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Dawat ul Quran

Quran Translation and Commentary by Shams Pirzada
Translation 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
Surah 3. Ali 'Imran
Verses [Section]: 1-9[1], 10-20 [2], 21-30 [3], 31-41 [4], 42-54 [5], 55-63 [6], 64-71 [7], 72-80 [8], 81-91 [9], 92-101 [10], 102-109 [11], 110-120 [12], 121-129 [13], 130-143 [14], 144-148 [15], 149-155 [16], 156-172 [17], 173-180 [18], 181-187 [19], 188-200 [20]

Quran Text of Verse 42-54
وَ اِذْAnd whenقَالَتِsaidالْمَلٰٓىِٕكَةُthe AngelsیٰمَرْیَمُO Maryam!اِنَّIndeedاللّٰهَAllahاصْطَفٰىكِ(has) chosen youوَ طَهَّرَكِand purified youوَ اصْطَفٰىكِand chosen youعَلٰیoverنِسَآءِ(the) womenالْعٰلَمِیْنَ (of) the worlds یٰمَرْیَمُO Maryam!اقْنُتِیْBe obedientلِرَبِّكِto your Lordوَ اسْجُدِیْand prostrateوَ ارْكَعِیْand bow downمَعَwithالرّٰكِعِیْنَ those who bow down ذٰلِكَThatمِنْ(is) fromاَنْۢبَآءِ(the) newsالْغَیْبِ(of) the unseenنُوْحِیْهِWe reveal itاِلَیْكَ ؕto youوَ مَاAnd notكُنْتَyou wereلَدَیْهِمْwith themاِذْwhenیُلْقُوْنَthey castاَقْلَامَهُمْtheir pensاَیُّهُمْ(as to) which of themیَكْفُلُtakes charge (of)مَرْیَمَ ۪Maryamوَ مَاand notكُنْتَyou wereلَدَیْهِمْwith themاِذْwhenیَخْتَصِمُوْنَ they (were) disputing اِذْWhenقَالَتِsaidالْمَلٰٓىِٕكَةُthe AngelsیٰمَرْیَمُO Maryam!اِنَّIndeedاللّٰهَAllahیُبَشِّرُكِgives you glad tidingsبِكَلِمَةٍof a wordمِّنْهُ ۖۗfrom Himاسْمُهُhis nameالْمَسِیْحُ(is) the MessiahعِیْسَیIsaابْنُsonمَرْیَمَ(of) Maryamوَجِیْهًاhonoredفِیinالدُّنْیَاthe worldوَ الْاٰخِرَةِand (in) the Hereafterوَ مِنَand ofالْمُقَرَّبِیْنَۙthose brought near (to Allah) 3. Ali 'Imran Page 56وَ یُكَلِّمُAnd he will speakالنَّاسَ(to) the peopleفِیinالْمَهْدِthe cradleوَ كَهْلًاand (in) maturityوَّ مِنَand (he will be) ofالصّٰلِحِیْنَ the righteous قَالَتْShe saidرَبِّMy Lordاَنّٰیhowیَكُوْنُis [it]لِیْfor meوَلَدٌa boyوَّ لَمْand (has) notیَمْسَسْنِیْtouch(ed) meبَشَرٌ ؕany manقَالَHe saidكَذٰلِكِThusاللّٰهُAllahیَخْلُقُcreatesمَاwhatیَشَآءُ ؕHe willsاِذَاWhenقَضٰۤیHe decreesاَمْرًاa matterفَاِنَّمَاthen onlyیَقُوْلُHe saysلَهٗto itكُنْBeفَیَكُوْنُ and it becomes وَ یُعَلِّمُهُAnd He will teach himالْكِتٰبَthe Bookوَ الْحِكْمَةَand [the] wisdomوَ التَّوْرٰىةَand the Tauratوَ الْاِنْجِیْلَۚand the Injeel وَ رَسُوْلًاAnd (make him) a Messengerاِلٰیtoبَنِیْۤ(the) Childrenاِسْرَآءِیْلَ ۙ۬(of) IsraelاَنِّیْIndeed Iقَدْ[surely]جِئْتُكُمْ[I] (have) come (to) youبِاٰیَةٍwith a signمِّنْfromرَّبِّكُمْ ۙyour Lordاَنِّیْۤthat Iاَخْلُقُ[I] designلَكُمْfor youمِّنَfromالطِّیْنِ[the] clayكَهَیْـَٔةِlike (the) formالطَّیْرِ(of) the birdفَاَنْفُخُthen I breathفِیْهِinto itفَیَكُوْنُand it becomesطَیْرًۢاa birdبِاِذْنِby (the) permissionاللّٰهِ ۚ(of) Allahوَ اُبْرِئُAnd I cureالْاَكْمَهَthe blindوَ الْاَبْرَصَand the leperوَ اُحْیِand I give lifeالْمَوْتٰی(to) the deadبِاِذْنِby (the) permissionاللّٰهِ ۚ(of) Allahوَ اُنَبِّئُكُمْAnd I inform youبِمَاof whatتَاْكُلُوْنَyou eatوَ مَاand whatتَدَّخِرُوْنَ ۙyou storeفِیْinبُیُوْتِكُمْ ؕyour housesاِنَّIndeedفِیْinذٰلِكَthatلَاٰیَةً(is) surely a signلَّكُمْfor youاِنْifكُنْتُمْyou areمُّؤْمِنِیْنَۚbelievers وَ مُصَدِّقًاAnd confirmingلِّمَاthat whichبَیْنَ(was)یَدَیَّbefore meمِنَofالتَّوْرٰىةِthe Tauratوَ لِاُحِلَّand so that I make lawfulلَكُمْfor youبَعْضَsomeالَّذِیْ(of) that whichحُرِّمَwas forbiddenعَلَیْكُمْto youوَ جِئْتُكُمْAnd I (have) come to youبِاٰیَةٍwith a signمِّنْfromرَّبِّكُمْ ۫your LordفَاتَّقُواSo fearاللّٰهَAllahوَ اَطِیْعُوْنِ and obey me اِنَّIndeedاللّٰهَAllahرَبِّیْ(is) my Lordوَ رَبُّكُمْand your Lordفَاعْبُدُوْهُ ؕso worship HimهٰذَاThisصِرَاطٌ(is) the pathمُّسْتَقِیْمٌ straight فَلَمَّاۤThen whenاَحَسَّperceivedعِیْسٰیIsaمِنْهُمُfrom themالْكُفْرَ[the] disbeliefقَالَhe saidمَنْWhoاَنْصَارِیْۤ(will be) my helpersاِلَیtoاللّٰهِ ؕAllahقَالَSaidالْحَوَارِیُّوْنَthe disciplesنَحْنُWeاَنْصَارُ(will be the) helpersاللّٰهِ ۚ(of) Allahاٰمَنَّاwe believe[d]بِاللّٰهِ ۚin Allahوَ اشْهَدْand bear witnessبِاَنَّاthat weمُسْلِمُوْنَ (are) Muslims 3. Ali 'Imran Page 57رَبَّنَاۤOur Lordاٰمَنَّاwe believe[d]بِمَاۤin whatاَنْزَلْتَYou revealedوَ اتَّبَعْنَاand we follow[ed]الرَّسُوْلَthe Messengerفَاكْتُبْنَاthen write usمَعَamongالشّٰهِدِیْنَ the witnesses وَ مَكَرُوْاAnd they schemedوَ مَكَرَand plannedاللّٰهُ ؕAllahوَ اللّٰهُAnd Allahخَیْرُ(is the) bestالْمٰكِرِیْنَ۠(of) the planners
Translation of Verse 42-54

42. And when the angels said: “O Maryam ! Allah has chosen you and purified you – and chosen you in preference to all the women of the world.62

43. “O Maryam ! Obey your Lord sincerely; prostrate and bow down (in prayer) with those who bow down.”63

44. This is of the tidings of the unseen, which We are revealing to you 64, for you were not present with them when they cast lots65with their pens as to which of them should be the guardian of Maryam nor were you present with them when they disputed thereupon.

45. And when the angels said: “O Maryam ! Verily , Allah gives you glad tidings of a word from Him: his name will be Masih ( Messiah), Eesa, son of Maryam, 66 highly honoured67 in this world and the Hereafter, and of the company of those nearest to Allah.

46. And he will speak to the people in his cradle68 and in his riper year 69 and he will be among the righteous.70

47. She said:”O my Lord! How can I have a son when no man has touched me ?” He said: “Thus does Allah create what He wills. when He decides to do a thing, He says: ‘Be’ and it becomes.

48. And Allah will teach him the Book and wisdom71 and the Taurat and the Injeel.

49. And will send72 him down as a messenger to the children of Israil (and when he came to them he said): “I have come to you with a sign from your Lord, Verily, I make for you out of clay the likeness of a bird, and I breathe into it, and it becomes a bird by Allah’s command. And I heal those born blind, and the lepers, and I bring to life the dead by Allah’s command. And I inform you what you eat and what you store in your houses, surely, therein is a sign for you, if you did believe. 73

50. “And (I have come) to confirm that which is before me of the Torah, 74 and to make lawful some of that which was forbidden to you. 75 I have come to you with a sign from your Lord, so fear Allah and obey me.

51. “Verily , Allah is my Lord and your Lord too, so worship only Him. That is the straight path.” 76

52. So when Eesa perceived in them disbelief, he said: “Who will be my helpers in the cause of Allah ?” The Havarees (Companions)77 said: We are Allah’s helpers;78 we have believed in Allah and bear you witness that we are Muslims.79

53. “Our Lord! We have believed in what you have sent down and we followed the Messenger; so write us down among those who bear witness. 80

54. And they (Bani Israil) schemed (against the Christ) and Allah countered their scheme, and Allah is the best of devisers.81


Commentary

62. Allah had chosen Maryam as a means of manifestation of His great Sign, and in this selection He had preferred her to all the women of the world. This was the great honour that was bestowed on Maryam.

63. Refers to congregational prayers. Since Maryam was confined for worship in a place of worship, she was directed to take the advantage of offering prayers in congregation.

64. The address is to prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him). The events which have been mentioned above have been referred to as the tidings of the unseen. because when these events took place the prophet ( P.b.u.h.) was not present nor are these events mentioned in the Torah and Gospel in such details.In these circumstance, to relate these events with such clarity and truth is the clear proof that you (Muhammad !) are the messenger of Allah.

65. In the event of a dispute, when the rights of the parties and their claims are equal, casting lots is permissible. At that time the method of casting lots was to throw the pens in the river and the party whose pen used to return against the flow of the river was considered the winner.

66. Masih ( Messiah) is the title of Prophet Eesa. The mention of his name as Eesa, son of Maryam, shows that he was born without a father and that is why he was mentioned as son of Maryam. Otherwise the usual practice is to mention the name of the child as the son of his father. In the Quran no prophet has been mentioned with the name of his father but with the name of Prophet Eesa generally the name of his mother is mentioned which not only affirms the birth of Jesus without a father but also negates his being the son of god. This arrangement of the name shows that he was the son of Maryam and not of god.

67. Although Prophet Masih would be born without a father but it would bring no blot on his name. He will be illustrious and honourable in this world as well as in the next.

68. Prophet Eesa’s speaking in the cradle was the manifestation of a great sign from Allah, so that the chastity of Maryam and Prophet Eesa’s being honourable and of extraordinary qualities may be established.

69. Reference to the child’s speaking in his riper years has been made to give glad tidings to Maryam that her child is surely going to grow to be a man.

70. That is: Inspite of all these good quali- ties, he will not be a god but will be one of the company of the righteous people

She said:”O my Lord ! How can I have a son when no man has touched me ?” He said: “Thus does Allah create what He wills. when He decides to do a thing, He says: ‘Be’ and it be comes. And Allah will teach him the Book and wisdom and the Taurat and the Injeel. (Al- Quran)

71. By the Book is specially meant the Shariah and by wisdom is meant the spirit of religion. Shariah is the speciality of the Torah (Law) and wisdom of the Injeel (Gospel). Prophet Eesa was the follower of the Shariah of the Prophet Moosa (Moses). He had not come with a new Shariah. However,he presented the spirit of the religion in a very effective way, while the Bani Israil had made it merely a collection of customs and rituals.

72. Sending down a messenger to the Bani Israil does not mean that his message was not for non-Israilis, because the message of the prophets does not distinguish, on the basis of race, nationality, country, etc., between man and man. However, on account of the special circumstances then prevailing their sphere of action was limited, and particularly the objective was, in view of the worsening moral and religious condition of the children of Israil, to communicate to them the reasoning convincingly, so that there may not be any excuse for them That is why the main addressees of his message were the Bani Israil.

73. These were the miracles which Allah had enabled Prophet Eesa to perform so that they might constitute the signs of his being a prophet. Miracle is an extraordinary and mind-boggling happening, which Allah causes to be performed by his prophets, so that the people may be shaken by the occurrence of an extraordinary happening, and may take it as a sign of the prophet being appointed by Allah. The prophet does not perform the miracle on his own but does so by the leave of Allah and with His support, and he also ascribes it to God.

74. Prophet Eesa had not come with a new religion. but he had come with Islam. He did not cancel the Torah but confirmed it and stood fast by it. In the Bible he is reported to have stated: “Think not that I have come to abolish the law and the prophets; I have come not to abolish them but to fulfil them,” –(Matthew 5:17)

75. It means: to declare those things lawful and halal which the theologians of the jews, in their extremism and excesses had declared forbidden.haram and which had become undiscardable burden for the Bani Israil. The modifications and changes wrought on the original Shariah of the Torah by the Jewish theologians and the Pharisees were discarded to a very great extent by the Christ and when in this connection they accused him of being irreligious, he did not care at all and unveiled their own false religiosity.

76. In the existing Bible this statement has been ascribed to Prophet Eesa that he had been addressing God as “My Father and Your Father” but Quran denies this and states that he had referred to God as ‘My Lord and Your Lord ! and in very clear words had commanded to worship only Allah and had declared that the straight path leading towards God was His worship only. This shows that in the present Bible the words ‘Father’ for God and ‘son’ for the Christ are the wrong translation of the original words in the Injeel and is a clear alteration that has been effected to prove the divinity of the Christ. Inspite of these alterations, it is also proved from the present Bible that Prophet Eesa considered Allah as his God and also of all the people, for example it is stated in the Injeel of Yuhannah: “I am ascending ..... to my God and your God.” (John 20: 17) “You shall worship the Lord your God and him only shall you serve.” (Matthew 4: 10)

77. By the Hawarees are meant those who were the companions and sincere supporters of Prophet Eesa. In the present Bible the word disciples is used for them because they used to remain with him under his training, day and night.

78. Allah’s helpers means those who support Allah’s religion, His cause and follow His Messenger .

79. Here it is worth noting that the disciples of the Christ called themselves ‘Muslims’ and not ‘Christians’ because their religion was also Islam and not Christianity.

80. Witness of the facts that we have accepted Eesa as prophet and Islam as our religion.

81. At that time the country was ruled by the Romans. The Jewish theologians accused Prophet Eesa of preventing people from paying the taxes to Caeser and of desiring to become king himself and thus tried to incite the government against him and arranged for his arrest. As against this, the secret plan made by Allah is being mentioned in the following verse.