Part 7
And when they (who call themselves Christians) listen to what has
been sent down to the Messenger (Muhammad SAW), you see their eyes overflowing
with tears because of the truth they have recognised. They say: "Our Lord!
We believe; so write us down among the witnesses. (83) "And why should
we not believe in Allâh and in that which has come to us of the truth (Islâmic
Monotheism)? And we wish that our Lord will admit us (in
O you who believe! Intoxicants (all kinds of alcoholic drinks),
gambling, and Al-Ansâb[], and Al¬Azlâm (arrows for seeking luck or decision)
are an abomination of Shaitân's (Satan) handiwork. So avoid (strictly all) that
(abomination) in order that you may be successful[]. (90) Shaitân (Satan) wants
only to excite enmity and hatred between you with intoxicants (alcoholic
drinks) and gambling, and hinder you from the remembrance of Allâh and from
As-Salât (the prayer). So, will you not then abstain? (91) And obey Allâh and
the Messenger (Muhammad SAW), and beware (of even coming near to drinking or
gambling or Al-Ansâb, or Al-Azlâm, etc.) and fear Allâh. Then if you turn away,
you should know that it is Our Messenger's duty to convey (the Message) in the
clearest way. (92) Those who believe and do righteous good deeds, there is no sin
on them for what they ate (in the past), if they fear Allâh (by keeping away
from His forbidden things), and believe and do righteous good deeds, and again
fear Allâh and believe, and once again fear Allâh and do good deeds with Ihsân
(perfection). And Allâh loves the good-doers. (93) O you who believe!
Allâh will certainly make a trial of you with something in (the matter of) the
game that is well within reach of your hands and your lances, that Allâh may
test who fears Him unseen. Then whoever transgresses thereafter, for him there
is a painful torment (94) O you who believe! Kill not game while you are in a state
of Ihrâm for Hajj or 'Umrah (pilgrimage), and whosoever of you kills it
intentionally, the penalty is an offering, brought to the Ka'bah, of an eatable
animal (i.e. sheep, goat, cow) equivalent to the one he killed, as adjudged by
two just men among you; or, for expiation, he should feed Masâkin (poor
persons), or its equivalent in Saum (fasting), that he may taste the heaviness
(punishment) of his deed. Allâh has forgiven what is past, but whosoever
commits it again, Allâh will take retribution from him. And Allâh is
All¬Mighty, All-Able of Retribution (95)
Lawful to you is (the pursuit of) water¬game and its use for food
- for the benefit of yourselves and those who travel, but forbidden is (the
pursuit of) land¬game as long as you are in a state of Ihrâm (for Hajj or
'Umrah). And fear Allâh to Whom you shall be gathered back. (96) Allâh has made the
Ka'bah, the Sacred House, an asylum of security and benefits (e.g., Hajj and
'Umrah) for mankind, and also the Sacred Month and the animals of offerings and
the garlanded (people or animals, marked with the garlands on their necks made
from the outer part of the stem of the Makkah trees for their security), that
you may know that Allâh has knowledge of all that is in the heavens and all
that is in the earth, and that Allâh is the All¬Knower of each and everything.
(97) Know that Allâh is
Severe in punishment and that Allâh is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful. (98) The duty of Messenger
[i.e. Our Messenger Muhammad SAW whom We have sent to you, (O mankind)] is
nothing but to convey (the Message). And Allâh knows all that you reveal and
all that you conceal (99) Say (O Muhammad SAW): "Not equal are Al¬Khabîth (all
that is evil and bad as regards things, deeds, beliefs, persons, and foods) and
At-Tayyib (all that is good as regards things, deeds, beliefs, persons, and
foods), even though the abundance of Al-Khabîth may please you." So fear
Allâh, O men of understanding in order that you may be successful. (100) O you who believe!
Ask not about things which, if made plain to you, may cause you trouble. But if
you ask about them while the Qur'ân is being revealed, they will be made plain to
you. Allâh has forgiven that, and Allâh is Oft¬Forgiving, Most Forbearing. (101) Before you, a
community asked such questions, then on that account they became disbelievers.
(102) Allâh has not
instituted things like Bahîrah or a Sâ'ibah, or a Wasîlah or a Hâm (all these
animals were liberated in honour of idols as practised by pagan Arabs in the
pre-Islâmic period). But those who disbelieve invent lies against Allâh, and
most of them have no understanding. (103)
And when it is said to them: "Come to what Allâh has revealed
and unto the Messenger (Muhammad SAW for the verdict of that which you have
made unlawful)." They say: "Enough for us is that which we found our
fathers following," even though their fathers had no knowledge whatsoever
and nor guidance. (104) O you who believe! Take care of your ownselves, If you
follow the (right) guidance (and enjoin what is right Islâmic Monotheism and
all that Islâm orders one to do) and forbid what is wrong (polytheism,
disbelief and all that Islâm has forbidden) no hurt can come to you from those
who are in error. The return of you all is to Allâh, then He will inform you
about (all) that which you used to do. (105) O you who believe!
When death approaches any of you, and you make a bequest, (then take) the
testimony of two just men of your own folk or two others from outside, While
you are travelling through the land and death befalls you. Detain them both
after As-Salât (the prayer), (then) if you are in doubt (about their
truthfulness), let them both swear by Allâh (saying): "We wish not for any
worldly gain in this, even though he (the beneficiary) be our near relative. We
shall not hide Testimony of Allâh, for then indeed we should be of the
sinful." (106) If then it gets known that these two had been guilty of sin, let
two others stand forth in their places, nearest in kin from among those who
claim a lawful right. Let them swear by Allâh (saying): "We affirm that
our testimony is truer than that of both of them, and that we have not
trespassed (the truth), for then indeed we should be of the wrong¬doers."
(107) That should make it
closer (to the fact) that their testimony would be in its true shape (and thus
accepted), or else they would fear that (other) oaths would be admitted after
their oaths. And fear Allâh and listen ( with obedience to Him). And Allâh
guides not the people who are Al-Fâsiqûn (the rebellious and disobedient). (108)
On the Day when Allâh will gather the Messengers together and say
to them: "What was the response you received (from men to your teaching)?
They will say: "We have no knowledge, verily, only You are the All¬Knower
of all that is hidden (or unseen)." (109) (Remember) when Allâh
will say (on the Day of Resurrection). "O 'Īsā (Jesus), son of
Maryam (Mary)! Remember My Favour to you and to your mother when I supported
you with Rûh-ul-Qudus [Jibrail (Gabriel)] so that you spoke to the people in
the cradle[] and in maturity; and when I taught you writing, Al¬Hikmah (the
power of understanding), the Taurât (Torah) and the Injeel (Gospel); and when
you made out of the clay, a figure like that of a bird, by My Permission, and
you breathed into it, and it became a bird by My Permission, and you healed
those born blind, and the lepers by My Permission, and when you brought forth the
dead by My Permission; and when I restrained the Children of Israel from you
(when they resolved to kill you) as you came unto them with clear proofs, and
the disbelievers among them said: 'This is nothing but evident magic.' " (110) And when I (Allâh) revealed
Al-Hawârîyyun (the disciples) [of 'Īsā (Jesus)] to believe in Me and
My Messenger, they said: "We believe. And bear witness that we are
Muslims." (111) (Remember) when Al-Hawârîyyûn (the disciples) said: "O
'Īsā (Jesus), son of Maryam (Mary)! Can your Lord send down to us a
table spread (with food) from heaven?" 'Īsā (Jesus) said:
"Fear Allâh, if you are indeed believers." (112) They said: "We
wish to eat thereof and to satisfy your heart (to be stronger in Faith), and to
know that you have indeed told us the truth and that we ourselves be its
witnesses." (113)
'Īsā (Jesus), son of Maryam (Mary), said: "O Allâh,
our Lord! Send us from heaven a table spread (with food) that there may be for
us - for the first and the last of us - a festival and a sign from You; and
provide us sustenance, for You are the Best of sustainers." (114) Allâh said: "I
am going to send it down unto you, but if any of you after that disbelieves,
then I will punish him with a torment such as I have not inflicted on anyone
among (all) the 'Alamîn (mankind and jinn)." (115) And (remember) when
Allâh will say (on the Day of Resurrection): "O 'Īsā (Jesus),
son of Maryam (Mary)! Did you say unto men: 'Worship me and my mother as two
gods besides Allâh?' " He will say: "Glory be to You! It was not for
me to say what I had no right (to say). Had I said such a thing, You would
surely have known it. You know what is in my inner-self though I do not know
what is in Yours, truly, You, only You, are the All-Knower of all that is
hidden (and unseen). (116) "Never did I say to them aught except what You
(Allâh) did command me to say: 'Worship Allâh, my Lord and your Lord.' And I
was a witness over them while I dwelt amongst them, but when You took me up,
You were the Watcher over them, and You are a Witness to all things. (This is a
great admonition and warning to the Christians of the whole world). (117) "If You punish
them, they are Your slaves, and if You forgive them, verily You, only You are
the All¬Mighty, the All¬Wise[]." (118) Allâh will say:
"This is a Day on which the truthful will profit from their truth: theirs
are Gardens under which rivers flow (in
Al-Anaam
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful
All praises and thanks be to Allâh, Who (Alone) created the
heavens and the earth, and originated the darkness and the light, yet those who
disbelieve hold others as equal with their Lord. (1) He it is Who has
created you from clay, and then has decreed a (stated) term (for you to die).
And there is with Him another determined term (for you to be resurrected), yet
you doubt (in the Resurrection). (2) And He is Allâh (to be worshipped Alone) in
the heavens and on the earth, He knows what you conceal and what you reveal,
and He knows what you earn (good or bad). (see v.43:84) (3) And never an Ayah
(sign) comes to them from the Ayât (proofs, evidences, verses, lessons, signs,
revelations, etc.) of their Lord, but that they have been turning away from it
(4) Indeed, they rejected
the truth (the Qur'ân and Muhammad SAW)[] when it came to them, but there will
come to them the news of that (the torment) which they used to mock at. (5) Have they not seen
how many a generation before them We have destroyed whom We had established on
the earth such as We have not established you? And We poured out on them rain
from the sky in abundance, and made the rivers flow under them. Yet We
destroyed them for their sins, and We created after them other generations. (6) And even if We had
sent down unto you (O Muhammad SAW) a Message written on paper so that they
could touch it with their hands, the disbelievers would have said: "This
is nothing but obvious magic!" (7) And they say: "Why has not an angel been
sent down to him?" Had We sent down an angel, the matter would have been
judged at once, and no respite would be granted to them. (8)
And had
We appointed him an angel, We indeed would have made him a man, and We would
have certainly confused them in which they are already confused (i.e. the
Message of Prophet Muhammad SAW). (9) And indeed (many) Messengers before you were
mocked at, but their scoffers were surrounded by the very thing that they used
to mock at. (10) Say (O Muhammad SAW): "Travel in the land and see what was
the end of those who rejected truth." (11) Say (O Muhammad SAW):
"To whom belongs all that is in the heavens and the earth?" Say:
"To Allâh. He has prescribed Mercy for Himself[]. Indeed He will gather
you together on the Day of Resurrection, about which there is no doubt. Those
who have lost themselves will not believe [in Allâh as being the only Ilâh
(God), and Muhammad SAW as being one of His Messengers, and in Resurrection]. (12) And to Him belongs
whatsoever exists in the night and the day, and He is the All¬Hearing, the
All¬Knowing." (13) Say (O Muhammad SAW): "Shall I take as a Walî
(helper, protector, Lord or God) any other than Allâh, the Creator of the
heavens and the earth? And it is He Who feeds but is not fed." Say:
"Verily, I am commanded to be the first of those who submit themselves to
Allâh (as Muslims)." And be not you (O Muhammad SAW) of the Mushrikûn
(polytheists, pagans, idolaters and disbelievers in the Oneness of Allâh).
(Tafsir Al-Qurtubi). (14) Say: "I fear, if I disobey my Lord, the torment of a
Mighty Day." (15) He Who is averted from (such a torment) on that Day,
(Allâh) has surely been Merciful to him. And that would be the obvious success
(16) And if Allâh touches
you with harm, none can remove it but He, and if He touches you with good, then
He is Able to do all things (17) And He is the Irresistible (Supreme), above
His slaves, and He is the All-Wise, Well¬Acquainted with all things (18)
Say (O
Muhammad SAW): "What thing is the most great in witness?" Say:
"Allâh (the Most Great!) is Witness between me and you; this Qur'ân has
been revealed to me that I may therewith warn you and whomsoever it may reach.
Can you verily bear witness that besides Allâh there are other alihâh
(gods)?" Say "I bear no (such) witness!" Say: "But in truth
He (Allâh) is the only one Ilâh (God). And truly I am innocent of what you join
in worship with Him." (19) Those to whom We have given the Scripture
(Jews and Christians) recognize him (i.e. Muhammad SAW as a Messenger of Allâh,
and they also know that there is no Ilah (God) but Allâh and Islâm is Allâh's religion),
as they recognize their own sons. Those who have lost (destroyed) themselves
will not believe[]. (Tafsir At-Tabarî) (20) And who does more wrong aggression and
than he who invents a lie against Allâh or rejects His Ayât (proofs, evidences,
verses, lessons, or revelations)? Verily, the Zâlimûn (polytheists and
wrong-doers,) shall never be successful. (21) And on the Day when We shall gather
them all together, We shall say to those who joined partners (in worship with
Us): "Where are your partners (false deities) whom you used to assert (as
partners in worship with Allâh)?" (22) There will then be (left) no Fitnah
(excuses or statements or arguments) for them but to say: "By Allâh, our
Lord, we were not those who joined others in worship with Allâh." (23) Look! How they lie
against themselves! But the (lie) which they invented will disappear from them.
(24) And of them there are
some who listen to you; but We have set veils on their hearts, so they
understand it not, and deafness in their ears; and even if they see every one
of the Ayât (proofs, evidences, verses, lessons, signs, revelations, etc.) they
will not believe therein; to the point that when they come to you to argue with
you, the disbelievers say: "These are nothing but tales of the men of old."
(25) And they prevent
others from him (from following Prophet Muhammad SAW) and they themselves keep
away from him, and (by doing so) they destroy not but their ownselves, yet they
perceive (it) not. (26) If you could but see when they will be held over the
(Hell) Fire! They will say: "Would that we were but sent back (to the
world)! Then we would not deny the Ayât (proofs, evidences, verses, lessons,
revelations, etc.) of our Lord, and we would be of the believers!" (27)
Nay, it
has become manifest to them what they had been concealing before. But if they
were returned (to the world), they would certainly revert to that which they
were forbidden. And indeed they are liars. (28) And they said:
"There is no (other life) but our (present) life of this world, and never
shall we be resurrected (on the Day of Resurrection)." (29) If you could but see
when they will be held (brought and made to stand) in front of their Lord! He
will say: "Is not this (Resurrection and the taking of the accounts) the
truth?" They will say: "Yes, by our Lord!" He will then say:
"So taste you the torment because you used not to believe." (30) They indeed are
losers who denied their Meeting with Allâh[], until all of a sudden, the Hour
(signs of death) is on them, and they say: "Alas for us that we gave no
thought to it," while they will bear their burdens on their backs; and
evil indeed are the burdens that they will bear! (31) And the life of this
world is nothing but play and amusement. But far better is the house in the
Hereafter for those who are Al¬Muttaqûn (the pious - see V.2:2). Will you not then
understand? (32) We know indeed the grief which their words cause you (O Muhammad
SAW): it is not you that they deny, but it is the Verses (the Qur'ân) of Allâh
that the Zâlimûn (polytheists and wrong¬doers) deny. (33) Verily, (many)
Messengers were denied before you (O Muhammad SAW), but with patience they bore
the denial, and they were hurt, till Our Help reached them, and none can alter
the Words (Decisions) of Allâh. Surely there has reached you the information
(news) about the Messengers (before you) (34) If their aversion (from you, O
Muhammad SAW and from that with which you have been sent) is hard on you, (and
you cannot be patient of their harm to you), then if you were able to seek a
tunnel in the earth or a ladder to the sky, so that you may bring them a sign
(and you cannot do it, so be patient). And had Allâh willed, He could have
gathered them together (all) on true guidance, so be not you one of those who
are Al-Jâhilûn (the ignorant). (35)
It is
only those who listen (to the Message of Prophet Muhammad SAW), will respond
(benefit from it), but as for the dead (disbelievers), Allâh will raise them
up, then to Him they will be returned (for their recompense). (36) And they said:
"Why is not a sign sent down to him from his Lord?" Say: "Allâh
is certainly Able to send down a sign, but most of them know not." (37) There is not a moving
(living) creature on earth, nor a bird that flies with its two wings, but are
communities like you. We have neglected nothing in the Book, then unto their
Lord they (all) shall be gathered. (38) Those who reject Our Ayât (proofs, evidences,
verses, lessons, signs, revelations, etc.) are deaf and dumb in darkness. Allâh
sends astray whom He wills and He guides on the Straight Path whom He wills. (39) Say (O Muhammad SAW):
"Tell me if Allâh's Torment comes upon you, or the Hour comes upon you,
would you then call upon any one other than Allâh? (Reply) if you are
truthful!" (40) Nay! To Him Alone you would call, and, if He wills, He would
remove that (distress) for which you call upon Him, and you would forget at
that time whatever partners you joined (with Him in worship)! (41) Verily, We sent
(Messengers) to many nations before you (O Muhammad SAW). And We seized them
with extreme poverty (or loss in wealth) and loss in health with calamities so
that they might believe with humility. (42) When Our Torment reached them, why
then did they not humble themselves (believe with humility)? But their hearts
became hardened, and Shaitân (Satan) made fair-seeming to them that which they
used to do. (43) So, when they forgot (the warning) with which they had been
reminded, We opened for them the gates of every (pleasant) thing, until in the
midst of their enjoyment in that which they were given, all of a sudden, We
took them (in punishment), and lo! They were plunged into destruction with deep
regrets and sorrows. (44)
So the
roots of the people who did wrong was cut off. And all the praises and thanks
are to Allâh, the Lord of the 'Alamîn (mankind, jinn, and all that exists). (45) Say (to the
disbelievers): "Tell me, if Allâh took away your hearing and your sight,
and sealed up your hearts, who is there - an ilâh (a god) other than Allâh who could
restore them to you?" See how variously We explain the Ayât (proofs,
evidences, verses, lessons, signs, revelations, etc.), yet they turn aside. (46) Say: "Tell me,
if the punishment of Allâh comes to you suddenly (during the night), or openly
(during the day), will any be destroyed except the Zâlimûn (polytheists and
wrong-doing people)?" (47) And We send not the Messengers but as givers
of glad tidings and as warners. So whosoever believes and does righteous good
deeds, upon such shall come no fear, nor shall they grieve. (48) But those who reject
Our Ayât (proofs, evidences, verses, lessons, signs, revelations, etc.), the
torment will touch them for their disbelief[] (and for their belying the
Message of Muhammad SAW). [Tafsir Al-Qurtubî]. (49) Say (O Muhammad SAW):
"I don't tell you that with me are the treasures of Allâh, nor (that) I
know the unseen; nor I tell you that I am an angel. I but follow what is
revealed to me." Say: "Are the blind and the one who sees equal? will
you not then take thought?" (50) And warn therewith (the Qur'ân) those who
fear that they will be gathered before their Lord, when there will be neither a
protector nor an intercessor for them besides Him, so that they may fear Allâh
and keep their duty to Him (by abstaining from committing sins and by doing all
kinds of good deeds which He has ordained). (51) And turn not away
those who invoke their Lord, morning and afternoon seeking His Face. You are
accountable for them in nothing, and they are accountable for you in nothing,
that you may turn them away, and thus become of the Zâlimûn (unjust). (52)
Thus We
have tried some of them with others, that they might say: "Is it these
(poor believers) that Allâh has favoured from amongst us?" Does not Allâh
know best those who are grateful? (53) When those who believe in Our Ayât (proofs,
evidences, verses, lessons, signs, revelations, etc.) come to you, say:
"Salâmun 'Alaikum" (peace be on you); your Lord has written
(prescribed) Mercy for Himself, so that, if any of you does evil in ignorance,
and thereafter repents and does righteous good deeds (by obeying Allâh), then
surely, He is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful. (54) And thus do We
explain the Ayât (proofs, evidences, verses, lessons, signs, revelations, etc.)
in detail, that the way of the Mujrimûn (criminals, polytheists, sinners), may
become manifest. (55) Say (O Muhammad SAW): "I have been forbidden to worship
those whom you invoke (worship) besides Allâh." Say: "I will not
follow your vain desires. If I did, I would go astray, and I would not be one
of the rightly guided." (56) Say (O Muhammad SAW): "I am on clear
proof from my Lord (Islâmic Monotheism), but you deny (the truth that has come
to me from Allâh). I have not gotten what you are asking for impatiently (the
torment). The decision is only for Allâh, He declares the truth, and He is the
Best of judges." (57) Say: "If I had that which you are asking for
impatiently (the torment), the matter would have been settled at once between
me and you, but Allâh knows best the Zâlimûn (polytheists and
wrong¬doers,)." (58) And with Him are the keys of the Ghaib (all that is
hidden), none knows them but He. And He knows whatever there is in the land and
in the sea; not a leaf falls, but he knows it. There is not a grain in the
darkness of the earth nor anything fresh or dry, but is written in a Clear
Record. (59)
It is
He Who takes your souls by night (when you are asleep), and has knowledge of
all that you have done by day, then He raises (wakes) you up again that a term
appointed (your life period) be fulfilled, then (in the end) unto Him will be
your return. Then He will inform you of that which you used to do. (60) He is the
Irresistible, Supreme over His slaves, and He sends guardians (angels guarding
and writing all of one's good and bad deeds) over you[], until when death
approaches one of you, Our Messengers (angel of death and his assistants) take
his soul, and they never neglect their duty (61) Then they are
returned to Allâh, their Maulâ [True Master (God), the Just Lord (to reward
them)]. Surely, for Him is the judgement and He is the Swiftest in taking
account (62) Say (O Muhammad SAW): "Who rescues you from the darkness of
the land and the sea (dangers like storms), when you call upon Him in humility
and in secret (saying): If He (Allâh) only saves us from this (danger), we
shall truly be grateful." (63) Say (O Muhammad SAW): "Allâh rescues you
from this and from all (other) distresses, and yet you worship others besides
Allâh." (64) Say: "He has power to send torment on you from above or
from under your feet, or to cover you with confusion in party strife, and make
you to taste the violence of one another." See how variously We explain
the Ayât (proofs, evidences, lessons, signs, revelations, etc.), so that they
may understand. (65) But your people (O Muhammad SAW) have denied it (the Qur'ân)
though it is the truth. Say: "I am not a Wakil (guardian) over you."
(66) For every news there
is a reality and you will come to know. (67) And when you (Muhammad SAW) see those
who engage in a false conversation about Our Verses (of the Qur'ân) by mocking
at them, stay away from them till they turn to another topic. And if Shaitân
(Satan) causes you to forget, then after the remembrance sit not you in the
company of those people who are the Zâlimûn (polytheists and wrong-doers). (68)
Those
who fear Allâh, keep their duty to Him and avoid evil are not responsible for
them (the disbelievers) in any case, but (their duty) is to remind them, that
they may fear Allah (and refrain from mocking at the Quran). [The provision of
this Verse was abrogated by the Verse 4:140] (69) And leave alone those
who take their religion as play and amusement, and whom the life of this world
has deceived. But remind (them) with it (the Qur'ân) lest a person be given up
to destruction for that which he has earned, when he will find for himself no
protector or intercessor besides Allâh, and even if he offers every ransom, it
will not be accepted from him. Such are they who are given up to destruction
because of that which they have earned. For them will be a drink of boiling
water and a painful torment because they used to disbelieve. (70) Say (O Muhammad SAW):
"Shall we invoke others besides Allâh (false deities), that can do us
neither good nor harm, and shall we turn back on our heels after Allâh has
guided us (to true Monotheism)? - like one whom the Shayâtin (devils) have made
to go astray, in the land in confusion, his companions calling him to guidance
(saying): 'Come to us.' " Say: "Verily, Allâh's Guidance is the only
guidance, and we have been commanded to submit (ourselves) to the Lord of the
'Alamîn (mankind, jinn and all that exists); (71) And to perform
As-Salât (Iqâmat-as-Salât)", and to be obedient to Allâh and fear Him, and
it is He to Whom you shall be gathered. (72) It is He Who has created the heavens
and the earth in truth, and on the Day (i.e. the Day of Resurrection) He will
say: "Be!", - and it is! His Word is the truth. His will be the
dominion on the Day when the trumpet will be blown. All-Knower of the unseen
and the seen. He is the All-Wise, Well-Aware (of all things). (73)
And (remember) when Ibrâhim (Abraham) said to his father Azar:
"Do you take idols as âlihâh (gods)? Verily, I see you and your people in
manifest error.[]" (74) Thus did we show Ibrâhim (Abraham) the
kingdom of the heavens and the earth that he be one of those who have Faith
with certainty (75) When the night covered him over with darkness he saw a star. He
said: "This is my lord." But when it set, he said: "I like not
those that set." (76) When he saw the moon rising up, he said: "This is my
lord." But when it set, he said: "Unless my Lord guides me, I shall
surely be among the people who went astray." (77) When he saw the sun
rising up, he said: "This is my lord. This is greater." But when it
set, he said: "O my people! I am indeed free from all that you join as
partners (in worship with Allâh). (78) Verily, I have turned my face towards Him Who
has created the heavens and the earth Hanifa (Islâmic Monotheism, i.e.
worshipping none but Allâh Alone) and I am not of Al-Mushrikûn (see V.2:105)". (79) His people disputed
with him. He said: "Do you dispute with me concerning Allâh while He has
guided me, and I fear not those whom you associate with Him (Allâh) in worship.
(Nothing can happen to me) except when my Lord (Allâh) wills something. My Lord
comprehends in His Knowledge all things. Will you not then remember? (80) And how should I fear
those whom you associate in worship with Allâh (though they can neither benefit
nor harm), while you fear not that you have joined in worship with Allâh things
for which He has not sent down to you any authority. (So) which of the two
parties has more right to be in security? If you but know." (81)
It is those who believe (in the Oneness of Allâh and worship none
but Him Alone) and confuse not their belief with Zulm (wrong i.e. by
worshipping others besides Allâh), for them (only) there is security and they
are the guided.[] (82) And that was Our Proof which We gave Ibrâhim (Abraham)
against his people. We raise whom We will in degrees. Certainly your Lord is
All¬Wise, All¬Knowing. (83) And We bestowed upon him Ishâq (Isaac) and Ya'qûb
(Jacob), each of them We guided, and before him, We guided Nûh (Noah), and
among his progeny Dawûd (David), Sulaimân (Solomon), Ayub (Job), Yûsuf
(Joseph), Mûsa (Moses), and Hârûn (Aaron). Thus do We reward the Al-Muhsinun
(the good-doers. See the foot note of V.9:120). (84) And Zakariyâ
(Zachariya), and Yahya (John) and 'Īsā (Jesus) and Iliyâs (Elias),
each one of them was of the righteous. (85) And Ismâ'il (Ishmael) and Al-Yas'â
(Elisha), and Yûnus (Jonah) and Lut (
They (the Jews, Quraish pagans, idolaters) did not estimate Allâh
with an estimation due to Him when they said: "Nothing did Allâh send down
to any human being (by revelation)." Say (O Muhammad SAW): "Who then
sent down the Book which Mûsa (Moses) brought, a light and a guidance to
mankind which you (the Jews) have made into (separate) papersheets, disclosing
(some of it) and concealing much. And you (believers in Allâh and His Messenger
Muhammad SAW), were taught (through the Qur'ân) that which neither you nor your
fathers knew." Say: "Allâh (sent it down)." Then leave them to
play in their vain discussions. (Tafsir Al-Qurtubî). (91) And this (the Qur'ân)
is a blessed Book which We have sent down, confirming (the revelations) which
came before it, so that you may warn the Mother of Towns (i.e. Makkah) and all
those around it. Those who believe in the Hereafter believe in it (the Qur'ân),
and they are constant in guarding their Salât (prayers). (92) And who can be more
unjust than he who invents a lie against Allâh, or says: "A revelation has
come to me," whereas as no revelation has come to him in anything; and who
says, "I will reveal the like of what Allâh has revealed." And if you
could but see when the Zâlimûn (polytheists and wrong-doers) are in the agonies
of death, while the angels are stretching forth their hands (saying):
"Deliver your souls! This day you shall be recompensed with the torment of
degradation because of what you used to utter against Allâh other than the
truth. And you used to reject His Ayât (proofs, evidences, verses, lessons,
signs, revelations etc.) with disrespect![]" (93) And truly you have
come unto Us alone (without wealth, companions or anything else) as We created
you the first time. You have left behind you all that which We had bestowed on
you. We see not with you your intercessors whom you claimed to be partners with
Allâh. Now all relations between you and them have been cut off, and all that
you used to claim has vanished from you. (94)
Verily! It is Allâh Who causes the seed-grain and the fruit-stone
(like date-stone) to split and sprout. He brings forth the living from the
dead, and it is He Who brings forth the dead from the living. Such is Allâh,
then how are you deluded away from the truth? (95) (He is the) Cleaver
of the daybreak. He has appointed the night for resting, and the sun and the
moon for reckoning. Such is the measuring of the All¬Mighty, the All¬Knowing (96) It is He Who has set
the stars[] for you, so that you may guide your course with their help through
the darkness of the land and the sea. We have (indeed) explained in detail Our
Ayât (proofs, evidences, verses, lessons, signs, Revelations, etc.) for people
who know (97) It is He Who has created you from a single person (Adam), and
has given you a place of residing (on the earth or in your mother's wombs) and
a place of storage [in the earth (in your graves) or in your father's loins].
Indeed, We have explained in detail Our revelations (this Qur'ân) for people
who understand. (98) It is He Who sends down water (rain) from the sky, and with it
We bring forth vegetation of all kinds, and out of it We bring forth green
stalks, from which We bring forth thick clustered grain. And out of the
date¬palm and its spathe come forth clusters of dates hanging low and near, and
gardens of grapes, olives and pomegranates, each similar (in kind) yet
different (in variety and taste). Look at their fruits when they begin to bear,
and the ripeness thereof. Verily! In these things there are signs for people
who believe. (99) Yet, they join the jinn as partners in worship with Allâh,
though He has created them (the jinn), and they attribute falsely without
knowledge sons and daughters to Him. Be He Glorified and Exalted above all that
(evil) they attribute to Him. (100) He is the Originator of the heavens and the
earth. How can He have children when He has no wife? He created all things and
He is the All-Knower of everything[] (101)
Such is Allâh, your Lord! Lâ ilâha illa Huwa (none has the right
to be worshipped but He), the Creator of all things. So worship Him (Alone),
and He is the Wakîl (Trustee, Disposer of affairs, Guardian) over all things. (102) No vision can grasp
Him, but He grasps all vision. He is Al-Latif (the Most Subtle and Courteous),
Well-Acquainted with all things. (103) Verily, proofs have come to you from your
Lord, so whosoever sees, will do so for (the good of) his ownself, and
whosoever blinds himself, will do so to his own harm, and I (Muhammad SAW) am
not a watcher over you. (104) Thus We explain variously the Verses so that
they (the disbelievers) may say: "You have studied (the Books of the
people of the Scripture and brought this Qur'ân from that)" and that We
may make the matter clear for the people who have knowledge. (105) Follow what has been
revealed to you (O Muhammad SAW) from your Lord, Lâ ilâha illa Huwa (none has
the right to be worshipped but He) and turn aside from Al-Mushrikûn.[] (106) Had Allâh willed,
they would not have taken others besides Him in worship. And We have not made
you a watcher over them nor are you a Wakil (disposer of affairs, guardian or
trustee) over them. (107) And insult not those whom they (disbelievers) worship
besides Allâh, lest they insult Allâh wrongfully without knowledge. Thus We
have made fair¬seeming to each people its own doings; then to their Lord is
their return and He shall then inform them of all that they used to do.[] (108) And they swear their
strongest oaths by Allâh, that if there came to them a sign, they would surely
believe therein. Say: "Signs are but with Allâh and what will make you
(Muslims) perceive that (even) if it (the sign) came, they will not
believe?" (109) And We shall turn their hearts and their eyes away (from
guidance), as they refused to believe therein for the first time, and We shall
leave them in their trespass to wander blindly. (110)