SURAH
AL-AHQAF
Allah in the name of The Most Affectionate, the Merciful.
1. Ha - Mim.
2. This Book is the sending down from Allah, the Dignified,
and the Wise.
3. We made not the heavens and the earth and what is in
between but with truth and for a term appointed. And the infidels
turn away from that they were warned of.
4. Say you, 'well, tell you, what you worship besides Allah
show me, what particle of the earth they have made, or they
have any share in the heavens'? Bring me a Book before this
or anything left over of knowledge, if you are truthful.
5. And who is more misguided than he who worship besides
Allah such ones who may not hear his call till the Day of Resurrection
and even they are unaware of their worship.
6. And when mankind shall be gathered, they shall be enemies
to them and will deny their worship.
7. And when Our bright signs are recited to them, the infidels
say concerning the truth having come to them, 'this is a magic
manifest'
8. Do they say, 'he has fabricated it'? Say you, 'if I have
fabricated it, you have no power for me against Allah. He knows
well in what uttering you are busy. And He is Sufficient as
witness between me and you, And He is Forgiving, Merciful.
9. Say you, 'I am not a novel messenger and I know not,
what shall be done with me and with you. I only follow what
is revealed to me. And I am not but a plain warner.
10. Say you, 'see to it, if that Quran is from Allah and
you have disbelieved in it, while a witness from the children
of Israel has already bore witness to it and he has believed,
while you waxed proud'. Undoubtedly Allah guides not the unjust
people.
11. And the infidels said about, Muslims, 'if there had
been some good in it, they could not have reached to it ahead
of us. And since they have not been guided thereby, now, therefore,
they will say, this is an old calumny.
12. And before it there is the Book of Musa, a guide, and
mercy; and this is a book confirming in Arabic language that
it may warn the unjust and good tidings to the righteous.
13. Undoubtedly those who said, 'our Lord is Allah, and
then remained steadfast there shall be no fear upon them nor
shall they grieve.
14. They are the people of Paradise, they shall abide therein
a reward of their doings.
15. And We commanded man to do good to his parents. His
mother bore him with pain, and gave birth to him with pain.
And his bearing and weaning are in thirty months, till when
he reached to his strength and attained me age of forty years,
he submitted, 'O my Lord, put in my heart that I may be thankful
for Your blessing which You bestowed upon me and upon my parents,
and that I may do such works which may please You, and make
my offspring righteous for me. I turned towards you, and I am
muslim.'
16. These are they whose good works We shall accept and
will overlook their evil deeds. They are among the in habitants
of Paradise - the true promise which was made to them.
17. And he who said to his parents, 'Fie, I am fed up with
you both, do you promise me that I shall be brought forth again,
whilst generations have already passed before me? And they both
cry unto Allah for help, Woe to you; believe you, verily the
promise of Allah is true. Then he says, 'this is not but the
tales of the ancients'.
18. These are they against whom the sentence has already
been proved amongst the people of jinn and mankind at had gone
before them. Undoubtedly, they were the losers.
19. And for everyone there is degree according to their
own actions, and that Allah may pay them in full for their works,
and they shall not be wronged.
20. And the day the unbelievers shall be presented to the
fire, it shall be said to them, You have already exhausted your
pure things in your worldly life and have enjoyed them, therefore
today you shall be recompensed with the degrading torment, a
punishment for that you used to wax proud in the earth without
right and a punishment for that you used to disobey.
21. And remember the compatriot of Aad, when he warned them
in the land of Ahquaf (winding sand tracts) and undoubtedly,
the warners have already passed away before him and have come
after him (saying) worship none save Allah'. Undoubtedly I fear
for you the torment of a great day.
22. They said, 'Have you come for this that you may turn
us away from our Gods'? Bring us then that with which you promise
us, if you are truthful.
23. He said, 'the news thereof is only with Allah, and I
only deliver to you the message of my Lord, yes, in my opinion
you are totally ignorant people'.
24. Then, when they saw the torment like clouds spread in
the sides of the sky coming towards their Valleys, said, this
is a cloud which will rain over us. Not so, rather it is that
which you sought to hasten a windstorm wherein is a painful
torment.
25. It destroys everything by the command of its Lord. So
in the morning they remained as they were not seen but their
deserted dwellings. Thus, We punish the culprits.
26. And undoubtedly, We had given them the control that
we gave not to you; and made for them ears and eyes and hearts.
But their ears and eyes and hearts availed them nothing, since
they used to deny the signs of Allah and they were encompassed
by the torment that they used to mock at.
27. And undoubtedly, We destroyed the cities round about
you and brought varying signs so That they may desist.
28. Why, then did not those help them whom they had taken
for Gods beside Allah for attaining His nearness? Nay, rather
they were lost from them, and thus is their calumny and fabrication.
29. And when We turned to you a number of jinn, giving ear
to the Quran and when they were present there said among themselves
'be silent', then when the recitation ended, they went back
to their people warning.
30. They said, 'O our people.' We have heard a Book, that
was sent down after Musa, confirming the former Books and guiding
towards the truth and to the straight path.
31. 'O our people! Respond to the caller of Allah and believe
in Him that He may forgive some of your sins and save you from
the painful torment
32. And whoso responds not to the caller of Allah, he cannot
go out of control in the earth and he has no helper against
Allah. They are in manifest error.
33. Have they not known that Allah, who made the heavens
and the earth and was not wearied in making them, has the power
to give life to the dead? Why not, undoubtedly He can do everything.
34. And the day when the infidels shall be presented before
the Fire it will be said to them, 'Is not this the truth'? They
will say, 'why not, by our Lord'. It will be said to them, 'taste
then the torment, the recompense of your infidelity'.
35. Have you patience then, as had the resolute Messengers;
and be in no haste about them, as on the day when they will
see that they are promised with, (it will seem to them) they
had not tarried in the world but for an hour of a single day.
This is to deliver Then who shall be destroyed but the people
dis-obedient.
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