Surah 6. Al-An'am

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Verses [Section]: 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]

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Quran Text of Verse 122-129اَوَ مَنْIs (one) whoكَانَwasمَیْتًاdeadفَاَحْیَیْنٰهُand We gave him lifeوَ جَعَلْنَاand We madeلَهٗfor himنُوْرًاlightیَّمْشِیْhe walksبِهٖwherebyفِیamongالنَّاسِthe peopleكَمَنْlike (one) whoمَّثَلُهٗ[similar to him]فِی(is) inالظُّلُمٰتِthe darknessesلَیْسَnotبِخَارِجٍhe comes outمِّنْهَا ؕof itكَذٰلِكَThusزُیِّنَis made fair-seemingلِلْكٰفِرِیْنَto the disbelieversمَاwhatكَانُوْاthey wereیَعْمَلُوْنَ doing وَ كَذٰلِكَAnd thusجَعَلْنَاWe placedفِیْinكُلِّeveryقَرْیَةٍcityاَكٰبِرَgreatestمُجْرِمِیْهَا(of) its criminalsلِیَمْكُرُوْاso that they plotفِیْهَا ؕthereinوَ مَاAnd notیَمْكُرُوْنَthey plotاِلَّاexceptبِاَنْفُسِهِمْagainst themselvesوَ مَاand notیَشْعُرُوْنَ they perceive وَ اِذَاAnd whenجَآءَتْهُمْcomes to themاٰیَةٌa Signقَالُوْاthey sayلَنْNeverنُّؤْمِنَwe will believeحَتّٰیuntilنُؤْتٰیwe are givenمِثْلَlikeمَاۤwhatاُوْتِیَwas givenرُسُلُ(to the) Messengersاللّٰهِ ؔۘؕ(of) AllahاَللّٰهُAllahاَعْلَمُknows bestحَیْثُwhereیَجْعَلُHe placesرِسَالَتَهٗ ؕHis MessageسَیُصِیْبُWill afflictالَّذِیْنَthose whoاَجْرَمُوْاcommitted crimesصَغَارٌa humiliationعِنْدَfromاللّٰهِAllahوَ عَذَابٌand a punishmentشَدِیْدٌۢsevereبِمَاfor whatكَانُوْاthey used toیَمْكُرُوْنَ plot 6. Al-An'am Page 144فَمَنْSo whoeverیُّرِدِwantsاللّٰهُAllahاَنْthatیَّهْدِیَهٗHe guides himیَشْرَحْHe expandsصَدْرَهٗhis breastلِلْاِسْلَامِ ۚto Islamوَ مَنْand whoeverیُّرِدْHe wantsاَنْthatیُّضِلَّهٗHe lets him go astrayیَجْعَلْHe makesصَدْرَهٗhis breastضَیِّقًاtightحَرَجًاand constrictedكَاَنَّمَاas thoughیَصَّعَّدُhe (were) climbingفِیintoالسَّمَآءِ ؕthe skyكَذٰلِكَThusیَجْعَلُplacesاللّٰهُAllahالرِّجْسَthe filthعَلَیonالَّذِیْنَthose whoلَا(do) notیُؤْمِنُوْنَ believe وَ هٰذَاAnd thisصِرَاطُ(is the) wayرَبِّكَ(of) your Lordمُسْتَقِیْمًا ؕstraightقَدْCertainlyفَصَّلْنَاWe have detailedالْاٰیٰتِthe Versesلِقَوْمٍfor a peopleیَّذَّكَّرُوْنَ who take heed لَهُمْFor themدَارُ(will be) homeالسَّلٰمِ(of) [the] peaceعِنْدَwithرَبِّهِمْtheir Lordوَ هُوَAnd Heوَلِیُّهُمْ(will be) their protecting friendبِمَاbecauseكَانُوْا(of what) they used toیَعْمَلُوْنَ do وَ یَوْمَAnd (the) DayیَحْشُرُهُمْHe will gather themجَمِیْعًا ۚallیٰمَعْشَرَ(and will say) O assemblyالْجِنِّ(of) [the] jinnقَدِCertainlyاسْتَكْثَرْتُمْyou have (misled) manyمِّنَofالْاِنْسِ ۚthe mankindوَ قَالَAnd will sayاَوْلِیٰٓؤُهُمْtheir friendsمِّنَamongالْاِنْسِthe menرَبَّنَاOur Lordاسْتَمْتَعَprofitedبَعْضُنَاsome of usبِبَعْضٍby othersوَّ بَلَغْنَاۤand we have reachedاَجَلَنَاour termالَّذِیْۤwhichاَجَّلْتَYou appointedلَنَا ؕfor usقَالَHe will sayالنَّارُThe Fireمَثْوٰىكُمْ(is) your abodeخٰلِدِیْنَwill abide foreverفِیْهَاۤin itاِلَّاexceptمَا(for) whatشَآءَwillsاللّٰهُ ؕAllahاِنَّIndeedرَبَّكَyour Lordحَكِیْمٌ(is) All-Wiseعَلِیْمٌ All-Knowing وَ كَذٰلِكَAnd thusنُوَلِّیْWe make friendsبَعْضَsome (of)الظّٰلِمِیْنَthe wrongdoersبَعْضًۢا(to) othersبِمَاfor whatكَانُوْاthey used toیَكْسِبُوْنَ۠earn

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Translation of Verse 122-129

122. Can he who was dead and then We gave to him life and light whereby he walks amongst the people be like him who is in darkness from which he cannot emerge²²⁵? Thus to the disbelievers their acts have been made pleasing²²⁶.

123. And thus We have placed in every township arch-criminals so that they may plot therein,²²⁷ and they plot not but against themselves, and they do not perceive it²²⁸.

124. And when there comes to them a revelation, they say: “We shall not believe until we are given the like of what has been given to the messengers of Allah.” Allah knows best whom to appoint²²⁹ for His message. Soon the guilty will be overtaken by humiliation and severe punishment before Allah, for their plotting²³⁰.

125. Whom Allah wills to guide, He opens his breast to Islam²³¹; and whom He wills to mislead, He makes his breast small and narrow as if he is climbing sky-high²³². Thus does Allah heap filth on those who do not believe²³³.

126. And this is the path of your Lord, straight. We have given in detail our revelations for the people who receive admonition²³⁴.

127. For them is the abode of peace²³⁵ with their Lord, and He will be their Friend for their (good) deeds.

128. And on the day when He will assemble them all together, He will say: “O you assembly of Jinns²³⁶! You have seduced mankind in great numbers.” Their friends amongst men will say: “Our Lord! We used each other profitably²³⁷ (in misleading), and (finally) we have reached the (end of the) term appointed for us ²³⁸.” He will say: “The Fire shall be your abode, you will dwell therein for ever, except as Allah may will²³⁹.” Verily, Your Lord is Wise, All-Knowing.

129. “And thus We will make the wrong-doers friends of each other, because of what they have been earning²⁴⁰.

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Commentary

225. In this simile death signifies ignorance and negligence and life symbolizes knowledge, insight and recognition of God. Light represents the light of guidance and darkness straying.

The purpose of presenting this example is to make it clear that the people of faith for whom the message of Islam is a life-giving message cannot abandon it and accept the non-Islamic teachings which are a message of death for them.

226. For the people who are not prepared to accept the Truth after it has been made clear to them, the divine law is to make their own acts pleasing for them. In other words, after rejecting truth, the psychology of man so changes that he considers his wrong acts as the achievements of his life.

227. When in a township or locality the call of truth is raised, the people with criminal mentality, finding it against their interests, try to oppose it, and their leaders engage themselves in plotting against the people of faith. Since this situation arises in accordance with the law of respite which Allah has laid down for this world, this reality has been stated by Allah in these words: “We have placed in every township arch–criminals so that they may plot therein.”

228. That is: By indulging in these acts they are preparing measures for their own destruction. But since they did not have their eyes on the consequences, they cannot realise towards what adverse end they are moving.

229. what the idolaters said was that as the words of Allah ‘were revealed to the prophets, so also they should be revealed to them, and that they would believe in the divine words only when they would be directly revealed to them. This remark of the idolaters was replied to by saying that prophethood or the office of the messenger of God was not a thing which could be bestowed on every one. God alone knows best who deserves this high office, and He bestows it on the most deserving person.

Incidentally, it is also learnt that prophethood is not an office or honour that can be attained by human efforts, but that it is granted by the will of Allah, to whomsoever He may grant it.

230. That is: Persons making such demands are guilty and they will be punished for their guilt.

Whom Allah wills to guide, He opens his breast to Islam; and whom He wills to mislead, He makes his breast small and narrow as if he is climbing sky-high. Thus does Allah heap filth on those who do not believe. And this is the path of your Lord, straight. We have given in detail our revelations for the people who receive admonition. (Al-Quran)

231. Opening the breast to Islam means to convince them of Islam’s being the religion of truth, so that no doubt about its rightness remains and one accepts it without any hesitation,

232. That is: Such people consider the path of Islam as a steep climbing on a high mountain, the very concept of which constricts their breast and they feel suffocated.

233. Here filth means the filth of idolatry and disbelief. It means that the real reason for their refusing to believe is the filth of disbelief which has made their mind and heart filthy, and for this reason the pure and clean religion of Allah cannot enter their mind and heart.

234. That is: The path of Islam is quite straight. There are no twists and tangles in this path. This fact has been related in Quran in great detail, but only those can benefit from it who want to understand the arguments and to be admonished from it.

235. Abode of peace means Paradise where there will be peace and tranquility and man will be able to pass his days in complete peace. He will neither have to face any trouble, nor will he have any danger. He will be safe from every kind of danger and trouble.

236. The address will be to the devils from amongst the Jinns.

237. Rebel Jinns make humans their Instruments in spreading misguidance, and for this work they have adopted the method of beguiling the mind by doubt-raising and deceiving talks. As for men, they have, by associating Jinns with God and by offering sacrifices and presents to the Jinns, increased the pride of the Jinns. Moreover, they have been turning to them in connection with fortune-telling, necromancy, omen-finding, black magic, etc., and they have been deceiving the people as prompted by the jinns.

238. That is: The Doomsday.

239. This exception is to express the authority of Allah, that although the transgressing jinns and men will be thrown into the Hell-fire forever, the last word in this matter would however rest with Allah, and His every decision is based on knowledge and wisdom.

240. As these wicked wrong-doers have been companions of each other in the wrongful acts, so also they will be companions of each other in undergoing punishment for these acts.