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Az-Zumar
الزُّمَر
Surah Az-Zumar for kids content
SLEEP-THE TWIN BROTHER OF DEATH
42Allah 'is the One Who' calls back the souls 'of people' when they die as well as 'the souls' of the living during their sleep.
Then He keeps those He has decided to be dead, and returns the others until 'their' set time.
Surely in this are signs for people who reflect.
ٱللَّهُ يَتَوَفَّى ٱلۡأَنفُسَ حِينَ مَوۡتِهَا وَٱلَّتِي لَمۡ تَمُتۡ فِي مَنَامِهَاۖ فَيُمۡسِكُ ٱلَّتِي قَضَىٰ عَلَيۡهَا ٱلۡمَوۡتَ وَيُرۡسِلُ ٱلۡأُخۡرَىٰٓ إِلَىٰٓ أَجَلٖ مُّسَمًّىۚ إِنَّ فِي ذَٰلِكَ لَأٓيَٰتٖ لِّقَوۡمٖ يَتَفَكَّرُونَ42
ALLAH OR THE IDOLS
43Or have they taken others besides Allah to speak in their defence 'on Judgment Day'?
Say, 'O Prophet,' 'Would they still do that' even though those 'idols' have no authority or intelligence?
44Say, "Only Allah decides who speaks in others' defence.
The kingdom of the heavens and the earth belongs to Him.
Then you will 'all' be returned to Him.
"
45Yet when Allah alone is mentioned, the hearts of those who disbelieve in the Next Life are filled with disgust.
But as soon as gods other than Him are mentioned, they are filled with joy.
أَمِ ٱتَّخَذُواْ مِن دُونِ ٱللَّهِ شُفَعَآءَۚ قُلۡ أَوَلَوۡ كَانُواْ لَا يَمۡلِكُونَ شَيۡٔٗا وَلَا يَعۡقِلُونَ43
قُل لِّلَّهِ ٱلشَّفَٰعَةُ جَمِيعٗاۖ لَّهُۥ مُلۡكُ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلۡأَرۡضِۖ ثُمَّ إِلَيۡهِ تُرۡجَعُونَ44
وَإِذَا ذُكِرَ ٱللَّهُ وَحۡدَهُ ٱشۡمَأَزَّتۡ قُلُوبُ ٱلَّذِينَ لَا يُؤۡمِنُونَ بِٱلۡأٓخِرَةِۖ وَإِذَا ذُكِرَ ٱلَّذِينَ مِن دُونِهِۦٓ إِذَا هُمۡ يَسۡتَبۡشِرُونَ45
ALLAH IS THE JUDGE
46Say, 'O Prophet,' "O Allah—Creator of the heavens and the earth, Knower of the seen and unseen!
You will judge between Your servants about their differences.
"
47Even if those who do wrong had everything in the world twice over, they would certainly offer it to save themselves from the horrible punishment on Judgment Day,
because they will see from Allah what they had never expected.
48And the 'evil consequences' of their deeds will unfold in front of them, and they will be shocked by what they used to mock.
قُلِ ٱللَّهُمَّ فَاطِرَ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلۡأَرۡضِ عَٰلِمَ ٱلۡغَيۡبِ وَٱلشَّهَٰدَةِ أَنتَ تَحۡكُمُ بَيۡنَ عِبَادِكَ فِي مَا كَانُواْ فِيهِ يَخۡتَلِفُونَ46
وَلَوۡ أَنَّ لِلَّذِينَ ظَلَمُواْ مَا فِي ٱلۡأَرۡضِ جَمِيعٗا وَمِثۡلَهُۥ مَعَهُۥ لَٱفۡتَدَوۡاْ بِهِۦ مِن سُوٓءِ ٱلۡعَذَابِ يَوۡمَ ٱلۡقِيَٰمَةِۚ وَبَدَا لَهُم مِّنَ ٱللَّهِ مَا لَمۡ يَكُونُواْ يَحۡتَسِبُونَ47
وَبَدَا لَهُمۡ سَئَِّاتُ مَا كَسَبُواْ وَحَاقَ بِهِم مَّا كَانُواْ بِهِۦ يَسۡتَهۡزِءُونَ48
UNGRATEFUL HUMANS
49When something bad happens to someone, they cry out to Us 'alone'.
Then when We shower them with Our blessings, they brag, "I have been given all this only because of 'my' knowledge.
" Not at all!
It is 'only' a test.
But most of them do not know.
50The same had already been said by those 'destroyed' before them, but their 'useless' gains did not benefit them 'at all'.
51So they were overwhelmed by the evil 'consequences' of their deeds.
And those who do wrong among these 'idol-worshippers' will be overwhelmed by the evil 'consequences' of their deeds.
And they will have no escape.
52Do they not know that Allah gives generous or limited resources to whoever He wants?
Surely in this are signs for people who believe.
فَإِذَا مَسَّ ٱلۡإِنسَٰنَ ضُرّٞ دَعَانَا ثُمَّ إِذَا خَوَّلۡنَٰهُ نِعۡمَةٗ مِّنَّا قَالَ إِنَّمَآ أُوتِيتُهُۥ عَلَىٰ عِلۡمِۢۚ بَلۡ هِيَ فِتۡنَةٞ وَلَٰكِنَّ أَكۡثَرَهُمۡ لَا يَعۡلَمُونَ49
قَدۡ قَالَهَا ٱلَّذِينَ مِن قَبۡلِهِمۡ فَمَآ أَغۡنَىٰ عَنۡهُم مَّا كَانُواْ يَكۡسِبُونَ50
فَأَصَابَهُمۡ سَئَِّاتُ مَا كَسَبُواْۚ وَٱلَّذِينَ ظَلَمُواْ مِنۡ هَٰٓؤُلَآءِ سَيُصِيبُهُمۡ سَئَِّاتُ مَا كَسَبُواْ وَمَا هُم بِمُعۡجِزِينَ51
أَوَ لَمۡ يَعۡلَمُوٓاْ أَنَّ ٱللَّهَ يَبۡسُطُ ٱلرِّزۡقَ لِمَن يَشَآءُ وَيَقۡدِرُۚ إِنَّ فِي ذَٰلِكَ لَأٓيَٰتٖ لِّقَوۡمٖ يُؤۡمِنُونَ52
BACKGROUND STORY
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Some idol-worshippers did horrible things before they accepted Islam.
One of them was Wahshi, who killed Hamzah (R.
A.
), the Prophet's (ﷺ) uncle.
Wahshi came to the Prophet (ﷺ) and said that he liked the teachings of Islam, but he was afraid that Allah would never forgive him even if he
became a Muslim.
The Prophet (ﷺ) told him that no matter how big his sins were, they could never be bigger than Allah's mercy.
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Some new Muslims were tortured and forced by their families to leave Islam.
They were not sure if they became Muslim again that Allah would accept them.
Then verse 59 was revealed, stating that the door of Allah's mercy is always open.
The only sin that Allah will never forgive is when someone dies while believing in other gods or denying Allah's existence (4:48).
WORDS OF WISDOM
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The Prophet (ﷺ) reported that Allah said, 'O children of Adam!
As long as you call upon Me and hope for My mercy, I don't mind forgiving what you have done.
'
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'O children of Adam!
If your sins reached the clouds of the sky, and you asked for My forgiveness, I still don't mind forgiving you.
'
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'O children of Adam!
If you came to Me with sins filling up the whole world, but without making others equal to Me, I would certainly match your sins with forgiveness.
'
SIDE STORY
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This is a true story of a youth named Al-Qa'nabi, who lived in Iraq many centuries ago and used to drink alcohol with his friends.
One day, he was waiting for his friends in front of his house with a bottle of wine in one hand and a knife in the other.
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All of a sudden, a man on a donkey passed by followed by a big crowd.
Al-Qa'nabi was curious, so he went up to the crowd and asked, 'Who is this man?
' They replied, 'Who doesn't know Imam Shu'bah ibn Al-Hajjaj, the great scholar of hadith?
' So, he looked at the Imam and said, 'Tell me one hadith or I'll stab you!
'
- •
There was no point in arguing, so the Imam told him one powerful hadith that changed his life.
He said to him that the Prophet (ﷺ) said, 'If you have no shame, then do what you want.
' Then the Imam left with the people.
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When Al-Qa'nabi went home, he started to think, 'Why did he choose this particular hadith?
Did he mean that I have no shame?
' Those words hit Al-Qa'nabi so hard that he decided to break all the bottles of wine in his house and told his mother, 'When my friends come,
tell them that I've quit drinking.
'
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Then he moved to Madinah to study hadith with Imam Malik.
Eventually, Al-Qa'nabi became one of the greatest scholars of hadith.
It's interesting to know that Imam Al-Bukhari and Imam Muslim were two of his students.
ALLAH FORGIVES ALL SINS
53Say, 'O Prophet, that Allah says,' 'O My servants who have extremely wronged their souls!
Do not lose hope in Allah's mercy; surely Allah forgives all sins.
He is truly the Forgiving and Merciful.
'
54Turn to your Lord 'in repentance', and 'fully' submit to Him before the punishment reaches you, because then you will not be helped.
55And follow 'the Quran,' the best of what has been revealed to you from your Lord, before the punishment takes you by surprise without you expecting it,
56so that no 'sinful' soul will cry 'on Judgment Day', 'Shame on me for ignoring' my duties towards' Allah, while making fun of 'the truth.
'
57Or 'a soul will' say, 'If only Allah had guided me, I would have surely been one of the faithful!
'
58Or say, when facing the punishment, 'If only I had a second chance, I would have been one of those doing good.
'
59'Not at all!
' My revelations had already come to you, but you rejected them, acted arrogantly, and you were one of the disbelievers!
'
قُلۡ يَٰعِبَادِيَ ٱلَّذِينَ أَسۡرَفُواْ عَلَىٰٓ أَنفُسِهِمۡ لَا تَقۡنَطُواْ مِن رَّحۡمَةِ ٱللَّهِۚ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ يَغۡفِرُ ٱلذُّنُوبَ جَمِيعًاۚ إِنَّهُۥ هُوَ ٱلۡغَفُورُ ٱلرَّحِيمُ53
وَأَنِيبُوٓاْ إِلَىٰ رَبِّكُمۡ وَأَسۡلِمُواْ لَهُۥ مِن قَبۡلِ أَن يَأۡتِيَكُمُ ٱلۡعَذَابُ ثُمَّ لَا تُنصَرُونَ54
وَٱتَّبِعُوٓاْ أَحۡسَنَ مَآ أُنزِلَ إِلَيۡكُم مِّن رَّبِّكُم مِّن قَبۡلِ أَن يَأۡتِيَكُمُ ٱلۡعَذَابُ بَغۡتَةٗ وَأَنتُمۡ لَا تَشۡعُرُونَ55
أَن تَقُولَ نَفۡسٞ يَٰحَسۡرَتَىٰ عَلَىٰ مَا فَرَّطتُ فِي جَنۢبِ ٱللَّهِ وَإِن كُنتُ لَمِنَ ٱلسَّٰخِرِينَ56
أَوۡ تَقُولَ لَوۡ أَنَّ ٱللَّهَ هَدَىٰنِي لَكُنتُ مِنَ ٱلۡمُتَّقِينَ57
أَوۡ تَقُولَ حِينَ تَرَى ٱلۡعَذَابَ لَوۡ أَنَّ لِي كَرَّةٗ فَأَكُونَ مِنَ ٱلۡمُحۡسِنِينَ58
بَلَىٰ قَدۡ جَآءَتۡكَ ءَايَٰتِي فَكَذَّبۡتَ بِهَا وَٱسۡتَكۡبَرۡتَ وَكُنتَ مِنَ ٱلۡكَٰفِرِينَ59
JUDGMENT DAY
60On Judgment Day, you will see those who lied about Allah with their faces covered with darkness.
Is Jahannam not a 'fitting' home for the arrogant?
61And Allah will 'safely' bring those who kept Him in mind to their place of 'biggest' success.
No evil will touch them, and they will never be sad.
62Allah is the Creator of all things, and He takes care of everything.
63The keys of the 'treasures' of the heavens and the earth belong to Him.
As for those who reject the signs of Allah, they are the 'true' losers.
وَيَوۡمَ ٱلۡقِيَٰمَةِ تَرَى ٱلَّذِينَ كَذَبُواْ عَلَى ٱللَّهِ وُجُوهُهُم مُّسۡوَدَّةٌۚ أَلَيۡسَ فِي جَهَنَّمَ مَثۡوٗى لِّلۡمُتَكَبِّرِينَ60
وَيُنَجِّي ٱللَّهُ ٱلَّذِينَ ٱتَّقَوۡاْ بِمَفَازَتِهِمۡ لَا يَمَسُّهُمُ ٱلسُّوٓءُ وَلَا هُمۡ يَحۡزَنُونَ61
ٱللَّهُ خَٰلِقُ كُلِّ شَيۡءٖۖ وَهُوَ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَيۡءٖ وَكِيلٞ62
لَّهُۥ مَقَالِيدُ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلۡأَرۡضِۗ وَٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُواْ بَِٔايَٰتِ ٱللَّهِ أُوْلَٰٓئِكَ هُمُ ٱلۡخَٰسِرُونَ63
ONE GOD ALONE
64Say, 'O Prophet,' 'Are you asking me to worship 'anyone' other than Allah, O ignorant ones?
'
65It has already been revealed to you—and to those 'prophets' before you—that if you make others equal 'to Allah', your deeds will certainly be worthless, and you will
definitely be one of the losers.
66Instead, worship Allah 'alone' and be one of the grateful.
قُلۡ أَفَغَيۡرَ ٱللَّهِ تَأۡمُرُوٓنِّيٓ أَعۡبُدُ أَيُّهَا ٱلۡجَٰهِلُونَ64
وَلَقَدۡ أُوحِيَ إِلَيۡكَ وَإِلَى ٱلَّذِينَ مِن قَبۡلِكَ لَئِنۡ أَشۡرَكۡتَ لَيَحۡبَطَنَّ عَمَلُكَ وَلَتَكُونَنَّ مِنَ ٱلۡخَٰسِرِينَ65
بَلِ ٱللَّهَ فَٱعۡبُدۡ وَكُن مِّنَ ٱلشَّٰكِرِينَ66
BEGINNING OF THE END
67They have not shown Allah the respect He deserves—while on Judgment Day the 'whole' earth will be in His Grip, and the heavens will be folded in His
Right Hand.
All praise and honour be to Him high above whatever 'fake gods' they make equal to Him!
68The Trumpet will be blown and all those in the heavens and all those on the earth will fall dead, except those Allah wants 'to save'.
Then it will be blown again and suddenly they will rise up, with eyes wide open.
وَمَا قَدَرُواْ ٱللَّهَ حَقَّ قَدۡرِهِۦ وَٱلۡأَرۡضُ جَمِيعٗا قَبۡضَتُهُۥ يَوۡمَ ٱلۡقِيَٰمَةِ وَٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتُ مَطۡوِيَّٰتُۢ بِيَمِينِهِۦۚ سُبۡحَٰنَهُۥ وَتَعَٰلَىٰ عَمَّا يُشۡرِكُونَ67
وَنُفِخَ فِي ٱلصُّورِ فَصَعِقَ مَن فِي ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَمَن فِي ٱلۡأَرۡضِ إِلَّا مَن شَآءَ ٱللَّهُۖ ثُمَّ نُفِخَ فِيهِ أُخۡرَىٰ فَإِذَا هُمۡ قِيَامٞ يَنظُرُونَ68
PERFECT JUSTICE
69The 'earth' will shine with the light of its Lord, the books 'of deeds' will be laid 'open', the prophets and the witnesses will be brought forward—and judgment
will be passed on all with fairness.
None will be treated unfairly.
70Every soul will be fully paid back for its deeds, and Allah knows best what they have done.
وَأَشۡرَقَتِ ٱلۡأَرۡضُ بِنُورِ رَبِّهَا وَوُضِعَ ٱلۡكِتَٰبُ وَجِاْيٓءَ بِٱلنَّبِيِّۧنَ وَٱلشُّهَدَآءِ وَقُضِيَ بَيۡنَهُم بِٱلۡحَقِّ وَهُمۡ لَا يُظۡلَمُونَ69
وَوُفِّيَتۡ كُلُّ نَفۡسٖ مَّا عَمِلَتۡ وَهُوَ أَعۡلَمُ بِمَا يَفۡعَلُونَ70
REWARD OF THE FAITHFUL
73And those who kept their Lord in mind will be led to Jannah in groups.
When they arrive at its already open gates, its keepers will say, 'Peace be upon you!
You have done well, so come in, to stay forever.
'
74The faithful will say, 'Praise be to Allah Who has kept His promise to us, and gave us this land as our own, to stay wherever we want
in Jannah.
' How excellent is the reward of those who do good!
وَسِيقَ ٱلَّذِينَ ٱتَّقَوۡاْ رَبَّهُمۡ إِلَى ٱلۡجَنَّةِ زُمَرًاۖ حَتَّىٰٓ إِذَا جَآءُوهَا وَفُتِحَتۡ أَبۡوَٰبُهَا وَقَالَ لَهُمۡ خَزَنَتُهَا سَلَٰمٌ عَلَيۡكُمۡ طِبۡتُمۡ فَٱدۡخُلُوهَا خَٰلِدِينَ73
وَقَالُواْ ٱلۡحَمۡدُ لِلَّهِ ٱلَّذِي صَدَقَنَا وَعۡدَهُۥ وَأَوۡرَثَنَا ٱلۡأَرۡضَ نَتَبَوَّأُ مِنَ ٱلۡجَنَّةِ حَيۡثُ نَشَآءُۖ فَنِعۡمَ أَجۡرُ ٱلۡعَٰمِلِينَ74
ALLAH IS PRAISED
75You will see the angels all around the Throne, praising the glory of their Lord.
And judgment will have been passed on all with fairness.
And it will be said, 'Praise be to Allah—Lord of the universe!
'
وَتَرَى ٱلۡمَلَٰٓئِكَةَ حَآفِّينَ مِنۡ حَوۡلِ ٱلۡعَرۡشِ يُسَبِّحُونَ بِحَمۡدِ رَبِّهِمۡۚ وَقُضِيَ بَيۡنَهُم بِٱلۡحَقِّۚ وَقِيلَ ٱلۡحَمۡدُ لِلَّهِ رَبِّ ٱلۡعَٰلَمِينَ75
Part 2 study note
This is part 2 of the children's lesson for Surah Az-Zumar.
It continues from the previous section with new verses, examples, and short review points for young learners.
If this is your first time studying the lesson, start with part 1 and then return here so the story, meaning, and practice sequence stay clear.
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.