Surah 45. Al-Jathiyah

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Verses [Section]: 1-11[1], 12-21 [2], 22-26 [3], 27-37 [4]

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Quran Text of Verse 1-1145. Al-Jathiyah Page 49945. Al-Jathiyahبِسْمِ اللّٰهِ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّحِیْمِحٰمٓۚHa Meem تَنْزِیْلُ(The) revelationالْكِتٰبِ(of) the Bookمِنَ(is) fromاللّٰهِAllahالْعَزِیْزِthe All-Mightyالْحَكِیْمِ the All-Wise اِنَّIndeedفِیinالسَّمٰوٰتِthe heavensوَ الْاَرْضِand the earthلَاٰیٰتٍsurely (are) Signsلِّلْمُؤْمِنِیْنَؕfor the believers وَ فِیْAnd inخَلْقِكُمْyour creationوَ مَاand whatیَبُثُّHe dispersesمِنْofدَآبَّةٍ(the) moving creaturesاٰیٰتٌ(are) Signsلِّقَوْمٍfor a peopleیُّوْقِنُوْنَۙwho are certain وَ اخْتِلَافِAnd (in the) alternationالَّیْلِ(of) the nightوَ النَّهَارِand the dayوَ مَاۤand whatاَنْزَلَAllah sends downاللّٰهُAllah sends downمِنَfromالسَّمَآءِthe skyمِنْofرِّزْقٍ(the) provisionفَاَحْیَاand gives lifeبِهِtherebyالْاَرْضَ(to) the earthبَعْدَafterمَوْتِهَاits deathوَ تَصْرِیْفِand (in) directing ofالرِّیٰحِ(the) windsاٰیٰتٌ(are) Signsلِّقَوْمٍfor a peopleیَّعْقِلُوْنَ who reason تِلْكَTheseاٰیٰتُ(are the) Versesاللّٰهِ(of) AllahنَتْلُوْهَاWe recite themعَلَیْكَto youبِالْحَقِّ ۚin truthفَبِاَیِّThen in whatحَدِیْثٍۭstatementبَعْدَafterاللّٰهِAllahوَ اٰیٰتِهٖand His Versesیُؤْمِنُوْنَ will they believe وَیْلٌWoeلِّكُلِّto everyاَفَّاكٍliarاَثِیْمٍۙsinful یَّسْمَعُWho hearsاٰیٰتِ(the) Versesاللّٰهِ(of) Allahتُتْلٰیrecitedعَلَیْهِto himثُمَّthenیُصِرُّpersistsمُسْتَكْبِرًاarrogantlyكَاَنْas ifلَّمْnotیَسْمَعْهَا ۚhe heard themفَبَشِّرْهُSo give him tidingsبِعَذَابٍ(of) a punishmentاَلِیْمٍ painful وَ اِذَاAnd whenعَلِمَhe knowsمِنْofاٰیٰتِنَاOur Versesشَیْـَٔاanythingِ۟اتَّخَذَهَاhe takes themهُزُوًا ؕ(in) ridiculeاُولٰٓىِٕكَThoseلَهُمْfor themعَذَابٌ(is) a punishmentمُّهِیْنٌؕhumiliating مِنْBefore themوَّرَآىِٕهِمْBefore themجَهَنَّمُ ۚ(is) Hellوَ لَاand notیُغْنِیْwill availعَنْهُمْthemمَّاwhatكَسَبُوْاthey had earnedشَیْـًٔاanythingوَّ لَاand notمَاwhatاتَّخَذُوْاthey had takenمِنْbesidesدُوْنِbesidesاللّٰهِAllahاَوْلِیَآءَ ۚ(as) protectorsوَ لَهُمْAnd for themعَذَابٌ(is) a punishmentعَظِیْمٌؕgreat هٰذَاThisهُدًی ۚ(is) guidanceوَ الَّذِیْنَAnd those whoكَفَرُوْاdisbelieveبِاٰیٰتِin (the) Versesرَبِّهِمْ(of) their Lordلَهُمْfor themعَذَابٌ(is) a punishmentمِّنْofرِّجْزٍfilthاَلِیْمٌ۠painful

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Translation of Verse 1-11In the name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful.

1. Ha. Meem.¹

2. The revelation of the Book is from Allah,²the Mighty, the Wise.

3. Verily, in the heavens and the earth there are signs for believers.³

4. And in your creation and in the beasts that are scattered in the earth are signs for the people with full faith.⁴

5. And in the alternation of night and day, and the provision that Allah sends down from the Heaven with which He revives the earth after its death, and in the marshalling of the winds, are signs for men of understanding.⁵

6. These are the revelations of Allah that We recite to you with truth.⁶Then in what fact, after Allah and His signs, will they believe?⁷

7. Woe to each sinful liar ! ⁸

8. Who hears the revelations of Allah recited to him, and then as though he never heard them, persists in pride. Give him tidings of a painful punishment.⁹

9. And when he knows anything of Our revelations, He makes it the butt of a jest. For such there is a shameful punishment.

10. Beyond them there is Hell,¹⁰and that which they have earned,¹¹will not be of any use to them, nor those whom they have taken as protecting friends besides Allah.¹²Theirs will be an awful punishment.

11. This is guidance.¹³Those who denied the revelations of their Lord, for them there is terribly painful punishment.

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Commentary

1. For the explanation of these letters please see surah Momin, Note No.1. In this surah Ha and Meem hint at Allah’s being Wise (Hakim), which occurs in ayah No.2.

2. Quran repeatedly clarifies that Allah has revealed this Book to His messenger so that there should not remain any doubts in the minds of the people and that they should realise their responsibility in relation to this Book.

3. For those who are prepared to take into consideration the signs that draw attention towards Allah and accept the faith, there are great signs in heavens and the earth. Quran relates these signs with detail so that people may ponder and contemplate. Further on some signs have been mentioned. A hint also emerges from this ayah that faith an emotional-cum-spiritual state Which is created in a man on a thoughtful observation of the sky and the earth. If a man is in his healthy sensible nature, then on observing the earth and the sky his inner self would of itself acknowledge that this is the artistic creation of one God, and only He is the rightful worshipworthy Being.

4. Pondering over these signs that recognition of Allah is attained which strengthens the belief of His being the only God.

5. While pondering over the signs faith and belief in the heart is strengthened, at the same time man also gets intellectual satisfaction.

6. These revelations from Allah are being recited before you in such a way that they are free from all kinds of adulteration. Every word of the Book is Allah’s own word, and through it truth is appearing before mankind in a clear and unambiguous form.

7. When the existence of Allah is a clear reality, and His revelations have further clarified His existence and His unity, then what further proof is needed to convince them of such a clear fact for accepting faith?

8. The life of a person, who speaks lies concerning Allah, is essentially a life of a sinner.

9. Painful punishment is not a thing for which a tiding is given, but to startle the disbelievers this word is used, so that they may come to their senses.

10. That is: For them in their future life is Hell.

11. Earning includes wealth, property and also acts of righteousness and wickedness.

12. Whether they may be idols or devi and devta, angels or pious persons, in whose devotion they are so absorbed and from them they hope to gct what is done with Allah.

13. That is: This Quran.