Dawat ul Quran
Quran Translation and Commentary by Shams PirzadaTranslation in English by Abdul Karim Shaikh
Quran Translation
Word for Word by
Dr. Shehnaz Shaikh
& Kausar Khatri
Introduction
1. Al-Fatihah
2. Al-Baqarah
3. Al-Imran
4. Al-Nisa
5. Al-Maidah
6. Al-Anam
7. Al-Araf
8. Al-Anfal
9. Al-Taubah
10. Yunus
11. Hud
12. Yusuf
13. Al-Rad
14. Ibrahim
15. Al-Hijr
16. Al-Nahl
17. Bani Israil
18. Al-Kahf
19. Maryam
20. Ta-Ha
21. Al-Anbiya
22. Al-Hajj
23. Al-Muminun
24. An-Nur
25. Al-Furqan
26. Ash-Shuara
27. An-Naml
28. Al-Qasas
29. Al-Ankabut
30. Ar-Rum
31. Luqman
32. As-Sajdah
33. Al-Ahzab
34. Saba
35. Fatir
36. Yasin
37. As-Saffat
38. Saad
39. Az-Zumar
40. Al-Mumin
41. Ha-Meem-As-Sajdah
42. AShura
43. Az-Zukhruf
44. Ad-Dukhan
45. Al-Jathiyah
46. Al-Ahqaf
47. Muhammad
48. Al-Fath
49. Al-Hujurat
50. Al-Qaf
51. Adh-Dhariyat
52. At-Tur
53. An-Najm
54. Al-Qamar
55. Al-Rahman
56. Al-Waqiah
57. Al-Hadid
58. Al-Mujadalah
59. Al-Hashr
60. Al-Mumtahinah
61. As-Saff
62. Al-Jumuah
63. Al-Munafiqun
64. Al-Taghabun
65. At-Talaq
66. At-Tahrim
67. Al-Mulk
68. Al-Qalam
69. Al-Haqqah
70. Al-Maarij
71. Nuh
72. Al-Jinn
73. Al-Muzzammil
74. Al-Muddhththir
75. Al-Qiyamah
76. Ad-Dahr
77. Al-Mursalat
78. An-Naba
79. An-Naziat
80. Abas
81. At-Takwir
82. Al-Infitar
83. At-Tatfif
84. Al-Inshiqaq
85. Al-Buruj
86. At-Tariq
87. Al-Ala
88. Al-Ghashiyah
89. Al-Fajr
90. Al-Balad
91. Ash-Shams
92. Al-Lail
93. Ad-Duha
94. Al-Inshirah
95. At-Tin
96. Al-Alaq
97. Al-Qadr
98. Al-Bayyinah
99. Az-Zilzal
100. Al-Adiyat
101. Al-Qariah
102. At-Takathur
103. Al-Asr
104. Al-Humazah
105. Al-Fil
106. Al-Quraish
107. Al-Maun
108. Al-Kauthar
109. Al-Kafirun
110. An-Nasr
111. Al-Lahab
112. Al-Ikhlas
113. Al-Falaq
114. An-Nas
یٰبَنِیْۤ O Children اِسْرَآءِیْلَ (of) Israel! اذْكُرُوْا Remember نِعْمَتِیَ My Favor الَّتِیْۤ which اَنْعَمْتُ I bestowed عَلَیْكُمْ upon you وَ اَنِّیْ and that I فَضَّلْتُكُمْ [I] preferred you عَلَی over الْعٰلَمِیْنَ the worlds وَ اتَّقُوْا And fear یَوْمًا a day لَّا not تَجْزِیْ will avail نَفْسٌ a soul عَنْ (of) نَّفْسٍ (another) soul شَیْـًٔا anything وَّ لَا and not یُقْبَلُ will be accepted مِنْهَا from it عَدْلٌ any compensation وَّ لَا and not تَنْفَعُهَا will benefit it شَفَاعَةٌ any intercession وَّ لَا and not هُمْ they یُنْصَرُوْنَ will be helped وَ اِذِ And when ابْتَلٰۤی tried اِبْرٰهٖمَ Ibrahim رَبُّهٗ his Lord بِكَلِمٰتٍ with words فَاَتَمَّهُنَّ ؕ and he fulfilled them قَالَ He said اِنِّیْ Indeed I جَاعِلُكَ (am) the One to make you لِلنَّاسِ for the mankind اِمَامًا ؕ a leader قَالَ He said وَ مِنْ And from ذُرِّیَّتِیْ ؕ my offspring قَالَ He said لَا (Does) not یَنَالُ reach عَهْدِی My Covenant الظّٰلِمِیْنَ (to) the wrongdoers وَ اِذْ And when جَعَلْنَا We made الْبَیْتَ the House مَثَابَةً a place of return لِّلنَّاسِ for mankind وَ اَمْنًا ؕ and (a place of) security وَ اتَّخِذُوْا and (said) Take مِنْ [from] مَّقَامِ (the) standing place اِبْرٰهٖمَ (of) Ibrahim مُصَلًّی ؕ (as) a place of prayer وَ عَهِدْنَاۤ And We made a covenant اِلٰۤی with اِبْرٰهٖمَ Ibrahim وَ اِسْمٰعِیْلَ and Ismail اَنْ [that] طَهِّرَا [You both] purify بَیْتِیَ My House لِلطَّآىِٕفِیْنَ for those who circumambulate وَ الْعٰكِفِیْنَ and those who seclude themselves for devotion and prayer وَ الرُّكَّعِ and those who bow down السُّجُوْدِ and those who prostrate وَ اِذْ And when قَالَ said اِبْرٰهٖمُ Ibrahim رَبِّ My Lord اجْعَلْ make هٰذَا this بَلَدًا a city اٰمِنًا secure وَّ ارْزُقْ and provide اَهْلَهٗ its people مِنَ with الثَّمَرٰتِ fruits مَنْ (to) whoever اٰمَنَ believed مِنْهُمْ from them بِاللّٰهِ in Allah وَ الْیَوْمِ and the Day الْاَخِرِ ؕ the Last قَالَ He said وَ مَنْ And whoever كَفَرَ disbelieved فَاُمَتِّعُهٗ [then] I will grant him enjoyment قَلِیْلًا a little ثُمَّ then اَضْطَرُّهٗۤ I will force him اِلٰی to عَذَابِ (the) punishment النَّارِ ؕ (of) the Fire وَ بِئْسَ and evil الْمَصِیْرُ (is) the destination 2. Al-Baqarah Page 20 وَ اِذْ And when یَرْفَعُ (was) raising اِبْرٰهٖمُ Ibrahim الْقَوَاعِدَ the foundations مِنَ of الْبَیْتِ the House وَ اِسْمٰعِیْلُ ؕ and Ishmael رَبَّنَا (saying), "Our Lord تَقَبَّلْ Accept مِنَّا ؕ from us اِنَّكَ Indeed You اَنْتَ [You] (are) السَّمِیْعُ the All-Hearing الْعَلِیْمُ the All-Knowing رَبَّنَا Our Lord! وَ اجْعَلْنَا [and] Make us مُسْلِمَیْنِ both submissive لَكَ to You وَ مِنْ And from ذُرِّیَّتِنَاۤ our offspring اُمَّةً a community مُّسْلِمَةً submissive لَّكَ ۪ to You وَ اَرِنَا And show us مَنَاسِكَنَا our ways of worship وَ تُبْ and turn عَلَیْنَا ۚ to us اِنَّكَ Indeed You! اَنْتَ [You] (are) التَّوَّابُ the Oft-returning الرَّحِیْمُ the Most Merciful رَبَّنَا Our Lord! وَ ابْعَثْ [And] raise up فِیْهِمْ in them رَسُوْلًا a Messenger مِّنْهُمْ from them یَتْلُوْا (who) will recite عَلَیْهِمْ to them اٰیٰتِكَ Your Verses وَ یُعَلِّمُهُمُ and will teach them الْكِتٰبَ the Book وَ الْحِكْمَةَ and the wisdom وَ یُزَكِّیْهِمْ ؕ and purify them اِنَّكَ Indeed You! اَنْتَ You (are) الْعَزِیْزُ the All-Mighty الْحَكِیْمُ۠ the All-Wise
122. O Children of Israel! Remember that I bestowed special favour upon you and exalted you over all the communities of the world.
123. And fear the Day when no soul will be of use to another, when no compensation shall be accepted from it nor shall any intercession profit it nor will they receive help (from any where).
124. And (recall) when Ibrahim (Abraham) was put to tests by his Lord with certain commands, which he carried out138 He (Allah) (then) said: “I will make you the Leader of mankind.” He (Ibrahim) asked: “ And also (Leaders) from my progeny?” He (Allah) answered: “My promise139 will not apply to the transgressors.”140
125. And (remember) when We made the House141 (Ka’aba) a place of assembly for men and a place of safety, (saying) : “Take as your place of worship the place where Ibrahim stood (to pray); and We imposed a duty on Ibrahim and Ismail, (saying): that they keep My House pure for those who go around142 My house and those who retire there for devotion and meditation143 and those who bow down and prostrate144 themselves there (in worship)145.
126. And (remember) Ibrahim said: “My Lord make this a city of peace and feed with fruits146 such of its people as believe in Allah and the last day.” He said: “Yes, and also to those who reject faith, I will grant them provisions for a while but will soon drag them to the torment of Fire (Hell) the worst abode.”
127. And when Ibrahim and Ismail were raising the walls of the House, (They prayed): ‘Our Lord; accept service from us; You and only You are the Hearer and Knower.
128. Our Lord ! And make us Muslims148 (submissive) to you and raise from our progeny a community submissive149 to you; and show us our ways of worship and forgive us (for our failings); verily you and only you, are the Forgiving, the Merciful.
129. “Our Lord! And raise in their midst a Messenger from amongst them who shall recite to them Your verses and shall instruct them in the Book and in wisdom, and purify149 them. Verily, You and only You are the Mighty, the Wise.”150
138. Allah had given certain commands to Ibrahim (Abraham) to test his loyalty and steadfastness in the way of Allah. Ibrahim obeyed those commands satisfactorily, for example he raisd his voice fearlessly against the prevailing practice of idolatry. For this ‘crime , he was to be thrown into fire Ibrahim jumped into the fire unhesitatingly. He also left his home and family for his mission He was prepared to personally sacrifice his beloved son as beckoned by Allah. These and other great deeds and sacrifices that he performed as a loyal slave of Allah made him a great personality.
139. According to this promise, Allah created two great peoples (communities or nations) from the progeny of Ibrahim’s two sons, Ishaq and Ismail, Ibrahim was the forbearer of both Bani Israel and Bani Ismail. He is considered the religious leader by the Jews, Christians and the Muslims alike Even today a majority of people in the world over consider Ibrahim as their religious leader .
140. Evil-doers or tyrants are those who act tyrannously against their own souls i.e. those who by rejecting Faith harm themselves.
141. House here means the House of Ka’ba, which was built in Macca so that it may become a centre for believers in the oneness of Allah. Its construction was started about. 4000 ‘ years ago by Ibrahim and Ismail as commanded by Allah, and the selection of the place Macca, was also made by Allah. This is the House which was chosen by the Shariah as a place for Hajj (Pilgrimage). This practice of Hajj or pilgrimage at this House is continued since the time of Ibrahim. While offering prayers, Muslims face this House.
142. Going around the Ka’ba is known as ‘Tawaf.’ This is a kind of prayer and from this activity a feeling of love for Allah is generated and the slave is fully engrossed in the sense of his loyalty towards his Lord. It should be borne in mind that going around the House of Ka’ba is the only lawful tawaf allowed in Islam. It is not permitted to go around any other place, not even a mosque.
143. ’E’tikaf which is translated as Medditation, actually means staying for a considerable length of time in a mosque for a set period for worshipping only. The proper way of doing this is explained in the Hadith.
144. Bowing down and prostrating (Ruku’ and Sajda) are two important items of the Salat (Prayer) These items were also practised in Ibrahim’s Shariah.
145. To keep the House pure means keeping it clean and free from not only the discernible dirt but also from the impurities of idolatry and of worshipping beings other than Allah.
146. Fruits also mean grains besides fruits. This prayer was offered by Ibrahim particularly because Macca was situated in a region which was not amenable to agriculture. The main occupations of the people were tending animals and hunting.
The prayer of Ibrahim was answered and Allah provided fruits for the people of the region, particularly dates. The blessing of Ibrahim on this city can be seen even today when plenty of fruits are available in Macca.
147. Muslim means ‘Totally obedient and submissive to Allah.’ Ibrahim and Ismail were Muslim, which only shows that they aspired to reach the highest pinnacle of submissiveness. On this historical occasion, their prayer to make them Muslim shows that their religion was Islam and not Judaism or Christianity or any other religion.
148. This prayer of his was answered, since Muhammad (Peace be upon him) was born among the children of Ismail and his followers have adopted Islam as their religion and formed themselves into a Muslim Ummah.
149. Here four duties of the prophets are enumerated: first, to recite Allah’s revelations to the people so that Allah’s message is conveyed to them and they may think over them and accept the Faith; secondly to give to them education of the Book, i,e. Quran. Here particularly is meant the teachings in the Laws of Shariah. Those who have accepted the Faith are taught how to lead their lives according to the Laws of the Shariah. Thirdly, to impart instruction in wisdom, that is the prophet teaches his people the wisdom behind the Laws of the Shariah and explains to them their aim and purpose and the spirit behind the Divine injunctions; fourthly to purify the people. This is the main purpose of all these things. The prophet purifies the creed, the conduct, the character and the deeds of his followers from all kinds of impurities, and develops in them righteousness and virtuous character and conduct.
150. Allah is Mighty and Wise. It is a pointer to the fact that Allah is the sole administrator of the world and the Universe. He has everything under His control and submissive to Him. He does not manage the affairs of the Universe haphazardly but purposefully and with wisdom.