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Az-Zukhruf
الزُّخرُف
Surah Az-Zukhruf for kids content
LEARNING POINTS
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The idol-worshippers are criticized for following their fathers blindly.
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Allah does not have any sons or daughters.
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Even though the deniers agree that Allah is the only Creator, they still worshipped useless idols.
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Pharaoh and other deniers were destroyed for being arrogant.
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It is okay to argue to make a good point, not just to win a debate.
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The deniers are warned of a horrible punishment and the believers are promised a great reward.
EXCELLENCE OF THE QURAN
1Ha-Mim.
2By the clear Book!
3Certainly, We have made it a Quran in Arabic so maybe you will understand.
4And surely it is in the Master Book' with Us, highly honoured and full of wisdom.
حمٓ1
وَٱلۡكِتَٰبِ ٱلۡمُبِينِ2
إِنَّا جَعَلۡنَٰهُ قُرۡءَٰنًا عَرَبِيّٗا لَّعَلَّكُمۡ تَعۡقِلُونَ3
وَإِنَّهُۥ فِيٓ أُمِّ ٱلۡكِتَٰبِ لَدَيۡنَا لَعَلِيٌّ حَكِيمٌ4
WARNING TO THE DENIERS
5Now, should We turn the 'Quranic' Reminder away from you 'simply' because you have gone too far in evil?
6'Imagine' how many prophets We sent to 'wicked' peoples of the past!
7But no prophet ever came to them without being mocked.
8So We destroyed those 'wicked people' who were much stronger than these 'Makkans'. The examples of those 'destroyed' before have 'already' been mentioned.
أَفَنَضۡرِبُ عَنكُمُ ٱلذِّكۡرَ صَفۡحًا أَن كُنتُمۡ قَوۡمٗا مُّسۡرِفِينَ5
وَكَمۡ أَرۡسَلۡنَا مِن نَّبِيّٖ فِي ٱلۡأَوَّلِينَ6
وَمَا يَأۡتِيهِم مِّن نَّبِيٍّ إِلَّا كَانُواْ بِهِۦ يَسۡتَهۡزِءُونَ7
فَأَهۡلَكۡنَآ أَشَدَّ مِنۡهُم بَطۡشٗا وَمَضَىٰ مَثَلُ ٱلۡأَوَّلِينَ8
WORDS OF WISDOM
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In verses 12-14, Allah teaches us to appreciate the fact that He created for us things to travel with, like animals, ships, and so on. Even though these things are bigger than us, Allah has put them under our control and at our service.
To thank Allah for this blessing, we need to say this `du'a` when travelling:
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'Glory be to the One Who has put this at our service; we could have never done this on our own. And surely to our Lord we will all return.'
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`Sub-hana al-lazi sakh-khara lana haza wama kun-na lahu mug-rinin, wa inna ila rab-bina la mun-qalibun.`
SIDE STORY
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One day in 2009, I prayed Fajr very early in the morning then drove to another city to take an exam. I usually leave a bit early to avoid any surprises on the road. When I started the car, I recited the above `du'a` of travel. I didn't know the way, so I had to use a GPS.
On the way, the GPS told me to turn right to take the highway, so I did.
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All of a sudden, I realized that I was driving the wrong way as I saw a bunch of cars and trucks coming towards me! I quickly drove to the side of the road, turned around, and drove back to the right exit.
I trust that Allah saved me on that day because I said the `du'a` of travel. `Alhamdu-lillah`, I arrived on time, took the exam, and got a very high score.
ALLAH IS THE CREATOR
9If you ask them 'O Prophet' who created the heavens and the earth, they will certainly say, “They were created by the Almighty, with perfect knowledge.”
10He is the One' Who has laid out the earth for you, and set in it roads for you so that you may find your way.
11And 'He is the One' Who sends down rain from the sky in perfect measure, with which We give life to dead land. And this is how you will be brought out 'of the grave'.
12And 'He is the One' Who created all 'things in' pairs,' and made for you ships and animals to ride
13So that you may sit easily on their backs, and remember your Lord's blessings once you are seated on them, saying, "Glory be to the One Who has put these at our service; we could have never done this 'on our own'.
14And surely to our Lord we will 'all' return!"
وَلَئِن سَأَلۡتَهُم مَّنۡ خَلَقَ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلۡأَرۡضَ لَيَقُولُنَّ خَلَقَهُنَّ ٱلۡعَزِيزُ ٱلۡعَلِيمُ9
ٱلَّذِي جَعَلَ لَكُمُ ٱلۡأَرۡضَ مَهۡدٗا وَجَعَلَ لَكُمۡ فِيهَا سُبُلٗا لَّعَلَّكُمۡ تَهۡتَدُونَ10
وَٱلَّذِي نَزَّلَ مِنَ ٱلسَّمَآءِ مَآءَۢ بِقَدَرٖ فَأَنشَرۡنَا بِهِۦ بَلۡدَةٗ مَّيۡتٗاۚ كَذَٰلِكَ تُخۡرَجُونَ11
وَٱلَّذِي خَلَقَ ٱلۡأَزۡوَٰجَ كُلَّهَا وَجَعَلَ لَكُم مِّنَ ٱلۡفُلۡكِ وَٱلۡأَنۡعَٰمِ مَا تَرۡكَبُونَ12
لِتَسۡتَوُۥاْ عَلَىٰ ظُهُورِهِۦ ثُمَّ تَذۡكُرُواْ نِعۡمَةَ رَبِّكُمۡ إِذَا ٱسۡتَوَيۡتُمۡ عَلَيۡهِ وَتَقُولُواْ سُبۡحَٰنَ ٱلَّذِي سَخَّرَ لَنَا هَٰذَا وَمَا كُنَّا لَهُۥ مُقۡرِنِينَ13
وَإِنَّآ إِلَىٰ رَبِّنَا لَمُنقَلِبُونَ14
ALLAH'S DAUGHTERS?
15Still the idol-worshippers have made some of His creation out to be a part of Him. Surely humankind is clearly ungrateful.
16Has He taken 'angels as His' daughters from what He created, and favoured you 'idol-worshippers' with sons?
17Whenever any of them is given the good news 'of the birth' of those 'daughters' that they claim the Most Kind has, his face looks miserable as he chokes with rage.
18'Do they claim that He has' those who are raised in jewellery and are not commanding in arguments?
19Still they have labelled the angels—who are servants of the Most Kind—as female. Did they see their creation? Their statement will be recorded and they will be questioned!
وَجَعَلُواْ لَهُۥ مِنۡ عِبَادِهِۦ جُزۡءًاۚ إِنَّ ٱلۡإِنسَٰنَ لَكَفُورٞ مُّبِينٌ15
أَمِ ٱتَّخَذَ مِمَّا يَخۡلُقُ بَنَاتٖ وَأَصۡفَىٰكُم بِٱلۡبَنِينَ16
وَإِذَا بُشِّرَ أَحَدُهُم بِمَا ضَرَبَ لِلرَّحۡمَٰنِ مَثَلٗا ظَلَّ وَجۡهُهُۥ مُسۡوَدّٗا وَهُوَ كَظِيمٌ17
أَوَ مَن يُنَشَّؤُاْ فِي ٱلۡحِلۡيَةِ وَهُوَ فِي ٱلۡخِصَامِ غَيۡرُ مُبِينٖ18
وَجَعَلُواْ ٱلۡمَلَٰٓئِكَةَ ٱلَّذِينَ هُمۡ عِبَٰدُ ٱلرَّحۡمَٰنِ إِنَٰثًاۚ أَشَهِدُواْ خَلۡقَهُمۡۚ سَتُكۡتَبُ شَهَٰدَتُهُمۡ وَيُسَۡٔلُونَ19
SIDE STORY
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Many verses in the Quran talk about those who turned a blind eye to the truth just because their parents did the same thing. When Allah sent a prophet to save them from darkness and guide them to light, they made fun of him.
They even tried to harm him when he warned them of the consequences of blind following. This reminds me of a famous fictional story, 'The Country of the Blind,' first published in 1904 by English writer H.G. Wells.
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According to this story, a powerful earthquake separated a faraway valley in South America from the rest of civilization. Inside the isolated valley, the people got sick, and everyone became blind over time. For some mysterious reason, blind people gave birth to blind kids.
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One day, an adventurer, named Nuñez, was exploring one of those mountains surrounding the valley when he stumbled upon the 'Country of the Blind' by accident. He tried to explain to them what it meant to be able to see, but they made fun of him and called him crazy.
They didn't believe him when he told them about the stars and the amazing world beyond those mountains.
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Eventually, they tried to convince him that to be one of them he had to be cured of his ability to see! But he decided to escape before they could remove his eyes. As he was climbing out, he realized that the valley was going to be crushed by a huge rock slide.
He tried to warn the people, but they made fun of him again. So he left safely before the disaster.
BLIND FOLLOWING
20And they argue, “If the Most Kind wanted, we would have never worshipped those 'idols'.” They have no knowledge 'to support' this 'claim'. They are just lying.
21Or have We given them a Book—before this 'Quran'—so they are sticking to it?
22In fact, all they say is: “We found our fathers practicing a certain way, so we are just following in their footsteps.”
23In the same way, whenever We sent a warner to a society before you 'O Prophet', its spoiled elite would say, “We found our fathers practicing a certain way, and we are walking in their footsteps.”
24Each 'warner' asked, “Even if what I brought you is better guidance than what you found your fathers practicing?” They replied, “We totally reject whatever you have been sent with.”
25So We hit them with punishment. See then what was the fate of the deniers!
وَقَالُواْ لَوۡ شَآءَ ٱلرَّحۡمَٰنُ مَا عَبَدۡنَٰهُمۗ مَّا لَهُم بِذَٰلِكَ مِنۡ عِلۡمٍۖ إِنۡ هُمۡ إِلَّا يَخۡرُصُونَ20
أَمۡ ءَاتَيۡنَٰهُمۡ كِتَٰبٗا مِّن قَبۡلِهِۦ فَهُم بِهِۦ مُسۡتَمۡسِكُونَ21
بَلۡ قَالُوٓاْ إِنَّا وَجَدۡنَآ ءَابَآءَنَا عَلَىٰٓ أُمَّةٖ وَإِنَّا عَلَىٰٓ ءَاثَٰرِهِم مُّهۡتَدُونَ22
وَكَذَٰلِكَ مَآ أَرۡسَلۡنَا مِن قَبۡلِكَ فِي قَرۡيَةٖ مِّن نَّذِيرٍ إِلَّا قَالَ مُتۡرَفُوهَآ إِنَّا وَجَدۡنَآ ءَابَآءَنَا عَلَىٰٓ أُمَّةٖ وَإِنَّا عَلَىٰٓ ءَاثَٰرِهِم مُّقۡتَدُونَ23
قَٰلَ أَوَلَوۡ جِئۡتُكُم بِأَهۡدَىٰ مِمَّا وَجَدتُّمۡ عَلَيۡهِ ءَابَآءَكُمۡۖ قَالُوٓاْ إِنَّا بِمَآ أُرۡسِلۡتُم بِهِۦ كَٰفِرُونَ24
فَٱنتَقَمۡنَا مِنۡهُمۡۖ فَٱنظُرۡ كَيۡفَ كَانَ عَٰقِبَةُ ٱلۡمُكَذِّبِينَ25
THE CASE OF IBRAHIM'S PEOPLE
26'Remember, O Prophet,' when Ibrahim declared to his father and his people, "I am totally free of whatever 'fake gods' you worship,
27except the One Who created me, and He will surely guide me!"
28And he left this everlasting declaration among his children, so they may 'always' turn back 'to Allah'.
وَإِذۡ قَالَ إِبۡرَٰهِيمُ لِأَبِيهِ وَقَوۡمِهِۦٓ إِنَّنِي بَرَآءٞ مِّمَّا تَعۡبُدُونَ26
إِلَّا ٱلَّذِي فَطَرَنِي فَإِنَّهُۥ سَيَهۡدِينِ27
وَجَعَلَهَا كَلِمَةَۢ بَاقِيَةٗ فِي عَقِبِهِۦ لَعَلَّهُمۡ يَرۡجِعُونَ28
THE CASE OF MAKKAN IDOL-WNORSHIPPERS
29In fact, I let these 'Makkans' and their fathers enjoy life, until the truth came to them along with a messenger making things clear.
30But when the truth came to them, they said, “This is magic, and we totally reject it.”
31And they argued, “If only this Quran was revealed to some important man from 'one of these two cities!'”
32Is it they who distribute the mercy of your Lord? We have distributed even their resources among them in this life and raised the level of some of them above others so that some may employ others in service. 'But' your Lord's mercy is far better than whatever 'wealth' they collect.
بَلۡ مَتَّعۡتُ هَٰٓؤُلَآءِ وَءَابَآءَهُمۡ حَتَّىٰ جَآءَهُمُ ٱلۡحَقُّ وَرَسُولٞ مُّبِينٞ29
وَلَمَّا جَآءَهُمُ ٱلۡحَقُّ قَالُواْ هَٰذَا سِحۡرٞ وَإِنَّا بِهِۦ كَٰفِرُونَ30
وَقَالُواْ لَوۡلَا نُزِّلَ هَٰذَا ٱلۡقُرۡءَانُ عَلَىٰ رَجُلٖ مِّنَ ٱلۡقَرۡيَتَيۡنِ عَظِيمٍ31
أَهُمۡ يَقۡسِمُونَ رَحۡمَتَ رَبِّكَۚ نَحۡنُ قَسَمۡنَا بَيۡنَهُم مَّعِيشَتَهُمۡ فِي ٱلۡحَيَوٰةِ ٱلدُّنۡيَاۚ وَرَفَعۡنَا بَعۡضَهُمۡ فَوۡقَ بَعۡضٖ دَرَجَٰتٖ لِّيَتَّخِذَ بَعۡضُهُم بَعۡضٗا سُخۡرِيّٗاۗ وَرَحۡمَتُ رَبِّكَ خَيۡرٞ مِّمَّا يَجۡمَعُونَ32
WORDS OF WISDOM
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This world is nothing compared to life in `Jannah`. This is why Allah says that He doesn't mind if He gave only the disbelievers all the luxuries they want in this life.
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The reason why Allah is not doing this is because some believers with weak faith might be deceived, thinking that Allah has given these things only to the disbelievers because He loves them.
WHAT IF ONLY THE DISBELIEVERS ARE RICH
33If there was no concern that everyone would become a disbeliever, We would have supplied the homes of only those who disbelieve in the Most Kind with silver roofs, 'silver' stairways for them to climb,
34'silver' gates for their homes, thrones to relax on,
35and gold decorations as well. Yet all this is just a short enjoyment in this life. But 'the enjoyment of the Next Life' with your Lord is 'only' for those who kept Him in mind.
وَلَوۡلَآ أَن يَكُونَ ٱلنَّاسُ أُمَّةٗ وَٰحِدَةٗ لَّجَعَلۡنَا لِمَن يَكۡفُرُ بِٱلرَّحۡمَٰنِ لِبُيُوتِهِمۡ سُقُفٗا مِّن فِضَّةٖ وَمَعَارِجَ عَلَيۡهَا يَظۡهَرُونَ33
وَلِبُيُوتِهِمۡ أَبۡوَٰبٗا وَسُرُرًا عَلَيۡهَا يَتَّكُِٔونَ34
وَزُخۡرُفٗاۚ وَإِن كُلُّ ذَٰلِكَ لَمَّا مَتَٰعُ ٱلۡحَيَوٰةِ ٱلدُّنۡيَاۚ وَٱلۡأٓخِرَةُ عِندَ رَبِّكَ لِلۡمُتَّقِينَ35
WORDS OF WISDOM
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They say, 'Misery loves company.' This is why many people who have problems in this life are comforted by the fact that others are going through the same issues.
But in the Next Life, when the wicked go to Hell, they will not be comforted by the fact that many will be suffering with them in the Fire, according to verse 39.
EVIL PARTNERS
36And whoever turns a blind eye to the 'Reminder' of the Most Kind, We assign for each a devil as their close partner,
37Who will certainly prevent them from the 'Right Way' 'while they think they are rightly' guided.
38But when such a person comes to Us, one will say 'to their devil', “I wish you were as far away from me as the east is from the west! What an evil partner 'you were'!”
39'Both will be told,' “Since you all did wrong, sharing in the punishment will not benefit you 'Today' at all.”
وَمَن يَعۡشُ عَن ذِكۡرِ ٱلرَّحۡمَٰنِ نُقَيِّضۡ لَهُۥ شَيۡطَٰنٗا فَهُوَ لَهُۥ قَرِينٞ36
وَإِنَّهُمۡ لَيَصُدُّونَهُمۡ عَنِ ٱلسَّبِيلِ وَيَحۡسَبُونَ أَنَّهُم مُّهۡتَدُونَ37
حَتَّىٰٓ إِذَا جَآءَنَا قَالَ يَٰلَيۡتَ بَيۡنِي وَبَيۡنَكَ بُعۡدَ ٱلۡمَشۡرِقَيۡنِ فَبِئۡسَ ٱلۡقَرِينُ38
وَلَن يَنفَعَكُمُ ٱلۡيَوۡمَ إِذ ظَّلَمۡتُمۡ أَنَّكُمۡ فِي ٱلۡعَذَابِ مُشۡتَرِكُونَ39
WORDS OF WISDOM
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According to a West African saying, it's very difficult to wake up someone who pretends to be asleep. Even though the Prophet (ﷺ) tried everything in his ability to guide the Makkan idol-worshippers, many of them continued to disbelieve.
He is told in the following passage that he cannot help those who turn a blind eye and a deaf ear to the truth.
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He is also told to stick to his message and leave the deniers to Allah, Who will deal with them just like He dealt with Pharaoh and his people.
ADVICE TO THE PROPHET
40Can you make the deaf hear, or guide the blind or those who clearly lost their way?
41Even if We take you away 'from this world', We will surely hit them with punishment.
42Or if We show you what We threaten them with, We certainly have full power over them.
43So stick to what has been revealed to you 'O Prophet'. You are truly on the Straight Path.
44Surely 'this Quran' is 'a source of' glory for you and your people. And you will 'all' be questioned 'about it'.
45Ask the followers of the messengers We sent before you if We ever set up other gods to be worshipped instead of the Most Kind.
أَفَأَنتَ تُسۡمِعُ ٱلصُّمَّ أَوۡ تَهۡدِي ٱلۡعُمۡيَ وَمَن كَانَ فِي ضَلَٰلٖ مُّبِينٖ40
فَإِمَّا نَذۡهَبَنَّ بِكَ فَإِنَّا مِنۡهُم مُّنتَقِمُونَ41
أَوۡ نُرِيَنَّكَ ٱلَّذِي وَعَدۡنَٰهُمۡ فَإِنَّا عَلَيۡهِم مُّقۡتَدِرُونَ42
فَٱسۡتَمۡسِكۡ بِٱلَّذِيٓ أُوحِيَ إِلَيۡكَۖ إِنَّكَ عَلَىٰ صِرَٰطٖ مُّسۡتَقِيمٖ43
وَإِنَّهُۥ لَذِكۡرٞ لَّكَ وَلِقَوۡمِكَۖ وَسَوۡفَ تُسَۡٔلُونَ44
وَسَۡٔلۡ مَنۡ أَرۡسَلۡنَا مِن قَبۡلِكَ مِن رُّسُلِنَآ أَجَعَلۡنَا مِن دُونِ ٱلرَّحۡمَٰنِ ءَالِهَةٗ يُعۡبَدُونَ45
THE CASE OF PHARAOH'S PEOPLE
46Surely We sent Musa with Our signs to Pharaoh and his chiefs, and he said: "I am a messenger of the Lord of the universe!"
47But as soon as he came to them with Our signs, they started laughing at them,
48even though every sign We showed them was bigger than the one before. So We hit them with different punishments so that they might return 'to the Right Way'.
49Then they cried, "O 'mighty' magician! Pray to your Lord for us, by the pledge He made with you. And we will certainly accept guidance.
50But as soon as We removed the punishments from them, they broke their promise.
وَلَقَدۡ أَرۡسَلۡنَا مُوسَىٰ بَِٔايَٰتِنَآ إِلَىٰ فِرۡعَوۡنَ وَمَلَإِيْهِۦ فَقَالَ إِنِّي رَسُولُ رَبِّ ٱلۡعَٰلَمِينَ46
فَلَمَّا جَآءَهُم بَِٔايَٰتِنَآ إِذَا هُم مِّنۡهَا يَضۡحَكُونَ47
وَمَا نُرِيهِم مِّنۡ ءَايَةٍ إِلَّا هِيَ أَكۡبَرُ مِنۡ أُخۡتِهَاۖ وَأَخَذۡنَٰهُم بِٱلۡعَذَابِ لَعَلَّهُمۡ يَرۡجِعُونَ48
وَقَالُواْ يَٰٓأَيُّهَ ٱلسَّاحِرُ ٱدۡعُ لَنَا رَبَّكَ بِمَا عَهِدَ عِندَكَ إِنَّنَا لَمُهۡتَدُونَ49
فَلَمَّا كَشَفۡنَا عَنۡهُمُ ٱلۡعَذَابَ إِذَا هُمۡ يَنكُثُونَ50
WORDS OF WISDOM
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In my Ph.D., I wrote about several propaganda techniques that are used in the media to achieve certain goals. They can be used to convince people to do something good or something bad.
Those techniques are also used by some politicians to win elections or even turn someone into an 'enemy.' The same techniques have been used throughout history as if those using them have all graduated from the same school!
They were used by Pharaoh against Musa (A.S.), by other deniers against their prophets, and by the Makkans against the Prophet (ﷺ). They are now used by some in the media against Muslims.
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'Name calling' is the most common technique. For example, Pharaoh called Musa (A.S.) 'nobody' in verse 52. The Makkans said something similar about the Prophet (ﷺ) in verse 31 above. Both Musa (A.S.) and Muhammad (ﷺ) were called 'insane,' 'liars,' and 'magicians.'
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'Fear' is also another technique. Both Pharaoh and the Makkans described Musa (A.S.) and Muhammad (ﷺ) as a threat (verse 26 above).
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'Repetition' is also very common. The same lies were said about Musa (A.S.) and Muhammad (ﷺ) for so long that many people believed those lies were true.
PHARAOH'S ARROGANCE
51And Pharaoh called out to his people, saying 'arrogantly', “O my people! Am I not supreme over Egypt and all these streams flowing at my feet?' Can you not see?
52Am I not better than this nobody who can hardly express himself?
53Why then did he get no gold bracelets 'of kingship' and no angels came with him as escorts!"
54And so he fooled his people and they obeyed him. They were truly troublemakers.
55So when they made Us really angry, We hit them with punishment, drowning them all.
56And We made them an example and a lesson for those after them.
وَنَادَىٰ فِرۡعَوۡنُ فِي قَوۡمِهِۦ قَالَ يَٰقَوۡمِ أَلَيۡسَ لِي مُلۡكُ مِصۡرَ وَهَٰذِهِ ٱلۡأَنۡهَٰرُ تَجۡرِي مِن تَحۡتِيٓۚ أَفَلَا تُبۡصِرُونَ51
أَمۡ أَنَا۠ خَيۡرٞ مِّنۡ هَٰذَا ٱلَّذِي هُوَ مَهِينٞ وَلَا يَكَادُ يُبِينُ52
فَلَوۡلَآ أُلۡقِيَ عَلَيۡهِ أَسۡوِرَةٞ مِّن ذَهَبٍ أَوۡ جَآءَ مَعَهُ ٱلۡمَلَٰٓئِكَةُ مُقۡتَرِنِينَ53
فَٱسۡتَخَفَّ قَوۡمَهُۥ فَأَطَاعُوهُۚ إِنَّهُمۡ كَانُواْ قَوۡمٗا فَٰسِقِينَ54
فَلَمَّآ ءَاسَفُونَا ٱنتَقَمۡنَا مِنۡهُمۡ فَأَغۡرَقۡنَٰهُمۡ أَجۡمَعِينَ55
فَجَعَلۡنَٰهُمۡ سَلَفٗا وَمَثَلٗا لِّلۡأٓخِرِينَ56
BACKGROUND STORY
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When verse 21:98 was revealed (warning the idol-worshippers that all objects of worship will be in Hell), 'Abdullah ibn Az-Ziba'ra, a poet who was always attacking Islam, argued with the Prophet (ﷺ) that if this verse is true, then 'Isa (A.S.) too would be in Hell because many
Christians worshipped him! Other idol-worshippers started to laugh and clap, as if he had won the debate.
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The Prophet (ﷺ) corrected him by saying that the verse is talking only about objects like idols (not people), plus 'Isa (A.S.) himself never asked anyone to worship him. Then verse 21:101 was revealed to support what the Prophet (ﷺ) said.
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Later, when the Muslim army took over Makkah, 'Abdullah escaped to Yemen. Then he came and apologized to the Prophet (ﷺ) and accepted Islam.
ARE ALL OBJECTS OF WORSHIP GOING TO HELL?
57When the son of Maryam was mentioned as an example 'in a debate', your people 'O Prophet' made a scene.
58And they said, “Which is better: our gods or 'Isa?” They mentioned him just to win the debate. In fact, they are people who like to argue.
59He was only a servant We blessed, and made him an example for the Children of Isra'il.
60If We wanted, We could have easily replaced you all with angels on earth.
61And his 'second' coming is truly a sign for the Hour 'of Judgment'. So have no doubt about it, and follow Me. This is the Straight Path.
62And do not let Satan turn you away because he is really your clear enemy.
وَلَمَّا ضُرِبَ ٱبۡنُ مَرۡيَمَ مَثَلًا إِذَا قَوۡمُكَ مِنۡهُ يَصِدُّونَ57
وَقَالُوٓاْ ءَأَٰلِهَتُنَا خَيۡرٌ أَمۡ هُوَۚ مَا ضَرَبُوهُ لَكَ إِلَّا جَدَلَۢاۚ بَلۡ هُمۡ قَوۡمٌ خَصِمُونَ58
إِنۡ هُوَ إِلَّا عَبۡدٌ أَنۡعَمۡنَا عَلَيۡهِ وَجَعَلۡنَٰهُ مَثَلٗا لِّبَنِيٓ إِسۡرَٰٓءِيلَ59
وَلَوۡ نَشَآءُ لَجَعَلۡنَا مِنكُم مَّلَٰٓئِكَةٗ فِي ٱلۡأَرۡضِ يَخۡلُفُونَ60
وَإِنَّهُۥ لَعِلۡمٞ لِّلسَّاعَةِ فَلَا تَمۡتَرُنَّ بِهَا وَٱتَّبِعُونِۚ هَٰذَا صِرَٰطٞ مُّسۡتَقِيمٞ61
وَلَا يَصُدَّنَّكُمُ ٱلشَّيۡطَٰنُۖ إِنَّهُۥ لَكُمۡ عَدُوّٞ مُّبِينٞ62