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Surah 26
Volume 3

The Poets

Ash-Shu'arâ'

الشُّعَرَاء

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LEARNING POINTS

LEARNING POINTS

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    The Makkan idol-worshippers keep rejecting the truth and ignoring Allah's signs.

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    This surah mentions several stories to prove that the wicked always lose in the end.

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    Allah always supports His prophets.

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    The Prophet (ﷺ) is told to be patient, knowing that Allah will always be there for him.

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    The Quran is truly a revelation from Allah.

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    The believers are praised for having faith in Allah and standing up for the truth.

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    The enemy poets are criticized for spreading lies about Islam.

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WARNING TO THE DISBELIEVERS

1Ta-Sin-Mim. 2These are the verses of the clear Book. 3Are you ˹O Prophet˺ going to stress yourself to death if they refuse to believe? 4If We wanted, We could send down upon them a "power-ful' sign from the heavens, forcing their necks to fully submit. 5Every time a new reminder comes to them from the Most Kind, they just keep turning away from it. 6They have already denied 'the truth', so they will soon face the consequences of their mocking, 7Have they failed to look at the earth 'to see' how many types of fine plants We have caused to grow there? 8Surely in this is a sign. Yet most of them would not believe. 9And your Lord is truly the Almighty, Most Merciful.
طسٓمٓ 1تِلۡكَ ءَايَٰتُ ٱلۡكِتَٰبِ ٱلۡمُبِينِ 2لَعَلَّكَ بَٰخِعٞ نَّفۡسَكَ أَلَّا يَكُونُواْ مُؤۡمِنِينَ 3إِن نَّشَأۡ نُنَزِّلۡ عَلَيۡهِم مِّنَ ٱلسَّمَآءِ ءَايَةٗ فَظَلَّتۡ أَعۡنَٰقُهُمۡ لَهَا خَٰضِعِينَ 4وَمَا يَأۡتِيهِم مِّن ذِكۡرٖ مِّنَ ٱلرَّحۡمَٰنِ مُحۡدَثٍ إِلَّا كَانُواْ عَنۡهُ مُعۡرِضِينَ 5فَقَدۡ كَذَّبُواْ فَسَيَأۡتِيهِمۡ أَنۢبَٰٓؤُاْ مَا كَانُواْ بِهِۦ يَسۡتَهۡزِءُونَ 6أَوَ لَمۡ يَرَوۡاْ إِلَى ٱلۡأَرۡضِ كَمۡ أَنۢبَتۡنَا فِيهَا مِن كُلِّ زَوۡجٖ كَرِيمٍ 7إِنَّ فِي ذَٰلِكَ لَأٓيَةٗۖ وَمَا كَانَ أَكۡثَرُهُم مُّؤۡمِنِينَ 8وَإِنَّ رَبَّكَ لَهُوَ ٱلۡعَزِيزُ ٱلرَّحِيمُ9

PROPHET MUSA

10'Remember' when your Lord called out to Musa, "Go to those doing wrong- 11the people of Pharaoh. Will they not fear 'Me?" 12He replied, "My Lord! I am afraid they will reject me 13my heart will be broken and my tongue will be tied. So send Harun along 'as a messenger'. 14Also, they have a charge against me,' so I am afraid they will kill me." 15Allah responded, "Certainly not! So go, both of you, with Our signs. We will be with you, listening. 16Go to Pharaoh and say, 'We are messengers from the Lord of the universe, 17'ordered to say:' 'Let the Children of Isra'il go with us.'"
وَإِذۡ نَادَىٰ رَبُّكَ مُوسَىٰٓ أَنِ ٱئۡتِ ٱلۡقَوۡمَ ٱلظَّٰلِمِينَ 10قَوۡمَ فِرۡعَوۡنَۚ أَلَا يَتَّقُونَ 11قَالَ رَبِّ إِنِّيٓ أَخَافُ أَن يُكَذِّبُونِ 12وَيَضِيقُ صَدۡرِي وَلَا يَنطَلِقُ لِسَانِي فَأَرۡسِلۡ إِلَىٰ هَٰرُونَ 13وَلَهُمۡ عَلَيَّ ذَنۢبٞ فَأَخَافُ أَن يَقۡتُلُونِ 14قَالَ كَلَّاۖ فَٱذۡهَبَا بِ‍َٔايَٰتِنَآۖ إِنَّا مَعَكُم مُّسۡتَمِعُونَ 15فَأۡتِيَا فِرۡعَوۡنَ فَقُولَآ إِنَّا رَسُولُ رَبِّ ٱلۡعَٰلَمِينَ 16أَنۡ أَرۡسِلۡ مَعَنَا بَنِيٓ إِسۡرَٰٓءِيلَ17

MUSA VS. PHARAOH

18Pharaoh shouted, "Did we not raise you among us as a child, and you stayed several years of your life in our care? 19Then you did what you did,¹⁵ being to-tally ungrateful!" 20Musa replied, "I did it then, when I had no guidance. 21So I ran away from you when I feared you. Then my Lord gave me wisdom and made me one of the messengers. 22How can you count that as a favour tO me when you treated the Children of Isra'il like slaves?" 23Pharaoh asked, "And what is the Lord of the universe'?" 24Musa replied, "'He is' the Lord of the heavens and the earth and everything in between, if only you had sure faith." 25Pharaoh said to those around him, 'Did you just hear that?' 26Musa added, "'He is' your Lord and the Lord of your ancestors." 27Pharaoh said mockingly', 'This messenger who has been sent to you must be insane.' 28Musa responded: "'He is' the Lord of he east and west, and everything in be-tween, if only you had any sense."
قَالَ أَلَمۡ نُرَبِّكَ فِينَا وَلِيدٗا وَلَبِثۡتَ فِينَا مِنۡ عُمُرِكَ سِنِينَ 18وَفَعَلۡتَ فَعۡلَتَكَ ٱلَّتِي فَعَلۡتَ وَأَنتَ مِنَ ٱلۡكَٰفِرِينَ 19قَالَ فَعَلۡتُهَآ إِذٗا وَأَنَا۠ مِنَ ٱلضَّآلِّينَ 20فَفَرَرۡتُ مِنكُمۡ لَمَّا خِفۡتُكُمۡ فَوَهَبَ لِي رَبِّي حُكۡمٗا وَجَعَلَنِي مِنَ ٱلۡمُرۡسَلِينَ 21وَتِلۡكَ نِعۡمَةٞ تَمُنُّهَا عَلَيَّ أَنۡ عَبَّدتَّ بَنِيٓ إِسۡرَٰٓءِيلَ 22قَالَ فِرۡعَوۡنُ وَمَا رَبُّ ٱلۡعَٰلَمِينَ 23قَالَ رَبُّ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلۡأَرۡضِ وَمَا بَيۡنَهُمَآۖ إِن كُنتُم مُّوقِنِينَ 24قَالَ لِمَنۡ حَوۡلَهُۥٓ أَلَا تَسۡتَمِعُونَ 25قَالَ رَبُّكُمۡ وَرَبُّ ءَابَآئِكُمُ ٱلۡأَوَّلِينَ 26قَالَ إِنَّ رَسُولَكُمُ ٱلَّذِيٓ أُرۡسِلَ إِلَيۡكُمۡ لَمَجۡنُون 27قَالَ رَبُّ ٱلۡمَشۡرِقِ وَٱلۡمَغۡرِبِ وَمَا بَيۡنَهُمَآۖ إِن كُنتُمۡ تَعۡقِلُونَ28

THE CHALLENGE

29Pharaoh threatened, "If you take any other god besides me, I will have vou thrown in jail." 30Musa responded, "Even if I bring you some clear proof?" 31Pharaoh demanded, "Bring it then, if what you say is true." 32So he threw down his staff and-belhold!-it became a real snake. 33Then he took his hand out of his collar' and it was 'glowing' white for all to see. 34Pharaoh said to the chiefs around him, "He is really a skilled ma-gician, 35Who wants to drive you out of your land by his magic. So what do you suggest?" 36They replied, "Let him and his brother wait and send agents to all cities 37to bring you every professional magician." 38So the magicians were gathered for the set date. 39And the peo-ple were asked, "Are you going to join the gathering, 40to follow the magicians if they win?"
قَالَ لَئِنِ ٱتَّخَذۡتَ إِلَٰهًا غَيۡرِي لَأَجۡعَلَنَّكَ مِنَ ٱلۡمَسۡجُونِينَ 29قَالَ أَوَلَوۡ جِئۡتُكَ بِشَيۡءٖ مُّبِينٖ 30قَالَ فَأۡتِ بِهِۦٓ إِن كُنتَ مِنَ ٱلصَّٰدِقِينَ 31فَأَلۡقَىٰ عَصَاهُ فَإِذَا هِيَ ثُعۡبَانٞ مُّبِينٞ 32وَنَزَعَ يَدَهُۥ فَإِذَا هِيَ بَيۡضَآءُ لِلنَّٰظِرِينَ 33قَالَ لِلۡمَلَإِ حَوۡلَهُۥٓ إِنَّ هَٰذَا لَسَٰحِرٌ عَلِيمٞ 34يُرِيدُ أَن يُخۡرِجَكُم مِّنۡ أَرۡضِكُم بِسِحۡرِهِۦ فَمَاذَا تَأۡمُرُونَ 35قَالُوٓاْ أَرۡجِهۡ وَأَخَاهُ وَٱبۡعَثۡ فِي ٱلۡمَدَآئِنِ حَٰشِرِينَ 36يَأۡتُوكَ بِكُلِّ سَحَّارٍ عَلِيم 37فَجُمِعَ ٱلسَّحَرَةُ لِمِيقَٰتِ يَوۡمٖ مَّعۡلُومٖ 38وَقِيلَ لِلنَّاسِ هَلۡ أَنتُم مُّجۡتَمِعُونَ 39لَعَلَّنَا نَتَّبِعُ ٱلسَّحَرَةَ إِن كَانُواْ هُمُ ٱلۡغَٰلِبِينَ40

MUSA VS. THE MAGICIANS

41When the magicians came, they asked Pharaoh, "Are we going to get a 'suit-able' prize if we win?" 42He replied, "Yes, and you will even be very close to me." 43Musa said to them, "Throw whatever you want to throw!" 44So they threw their ropes and staffs, saying, "By Pharaoh's might, we will definitely win." 45Then Musa threw his staff, and-behold!-it swallowed the objects of their illusion! 46So the magicians fell on their knees. 47They declared, "We 'now' believe in the Lord of the universe 48the Lord of Musa and Harun." 49Pharaoh threat-ened, "How dare you believe in him be-fore I give you permission? He must be your master who taught you magic, but soon you will see. I will definitely cut off your hands and feet on opposite sides, then crucify you all." 50They responded, "It doesn't matter; we will be returning to our Lord. 51We really hope that our Lord will forgive our sins, as we are the first to believe.”
فَلَمَّا جَآءَ ٱلسَّحَرَةُ قَالُواْ لِفِرۡعَوۡنَ أَئِنَّ لَنَا لَأَجۡرًا إِن كُنَّا نَحۡنُ ٱلۡغَٰلِبِينَ 41قَالَ نَعَمۡ وَإِنَّكُمۡ إِذٗا لَّمِنَ ٱلۡمُقَرَّبِينَ 42قَالَ لَهُم مُّوسَىٰٓ أَلۡقُواْ مَآ أَنتُم مُّلۡقُونَ 43فَأَلۡقَوۡاْ حِبَالَهُمۡ وَعِصِيَّهُمۡ وَقَالُواْ بِعِزَّةِ فِرۡعَوۡنَ إِنَّا لَنَحۡنُ ٱلۡغَٰلِبُونَ 44فَأَلۡقَىٰ مُوسَىٰ عَصَاهُ فَإِذَا هِيَ تَلۡقَفُ مَا يَأۡفِكُونَ 45فَأُلۡقِيَ ٱلسَّحَرَةُ سَٰجِدِينَ 46قَالُوٓاْ ءَامَنَّا بِرَبِّ ٱلۡعَٰلَمِينَ 47رَبِّ مُوسَىٰ وَهَٰرُونَ 48قَالَ ءَامَنتُمۡ لَهُۥ قَبۡلَ أَنۡ ءَاذَنَ لَكُمۡۖ إِنَّهُۥ لَكَبِيرُكُمُ ٱلَّذِي عَلَّمَكُمُ ٱلسِّحۡرَ فَلَسَوۡفَ تَعۡلَمُونَۚ لَأُقَطِّعَنَّ أَيۡدِيَكُمۡ وَأَرۡجُلَكُم مِّنۡ خِلَٰفٖ وَلَأُصَلِّبَنَّكُمۡ أَجۡمَعِينَ 49قَالُواْ لَا ضَيۡرَۖ إِنَّآ إِلَىٰ رَبِّنَا مُنقَلِبُونَ 50إِنَّا نَطۡمَعُ أَن يَغۡفِرَ لَنَا رَبُّنَا خَطَٰيَٰنَآ أَن كُنَّآ أَوَّلَ ٱلۡمُؤۡمِنِينَ51
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END OF PHARAOH

52And We inspired Musa, 'saying,' "Leave with My servants at night, be-cause you will definitely be chased." 53Then Pharaoh sent agents to all cities, 54'and said,' "These 'nobodies' are just a handful of people, 55who have really angered us, 56but we are all on guard." 57So We made the abusers come out of their' gardens, springs, 58treasures, and lovely homes. 59So it was. And We awarded similar things to the Children of Isra'il. 60And so the army chased them at sunrise. 61When the two groups came face-to-face, those with Musa cried out, "We will be caught for sure." 62Musa replied, "Absolutely not! My Lord is tru-ly with me; He will guide me." 63So We inspired Musa: "Strike the sea with your staff," and the sea was split, each side was like a huge mountain. 64We brought the chasers to that place, 65and saved Musa and those with him all together. 66Then We drowned the others. 67Surely in this is a sign. Yet most of them would not believe. 68And your Lord is truly the Almighty, Most Merciful.
وَأَوۡحَيۡنَآ إِلَىٰ مُوسَىٰٓ أَنۡ أَسۡرِ بِعِبَادِيٓ إِنَّكُم مُّتَّبَعُونَ 52فَأَرۡسَلَ فِرۡعَوۡنُ فِي ٱلۡمَدَآئِنِ حَٰشِرِينَ 53إِنَّ هَٰٓؤُلَآءِ لَشِرۡذِمَةٞ قَلِيلُونَ 54وَإِنَّهُمۡ لَنَا لَغَآئِظُونَ 55وَإِنَّا لَجَمِيعٌ حَٰذِرُونَ 56فَأَخۡرَجۡنَٰهُم مِّن جَنَّٰتٖ وَعُيُون 57وَكُنُوزٖ وَمَقَامٖ كَرِيم 58كَذَٰلِكَۖ وَأَوۡرَثۡنَٰهَا بَنِيٓ إِسۡرَٰٓءِيلَ 59فَأَتۡبَعُوهُم مُّشۡرِقِينَ 60فَلَمَّا تَرَٰٓءَا ٱلۡجَمۡعَانِ قَالَ أَصۡحَٰبُ مُوسَىٰٓ إِنَّا لَمُدۡرَكُونَ 61قَالَ كَلَّآۖ إِنَّ مَعِيَ رَبِّي سَيَهۡدِينِ 62فَأَوۡحَيۡنَآ إِلَىٰ مُوسَىٰٓ أَنِ ٱضۡرِب بِّعَصَاكَ ٱلۡبَحۡرَۖ فَٱنفَلَقَ فَكَانَ كُلُّ فِرۡقٖ كَٱلطَّوۡدِ ٱلۡعَظِيمِ 63وَأَزۡلَفۡنَا ثَمَّ ٱلۡأٓخَرِينَ 64وَأَنجَيۡنَا مُوسَىٰ وَمَن مَّعَهُۥٓ أَجۡمَعِينَ 65ثُمَّ أَغۡرَقۡنَا ٱلۡأٓخَرِينَ 66إِنَّ فِي ذَٰلِكَ لَأٓيَةٗۖ وَمَا كَانَ أَكۡثَرُهُم مُّؤۡمِنِينَ 67وَإِنَّ رَبَّكَ لَهُوَ ٱلۡعَزِيزُ ٱلرَّحِيمُ68
WORDS OF WISDOM

WORDS OF WISDOM

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    Verse 89 talks about the importance of having a pure heart, which will benefit us when we stand in front of Allah for judgment. According to Imam Ibn Al-Qayyim, for someone's heart to be pure, it should be sincere and fully submitted to Allah; be willing to forgive; be grateful in good times and patient in difficult times; have no jealousy, greed, hatred, or arrogance towards others; follow the truth and ignore falsehood; and love goodness and hate evil.

SIDE STORY

SIDE STORY

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    Imam Ibrahim ibn Adham was walking in the market one day when people came to him with a question. They said, "Why are our du'as not answered?" He replied, "Because your hearts have become lifeless for 10 reasons: 1. You claim that you love Allah but keep disobeying Him. 2. You eat from His resources but fail to give Him thanks. 3. You read the Quran but don't act upon it. 4. You claim that you love the Prophet but don't follow his example. 5. You claim that Shaytan is your enemy but you take him as a friend. 6. You claim that Paradise is the truth but you don't work for it. 7. You claim that Hell is the truth but you don't run away from it. 8. You claim that death is the truth but you don't prepare for it. 9. You bury the dead but you never think that one day you will join them. 10. You busy yourself with people's faults but forget your own."

PROPHET IBRAHIM & HIS PEOPLE

69And tell them ˹O Prophet˺ the sto-ry of Ibrahim, 70when he questioned his father and his people, "What do you Worship?" 71They replied, "We worship idols, to which we are very dedicated.'" 72Ibrahim asked, "Can they hear you when you call upon them? 73Or can they benefit or harm you?" 74They replied, "No! But we found our fathers doing the same." 75Ibrahim responded, "Have you really thought about what you worship- 76you and your ancestors? 77They are all enemies to me, except the Lord of the universe. 78'He is' the One Who created me, and He 'alone' guides me. 79'He is' the One Who provides me with food and drink. 80And 'He alone' heals me when I am sick. 81And He will cause me to die, and then bring me back to life. 82And I hope He will forgive my faults on Judg-ment Day. 83My Lord! Give me wisdom, and join me with the faithful. 84Bless me with honourable mention among later generations. 85Make me one of those awarded the Garden of Enjoyment. 86Forgive my father; he is truly one of the misguided. 87And do not put me to shame on the Day all will be raised back to life 88the Day when no wealth or children can help. 89None will be saved' except those who come to Allah with a pure heart³
وَٱتۡلُ عَلَيۡهِمۡ نَبَأَ إِبۡرَٰهِيمَ 69إِذۡ قَالَ لِأَبِيهِ وَقَوۡمِهِۦ مَا تَعۡبُدُونَ 70قَالُواْ نَعۡبُدُ أَصۡنَامٗا فَنَظَلُّ لَهَا عَٰكِفِينَ 71قَالَ هَلۡ يَسۡمَعُونَكُمۡ إِذۡ تَدۡعُونَ 72أَوۡ يَنفَعُونَكُمۡ أَوۡ يَضُرُّونَ 73قَالُواْ بَلۡ وَجَدۡنَآ ءَابَآءَنَا كَذَٰلِكَ يَفۡعَلُونَ 74قَالَ أَفَرَءَيۡتُم مَّا كُنتُمۡ تَعۡبُدُونَ 75أَنتُمۡ وَءَابَآؤُكُمُ ٱلۡأَقۡدَمُونَ 76فَإِنَّهُمۡ عَدُوّٞ لِّيٓ إِلَّا رَبَّ ٱلۡعَٰلَمِينَ 77ٱلَّذِي خَلَقَنِي فَهُوَ يَهۡدِينِ 78وَٱلَّذِي هُوَ يُطۡعِمُنِي وَيَسۡقِينِ 79وَإِذَا مَرِضۡتُ فَهُوَ يَشۡفِينِ 80وَٱلَّذِي يُمِيتُنِي ثُمَّ يُحۡيِينِ 81وَٱلَّذِيٓ أَطۡمَعُ أَن يَغۡفِرَ لِي خَطِيٓ‍َٔتِي يَوۡمَ ٱلدِّينِ 82رَبِّ هَبۡ لِي حُكۡمٗا وَأَلۡحِقۡنِي بِٱلصَّٰلِحِينَ 83وَٱجۡعَل لِّي لِسَانَ صِدۡقٖ فِي ٱلۡأٓخِرِينَ 84وَٱجۡعَلۡنِي مِن وَرَثَةِ جَنَّةِ ٱلنَّعِيمِ 85وَٱغۡفِرۡ لِأَبِيٓ إِنَّهُۥ كَانَ مِنَ ٱلضَّآلِّينَ 86وَلَا تُخۡزِنِي يَوۡمَ يُبۡعَثُونَ 87يَوۡمَ لَا يَنفَعُ مَالٞ وَلَا بَنُونَ 88إِلَّا مَنۡ أَتَى ٱللَّهَ بِقَلۡبٖ سَلِيمٖ89

JUDGMENT DAY

90On that Day 'Paradise' will be brought close to the faithful, 91and Hell will be displayed to the misguided. 92They will then be told, "Where are those idols you used to worship 93besides Allah? Can they help you or even help them-selves?" 94Then the idols will be dumped into Hell, along with the misguided 95and the soldiers of Iblis, all together.⁴ 96There the misguided will cry while yelling at their idols, 97"By Allah! We were clearly mistaken, 98when we made you equal to the Lord of the universe. 99And none made us stray except the wicked. 100Now we do not have any-one to speak in our defence, 101Or even a close friend. 102If only we could have a second chance, we would be believ-ers." 103Surely in this is a sign. Yet most of them would not believe. 104And your Lord is truly the Almighty, Most Merciful.
وَأُزۡلِفَتِ ٱلۡجَنَّةُ لِلۡمُتَّقِينَ 90وَبُرِّزَتِ ٱلۡجَحِيمُ لِلۡغَاوِينَ 91وَقِيلَ لَهُمۡ أَيۡنَ مَا كُنتُمۡ تَعۡبُدُونَ 92مِن دُونِ ٱللَّهِ هَلۡ يَنصُرُونَكُمۡ أَوۡ يَنتَصِرُونَ 93فَكُبۡكِبُواْ فِيهَا هُمۡ وَٱلۡغَاوُۥنَ 94وَجُنُودُ إِبۡلِيسَ أَجۡمَعُونَ 95قَالُواْ وَهُمۡ فِيهَا يَخۡتَصِمُونَ 96تَٱللَّهِ إِن كُنَّا لَفِي ضَلَٰلٖ مُّبِينٍ 97إِذۡ نُسَوِّيكُم بِرَبِّ ٱلۡعَٰلَمِينَ 98وَمَآ أَضَلَّنَآ إِلَّا ٱلۡمُجۡرِمُونَ 99فَمَا لَنَا مِن شَٰفِعِينَ 100وَلَا صَدِيقٍ حَمِيم 101فَلَوۡ أَنَّ لَنَا كَرَّةٗ فَنَكُونَ مِنَ ٱلۡمُؤۡمِنِينَ 102إِنَّ فِي ذَٰلِكَ لَأٓيَةٗۖ وَمَا كَانَ أَكۡثَرُهُم مُّؤۡمِنِينَ 103وَإِنَّ رَبَّكَ لَهُوَ ٱلۡعَزِيزُ ٱلرَّحِيمُ104

PROPHET NUH & HIS PEOPLE

105The people of Nuh rejected the mes-sengers 106when their brother Nuh said to them, "Will you not fear Allah? 107I am truly a trusted messenger to you. 108So fear Allah and obey me. 109I am not asking you for any fees for 'deliver-ing' this 'message'. My reward is only from the Lord of the universe. 110So fear Allah and obey me. 111They ar-gued, "How can we believe in you, when you are followed 'only' by the lowest of the low?"⁶ 112He responded, "And how do I know what they really mean to do? 113Their judgment is with my Lord, if you had any sense! 114I am not going to ex-pel the believers. 115I am only sent with a Clear warning.'" 116They threatened, "If you do not stop, O Nuh, you will definite-ly be stoned 'to death'" 117Nuh prayed, "My Lord! My people just keep rejecting me. 118So judge between us once and for all, and save me and the believers with me." 119So We saved him and those with him in the fully-loaded Ark. 120Then We drowned the rest. 121Surely in this is a sign. Yet most of them would not believe. 122And your Lord is truly the Almighty, Most Merciful.
كَذَّبَتۡ قَوۡمُ نُوحٍ ٱلۡمُرۡسَلِينَ 105إِذۡ قَالَ لَهُمۡ أَخُوهُمۡ نُوحٌ أَلَا تَتَّقُونَ 106إِنِّي لَكُمۡ رَسُولٌ أَمِين 107فَٱتَّقُواْ ٱللَّهَ وَأَطِيعُونِ 108وَمَآ أَسۡ‍َٔلُكُمۡ عَلَيۡهِ مِنۡ أَجۡرٍۖ إِنۡ أَجۡرِيَ إِلَّا عَلَىٰ رَبِّ ٱلۡعَٰلَمِينَ 109فَٱتَّقُواْ ٱللَّهَ وَأَطِيعُونِ 110قَالُوٓاْ أَنُؤۡمِنُ لَكَ وَٱتَّبَعَكَ ٱلۡأَرۡذَلُونَ 111قَالَ وَمَا عِلۡمِي بِمَا كَانُواْ يَعۡمَلُونَ 112إِنۡ حِسَابُهُمۡ إِلَّا عَلَىٰ رَبِّيۖ لَوۡ تَشۡعُرُونَ 113وَمَآ أَنَا۠ بِطَارِدِ ٱلۡمُؤۡمِنِينَ 114إِنۡ أَنَا۠ إِلَّا نَذِيرٞ مُّبِينٞ 115قَالُواْ لَئِن لَّمۡ تَنتَهِ يَٰنُوحُ لَتَكُونَنَّ مِنَ ٱلۡمَرۡجُومِينَ 116١١٦ قَالَ رَبِّ إِنَّ قَوۡمِي كَذَّبُونِ 117فَٱفۡتَحۡ بَيۡنِي وَبَيۡنَهُمۡ فَتۡحٗا وَنَجِّنِي وَمَن مَّعِيَ مِنَ ٱلۡمُؤۡمِنِينَ 118فَأَنجَيۡنَٰهُ وَمَن مَّعَهُۥ فِي ٱلۡفُلۡكِ ٱلۡمَشۡحُونِ 119ثُمَّ أَغۡرَقۡنَا بَعۡدُ ٱلۡبَاقِينَ 120إِنَّ فِي ذَٰلِكَ لَأٓيَةٗۖ وَمَا كَانَ أَكۡثَرُهُم مُّؤۡمِنِينَ 121وَإِنَّ رَبَّكَ لَهُوَ ٱلۡعَزِيزُ ٱلرَّحِيمُ122

PROPHET HUD & HIS PEOPLE

123The people of Ad rejected the mes-sengers 124When their brother Hud said to them, "Will you not fear Allah? 125I am truly a trusted messenger to you. 126So fear Allah and obey me. 127I am not asking you for any fees for 'deliver-ing' this 'message'. My reward is only from the Lord of the universe. 128Why do you build a landmark on every high ground just for fun, 129and make 'huge' castles, as if you are going to live forever, 130and act so brutally when you attack others? 131So fear Allah and obey me. 132Fear the One Who has provided you with 'all the good' things you know: 133He provided you with cattle, and children, 134and gardens, and springs. 135I really fear for you the punishment of a horrible day." 136They responded, "It does not matter to us whether you warn uS or not. 137We are just doing what others did in the past. 138And we will nev-er be punished." 139They kept rejecting him, so We destroyed them. Surely in this is a sign. Yet most of them would not be-lieve. 140And your Lord is truly the Almighty, Most Merciful.
كَذَّبَتۡ عَادٌ ٱلۡمُرۡسَلِينَ 123إِذۡ قَالَ لَهُمۡ أَخُوهُمۡ هُودٌ أَلَا تَتَّقُونَ 124إِنِّي لَكُمۡ رَسُولٌ أَمِين 125فَٱتَّقُواْ ٱللَّهَ وَأَطِيعُونِ 126وَمَآ أَسۡ‍َٔلُكُمۡ عَلَيۡهِ مِنۡ أَجۡرٍۖ إِنۡ أَجۡرِيَ إِلَّا عَلَىٰ رَبِّ ٱلۡعَٰلَمِينَ 127أَتَبۡنُونَ بِكُلِّ رِيعٍ ءَايَةٗ تَعۡبَثُونَ 128وَتَتَّخِذُونَ مَصَانِعَ لَعَلَّكُمۡ تَخۡلُدُونَ 129وَإِذَا بَطَشۡتُم بَطَشۡتُمۡ جَبَّارِينَ 130فَٱتَّقُواْ ٱللَّهَ وَأَطِيعُونِ 131وَٱتَّقُواْ ٱلَّذِيٓ أَمَدَّكُم بِمَا تَعۡلَمُونَ 132أَمَدَّكُم بِأَنۡعَٰمٖ وَبَنِينَ 133وَجَنَّٰتٖ وَعُيُونٍ 134إِنِّيٓ أَخَافُ عَلَيۡكُمۡ عَذَابَ يَوۡمٍ عَظِيمٖ 135قَالُواْ سَوَآءٌ عَلَيۡنَآ أَوَعَظۡتَ أَمۡ لَمۡ تَكُن مِّنَ ٱلۡوَٰعِظِينَ 136إِنۡ هَٰذَآ إِلَّا خُلُقُ ٱلۡأَوَّلِينَ 137وَمَا نَحۡنُ بِمُعَذَّبِينَ 138فَكَذَّبُوهُ فَأَهۡلَكۡنَٰهُمۡۚ إِنَّ فِي ذَٰلِكَ لَأٓيَةٗۖ وَمَا كَانَ أَكۡثَرُهُم مُّؤۡمِنِينَ 139وَإِنَّ رَبَّكَ لَهُوَ ٱلۡعَزِيزُ ٱلرَّحِيمُ140

PROPHET SALIH & HIS PEOPLE

141The people of Thamud rejected the messengers 142When their brother Salih said to them, "Will you not fear Allah? 143I am truly a trusted messenger to you. 144So fear Allah and obey me. 145I am not asking you for any fees for 'delivering' this 'message'. My reward is only from the Lord of the universe. 146Do you think you will always be left secure in all the things you have here: 147among gardens and springs, 148and 'different' crops, and date trees 'loaded' with ripe fruit; 149to carve fancy homes in the mountains? 150So fear Allah and obey me. 151And do not follow the command of the wicked, 152who cause trouble throughout the land, never doing what is right." 153They replied, "You are simply affected by mag-ic!' 154You are just a human being like us, so bring a sign if what you say is true." 155Salih said, "Here is a camel. She will have her turn to drink and you will have yours every other day. 156And do not harm her, or you will be hit by the pun-ishment of a horrible day." 157But they killed her and soon regretted it. 158So the punishment hit them. Surely in this is a sign. Yet most of them would not be-lieve. 159And your Lord is truly the Almighty, Most Merciful.
كَذَّبَتۡ ثَمُودُ ٱلۡمُرۡسَلِينَ 141إِذۡ قَالَ لَهُمۡ أَخُوهُمۡ صَٰلِحٌ أَلَا تَتَّقُونَ 142إِنِّي لَكُمۡ رَسُولٌ أَمِين 143فَٱتَّقُواْ ٱللَّهَ وَأَطِيعُونِ 144وَمَآ أَسۡ‍َٔلُكُمۡ عَلَيۡهِ مِنۡ أَجۡرٍۖ إِنۡ أَجۡرِيَ إِلَّا عَلَىٰ رَبِّ ٱلۡعَٰلَمِينَ 145أَتُتۡرَكُونَ فِي مَا هَٰهُنَآ ءَامِنِينَ 146فِي جَنَّٰتٖ وَعُيُونٖ 147وَزُرُوعٖ وَنَخۡلٖ طَلۡعُهَا هَضِيمٞ 148وَتَنۡحِتُونَ مِنَ ٱلۡجِبَالِ بُيُوتٗا فَٰرِهِينَ 149فَٱتَّقُواْ ٱللَّهَ وَأَطِيعُونِ 150وَلَا تُطِيعُوٓاْ أَمۡرَ ٱلۡمُسۡرِفِينَ 151ٱلَّذِينَ يُفۡسِدُونَ فِي ٱلۡأَرۡضِ وَلَا يُصۡلِحُونَ 152قَالُوٓاْ إِنَّمَآ أَنتَ مِنَ ٱلۡمُسَحَّرِينَ 153مَآ أَنتَ إِلَّا بَشَرٞ مِّثۡلُنَا فَأۡتِ بِ‍َٔايَةٍ إِن كُنتَ مِنَ ٱلصَّٰدِقِينَ 154قَالَ هَٰذِهِۦ نَاقَةٞ لَّهَا شِرۡبٞ وَلَكُمۡ شِرۡبُ يَوۡمٖ مَّعۡلُومٖ 155وَلَا تَمَسُّوهَا بِسُوٓءٖ فَيَأۡخُذَكُمۡ عَذَابُ يَوۡمٍ عَظِيمٖ 156فَعَقَرُوهَا فَأَصۡبَحُواْ نَٰدِمِينَ 157فَأَخَذَهُمُ ٱلۡعَذَابُۚ إِنَّ فِي ذَٰلِكَ لَأٓيَةٗۖ وَمَا كَانَ أَكۡثَرُهُم مُّؤۡمِنِينَ 158وَإِنَّ رَبَّكَ لَهُوَ ٱلۡعَزِيزُ ٱلرَّحِيمُ159
WORDS OF WISDOM

WORDS OF WISDOM

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    The Quran talks a lot about the people of Lut (A.S.). For example, 29:29 teaches us that they were punished for the following reasons: they disbelieved in Allah and rejected Prophet Lut (A.S.); they challenged him to bring Allah's punishment upon them; men were attracted to other men, which meant that they neglected their wives, who ended up going after other women; they did it publicly in their gatherings; and they forced this practice on travellers who passed by their cities.

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    Allah is the One Who created us and He decides what is best for us in this life and the Next. We are here to please Him, enjoy life, and control our desires. Muslims are encouraged to have healthy relationships through marriage between a man and a woman. The goal is to start strong families that serve Allah and pass the torch of faith to future generations. There are certain practices that are considered to be sins in Islam—the worst of which is to make others equal to Allah. Other sins include drinking alcohol, mistreating one's parents, having a romantic relationship between a man and a woman outside of marriage, and having a romantic relationship with someone of the same gender.

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    Our job as Muslims is to teach others about Islam, call them to do only what pleases Allah, encourage them to pray for His forgiveness, and give them hope in His mercy.

PROPHET LUT & HIS PEOPLE

160The people of Lut rejected the messengers 161When their brother Lut said to them, "Will you not fear Allah? 162I am truly a trusted messenger to you. 163So fear Allah and obey me. 164I am not asking you for any fees for 'deliver-ing' this 'message'. My reward is only from the Lord of the universe. 165Why do you satisfy your desire with other men, 166leaving the wives that your Lord has created for you? In fact, you have crossed all limits." 167They threatened, "If you do not stop, O Lut, you will definitely be kicked out." 168Lut responded, "I am tru-ly one of those who hate your 'shameful' practice. 169My Lord! Save me and my family from the evil of what they do." 170So We saved him and all of his family, 171eXcept an old woman, who was one of the doomed. 172Then We complete-ly destroyed the rest. 173raining down punishment upon them. How evil was the rain of those who had been warned! 174Surely in this is a sign. Yet most of them would not believe. 175And your Lord is truly the Almighty, Most Merciful.
كَذَّبَتۡ قَوۡمُ لُوطٍ ٱلۡمُرۡسَلِينَ 160إِذۡ قَالَ لَهُمۡ أَخُوهُمۡ لُوطٌ أَلَا تَتَّقُونَ 161إِنِّي لَكُمۡ رَسُولٌ أَمِين 162فَٱتَّقُواْ ٱللَّهَ وَأَطِيعُونِ 163وَمَآ أَسۡ‍َٔلُكُمۡ عَلَيۡهِ مِنۡ أَجۡرٍۖ إِنۡ أَجۡرِيَ إِلَّا عَلَىٰ رَبِّ ٱلۡعَٰلَمِينَ 164أَتَأۡتُونَ ٱلذُّكۡرَانَ مِنَ ٱلۡعَٰلَمِينَ 165وَتَذَرُونَ مَا خَلَقَ لَكُمۡ رَبُّكُم مِّنۡ أَزۡوَٰجِكُمۚ بَلۡ أَنتُمۡ قَوۡمٌ عَادُونَ 166قَالُواْ لَئِن لَّمۡ تَنتَهِ يَٰلُوطُ لَتَكُونَنَّ مِنَ ٱلۡمُخۡرَجِينَ 167قَالَ إِنِّي لِعَمَلِكُم مِّنَ ٱلۡقَالِينَ 168رَبِّ نَجِّنِي وَأَهۡلِي مِمَّا يَعۡمَلُونَ 169فَنَجَّيۡنَٰهُ وَأَهۡلَهُۥٓ أَجۡمَعِينَ 170إِلَّا عَجُوزٗا فِي ٱلۡغَٰبِرِينَ 171ثُمَّ دَمَّرۡنَا ٱلۡأٓخَرِينَ 172وَأَمۡطَرۡنَا عَلَيۡهِم مَّطَرٗاۖ فَسَآءَ مَطَرُ ٱلۡمُنذَرِينَ 173إِنَّ فِي ذَٰلِكَ لَأٓيَةٗۖ وَمَا كَانَ أَكۡثَرُهُم مُّؤۡمِنِينَ 174وَإِنَّ رَبَّكَ لَهُوَ ٱلۡعَزِيزُ ٱلرَّحِيمُ175

PROPHET SHUAIB & THE DENIERS

176The people of the Forest rejected the messengers 177when Shu'aib said to them, "Will you not fear Allah? 178I am truly a trusted messenger to you. 179So fear Allah and obey me. 180I am not asking you for any fees for 'delivering' this 'message'. My reward is only from the Lord of the universe. 181Give full measure, and do not cause loss to others.⁸ 182Weigh with accurate scales, 183and do not cheat people out of their things. Do not go about spreading corruption in the land. 184And fear the One Who created you and all people of the past." 185They replied, "You are simply affected by magic!' 186You are just a human being like us, and we think you are definitely lying. 187So cause 'deadly' chunks from the sky to fall upon us, if what you say is true."⁹ 188Shu'aib responded, "My Lord knows best whatever you do." 189They kept rejecting him, so they were hit by the punishment of the day of the 'deadly' cloud. That was really a punishment of a horrible day.¹⁰ 190Surely in this is a sign. Yet most of them would not believe. 191And your Lord is truly the Almighty, Most Merciful.
كَذَّبَ أَصۡحَٰبُ لۡ‍َٔيۡكَةِ ٱلۡمُرۡسَلِينَ 176إِذۡ قَالَ لَهُمۡ شُعَيۡبٌ أَلَا تَتَّقُونَ 177إِنِّي لَكُمۡ رَسُولٌ أَمِين 178فَٱتَّقُواْ ٱللَّهَ وَأَطِيعُونِ 179وَمَآ أَسۡ‍َٔلُكُمۡ عَلَيۡهِ مِنۡ أَجۡرٍۖ إِنۡ أَجۡرِيَ إِلَّا عَلَىٰ رَبِّ ٱلۡعَٰلَمِينَ 180أَوۡفُواْ ٱلۡكَيۡلَ وَلَا تَكُونُواْ مِنَ ٱلۡمُخۡسِرِينَ 181وَزِنُواْ بِٱلۡقِسۡطَاسِ ٱلۡمُسۡتَقِيمِ 182وَلَا تَبۡخَسُواْ ٱلنَّاسَ أَشۡيَآءَهُمۡ وَلَا تَعۡثَوۡاْ فِي ٱلۡأَرۡضِ مُفۡسِدِينَ 183وَٱتَّقُواْ ٱلَّذِي خَلَقَكُمۡ وَٱلۡجِبِلَّةَ ٱلۡأَوَّلِينَ 184قَالُوٓاْ إِنَّمَآ أَنتَ مِنَ ٱلۡمُسَحَّرِينَ 185وَمَآ أَنتَ إِلَّا بَشَرٞ مِّثۡلُنَا وَإِن نَّظُنُّكَ لَمِنَ ٱلۡكَٰذِبِينَ 186فَأَسۡقِطۡ عَلَيۡنَا كِسَفٗا مِّنَ ٱلسَّمَآءِ إِن كُنتَ مِنَ ٱلصَّٰدِقِينَ 187قَالَ رَبِّيٓ أَعۡلَمُ بِمَا تَعۡمَلُونَ 188فَكَذَّبُوهُ فَأَخَذَهُمۡ عَذَابُ يَوۡمِ ٱلظُّلَّةِۚ إِنَّهُۥ كَانَ عَذَابَ يَوۡمٍ عَظِيمٍ 189إِنَّ فِي ذَٰلِكَ لَأٓيَةٗۖ وَمَا كَانَ أَكۡثَرُهُم مُّؤۡمِنِينَ 190وَإِنَّ رَبَّكَ لَهُوَ ٱلۡعَزِيزُ ٱلرَّحِيمُ191

THE QURAN IS FROM ALLAH

192This Quran' is truly a revelation from the Lord of the universe, 193which the trusted spirit Jibril' brought down 194into your heart 'O Prophet'-to be one of the warners 195in a clear Ar-abic language. 196And it has definitely been 'announced' in the Books of those before. 197Is 'it' not proof enough for them that it has 'already been recognized by the scholars among the Children of ls-ra'il?'¹¹ 198Even if We had revealed it to a non-Arab, 199Who would then recite it to the deniers 'in perfect Arabic', still they would not have believed in it! 200This is how We allow denial 'to creep' into the hearts of the wicked. 201They will not believe in it until they see the painful punishment, 202which will take them by surprise when they do not expect it 'at all.' 203Then they will cry, "Oh no, can we have more time?"
وَإِنَّهُۥ لَتَنزِيلُ رَبِّ ٱلۡعَٰلَمِينَ 192نَزَلَ بِهِ ٱلرُّوحُ ٱلۡأَمِينُ 193عَلَىٰ قَلۡبِكَ لِتَكُونَ مِنَ ٱلۡمُنذِرِينَ 194بِلِسَانٍ عَرَبِيّٖ مُّبِين 195وَإِنَّهُۥ لَفِي زُبُرِ ٱلۡأَوَّلِينَ 196أَوَ لَمۡ يَكُن لَّهُمۡ ءَايَةً أَن يَعۡلَمَهُۥ عُلَمَٰٓؤُاْ بَنِيٓ إِسۡرَٰٓءِيلَ 197وَلَوۡ نَزَّلۡنَٰهُ عَلَىٰ بَعۡضِ ٱلۡأَعۡجَمِينَ 198فَقَرَأَهُۥ عَلَيۡهِم مَّا كَانُواْ بِهِۦ مُؤۡمِنِينَ 199كَذَٰلِكَ سَلَكۡنَٰهُ فِي قُلُوبِ ٱلۡمُجۡرِمِينَ 200لَا يُؤۡمِنُونَ بِهِۦ حَتَّىٰ يَرَوُاْ ٱلۡعَذَابَ ٱلۡأَلِيمَ 201فَيَأۡتِيَهُم بَغۡتَةٗ وَهُمۡ لَا يَشۡعُرُونَ 202فَيَقُولُواْ هَلۡ نَحۡنُ مُنظَرُونَ203

WARNING TO THE MAKKANS

204Do they 'really' want to speed up 'Our' punishment? 205Imagine 'O Prophet' if We let them enjoy themselves for years, 206then the punishment they were promised 'actually' came upon them: 207would all that past enjoyment help them 'at all? 208We have never de-stroyed a Society without 'sending' warners 209to remind 'its people' first; We are never unjust.
أَفَبِعَذَابِنَا يَسۡتَعۡجِلُونَ 204أَفَرَءَيۡتَ إِن مَّتَّعۡنَٰهُمۡ سِنِينَ 205ثُمَّ جَآءَهُم مَّا كَانُواْ يُوعَدُونَ 206مَآ أَغۡنَىٰ عَنۡهُم مَّا كَانُواْ يُمَتَّعُونَ 207وَمَآ أَهۡلَكۡنَا مِن قَرۡيَةٍ إِلَّا لَهَا مُنذِرُونَ 208ذِكۡرَىٰ وَمَا كُنَّا ظَٰلِمِينَ209

THE QURAN IS ALLAH'S WORD

210It was not the devils who came down with this 'Quran', 211It is not possible for them, and they simply cannot. 212They are strictly banned from even listening to it secretly.¹²
وَمَا تَنَزَّلَتۡ بِهِ ٱلشَّيَٰطِينُ 210وَمَا يَنۢبَغِي لَهُمۡ وَمَا يَسۡتَطِيعُونَ 211إِنَّهُمۡ عَنِ ٱلسَّمۡعِ لَمَعۡزُولُونَ212

ADVICE TO THE PROPHET

213So never call upon any other god besides Allah, or you will be one of the punished. 214And warn 'everyone, starting with' your closest relatives, 215and be gentle with the believers who follow you. 216But if they disobey you, say, 'I have nothing to do with your misdeeds.' 217Put your trust in the Almighty, Most Merciful, 218Who sees you when you rise 'for worship at night', 219as well as your movements in 'salah' along with 'other' worshippers. 220He truly hears and knows 'everything'.
فَلَا تَدۡعُ مَعَ ٱللَّهِ إِلَٰهًا ءَاخَرَ فَتَكُونَ مِنَ ٱلۡمُعَذَّبِينَ 213وَأَنذِرۡ عَشِيرَتَكَ ٱلۡأَقۡرَبِينَ 214وَٱخۡفِضۡ جَنَاحَكَ لِمَنِ ٱتَّبَعَكَ مِنَ ٱلۡمُؤۡمِنِينَ 215فَإِنۡ عَصَوۡكَ فَقُلۡ إِنِّي بَرِيٓءٞ مِّمَّا تَعۡمَلُونَ 216وَتَوَكَّلۡ عَلَى ٱلۡعَزِيزِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ 217ٱلَّذِي يَرَىٰكَ حِينَ تَقُومُ 218وَتَقَلُّبَكَ فِي ٱلسَّٰجِدِينَ 219إِنَّهُۥ هُوَ ٱلسَّمِيعُ ٱلۡعَلِيمُ220

THE DEVILS & FORTUNE-TELLERS

221Shall I tell you who the devils 'actual-ly' come down to? 222They come down to every sinful liar, 223who listen 'to half-truths, mostly passing on lies.¹³
هَلۡ أُنَبِّئُكُمۡ عَلَىٰ مَن تَنَزَّلُ ٱلشَّيَٰطِينُ 221تَنَزَّلُ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ أَفَّاكٍ أَثِيمٖ 222يُلۡقُونَ ٱلسَّمۡعَ وَأَكۡثَرُهُمۡ كَٰذِبُونَ223