The Believers
Al-Mu'minûn
المؤمنون
LEARNING POINTS
The faithful will be successful, while the unfaithful will be doomed to fail.
Allah is the only True God that deserves our worship.
Allah has blessed us with so many things that we should be grateful for.
Allah is the Master Creator who has the power to bring everyone back to life for judgment.
Allah always supports His prophets.
The Makkans have no excuse for rejecting the Quran and no proof for worshipping idols.
We should always seek the protection of Allah against evil.
The wicked will beg for a second chance on Judgment Day, but it will be too late.
THE TRUE BELIEVERS
1Indeed, the believers will succeed: 2those who humble themselves in salah; 3those who avoid evil talks; 4those who pay zakah; 5and those who satisfy their desires 6Only with their wives or those they have legallythey are then free from blame, 7but those who go be-yond that are really crossing the line. 8'The believers are also' those who honour their trusts and promises; 9and those who always keep up their salah. 10Such people are the winners 11Who will be awarded Paradise as their own. They will be there forever.
قَدۡ أَفۡلَحَ ٱلۡمُؤۡمِنُونَ 1ٱلَّذِينَ هُمۡ فِي صَلَاتِهِمۡ خَٰشِعُونَ 2وَٱلَّذِينَ هُمۡ عَنِ ٱللَّغۡوِ مُعۡرِضُونَ 3وَٱلَّذِينَ هُمۡ لِلزَّكَوٰةِ فَٰعِلُونَ 4وَٱلَّذِينَ هُمۡ لِفُرُوجِهِمۡ حَٰفِظُونَ 5إِلَّا عَلَىٰٓ أَزۡوَٰجِهِمۡ أَوۡ مَا مَلَكَتۡ أَيۡمَٰنُهُمۡ فَإِنَّهُمۡ غَيۡرُ مَلُومِينَ 6فَمَنِ ٱبۡتَغَىٰ وَرَآءَ ذَٰلِكَ فَأُوْلَٰٓئِكَ هُمُ ٱلۡعَادُونَ 7وَٱلَّذِينَ هُمۡ لِأَمَٰنَٰتِهِمۡ وَعَهۡدِهِمۡ رَٰعُونَ 8وَٱلَّذِينَ هُمۡ عَلَىٰ صَلَوَٰتِهِمۡ يُحَافِظُونَ 9أُوْلَٰٓئِكَ هُمُ ٱلۡوَٰرِثُونَ 10ٱلَّذِينَ يَرِثُونَ ٱلۡفِرۡدَوۡسَ هُمۡ فِيهَا خَٰلِدُونَ11
THE CREATION OF HUMANS
12And surely, We created the first man! from an extract of clay, 13then put each person' as a human seed in a secure place 'in the womb, 14then We devel-oped that seed into a tiny thing hanging 'inside', then developed that tiny thing into a lump 'of flesh', then developed a skeleton out of that lump, then clothed those bones with flesh, then We brought it into being as a new creation.2 So Bless-ed is Allah, the Best of Creators. 15Then 1 in the end, you will certainly die, 16then on Judgment Day you will be raised back to life.
وَلَقَدۡ خَلَقۡنَا ٱلۡإِنسَٰنَ مِن سُلَٰلَةٖ مِّن طِين 12ثُمَّ جَعَلۡنَٰهُ نُطۡفَةٗ فِي قَرَارٖ مَّكِين 13ثُمَّ خَلَقۡنَا ٱلنُّطۡفَةَ عَلَقَةٗ فَخَلَقۡنَا ٱلۡعَلَقَةَ مُضۡغَةٗ فَخَلَقۡنَا ٱلۡمُضۡغَةَ عِظَٰمٗا فَكَسَوۡنَا ٱلۡعِظَٰمَ لَحۡمٗا ثُمَّ أَنشَأۡنَٰهُ خَلۡقًا ءَاخَرَۚ فَتَبَارَكَ ٱللَّهُ أَحۡسَنُ ٱلۡخَٰلِقِينَ 14ثُمَّ إِنَّكُم بَعۡدَ ذَٰلِكَ لَمَيِّتُونَ 15ثُمَّ إِنَّكُمۡ يَوۡمَ ٱلۡقِيَٰمَةِ تُبۡعَثُونَ16
Verse 14: This happens when the spirit is breathed into the baby inside his or her mothe.
ALLAH'S POWER
17And surely, We created above you seven levels 'of heaven'. We are never unaware of 'Our' creation. 18We send down rain from the sky in perfect mea-sure, causing it to soak into the earth. And We are definitely able to take it away. 19With this 'rain' We produce for you gardens of date trees and grapes with lots of fruits from which you can eat, 20as well as 'olive' trees which grow at Mount Sinai, providing oil and a dip to eat. 21And there is certainly a lesson for you in cattle, from their bellies We give you 'pure milk' to drink, and in them are many other benefits for you, and from them you may eat. 22And you are carried upon 'some of' them and upon ships.
وَلَقَدۡ خَلَقۡنَا فَوۡقَكُمۡ سَبۡعَ طَرَآئِقَ وَمَا كُنَّا عَنِ ٱلۡخَلۡقِ غَٰفِلِينَ 17وَأَنزَلۡنَا مِنَ ٱلسَّمَآءِ مَآءَۢ بِقَدَرٖ فَأَسۡكَنَّٰهُ فِي ٱلۡأَرۡضِۖ وَإِنَّا عَلَىٰ ذَهَابِۢ بِهِۦ لَقَٰدِرُونَ 18فَأَنشَأۡنَا لَكُم بِهِۦ جَنَّٰتٖ مِّن نَّخِيلٖ وَأَعۡنَٰبٖ لَّكُمۡ فِيهَا فَوَٰكِهُ كَثِيرَةٞ وَمِنۡهَا تَأۡكُلُونَ 19وَشَجَرَةٗ تَخۡرُجُ مِن طُورِ سَيۡنَآءَ تَنۢبُتُ بِٱلدُّهۡنِ وَصِبۡغٖ لِّلۡأٓكِلِينَ 20وَإِنَّ لَكُمۡ فِي ٱلۡأَنۡعَٰمِ لَعِبۡرَةٗۖ نُّسۡقِيكُم مِّمَّا فِي بُطُونِهَا وَلَكُمۡ فِيهَا مَنَٰفِعُ كَثِيرَةٞ وَمِنۡهَا تَأۡكُلُونَ 21وَعَلَيۡهَا وَعَلَى ٱلۡفُلۡكِ تُحۡمَلُونَ22
PROPHET NUH
23Surely, We sent Nuh to his people. He declared, 'O my people! Worship Allah 'alone'. You have no god other than Him. Will you not then keep Him in mind?' 24But the disbelieving chiefs of his peo-ple said 'to the public', 'This is just a hu-man like you, who wants to make himself superior to all of you. If Allah wanted, He could have easily sent down angels in-stead. We have never heard of this in 'the history of our fathers. 25He is simply in-sane, so bear with him fora bit'3
وَلَقَدۡ أَرۡسَلۡنَا نُوحًا إِلَىٰ قَوۡمِهِۦ فَقَالَ يَٰقَوۡمِ ٱعۡبُدُواْ ٱللَّهَ مَا لَكُم مِّنۡ إِلَٰهٍ غَيۡرُهُۥٓۚ أَفَلَا تَتَّقُونَ 23فَقَالَ ٱلۡمَلَؤُاْ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُواْ مِن قَوۡمِهِۦ مَا هَٰذَآ إِلَّا بَشَرٞ مِّثۡلُكُمۡ يُرِيدُ أَن يَتَفَضَّلَ عَلَيۡكُمۡ وَلَوۡ شَآءَ ٱللَّهُ لَأَنزَلَ مَلَٰٓئِكَةٗ مَّا سَمِعۡنَا بِهَٰذَا فِيٓ ءَابَآئِنَا ٱلۡأَوَّلِينَ 24إِنۡ هُوَ إِلَّا رَجُلُۢ بِهِۦ جِنَّةٞ فَتَرَبَّصُواْ بِهِۦ حَتَّىٰ حِينٖ25
Verse 25: They meant 'until he recovers or dies.
THE FLOOD
26Nuh prayed, 'My Lord! Help me be-cause they have rejected me.' 27So We Inspired him: 'Build the Ark under Our 'caring' Eyes and directions. Then when Our command comes and the oven bursts with water' take on board a pair from every species along with your family-except those who deserve to be doomed. And do not argue with Me for those who have done wrong; they are going to be drowned.' 28Then when you and those with you have settled in the Ark, say, 'All praise is for Allah, Who saved us from those who did wrong' 29And pray, 'My Lord! Bless me with a good landing; You are the best host.' 30Surely in this are lessons. We always put 'people' to the test.
قَالَ رَبِّ ٱنصُرۡنِي بِمَا كَذَّبُونِ 26فَأَوۡحَيۡنَآ إِلَيۡهِ أَنِ ٱصۡنَعِ ٱلۡفُلۡكَ بِأَعۡيُنِنَا وَوَحۡيِنَا فَإِذَا جَآءَ أَمۡرُنَا وَفَارَ ٱلتَّنُّورُ فَٱسۡلُكۡ فِيهَا مِن كُلّٖ زَوۡجَيۡنِ ٱثۡنَيۡنِ وَأَهۡلَكَ إِلَّا مَن سَبَقَ عَلَيۡهِ ٱلۡقَوۡلُ مِنۡهُمۡۖ وَلَا تُخَٰطِبۡنِي فِي ٱلَّذِينَ ظَلَمُوٓاْ إِنَّهُم مُّغۡرَقُونَ 27فَإِذَا ٱسۡتَوَيۡتَ أَنتَ وَمَن مَّعَكَ عَلَى ٱلۡفُلۡكِ فَقُلِ ٱلۡحَمۡدُ لِلَّهِ ٱلَّذِي نَجَّىٰنَا مِنَ ٱلۡقَوۡمِ ٱلظَّٰلِمِينَ 28وَقُل رَّبِّ أَنزِلۡنِي مُنزَلٗا مُّبَارَكٗا وَأَنتَ خَيۡرُ ٱلۡمُنزِلِينَ 29إِنَّ فِي ذَٰلِكَ لَأٓيَٰتٖ وَإِن كُنَّا لَمُبۡتَلِينَ30
Verse 27: Nuh was given a signal that once the water gushed out of a particular oven then the Flood was about to begin.
PROPHET HUD
31Then We raised another generation af-ter them, 32and sent to them a messen-ger from among themselves, 'declaring,' 'Worship Allah 'alone'. You have no god other than Him. Will you not then keep Him in mind?' 33But the chiefs of his people-who disbelieved, denied meet-ing 'Allah in' the Next Life, and were spoiled by the luxury We gave them this life--said 'to the public', 'This is just a human like you. He eats what you eat, and drinks what you drink.' 34And if you obey a human like yourselves, you would certainly be losers. 35What! Does he promise you that when you are dead and turned into dust and bones, you will be brought out 'alive'? 36Impossible! What you are promised is simply impossible! 37There is nothing after this life. We die, others are born, and none will come back to life. 38He is just a man who has made up a lie about Allah, and we will never believe in him.'
ثُمَّ أَنشَأۡنَا مِنۢ بَعۡدِهِمۡ قَرۡنًا ءَاخَرِينَ 31فَأَرۡسَلۡنَا فِيهِمۡ رَسُولٗا مِّنۡهُمۡ أَنِ ٱعۡبُدُواْ ٱللَّهَ مَا لَكُم مِّنۡ إِلَٰهٍ غَيۡرُهُۥٓۚ أَفَلَا تَتَّقُونَ 32وَقَالَ ٱلۡمَلَأُ مِن قَوۡمِهِ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُواْ وَكَذَّبُواْ بِلِقَآءِ ٱلۡأٓخِرَةِ وَأَتۡرَفۡنَٰهُمۡ فِي ٱلۡحَيَوٰةِ ٱلدُّنۡيَا مَا هَٰذَآ إِلَّا بَشَرٞ مِّثۡلُكُمۡ يَأۡكُلُ مِمَّا تَأۡكُلُونَ مِنۡهُ وَيَشۡرَبُ مِمَّا تَشۡرَبُونَ 33وَلَئِنۡ أَطَعۡتُم بَشَرٗا مِّثۡلَكُمۡ إِنَّكُمۡ إِذٗا لَّخَٰسِرُونَ 34أَيَعِدُكُمۡ أَنَّكُمۡ إِذَا مِتُّمۡ وَكُنتُمۡ تُرَابٗا وَعِظَٰمًا أَنَّكُم مُّخۡرَجُونَ 35هَيۡهَاتَ هَيۡهَاتَ لِمَا تُوعَدُونَ 36إِنۡ هِيَ إِلَّا حَيَاتُنَا ٱلدُّنۡيَا نَمُوتُ وَنَحۡيَا وَمَا نَحۡنُ بِمَبۡعُوثِينَ 37إِنۡ هُوَ إِلَّا رَجُلٌ ٱفۡتَرَىٰ عَلَى ٱللَّهِ كَذِبٗا وَمَا نَحۡنُ لَهُۥ بِمُؤۡمِنِينَ38
Verse 38: Some scholars say that this passage is about Prophet Salih.
THE BLAST
39The messenger prayed, 'My Lord! Help me, because they have rejected me' 40Allah responded, 'Soon they will regret it.' 41Then the 'mighty' blast hit them with justice, and We turned them into ashes. So away with those who did wrong!
قَالَ رَبِّ ٱنصُرۡنِي بِمَا كَذَّبُونِ 39قَالَ عَمَّا قَلِيلٖ لَّيُصۡبِحُنَّ نَٰدِمِينَ 40فَأَخَذَتۡهُمُ ٱلصَّيۡحَةُ بِٱلۡحَقِّ فَجَعَلۡنَٰهُمۡ غُثَآءٗۚ فَبُعۡدٗا لِّلۡقَوۡمِ ٱلظَّٰلِمِينَ41
MORE PROPHETS
42Then We raised other generations af-ter them. 43No people can speed up or delay their doom. 44Then We sent Our messengers one after another. Wheney-er a messenger came to his people, they rejected him. So We destroyed them, one after the other, and made them an exam-ple. So away with those who refuse to believe!
ثُمَّ أَنشَأۡنَا مِنۢ بَعۡدِهِمۡ قُرُونًا ءَاخَرِينَ 42مَا تَسۡبِقُ مِنۡ أُمَّةٍ أَجَلَهَا وَمَا يَسۡتَٔۡخِرُونَ 43ثُمَّ أَرۡسَلۡنَا رُسُلَنَا تَتۡرَاۖ كُلَّ مَا جَآءَ أُمَّةٗ رَّسُولُهَا كَذَّبُوهُۖ فَأَتۡبَعۡنَا بَعۡضَهُم بَعۡضٗا وَجَعَلۡنَٰهُمۡ أَحَادِيثَۚ فَبُعۡدٗا لِّقَوۡمٖ لَّا يُؤۡمِنُونَ44
PROPHET MUSA & PROPHET HARUN
45Then We sent Musa and his brother Harun with Our signs and clear proof 46to Pharaoh and his chiefs, but they acted arrogantly and were too proud. 47They argued, 'How can we believe in two humans like ourselves, especially when their people are like slaves to us?' 48They rejected them both, so they were among those destroyed. 49And We cer-tainly gave Musa the Book, so perhaps his people would berightly' guided.
ثُمَّ أَرۡسَلۡنَا مُوسَىٰ وَأَخَاهُ هَٰرُونَ بَِٔايَٰتِنَا وَسُلۡطَٰنٖ مُّبِينٍ 45إِلَىٰ فِرۡعَوۡنَ وَمَلَإِيْهِۦ فَٱسۡتَكۡبَرُواْ وَكَانُواْ قَوۡمًا عَالِينَ 46فَقَالُوٓاْ أَنُؤۡمِنُ لِبَشَرَيۡنِ مِثۡلِنَا وَقَوۡمُهُمَا لَنَا عَٰبِدُونَ 47فَكَذَّبُوهُمَا فَكَانُواْ مِنَ ٱلۡمُهۡلَكِينَ 48وَلَقَدۡ ءَاتَيۡنَا مُوسَى ٱلۡكِتَٰبَ لَعَلَّهُمۡ يَهۡتَدُونَ49
PROPHET 'ISA & HIS MOTHER
50And We made the son of Maryam and his mother a sign, and gave them shelter on high ground-a suitable place for rest with flowing water
وَجَعَلۡنَا ٱبۡنَ مَرۡيَمَ وَأُمَّهُۥٓ ءَايَةٗ وَءَاوَيۡنَٰهُمَآ إِلَىٰ رَبۡوَةٖ ذَاتِ قَرَارٖ وَمَعِين50
ONE WAY
51O messengers! Eat pure things and do good. I fully know what you do. 52Surely, this religion of yours is only one, and I am your Lord, so keep Me in mind. 53Yet the people have divided it into different groups, each one being happy with what they have. 54So leave them 'O Prophet' in their ignorance for a while. 55Do they think-just because We keep giving them wealth and children- 56that We are in a rush to honour them with good things? Not really! They have no idea.
يَٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلرُّسُلُ كُلُواْ مِنَ ٱلطَّيِّبَٰتِ وَٱعۡمَلُواْ صَٰلِحًاۖ إِنِّي بِمَا تَعۡمَلُونَ عَلِيمٞ 51وَإِنَّ هَٰذِهِۦٓ أُمَّتُكُمۡ أُمَّةٗ وَٰحِدَةٗ وَأَنَا۠ رَبُّكُمۡ فَٱتَّقُونِ 52فَتَقَطَّعُوٓاْ أَمۡرَهُم بَيۡنَهُمۡ زُبُرٗاۖ كُلُّ حِزۡبِۢ بِمَا لَدَيۡهِمۡ فَرِحُونَ 53فَذَرۡهُمۡ فِي غَمۡرَتِهِمۡ حَتَّىٰ حِينٍ 54أَيَحۡسَبُونَ أَنَّمَا نُمِدُّهُم بِهِۦ مِن مَّالٖ وَبَنِينَ 55نُسَارِعُ لَهُمۡ فِي ٱلۡخَيۡرَٰتِۚ بَل لَّا يَشۡعُرُونَ56
WORDS OF WISDOM
According to verses 57-61, the true believers keep a good relationship with Allah, always trying to do better. 'Aishah (R.A.), the Prophet's wife, asked him if verse 60 refers to those who steal or drink (alcohol).
The Prophet (ﷺ) answered, "No, it refers to those who pray, fast, and donate but are afraid that their deeds are rejected because they are not good enough." Then he recited the last part of the verse: "They race to do good deeds, always taking the lead!" {Imam At-Tirmidhi}
SIDE STORY
An old house-builder wanted to retire, so he told his boss that he was going to leave the company and live a more relaxed life. His boss said that he would hate to see him leave and asked him to build one more house as a favour to the company. The builder agreed to the plan. Even though he had always built great houses, he did a bad job with the last one. He used cheap material and didn't pay much attention to the details. When the job was done, the boss handed over the key to the builder and said, "Please accept this house as your retirement gift." The builder was in shock! He didn't know that this was going to be his house. If he had known, he would have done a better job.
The lesson here is that we should learn from the example of the true believers mentioned in verses 57-61. When they do good deeds, they feel those deeds are not good enough and they should do better next time. What matters to Allah is not how we start in life, but how we finish.
THE TRUE BELIEVERS
57Surely those who are in awe of their Lord, 58and who believe in the revela-tions of their Lord, 59and who make none equal to their Lord, 60and who do whatever 'good' they do with their hearts worried, 'knowing' that they will return to their Lord- 61they race to do good deeds, always taking the lead. 62We never task any soul except with Wnat it can do. And We have a book 'of deeds' that tells the truth. None will be treated unfairly.
إِنَّ ٱلَّذِينَ هُم مِّنۡ خَشۡيَةِ رَبِّهِم مُّشۡفِقُونَ 57وَٱلَّذِينَ هُم بَِٔايَٰتِ رَبِّهِمۡ يُؤۡمِنُونَ 58وَٱلَّذِينَ هُم بِرَبِّهِمۡ لَا يُشۡرِكُونَ 59وَٱلَّذِينَ يُؤۡتُونَ مَآ ءَاتَواْ وَّقُلُوبُهُمۡ وَجِلَةٌ أَنَّهُمۡ إِلَىٰ رَبِّهِمۡ رَٰجِعُونَ 60أُوْلَٰٓئِكَ يُسَٰرِعُونَ فِي ٱلۡخَيۡرَٰتِ وَهُمۡ لَهَا سَٰبِقُونَ 61وَلَا نُكَلِّفُ نَفۡسًا إِلَّا وُسۡعَهَاۚ وَلَدَيۡنَا كِتَٰبٞ يَنطِقُ بِٱلۡحَقِّ وَهُمۡ لَا يُظۡلَمُونَ62
THE DISBELIEVERS
63But the hearts ofthose 'who disbelieve' are careless about all of this and on top of that, they do other 'evil' things. 64But as soon as We hit their spoiled elite with punishment, they start crying for help. 65'They will be told,' 'Do not cry for help today; you will never be saved from Us. 66My revelations were always recited to you, but you used to back away 'in dis-gust, 67bragging about it and mumbling nonsense all night.
بَلۡ قُلُوبُهُمۡ فِي غَمۡرَةٖ مِّنۡ هَٰذَا وَلَهُمۡ أَعۡمَٰلٞ مِّن دُونِ ذَٰلِكَ هُمۡ لَهَا عَٰمِلُونَ 63حَتَّىٰٓ إِذَآ أَخَذۡنَا مُتۡرَفِيهِم بِٱلۡعَذَابِ إِذَا هُمۡ يَجَۡٔرُونَ 64لَا تَجَۡٔرُواْ ٱلۡيَوۡمَۖ إِنَّكُم مِّنَّا لَا تُنصَرُونَ 65قَدۡ كَانَتۡ ءَايَٰتِي تُتۡلَىٰ عَلَيۡكُمۡ فَكُنتُمۡ عَلَىٰٓ أَعۡقَٰبِكُمۡ تَنكِصُونَ 66مُسۡتَكۡبِرِينَ بِهِۦ سَٰمِرٗا تَهۡجُرُونَ67
Verse 63: This refers to the good deeds mentioned in the previous pas-sage.
WHY DID THEY REJECT THE QURAN?
68Is it because they have never thought deeply about this message? Or 'is it be-cause' they have received something that their fathers did not receive? 69Or 'is it because' they failed to recognize their Messenger, so they rejected him? 70Or is it because' they claim, 'He is insane?' In fact, he has come to them with the truth, but most of them are totally against the truth. 71If the truth had followed their desires, the heavens, the earth, and ev-eryone in them would have truly been corrupted. In fact, We have brought them a source of great honour but they just keep turning away from it. 72Or 'is it be-cause' you 0 Prophet' are asking them for a fee 'for this message'? But the re-ward of your Lord is far better; He is the Best Provider. 73And you are definitely calling them to the Straight Path, 74but those who reject the Next Life are truly straying from that Path.
أَفَلَمۡ يَدَّبَّرُواْ ٱلۡقَوۡلَ أَمۡ جَآءَهُم مَّا لَمۡ يَأۡتِ ءَابَآءَهُمُ ٱلۡأَوَّلِينَ 68أَمۡ لَمۡ يَعۡرِفُواْ رَسُولَهُمۡ فَهُمۡ لَهُۥ مُنكِرُونَ 69أَمۡ يَقُولُونَ بِهِۦ جِنَّةُۢۚ بَلۡ جَآءَهُم بِٱلۡحَقِّ وَأَكۡثَرُهُمۡ لِلۡحَقِّ كَٰرِهُونَ 70وَلَوِ ٱتَّبَعَ ٱلۡحَقُّ أَهۡوَآءَهُمۡ لَفَسَدَتِ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتُ وَٱلۡأَرۡضُ وَمَن فِيهِنَّۚ بَلۡ أَتَيۡنَٰهُم بِذِكۡرِهِمۡ فَهُمۡ عَن ذِكۡرِهِم مُّعۡرِضُونَ 71أَمۡ تَسَۡٔلُهُمۡ خَرۡجٗا فَخَرَاجُ رَبِّكَ خَيۡرٞۖ وَهُوَ خَيۡرُ ٱلرَّٰزِقِينَ 72وَإِنَّكَ لَتَدۡعُوهُمۡ إِلَىٰ صِرَٰطٖ مُّسۡتَقِيمٖ 73وَإِنَّ ٱلَّذِينَ لَا يُؤۡمِنُونَ بِٱلۡأٓخِرَةِ عَنِ ٱلصِّرَٰطِ لَنَٰكِبُونَ74
Verse 71: Their desire that the universe has more than one God. See 21:22.
Verse 72: The Prophet did not ask anyone for a fee for delivering the message.
Verse 73: Meaning the Quran.
BACKGROUND STORY
For years, the idol-worshippers rejected Islam and abused the early Muslims in Makkah, so the Prophet (ﷺ) prayed against them. Then, there was no rain for a long time and the people of Makkah began to starve. Some of them were forced to eat dogs and dead animals. Things became even worse for the Makkans when Thumamah ibn Uthal (the chief of Banu Hanifah) accepted Islam and cut off their food supplies.
Finally, the Makkans begged the Prophet (ﷺ) to have mercy on them and ask Thumamah (R.A.) to continue their supplies. Their request was answered. Verses 75-77 tell the idol-worshippers that as soon as Allah makes things easy for them, they are going to do wrong again. {Imam Al-Qurtubi}
THOSE WHO KEEP DENYING
75Even if We had mercy on them and re-moved their suffering, they would still keep doing evil, wandering blindly. 76We have already put them through difficul-ties, but they never humbled themselves to their Lord or begged Him for mercy. 77But as soon as We open for them a gate of severe punishment, they will lose all hope.
وَلَوۡ رَحِمۡنَٰهُمۡ وَكَشَفۡنَا مَا بِهِم مِّن ضُرّٖ لَّلَجُّواْ فِي طُغۡيَٰنِهِمۡ يَعۡمَهُونَ 75وَلَقَدۡ أَخَذۡنَٰهُم بِٱلۡعَذَابِ فَمَا ٱسۡتَكَانُواْ لِرَبِّهِمۡ وَمَا يَتَضَرَّعُونَ 76حَتَّىٰٓ إِذَا فَتَحۡنَا عَلَيۡهِم بَابٗا ذَا عَذَابٖ شَدِيدٍ إِذَا هُمۡ فِيهِ مُبۡلِسُونَ77
UNGRATEFUL HUMANS
78He is the One Who created for you hearing, sight, and minds. Yet you hard-ly give any thanks. 79And He is the One Who has spread you throughout the earth, and to Him you will all be gathered 'for judgment'. 80And He is the One Who gives life and causes death, and controls the rotation of the day and night. Will you not then understand? 81But they just repeat what those before them said. 82They said, 'What! When we are dead and turned into dust and bones, will we really be raised back to life? 83We have already been promised this, like our fa-thers in the past. This is just a bunch of fairy tales!'
وَهُوَ ٱلَّذِيٓ أَنشَأَ لَكُمُ ٱلسَّمۡعَ وَٱلۡأَبۡصَٰرَ وَٱلۡأَفِۡٔدَةَۚ قَلِيلٗا مَّا تَشۡكُرُونَ 78وَهُوَ ٱلَّذِي ذَرَأَكُمۡ فِي ٱلۡأَرۡضِ وَإِلَيۡهِ تُحۡشَرُونَ 79وَهُوَ ٱلَّذِي يُحۡيِۦ وَيُمِيتُ وَلَهُ ٱخۡتِلَٰفُ ٱلَّيۡلِ وَٱلنَّهَارِۚ أَفَلَا تَعۡقِلُونَ 80بَلۡ قَالُواْ مِثۡلَ مَا قَالَ ٱلۡأَوَّلُونَ 81قَالُوٓاْ أَءِذَا مِتۡنَا وَكُنَّا تُرَابٗا وَعِظَٰمًا أَءِنَّا لَمَبۡعُوثُونَ 82لَقَدۡ وُعِدۡنَا نَحۡنُ وَءَابَآؤُنَا هَٰذَا مِن قَبۡلُ إِنۡ هَٰذَآ إِلَّآ أَسَٰطِيرُ ٱلۡأَوَّلِينَ83
ALLAH'S POWER
84Ask 'them, O Prophet, 'Who owns the earth and everyone on it, if you really know?' 85They will reply, 'Allah!' Say, 'Will you not then learn any lesson?' 86Ask 'them', 'Who is the Lord of the seven heavens and the Lord of the Mighty Throne?' 87They will reply, 'AI-lah.' Say, 'Will you not then keep Him in mind?' 88Ask 'them', 'Who has author-ity in His Hands over everything, pro-tecting all, but none can protect against Him, if you really know?' 89They will re-nly, 'Allah.' Say, 'How can you then be so deceived?' 90In fact, We have brought them the truth, and they are truly liars. 91Allah has never had any children, and there are no other gods besides Him, otherwise, each god would have taken away what he created, and they would have tried to dominate each other. Allah is praised high above what they claim. 92'He is the' Knower of the seen and unseen. And He is honoured far above whatever 'false gods' they make equal to Him.
قُل لِّمَنِ ٱلۡأَرۡضُ وَمَن فِيهَآ إِن كُنتُمۡ تَعۡلَمُونَ 84سَيَقُولُونَ لِلَّهِۚ قُلۡ أَفَلَا تَذَكَّرُونَ 85قُلۡ مَن رَّبُّ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ ٱلسَّبۡعِ وَرَبُّ ٱلۡعَرۡشِ ٱلۡعَظِيمِ 86سَيَقُولُونَ لِلَّهِۚ قُلۡ أَفَلَا تَتَّقُونَ 87قُلۡ مَنۢ بِيَدِهِۦ مَلَكُوتُ كُلِّ شَيۡءٖ وَهُوَ يُجِيرُ وَلَا يُجَارُ عَلَيۡهِ إِن كُنتُمۡ تَعۡلَمُونَ 88سَيَقُولُونَ لِلَّهِۚ قُلۡ فَأَنَّىٰ تُسۡحَرُونَ 89بَلۡ أَتَيۡنَٰهُم بِٱلۡحَقِّ وَإِنَّهُمۡ لَكَٰذِبُونَ 90مَا ٱتَّخَذَ ٱللَّهُ مِن وَلَدٖ وَمَا كَانَ مَعَهُۥ مِنۡ إِلَٰهٍۚ إِذٗا لَّذَهَبَ كُلُّ إِلَٰهِۢ بِمَا خَلَقَ وَلَعَلَا بَعۡضُهُمۡ عَلَىٰ بَعۡضٖۚ سُبۡحَٰنَ ٱللَّهِ عَمَّا يَصِفُونَ 91عَٰلِمِ ٱلۡغَيۡبِ وَٱلشَّهَٰدَةِ فَتَعَٰلَىٰ عَمَّا يُشۡرِكُونَ92
ADVICE TO THE PROPHET
93Say, 'O Prophet,' 'My Lord! If You are going to show me the punishment those idol-worshippers' are threatened with,' 94then, my Lord, do not count me among those doing wrong.' 95We really have the power to show you what We warned them of. 96Respond to evil with what is best. We know very well what they claim. 97And say, 'My Lord! I seek pro-I tection in You : against the whispers of the devils. 98And I seek protection in You, my Lord, that they even Come near me'
قُل رَّبِّ إِمَّا تُرِيَنِّي مَا يُوعَدُونَ 93رَبِّ فَلَا تَجۡعَلۡنِي فِي ٱلۡقَوۡمِ ٱلظَّٰلِمِينَ 94وَإِنَّا عَلَىٰٓ أَن نُّرِيَكَ مَا نَعِدُهُمۡ لَقَٰدِرُونَ 95ٱدۡفَعۡ بِٱلَّتِي هِيَ أَحۡسَنُ ٱلسَّيِّئَةَۚ نَحۡنُ أَعۡلَمُ بِمَا يَصِفُونَ 96وَقُل رَّبِّ أَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنۡ هَمَزَٰتِ ٱلشَّيَٰطِينِ 97وَأَعُوذُ بِكَ رَبِّ أَن يَحۡضُرُونِ98
Verse 96: They y claim that there are other gods and that the Prophet is making things up.
TOO LATE FOR THE WICKED
99When death comes to any of them, they cry, 'My Lord! Let me go back,' 100SO I can make up for what I missed!' Never! It is just a useless request they make. But they will be sealed off 'from this world' until the Day they are raised back to life.11 101Then, when the Horn will be blown,12 there will be no family ties between them on that Day, and they will not even care to ask about each other13 102As for those whose scales are heavy 'with good deeds', they will really be suc-cessful. 103But as for those whose scales are light, such people have doomed themselves, staying in Hell forever. 104The Fire will burn their faces, leaving them deformed. 105'They will be told,' 'Were My revelations not recited to you, but you used to reject them?' 106They will cry, 'Our Lord! Our bad luck took hold of us, so we lost the way. 107Our Lord! Take us out of here. Then if we ever do that again, we will definitely be so wrong. 108Allah will respond, 'Be dis-graced in there, and do not ever talk to Me again!' 109There was once a group of My servants who used to pray, 'Our Lord! We have believed, so forgive us and have mercy on us; You are the best of those who show mercy. 110But you were so busy making fun of them that you forgot all about Me. And you kept on laughing at them. 111Today I have rewarded them for their patience: they are truly the win-ners 112He will ask them, 'How many years did you stay on earth?' 113They will reply, 'We stayed 'only' a day or part of a day.14 But ask those who kept count:.' 114He will say, 'You just stayed for a little while, if you had only known. 115Did you really think that We had created you just for fun, and that you would never be re-turned to Us?'
حَتَّىٰٓ إِذَا جَآءَ أَحَدَهُمُ ٱلۡمَوۡتُ قَالَ رَبِّ ٱرۡجِعُونِ 99لَعَلِّيٓ أَعۡمَلُ صَٰلِحٗا فِيمَا تَرَكۡتُۚ كَلَّآۚ إِنَّهَا كَلِمَةٌ هُوَ قَآئِلُهَاۖ وَمِن وَرَآئِهِم بَرۡزَخٌ إِلَىٰ يَوۡمِ يُبۡعَثُونَ 100فَإِذَا نُفِخَ فِي ٱلصُّورِ فَلَآ أَنسَابَ بَيۡنَهُمۡ يَوۡمَئِذٖ وَلَا يَتَسَآءَلُونَ 101فَمَن ثَقُلَتۡ مَوَٰزِينُهُۥ فَأُوْلَٰٓئِكَ هُمُ ٱلۡمُفۡلِحُونَ 102وَمَنۡ خَفَّتۡ مَوَٰزِينُهُۥ فَأُوْلَٰٓئِكَ ٱلَّذِينَ خَسِرُوٓاْ أَنفُسَهُمۡ فِي جَهَنَّمَ خَٰلِدُونَ 103تَلۡفَحُ وُجُوهَهُمُ ٱلنَّارُ وَهُمۡ فِيهَا كَٰلِحُونَ 104أَلَمۡ تَكُنۡ ءَايَٰتِي تُتۡلَىٰ عَلَيۡكُمۡ فَكُنتُم بِهَا تُكَذِّبُونَ 105قَالُواْ رَبَّنَا غَلَبَتۡ عَلَيۡنَا شِقۡوَتُنَا وَكُنَّا قَوۡمٗا ضَآلِّينَ 106رَبَّنَآ أَخۡرِجۡنَا مِنۡهَا فَإِنۡ عُدۡنَا فَإِنَّا ظَٰلِمُونَ 107قَالَ ٱخۡسَُٔواْ فِيهَا وَلَا تُكَلِّمُونِ 108إِنَّهُۥ كَانَ فَرِيقٞ مِّنۡ عِبَادِي يَقُولُونَ رَبَّنَآ ءَامَنَّا فَٱغۡفِرۡ لَنَا وَٱرۡحَمۡنَا وَأَنتَ خَيۡرُ ٱلرَّٰحِمِينَ 109فَٱتَّخَذۡتُمُوهُمۡ سِخۡرِيًّا حَتَّىٰٓ أَنسَوۡكُمۡ ذِكۡرِي وَكُنتُم مِّنۡهُمۡ تَضۡحَكُونَ 110إِنِّي جَزَيۡتُهُمُ ٱلۡيَوۡمَ بِمَا صَبَرُوٓاْ أَنَّهُمۡ هُمُ ٱلۡفَآئِزُونَ 111قَٰلَ كَمۡ لَبِثۡتُمۡ فِي ٱلۡأَرۡضِ عَدَدَ سِنِينَ 112قَالُواْ لَبِثۡنَا يَوۡمًا أَوۡ بَعۡضَ يَوۡمٖ فَسَۡٔلِ ٱلۡعَآدِّينَ 113قَٰلَ إِن لَّبِثۡتُمۡ إِلَّا قَلِيلٗاۖ لَّوۡ أَنَّكُمۡ كُنتُمۡ تَعۡلَمُونَ 114أَفَحَسِبۡتُمۡ أَنَّمَا خَلَقۡنَٰكُمۡ عَبَثٗا وَأَنَّكُمۡ إِلَيۡنَا لَا تُرۡجَعُونَ115
Verse 99: Everyone will be busy with their own judgment.
Verse 100: Meaning once they are dead, there is no coming back to this world.
Verse 101: On Judgment Day, the Horn will be blown by an angel, causing all to die, When it is blown a second time, everyone will be raised from the dead for judgment (see 39:68).
Verse 113: Compared to the length and suffering in the grave and in Hell, their life in this world will seem very short.
ONE GOD ONLY
116Allah, the True King, is highly honoured! There is no god that deserves worship" except Him, the Lord of the Honourable Throne. 117Whoever calls any other god besides Allah-a practice for which they have no proof--then they will find their penalty with their Lord. Indeed, the disbelievers will never suc-ceed. 118Say, "O Prophet, 'My Lord! For-give and have mercy. You are the best of those who show mercy.
فَتَعَٰلَى ٱللَّهُ ٱلۡمَلِكُ ٱلۡحَقُّۖ لَآ إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا هُوَ رَبُّ ٱلۡعَرۡشِ ٱلۡكَرِيمِ 116وَمَن يَدۡعُ مَعَ ٱللَّهِ إِلَٰهًا ءَاخَرَ لَا بُرۡهَٰنَ لَهُۥ بِهِۦ فَإِنَّمَا حِسَابُهُۥ عِندَ رَبِّهِۦٓۚ إِنَّهُۥ لَا يُفۡلِحُ ٱلۡكَٰفِرُونَ 117وَقُل رَّبِّ ٱغۡفِرۡ وَٱرۡحَمۡ وَأَنتَ خَيۡرُ ٱلرَّٰحِمِينَ118