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Quran Translation and Commentary by Dr Mustafa Khattab

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Word for Word by
Dr. Shehnaz Shaikh
& Kausar Khatri

Introduction
1. Al-Fatihah
2. Al-Baqarah
3. Al-Imran
4. Al-Nisa
5. Al-Maidah
6. Al-Anam
7. Al-Araf
8. Al-Anfal
9. Al-Taubah
10. Yunus
11. Hud
12. Yusuf
13. Al-Rad
14. Ibrahim
15. Al-Hijr
16. Al-Nahl
17. Bani Israil
18. Al-Kahf
19. Maryam
20. Ta-Ha
21. Al-Anbiya
22. Al-Hajj
23. Al-Muminun
24. An-Nur
25. Al-Furqan
26. Ash-Shuara
27. An-Naml
28. Al-Qasas
29. Al-Ankabut
30. Ar-Rum
31. Luqman
32. As-Sajdah
33. Al-Ahzab
34. Saba
35. Fatir
36. Yasin
37. As-Saffat
38. Saad
39. Az-Zumar
40. Al-Mumin
41. Ha-Meem-As-Sajdah
42. AShura
43. Az-Zukhruf
44. Ad-Dukhan
45. Al-Jathiyah
46. Al-Ahqaf
47. Muhammad
48. Al-Fath
49. Al-Hujurat
50. Al-Qaf
51. Adh-Dhariyat
52. At-Tur
53. An-Najm
54. Al-Qamar
55. Al-Rahman
56. Al-Waqiah
57. Al-Hadid
58. Al-Mujadalah
59. Al-Hashr
60. Al-Mumtahinah
61. As-Saff
62. Al-Jumuah
63. Al-Munafiqun
64. Al-Taghabun
65. At-Talaq
66. At-Tahrim
67. Al-Mulk
68. Al-Qalam
69. Al-Haqqah
70. Al-Maarij
71. Nuh
72. Al-Jinn
73. Al-Muzzammil
74. Al-Muddhththir
75. Al-Qiyamah
76. Ad-Dahr
77. Al-Mursalat
78. An-Naba
79. An-Naziat
80. Abas
81. At-Takwir
82. Al-Infitar
83. At-Tatfif
84. Al-Inshiqaq
85. Al-Buruj
86. At-Tariq
87. Al-Ala
88. Al-Ghashiyah
89. Al-Fajr
90. Al-Balad
91. Ash-Shams
92. Al-Lail
93. Ad-Duha
94. Al-Inshirah
95. At-Tin
96. Al-Alaq
97. Al-Qadr
98. Al-Bayyinah
99. Az-Zilzal
100. Al-Adiyat
101. Al-Qariah
102. At-Takathur
103. Al-Asr
104. Al-Humazah
105. Al-Fil
106. Al-Quraish
107. Al-Maun
108. Al-Kauthar
109. Al-Kafirun
110. An-Nasr
111. Al-Lahab
112. Al-Ikhlas
113. Al-Falaq
114. An-Nas
Surah 21. Al-Anbya
Verses [Section]: 1-10[1], 11-29 [2], 30-41 [3], 42-50 [4], 51-75 [5], 76-93 [6], 94-112 [7]

Quran Text of Verse 11-29
21. Al-Anbya Page 323وَ كَمْAnd how manyقَصَمْنَاWe (have) shatteredمِنْofقَرْیَةٍa townكَانَتْ(that) wasظَالِمَةًunjustوَّ اَنْشَاْنَاand We producedبَعْدَهَاafter themقَوْمًاanother peopleاٰخَرِیْنَ another people فَلَمَّاۤThen whenاَحَسُّوْاthey perceivedبَاْسَنَاۤOur tormentاِذَاbeholdهُمْtheyمِّنْهَاfrom itیَرْكُضُوْنَؕwere fleeing لَاFlee notتَرْكُضُوْاFlee notوَ ارْجِعُوْۤاbut returnاِلٰیtoمَاۤwhatاُتْرِفْتُمْyou were given luxuryفِیْهِin itوَ مَسٰكِنِكُمْand to your homesلَعَلَّكُمْso that you mayتُسْـَٔلُوْنَ be questioned قَالُوْاThey saidیٰوَیْلَنَاۤO woe to us!اِنَّاIndeed [we]كُنَّاwe wereظٰلِمِیْنَ wrongdoers فَمَاThen notزَالَتْceasedتِّلْكَ[this]دَعْوٰىهُمْtheir cryحَتّٰیuntilجَعَلْنٰهُمْWe made themحَصِیْدًاreapedخٰمِدِیْنَ extinct وَ مَاAnd notخَلَقْنَاWe createdالسَّمَآءَthe heavensوَ الْاَرْضَand the earthوَ مَاand whatبَیْنَهُمَا(is) between themلٰعِبِیْنَ (for) playing لَوْIfاَرَدْنَاۤWe intendedاَنْthatنَّتَّخِذَWe takeلَهْوًاa pastimeلَّاتَّخَذْنٰهُsurely We (could have) taken itمِنْfromلَّدُنَّاۤ ۖۗUsاِنْifكُنَّاWe wereفٰعِلِیْنَ doers بَلْNayنَقْذِفُWe hurlبِالْحَقِّthe truthعَلَیagainstالْبَاطِلِ[the] falsehoodفَیَدْمَغُهٗand it breaks its headفَاِذَاbeholdهُوَit (is)زَاهِقٌ ؕvanishingوَ لَكُمُAnd for youالْوَیْلُ(is) destructionمِمَّاfor whatتَصِفُوْنَ you ascribe وَ لَهٗAnd to Him (belongs)مَنْwhoeverفِی(is) inالسَّمٰوٰتِthe heavensوَ الْاَرْضِ ؕand the earthوَ مَنْAnd (those) whoعِنْدَهٗ(are) near Himلَاnotیَسْتَكْبِرُوْنَthey are arrogantعَنْtoعِبَادَتِهٖworship Himوَ لَاand notیَسْتَحْسِرُوْنَۚthey tire یُسَبِّحُوْنَThey glorify (Him)الَّیْلَ[the] nightوَ النَّهَارَand [the] dayلَاnotیَفْتُرُوْنَ they slacken اَمِOrاتَّخَذُوْۤا(have) they takenاٰلِهَةًgodsمِّنَfromالْاَرْضِthe earthهُمْtheyیُنْشِرُوْنَ raise (the dead) لَوْIfكَانَ(there) wereفِیْهِمَاۤin both of themاٰلِهَةٌgodsاِلَّاbesidesاللّٰهُAllahلَفَسَدَتَا ۚsurely they (would) have been ruinedفَسُبْحٰنَSo glorifiedاللّٰهِ(is) AllahرَبِّLordالْعَرْشِ(of) the Throneعَمَّا(above) whatیَصِفُوْنَ they attribute لَاNotیُسْـَٔلُHe (can) be questionedعَمَّاabout whatیَفْعَلُHe doesوَ هُمْbut theyیُسْـَٔلُوْنَ will be questioned اَمِOrاتَّخَذُوْا(have) they takenمِنْbesides Himدُوْنِهٖۤbesides Himاٰلِهَةً ؕgodsقُلْSayهَاتُوْاBringبُرْهَانَكُمْ ۚyour proofهٰذَاThisذِكْرُ(is) a Reminderمَنْ(for those) whoمَّعِیَ(are) with meوَ ذِكْرُand a Reminderمَنْ(for those) whoقَبْلِیْ ؕ(were) before meبَلْButاَكْثَرُهُمْmost of themلَا(do) notیَعْلَمُوْنَ ۙknowالْحَقَّthe truthفَهُمْso theyمُّعْرِضُوْنَ (are) averse 21. Al-Anbya Page 324وَ مَاۤAnd notاَرْسَلْنَاWe sentمِنْbefore youقَبْلِكَbefore youمِنْanyرَّسُوْلٍMessengerاِلَّاbutنُوْحِیْۤWe reveal(ed)اِلَیْهِto himاَنَّهٗthat [He]لَاۤ(There is) noاِلٰهَgodاِلَّاۤexceptاَنَاMeفَاعْبُدُوْنِ so worship Me وَ قَالُواAnd they sayاتَّخَذَHas takenالرَّحْمٰنُthe Most Graciousوَلَدًاa sonسُبْحٰنَهٗ ؕGlorified is He!بَلْNayعِبَادٌ(they are) slavesمُّكْرَمُوْنَۙhonored لَاNotیَسْبِقُوْنَهٗthey (can) precede Himبِالْقَوْلِin wordوَ هُمْand theyبِاَمْرِهٖby His commandیَعْمَلُوْنَ act یَعْلَمُHe knowsمَاwhatبَیْنَ(is) before themاَیْدِیْهِمْ(is) before themوَ مَاand whatخَلْفَهُمْ(is) behind themوَ لَاand notیَشْفَعُوْنَ ۙthey (can) intercedeاِلَّاexceptلِمَنِfor whomارْتَضٰیHe approvesوَ هُمْAnd theyمِّنْfromخَشْیَتِهٖfear of Himمُشْفِقُوْنَ stand in awe وَ مَنْAnd whoeverیَّقُلْsaysمِنْهُمْof themاِنِّیْۤIndeed, I amاِلٰهٌa godمِّنْbesides Himدُوْنِهٖbesides HimفَذٰلِكَThen thatنَجْزِیْهِWe will recompenseجَهَنَّمَ ؕ(with) HellكَذٰلِكَThusنَجْزِیWe recompenseالظّٰلِمِیْنَ۠the wrongdoers
Translation of Verse 11-29

11. ˹Imagine˺ how many societies of wrongdoers We have destroyed, raising up other people after them!

12. When the wrongdoers sensed ˹the arrival of˺ Our torment, they started to run away from their cities.

13. ˹They were told,˺ "Do not run away! Return to your luxuries and your homes, so you may be questioned ˹about your fate˺."

14. They cried, "Woe to us! We have surely been wrongdoers."

15. They kept repeating their cry until We mowed them down, ˹leaving them˺ lifeless. 621

16. We did not create the heavens and the earth and everything in between for sport.

17. Had We intended to take ˹some˺ amusement, We could have found it in Our presence, if that had been Our Will.

18. In fact, We hurl the truth against falsehood, leaving it crushed, and it quickly vanishes. And woe be to you for what you claim! 622

19. To Him belong all those in the heavens and the earth. And those nearest to Him are not too proud to worship Him, nor do they tire.

20. They glorify ˹Him˺ day and night, never wavering.

21. Or have they taken gods from the earth, who can raise the dead?

22. Had there been other gods besides Allah in the heavens or the earth, both ˹realms˺ would have surely been corrupted. So Glorified is Allah, Lord of the Throne, far above what they claim.

23. He cannot be questioned about what He does, but they will ˹all˺ be questioned.

24. Or have they taken other gods besides Him? Say, ˹O Prophet,˺ "Show ˹me˺ your proof. Here is ˹the Quran,˺ the Reminder for those with me; along with ˹earlier Scriptures,˺ the Reminder for those before me." 623 But most of them do not know the truth, so they turn away.

25. We never sent a messenger before you ˹O Prophet˺ without revealing to him: "There is no god ˹worthy of worship˺ except Me, so worship Me ˹alone˺."

26. And they say, "The Most Compassionate has offspring!" 624 Glory be to Him! In fact, those ˹angels˺ are only ˹His˺ honoured servants,

27. who do not speak until He has spoken, ˹only˺ acting at His command.

28. He ˹fully˺ knows what is ahead of them and what is behind them. They do not intercede except for whom He approves, and they tremble in awe of Him.

29. Whoever of them were to say, "I am a god besides Him," they would be rewarded with Hell by Us. This is how We reward the wrongdoers.


Commentary

621. lit., extinguished like ashes.

622. That Allah has a partner and children.

623. The Prophet ( ﷺ ) is ordered to challenge the pagans to produce logical and scriptural proofs for the existence of other gods beside Allah. The verses then argue that if there is more than one god, the different gods would have fought among themselves for domination, and the whole universe would have been ruined. The Quran, the Torah, and the Gospel are all in agreement that there is only One God.

624. Some pagans claimed that the angels are Allah's daughters.