Tell me or inform me (what) do you think about your (so¬called)
partner¬gods to whom you call upon besides Allâh? show me, what they have
created of the earth? Or have they any share in the heavens? Or have We given
them a Book, so that they act on clear proof therefrom? Nay, the Zâlimûn
(polytheists and wrong¬doers) promise one another nothing but delusions."
(40) Verily! Allâh grasps
the heavens and the earth lest they should move away from their places, and if
they were to move away from their places, there is not one that could grasp
them after Him. Truly, He is Ever Most Forbearing, Oft¬Forgiving.[] (41) And they swore by
Allâh their most binding oath, that if a warner came to them, they would be
more guided than any of the nations (before them), yet when a warner (Muhammad
SAW) came to them, it increased in them nothing but flight (from the truth), (42) (They took to flight
because of their) arrogance in the land and their plotting of evil. But the
evil plot encompasses only him who makes it. Then, can they expect anything
(else), but the Sunnah (way of dealing) of the peoples of old? So no change
will you find in Allâh's Sunnah (way of dealing), and no turning off will you
find in Allâh's Sunnah (way of dealing). (43) Have they not travelled in the land,
and seen what was the end of those before them, though they were superior to
them in power? Allâh is not such that anything in the heavens or in the earth
escapes Him. Verily, He is All¬Knowing, All¬Omnipotent. (44)
And if Allâh were to punish men for that which they earned, He
would not leave a moving (living) creature on the surface of the earth, but He
gives them respite to an appointed term, and when their term comes, then
verily, Allâh is Ever All¬Seer of His slaves. (45)
Ya-Seen
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful
Yâ-Sîn. [These letters are one of the miracles of the Qur'ân, and none
but Allâh (Alone) knows their meanings.] (1) By the Qur'ân, full of wisdom (i.e.
full of laws, evidences, and proofs), (2) Truly, you (O Muhammad SAW) are one of
the Messengers, (3) On the Straight Path (i.e. on Allâh's religion of Islâmic
Monotheism). (4) (This is a Revelation) sent down by the All¬Mighty, the Most
Merciful, (5) In order that you may warn a people whose forefathers were not
warned, so they are heedless. (6) Indeed the Word (of punishment) has proved
true against most of them, so they will not believe. (7) Verily! We have put
on their necks iron collars reaching to the chins, so that their heads are
raised up. (8) And We have put a barrier before them, and a barrier behind
them, and We have covered them up, so that they cannot see. (9) It is the same to
them whether you warn them or you warn them not, they will not believe. (10) You can only warn him
who follows the Reminder (the Qur'ân), and fears the Most Gracious (Allâh)
unseen. Bear you to such one the glad tidings of forgiveness, and a generous
reward (i.e.
And put forward to them a similitude; the (story of the) dwellers
of the town, [It is said that the town was