Surah Al-Furqan 25:35-44 - Quran Translation Commentary

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41. Ha-Meem-As-Sajdah

Surah 25. Al-Furqan

Verses [Section]: 1-9[1], 10-20 [2], 21-34 [3], 35-44 [4], 45-60 [5], 61-77 [6]

Quran Text of Verse 35-44وَ لَقَدْAnd verilyاٰتَیْنَاWe gaveمُوْسَیMusaالْكِتٰبَthe Scriptureوَ جَعَلْنَاand We appointedمَعَهٗۤwith himاَخَاهُhis brotherهٰرُوْنَHarunوَزِیْرًاۚۖ(as) an assistant فَقُلْنَاThen We saidاذْهَبَاۤGo both of youاِلَیtoالْقَوْمِthe peopleالَّذِیْنَthose whoكَذَّبُوْاhave denied بِاٰیٰتِنَا ؕOur SignsفَدَمَّرْنٰهُمْThen We destroyed themتَدْمِیْرًاؕ(with) destruction وَ قَوْمَAnd (the) peopleنُوْحٍ(of) Nuhلَّمَّاwhenكَذَّبُواthey deniedالرُّسُلَthe MessengersاَغْرَقْنٰهُمْWe drowned themوَ جَعَلْنٰهُمْand We made themلِلنَّاسِfor mankind اٰیَةً ؕa signوَ اَعْتَدْنَاAnd We have preparedلِلظّٰلِمِیْنَfor the wrongdoersعَذَابًاa punishmentاَلِیْمًاۚۖpainful وَّ عَادًاAnd Adوَّ ثَمُوْدَاۡand Thamudوَ اَصْحٰبَand (the) dwellersالرَّسِّ(of) Ar-rassوَ قُرُوْنًۢاand generationsبَیْنَbetweenذٰلِكَthatكَثِیْرًا many وَ كُلًّاAnd eachضَرَبْنَاWe have set forthلَهُfor him الْاَمْثَالَ ؗthe examplesوَ كُلًّاand eachتَبَّرْنَاWe destroyedتَتْبِیْرًا (with) destruction وَ لَقَدْAnd verilyاَتَوْاthey have comeعَلَیuponالْقَرْیَةِthe townالَّتِیْۤwhichاُمْطِرَتْwas showeredمَطَرَ(with) a rain السَّوْءِ ؕ(of) evilاَفَلَمْThen do notیَكُوْنُوْاthey [were]یَرَوْنَهَا ۚsee itبَلْNayكَانُوْاthey areلَاnotیَرْجُوْنَexpectingنُشُوْرًا Resurrection وَ اِذَاAnd whenرَاَوْكَthey see youاِنْnotیَّتَّخِذُوْنَكَthey take youاِلَّاexcept هُزُوًا ؕ(in) mockeryاَهٰذَاIs thisالَّذِیْthe one whomبَعَثَAllah has sentاللّٰهُAllah has sentرَسُوْلًا (as) a Messenger اِنْHe would have almostكَادَHe would have almostلَیُضِلُّنَا[surely] misled usعَنْfromاٰلِهَتِنَاour godsلَوْ لَاۤif notاَنْthatصَبَرْنَاwe had been steadfast عَلَیْهَا ؕto themوَ سَوْفَAnd soonیَعْلَمُوْنَwill knowحِیْنَwhenیَرَوْنَthey will seeالْعَذَابَthe punishmentمَنْwhoاَضَلُّ(is) more astrayسَبِیْلًا (from the) way اَرَءَیْتَHave you seenمَنِ(one) whoاتَّخَذَtakesاِلٰهَهٗ(as) his god هَوٰىهُ ؕhis own desireاَفَاَنْتَThen would youتَكُوْنُbeعَلَیْهِover himوَكِیْلًاۙa guardian 25. Al-Furqan Page 364اَمْOrتَحْسَبُdo you thinkاَنَّthatاَكْثَرَهُمْmost of themیَسْمَعُوْنَhearاَوْor یَعْقِلُوْنَ ؕunderstandاِنْNotهُمْtheyاِلَّا(are) exceptكَالْاَنْعَامِlike cattleبَلْNayهُمْtheyاَضَلُّ(are) more astrayسَبِیْلًا۠(from the) way

Translation of Verse 35-44

(25:35) Surely We gave Mūsā the Book, and appointed his brother Hārūn as a minister with him

(25:36) So we said, “Go, both of you, to the people who have rejected Our signs” Then We annihilated them totally

(25:37) As for the people of NūH, when they rejected the messengers, We drowned them and made them an example for mankind, and We have prepared a painful punishment for the transgressors

(25:38) And (We annihilated also the peoples of) ‘Ād and Thamūd and the people of Rass, and many generations in between them

(25:39) To each (of them) We cited examples, and each of them We brought to utter ruin

(25:40) Indeed they (the pagans of Makkah) have passed by the town that was afflicted by an evil rain sent down to it. So, have they not been seeing it? Rather, they do not believe in Resurrection

(25:41) When they see you, they take you only as a laughing stock, (saying) “Is this the man whom Allah has sent as a messenger

(25:42) He would have almost led us astray from our gods, had we not been so firm towards them.” They will know when they will see the punishment, who is farther astray in his way

(25:43) Tell me about the one who has taken his desire as his god, would you then, become a guardian for him

(25:44) Or do you think that most of them listen or understand? They are but like cattle. Rather, they are even farther astray from the (right) way

Commentary

Verse:35 Commentary - - - Verse:36 Commentary الَّذِينَ كَذَّبُوا بِآيَاتِنَا (who have rejected Our signs - 25:36). Here it is described that the people of Pharaoh had denied Allah's verses. It is to be noted that by that time Torah was not revealed to Sayyidna Musa (علیہ السلام) . Therefore it cannot be Torah which was denied. Hence it is either the proofs of the Oneness of Allah, which can be understood by any one according to his mental level, or the traditions of the past prophets which are passed on through generations, no matter in what little detail, are referred here as rejection of His message. The same thing is referred in Qur'an as well وَلَقَدْ جَاءَكُمْ يُوسُفُ مِن قَبْلُ بِالْبَيِّنَاتِ (Joseph brought you the clear signs before - 40:34). It mentions about the teachings of the earlier prophets, which had also reached them. (Bayan ul-Quran) Verse:37 Commentary Commentary

In the above verses it is mentioned that it had been the common practice of the people through the ages to rebuff the prophets and the message they had brought. In order to give weight to this assertion a few of the well known prophets are mentioned who were rejected by their people and then they were subjected to Allah's wrath and were annihilated completely. By drawing a parallel with the past generations it is elucidated that the pagans of Makkah would not listen to any reason as they were no better than the animals or even worse than that.

It is stated about the people of Sayyidna Nuh (علیہ السلام) that they had rejected the prophets, although they had neither seen the past prophets nor had they rejected them. at is actually meant here is that while denying Sayyidna Nuh (علیہ السلام) they had by implication rejected all the prophets, because the principals of religion expounded by all prophets are essentially the same. Hence rejection of one prophet is tantamount to rejection of all.

أَصْحَابَ الرَّ‌سِّ (People of Rass - 25:38). In Arabic رَس (Rass) means unlined well. Neither Qur'an nor any authentic tradition describes these people in any detail. Whatever information is available about them is through Israelite traditions, which differ from one another. It is more likely that the remaining people of Thamud had settled down near a well. It is not mentioned in the Qur'an or any tradition as to how they were tormented. (Bayan u1-Qur'an) Verse:38 Commentary - - - Verse:39 Commentary - - - Verse:40 Commentary - - - Verse:41 Commentary - - - Verse:42 Commentary - - - Verse:43 Commentary Following forbidden things - a type of idolatry

أَرَ‌أَيْتَ مَنِ اتَّخَذَ إِلَـٰهَهُ هَوَاهُ (Tell me about the one who has taken his desire as his god - 25:43). The one who practises forbidden things which are against the tenets of Islam to satisfy his personal desires is described in this verse as the worshiper of his own lust. Sayyidna Ibn ` Abbas ؓ said that the selfish desires are like an idol which is worshipped (by the infidels) and then he recited this verse to prove his point. (Qurtubi) Verse:44 Commentary - - -