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الأنبياء |
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Classification |
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Juzʼ 17 |
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Hizb no. |
33 |
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No. of Rukus |
7 |
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No. of verses |
112 |
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rah Al-Anbya 21:1-10
Verse [Section]
Complete [7]
1-10 [1]
11-29 [2]
30-41 [3]
42-50 [4]
51-75 [5]
76-93 [6]
94-112 [7]
11-15 Prior
nations were destroyed due to similar iniquities
16-18 The
creation of heavens and earth is not a game
19-24 If
there were more than One God, the heavens and earth would have been in a state
of disorder
25-29 All
Rasools were sent with the same Message, "There is no god but Allah, so
worship Him alone
48-50 Musa
was given AL-Furqan (the criterion of right and wrong), so is this AL-Quran
76-77 Allah
accepted the prayer of Nuh against the unbelievers
78-82 Allah
blessed Prophets Dawood and Sulaiman with wisdom, knowledge and kingdoms
83-84 Allah
accepted Prophet Ayub's prayer and removed his affliction
92-93 Mankind
is but one brotherhood
94-97 Whoever
does good deeds, provided he is a believer, his endeavor will not be rejected
98-106 The
Day of Judgement and the fate of the disbelievers and the believers
107-112 Allah
has sent Muhammad (pbuh) as a blessing for all the worlds (Humans, Jinns and
others)
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52 He receives a revelation 53-57 Reproaches
his father and people with idolatry 58 He devises a plot to
destroy the idols 59-60 He destroys the idols of the Chaldeans 61-62 He
is accused before the people 63-64 He lays the blame on the
largest idol
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65-66 The Chaldeans at first disposed to repent, but they
draw back 67 Abraham reproaches them for their idolatry 68 They
command him to be burned alive 69-70 God miraculously delivers
him
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71-73 He receives the promise of Isaac and Jacob
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74-75 Lot delivered from Sodom
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70-77 Noah delivered from the Flood 77 The persecutors
of Noah drowned
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78-80 The wisdom of David and Solomon 81-82 Winds
and demons subject to Solomon
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83-84 Job is delivered from his affliction
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85-88 Other prophets receive mercy from God
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89-90 Zachariah’s prayer answered
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91 God’s favour to Mary and Jesus
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92-93 The true religion one, but Jews and Christians have
sects
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94 The faithful certain to be rewarded
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95-97 Infidels to be judged at the resurrection
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98-100 Idolaters with their gods to be cast
into hell
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101-103 The reward of the righteous
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104 The heavens to be rolled away at the judgment
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105-106 The righteous shall inherit the earth
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107-109 Muhammad proclaims himself to be a
warner
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110-111 God knoweth the secret thoughts of
the infidels
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112 God will judge the infidels and show mercy to his
prophet [4]
(21:1) The time of people's reckoning has
drawn near,1 and
yet they turn aside in heedlessness.2
1.
“Draws near for mankind their reckoning”: the
time of Resurrection. This is to warn the people that the time of Resurrection
when they will have to appear before their Lord to render their accounts is not
far. This was because the coming of the Prophet (peace be upon him) was a sign
and a clear evidence of the fact that mankind had entered into the last stage
of its history. The Prophet (peace be upon him) has himself
explained it by holding out two of his adjoining fingers and said: I have been
sent at a time which joins to the time of Resurrection just as these two
fingers adjoin. By this he meant to say: No other Prophet is coming between me
and the Resurrection. Therefore mend your ways now, for after me
no guide is coming with good news and warning.
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(21:3) their hearts being set on other
concerns. The wrong-doers whisper to one another: "This person is no more
than a mortal like yourselves. Will you, then, be enchanted by sorcery while
you see?"5
Charming personality of prophet
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5. This may also be translated as: What, are
you then being ensnared by his magic?
· The reason why they accused the Prophet (peace be upon
him) of practicing magic was that even his antagonists were charmed by his personality when
they met him
· Read further for examples
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(21:30) Did the unbelievers (who do not
accept the teaching of the Prophet) not realize that the heavens and the earth were one solid mass, then We tore
them apart,28 and We
made every living being out of water?29 Will
they, then, not believe (that We created all this)?
28. From the wording of the
text, it appears that at first the whole universe was a single mass of matter;
then it was split into different parts and the earth and the other heavenly
bodies were formed. For more details, please see (Surah HaMim,
E.Ns 13-15).
29.
From the wording of the text, it appears that Allah made water the cause and
origin of life. See also (Surah An- Nur,
Ayat 45).
(21:33) It is He Who created the night and
the day, and the sun and the moon. Each of them is floating in its orbit.35
35. The use of the words
kullun (all) and yasbahun (float) in the plural (for more than two) indicates that not only the sun and the
moon but all the heavenly bodies are floating in their own separate orbits and
none of them is fixed or stationary. These (verses 30-33) are capable of being interpreted in the modern
scientific terms in accordance with the present
day conceptions of Physics, Biology and Astronomy BLOG
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(21:35) Every living being shall taste death37 and We shall subject you to ill and good by way of trial,38 and to
Us shall all of you be eventually sent back
8. That is, Allah is
always putting human beings to test and trial both through adversity and affluence. This is to judge whether prosperity makes them proud, cruel
and slaves of their lusts or they become grateful to Allah. On the other hand,
He inflicts adversity upon them in order to see whether they remain within the
prescribed and lawful limits or become low-spirited and down-hearted. A sensible person therefore should not be deluded by
prosperity and adversity, but should keep their trial element in view and try
to pass through it gracefully.
(21:37) Man is
hasty by nature.41 I shall certainly show you My Signs.42 Do not ask Me to be
hasty.
41. This is not the literal
translation of the text; its purport according to the Arabic usage is: Man is a
hasty and impatient creature by his very nature. The same thing has been stated
in (Surah Al-Isra,
Ayat 11): Man is very hasty and impatient.
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(21:47) We
shall set up just scales on the Day of Resurrection so that none will be wronged in the least.
(We shall bring forth the acts of everyone), even if
it be the weight of a grain of mustard seed. We
shall suffice as Reckoners.48
48. See also (verses 8-9 and
E.Ns 8-9 of Surah Al-Aaraf). It is difficult for us to understand the exact nature of the balance. Anyhow, it is clear that the balance will weigh
accurately all the human moral deeds instead of material things, and will help
judge whether a man is virtuous or wicked and how much. The Quran has used this
word to make mankind understand that every deed, good or bad, will be weighed
and judged according to merit.
(21:48) Surely49 We had granted to
Moses and Aaron the Criterion50 (between right and wrong), and Light and Admonition
for the good of the God-fearing,51
49. From here begin the stories of the Prophets. If we consider these
stories in the context in which they occur, it becomes clear that these have
been related to impress the following themes.
(1)
All the former Prophets were human beings. Therefore there is nothing strange
or unusual that a human being like Muhammad (peace be upon him) has been sent
as a Messenger.
(2)
The mission and teachings of this Prophet are the same as of those who were
sent before him.
(3)
All the Prophets had been granted a privileged position by Allah, Who blessed
them with special favors. For instance, though they were made to suffer from
hardships and persecutions for years, ultimately Allah heard their prayers and
helped them in miraculous ways against their enemies and persecutors.
(4) In
spite of Allah’s special favors on them they were no more than His humble
servants and human beings and had no share whatever in Godhead. So much so that
sometimes they committed errors of judgment, fell ill, were put to trials and
even committed faults, for which they were called to account by Allah.
50.
All the three words have been used in praise of the Torah: (1) Alfurqan: A
criterion which distinguished the truth from falsehood. (2) Dhiaun: A light
which showed the right way of life. (3) Zikrun: An admonition, which reminded
the erring descendants of Adam to remember the lesson they had forgotten.
51.
Though it was sent for the good of all human beings, only the pious people,
having these characteristics, could benefit from it.
(21:49) for those who fear their Lord without
seeing Him and dread the Hour52 (of Reckoning).
52. The Hour of
Resurrection.
(21:50) This is a Blessed Admonition that We have revealed. Are you, then, going to reject it?
Quran is a
Blessed Admonition
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(21:51) Surely We had bestowed wisdom upon Abraham even earlier, and We knew him well.53
53. The Arabic word rushd
is very comprehensive and means righteousness as well.
We had
blessed Abraham with discretion: The discretion he showed in discriminating
between the right and the wrong etc. was not of his own acquirement but had
been bestowed on him by Us.
We
knew him well: We knew that he was worthy of Prophethood, therefore We
appointed him as such. According to (Surah Al-Anaam,
Ayat 124): Allah knows best whom to entrust with His
Mission. It contains a subtle answer to the objection raised by the chiefs of
the Quraish: Why has Allah appointed this man, the Prophet (peace be upon him)
to the office of Prophethood, when he is in no way superior to us. This
objection has been answered, as if to say: The same objection might even have
been raised against Prophet Abraham (peace be upon him) by his people, but We
knew his capabilities. Therefore We selected him for Prophethood.
In
this connection, please also see (Surah
Al-Baqarah, Ayats 124-141, 258-260): (Surah Al-Anaam,
Ayats 74-84): (Surah At- Tauba,
Ayat 114): (Surah Houd,
Ayats 69-76): (Surah Ibrahim,
Ayats 35-41): (Surah Al-Hijr,
Ayats 51-58 )and (Surah An-Nahal,
Ayats 120-122) and the E.Ns thereof.
And We had certainly given Abraham his sound judgement
before,1 and
We were of him well-Knowing
— Saheeh International
Footnote
i.e., before Moses. Allah had guided him
from early youth.
(21:63) He answered:
"Rather it was this supreme one who has done it. So ask them, if they can
speak.
The foregoing remarks have
been necessitated because of a tradition that Prophet Abraham (peace be upon
him) told
three lies in his life, of which one is the above mentioned
event. BLOG See EN(
21:69) We said: "O fire, become coolness and safety
for Abraham."62
62. Though this is one of
those miracles which have been clearly stated in the Quran, there are people who try to prove that there was no such miracle at all. According to this passage (Ayats 68-70),
Prophet Abraham (peace be upon him) was actually threatened to be burnt alive
and he was accordingly thrown into the burning fire, but Allah ordered the fire
to become cool and harmless for him. In the face of the clear words of the
Quran, these people deny this miracle because according to them it is
impossible even for Allah to go beyond the routine of the physical laws. They
say that miracles cannot appeal to the rationalists of the modern age, and
therefore these should be interpreted in accordance with physical laws. They
forget that according to the Quran, Allah is able to do everything, and He does
extraordinary and unusual things which cannot be explained by science.
Therefore they should accept the Quran as it is or discard it, but they should
not twist it to suit their so called rationalism
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(21:79) We guided Solomon to the right
verdict, and We had granted each of them70 judgement and knowledge. We made the mountains and the birds celebrate the
praise of Allah71 with
David. It was We Who did all this.
70. There is no mention of
this event in the Bible, nor in the Jewish literature. According to the Muslim
commentators, it happened like this: The goats of one person entered into the
field of another person at night. The latter brought his complaint to Prophet
David who decided that the strayed goats should be given to the owner of the
field. Prophet Solomon, however, differed with this and opined that the goats
should remain with the owner of the field up to the time that the former tilled
and prepared the field as before. In regard to this Allah says: We led Solomon
to the right decision. As regards the legal aspect
of the matter, we cannot say with certainty what is the Islamic law in such a
case nor is there any tradition of the Prophet (peace be upon him) to explain
or support it. That is why the jurists have differed about it.
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(21:80) It was We Who taught him the art of
making coats of mail for your benefit so that it may protect you
from each other's violence.72 Do you, then, give thanks?73
72. According to (Surah Saba,
Ayats 10-11), it was like this: And We made the iron
soft for him (and commanded him): Make coats of mail complete in every way, and
arrange the plates properly. This shows that Allah had made Prophet David an
expert in the use of iron, and had especially taught him the art of an armorer
for defense purposes. This fact is confirmed by archaeological and historical
researches, for according to these the iron age
in the world started
between 1200 and 1000 BC and this was precisely the period of Prophet David
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(21:96) until Gog and
Magog are let loose, and begin swooping from every mound,
(21:97) and the time for the fulfilment of
the true promise of Allah draws near,93 whereupon the eyes of those who disbelieved will
stare in fear, and they will say: "Woe to us, we were indeed heedless of
this; nay, we were wrongdoers."94
93. For the details about
Gog and Magog, see (E.Ns 62
and 69 of Surah
Al-Kahf). They will be let loose in the sense that
they will swoop down on the regions of the earth like a beast of prey which is
set free from its cage suddenly. The time of the fulfillment of the true
promise will come on the eve of Resurrection
and the appearance of Gog and Magog will be a
sign of it. In a tradition related in Muslim, by Huzaifah bin Asid Ghifari, the
Prophet (peace be upon him) said: Resurrection will not take place until ten signs appear:
(1)
The smoke. (2) Dajjal. (3) Daabat-ul-Ard. (4) Rising of the sun from the west.
(5) Coming down of Jesus, son of Mary. (6) Sudden attack of Gog and Magog.
(7-9) Three land slides, one in the east, the second in the west and the third
in Arabia. (10) The flare up of a great fire from Yaman which will drive the
people to the Plain of Resurrection. In another tradition the Prophet (peace be
upon him) stated that after the swoop of Gog and Magog, Resurrection will be so
near that it may take place at any moment just as a pregnant woman might
deliver the child at any moment, in the day or night, after her term has
expired. But the reference to the appearance of Gog and Magog in the Quran and
Hadith does not indicate that they will swoop on mankind jointly. It may be
that they will clash against each other near the time of Resurrection and their
mutual conflict might result in a universal catastrophe and destruction.
Signs of
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(21:106)
Herein, surely, is a message for those devoted to worship
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