Surah Al-Mu'minun 23:23-32 - Quran Translation Commentary

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41. Ha-Meem-As-Sajdah

Surah 23. Al-Mu'minun

Verses [Section]: 1-22[1], 23-32 [2], 33-50 [3], 51-77 [4], 78-92 [5], 93-118 [6]

Quran Text of Verse 23-32وَ لَقَدْAnd verilyاَرْسَلْنَاWe sentنُوْحًاNuhاِلٰیtoقَوْمِهٖhis peopleفَقَالَand he saidیٰقَوْمِO my people!اعْبُدُواWorshipاللّٰهَAllahمَاnotلَكُمْfor youمِّنْ(is) anyاِلٰهٍgod غَیْرُهٗ ؕother than HimاَفَلَاThen will notتَتَّقُوْنَ you fear فَقَالَBut saidالْمَلَؤُاthe chiefsالَّذِیْنَ(of) those whoكَفَرُوْاdisbelievedمِنْamongقَوْمِهٖhis peopleمَاThis is notهٰذَاۤThis is notاِلَّاbutبَشَرٌa man مِّثْلُكُمْ ۙlike youیُرِیْدُhe wishesاَنْtoیَّتَفَضَّلَassert (his) superiority عَلَیْكُمْ ؕover youوَ لَوْand ifشَآءَAllah had willedاللّٰهُAllah had willedلَاَنْزَلَsurely He (would have) sent down مَلٰٓىِٕكَةً ۖۚAngelsمَّاNotسَمِعْنَاwe heardبِهٰذَاof thisفِیْۤfromاٰبَآىِٕنَاour forefathersالْاَوَّلِیْنَۚour forefathers اِنْNotهُوَheاِلَّا(is) butرَجُلٌۢa manبِهٖin himجِنَّةٌ(is) madnessفَتَرَبَّصُوْاso waitبِهٖconcerning himحَتّٰیuntilحِیْنٍ a time قَالَHe saidرَبِّMy Lord!انْصُرْنِیْHelp meبِمَاbecauseكَذَّبُوْنِ they deny me فَاَوْحَیْنَاۤSo We inspiredاِلَیْهِto himاَنِThatاصْنَعِconstructالْفُلْكَthe shipبِاَعْیُنِنَاunder Our eyesوَ وَحْیِنَاand Our inspirationفَاِذَاthen whenجَآءَcomesاَمْرُنَاOur Commandوَ فَارَand gushes forth التَّنُّوْرُ ۙthe ovenفَاسْلُكْthen putفِیْهَاinto itمِنْofكُلٍّevery (kind)زَوْجَیْنِ(of) matesاثْنَیْنِtwoوَ اَهْلَكَand your familyاِلَّاexceptمَنْthoseسَبَقَ(has) precededعَلَیْهِagainst whomالْقَوْلُthe Word مِنْهُمْ ۚthereofوَ لَاAnd (do) notتُخَاطِبْنِیْaddress Meفِیconcerningالَّذِیْنَthose who ظَلَمُوْا ۚwrongedاِنَّهُمْindeed theyمُّغْرَقُوْنَ (are) the ones to be drowned 23. Al-Mu'minun Page 344فَاِذَاAnd whenاسْتَوَیْتَyou (have) boardedاَنْتَyouوَ مَنْand whoeverمَّعَكَ(is) with youعَلَی[on]الْفُلْكِthe shipفَقُلِthen sayالْحَمْدُPraiseلِلّٰهِ(be) to AllahالَّذِیْWhoنَجّٰىنَا(has) saved usمِنَfromالْقَوْمِthe peopleالظّٰلِمِیْنَ the wrongdoers." وَ قُلْAnd sayرَّبِّMy Lordاَنْزِلْنِیْcause me to landمُنْزَلًا(at) a landing placeمُّبٰرَكًاblessedوَّ اَنْتَand Youخَیْرُ(are) the Bestالْمُنْزِلِیْنَ (of) those who cause to" اِنَّIndeedفِیْinذٰلِكَthatلَاٰیٰتٍsurely (are) Signsوَّ اِنْand indeedكُنَّاWe areلَمُبْتَلِیْنَ surely testing ثُمَّThenاَنْشَاْنَاWe producedمِنْۢafter themبَعْدِهِمْafter themقَرْنًاa generationاٰخَرِیْنَۚanother فَاَرْسَلْنَاAnd We sentفِیْهِمْamong themرَسُوْلًاa Messengerمِّنْهُمْfrom themselvesاَنِ[that]اعْبُدُواWorshipاللّٰهَAllahمَاnotلَكُمْfor youمِّنْ(is) anyاِلٰهٍgod غَیْرُهٗ ؕother than HimاَفَلَاThen will notتَتَّقُوْنَ۠you fear

Translation of Verse 23-32

(23:23) Surely, We sent NūH to his nation. So he said, “My people, worship Allah. You have no god whatsoever other than Him. So, do you not fear Allah?”

(23:24) So, said the disbelieving chiefs from among his nation, “This (man) is nothing but a human being like you. He wishes to impose his superiority over you. Had Allah willed, He would have sent down angels (instead of him). We have not heard of such a thing among our forefathers

(23:25) He is none but a man suffering from madness; so wait for (what happens to) him until some time”

(23:26) He said, “My Lord, help me, for they have rejected me.”

(23:27) So, We sent Our revelation to him, saying, “Make the ship under Our eyes and Our revelation. So, when Our command will come, and the oven will gush forth, take on its board a pair of two from each (species) along with your family, except those of them against whom the word has already come to pass. And do not speak to Me (in favor) of those who have done wrong. They are sure to be drowned

(23:28) So, when you and those with you are well seated in the ship, say, ‘Praise is for Allah who saved us from the wrongdoing people.’

(23:29) And say, ‘My Lord, make me land a blessed landing, and You are the best of those who bring (someone) to land’”

(23:30) Surely, there are signs in it, and We do always test (people)

(23:31) Then after them We created another generation

(23:32) and sent among them a messenger from themselves (to convey the message): “Worship Allah; you have no god whatsoever other than Him. So do you not fear Allah?”

Commentary

Verse:23 Commentary - - - Verse:24 Commentary - - - Verse:25 Commentary - - - Verse:26 Commentary - - - Verse:27 Commentary وَفَارَ‌ التَّنُّورُ‌ (And the oven gushes forth - 23:27). The word تَّنُّور‌ means oven which is used for making flat, round bread, and is also used in the sense of the whole earth. According to some people تَّنُّور‌ is a specific oven in the Kufah mosque, while others believe that it was somewhere in Syria. Sayyidna Nuh (علیہ السلام) was informed by Allah that when water began boiling forth from the تَّنُّور‌ (oven) that would be the sign of the coming of the Deluge (Mazhari). The story of Sayyidna Nuh (علیہ السلام) ، the Deluge and his Ark has been reported in some earlier Surahs (See Volume 4, p. 626 to 643). Verse:28 Commentary - - - Verse:29 Commentary - - - Verse:30 Commentary - - - Verse:31 Commentary In the earlier verses the story of Sayyidna Nuh (علیہ السلام) was told who was sent to his people to guide them along the path of righteousness and the following verses contain a brief account of some other prophets without mentioning their names and the people for whose guidance they were sent. From certain references and allusions the commentators have concluded that the verses refer to Sayyidna Hud (علیہ السلام) or Sayyidna Salih (علیہ السلام) who were sent for the guidance of the tribes of 'Ad and Thamud respectively. In the present story both these tribes are reported to have perished as a result of صَیحَہ (Cry) from an unseen source, whereas in other verses it has been specifically mentioned that it was the tribe of Thamud which perished from صَیحَہ (Cry) and this had led some scholars to the view that the words قَرناً آخَرِینَ (another generation) refers to Thamud.

An alternative explanation is that the word صَیحَہ (Cry) has been used in the general sense of punishment from Allah in which case it would include the tribe of ` Ad also. Verse:32 Commentary - - -