Surah 14. Ibrahim

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Verses [Section]: 1-6[1], 7-12 [2], 13-21 [3], 22-27 [4], 28-34 [5], 35-41 [6], 42-52 [7]

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Quran Text of Verse 1-614. Ibrahimبِسْمِ اللّٰهِ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّحِیْمِالٓرٰ ۫Alif Laam RaكِتٰبٌA Bookاَنْزَلْنٰهُwhich We have revealedاِلَیْكَto youلِتُخْرِجَso that you may bring outالنَّاسَthe mankindمِنَfromالظُّلُمٰتِthe darkness[es]اِلَیtoالنُّوْرِ ۙ۬the lightبِاِذْنِby the permissionرَبِّهِمْ(of) their Lordاِلٰیtoصِرَاطِthe Pathالْعَزِیْزِ(of) the All-Mightyالْحَمِیْدِۙthe Praiseworthy اللّٰهِAllahالَّذِیْ(is) the Oneلَهٗto Him (belongs)مَاwhateverفِی(is) inالسَّمٰوٰتِthe heavensوَ مَاand whateverفِی(is) inالْاَرْضِ ؕthe earthوَ وَیْلٌAnd woeلِّلْكٰفِرِیْنَto the disbelieversمِنْfromعَذَابٍthe punishmentشَدِیْدِۙsevere لَّذِیْنَThose whoیَسْتَحِبُّوْنَlove moreالْحَیٰوةَthe lifeالدُّنْیَا(of) the worldعَلَیthanالْاٰخِرَةِthe Hereafterوَ یَصُدُّوْنَand hinderعَنْfromسَبِیْلِ(the) Pathاللّٰهِ(of) Allahوَ یَبْغُوْنَهَاand seek in itعِوَجًا ؕcrookednessاُولٰٓىِٕكَthoseفِیْ[in]ضَلٰلٍۭ(are) far astrayبَعِیْدٍ (are) far astray وَ مَاۤAnd notاَرْسَلْنَاWe sentمِنْanyرَّسُوْلٍMessengerاِلَّاexceptبِلِسَانِwith the languageقَوْمِهٖ(of) his peopleلِیُبَیِّنَso that he might make clearلَهُمْ ؕfor themفَیُضِلُّThen lets go astrayاللّٰهُAllahمَنْwhomیَّشَآءُHe willsوَ یَهْدِیْand guidesمَنْwhomیَّشَآءُ ؕHe willsوَ هُوَAnd Heالْعَزِیْزُ(is) the All-Mightyالْحَكِیْمُ the All-Wise وَ لَقَدْAnd verilyاَرْسَلْنَاWe sentمُوْسٰیMusaبِاٰیٰتِنَاۤwith Our SignsاَنْthatاَخْرِجْBring outقَوْمَكَyour peopleمِنَfromالظُّلُمٰتِthe darkness[es]اِلَیtoالنُّوْرِ ۙ۬the lightوَ ذَكِّرْهُمْAnd remind themبِاَیّٰىمِof the daysاللّٰهِ ؕ(of) AllahاِنَّIndeedفِیْinذٰلِكَthatلَاٰیٰتٍsurely (are) the signsلِّكُلِّfor everyoneصَبَّارٍpatientشَكُوْرٍ and thankful 14. Ibrahim Page 256وَ اِذْAnd whenقَالَsaidمُوْسٰیMusaلِقَوْمِهِto his peopleاذْكُرُوْاRememberنِعْمَةَ(the) Favor of Allahاللّٰهِ(the) Favor of Allahعَلَیْكُمْupon youاِذْwhenاَنْجٰىكُمْHe saved youمِّنْfromاٰلِ(the) peopleفِرْعَوْنَ(of) Firaunیَسُوْمُوْنَكُمْthey were afflicting youسُوْٓءَ(with) evilالْعَذَابِtormentوَ یُذَبِّحُوْنَand were slaughteringاَبْنَآءَكُمْyour sonsوَ یَسْتَحْیُوْنَand letting liveنِسَآءَكُمْ ؕyour womenوَ فِیْAnd inذٰلِكُمْthatبَلَآءٌ(was) a trialمِّنْfromرَّبِّكُمْyour Lordعَظِیْمٌ۠great

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Surah Introduction

This Meccan sûrah is named after Prophet Abraham ( ﷺ ) who, upon settling his wife Hagar and his son Ishmael in what later became the city of Mecca, invokes Allah to protect his descendants from idol-worship, a practice that Meccans were entrenched in at the time of this revelation (verses 35-41). The sûrah also refers to some of Allah's favours, which are met with ingratitude and denial. A sizable portion reveals how the disbelievers will be let down by Satan and tormented in Hell, wishing they had believed, according to the next sûrah (15:2).

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Translation of Verse 1-61. In the Name of Allah-the Most Compassionate, Most Merciful.

1. Alif-Lãm-Ra . ˹This is˺ a Book which We have revealed to you ˹O Prophet˺ so that you may lead people out of darkness and into light, by the Will of their Lord, to the Path of the Almighty, the Praiseworthy -

2. Allah, to Whom belongs whatever is in the heavens and whatever is on the earth. And woe to the disbelievers because of a severe torment!

3. ˹They are˺ the ones who favour the life of this world over the Hereafter and hinder ˹others˺ from the Way of Allah, striving to make it ˹appear˺ crooked. It is they who have gone far astray.

4. We have not sent a messenger except in the language of his people to clarify ˹the message˺ for them. Then Allah leaves whoever He wills to stray and guides whoever He wills. And He is the Almighty, All-Wise.

5. Indeed, We sent Moses with Our signs, ˹ordering him,˺ "Lead your people out of darkness and into light, and remind them of Allah's days ˹of favour˺." Surely in this are signs for whoever is steadfast, grateful.

6. ˹Consider˺ when Moses said to his people, "Remember Allah's favour upon you when He rescued you from the people of Pharaoh, who afflicted you with dreadful torment-slaughtering your sons and keeping your women. That was a severe test from your Lord.

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