Surah 32. As-Sajdah

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Verses [Section]: 1-11[1], 12-22 [2], 23-30 [3]

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Quran Text of Verse 1-1132. As-Sajdah Page 41532. As-Sajdahبِسْمِ اللّٰهِ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّحِیْمِالٓمّٓۚAlif Lam Mim تَنْزِیْلُ(The) revelationالْكِتٰبِ(of) the Bookلَا(there is) noرَیْبَdoubtفِیْهِabout itمِنْfromرَّبِّ(the) Lordالْعٰلَمِیْنَؕ(of) the worlds اَمْOrیَقُوْلُوْنَ(do) they sayافْتَرٰىهُ ۚHe invented itبَلْNayهُوَitالْحَقُّ(is) the truthمِنْfromرَّبِّكَyour Lordلِتُنْذِرَthat you may warnقَوْمًاa peopleمَّاۤnotاَتٰىهُمْhas come to themمِّنْanyنَّذِیْرٍwarnerمِّنْbefore youقَبْلِكَbefore youلَعَلَّهُمْso that they mayیَهْتَدُوْنَ be guided اَللّٰهُAllahالَّذِیْ(is) the One Whoخَلَقَcreatedالسَّمٰوٰتِthe heavensوَ الْاَرْضَand the earthوَ مَاand whateverبَیْنَهُمَا(is) between themفِیْinسِتَّةِsixاَیَّامٍperiodsثُمَّThenاسْتَوٰیestablished Himselfعَلَیonالْعَرْشِ ؕthe ThroneمَاNotلَكُمْfor youمِّنْbesides Himدُوْنِهٖbesides Himمِنْanyوَّلِیٍّprotectorوَّ لَاand notشَفِیْعٍ ؕany intercessorاَفَلَاThen will notتَتَذَكَّرُوْنَ you take heed یُدَبِّرُHe regulatesالْاَمْرَthe affairمِنَofالسَّمَآءِthe heavenاِلَیtoالْاَرْضِthe earthثُمَّthenیَعْرُجُit will ascendاِلَیْهِto Himفِیْinیَوْمٍa Dayكَانَ(the) measure of which isمِقْدَارُهٗۤ(the) measure of which isاَلْفَa thousandسَنَةٍyearsمِّمَّاof whatتَعُدُّوْنَ you count ذٰلِكَThatعٰلِمُ(is the) Knowerالْغَیْبِ(of) the hiddenوَ الشَّهَادَةِand the witnessedالْعَزِیْزُthe All-Mightyالرَّحِیْمُۙthe Most Merciful الَّذِیْۤThe One Whoاَحْسَنَmade goodكُلَّeveryشَیْءٍthingخَلَقَهٗHe createdوَ بَدَاَand He beganخَلْقَ(the) creationالْاِنْسَانِ(of) manمِنْfromطِیْنٍۚclay ثُمَّThenجَعَلَHe madeنَسْلَهٗhis progenyمِنْfromسُلٰلَةٍan extractمِّنْofمَّآءٍwaterمَّهِیْنٍۚdespised ثُمَّThenسَوّٰىهُHe fashioned himوَ نَفَخَand breathedفِیْهِinto himمِنْfromرُّوْحِهٖHis spiritوَ جَعَلَand madeلَكُمُfor youالسَّمْعَthe hearingوَ الْاَبْصَارَand the sightوَ الْاَفْـِٕدَةَ ؕand feelingsقَلِیْلًاlittleمَّا[what]تَشْكُرُوْنَ thanks you give وَ قَالُوْۤاAnd they sayءَاِذَاIs (it) whenضَلَلْنَاwe are lostفِیinالْاَرْضِthe earthءَاِنَّاwill weلَفِیْcertainly be inخَلْقٍa creationجَدِیْدٍ ؕ۬newبَلْNayهُمْtheyبِلِقَآئِin (the) meetingرَبِّهِمْ(of) their Lordكٰفِرُوْنَ (are) disbelievers قُلْSayیَتَوَفّٰىكُمْWill take your soulمَّلَكُ(the) Angelالْمَوْتِ(of) the deathالَّذِیْthe one whoوُكِّلَhas been put in chargeبِكُمْof youثُمَّThenاِلٰیtoرَبِّكُمْyour Lordتُرْجَعُوْنَ۠you will be returned

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Surah Introduction

This Meccan sûrah, which takes its name from the prostrations of the believers in worship mentioned in verse 15, makes it clear that the Quran is a divine revelation and that Almighty Allah is the sole Creator, most capable of resurrection. Similar to the previous sûrah, a reference is made to the qualities of the believers and the disbelievers and the reward awaiting each. Both the end of this sûrah and the beginning of the next urge the Prophet ( ﷺ ) to turn away from the deniers and not yield to them.

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Translation of Verse 1-111. In the Name of Allah-the Most Compassionate, Most Merciful.

1. Alif-Lãm-Mĩm .

2. The revelation of this Book is-beyond doubt- from the Lord of all worlds.

3. Or do they say, "He has fabricated it!"? No! It is the truth from your Lord in order for you to warn a people to whom no warner has come before you, so they may be ˹rightly˺ guided.

4. It is Allah Who has created the heavens and the earth and everything in between in six Days, ⁸⁴⁰ then established Himself on the Throne. You have no protector or intercessor besides Him. Will you not then be mindful?

5. He conducts every affair from the heavens to the earth, then it all ascends to Him on a Day whose length is a thousand years by your counting.

6. That is the Knower of the seen and unseen-the Almighty, Most Merciful,

7. Who has perfected everything He created. And He originated the creation of humankind from clay. ⁸⁴¹

8. Then He made his descendants from an extract of a humble fluid,

9. then He fashioned them and had a spirit of His Own ˹creation˺ breathed into them. And He gave you hearing, sight, and intellect. ˹Yet˺ you hardly give any thanks.

10. ˹Still˺ they ask ˹mockingly˺, "When we are disintegrated into the earth, will we really be raised as a new creation?" In fact, they are in denial of the meeting with their Lord.

11. Say, ˹O Prophet,˺ "Your soul will be taken by the Angel of Death, who is in charge of you. Then to your Lord you will ˹all˺ be returned."

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Commentary

840. See footnote for 7:54.

841. Adam ( ﷺ ) .