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Az-Zumar
الزُّمَر
Surah Az-Zumar for kids content
LEARNING POINTS
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All humans came from the same father and mother.
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Some people choose to be faithful and grateful to their Creator, while others choose not to.
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After a fair judgment, the faithful will go to Jannah (Paradise) and the wicked will go to Hell, each in groups.
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Allah is enough to take care of His Prophet (ﷺ).
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Our sins can never be bigger than Allah's mercy.
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We should always ask Allah for forgiveness before it is too late.
WORSHIP ALLAH ALONE
1The revelation of this Book is from Allah—the Almighty and Wise.
2Surely We have sent down the Book to you 'O Prophet' in truth, so worship Allah 'alone', being sincere in faith to Him.
3Most definitely, sincere faith should only be for Allah.
As for those who take other lords besides Him, 'saying,' "We worship them just to bring us closer to Allah," surely Allah will judge between all in what
they differed about.
Allah certainly does not guide any disbelieving liar.
تَنزِيلُ ٱلۡكِتَٰبِ مِنَ ٱللَّهِ ٱلۡعَزِيزِ ٱلۡحَكِيمِ1
إِنَّآ أَنزَلۡنَآ إِلَيۡكَ ٱلۡكِتَٰبَ بِٱلۡحَقِّ فَٱعۡبُدِ ٱللَّهَ مُخۡلِصٗا لَّهُ ٱلدِّينَ2
أَلَا لِلَّهِ ٱلدِّينُ ٱلۡخَالِصُۚ وَٱلَّذِينَ ٱتَّخَذُواْ مِن دُونِهِۦٓ أَوۡلِيَآءَ مَا نَعۡبُدُهُمۡ إِلَّا لِيُقَرِّبُونَآ إِلَى ٱللَّهِ زُلۡفَىٰٓ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ يَحۡكُمُ بَيۡنَهُمۡ فِي مَا هُمۡ فِيهِ يَخۡتَلِفُونَۗ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ لَا يَهۡدِي مَنۡ هُوَ كَٰذِبٞ كَفَّارٞ3
WORDS OF WISDOM
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Someone may ask, 'We know that the earth is round, not flat.
How come Allah always says that He 'spread' the earth?
' The answer is simple.
Allah says that He 'smoothed out' the earth so that we can live on it, so it's not all mountains.
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In several places in the Quran, Allah makes it clear that the earth is round.
In verse 5, He says that 'He wraps the night around the day, and wraps the day around the night.
' The verb `yukawwir` 'to wrap around' comes from the word 'ball.
' This verb literally means to wrap a turban around one's head, which is round.
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Based on the understanding of the Quran throughout Islamic history, many Muslim scholars have believed that the earth is round, not flat as was commonly believed in Europe
for centuries.
ALLAH'S POWER TO CREATE
4If Allah wanted to have children, He could have easily chosen any of His creation.
Glory be to Him!
He is Allah—the One, the Supreme.
5He created the heavens and the earth for a purpose.
He wraps the night around the day, and wraps the day around the night.
And He has put the sun and the moon 'at your service', each orbiting for a set time.
He is truly the Almighty, Most Forgiving.
6He created you all from a single soul, then from it He made its mate.
And He created for you four types of cattle.
He creates you in the wombs of your mothers 'in stages', one development after another, in three layers of darkness.
That is Allah—your Lord!
All authority belongs to Him.
There is no god 'that deserves worship' except Him.
How can you then be turned away?
لَّوۡ أَرَادَ ٱللَّهُ أَن يَتَّخِذَ وَلَدٗا لَّٱصۡطَفَىٰ مِمَّا يَخۡلُقُ مَا يَشَآءُۚ سُبۡحَٰنَهُۥۖ هُوَ ٱللَّهُ ٱلۡوَٰحِدُ ٱلۡقَهَّارُ4
خَلَقَ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلۡأَرۡضَ بِٱلۡحَقِّۖ يُكَوِّرُ ٱلَّيۡلَ عَلَى ٱلنَّهَارِ وَيُكَوِّرُ ٱلنَّهَارَ عَلَى ٱلَّيۡلِۖ وَسَخَّرَ ٱلشَّمۡسَ وَٱلۡقَمَرَۖ كُلّٞ يَجۡرِي لِأَجَلٖ مُّسَمًّىۗ أَلَا هُوَ ٱلۡعَزِيزُ ٱلۡغَفَّٰرُ5
خَلَقَكُم مِّن نَّفۡسٖ وَٰحِدَةٖ ثُمَّ جَعَلَ مِنۡهَا زَوۡجَهَا وَأَنزَلَ لَكُم مِّنَ ٱلۡأَنۡعَٰمِ ثَمَٰنِيَةَ أَزۡوَٰجٖۚ يَخۡلُقُكُمۡ فِي بُطُونِ أُمَّهَٰتِكُمۡ خَلۡقٗا مِّنۢ بَعۡدِ خَلۡقٖ فِي ظُلُمَٰتٖ ثَلَٰثٖۚ ذَٰلِكُمُ ٱللَّهُ رَبُّكُمۡ لَهُ ٱلۡمُلۡكُۖ لَآ إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا هُوَۖ فَأَنَّىٰ تُصۡرَفُونَ6
BELIEF AND DISBELIEF
7If you disbelieve, then 'know that' Allah is not in need of you, and He does not approve the disbelief of His servants.
But if you become grateful 'through faith', He will appreciate that from you.
No sinner will carry the sin of another.
Then to your Lord is your return, and He will make you realize what you did.
He surely knows best whatever 'secrets are hidden' in the hearts.
إِن تَكۡفُرُواْ فَإِنَّ ٱللَّهَ غَنِيٌّ عَنكُمۡۖ وَلَا يَرۡضَىٰ لِعِبَادِهِ ٱلۡكُفۡرَۖ وَإِن تَشۡكُرُواْ يَرۡضَهُ لَكُمۡۗ وَلَا تَزِرُ وَازِرَةٞ وِزۡرَ أُخۡرَىٰۚ ثُمَّ إِلَىٰ رَبِّكُم مَّرۡجِعُكُمۡ فَيُنَبِّئُكُم بِمَا كُنتُمۡ تَعۡمَلُونَۚ إِنَّهُۥ عَلِيمُۢ بِذَاتِ ٱلصُّدُورِ7
UNGRATEFUL DISBELIEVERS
8When something bad happens to someone, they cry out to their Lord, turning to Him 'alone'.
But as soon as He showers them with blessings from Him, they 'totally' forget the One they had cried to earlier, and make others equal to Allah to
mislead 'others' from His Way.
Say, 'O Prophet,' 'Enjoy your disbelief for a little bit!
You will certainly be with the people of the Fire.
'
9'Are they better' or those who worship 'their Lord' in the hours of the night, bowing down and standing 'in salah', worrying about the Next Life, and hoping
for the mercy of their Lord?
Say, 'O Prophet,' 'Are those who know equal to those who do not know?
' No one will keep this in mind except those who truly understand.
وَإِذَا مَسَّ ٱلۡإِنسَٰنَ ضُرّٞ دَعَا رَبَّهُۥ مُنِيبًا إِلَيۡهِ ثُمَّ إِذَا خَوَّلَهُۥ نِعۡمَةٗ مِّنۡهُ نَسِيَ مَا كَانَ يَدۡعُوٓاْ إِلَيۡهِ مِن قَبۡلُ وَجَعَلَ لِلَّهِ أَندَادٗا لِّيُضِلَّ عَن سَبِيلِهِۦۚ قُلۡ تَمَتَّعۡ بِكُفۡرِكَ قَلِيلًا إِنَّكَ مِنۡ أَصۡحَٰبِ ٱلنَّارِ8
أَمَّنۡ هُوَ قَٰنِتٌ ءَانَآءَ ٱلَّيۡلِ سَاجِدٗا وَقَآئِمٗا يَحۡذَرُ ٱلۡأٓخِرَةَ وَيَرۡجُواْ رَحۡمَةَ رَبِّهِۦۗ قُلۡ هَلۡ يَسۡتَوِي ٱلَّذِينَ يَعۡلَمُونَ وَٱلَّذِينَ لَا يَعۡلَمُونَۗ إِنَّمَا يَتَذَكَّرُ أُوْلُواْ ٱلۡأَلۡبَٰبِ9
ORDERS TO THE PROPHET
10Say 'O Prophet, that Allah says', "O My servants who believe!
Keep your Lord in mind.
Those who do good in this world will have a good reward.
And Allah's earth is huge.
Only those who are patient will be given their reward without limit.
"
11Say, "I am ordered to worship Allah, being sincere in faith to Him.
12And I am ordered to be the first of those who submit 'to Him'.
"
13Say, "I truly fear, if I ever disobeyed my Lord, the punishment of a horrible Day.
"
14Say, "I only worship Allah, being sincere in my faith to Him.
15Worship then whatever 'fake gods' you want instead of Him.
" Say, "The 'true' losers are those who will lose themselves and their families on Judgment Day.
That is really the biggest loss.
"
16They will have layers of fire above and below them.
That is what Allah warns His servants of.
So keep Me in mind, O My servants!
قُلۡ يَٰعِبَادِ ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُواْ ٱتَّقُواْ رَبَّكُمۡۚ لِلَّذِينَ أَحۡسَنُواْ فِي هَٰذِهِ ٱلدُّنۡيَا حَسَنَةٞۗ وَأَرۡضُ ٱللَّهِ وَٰسِعَةٌۗ إِنَّمَا يُوَفَّى ٱلصَّٰبِرُونَ أَجۡرَهُم بِغَيۡرِ حِسَابٖ10
قُلۡ إِنِّيٓ أُمِرۡتُ أَنۡ أَعۡبُدَ ٱللَّهَ مُخۡلِصٗا لَّهُ ٱلدِّينَ11
وَأُمِرۡتُ لِأَنۡ أَكُونَ أَوَّلَ ٱلۡمُسۡلِمِينَ12
قُلۡ إِنِّيٓ أَخَافُ إِنۡ عَصَيۡتُ رَبِّي عَذَابَ يَوۡمٍ عَظِيمٖ13
قُلِ ٱللَّهَ أَعۡبُدُ مُخۡلِصٗا لَّهُۥ دِينِي14
فَٱعۡبُدُواْ مَا شِئۡتُم مِّن دُونِهِۦۗ قُلۡ إِنَّ ٱلۡخَٰسِرِينَ ٱلَّذِينَ خَسِرُوٓاْ أَنفُسَهُمۡ وَأَهۡلِيهِمۡ يَوۡمَ ٱلۡقِيَٰمَةِۗ أَلَا ذَٰلِكَ هُوَ ٱلۡخُسۡرَانُ ٱلۡمُبِينُ15
لَهُم مِّن فَوۡقِهِمۡ ظُلَلٞ مِّنَ ٱلنَّارِ وَمِن تَحۡتِهِمۡ ظُلَلٞۚ ذَٰلِكَ يُخَوِّفُ ٱللَّهُ بِهِۦ عِبَادَهُۥۚ يَٰعِبَادِ فَٱتَّقُونِ16
THE FAITHFUL AND THE UNFAITHFUL
17And those who avoid the worship of false gods, turning to Allah 'alone', will have good news.
So give good news to My servants, 'O Prophet'
18those who listen to what is said and follow the best of it.
They are the ones 'rightly' guided by Allah, and they are the ones who truly understand.
19What about those who deserve to be punished?
Is it you 'O Prophet' who will then save those heading for the Fire?
20But those who keep their Lord in mind will have 'high' mansions, built one above the other, under which rivers flow.
'That is' the promise of Allah.
'And' Allah never fails in 'His' promise.
وَٱلَّذِينَ ٱجۡتَنَبُواْ ٱلطَّٰغُوتَ أَن يَعۡبُدُوهَا وَأَنَابُوٓاْ إِلَى ٱللَّهِ لَهُمُ ٱلۡبُشۡرَىٰۚ فَبَشِّرۡ عِبَادِ17
ٱلَّذِينَ يَسۡتَمِعُونَ ٱلۡقَوۡلَ فَيَتَّبِعُونَ أَحۡسَنَهُۥٓۚ أُوْلَٰٓئِكَ ٱلَّذِينَ هَدَىٰهُمُ ٱللَّهُۖ وَأُوْلَٰٓئِكَ هُمۡ أُوْلُواْ ٱلۡأَلۡبَٰبِ18
أَفَمَنۡ حَقَّ عَلَيۡهِ كَلِمَةُ ٱلۡعَذَابِ أَفَأَنتَ تُنقِذُ مَن فِي ٱلنَّارِ19
لَٰكِنِ ٱلَّذِينَ ٱتَّقَوۡاْ رَبَّهُمۡ لَهُمۡ غُرَفٞ مِّن فَوۡقِهَا غُرَفٞ مَّبۡنِيَّةٞ تَجۡرِي مِن تَحۡتِهَا ٱلۡأَنۡهَٰرُۖ وَعۡدَ ٱللَّهِ لَا يُخۡلِفُ ٱللَّهُ ٱلۡمِيعَادَ20
LIFE IS SHORT
21Do you not see that Allah sends down rain from the sky—making it flow as springs within the earth—then produces with it crops of different colours, which then
dry up and you see them turn yellow, and then He crumbles them to pieces?
Surely in this is a reminder for those who truly understand.
أَلَمۡ تَرَ أَنَّ ٱللَّهَ أَنزَلَ مِنَ ٱلسَّمَآءِ مَآءٗ فَسَلَكَهُۥ يَنَٰبِيعَ فِي ٱلۡأَرۡضِ ثُمَّ يُخۡرِجُ بِهِۦ زَرۡعٗا مُّخۡتَلِفًا أَلۡوَٰنُهُۥ ثُمَّ يَهِيجُ فَتَرَىٰهُ مُصۡفَرّٗا ثُمَّ يَجۡعَلُهُۥ حُطَٰمًاۚ إِنَّ فِي ذَٰلِكَ لَذِكۡرَىٰ لِأُوْلِي ٱلۡأَلۡبَٰبِ21
THE BELIEVERS AND THE DISBELIEVERS
22Can 'the wicked be like' those whose hearts Allah has opened to Islam, so they are guided by their Lord's light?
It will be horrible for those whose hearts are hard against remembering Allah!
They are the ones who have completely lost their way.
أَفَمَن شَرَحَ ٱللَّهُ صَدۡرَهُۥ لِلۡإِسۡلَٰمِ فَهُوَ عَلَىٰ نُورٖ مِّن رَّبِّهِۦۚ فَوَيۡلٞ لِّلۡقَٰسِيَةِ قُلُوبُهُم مِّن ذِكۡرِ ٱللَّهِۚ أُوْلَٰٓئِكَ فِي ضَلَٰلٖ مُّبِينٍ22
EXCELLENCE OF THE QURAN
23Allah 'is the One Who' has sent down the best message—a Book that is perfectly consistent, with repeated lessons—which causes the skin of those who keep Allah in
mind to shiver, then their skin and hearts soften for remembering Allah.
That is the guidance of Allah, through which He guides whoever He wants.
But whoever Allah leaves to stray will be left with no guide.
24Are those who will only have their faces to shield themselves from the awful punishment on Judgment Day 'better than those safe in Jannah'?
It will 'then' be said to those who did wrong: 'Get what you deserve!
'
ٱللَّهُ نَزَّلَ أَحۡسَنَ ٱلۡحَدِيثِ كِتَٰبٗا مُّتَشَٰبِهٗا مَّثَانِيَ تَقۡشَعِرُّ مِنۡهُ جُلُودُ ٱلَّذِينَ يَخۡشَوۡنَ رَبَّهُمۡ ثُمَّ تَلِينُ جُلُودُهُمۡ وَقُلُوبُهُمۡ إِلَىٰ ذِكۡرِ ٱللَّهِۚ ذَٰلِكَ هُدَى ٱللَّهِ يَهۡدِي بِهِۦ مَن يَشَآءُۚ وَمَن يُضۡلِلِ ٱللَّهُ فَمَا لَهُۥ مِنۡ هَادٍ23
أَفَمَن يَتَّقِي بِوَجۡهِهِۦ سُوٓءَ ٱلۡعَذَابِ يَوۡمَ ٱلۡقِيَٰمَةِۚ وَقِيلَ لِلظَّٰلِمِينَ ذُوقُواْ مَا كُنتُمۡ تَكۡسِبُونَ24
REJECTION LEADS TO PUNISHMENT
25Those before them 'also' rejected 'the truth', then the punishment came upon them from where they never expected.
26So Allah made them taste humiliation in this life, but the punishment of the Next Life is far worse, if only they knew.
كَذَّبَ ٱلَّذِينَ مِن قَبۡلِهِمۡ فَأَتَىٰهُمُ ٱلۡعَذَابُ مِنۡ حَيۡثُ لَا يَشۡعُرُونَ25
فَأَذَاقَهُمُ ٱللَّهُ ٱلۡخِزۡيَ فِي ٱلۡحَيَوٰةِ ٱلدُّنۡيَاۖ وَلَعَذَابُ ٱلۡأٓخِرَةِ أَكۡبَرُۚ لَوۡ كَانُواْ يَعۡلَمُونَ26
PERFECTION OF THE QURAN
27We have certainly given every 'kind of' example for people in this Quran, so maybe they will learn the lesson.
28It 'is' a Quran 'revealed' in Arabic, perfectly flawless, so maybe they will keep Allah in mind.
وَلَقَدۡ ضَرَبۡنَا لِلنَّاسِ فِي هَٰذَا ٱلۡقُرۡءَانِ مِن كُلِّ مَثَلٖ لَّعَلَّهُمۡ يَتَذَكَّرُونَ27
قُرۡءَانًا عَرَبِيًّا غَيۡرَ ذِي عِوَجٖ لَّعَلَّهُمۡ يَتَّقُونَ28
BELIEF IN ONE GOD VS. SEVERAL GODS
29Allah gives the example of a slave owned by several disagreeing masters, and a slave owned by only one master.
Are they both 'equal in condition'?
ضَرَبَ ٱللَّهُ مَثَلٗا رَّجُلٗا فِيهِ شُرَكَآءُ مُتَشَٰكِسُونَ وَرَجُلٗا سَلَمٗا لِّرَجُلٍ هَلۡ يَسۡتَوِيَانِ مَثَلًاۚ ٱلۡحَمۡدُ لِلَّهِۚ بَلۡ أَكۡثَرُهُمۡ لَا يَعۡلَمُونَ29
ALL WILL DIE
30You 'O Prophet' will certainly die, and they will die too.
31Then on Judgment Day you will all settle your 'disagreement' before your Lord.
إِنَّكَ مَيِّتٞ وَإِنَّهُم مَّيِّتُونَ30
ثُمَّ إِنَّكُمۡ يَوۡمَ ٱلۡقِيَٰمَةِ عِندَ رَبِّكُمۡ تَخۡتَصِمُونَ31
WORDS OF WISDOM
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The `sahabah` (companions) accepted Islam as the truth, Allah as their Lord, the Quran as His revelation, and Muhammad (ﷺ) as His prophet for different reasons.
Some people, like Abu Bakr, Khadijah, and 'Ali (R.
A.
), didn't need proof because the Prophet's (ﷺ) life was the best proof that he was telling the truth.
As soon as he told them that he was sent by Allah, they believed in him immediately.
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Some accepted Islam when they heard the Quran, like At-Tufail ibn 'Amr (R.
A.
).
The Makkan idol-worshippers had warned him so much against listening to the Prophet (ﷺ) that he stuffed his ears with cotton so he couldn't listen to the Quran.
But eventually, he heard it and accepted Islam.
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Some people (especially the poor and the abused) accepted Islam because it gave them hope, freedom, and support, like Bilal and Sumaiyah (R.
A.
), who were both slaves before Islam.
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Others accepted Islam because of its common sense, clarity, and justice, like 'Amr ibn Al-Jamooh (R.
A.
).
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Some became Muslim when they saw the Prophet's (ﷺ) face.
'Abdullah ibn Salam (R.
A.
) reported that when he saw the Prophet (ﷺ) in Madinah for the first time, he said, 'By Allah!
This is not the face of a liar.
'
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Others became Muslim because of the Prophet's (ﷺ) mercy and forgiveness, like 'Ikrimah (R.
A.
), son of Abu Jahl.
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Some accepted Islam because they saw a miracle.
One of them is 'Omair ibn Wahb (R.
A.
).
One day after the Battle of Badr, 'Omair (R.
A.
) told another enemy of Islam, Şafwan, that he would go to Madinah and kill the Prophet (ﷺ) if he didn't have to worry about his kids and
debts.
Şafwan took advantage of his anger and said, 'Just go and kill him and I'll take care of your kids and debts.
' So 'Omair (R.
A.
) traveled to Madinah with a poisoned sword.
When he came to the masjid, the Prophet (ﷺ) asked him, 'O 'Omair!
Why are you here?
' The Prophet (ﷺ) then revealed to him the exact conversation he had with Şafwan in Makkah.
'Omair was shocked and said, 'By Allah!
Nobody knew about this except Şafwan, who is still in Makkah.
I'm sure no one told you about this except Allah.
Now, I believe you are His messenger.
' So he accepted Islam on the spot.
The Prophet (ﷺ) was very happy for him and said to the companions, 'Teach your brother about Islam and the Quran and free his son.
'
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Some people accepted Islam because the Prophet (ﷺ) was very generous with them, like Şafwan (R.
A.
) (who tried to get 'Omair to kill the Prophet (ﷺ) in the above story).
The Prophet (ﷺ) was so generous with him that he said, 'Today, when I came to Muhammad, I hated no one more than him, but he kept on
giving me until I loved him more than anyone else!
'
REWARD OF THE BELIEVERS AND DISBELIEVERS
32Who then does more wrong than those who lie about Allah and reject the truth after it has come to them?
Is Jahannam not a 'fitting' home for the disbelievers?
33As for the one who has brought the truth and those who accepted it, they are the faithful.
34They will have whatever they desire with their Lord.
That is the reward of those doing good.
35In this way, Allah will clear them of 'even' the worst of what they did and reward them according to the best of their deeds.
فَمَنۡ أَظۡلَمُ مِمَّن كَذَبَ عَلَى ٱللَّهِ وَكَذَّبَ بِٱلصِّدۡقِ إِذۡ جَآءَهُۥٓۚ أَلَيۡسَ فِي جَهَنَّمَ مَثۡوٗى لِّلۡكَٰفِرِينَ32
وَٱلَّذِي جَآءَ بِٱلصِّدۡقِ وَصَدَّقَ بِهِۦٓ أُوْلَٰٓئِكَ هُمُ ٱلۡمُتَّقُونَ33
لَهُم مَّا يَشَآءُونَ عِندَ رَبِّهِمۡۚ ذَٰلِكَ جَزَآءُ ٱلۡمُحۡسِنِينَ34
لِيُكَفِّرَ ٱللَّهُ عَنۡهُمۡ أَسۡوَأَ ٱلَّذِي عَمِلُواْ وَيَجۡزِيَهُمۡ أَجۡرَهُم بِأَحۡسَنِ ٱلَّذِي كَانُواْ يَعۡمَلُونَ35
ALLAH PROTECTS HIS MESSENGER
36Is Allah not enough for His servant?
Yet they threaten you with other 'powerless' gods besides Him!
Whoever Allah leaves to stray will be left with no guide.
37And whoever Allah guides, no one can misguide.
Is Allah not Almighty, Capable of punishment?
أَلَيۡسَ ٱللَّهُ بِكَافٍ عَبۡدَهُۥۖ وَيُخَوِّفُونَكَ بِٱلَّذِينَ مِن دُونِهِۦۚ وَمَن يُضۡلِلِ ٱللَّهُ فَمَا لَهُۥ مِنۡ هَادٖ36
وَمَن يَهۡدِ ٱللَّهُ فَمَا لَهُۥ مِن مُّضِلٍّۗ أَلَيۡسَ ٱللَّهُ بِعَزِيزٖ ذِي ٱنتِقَامٖ37
ALMIGHTY ALLAH OR POWERLESS GODS
38If you ask them 'O Prophet' who created the heavens and the earth, they will certainly say, "Allah!
" Ask 'them', "Think about those 'idols' you call upon instead of Allah: if Allah wanted to harm me, could they undo that harm?
Or if He wanted some mercy for me, could they stop His mercy?
" Say, "Allah is enough for me.
And in Him the faithful put their trust.
"
39Say, "O my people!
Continue what you are doing; I too will do the same.
You will soon see
40who will receive a humiliating punishment 'in this life' and be overwhelmed by a never-ending punishment in the next.
"
وَلَئِن سَأَلۡتَهُم مَّنۡ خَلَقَ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلۡأَرۡضَ لَيَقُولُنَّ ٱللَّهُۚ قُلۡ أَفَرَءَيۡتُم مَّا تَدۡعُونَ مِن دُونِ ٱللَّهِ إِنۡ أَرَادَنِيَ ٱللَّهُ بِضُرٍّ هَلۡ هُنَّ كَٰشِفَٰتُ ضُرِّهِۦٓ أَوۡ أَرَادَنِي بِرَحۡمَةٍ هَلۡ هُنَّ مُمۡسِكَٰتُ رَحۡمَتِهِۦۚ قُلۡ حَسۡبِيَ ٱللَّهُۖ عَلَيۡهِ يَتَوَكَّلُ ٱلۡمُتَوَكِّلُونَ38
قُلۡ يَٰقَوۡمِ ٱعۡمَلُواْ عَلَىٰ مَكَانَتِكُمۡ إِنِّي عَٰمِلٞۖ فَسَوۡفَ تَعۡلَمُونَ39
مَن يَأۡتِيهِ عَذَابٞ يُخۡزِيهِ وَيَحِلُّ عَلَيۡهِ عَذَابٞ مُّقِيمٌ40
FREE CHOICE
41Surely We have revealed to you the Book 'O Prophet' with the truth for humanity.
So whoever chooses to be guided, it is for their own good.
And whoever chooses to stray, it is only their loss.
You are not a keeper over them.
إِنَّآ أَنزَلۡنَا عَلَيۡكَ ٱلۡكِتَٰبَ لِلنَّاسِ بِٱلۡحَقِّۖ فَمَنِ ٱهۡتَدَىٰ فَلِنَفۡسِهِۦۖ وَمَن ضَلَّ فَإِنَّمَا يَضِلُّ عَلَيۡهَاۖ وَمَآ أَنتَ عَلَيۡهِم بِوَكِيلٍ41
WORDS OF WISDOM
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Sleep and death are like twins.
Sleep is called the small death, and death is called the big sleep.
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In verse 42, Allah says that He calls back the souls of people when they sleep, then He gives them back their souls when they wake up.
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If He can do this every day when they sleep, He can definitely do it when they die.
Eventually, He will give them back their souls after their long sleep in the grave, so they come back to life for judgment.
How to study Surah Az-Zumar with children
Use this children's lesson as a guided path: read the short explanation, look at the Arabic verse, listen to related recitation, and return to the full surah when your child is ready for more detail.
Parents can review one section at a time, ask the child to repeat the main idea, and then continue with the next part or a nearby surah. This keeps the lesson connected with Quran reading, audio, and daily practice.