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AL-ANAAM (CATTLE, LIVESTOCK)
Total Verses: 165
Revealed At: Makka
Name
This Surah takes its name from vv. 136, 138 and 139 in which some superstitious beliefs of the
idolatrous Arabs concerning the lawfulness of some cattle (anam) and the unlawfulness of some
others have been refuted.
Period of Revelation
According to a tradition of Ibn Abbas, the whole of the surah was revealed at one sitting at
Makkah. Asma, a daughter of Yazid and a first cousin of Hadrat Mu'az-bin Jahl, says, "During the
revelation of this surah, the Holy Prophet was riding on a she-camel and I was holding her nosestring.
The she-camel began to feel the weight so heavily that it seemed as if her bones would
break under it." We also learn from other traditions that the Holy Prophet dictated the whole of the
surah the same night that it was revealed.
Its subject-matter clearly shows that it must have been revealed during the last year of the Holy
Prophet's life at Makkah. The tradition of Asma, daughter of Yazid, also confirms this. As she
belonged to the Ansar and embraced Islam after the migration of the Holy Prophet to Yathrab, her
visit to the Holy Prophet at Makkah must have taken place during the last year of his life there. For
before this, his relations with those people were not so intimate that a woman from there might
have come to visit him at Makkah.
Occasion of Revelation
After determining the period of its revelation, it is easier to visualise the background of the surah.
Twelve years had passed since the Holy Prophet had been inviting the people to Islam. The
antagonism and persecution by the Quraish had become most savage and brutal, and the majority
of the Muslims had to leave their homes and migrate to Habash (Abyssinia). Above all, the two
great supporters of the Holy Prophet, Abu Talib and Hadrat Khadijah, were no more to help and
give strength to him. Thus he was deprived of all the worldly support. But in spite of this, he
carried on his mission in the teeth of opposition. As a result of this, on the one hand, all the good
people of Makkah and the surrounding clans gradually began to accept Islam; on the other hand,
the community as a whole, was bent upon obduracy and rejection. Therefore, if anyone showed
any inclination towards Islam, he was subjected to taunts and derision, physical violence and social
boycott. It was in these dark circumstances that a ray of hope gleamed from Yathrab, where Islam
began to spread freely by the efforts of some influential people of Aus and Khazraj, who had
embraced Islam at Makkah. This was a humble beginning in the march of Islam towards success and none could foresee at that time the great potentialities that lay hidden in it. For, to a casual
observer, it appeared at that time as if Islam was merely a weak movement; it had no material
backing except the meagre support of the Prophet's own family and of the few poor adherents of
the Movement. Obviously the latter could not give much help because they themselves had been
cast out by their own people who had become their enemies and were persecuting them.
Topics
- These were the conditions, when this discourse was revealed. The main topics dealt with in this
discourse may be divided under seven headings:
- Refutation of shirk and invitation to the creed of tawhid;
- Enunciation of the doctrine of the "Life-after-death" and refutation of the wrong notion that
there was nothing beyond this worldly life;
- Refutation of the prevalent superstitions;
- Enunciation of the fundamental moral principles for the building up of the islamic society;
- Answers to the objections raised against the person of the Holy Prophet and his mission;
- Comfort and encouragement to the Holy Prophet and his followers who were at that time in a
state of anxiety and despondency because of the apparent failure of the mission;
- Admonition, warning and threats to the disbelievers and opponents to give up their apathy and
haughtiness. It must, however, be noted that the above topics have not been dealt with one by
one under separate headings, but the discourse goes on as a continuous whole and these topics
come under discussion over and over again in new and different ways.
The Background of Makki surahs
As this is the first long Makki surah in the order of the compilation of the Quran, it will be useful to
explain the historical background of Makki surahs in general, so that the reader may easily
understand the Makki surahs and our references to its different stages in connection with our
commentary on them. First of all, it should be noted that comparatively very little material is
available in regard to the background of the revelation of Makki surahs whereas the period of the
revelation of all the Madani surahs is known or can be determined with a little effort. There are
authentic traditions even in regard to the occasions of the revelation of the majority of the verses.
On the other hand, we do not have such detailed information regarding the Makki surahs. There
are only a few surahs and verses which have authentic traditions concerning the time and occasion
of their revelation. This is because the history of the Makki period had not been compiled in such
detail as that of the Madani period. Therefore we have to depend on the internal evidence of these
surahs for determining the period of their revelation: for example, the topics they discuss, their
subject. matter, their style and the direct or indirect references to the events and the occasions of their revelation. Thus it is obvious that with the help of such evidence as this, we cannot say with
precision that such and such surah or verse was revealed on such and such an occasion. The most
we can do is to compare the internal evidence of a surah with the events of the life of the Holy
Prophet at Makkah, and then come to a more or less correct conclusion as to what particular stage
a certain surah belongs. If we keep the above things in view, the history of the mission of the Holy
Prophet at Makkah can be divided into four stages:
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The first stage began with his appointment as a Messenger and ended with the proclamation of
Prophethood three years later. During this period the Message was given secretly to some selected
persons only, but the common people of Makkah were not aware of it;
- The second stage lasted for two years after the proclamation of his Prophethood. It began with
opposition by individuals: then by and by, it took the shape of antagonism, ridicule, derision,
accusation, abuse, and false propaganda then gangs were formed to persecute those Muslims who
were comparatively poor, weak and helpless;
- The third stage lasted for about six years from the beginning of the persecution to the death of
Abu Talib and Hadrat Khadijah in the tenth year of Prophethood. During this period, the
persecution of the Muslims became so savage and brutal that many of them were forced to
migrate to Habash. Social and economic boycott was applied against the Holy Prophet and the
members of his family, and those Muslims who continued to stay in Makkah were forced to take
refuge in Shi'b-i-A'bi Talib which was besieged;
- The fourth stage lasted for about three years from the tenth to the thirteenth year of
Prophethood. This was a period of hard trials and grievous sufferings for the Holy Prophet and his
followers. Life had become unendurable at Makkah and there appeared to be no place of refuge
even outside it. So much so that when the Holy Prophet went to Ta'if, it offered no shelter or
protection. Besides this, on the occasion of Hajj, he would appeal to each and every Arab clan to
accept his invitation to Islam but met with blank refusal from every quarter. At the same time, the
people of Makkah were holding counsels to get rid of him by killing or imprisoning or banishing him
from their city. It was at that most critical time that Allah opened for Islam the hearts of the Ansar
of Yathrab where he migrated at their invitation. Now that we have divided the life of the Holy
Prophet at Makkah into four stages, it has become easier for us to tell, as far as possible, the
particular stage in which a certain Makki surah was revealed. This is because the surahs belonging
to a particular stage can be distinguished from those of the other stages with the help of their
subject matter and style. Besides this, they also contain such references as throw light on the
circumstances and events that form the background of their revelation. In the succeeding Makki
surahs, we will determine on the basis of the distinctive features of each stage, and point out in
the Preface, the particular stage in which a certain Makki surah was revealed.
Subject : Islamic Creed
This surah mainly discusses the different aspects of the major articles of the Islamic Creed:
Tawhid, Life-after-death, Prophethood and their practical application to human life. Side by side
with this, it refutes the erroneous beliefs of the opponents and answers their objections, warns and
admonishes them and comforts the Holy Prophet and his followers, who were then suffering from
persecution. Of course, these themes have not been dealt with under separate heads but have
been blended in an excellent manner.
In the name of Allah, the Compassionate, the Merciful.
006.001
Praise be Allah, Who created the heavens and the earth, and made
the darkness and the light. Yet those who reject Faith hold (others) as
equal, with their Guardian-Lord.
006.002
He it is created you from clay, and then decreed a stated
term (for you). And there is in His presence another determined term; yet
ye doubt within yourselves!
006.003
And He is Allah in the heavens and on earth. He knoweth what ye
hide, and what ye reveal, and He knoweth the (recompense) which ye earn (by
your deeds).
006.004
But never did a single one of the signs of their Lord reach
them, but they turned away therefrom.
006.005
And now they reject the truth when it reaches them: but soon
shall they learn the reality of what they used to mock at.
006.006
See they not how many of those before them We did destroy?-
generations We had established on the earth, in strength such as We have
not given to you - for whom We poured out rain from the skies in abundance,
and gave (fertile) streams flowing beneath their (feet): yet for their sins
We destroyed them, and raised in their wake fresh generations (to succeed them).
006.007
If We had sent unto thee a written (message) on parchment, so
that they could touch it with their hands, the Unbelievers would have been
sure to say: "This is nothing but obvious magic!"
006.008
They say: "Why is not an angel sent down to him?" If we did
send down an angel, the matter would be settled at once, and no respite
would be granted them.
006.009
If We had made it an angel, We should have sent him as a man,
and We should certainly have caused them confusion in a matter which they
have already covered with confusion.
006.010
Mocked were (many) messengers before thee; but their scoffers
were hemmed in by the thing that they mocked.
006.011
Say: "Travel through the earth and see what was the end of
those who rejected Truth."
006.012
Say: "To whom belongeth all that is in the heavens and on
earth?" Say: "To Allah. He hath inscribed for Himself (the rule of) Mercy.
That He will gather you together for the Day of Judgment, there is no doubt
whatever. It is they who have lost their own souls, that will not believe.
006.013
To him belongeth all that dwelleth (or lurketh) in the night
and the day. For he is the one who heareth and knoweth all things."
006.014
Say: "Shall I take for my protector any other than Allah, the
Maker of the heavens and the earth? And He it is that feedeth but is not
fed." Say: "Nay! but I am commanded to be the first of those who bow to
Allah (in Islam), and be not thou of the company of those who join gods with
Allah."
006.015
Say: "I would, if I disobeyed my Lord, indeed have fear of the
penalty of a Mighty Day.
006.016
"On that day, if the penalty is averted from any, it is due to
Allah's mercy; And that would be (Salvation), the obvious fulfilment of all
desire.
006.017
"If Allah touch thee with affliction, none can remove it but He;
if He touch thee with happiness, He hath power over all things.
006.018
"He is the irresistible, (watching) from above over His
worshippers; and He is the Wise, acquainted with all things."
006.019
Say: "What thing is most weighty in evidence?" Say: "Allah is
witness between me and you; This Qur'an hath been revealed to me by
inspiration, that I may warn you and all whom it reaches. Can ye possibly
bear witness that besides Allah there is another Allah?" Say: "Nay! I cannot
bear witness!" Say: "But in truth He is the one Allah, and I truly am
innocent of (your blasphemy of) joining others with Him."
006.020
Those to whom We have given the Book know this as they know
their own sons. Those who have lost their own souls refuse therefore to believe.
006.021
Who doth more wrong than he who inventeth a lie against Allah or
rejecteth His signs? But verily the wrong-doers never shall prosper.
006.022
One day shall We gather them all together: We shall say to
those who ascribed partners (to Us): "Where are the partners whom ye
(invented and) talked about?"
006.023
There will then be (left) no subterfuge for them but to say:
"By Allah our Lord, we were not those who joined gods with Allah."
006.024
Behold! how they lie against their own souls! But the (lie)
which they invented will leave them in the lurch.
006.025
Of them there are some who (pretend to) listen to thee; but
We have thrown veils on their hearts, So they understand it not, and
deafness in their ears; if they saw every one of the signs, not they will
believe in them; in so much that when they come to thee, they (but) dispute
with thee; the Unbelievers say: "These are nothing but tales of the ancients."
006.026
Others they keep away from it, and themselves they keep away;
but they only destroy their own souls, and they perceive it not.
006.027
If thou couldst but see when they are confronted with the
Fire! They will say: "Would that we were but sent back! Then would we not
reject the signs of our Lord, but would be amongst those who believe!"
006.028
Yea, in their own (eyes) will become manifest what before they
concealed. But if they were returned, they would certainly relapse to the
things they were forbidden, for they are indeed liars.
006.029
And they (sometimes) say: "There is nothing except our life on
this earth, and never shall we be raised up again."
006.030
If thou couldst but see when they are confronted with their
Lord! He will say: "Is not this the truth?" They will say: "Yea, by our
Lord!" He will say: "Taste ye then the penalty, because ye rejected
Faith."
006.031
Lost indeed are they who treat it as a falsehood that they
must meet Allah,- until on a sudden the hour is on them, and they say: "Ah!
woe unto us that we took no thought of it"; for they bear their burdens on
their backs, and evil indeed are the burdens that they bear?
006.032
What is the life of this world but play and amusement? But
best is the home in the hereafter, for those who are righteous. Will ye not
then understand?
006.033
We know indeed the grief which their words do cause thee: It
is not thee they reject: it is the signs of Allah, which the wicked contemn.
006.034
Rejected were the messengers before thee: with patience and
constancy they bore their rejection and their wrongs, until Our aid did
reach them: there is none that can alter the words (and decrees) of Allah.
Already hast thou received some account of those messengers.
006.035
If their spurning is hard on thy mind, yet if thou wert able
to seek a tunnel in the ground or a ladder to the skies and bring them a
sign,- (what good?). If it were Allah's will, He could gather them together
unto true guidance: so be not thou amongst those who are swayed by
ignorance (and impatience)!
006.036
Those who listen (in truth), be sure, will accept: as to the
dead, Allah will raise them up; then will they be turned unto Him.
006.037
They say: "Why is not a sign sent down to him from his Lord?"
Say: "Allah hath certainly power to send down a sign: but most of them
understand not.
006.038
There is not an animal (that lives) on the earth, nor a being
that flies on its wings, but (forms part of) communities like you. Nothing
have we omitted from the Book, and they (all) shall be gathered to their
Lord in the end.
006.039
Those who reject our signs are deaf and dumb,- in the midst of
darkness profound: whom Allah willeth, He leaveth to wander: whom He willeth,
He placeth on the way that is straight.
006.040
Say: "Think ye to yourselves, if there come upon you the wrath
of Allah, or the Hour (that ye dread), would ye then call upon other than
Allah?- (reply) if ye are truthful!
006.041
"Nay,- On Him would ye call, and if it be His will, He would
remove (the distress) which occasioned your call upon Him, and ye would
forget (the false gods) which ye join with Him!"
006.042
Before thee We sent (messengers) to many nations, and We
afflicted the nations with suffering and adversity, that they might learn
humility.
006.043
When the suffering reached them from us, why then did they not
learn humility? On the contrary their hearts became hardened, and Satan
made their (sinful) acts seem alluring to them.
006.044
But when they forgot the warning they had received, We opened
to them the gates of all (good) things, until, in the midst of their
enjoyment of Our gifts, on a sudden, We called them to account, when lo!
they were plunged in despair!
006.045
Of the wrong-doers the last remnant was cut off. Praise be to
Allah, the Cherisher of the worlds.
006.046
Say: "Think ye, if Allah took away your hearing and your sight,
and sealed up your hearts, who - a god other than Allah - could restore them
to you?" See how We explain the signs by various (symbols); yet they turn aside.
006.047
Say: "Think ye, if the punishment of Allah comes to you, whether
suddenly or openly, will any be destroyed except those who do wrong?
006.048
We send the messengers only to give good news and to warn: so
those who believe and mend (their lives),- upon them shall be no fear, nor
shall they grieve.
006.049
But those who reject our signs,- them shall punishment touch,
for that they ceased not from transgressing.
006.050
Say: "I tell you not that with me are the treasures of Allah,
nor do I know what is hidden, nor do I tell you I am an angel. I but
follow what is revealed to me." Say: "can the blind be held equal to the
seeing?" Will ye then consider not?
006.051
Give this warning to those in whose (hearts) is the fear that
they will be brought (to judgment) before their Lord: except for Him they
will have no protector nor intercessor: that they may guard (against evil).
006.052
Send not away those who call on their Lord morning and
evening, seeking His face. In naught art thou accountable for them, and in
naught are they accountable for thee, that thou shouldst turn them away,
and thus be (one) of the unjust.
006.053
Thus did We try some of them by comparison with others, that
they should say: "Is it these then that Allah hath favoured from amongst us?"
Doth not Allah know best those who are grateful?
006.054
When those come to thee who believe in Our signs, Say: "Peace
be on you: Your Lord hath inscribed for Himself (the rule of) mercy:
verily, if any of you did evil in ignorance, and thereafter repented, and
amend (his conduct), lo! He is Oft-forgiving, Most Merciful.
006.055
Thus do We explain the signs in detail: that the way of the
sinners may be shown up.
006.056
Say: "I am forbidden to worship those - others than Allah - whom
ye call upon." Say: "I will not follow your wain desires: If I did, I would
stray from the path, and be not of the company of those who receive guidance."
006.057
Say: "For me, I (work) on a clear sign from my Lord, but ye
reject Him. What ye would see hastened, is not in my power. The command
rests with none but Allah: He declares the truth, and He is the best of judges."
006.058
Say: "If what ye would see hastened were in my power, the
matter would be settled at once between you and me. But Allah knoweth best
those who do wrong."
006.059
With Him are the keys of the unseen, the treasures that none
knoweth but He. He knoweth whatever there is on the earth and in the sea.
Not a leaf doth fall but with His knowledge: there is not a grain in the
darkness (or depths) of the earth, nor anything fresh or dry (green or
withered), but is (inscribed) in a record clear (to those who can read).
006.060
It is He who doth take your souls by night, and hath knowledge
of all that ye have done by day: by day doth He raise you up again; that a
term appointed be fulfilled; In the end unto Him will be your return; then
will He show you the truth of all that ye did.
006.061
He is the irresistible, (watching) from above over His
worshippers, and He sets guardians over you. At length, when death
approaches one of you, Our angels take his soul, and they never fail in
their duty.
006.062
Then are men returned unto Allah, their protector, the (only)
reality: Is not His the command? and He is the swiftest in taking account.
006.063
Say: "Who is it that delivereth you from the dark recesses of
land and sea, when ye call upon Him in humility and silent terror: 'If He
only delivers us from these (dangers), (we vow) we shall truly show our
gratitude'?"
006.064
Say "It is Allah that delivereth you from these and all (other)
distresses: and yet ye worship false gods!"
006.065
Say: "He hath power to send calamities on you, from above and
below, or to cover you with confusion in party strife, giving you a taste
of mutual vengeance - each from the other." See how We explain the signs by
various (symbols); that they may understand.
006.066
But thy people reject this, though it is the truth. Say: "Not
mine is the responsibility for arranging your affairs;
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For every message is a limit of time, and soon shall ye know
it."
006.068
When thou seest men engaged in vain discourse about Our signs,
turn away from them unless they turn to a different theme. If Satan ever
makes thee forget, then after recollection, sit not thou in the company of
those who do wrong.
006.069
On their account no responsibility falls on the righteous, but
(their duty) is to remind them, that they may (learn to) fear Allah.
006.070
Leave alone those who take their religion to be mere play and
amusement, and are deceived by the life of this world. But proclaim (to
them) this (truth): that every soul delivers itself to ruin by its own
acts: it will find for itself no protector or intercessor except Allah: if it
offered every ransom, (or reparation), none will be accepted: such is (the
end of) those who deliver themselves to ruin by their own acts: they will
have for drink (only) boiling water, and for punishment, one most grievous:
for they persisted in rejecting Allah.
006.071
Say: "Shall we indeed call on others besides Allah,- things that
can do us neither good nor harm,- and turn on our heels after receiving
guidance from Allah? - like one whom the evil ones have made into a fool,
wandering bewildered through the earth, his friends calling, come to us',
(vainly) guiding him to the path." Say: "Allah's guidance is the (only)
guidance, and we have been directed to submit ourselves to the Lord of the
worlds;-
006.072
"To establish regular prayers and to fear Allah: for it is to
Him that we shall be gathered together."
006.073
It is He who created the heavens and the earth in true
(proportions): the day He saith, "Be," behold! it is. His word is the
truth. His will be the dominion the day the trumpet will be blown. He
knoweth the unseen as well as that which is open. For He is the Wise, well
acquainted (with all things).
006.074
Lo! Abraham said to his father Azar: "Takest thou idols for
gods? For I see thee and thy people in manifest error."
006.075
So also did We show Abraham the power and the laws of the
heavens and the earth, that he might (with understanding) have certitude.
006.076
When the night covered him over, He saw a star: He said: "This
is my Lord." But when it set, He said: "I love not those that set."
006.077
When he saw the moon rising in splendour, he said: "This is my
Lord." But when the moon set, He said: "unless my Lord guide me, I shall
surely be among those who go astray."
006.078
When he saw the sun rising in splendour, he said: "This is my
Lord; this is the greatest (of all)." But when the sun set, he said: "O my
people! I am indeed free from your (guilt) of giving partners to Allah.
006.079
"For me, I have set my face, firmly and truly, towards Him Who
created the heavens and the earth, and never shall I give partners to
Allah."
006.080
His people disputed with him. He said: "(Come) ye to dispute
with me, about Allah, when He (Himself) hath guided me? I fear not (the
beings) ye associate with Allah: Unless my Lord willeth, (nothing can
happen). My Lord comprehendeth in His knowledge all things. Will ye not
(yourselves) be admonished?
006.081
"How should I fear (the beings) ye associate with Allah, when ye
fear not to give partners to Allah without any warrant having been given to
you? Which of (us) two parties hath more right to security? (tell me) if ye know.
006.082
"It is those who believe and confuse not their beliefs with
wrong - that are (truly) in security, for they are on (right) guidance."
006.083
That was the reasoning about Us, which We gave to Abraham (to
use) against his people: We raise whom We will, degree after degree: for
thy Lord is full of wisdom and knowledge.
006.084
We gave him Isaac and Jacob: all (three) guided: and before
him, We guided Noah, and among his progeny, David, Solomon, Job, Joseph,
Moses, and Aaron: thus do We reward those who do good:
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And Zakariya and John, and Jesus and Elias: all in the ranks
of the righteous:
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And Isma'il and Elisha, and Jonas, and Lot: and to all We gave
favour above the nations:
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(To them) and to their fathers, and progeny and brethren: We
chose them, and we guided them to a straight way.
006.088
This is the guidance of Allah: He giveth that guidance to whom
He pleaseth, of His worshippers. If they were to join other gods with Him,
all that they did would be vain for them.
006.089
These were the men to whom We gave the Book, and authority,
and prophethood: if these (their descendants) reject them, Behold! We shall
entrust their charge to a new people who reject them not.
006.090
Those were the (prophets) who received Allah's guidance: Copy
the guidance they received; Say: "No reward for this do I ask of you: This
is no less than a message for the nations."
006.091
No just estimate of Allah do they make when they say: "Nothing
doth Allah send down to man (by way of revelation)" Say: "Who then sent down
the Book which Moses brought?- a light and guidance to man: But ye make it
into (separate) sheets for show, while ye conceal much (of its contents):
therein were ye taught that which ye knew not- neither ye nor your
fathers." Say: "Allah (sent it down)": Then leave them to plunge in vain
discourse and trifling.
006.092
And this is a Book which We have sent down, bringing
blessings, and confirming (the revelations) which came before it: that thou
mayest warn the mother of cities and all around her. Those who believe in
the Hereafter believe in this (Book), and they are constant in guarding
their prayers.
006.093
Who can be more wicked than one who inventeth a lie against
Allah, or saith, "I have received inspiration," when he hath received none,
or (again) who saith, "I can reveal the like of what Allah hath revealed"? If
thou couldst but see how the wicked (do fare) in the flood of confusion at
death! - the angels stretch forth their hands, (saying),"Yield up your
souls: this day shall ye receive your reward,- a penalty of shame, for that
ye used to tell lies against Allah, and scornfully to reject of His signs!"
006.094
"And behold! ye come to us bare and alone as We created you
for the first time: ye have left behind you all (the favours) which We
bestowed on you: We see not with you your intercessors whom ye thought to
be partners in your affairs: so now all relations between you have been cut
off, and your (pet) fancies have left you in the lurch!"
006.095
It is Allah Who causeth the seed-grain and the date-stone to
split and sprout. He causeth the living to issue from the dead, and He is
the one to cause the dead to issue from the living. That is Allah: then how
are ye deluded away from the truth?
006.096
He it is that cleaveth the day-break (from the dark): He makes
the night for rest and tranquillity, and the sun and moon for the reckoning
(of time): Such is the judgment and ordering of (Him), the Exalted in
Power, the Omniscient.
006.097
It is He Who maketh the stars (as beacons) for you, that ye
may guide yourselves, with their help, through the dark spaces of land and
sea: We detail Our signs for people who know.
006.098
It is He Who hath produced you from a single person: here is a
place of sojourn and a place of departure: We detail Our signs for people
who understand.
006.099
It is He Who sendeth down rain from the skies: with it We
produce vegetation of all kinds: from some We produce green (crops), out of
which We produce grain, heaped up (at harvest); out of the date-palm and
its sheaths (or spathes) (come) clusters of dates hanging low and near: and
(then there are) gardens of grapes, and olives, and pomegranates, each
similar (in kind) yet different (in variety): when they begin to bear
fruit, feast your eyes with the fruit and the ripeness thereof. Behold! in
these things there are signs for people who believe.
006.100
Yet they make the Jinns equals with Allah, though Allah did create
the Jinns; and they falsely, having no knowledge, attribute to Him sons and
daughters. Praise and glory be to Him! (for He is) above what they
attribute to Him!
006.101
To Him is due the primal origin of the heavens and the earth:
How can He have a son when He hath no consort? He created all things, and
He hath full knowledge of all things.
006.102
That is Allah, your Lord! there is no god but He, the Creator of
all things: then worship ye Him: and He hath power to dispose of all affairs.
006.103
No vision can grasp Him, but His grasp is over all vision: He
is above all comprehension, yet is acquainted with all things.
006.104
"Now have come to you, from your Lord, proofs (to open your
eyes): if any will see, it will be for (the good of) his own soul; if any
will be blind, it will be to his own (harm): I am not (here) to watch over
your doings."
006.105
Thus do we explain the signs by various (symbols): that they
may say, "Thou hast taught (us) diligently," and that We may make the
matter clear to those who know.
006.106
Follow what thou art taught by inspiration from thy Lord:
there is no god but He: and turn aside from those who join gods with Allah.
006.107
If it had been Allah's plan, they would not have taken false
gods: but We made thee not one to watch over their doings, nor art thou set
over them to dispose of their affairs.
006.108
Revile not ye those whom they call upon besides Allah, lest they
out of spite revile Allah in their ignorance. Thus have We made alluring to
each people its own doings. In the end will they return to their Lord, and
We shall then tell them the truth of all that they did.
006.109
They swear their strongest oaths by Allah, that if a (special)
sign came to them, by it they would believe. Say: "Certainly (all) signs
are in the power of Allah: but what will make you (Muslims) realise that
(even) if (special) signs came, they will not believe."?
006.110
We (too) shall turn to (confusion) their hearts and their
eyes, even as they refused to believe in this in the first instance: We
shall leave them in their trespasses, to wander in distraction.
006.111
Even if We did send unto them angels, and the dead did speak
unto them, and We gathered together all things before their very eyes, they
are not the ones to believe, unless it is in Allah's plan. But most of them
ignore (the truth).
006.112
Likewise did We make for every Messenger an enemy,- evil ones
among men and jinns, inspiring each other with flowery discourses by way of
deception. If thy Lord had so planned, they would not have done it: so
leave them and their inventions alone.
006.113
To such (deceit) let the hearts of those incline, who have no
faith in the hereafter: let them delight in it, and let them earn from it
what they may.
006.114
Say: "Shall I seek for judge other than Allah? - when He it is
Who hath sent unto you the Book, explained in detail." They know full well,
to whom We have given the Book, that it hath been sent down from thy Lord
in truth. Never be then of those who doubt.
006.115
The word of thy Lord doth find its fulfilment in truth and in
justice: None can change His words: for He is the one who heareth and
knoweth all.
006.116
Wert thou to follow the common run of those on earth, they
will lead thee away from the way of Allah. They follow nothing but
conjecture: they do nothing but lie.
006.117
Thy Lord knoweth best who strayeth from His way: He knoweth
best who they are that receive His guidance.
006.118
So eat of (meats) on which Allah's name hath been pronounced, if
ye have faith in His signs.
006.119
Why should ye not eat of (meats) on which Allah's name hath been
pronounced, when He hath explained to you in detail what is forbidden to
you - except under compulsion of necessity? But many do mislead (men) by
their appetites unchecked by knowledge. Thy Lord knoweth best those who
transgress.
006.120
Eschew all sin, open or secret: those who earn sin will get
due recompense for their "earnings."
006.121
Eat not of (meats) on which Allah's name hath not been
pronounced: That would be impiety. But the evil ones ever inspire their
friends to contend with you if ye were to obey them, ye would indeed be Pagans.
006.122
Can he who was dead, to whom We gave life, and a light whereby
he can walk amongst men, be like him who is in the depths of darkness, from
which he can never come out? Thus to those without faith their own deeds
seem pleasing.
006.123
Thus have We placed leaders in every town, its wicked men, to
plot (and burrow) therein: but they only plot against their own souls, and
they perceive it not.
006.124
When there comes to them a sign (from Allah), They say: "We
shall not believe until we receive one (exactly) like those received by
Allah's messengers." Allah knoweth best where (and how) to carry out His mission.
Soon will the wicked be overtaken by humiliation before Allah, and a severe
punishment, for all their plots.
006.125
Those whom Allah (in His plan) willeth to guide,- He openeth
their breast to Islam; those whom He willeth to leave straying,- He maketh
their breast close and constricted, as if they had to climb up to the
skies: thus doth Allah (heap) the penalty on those who refuse to believe.
006.126
This is the way of thy Lord, leading straight: We have
detailed the signs for those who receive admonition.
006.127
For them will be a home of peace in the presence of their
Lord: He will be their friend, because they practised (righteousness).
006.128
One day will He gather them all together, (and say): "O ye
assembly of Jinns! Much (toll) did ye take of men." Their friends amongst
men will say: "Our Lord! we made profit from each other: but (alas!) we
reached our term - which thou didst appoint for us." He will say: "The Fire
be your dwelling-place: you will dwell therein for ever, except as Allah
willeth." for thy Lord is full of wisdom and knowledge.
006.129
Thus do we make the wrong-doers turn to each other, because of
what they earn.
006.130
"O ye assembly of Jinns and men! came there not unto you
messengers from amongst you, setting forth unto you My signs, and warning you
of the meeting of this Day of yours?" They will say: "We bear witness
against ourselves." It was the life of this world that deceived them. So
against themselves will they bear witness that they rejected Faith.
006.131
(The messengers were sent) thus, for thy Lord would not destroy
for their wrong-doing men's habitations whilst their occupants were
unwarned.
006.132
To all are degrees (or ranks) according to their deeds: for
thy Lord is not unmindful of anything that they do.
006.133
Thy Lord is self-sufficient, full of Mercy: if it were His
will, He could destroy you, and in your place appoint whom He will as your
successors, even as He raised you up from the posterity of other people.
006.134
All that hath been promised unto you will come to pass: nor
can ye frustrate it (in the least bit).
006.135
Say: "O my people! Do whatever ye can: I will do (my part):
soon will ye know who it is whose end will be (best) in the Hereafter:
certain it is that the wrong-doers will not prosper."
006.136
Out of what Allah hath produced in abundance in tilth and in
cattle, they assigned Him a share: they say, according to their fancies:
"This is for Allah, and this" - for our "partners"! but the share of their"
partners "reacheth not Allah, whilst the share of Allah reacheth their
"partners" ! evil (and unjust) is their assignment!
006.137
Even so, in the eyes of most of the pagans, their "partners"
made alluring the slaughter of their children, in order to lead them to
their own destruction, and cause confusion in their religion. If Allah had
willed, they would not have done so: But leave alone them and their
inventions.
006.138
And they say that such and such cattle and crops are taboo,
and none should eat of them except those whom - so they say - We wish;
further, there are cattle forbidden to yoke or burden, and cattle on which,
(at slaughter), the name of Allah is not pronounced; - inventions against
Allah's name: soon will He requite them for their inventions.
006.139
They say: "What is in the wombs of such and such cattle is
specially reserved (for food) for our men, and forbidden to our women; but
if it is still-born, then all have share therein. For their (false)
attribution (of superstitions to Allah), He will soon punish them: for He is
full of wisdom and knowledge.
006.140
Lost are those who slay their children, from folly, without
knowledge, and forbid food which Allah hath provided for them, inventing
(lies) against Allah. They have indeed gone astray and heeded no guidance.
006.141
It is He Who produceth gardens, with trellises and without,
and dates, and tilth with produce of all kinds, and olives and
pomegranates, similar (in kind) and different (in variety): eat of their
fruit in their season, but render the dues that are proper on the day that
the harvest is gathered. But waste not by excess: for Allah loveth not the
wasters.
006.142
Of the cattle are some for burden and some for meat: eat what
Allah hath provided for you, and follow not the footsteps of Satan: for he is
to you and avowed enemy.
006.143
(Take) eight (head of cattle) in (four) pairs: of sheep a
pair, and of goats a pair; say, hath He forbidden the two males, or the two
females, or (the young) which the wombs of the two females enclose? Tell me
with knowledge if ye are truthful:
006.144
Of camels a pair, and oxen a pair; say, hath He forbidden the
two males, or the two females, or (the young) which the wombs of the two
females enclose? - Were ye present when Allah ordered you such a thing? But
who doth more wrong than one who invents a lie against Allah, to lead astray
men without knowledge? For Allah guideth not people who do wrong.
006.145
Say: "I find not in the message received by me by inspiration
any (meat) forbidden to be eaten by one who wishes to eat it, unless it be
dead meat, or blood poured forth, or the flesh of swine,- for it is an
abomination - or, what is impious, (meat) on which a name has been invoked,
other than Allah's". But (even so), if a person is forced by necessity,
without wilful disobedience, nor transgressing due limits,- thy Lord is
Oft-forgiving, Most Merciful.
006.146
For those who followed the Jewish Law, We forbade every
(animal) with undivided hoof, and We forbade them that fat of the ox and
the sheep, except what adheres to their backs or their entrails, or is
mixed up with a bone: this in recompense for their wilful disobedience: for
We are true (in Our ordinances).
006.147
If they accuse thee of falsehood, say: "Your Lord is full of
mercy all-embracing; but from people in guilt never will His wrath be
turned back.
006.148
Those who give partners (to Allah) will say: "If Allah had wished,
we should not have given partners to Him nor would our fathers; nor should
we have had any taboos." So did their ancestors argue falsely, until they
tasted of Our wrath. Say: "Have ye any (certain) knowledge? If so, produce
it before us. Ye follow nothing but conjecture: ye do nothing but lie."
006.149
Say: "With Allah is the argument that reaches home: if it had
been His will, He could indeed have guided you all."
006.150
Say: "Bring forward your witnesses to prove that Allah did
forbid so and so." If they bring such witnesses, be not thou amongst them:
Nor follow thou the vain desires of such as treat our signs as falsehoods,
and such as believe not in the Hereafter: for they hold others as equal
with their Guardian-Lord.
006.151
Say: "Come, I will rehearse what Allah hath (really) prohibited
you from": Join not anything as equal with Him; be good to your parents;
kill not your children on a plea of want;- We provide sustenance for you
and for them;- come not nigh to shameful deeds. Whether open or secret;
take not life, which Allah hath made sacred, except by way of justice and
law: thus doth He command you, that ye may learn wisdom.
006.152
And come not nigh to the orphan's property, except to improve
it, until he attain the age of full strength; give measure and weight with
(full) justice;- no burden do We place on any soul, but that which it can
bear;- whenever ye speak, speak justly, even if a near relative is
concerned; and fulfil the covenant of Allah: thus doth He command you, that
ye may remember.
006.153
Verily, this is My way, leading straight: follow it: follow not (other) paths:
they will scatter you about from His (great) path: thus doth He command you. that ye may be righteous.
006.154
Moreover, We gave Moses the Book, completing (Our favour) to those who would do
right, and explaining all things in detail,- and a guide
and a mercy, that they might believe in the meeting with their Lord.
006.155
And this is a Book which We have revealed as a blessing: so
follow it and be righteous, that ye may receive mercy:
006.156
Lest ye should say: "The Book was sent down to two Peoples
before us, and for our part, we remained unacquainted with all that they
learned by assiduous study:"
006.157
Or lest ye should say: "If the Book had only been sent down to
us, we should have followed its guidance better than they." Now then hath
come unto you a clear (sign) from your Lord,- and a guide and a mercy: then
who could do more wrong than one who rejecteth Allah's signs, and turneth
away therefrom? In good time shall We requite those who turn away from Our
signs, with a dreadful penalty, for their turning away.
006.158
Are they waiting to see if the angels come to them, or thy
Lord (Himself), or certain of the signs of thy Lord! the day that certain
of the signs of thy Lord do come, no good will it do to a soul to believe
in them then if it believed not before nor earned righteousness through its
faith. Say: "Wait ye: we too are waiting."
006.159
As for those who divide their religion and break up into
sects, thou hast no part in them in the least: their affair is with Allah: He
will in the end tell them the truth of all that they did.
006.160
He that doeth good shall have ten times as much to his credit:
He that doeth evil shall only be recompensed according to his evil: no
wrong shall be done unto (any of) them.
006.161
Say: "Verily, my Lord hath guided me to a way that is
straight,- a religion of right,- the path (trod) by Abraham the true in
Faith, and he (certainly) joined not gods with Allah."
006.162
Say: "Truly, my prayer and my service of sacrifice, my life
and my death, are (all) for Allah, the Cherisher of the Worlds:
006.163
No partner hath He: this am I commanded, and I am the first of
those who bow to His will.
006.164
Say: "Shall I seek for (my) Cherisher other than Allah, when He
is the Cherisher of all things (that exist)? Every soul draws the meed of
its acts on none but itself: no bearer of burdens can bear of burdens can
bear the burden of another. Your goal in the end is towards Allah: He will
tell you the truth of the things wherein ye disputed."
006.165
It is He Who hath made you (His) agents, inheritors of the
earth: He hath raised you in ranks, some above others: that He may try you
in the gifts He hath given you: for thy Lord is quick in punishment: yet He
is indeed Oft-forgiving, Most Merciful.
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