Al-Furqan
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful
Blessed is He Who sent down the criterion
(of right and wrong, i.e. this Qur'ân) to His slave (Muhammad SAW) that he may
be a warner to the 'Alamîn (mankind and jinn). (1) He to Whom belongs the dominion of the heavens and the earth, and
Who has begotten no son (children or offspring) and for Whom there is no
partner in the dominion. He has created everything, and has measured it exactly
according to its due measurements (2)Yet they have taken besides Him other âlihâh
(gods) that created nothing but are themselves created, and possess neither
hurt nor benefit for themselves, and possess no power (of causing) death, nor
(of giving) life, nor of raising the dead. (3) Those who disbelieve
say: "This (the Qur'ân) is nothing but a lie that he (Muhammad SAW) has
invented, and others have helped him at it, infact they have produced an unjust
wrong (thing) and a lie." (4) And they say: "Tales of the ancients, which
he has written down, and they are dictated to him morning and afternoon."
(5) Say: "It (this
Qur'ân) has been sent down by Him (Allâh) (the Real Lord of the heavens and
earth) Who knows the secret of the heavens and the
earth. Truly, He is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful." (6) And they say:
"Why does this Messenger (Muhammad SAW) eat food, and walk about in the
markets (as we). Why is not an angel sent down to him to be a warner with him?
(7) "Or (why) has
not a treasure been granted to him, or why has he not a garden whereof he may
eat?" And the Zâlimûn (polytheists and wrong-doers) say: "You follow
none but a man bewitched." (8) See how they coin similitudes for you, so
they have gone astray, and they cannot find a (Right) Path (9) Blessed is He Who, if
He wills, will assign you better than (all) that, - Gardens under which rivers
flow (Paradise) and will assign you palaces (i.e. in Paradise). (10) Nay, they deny the
Hour (the Day of Resurrection), and for those who deny the Hour, We have
prepared a flaming Fire (i.e. Hell). (11)When it (Hell) sees them from a far
place, they will hear its raging and its roaring. (12) And when they shall
be thrown into a narrow place thereof, chained together, they will exclaim
therein for destruction. (13) Exclaim not today for one destruction, but
exclaim for many destructions. (14) Say: (O Muhammad SAW) "Is that (torment)
better or the Paradise of Eternity which is
promised to the Muttaqûn (pious and righteous persons - see V.2:2)?" It will be
theirs as a reward and as a final destination. (15) For them there will
be therein all that they desire, and they will abide (there forever). It is a
promise binding upon your Lord that must be fulfilled. (16) And on the Day when
He will gather them together and that which they worship besides Allâh [idols,
angels, pious men, saints, 'Īsā (Jesus) son of Maryam (Mary),
etc.[]]. He will say: "Was it you who misled these My slaves or did they
(themselves) stray from the (Right) Path?" (17) They will say:
"Glorified are You! It was not for us to take any Auliyâ' (Protectors,
Helpers) besides You, but You gave them and their fathers comfort till they
forgot the warning, and became a lost people (doomed to total loss). (18) Thus they (false
gods— all deities other than Allâh) will belie you (polytheists) regarding what
you say (that they are gods besides Allâh), then you can neither avert (the
punishment), nor get help. And whoever among you does wrong (i.e. sets up
rivals to Allâh), We shall make him taste a great torment. (19) And We never sent
before you (O Muhammad SAW) any of the Messengers but verily, they ate food and
walked in the markets. And We have made some of you as a trial for others: will
you have patience? And your Lord is Ever All-Seer (of everything). (20)And those who expect
not a Meeting with Us (i.e. those who deny the Day of Resurrection and the life
of the Hereafter), said: "Why are not the angels sent down to us, or why
do we not see our Lord?" Indeed they think too highly of themselves, and
are scornful with great pride.[] (21) On the Day they will see the angels,— no glad
tidings will there be for the Mujrimûn (criminals, disbelievers, polytheists,
sinners) that day. And they (angels) will say: "All kinds of glad tidings
are forbidden to you," [none will be allowed to enter Paradise
except the one who said: Lâ ilâha ill-allâh, "(none has the right to be
worshipped but Allâh) and acted practically on its legal orders and
obligations. [See the foot note of v.2:193] (22) And We shall turn to whatever deeds they
(disbelievers, polytheists, sinners) did, and We shall make such deeds as
scattered floating particles of dust. (23) The dwellers of Paradise
(i.e. those who deserved it through their Islamic Monotheistic Faith and their
deed of righteousness) will, on that Day, have the best abode, and have the
fairest of places for repose. (24) And (remember) the Day when the heaven shall
be rent asunder with clouds, and the angels will be sent down, with a grand
descending. (25) The sovereignty on that Day will be the true (sovereignty),
belonging to the Most Gracious (Allâh), and it will be a hard Day for the
disbelievers (those who disbelieve in the Oneness of Allâh Islâmic Monotheism).
(26) And (remember) the
Day when the Zâlim (wrong-doer, oppressor, polytheist) will bite at his hands,
he will say: "Oh! Would that I had taken a path with the Messenger (
Muhammad SAW).[] (27) "Ah! Woe to me! Would that I had never taken so-and-so as a
Khalil (an intimate friend)! (28) "He indeed led me astray from the
Reminder (this Qur'ân) after it had come to me. And Shaitân (Satan) is to man
ever a deserter in the hour of need." (Tafsir Al-Qurtubi) (29) And the Messenger
(Muhammad SAW) will say: "O my Lord! Verily, my people deserted this
Qur'ân (neither listened to it, nor acted on its laws and teachings). (30) Thus have We made for
every Prophet an enemy among the Mujrimûn (disbelievers, polytheists,
criminals). But Sufficient is your Lord as a Guide and Helper. (31) And those who
disbelieve say: "Why is not the Qur'ân revealed to him all at once?"
Thus (it is sent down in parts), that We may strengthen your heart thereby. And
We have revealed it to you gradually, in stages. (It was revealed to the
Prophet SAW in 23 years.). (32)And no example or similitude do they bring (to oppose or
to find fault in you or in this Qur'ân), but We reveal
to you the truth (against that similitude or example), and the better
explanation thereof. (33) Those who will be gathered to Hell (prone) on their
faces, such will be in an evil state, and most astray from the (Straight)
Path[]. (34) And indeed We gave Mûsa (Moses) the Scripture [the Taurât
(Torah)], and placed his brother Hârûn (Aaron) with him as a helper; (35) And We said: "Go
you both to the people who have denied Our Ayât (proofs, evidences, verses,
lessons, signs, revelations, etc.)." Then We destroyed them with utter
destruction (36) And Nûh's (Noah) people, when they denied the Messengers We
drowned them, and We made them as a sign for mankind. And We have prepared a
painful torment for the Zâlimûn (polytheists and wrong-doers). (37) And (also) 'Ad and
Thamûd, and the Dwellers of Ar-Rass, and many generations in between. (38) And for each (of
them) We put forward examples (as proofs and lessons), and each (of them) We
brought to utter ruin (because of their disbelief and evil deeds). (39) And indeed they have
passed by the town [of Prophet Lut (Lot)] on
which was rained the evil rain. Did they (disbelievers) not then see it (with
their own eyes)? Nay ! But they used not to expect any resurrection. (40) And when they see you
(O Muhammad SAW), they treat you only in mockery (saying):"Is this the one
whom Allâh has sent as a Messenger? (41) "He would have nearly misled us from our
âlihah (gods), had it not been that we were patient and constant in their
worship!" And they will know when they see the torment, who it is that is
most astray from the (Right) Path! (42) Have you (O Muhammad SAW) seen him who has
taken as his ilâh (god) his own vain desire? Would you then be a Wakîl (a
disposer of his affairs or a watcher) over him? (43)Or do you think that
most of them hear or understand? They are only like cattle; nay,— they are even
farther astray from the Path. (i.e. even worst than cattle). (44) Have you not seen how
your Lord spread the shadow. If He willed, He could have made it — still — But
We have made the sun its guide [i.e. after the sunrise, the shadow shrinks and
vanishes at midnoon and then again appears in the afternoon with the decline of
the sun, and had there been no sunlight, there would have been no shadow] (45) Then We withdraw it
to Us a gradual concealed withdrawal. (46) And it is He Who makes the night a
covering for you, and the sleep (as) a repose, and makes the day Nushûr (i.e.
getting up and going about here and there for daily work, after one's sleep at
night or like resurrection after one's death). (47) And it is He Who
sends the winds as heralds of glad tidings, going before His Mercy (rain), and
We send down pure water from the sky. (48) That We may give life thereby to a
dead land, and We give to drink thereof many of the cattle and men that We had
created. (49) And indeed We have distributed it (rain or water) amongst them
in order that they may remember (the Grace of Allâh), but most men (refuse to
accept the Truth or Faith and) accept nothing but disbelief or ingratitude. (50) And had We willed, We
would have raised a warner in every town. (51) So obey not the
disbelievers, but strive against them (by preaching) with the utmost endeavour,
with it (the Qur'ân). (52) And it is He Who has let free the two seas (kinds of
water), one palatable and sweet, and the other salt and bitter, and He has set
a barrier and a complete partition between them. (53) And it is He Who has
created man from water, and has appointed for him kindred by blood, and kindred
by marriage. And your Lord is Ever All-Powerful to do what He wills. (54) And they
(disbelievers, polytheists) worship besides Allâh, that which can neither
profit them nor harm them, and the disbeliever is ever a helper (of the Satan)
against his Lord. (55)And We have sent you (O Muhammad SAW )
only as a bearer of glad tidings and a warner. (56) Say: "No reward
do I ask of you for this (that which I have brought from my Lord and its
preaching), save that whosoever wills, may take a Path to his Lord. (57) And put your trust (O
Muhammad SAW) in the Ever Living One Who dies not, and glorify His Praises, and
Sufficient is He as the All-Knower of the sins of His slaves; (58) Who created the
heavens and the earth and all that is between them in six Days. Then He rose
over (Istawâ) the Throne (in a manner that suits His Majesty). The Most
Gracious (Allâh)! Ask Him (O Prophet Muhammad SAW, concerning His Qualities,
His rising over His Throne, His creations, etc.), as He is Al-Khabîr (The
All-Knower of everything i.e. Allâh). (59) And when it is said to them:
"Prostrate yourserves to the Most Gracious (Allâh)! they say: "And
what is the Most Gracious? Shall we fall down in prostration to that which you
(O Muhammad SAW) command us?" And it increases in them only aversion. (60) Blessed is He Who has
placed in the heaven big stars, and has placed therein a great lamp (sun), and
a moon giving light. (61) And He it is Who has put the night and the day in
succession, for such who desires to remember or desires to show his gratitude.
(62) And the (faithful)
slaves of the Most Gracious (Allâh) are those who walk on the earth in humility
and sedateness, and when the foolish address them (with bad words) they reply
back with mild words of gentleness. (63) And those who spend the night in worship of
their Lord, prostrate and standing[] (64) And those who say: "Our Lord!
Avert from us the torment of Hell. Verily! Its torment is ever an inseparable,
permanent punishment." (65) Evil indeed it (Hell) is as an abode and as a
place to rest in. (66) And those, who, when they spend, are neither extravagant
nor niggardly, but hold a medium (way) between those (extremes). (67)And those who invoke
not any other ilâh (god) along with Allâh, nor kill such person as Allâh has
forbidden, except for just cause, nor commit illegal sexual intercourse - and
whoever does this shall receive the punishment[] (68) The torment will be
doubled to him on the Day of Resurrection, and he will abide therein in
disgrace; (69) Except those who repent and believe (in Islâmic Monotheism), and
do righteous deeds, for those, Allâh will change their sins into good deeds,
and Allâh is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful[] (70) And whosoever repents
and does righteous good deeds, then verily, he repents towards Allâh with true
repentance. (71) And those who do not witness to falsehood, and if they pass by
some evil play or evil talk, they pass by it with dignity. (72) And those who, when
they are reminded of the Ayât (proofs, evidences, verses, lessons, signs,
revelations, etc.) of their Lord, fall not deaf and blind thereat. (73) And those who say:
"Our Lord! Bestow on us from our wives and our offspring the comfort of
our eyes, and make us leaders for the Muttaqûn" (pious - see V.2:2)." (74) Those will be
rewarded with the highest place (in Paradise)
because of their patience. Therein they shall be met with greetings and the
word of peace and respect. (75) Abiding therein;— excellent it is as an
abode, and as a place to dwell. (76) Say (O Muhammad SAW to the disbelievers):
"My Lord pays attention to you only because of your invocation to Him. But
now you have indeed denied (Him). So the torment will be yours for ever
(inseparable permanent punishment)." (77)