QII 06 Al Anam
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Sura 6 of the Quran ٱلْأَنْعَام
Al-Anʿām
The Grazing Livestock
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Classification |
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Position |
Juzʼ 7—8 |
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Hizb no. |
13—15 |
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No. of Rukus |
20 |
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No. of verses |
165 |
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this surah dwells on such themes as the clear signs of Allah's Dominion and Power, rejecting polytheism and unbelief, the establishment of Tawhid (pure monotheism), the Revelation, Messengership, and Resurrection.
Placement and coherence
with other surahs[edit]
The idea of textual relation between the verses of a chapter has
been discussed under various titles such as nazm and munasabah in
non-English literature and coherence, text relations, intertextuality,
and unity in English literature. Hamiduddin
Farahi, an Islamic scholar of the Indian subcontinent, is known for his work on the concept of
nazm, or coherence, in the Quran. Fakhruddin al-Razi (died 1209 CE), Zarkashi (died 1392) and
several other classical as well as contemporary Quranic scholars have
contributed to the studies.[6]
The entire Qur'an thus
emerges as a well-connected and systematic book.[7] Each
division has a distinct theme. Topics within a division are more or less in the
order of revelation. Within each division, each member of the pair complements
the other in various ways
The seven divisions are as follows:
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Group |
From |
To |
Central theme |
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1 |
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2 |
The consequences of denying Muhammad for the polytheists of Mecca |
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3 |
Glad tidings of Muhammad's domination |
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4 |
Arguments on the prophethood of Muhammad and the requirements
of faith in him |
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5 |
Arguments on monotheism and the requirements of faith in Allah. |
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6 |
Arguments on afterlife and the requirements of faith in it |
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7 |
Admonition to the Quraysh about their fate in the Herein and the
Hereafter if they deny Muhammad |
Verse [Section]
Complete [20]
1-10 [1]
11-20 [2]
21-30 [3]
31-40 [4]
41-50 [5]
51-55 [6]
56-60 [7]
61-70 [8]
71-82 [9]
83-90 [10]
91-94 [11]
95-100 [12]
101-110 [13]
111-121 [14]
122-129 [15]
130-140 [16]
141-144 [17]
145-150 [18]
151-154 [19]
155-165 [20] 1-6 Allah is the same One God
Almighty in both heaven and earth
1-10 [1]
1-10 [1]
1-6 Allah is the same One God Almighty in both
heaven and earth
Footnote(6:1)
“Light” is always used in the
Quran in the singular (nûr), whereas “darkness” is used in the plural (ẓulumât).
Nûr is usually used in a metaphorical sense to refer to true guidance,
whereas ẓulumât refers to different forms of misguidance.
(6:2)Clay teeninمِّن طِينٍۢ
Footnote
i.e., created your father, Adam, from clay. Some scholars suggest that if we examine all the minerals
found in the earth (potassium, nitrogen, and carbon), we find that these are
the same minerals that make up our body. Furthermore when we die, our bodies
are absorbed back into the ground. And when we are resurrected, we will be
resurrected from the ground (see 20:55).
(6:5) and thus they gave the lie to the Truth that
has now come to them. Soon they will come upon
some news concerning what they had mocked at.4
4. The allusion is to the
Migration (Hijrah) and the
numerous victories destined
to follow it in quick succession.
When this
allusion was made, the unbelievers could not
have guessed what kind of news
they would receive,
and even the Muslims
could not have imagined those
developments.
Infact, the Prophet
himself (peace be on him) was not fully aware of the posibilities which lay in
store
أَنۢبَـٰٓؤُا۟
Anbao
News
(6:6) Have they not seen
how many a people We have destroyed before them?
People whom We had made more powerful in the
earth than you are and upon them We showered from
the heavens abundant rains, and at whose feet We caused the rivers to
flow? And then (when they behaved ungratefully) We
destroyed them for their sins, and raised other peoples in their place.
أ
أَلَمْ
Alam did not
مِّدْرَارًلَمْ
Midraran abundantly
لَمْ
Lam not
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28032023tue 1444 Ramzan (9) 05
(6:8) They also say:
'Why has no angel been sent down to this Prophet?'5 Had We sent
down an angel, the matter would surely have long been decided and no respite
would have been granted them.6
5. The unbelievers were
saying that if Muhammed (peace be on him) had indeed been endowed with
prophethood, an angel should have been sent down from heaven to announce that
he was the Messenger of God, and that that people would be punished if they did
not follow his directives. It was atonishing to these ignorant objectors that
the Creator of the heavens and the earth should appoint someone as His
Messenger and then leave him without protection against the physical hurts and
insults that were flung at him. They would have expected the envoy of a Sovereign as great as
the Creator of the universe to be accomplied by at least some heavenly
constable, if not a large retinue, to protect him!
6. The unbelievers' objection is refuted by
this remark. it warns them that the time available for accepting the true faith
and bringing about the required reform in their lives will last only as long as Ultimate Reality
remains concealed from human perception by the wheel of the Unseen. Once that
wheel is removed, there will be no more respite: the summons to God's rekoning
will have come. This earthly life is a test of whether a man is able to
recognize the Ultimate Reality - even though it lies hidden from his sence
perception - by the correct excecise of his reason and intelect and of whether,
having once recognized it, he is able to behave in conformity with that Reality
by exercising control over his animal self and its lusts.
This test necessarily requires that the Reality should remain
concealed. Thereafter man will be confronted with the result of the test rather
than by any further test. Until God has decided to bring the term of their test
to a close, it is not possible to respond to such requests by sending angels to
them in their true form. (See also Towards Understanding the Qur'an, vol. I, (Surah 2, n.228.)
29032023wed 1444 Ramzan (9) 06
11-20
[2]
11-18 Allah has
decreed mercy for Himself that is why He does not punish any one in this world
and Punishment will be on the Day of Judgement
(6:12)------He has bound Himself to the exercise of mercy (and thus does not
chastise you for your disobedience and excesses instantly). -----
(6:14) Say: 'Shall I
take for my guardian anyone other than Allah - the Originator of the heavens
and earth;
He Who feeds and Himself is not fed?'10
Say: 'Surely I
have been commanded to be the first among those who submit (to Allah) and not
to be one of those who associate others with Allah in His divinity (even though
others may do so).'
10. This remark contains a subtle sarcasm. Far from providing
sustenance to their followers, the beings whom the polytheists set up as
deities beside the true God were dependent upon them for their sustenance. No
Pharaoh can maintain the pomp and splendour connected with his godhead unless
his subjects pay their tax dues and make him other offerings. No deity can
attract worshippers unless some of its devotees make an idol, place it in some
magnificent temple, and decorate it lavishly. All these counterfeit gods are
totally dependent upon their own servants. It is the Lord of the Universe alone
Who is the True God, Whose godhead rests solely upon His.own power; Who needs the help
of no one, whereas no one can dispense with His.
30032023thu 1444 Ramzan (9)
07
19-20
Al-Quran is revealed to admonish and to declare that there is Only One God
Allah
(6:20) Those whom We have given the Book will recognize
this just as they recognize their own ofspring;14 but those who
have courted their own ruin will not believe.
31032023fri 1444 Ramzan (9) 08
21-30
[3]
21-26
Prejudice has made the people worship deities other than Allah
(6:23) Then they will be able to play no mischief
but will say (falsely): 'By Allah, our Lord, we
associated none (with You in Your divinity)
(6:24) Behold, how they will lie against themselves and how their forged deities will forsake them
0104 2023sat 1444 Ramzan (9)
09
27-30
For sure there is a life after death?
0204 2023sun 1444 Ramzan (9) 10
31-40
[4]
31-35
Those who deny Prophet Muhammad, in fact deny Allah's revelations
(6:31)
They will carry their burden (of sins) on their
backs
(6:33) (O
Muhammad!) We know indeed that the things they say grieve you, though in truth
it is not you whom they
give the lie to, but it is the signs of Allah that these wrong-doers reject
(6:34)None has the power to alter the words of Allah
03042023 mon 1444 ramzan (9)
11.
36-41
Those who listen will accept the Truth and Use your common sense to learn from
the signs of nature and Do you not call Allah alone in real distress?
(6:38) There
is no animal that crawls on the earth, no bird that flies with its two wings,
but are communities like you. We have neglected nothing in the Book (of
decree). Then to their Lord will they all be mustered
04042023 tue 1444 ramzan (9)
12.
42-45
Prosperity in this world is not a reward but a respite
(6:43) But when misfortune befell them from Us why did they not
humble themselves? Their hearts had hardened and Satan had made their deeds
seem fair to them
(6:44) So, when they forgot what they had been reminded of,
We opened the gates of
all things so that while they rejoiced in what they had been granted We seized
them suddenly and they were plunged into utter despair.
(6:45) Thus
the last remnant of those wrongdoing people was cut off. All praise is for Allah, the Lord of the entire
universe, (for having punished them so).
05042023 tue 1444 ramzan (9)
13.
46-50
Who can restore your hearing and sight if Allah takes them away? And Rasools
never claimed that they know the unseen or that they are angels
(6:47) Say: 'If the chastisement of Allah were to
overtake you unawares or openly
shall any except the wrong-doing people be
destroyed?
(6:50) (O Muhammad!) Say: 'I do not say to you I have
the treasures of Allah. Nor do I have knowledge of what is beyond the reach of
human perception. Nor do I say to you: I am an angel. I only follow what is
revealed to me.'31 Then ask them: 'Are the blind and the seeing
alike?'32 Do you not then reflect? 06042023
thu 1444 ramzan (9)
51-55
[6]
51-55 Admonish the unbelievers with this
Al-Quran and Real belief is a favor of Allah and is irrespective of worldly
status
(6:51) And warn with this (revealed message) those who fear that
they shall be mustered to their Lord, that there will be none apart from Allah
to act as their protector and intercessor; then maybe they will become
God-fearing.33
.
.
33. Those who are too deeply immersed in the allurements of earthly life to think either of death or of their being
brought to stand before God for His judgement can hardly benefit from such
admonitions. Likewise, such admonitions can have no wholesome effect on
those who cherish the illusion that because of their attachment to some holy personage who
will intercede on their behalf, they will
come to no harm in the Hereafter.
The same
applies to those who believe that someone has already obtained their redemption
by expiating their sins. The Prophet (peace be on him) is therefore asked to
disregard such persons and to attend to those who are conscious, those with no
false illusions. Only these people are susceptible to admonitions and can be
expected to reform themselves.
(6:52) And do not drive
away those who invoke their Lord in the morning and the evening, seeking His
pleasure all the time.34 You are by no means accountable for them
just as they are by no means accountable for you.
If you still drive them away, you will become
among the
wrong-doers.35
34.
One of the objections raised by
the chiefs and the affluent
members of the Quraysh
was that the Prophet (peace be on him) had gathered around him a host of slaves, clients (mawali) and
others belonging to the lower strata of society. They used to scoff at the fact that men of
such humble social standing as Bilal, 'Ammar. Suhayb and Khabbab had joined his
ranks. They wondered if they
happened to be 56-60 [7]the only chosen ones of the Quraysh in the sight of
God! They not only poked fun at the financial distress of these people but also
attacked them for any weakness of character they had before accepting Islam.
They went about saying sarcastically that those who had been such and such in
the past had now become part of the 'chosen' community.
(6:53) Thus We have made some of them a means for testing others36 so
that
they should say: 'Are these the ones among us upon whom Allah
has bestowed His favour?' Yes, does Allah not know well who are the thankful ?
36. By enabling the poor
and the indigent, the people who have a low station in society to precede
others in believing, God has put those who wax proud of wealth and honour to a
severe test.
(6:54) And when those
who believe in Our signs come to you, say to them: 'Peace be upon you. Your
Lord has made mercy incumbent upon Himself so that
if anyone of you does a bad deed out of
ignorance and thereafter repents and makes amends, surely you will find Him
All-Forgiving, AllCompassionate.'37
37.
Several of those who came to believe in the Prophet (peace be on him) had
committed many serious sins before they embraced Islam. Even though their lives
had altogether changed following their conversion, the opposition continued to
play up the weaknesses and misdeeds of their past life.
The Prophet (peace he on him) is asked to comfort such persons and
to tell them that God does not punish those who sincerely repent their sins and
mend their ways.
07042023 fri 1444 ramzan (9)
15
56-60 [7]
56-60 Allah alone has the authority of passing
judgement and He alone knows the unseen
(6:59)
He has the keys to the realm that lies beyond the reach of human perception;
none knows them but He. And He knows what is on the land and in the sea;
there is not a leaf which falls that He
does not know about and there is not a grain in the darkness of the
earth or anything green or dry which has not been recorded in a Clear Book
Footnote
The five keys of the
unseen are mentioned in 31:34.
Indeed, Allah ˹alone˺ has the
knowledge of the Hour.
He sends down the rain,1 and
knows what is in the wombs.2
No soul knows what it will earn for tomorrow, and
no soul knows in what land it will die. Surely Allah is
All-Knowing, All-Aware.
— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
(6:60)
He recalls your souls by
night, and knows what you
do by day; and then He raises you back each day in order that the term
appointed by Him is fulfilled. Then to Him you will return whereupon He will
let you know what you have been doing.
08042023 sat i 1444 ramzan
(9) 16
61-70
[8]
61-62
Allah has appointed guardian angles over you
(6:61) And He alone holds sway over His servants and sets
guardians over you40 till death
approaches any of you and Our deputed angels take his soul, neglecting no part
of their task.
40. The angels who keep watch and maintain a
record of everything, i.e. all their movements, deeds and so on.
09042023 sun i 1444 ramzan
(9) 17
63-67
Allah is the One Who delivers you from the calamities.
(6:65) Say: "It
is He Who has the power to send forth chastisement upon you from above you,
or from beneath your feet, or split you into hostile groups and make some of
you taste each others' violence. Behold, how We set forth Our signs in
diverse forms, so that maybe they will understand the Truth".42
42.
God's punishment can strike in an instant. This is the warning to those who, supposing
such punishment to he remote, were growing bolder in their hostility towards
the Truth. They could be destroyed in
a moment by a hurricane. Just a few earthquake
trernors could raze villages and cities to the ground. Likewise, a few spark,
of hostility could ultimately wreak such havoc among tribes. nations and
countries that bloodshed and lawlessness plague them for years on end. Hence if
they are spared punishments for a while that should not drug them to
heedlessness and lead them to live in total disregard of distinctions between
right and wrong. They should rather he grateful that God had given thern
respite and by means of a number of signs He was making it possible for thern
to recognize the Truth and foliow it.
(6:67) Every
tiding has its appointed time; you yourselves will soon know (the
end)."
10042023 mon i 1444 ramzan
(9) 18
68-69
Do not sit with those who argue about Allah's revelations
11042023 tue 1444 ramzan (9)
19
70-70
Do not associate with those who take their religion as a matter of amusement
(6:70)--------though he
may offer any conceivable ransom it shall not be accepted from him, for such
people have been caught for the deeds that they have themselves earned. Boiling
water to drink and a painful chastisement to suffer for their unbelief is what
awaits them.
12042023 wed 1444 ramzan (9)
20
71-82
[9]
71-73
Believers are commanded to become Muslims, to establish Salah and to fear Allah
alone
(6:73) And He
it is Who has created the heavens and the earth in truth;46 and
the very day He will say: "Be!" (resurrection) there will be. His
word is the Truth and His will be the dominion47 on the day
when the-Trumpet is blown.48 He knows all that lies beyond the
reach of human perception as well as all that is visible to man;49 He
is the All-Wise, the All-Aware
48. In what
manner the Trumpet will be blown is
difficult for us to grasp.What we know through the Qur'an is that on the Day of
Judgement the Trumpet will be blown on God's command, whereupon all will die. Then after an indefinite period of time - a period that is known
to God alone - the second Trumpet will be blown, whereupon all people of all epochs will be resurrected and
will find themselves on the Plane of the Congregation.
Thus, when the first Trumpet is blown the
entire order of the universe will be disrupted, while on the blowing of the
second Trumpet a fresh order will be established, in a new form and with a new
set of laws governing it.
12042023 wed 1444 ramzan (9)
20 night
74-79
Ibrahim learned faith through the study of nature with his common sense
(6:75) And thus We showed Abraham the kingdom of the heavens and
the earth,51 so that he might become one of those who have sure faith.52.
51.
The adversaries are told that they can observe God's signs in
the phenomena of the universe, just as Abraham could. The difference is that
they see nothing, as if they were blind, whereas Abraham saw with open eyes.
The sun, moon and stars which rise and set before their eyes day after day and
night after night witness them as misguided at their setting as at their
rising. Yet the same signs were observed by the perceptive Abraham, and the
physical phenomena helped him arrive at the Truth
52p------The great
majority of the population were traders and craftsmen. The inscriptions of that
period, which have been discovered in the course of archaeological research,
make it clear that
those people had a purely materialistic outlook on life. Their
greatest concern was to earn the maximum amount of wealth and enjoy the highest
degree of comfort and luxury. Interest was rampant among them and their
devotion to money-making seemed all-absorbing. They looked at one another with
suspicion and often resorted to litigation. In their prayers to their gods,
too, they generally asked for longer life, prosperity and greater commercial
success, rather than for spiritual growth, God's pardon and reward in the
Hereafter.
The temple of Nannar resembled a royal palace.
Every night a female worshipper went to its bedroom, adorned as
a bride.
A great number of women had been consecrated in the name of this
deity and their position was virtually that of religious prostitutes. The woman who
would sacrifice her virginity for the sake of her 'god' was held in great
esteem. For a woman to give herself to some unrelated person 'for the sake of
God' was considered a means to salvation. Needless to say, it was generally the priests who made most use of this institution.
Nannar was not merely a deity, but the biggest landlord, the
biggest trader, the biggest industrialist and the most powerful ruler. Many
orchards, buildings and huge estates had been consecrated to his temple. In
addition to this, cereals, milk, gold, cloth, etc., were brought as offerings to
the temple by peasants, landlords and merchants, and there was a large staff in
the temple to receive the offerings. Many a factory had been established on
behalf of the temple. Large-scale trading was also carried out on its behalf.
All these activities were conducted by the priests in the name of the deity.
Moreover,
the country's main court was also located in the
temple. The priests functioned as judges and their judgements were
equated with those of God.
(6:79) Behold, I have turned my face in exclusive devotion to
the One Who originated the heavens and the earth, and I am certainly not one of
those who associate others with Allah in His divinity.'
13042023 thu 1444 ramzan (9)
21 night
80-82
Arguments of Mushrikin with Ibrahim about Allah
(6:82)
55--------It is interesting to learn that this incident, which is the
starting-point of Abraham's prophetic career, has found no place in the Bible. It is mentioned only in the Talmud. The Talmudic version, however, is different from the Qur'anic version in two ways. First, in the Talmudic
version Abraham's quest for the Truth begins with the sun and then proceeds by
way of the stars to his discovery of the One True God. Second. it states that Abraham not only held the sun to be his Lord
but even worshipped it, and that the same happened in connection with the moon.
13042023 thu 1444 ramzan (9)
21 night
83-90
Descendants of Prophet Ibrahim including Musa, Isa and Muhammad, none of them
were Mushrikin
(6:84)
And We bestowed upon Abraham (offspring) Ishaq (Isaac) and Ya'qub (Jacob) and
each of them did We guide to the right way as We had earlier guided Noah to the
right way; and (of his descendants We guided) Da'ud (David) and Sulayman
(Solomon), Ayyub (Job), Yusuf
(Joseph),
Musa (Moses) and Harun (Aaron). Thus do We reward those who do good.
(6:85) (And of his descendants We guided)
Zakariya (Zachariah), Yahya (John), Isa (Jesus) and Ilyas (Elias): each one of
them was of the righteous
(6:86)
(And of his descendants We guided) Isma'il (Ishmael), al-Yasa' (Elisha), Yunus
(Jonah), and Lut (Lot). And each one of them We favoured over all mankind.
(6:89)
Those are the ones to whom We gave the Book, and judgement
and
prophethood.57 And if they refuse to believe in it now, We will bestow this
favour on a people who do believe in it.58
(6:90)
(O Muhammad!) Those are the ones Allah guided to the right way. Follow, then,
their way, and say: 'I ask of you no reward (for carrying on this mission); it
is merely an admonition to all mankind.'
14042023 fri 1444 ramzan
(9) 22 night
91-94
[11]
91-91
Allah is the One Who revealed the Taurat and Al-Quran
(6:91)
They did not form any proper estimate of Allah when
they said: 'Allah has not revealed anything to any man.'59 Ask them:
'The Book which Moses brought as a light and guidance for men and which you
keep in bits and scraps, some of which you disclose while the rest you conceal,
even though through it you were taught that which neither you nor your
forefathers knew -who was it who revealed it?'60 Say: 'Allah!'- and then leave
them to sport with their argumentation.
59------One might wonder how a Jew, who believes in the Torah as
a revealed Book of God, could say that God had revealed nothing to anyone. At
times blind obstinacy and bigotry cause people to resort to arguments which
strike at the roots of their own belief. These people were bent upon denying
the prophethood of Muhammad (peace be on him), and this fanaticism had come to
dominate them so much that they went so far as to deny the very institution of
prophethood.
15042023 sat 1444 ramzan
(9) 23 night
92-94
Those who invent a lie against Allah will face a disgraceful punishment
6:92
omma alqura==mother of cities
“The Mother of Cities” is an honorary title
given to the city of Mecca because of its great religious significance as the
home of Allah’s first house of worship ever built on earth, and perhaps because
of its central location as well.
أُمَّ ٱلْقُرَىٰ
6:93) Who can be more unjust than he who places a lie on
Allah and who says: 'Revelation has come to me' when in fact nothing was
revealed to him, and who says: 'I will produce the like of what Allah has revealed?'
If you could but see the wrongdoers in the agonies of death, and the angels
stretching out their hands (saying): 'Yield up your souls! Today you will be
recompensed with the chastisement of humiliation for the lie you spoke
concerning Allah, and for you waxing proud against His signs.
(6:94) (And Allah will say): 'Now you have come to Us all alone
even as We had created you in the first instance, and you have left behind all
that We had bestowed upon you in the world. We do not see with you your
intercessors whom you imagined to have a share with Allah in your affairs. You
have now been cut off from one another and all those whom you imagined (to be
Allah's associates in your affairs) have failed you
16042023 sun 1444 ramzan
(9) 24
95-100
[12]
95-100
Examples from Allah's creation are clearly spelled out for the understanding of
mankind
(6:98) It is He Who created you out of a single being,65 and appointed for
each of you a time-limit and a resting place. We have indeed spelled out Our signs
for those who can understand.66
65.
This means that God caused the human race to originate from one human being.
66. If one were to observe carefully the creation of the human
species, its division into male and female, the proliferation of the human race
by procreation, the passing of life through its several stages in the womb of
the mother from conception to childbirth, one would perceive innumerable signs to help one grasp the truth
mentioned above. But only those who make proper use of their intellect can be
led by means of these signs to an understanding of Reality. Those who live like
animals, who are concerned merely with the satisfaction of their lusts and
desires, can perceive nothing significant in these phenomena.
17042023 mon 1444 ramzan
(9) 25
101-110
[13)
101-107
How could Allah have a son without a spouse? And Clear proofs have come to you
if only you could care to understand
6;105Allegations have always been made
that the Prophet (ﷺ)
copied the Quran from the Bible, mostly because of similar narratives in both
Scriptures (such as the stories of Adam, Joseph, Moses, and others).
Historically, the Bible was not translated into Arabic until centuries after
the Prophet (ﷺ).
Even if an Arabic translation of the Bible existed at his time, he (ﷺ) could not have
copied it because he could not read or write. From an Islamic point of view,
similarities stem from the fact that both scriptures came originally from the
same source—divine revelation. For more details, see the Introduction.
— Dr.
Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
18042023 tue 1444 ramzan
(9) 26
108-110
Do not insult the deities to whom the Mushrikin offer their worship and
Guidance depend on the attitude of individuals
(6:108) Do not revile
those whom they invoke other than Allah, because they will revile Allah in
ignorance out of spite. 72 For We have indeed made the deeds of every people seem
fair to them.73 Tlen,
their return is to their Lord and He will inform them of what they have done.
19042023 wed 1444 ramzan
(9) 27
111-121
[14]
111-115
All Rasools of Allah had opposition from Shaitan and his followers
(6:111)
Even if We had sent angels down to them and the dead had spoken to them, and
even if We had assembled before them all the things, face to face, they would still not believe unless it be Allah's will
that they believe.78 Most of them behave in utter ignorance.
78.
The people under discussion are so perverse that they do not prefer to embrace
the Truth in preference to falsehood by rightly exercising their choice and
volition
.
The only way that is left for them to become lovers
of the Truth is, therefore, that by His overpowering will God should render
them truth-loving not by their choice and volition, but by metamorphizing their
very nature. Such a course, however, goes against the wisdom which
underlies the creation of man. Hence it is
futile to expect God to intervene in the matter and to force those people to
believe by the exercise of His will.
(6:112)
And so it is that against every
Prophet We have set up the evil ones from among men and jinn,
some of them inspire others with specious speech only by way of. delusion.
79
Had it been your Lord's will, they would not have done it.80 Leave them alone
to fabricate what they will.
79.
The Prophet (peace be on him) is told that he should not be unnerved even if
the evil ones among both mankind and the jinn stood united against him and
opposed him with all their might. For this was not the first time that such a
thing had happened. Whenever a Prophet came and tried to lead people to the
Truth, all the satanic forces joined hands to defeat his mission.
'Specious talk' signifies all the trickery and manoeuvring to
which the enemy resorts, all his efforts aimed at sowing doubts about Islam and
undermining people's faith in it, so as to arouse them against both the Prophet
(peace be on him) and his message. Taken as a whole, these are
characterized as 'delusion', for the weapons used in their crusade by the
opponents of the Truth have the effect of deluding others as well as
themselves, no matter how beneficial and successful those weapons may appear to
be.
80.
Furthermore, we should always bear in mind that, according
to the Qur'an,
there is a tremendous difference between
'God's will' and 'God's good pleasure'.
The
failure to differentiate between the two often gives rise to serious
misconceptions. If a certain thing takes place in accord with the universal
will of God, and thus by His sanction, that does not necessarily mean that God
is pleased with it. Nothing at all takes place in the world unless God permits
it to take place, unless He makes it a part of His scheme, and unless He makes
it possible for that event to take place by creating its necessary conditions.
The act of stealing on the part of a thief, the act of homicide on the part of
a murderer, the wrong and corruption of the wrong-doer and the corrupt, the
unbelief of the unbeliever and the polytheism of the polytheist - none of these
are possible without the will of God. Likewise, the faith of the believer and
the piety of the pious are inconceivable without the will of God. In short,
both these require the will of God. But whereas the things in the first
category do not please Him, those in the second do.
Even
though the will of God is oriented to ultimate good, the course of the
realization of that good is paved with conflict between the forces of light and
darkness, of good and evil, of what is sound and pure on the one hand and what
is corrupt and defiled on the other. With larger interests in view, God has
endowed man with the disposition of obedience as well as of disobedience. He
has created in man Abrahamic and Mosaic as well as Nimrodic and Pharaonic
potentialities. Both the pure, unadulterated human nature and the satanic urges
are ingrained in man's being and have been provided with the opportunity to
work themselves out by coming into conflict with each other. He has granted
those species of His creatures who are possessed of authority (viz. man and
jinn) the freedom to choose between good and evil. Whosoever chooses to act
righteously has been given the power to do so, and the same is the case with
him who chooses to be evil. People of both categories are in a position to use
material resources within the framework of the broader considerations
underlying God's- governance of His universe. God will be pleased, however,
only with those who are working for good. God likes His creatures to exercise
their freedom of choice properly and commit themselves to good of their own
volition.
Unlike
the angels, who carry out God's commands without resistance from any quarter,
the task entrusted to men is to strive to establish the way of life sanctioned
by God in the face of opposition and hostility from evil-doers and rebels
against Him. In the framework of His universal will, God allows even those who
have chosen the path of rebellion to strive for the realization of their goals,
even as He grants the believers every opportunity to strive along the path of
obedience and service to God. Despite this granting of freedom and choice to
all there is no doubt that God is pleased with, and guides, directs, supports
and strengthens the believers alone because their overall direction is to His
liking. Nevertheless, they should not expect that by His supernatural intervention
God will either force those who are disinclined to believe into believing or
that He will forcibly remove the satanic forces - among both men and jinn - who
are resolved to spare neither their mental and physical energy nor their
material resources to impede the triumph of the Truth. Those determined to
strive in the cause of the Truth, and of virtue and righteousness are told that
they must prove their earnest devotion by waging a fierce struggle against the
devotees of falsehood. For had God wanted to use miracles to obliterate
falsehood and usher in the reign of the Truth, He would not have required human
beings to accomplish the task. He could have simply seen to it that no evil one
remained in the world, leaving no possibility for polytheism and unbelief to
exist.
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116-121
Eat only that meat on which Allah's name has been pronounce
(6:121) Do not eat of (the animal) over which the name
of Allah has not been pronounced (at the time of its slaughtering), for that is
a transgression-----------------
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122-129 [15]
122-124
When good and bad are treated alike, criminals are
appointed as their ringleaders
(6:123) Thus We have appointed the leaders of the wicked ones in every
land to weave their plots; but in truth they plot only to their own harm,
without even realizing it.
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125-127
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128-129
Jinns, and human beings who are misled by them, will all be cast into Hell
(6:128) And on the Day when He
shall muster them all together, He will say (to the jinn):94 'O assembly of the jinn, you have seduced a good many of
mankind.' And their companions
from among the humans will say: 'Our Lord! We did indeed benefit from one
another95 and now have reached the term which You had set for
us.' Thereupon Allah will
say: 'The Fire is now your abode, and therein you shall abide.' Only those whom
Allah wills shall escape the Fire. Surely your Lord is All-Wise, All-Knowing.96
94.
The term finn here refers to the evil ones among the jinn
For
example, the jinn helped humans with magic, while the jinn had a feeling of
importance when they had a human following.
Footnote
i.e., disobedient Muslims. They will be
punished according to the severity of their sins, but eventually no Muslim will stay in Hell forever.
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130-140 [16]
130-135 On the Day of Judgement kafirs
(unbelievers) will confess that they were indeed kafirs
(6:130) (Then Allah will also ask them): 'O assembly of jinn and men!
Did there not come to y ou Messengers from among yourselves, relating to you My
signs, and warning you of the encounter of this your Day (of Judgement)?' They
will say: 'Yes, we bear witness against ourselves.-----
(6:131) (They
will be made to bear this witness to show that) it is not the way of your Lord
to destroy cities unjustly while their people were unaware of the Truth
(6:133) Your Lord
is Self-Sufficient,
full of compassion.101 If He
wills,
He can put you away and cause whomever He wills
to succeed you just as He has produced you from the seed of another people.
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136-140 Mushrikin give their deities preference
over Allah and Mushrikin falsely attribute their self-imposed prohibitions to
Allah
(6:136)----------Then, the portion assigned to
the beings whom they have set up as associates (of Allah) does not reach Allah,
but the portion assigned to Allah reaches the beings they set up as
associates (of Allah)! 106 Indeed evil is what they decide!
(No portion reaches Allaah )
(6:137) And, likewise, the beings supposed to have a share in Allah's
divinity have made the slaying of their offspring seem lawful to many of those
who associate others with Allah in His divinity107 so that they
may ruin them108 and confound them regarding their faith.109 If Allah had so
willed, they would not have done that. Leave them alone to persist in their
fabrication. 110
107.
The word 'partners' is
now used in a different sense. In this verse the word 'partners' denotes those
human beings and devils who had legitimized infanticide and even represented it
as a commendable act.
(1) Girls were put to death either to forestall the intrusion of
a son-in-law, to prevent them from falling into the hands of enemies in the
event of an outbreak of tribal feuding or to stop them from becoming a source
of disgrace for any other reason.
(2) Both male and female children were killed if
parents thought they would not be able to support them and that they would thus
become an unendurable burden.
(3) Children of both sexes were placed as
sacrificial offerings on the altars of the deities in order to gratify them.
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141-144
[17]
141-142
Give Zakah of agriculture on the harvest day
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143-144
Falsely attributed prohibition of livestock are
clarified
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145-147
Correct prohibitions of livestock are spelled out and Explanation of the Jewish
prohibitions of live stock
(6:145) Tell them (O Muhammad!): 'I do not find
in what has been revealed to me anything forbidden for anyone who wants to eat
unless it is carrion, outpoured blood and the flesh of
swine, all of which is unclean; or that which is profane having been
slaughtered in a name other than that of Allah.121 But whosoever is constrained to it by necessity - neither
desiring to disobey nor exceeding the limit of necessity - your Lord is surely
AllForgiving, All-Compassionate.
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148-150
Mushrikin' excuse for being Mushrikin
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151-154
[19]
151-154
In Islam
forbidden things are based on fundamental moral principles
(6:151)
Say to them (O Muhammad!): 'Come, let me recite what your Lord has laid down to
you:127 (i) that you associate nothing with Him;128 (ii) and do good to your
parents;129 (iii) and do not slay your children out of fear of poverty. We provide you and will likewise provide them with
sustenance; (iv) and do not even draw to things shameful130 - be they
open or secret; (v) and do not slay the soul
santified by Allah except in just cause;131 this He has enjoined upon
you so that you may understand;
127.
The restrictions which had shackled their lives were not
those imposed by God. The really worthwhile restrictions are those
prescribed by God in order to regulate human life. These have always served as
the essential basis of all God-given codes (cf. Exodus. chapter 20).
131. This means that human life, which has been declared
inviolable by God, can only be destroyed for just cause. As for what is meant
by 'just cause', we ought to remember that three cases are embodied in the Qur'an
whereas two additional cases have been stated by the Prophet (peace be on him).
The cases mentioned by the Qur'an are the following:
(1) That a man is convicted of deliberate homicide and thus the
claim of retaliation is established against him.
(2) That someone resists the establishment of the true faith so
that fighting against him might become necessary.
(3) That someone is guilty of spreading disorder in the Domain
of Islam and strives to overthrow the Islamic order of government.
The two cases mentioned in the Hadith are:
(1) That a person commits illegitimate sexual intercourse even
after marriage.
(2) That a Muslim is guilty of apostasy and rebellion against
the Muslim body-politic.
Except for these five reasons,
slaying a human being is not permissible, regardless of whether he is a
believer, a protected non-Muslim (dhimmi) or an ordinary unbeliever.
(6:152)
(vi) and do not even draw near to the property of the orphan in his minority
except in the best manner;132 (vii) and give full measures and weight with
justice; We do not burden anyone beyond his
capacity;133 (viii) When you speak, be just, even though it concern a
near of kin; (ix) and fulfil the covenant of Allah.134 That is what He has
enjoined upon you so that you may take heed.
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155-165
[20]
155-158
The Book of Allah has come to you for your guidance
so that there may be no excuse about the true Word of Allah
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159-160
Those who divide the religion into sects are not
Muslims
(6:159) Surely you have nothing to do with those
who have made divisions in their religion and become factions.141 Their matter is with Allah and He
will indeed tell them (in time) what they have been doing
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161-165
Declare, "My Salah, my devotion, my life and
my death are all for Allah"
(6:161)
Say: 'As for me, my Lord has guided me on to a straight way, a right religion, the way of Abraham142 who adopted it in exclusive
devotion to Allah, and he was not of those who associated others with Allah in
His divinity.'
142.
The 'Way of Abraham' is one further indication of
the way of true religion which one is required to follow. This way could also
have been designated as the way of Moses or of Jesus But since their names
have become falsely associated with Judaism and Christianity respectively, it
was necessary to call it the 'Way of Abraham'.
Moreover, Abraham was
acknowledged by both the Jews and the Christians as rightly-guided and both
knew, of course, that he lived long before either Judaism or Christianity was
born. In the same way, the polytheists of Arabia also considered Abraham to
be rightly-guided. Despite their ignorance, they at least acknowledged that
that righteous man, who had founded the Ka'bah, was a worshipper of God
exclusively and no idolator.
(6:164) Say: 'Shall I seek someone other than
Allah as Lord when He is the Lord of everything?'144
Everyone will bear the consequence of what he
does, and no one shall bear the burden of another. 145 Thereafter, your return will be to your Lord, whereupon
He will let you know what you disagreed about.
(6:165) For He it is Who has appointed you vicegerent over the earth, and has exalted
some of you over others in rank that He may try you in what He has bestowed is
upon you.146 Indeed your Lord is swift in retribution, and He is
certainly AllForgiving, All-Compassionate.
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