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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 30. Ar-Rum
Verses [Section]: 1-10[1], 11-19 [2], 20-27 [3], 28-40 [4], 41-53 [5], 54-60 [6]

Quran Text of Verse 20-27
وَ مِنْAnd amongاٰیٰتِهٖۤHis Signsاَنْ(is) thatخَلَقَكُمْHe created youمِّنْfromتُرَابٍdustثُمَّthenاِذَاۤbehold!اَنْتُمْYouبَشَرٌ(are) human beingsتَنْتَشِرُوْنَ dispersing وَ مِنْAnd amongاٰیٰتِهٖۤHis Signsاَنْ(is) thatخَلَقَHe createdلَكُمْfor youمِّنْfromاَنْفُسِكُمْyourselvesاَزْوَاجًاmatesلِّتَسْكُنُوْۤاthat you may find tranquilityاِلَیْهَاin themوَ جَعَلَand He placedبَیْنَكُمْbetween youمَّوَدَّةًloveوَّ رَحْمَةً ؕand mercyاِنَّIndeedفِیْinذٰلِكَthatلَاٰیٰتٍsurely (are) Signsلِّقَوْمٍfor a peopleیَّتَفَكَّرُوْنَ who reflect وَ مِنْAnd amongاٰیٰتِهٖHis Signsخَلْقُ(is the) creationالسَّمٰوٰتِ(of) the heavensوَ الْاَرْضِand the earthوَ اخْتِلَافُand the diversityاَلْسِنَتِكُمْ(of) your languagesوَ اَلْوَانِكُمْ ؕand your colorsاِنَّIndeedفِیْinذٰلِكَthatلَاٰیٰتٍsurely (are) Signsلِّلْعٰلِمِیْنَ for those of knowledge وَ مِنْAnd amongاٰیٰتِهٖHis Signsمَنَامُكُمْ(is) your sleepبِالَّیْلِby nightوَ النَّهَارِand the dayوَ ابْتِغَآؤُكُمْ[and] your seekingمِّنْofفَضْلِهٖ ؕHis BountyاِنَّIndeedفِیْinذٰلِكَthatلَاٰیٰتٍsurely (are) Signsلِّقَوْمٍfor a peopleیَّسْمَعُوْنَ who listen وَ مِنْAnd amongاٰیٰتِهٖHis SignsیُرِیْكُمُHe shows youالْبَرْقَthe lightningخَوْفًا(causing) fearوَّ طَمَعًاand hopeوَّ یُنَزِّلُand He sends downمِنَfromالسَّمَآءِthe skyمَآءًwaterفَیُحْیٖand gives lifeبِهِtherewithالْاَرْضَ(to) the earthبَعْدَafterمَوْتِهَا ؕits deathاِنَّIndeedفِیْinذٰلِكَthatلَاٰیٰتٍsurely (are) Signsلِّقَوْمٍfor a peopleیَّعْقِلُوْنَ who use intellect 30. Ar-Rum Page 407وَ مِنْAnd amongاٰیٰتِهٖۤHis Signsاَنْ(is) thatتَقُوْمَstandsالسَّمَآءُthe heavensوَ الْاَرْضُand the earthبِاَمْرِهٖ ؕby His CommandثُمَّThenاِذَاwhenدَعَاكُمْHe calls youدَعْوَةً ۖۗ(with) a callمِّنَfromالْاَرْضِ ۖۗthe earthاِذَاۤbehold!اَنْتُمْYouتَخْرُجُوْنَ will come forth وَ لَهٗAnd to Him (belongs)مَنْwhoeverفِی(is) inالسَّمٰوٰتِthe heavensوَ الْاَرْضِ ؕand the earthكُلٌّAllلَّهٗto Himقٰنِتُوْنَ (are) obedient وَ هُوَAnd Heالَّذِیْ(is) the One Whoیَبْدَؤُاoriginatesالْخَلْقَthe creationثُمَّthenیُعِیْدُهٗrepeats itوَ هُوَand itاَهْوَنُ(is) easierعَلَیْهِ ؕfor Himوَ لَهُAnd for Himالْمَثَلُ(is) the descriptionالْاَعْلٰىthe highestفِیinالسَّمٰوٰتِthe heavensوَ الْاَرْضِ ۚand the earthوَ هُوَAnd Heالْعَزِیْزُ(is) the All-Mightyالْحَكِیْمُ۠the All-Wise
Translation of Verse 20-27

20. And of His signs is this that He created you from dust30, then Lo! you became humans and spread out31 (through the earth).

21. And of His signs is this that He created for you wives32 from among yourselves, that you might find tranquillity33 with them, and created love and kindness between you34. Verily there are signs in this for people who think.

22. And of His signs is the creation35 of the heavens and the earth, and the difference36 of your languages and colours. Verily there are signs in this for men of knowledge. 37

23. And of His sign is your sleep38 by night and by day and your seeking39 of His bounty. Verily in this there are signs for those who hear 40.

24. And of His signs is this: He shows you the lightning (which creates) fear and hope41, and sends down water from the sky, and thereby revives the earth after its death. Verily in this there are signs for the people who understand.

25. And of His signs is this that the heaven and the earth stand firm42 by His command. When He will call you, from the earth with a call, you will at once come out43.

26. And His is whosoever is in the heavens and in the earth44. All are obedient to Him45.

27. And it is He who initiates Creation and He will reproduce it, and it is easier for Him46. His is the Sublime Grandeur in the heavens and in the earth47, He is the Mighty, the Wise.48


Commentary

30. Allah is the Creator of man, and when the Creator himself says that He has created man from dust, then what could be more certain? This fact is further supported by the fact that man gets his food from dust only and after death he mixes up with dust.

According to science life appeared on the earth later on. But Darwin’s theory that man is descended from monkey is only a guess work and cannot boast of any academic proof in its support. It is totally against the statement of Quran. For further explanation, please see Surah Hajj Note No.7.

31. Man was created from dust, but later on his race so multiplied that mankind spread out allover the earth, and billions of men are still spreading over the face of the earth. Of whose might is this a manifestation ?

Man of the past ages did not contemplate this aspect of human creation, with the result that they succumbed to believing in polytheism, and the man of the present age is also not ready to consider this aspect of the creation and is, therefore, indulging in kufr, disbelief and atheism.

32.’This has been explained in Surah Nahl Note No. 107.

33. The purpose of creating women (wives) is this that from them men may get peace and tranquillity, but it does not mean that women are merely playthings for men, but that as men have been created for a high purpose, similarly women have also been created for a high purpose. Therefore, being a responsible creature, both enjoy equal position.

34. Love that is a deep emotional attachment with each other, and kindness that both are sympathetic and helpful to one another. In this way both become one soul with two bodies.

35. For explanation please see Surah Baqarah Note No.196.

36. If men were to be created through automatic machines, then their language and their colour would have been one and the same. But we see that different nations and communities have different languages and different colours. Some are black and some are white, some are brown and some are yellowish. Does not this diversity in languages and colour signify that behind the creation of man there is a will, a wisdom and a planning, which testify that there exists a great and Mighty ruler?

37. That is: Those who do not live in the darkness of ignorance but form their views and ideas in the light of knowledge and traverse their life’s journey in that light.

38. How strange is the state of slumber in which a man neither feels hungry nor thirsty. It also removes fatigue and brings in freshness in a person, and during sleep the function of reformation or correction goes on automatically. Does that happen without anybody having arranged for it?

39. Earning livelihood has been termed as seeking Allah’s bounty or favour, for the materials for maintenance are Allah’s bounty which can be perceived and felt.

40. Those who keep their ears open for hearing the counsels of the Prophet, only they are influenced by his advice, and they get right guidance from those signs which are provided by the Quran.

41. For explanation please see Surah Ra’d Note No.28.

And of His signs is the creation of the heavens and the earth, and the difference of your languages and colours. Verily there are signs in this for men of knowledge. And of His sign is your sleep by night and by day and your seeking of His bounty. Verily in this there are signs for those who hear. And of His signs is this: He shows you the lightning (which creates) fear and hope, and sends down water from the sky, and thereby revives the earth after its death. Verily in this there are signs for the people who understand. (Al-Quran)

42. The manner in which the sky is standing firm with all heavenly bodies and the way in which the earth is going on without any defect after such a long time, and that there has been no disruption at all in the system of which they are a part is a clear proof of the fact that it is the handiwork of Allah only by whose command these systems and orderly processes are going on. And when they are running by His command, then it is only He who can disturb and disrupt them whenever He likes. Therefore, Doomsday is not at all impossible.

43. That is: To make you live again it is sufficient for Allah to give you one call only. As soon as He would give you a call, you would at once come out of the earth alive. This coming out will be with the physical body intact and Allah’s call will be heard from inside the earth.

44. That is: They are His slaves. None of them is the master, but that Allah is the master of them all. Man is also a born slave and servant of Allah.

45. Everybody is helpless before Him and His command is enforced on every one.

46. For Allah it is not at all difficult to give life for the second time. When you admit that He created you for the first time, then to bring you to life for the second time will be still easier. Why is it that you consider reviving you on the Day of Resurrection is impossible?

47. Do not consider Allah on a level with man or any other creature. He is such a higher being who has no peer or equal or a similar being in the universe. He is unique in His being and attributes and all His attributes are very high. In view of this reality to say something which may constitute an insult or which may be derogatory and not befitting to His being is total ignorance and absolute straying.

48. Two attributes of Allah have been mentioned here: Aziz that is Mighty and Hakim that is Wise. He is Mighty, therefore, His promise that man will be revived will be definitely fulfilled and His decision that Doomsday will occur and His court of justice will be held is a very wise decision and it is bound to come into force.