سورة الأنعام - محمود شلبي
سورة الأنعـام الكريمة : 1 - 165
[ Holy Quran - Chapter : 6 - Surat : Al-An’am ( The Cattle ) - Verses : 1 - 165 ]
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Translation (1) : [ Dr. Mohsin Khan ]
[ Holy Quran - Chapter : 6 - Surat : Al-An’am ( The Cattle ) - Verses : 1 - 165 ]
In the name of Allah the Almighty God , the Most Beneficent , the Most 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 (Lot), and each one of them We preferred
above the 'Alamîn [(mankind and jinn) (of their times)]. (86) And also some of
their fathers and their progeny and their brethren, We chose them, and We
guided them to a Straight Path. (87) This is the Guidance of Allâh with which
He guides whomsoever He will of His slaves. But if they had joined in worship
others with Allâh, all that they used to do would have been of no benefit to
them. (88) They are those whom We gave the Book, Al¬Hukm (understanding of the
religious laws), and Prophethood. But if these disbelieve therein (the Book,
Al¬Hukm and Prophethood), then, indeed We have entrusted it to a people (such
as the Companions of Prophet Muhammad SAW) who are not disbelievers therein. (89)
They are those whom Allâh had guided. So follow their guidance. Say: "No
reward I ask of you for this (the Qur'ân). It is only a reminder for the
'Alamîn (mankind and jinn)." (90)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)And even if We had
sent down unto them angels, and the dead had spoken unto them, and We had
gathered together all things before their very eyes, they would not have
believed, unless Allâh willed, but most of them behave ignorantly. (111) And so
We have appointed for every Prophet enemies - Shayâtin (devils) among mankind
and jinn, inspiring one another with adorned speech as a delusion (or by way of
deception). If your Lord had so willed, they would not have done it, so leave
them alone with their fabrications. (Tafseer Qurtubi, Vol.7, Page 67) (112)
(And this is in order) that the hearts of those who disbelieve in the Hereafter
may incline to such (deceit), and that they may remain pleased with it, and
that they may commit what they are committing (all kinds of sins and evil
deeds). (113) [Say (O Muhammad SAW)] "Shall I seek a judge other than
Allâh while it is He Who has sent down unto you the Book (the Qur'ân),
explained in detail." Those unto whom We gave the Scripture [the Taurât
(Torah) and the Injeel (Gospel)] know that it is revealed from your Lord in
truth. So be not you of those who doubt. (114) And the Word of your Lord has
been fulfilled in truth and in justice. None can change His Words. And He is
the All¬Hearer, the All¬Knower. (115) And if you obey most of those on the
earth, they will mislead you far away from Allâh's Path. They follow nothing
but conjectures, and they do nothing but lie. (116) Verily, your Lord! It is He
Who knows best who strays from His Way, and He knows best the rightly guided
ones. (117) So eat of that (meat) on which Allâh's Name has been pronounced
(while slaughtering the animal), if you are believers in His Ayât (proofs,
evidences, verses, lessons, signs, revelations, etc.) (118)And why should you
not eat of that (meat) on which Allâh's Name has been pronounced (at the time
of slaughtering the animal), while He has explained to you in detail what is
forbidden to you, except under compulsion of necessity? And surely many do lead
(mankind) astray by their own desires through lack of knowledge. Certainly your
Lord knows best the transgressors (119) Leave (O mankind, all kinds of) sin,
open and secret. Verily, those who commit sin will get due recompense for that
which they used to commit (120) Eat not (O believers) of that (meat) on which
Allâh's Name has not been pronounced (at the time of the slaughtering of the
animal), for sure it is Fisq (a sin and disobedience of Allâh). And certainly,
the Shayâtin (devils) do inspire their friends (from mankind) to dispute with
you, and if you obey them[] [by making Al¬Maitah (a dead animal) legal by
eating it], then you would indeed be Mushrikûn (polytheists) [because they
(devils and their friends) made lawful to you to eat that which Allâh has made
unlawful to eat and you obeyed them by considering it lawful to eat, and by
doing so you worshipped them, and to worship others besides Allâh is
polytheism]. (121) Is he who was dead (without Faith by ignorance and
disbelief) and We gave him life (by knowledge and Faith) and set for him a
light (of Belief) whereby he can walk amongst men— like him who is in the
darkness (of disbelief, polytheism and hypocrisy) from which he can never come
out? Thus it is made fair¬seeming to the disbelievers that which they used to
do. (122) And thus We have set up in every town great ones of its wicked people
to plot therein. But they plot not except against their ownselves, and they
perceive (it) not. (123) And when there comes to them a sign (from Allâh) they
say: "We shall not believe until we receive the like of that which the
Messengers of Allâh had received." Allâh knows best with whom to place His
Message. Humiliation and disgrace from Allâh and a severe torment will overtake
the criminals (polytheists, sinners) for that which they used to plot. (124)And
whomsoever Allâh wills to guide, He opens his breast to Islâm, and whomsoever
He wills to send astray, He makes his breast closed and constricted, as if he
is climbing up to the sky. Thus Allâh puts the wrath on those who believe
not.[] (125) And this is the Path of your Lord (the Qur'ân and Islâm) leading
Straight. We have detailed Our Revelations for a people who take heed. (126)
For them will be the home of peace (Paradise) with their Lord. And He will be
their Walî (Helper and Protector) because of what they used to do. (127) And on
the Day when He will gather them (all) together (and say): "O you assembly
of jinn! Many did you mislead of men," and their Auliyâ' (friends and
helpers) amongst men will say: "Our Lord! We benefited one from the other,
but now we have reached our appointed term which You did appoint for us."
He will say: "The Fire be your dwelling¬place, you will dwell therein
forever, except as Allâh may will. Certainly your Lord is All¬Wise,
All¬Knowing." (128) And thus We do make the Zâlimûn (polytheists and
wrong-doers) Auliyâ' (supporters and helpers) of one another (in committing
crimes), because of that which they used to earn. (129) O you assembly of jinn
and mankind! "Did not there come to you Messengers from amongst you,
reciting unto you My Verses and warning you of the meeting of this Day of
yours?" They will say: "We bear witness against ourselves." It
was the life of this world that deceived them. And they will bear witness
against themselves that they were disbelievers (130) This is because your Lord
would not destroy the (populations of) towns for their wrong¬doing (i.e.
associating others in worship along with Allâh) while their people were unaware
(so the Messengers were sent). (131)For all there will be degrees (or ranks)
according to what they did. And your Lord is not unaware of what they do. (132)
And your Lord is Rich (Free of all wants), full of Mercy, if He wills, He can
destroy you, and in your place make whom He wills as your successors, as He
raised you from the seed of other people. (133) Surely, that which you are
promised will verily come to pass, and you cannot escape (from the Punishment
of Allâh). (134) Say (O Muhammad SAW): "O my people! Work according to
your way, surely, I too am working (in my way), and you will come to know for
which of us will be the (happy) end in the Hereafter. Certainly the Zâlimûn
(polytheists and wrong¬doers) will not be successful." (135) And they
assign to Allâh a share of the tilth and cattle which He has created, and they
say: "This is for Allâh according to their claim, and this is for our
(Allâh's so¬called) partners." But the share of their (Allâh's so¬called)
"partners" reaches not Allâh, while the share of Allâh reaches their
(Allâh's so¬called) "partners"! Evil is the way they judge! (136) And
so to many of the Mushrikûn (polytheists - see V.2:105) their (Allâh's
so¬called) "partners" have made fair-seeming the killing of their
children, in order to lead them to their own destruction and cause confusion in
their religion. And if Allâh had willed, they would not have done so. So leave
them alone with their fabrications. (137)And according to their claim, they say
that such and such cattle and crops are forbidden, and none should eat of them
except those whom we allow. And (they say) there are cattle forbidden to be
used for burden (or any other work), and cattle on which (at slaughtering) the
Name of Allâh is not pronounced; lying against Him (Allâh). He will recompense
them for what they used to fabricate. (138) And they say: "What is in the
bellies of such and such cattle (milk or foetus) is for our males alone, and
forbidden to our females (girls and women), but if it is born dead, then all
have shares therein." He will punish them for their attribution (of such
false orders to Allâh). Verily, He is All¬Wise, All¬Knower. (Tafsir At¬Tabarî).
(139) Indeed lost are they who have killed their children, foolishly, without
knowledge, and have forbidden that which Allâh has provided for them, inventing
a lie against Allâh. They have indeed gone astray and were not guided. (140)
And it is He Who produces gardens trellised and untrellised, and date¬palms,
and crops of different shape and taste (their fruits and their seeds) and
olives, and pomegranates, similar (in kind) and different (in taste). Eat of
their fruit when they ripen, but pay the due thereof (its Zakât, according to
Allâh's Orders 1/10th or 1/20th) on the day of its harvest, and waste
not by extravagance[]. Verily, He likes not Al-Musrifûn (those who waste by
extravagance), (141) And of the cattle (are some) for burden (like camels) and
(some are) small (unable to carry burden like sheep, goats for food, meat,
milk, wool). Eat of what Allâh has provided for you, and follow not the
footsteps of Shaitân (Satan). Surely he is to you an open enemy. (142)Eight
pairs; of the sheep two (male and female)[], and of the goats two (male and
female). Say: "Has He forbidden the two males or the two females, or (the
young) which the wombs of the two females enclose? Inform me with knowledge if
you are truthful." (143) And of the camels two (male and female), and of
oxen two (male and female). Say: "Has He forbidden the two males or the
two females or (the young) which the wombs of the two females enclose? Or were
you present when Allâh ordered you such a thing? Then who does more wrong than
one who invents a lie against Allâh, to lead mankind astray without knowledge.
Certainly Allâh guides not the people who are Zâlimûn (polytheists and
wrong-doers)." (144) Say (O Muhammad SAW): "I find not in that which
has been revealed to me anything forbidden to be eaten by one who wishes to eat
it, unless it be Maitah (a dead animal) or blood poured forth (by slaughtering
or the like), or the flesh of swine (pork) for that surely is impure, or
impious (unlawful) meat (of an animal) which is slaughtered as a sacrifice for
others than Allâh (or has been slaughtered for idols or on which Allâh's Name
has not been mentioned while slaughtering). But whosoever is forced by
necessity without wilful disobedience, nor transgressing due limits, (for him)
certainly, your Lord is Oft¬Forgiving, Most Merciful." (145) And unto
those who are Jews, We forbade every (animal) with undivided hoof, and We
forbade them the fat of the ox and the sheep except what adheres to their backs
or their entrails, or is mixed up with a bone. Thus We recompensed them for
their rebellion [committing crimes like murdering the Prophets, eating of Ribâ
(usury)]. And verily, We are Truthful. (146)If they (Jews) belie you (Muhammad
SAW) say: "Your Lord is the Owner of Vast Mercy, and never will His Wrath
be turned back from the people who are Mujrimûn (criminals, polytheists, or
sinners)." (147) Those who took partners (in worship) with Allâh will say:
"If Allâh had willed, we would not have taken partners (in worship) with
Him, nor would our fathers, and we would not have forbidden anything (against
His Will)." Likewise belied those who were before them, (they argued
falsely with Allâh's Messengers), till they tasted Our Wrath. Say: "Have
you any knowledge (proof) that you can produce before us? Verily, you follow
nothing but guess and you do nothing but lie." (148) Say: "With Allâh
is the perfect proof and argument, (i.e. the Oneness of Allâh, the sending of
His Messengers and His Holy Books to mankind), had He so willed, He would
indeed have guided you all." (149) Say: "Bring forward your
witnesses, who can testify that Allâh has forbidden this. Then if they testify,
testify not you (O Muhammad SAW) with them. And you should not follow the vain
desires of such as treat Our Ayât (proofs, evidences, verses, lessons, signs,
revelations, etc.) as falsehoods, and such as believe not in the Hereafter, and
they hold others as equal (in worship) with their Lord." (150) Say (O Muhammad
SAW): "Come, I will recite what your Lord has prohibited you from: Join
not anything in worship with Him; be good and dutiful to your parents; kill not
your children because of poverty - We provide sustenance for you and for them;
come not near to Al-Fawâhish (shameful sins, illegal sexual intercourse,)
whether committed openly or secretly, and kill not anyone whom Allâh has
forbidden, except for a just cause (according to Islâmic law). This He has
commanded you that you may understand. (151)"And come not near to the
orphan's property, except to improve it, until he (or she) attains the age of
full strength; and give full measure and full weight with justice. We burden
not any person, but that which he can bear. And whenever you give your word
(i.e. judge between men or give evidence), say the truth even if a near
relative is concerned, and fulfill the Covenant of Allâh, This He commands you,
that you may remember.[] (152) "And verily, this (i.e. Allâh's
Commandments mentioned in the above two Verses 151 and 152) is
my Straight Path, so follow it, and follow not (other) paths, for they will
separate you away from His Path. This He has ordained for you that you may
become Al-Muttaqûn (the pious - see V.2:2)." (153) Then, We gave Mûsa
(Moses) the Book [the Taurât (Torah)], to complete (Our Favour) upon those who
would do right, and explaining all things in detail and a guidance and a mercy
that they might believe in the meeting with their Lord. (154) And this is a
blessed Book (the Qur'ân) which We have sent down, so follow it and fear Allâh
(i.e. do not disobey His Orders), that you may receive mercy (i.e. be saved
from the torment of Hell). (155) Lest you (pagan Arabs) should say: "The
Book was sent down only to two sects before us (the Jews and the Christians),
and for our part, we were in fact unaware of what they studied." (156) Or
lest you (pagan Arabs) should say: "If only the Book had been sent down to
us, we would surely have been better guided than they (Jews and
Christians)." So now has come unto you a clear proof (the Qur'ân) from
your Lord, and a guidance and a mercy. Who then does more wrong than one who
rejects the Ayât (proofs, evidences, verses, lessons, signs, revelations, etc.)
of Allâh and turns away therefrom? We shall requite those who turn away from
Our Ayât with an evil torment, because of their turning away (from them).
[Tafsir At-Tabari]. (157)Do they then wait for anything other than that the
angels should come to them, or that your Lord (Allah) should come, or that some
of the Signs of your Lord should come (i.e. portents of the Hour e.g., arising
of the sun from the west)! The day that some of the Signs of your Lord do come,
no good will it do to a person to believe then, if he believed not before, nor
earned good (by performing deeds of righteousness) through his Faith. Say:
"Wait you! we (too) are waiting."[] (158) Verily, those who divide
their religion and break up into sects (all kinds of religious sects)[], you (O
Muhammad SAW) have no concern in them in the least. Their affair is only with
Allâh, Who then will tell them what they used to do. (159) Whoever brings a
good deed (Islâmic Monotheism and deeds of obedience to Allâh and His Messenger
SAW) shall have ten times the like thereof to his credit, and whoever brings an
evil deed (polytheism, disbelief, hypocrisy, and deeds of disobedience to Allâh
and His Messenger SAW) shall have only the recompense of the like thereof, and
they will not be wronged.[] (160) Say (O Muhammad SAW): "Truly, my Lord
has guided me to a Straight Path, a right religion, the religion of Ibrâhim
(Abraham), Hanifa [i.e. the true Islâmic Monotheism - to believe in One God
(Allâh i.e. to worship none but Allâh, Alone)] and he was not of Al-Mushrikûn
(see V.2:105)." (161) Say (O Muhammad SAW): "Verily, my Salât
(prayer), my sacrifice, my living, and my dying are for Allâh, the Lord of the
'Alamîn (mankind, jinn and all that exists) (162) "He has no partner. And
of this I have been commanded, and I am the first of the Muslims." (163)
Say: "Shall I seek a lord other than Allâh, while He is the Lord of all
things? No person earns any (sin) except against himself (only), and no bearer
of burdens shall bear the burden of another. Then unto your Lord is your
return, so He will tell you that wherein you have been differing." (164)
And it is He Who has made you generations coming after generations, replacing
each other on the earth. And He has raised you in ranks, some above others that
He may try you in that which He has bestowed on you. Surely your Lord is Swift
in retribution, and certainly He is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful. (165)