Al-Anbiya
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful
Draws near for mankind their reckoning, while they turn away in
heedlessness. (1) Comes not unto them an admonition (a chapter of the Qur'ān) from
their Lord as a recent revelation but they listen to it while they play, (2) With their hearts
occupied (with evil things) Those who do wrong, conceal their private counsels,
(saying): "Is this (Muhammad SAW) more than a human being like you? Will you
submit to magic while you see it?" (3) He (Muhammad SAW) said: "My Lord
knows (every) word (spoken) in the heavens and on earth. And He is the
All-Hearer, the All-Knower." (4) Nay, they say:"These (revelations of the
Qur'ān which are revealed to Muhammad SAW) are mixed
up false dreams! Nay, he has invented them! Nay, he is a poet! Let him then
bring us an Ayāh (sign as a proof) like the ones (Prophets) the former were
sent before (with)!" (5) Not one of the towns (populations), of those
which We destroyed, believed before them (though We
sent them signs), will they then believe? (6) And We sent not before you (O Muhammad SAW) but men to whom We
revealed, so ask the people of the Reminder [Scriptures - the Taurāt (Torah),
the Injeel (Gospel)] if you do not know. (7) And We did not create them (the
Messengers, with) bodies that ate not food, nor were they immortals, (8) Then We fulfilled to
them the promise, so We saved them and those whom We willed, but We destroyed
Al-Musrifūn (i.e. disbelivers in Allah, in His Messengers, extravagants
transgressors of Allah's limits by committing crimes, oppression, polytheism
and sins). (9) Indeed, We have sent down for you (O mankind) a Book, (the
Qur'ān) in which there is Dhikrukum, (your Reminder or an honour for you i.e.
honour for the one who follows the teaching of the Qur'ān and acts on its
teachings). Will you not then understand? (10)How many a town
(community), given to wrong-doing, have We destroyed,
and raised up after them another people! (11) Then, when they perceived (saw) Our
Torment (coming), behold, they (tried to) flee from it. (12) Flee
not, but return to that wherein you lived a luxurious life, and to your homes,
in order that you may be questioned. (13) They cried: "Woe to us!
Certainly! We have been Zālimūn (polytheists, wrong-doers and disbelievers in
the Oneness of Allāh)." (14) And that cry of theirs ceased not, till We made them as a field that is reaped, extinct (dead). (15) We created not the
heavens and the earth and all that is between them for a (mere) play[]. (16) Had We intended to
take a pastime (i.e. a wife or a son), We could surely have taken it from Us,
if We were going to do (that). (17) Nay, We fling (send down) the truth (this
Qur'ān) against the falsehood (disbelief), so it destroys it, and behold, it
(falsehood) is vanished. And woe to you for that (lie) which
you ascribe (to Allāh by uttering that Allāh has a wife and a son). (18) To Him belongs
whosoever is in the heavens and on earth. And those who are near Him (i.e. the
angels) are not too proud to worship Him, nor are they weary (of His worship).
(19) They (i.e. the
angels) glorify His Praises night and day, (and) they never slacken (to do so)
(20) Or
have they taken (for worship) ālihah (gods) from the earth who raise the dead?
(21) Had there been
therein (in the heavens and the earth) ālihah (gods) besides Allāh, then verily
both would have been ruined. Glorified is Allāh, the Lord of the Throne, (High
is He) above all that they attribute to Him! (22) He cannot be
questioned as to what He does, while they will be questioned. (23) Or have they taken
for worship (other) ālihah (gods) besides Him? Say: "Bring your
proof:" This (the Qur'ān) is the Reminder for those with me and the
Reminder for those before me. But most of them know not the Truth, so they are
averse. (24)And We did not send any Messenger before
you (O Muhammad SAW) but We revealed to him (saying): Lā ilāha illa Ana [none
has the right to be worshipped but I (Allāh)], so worship Me (Alone and none
else)." (25) And they say: "The Most Gracious (Allāh) has begotten a son
(or children)." Glory to Him! They [whom they call children of Allāh i.e.
the angels, 'Īsā (Jesus) son of Maryam (Mary), 'Uzair (Ezra)], are
but honoured slaves. (26) They speak not until He has spoken, and they act on His
Command. (27) He knows what is before them, and what is behind them, and they
cannot intercede except for him with whom He is pleased. And they stand in awe
for fear of Him. (28) And if any of them should say: "Verily, I am an ilāh (a
god) besides Him (Allāh)," such a one We should recompense with Hell. Thus
We recompense the Zālimūn (polytheists and
wrong-doers). (29) Have not those who disbelieve known that the heavens and the
earth were joined together as one united piece, then
We parted them? And We have made from water every
living thing. Will they not then believe? (30) And We have placed on the earth firm mountains, lest it should
shake with them, and We placed therein broad highways for them to pass through,
that they may be guided. (31) And We have made the
heaven a roof, safe and well guarded. Yet they turn away from its signs (i.e.
sun, moon, winds, clouds, etc.). (32) And He it is Who has
created the night and the day, and the sun and the moon, each in an orbit
floating. (33) And We granted not to any human being
immortality before you (O Muhammad SAW), then if you die, would they live
forever? (34) Everyone is going to taste death, and We
shall make a trial of you with evil and with good, and to Us you will be
returned. (35)And when those who disbelieved (in the Oneness of Allāh) see you
(O Muhammad SAW), they take you not except for mockery (saying): "Is this
the one who talks (badly) about your gods?" While they
disbelieve at the mention of the Most Gracious (Allāh). [Tafsir. Al-Qurtubī] (36) Man is created of haste,
I will show you My Ayāt (torments, proofs, evidences, verses, lessons, signs,
revelations, etc.).So ask Me not to hasten (them). (37) And they say:
"When will this promise (come to pass), if you
are truthful." (38) If only those who disbelieved knew (the time) when they
will not be able to ward off the Fire from their faces, nor from their backs;
and they will not be helped. (39) Nay, it (the Fire or the Day of Resurrection)
will come upon them all of a sudden and will perplex them, and they will have
no power to avert it, nor will they get respite. (40) Indeed (many)
Messengers were mocked before you (O Muhammad SAW), but the scoffers were
surrounded by that, whereat they used to mock. (41) Say: "Who can
guard and protect you in the night or in the day from the (punishment of the)
Most Gracious (Allāh)?" Nay, but they turn away from the remembrance of
their Lord. (42) Or have they ālihah (gods) who can guard them from Us? They have no power to help themselves, nor can they be
protected from Us (i.e. from Our Torment). (43) Nay, We gave the
luxuries of this life to these men and their fathers until the period grew long
for them. See they not that We gradually reduce the
land (in their control) from its outlying borders? Is it then they who will
overcome.[] (44)Say (O Muhammad SAW): "I warn you
only by the revelation (from Allāh and not by the opinion of the religious
scholars and others). But the deaf (who follow the religious scholars and
others blindly) will not hear the call, (even) when they are warned [(i.e. one
should follow only the Qur'ān and the Sunnah (legal ways, orders, acts of
worship, and the statements of Prophet Muhammad SAW , as the Companions of the
Prophet SAW did)].[] (45) And if a breath (minor calamity) of the Torment of your
Lord touches them, they will surely cry: "Woe unto us! Indeed we have been
Zālimūn (polytheists and wrong-doers). (46) And We shall
set up balances of justice on the Day of Resurrection, then none will be dealt
with unjustly in anything. And if there be the weight of a mustard seed, We will bring it. And Sufficient are We
to take account. (47) And indeed We granted to Mūsa (Moses)
and Hārūn (Aaron) the criterion (of right and wrong), and a shining light [i.e.
the Taurāt (Torah)] and a Reminder for Al-Muttaqūn (the pious and righteous
persons - see V.2:2). (48) Those who fear their Lord without seeing Him, and they are
afraid of the Hour. (49) And this is a blessed Reminder (the Qur'ān) which We have
sent down, will you then (dare to) deny it?[] (50) And indeed We
bestowed aforetime on Ibrāhim (Abraham) his (portion of) guidance, and We were
Well-Acquainted with him (as to his Belief in the Oneness of Allāh). (51) When he said to his
father and his people: "What are these images, to which you are
devoted?" (52) They said:"We found our fathers worshipping them." (53) He said: "Indeed
you and your fathers have been in manifest error." (54) They said: "Have
you brought us the truth, or are you one of those who play about?" (55) He said: "Nay,
your Lord is the Lord of the heavens and the earth, Who
created them and to that I am one of the witnesses. (56) "And by Allāh, I
shall plot a plan (to destroy) your idols after you have gone away and turned
your backs." (57)So he broke them to pieces, (all) except the biggest of
them, that they might turn to it. (58) They said: "Who has done this to our
ālihah (gods)? He must indeed be one of the Zalimun (wrong-doers)." (59) They said: "We
heard a young man talking against them, who is called Ibrāhim (Abraham)."
(60) They said: "Then
bring him before the eyes of the people, that they may testify." (61) They said: "Are
you the one who has done this to our gods, O Ibrāhim (Abraham)?" (62) [Ibrāhim (Abraham)]
said: "Nay, this one, the biggest of them (idols) did it. Ask them, if
they can speak!"[] (63) So they turned to themselves and said:
"Verily, you are the Zālimūn (polytheists and wrong-doers)." (64) Then they turned to
themselves (their first thought and said): "Indeed you [Ibrāhim (Abraham)]
know well that these (idols) speak not!" (65) [Ibrāhim (Abraham)]
said: "Do you then worship besides Allāh, things that can neither profit
you, nor harm you? (66) "Fie upon you, and upon that which you worship
besides Allāh! Have you then no sense?" (67) They said: "Burn
him and help your ālihah (gods), if you will be doing." (68) We (Allāh) said:
"O fire! Be you coolness and safety for Ibrāhim (Abraham)!" (69) And they wanted to
harm him, but We made them the worst losers. (70) And We rescued him and Lut (