Surah 37. As-Saffat

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Verses [Section]: 1-21[1], 22-74 [2], 75-113 [3], 114-138 [4], 139-182 [5]

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Quran Text of Verse 75-113وَ لَقَدْAnd verilyنَادٰىنَاcalled UsنُوْحٌNuhفَلَنِعْمَand Bestالْمُجِیْبُوْنَؗۖ(are We as) Responders! وَ نَجَّیْنٰهُAnd We saved himوَ اَهْلَهٗand his familyمِنَfromالْكَرْبِthe distressالْعَظِیْمِؗۖthe great 37. As-Saffat Page 449وَ جَعَلْنَاAnd We madeذُرِّیَّتَهٗhis offspringهُمُ[they]الْبٰقِیْنَؗۖthe survivors وَ تَرَكْنَاAnd We leftعَلَیْهِfor himفِیamongالْاٰخِرِیْنَؗۖthe later generations سَلٰمٌPeace beعَلٰیuponنُوْحٍNuhفِیamongالْعٰلَمِیْنَ the worlds اِنَّاIndeed Weكَذٰلِكَthusنَجْزِی[We] rewardالْمُحْسِنِیْنَ the good-doers اِنَّهٗIndeed heمِنْ(was) ofعِبَادِنَاOur slavesالْمُؤْمِنِیْنَ believing ثُمَّThenاَغْرَقْنَاWe drownedالْاٰخَرِیْنَ the others وَ اِنَّAnd indeedمِنْamongشِیْعَتِهٖhis kindلَاِبْرٰهِیْمَۘ(was) surely Ibrahim اِذْWhenجَآءَhe cameرَبَّهٗ(to) his Lordبِقَلْبٍwith a heartسَلِیْمٍ sound اِذْWhenقَالَhe saidلِاَبِیْهِto his fatherوَ قَوْمِهٖand his peopleمَا ذَاWhat is itتَعْبُدُوْنَۚyou worship اَىِٕفْكًاIs it falsehoodاٰلِهَةًgodsدُوْنَother thanاللّٰهِAllahتُرِیْدُوْنَؕ(that) you desire فَمَاThen whatظَنُّكُمْ(do) you thinkبِرَبِّabout (the) Lordالْعٰلَمِیْنَ (of) the worlds فَنَظَرَThen he glancedنَظْرَةًa glanceفِیatالنُّجُوْمِۙthe stars فَقَالَAnd he saidاِنِّیْIndeed I amسَقِیْمٌ sick فَتَوَلَّوْاSo they turned awayعَنْهُfrom himمُدْبِرِیْنَ departing فَرَاغَThen he turnedاِلٰۤیtoاٰلِهَتِهِمْtheir godsفَقَالَand saidاَلَاDo notتَاْكُلُوْنَۚyou eat مَاWhat (is)لَكُمْfor youلَاnotتَنْطِقُوْنَ you speak فَرَاغَThen he turnedعَلَیْهِمْupon themضَرْبًۢاstrikingبِالْیَمِیْنِ with his right hand فَاَقْبَلُوْۤاThen they advancedاِلَیْهِtowards himیَزِفُّوْنَ hastening قَالَHe saidاَتَعْبُدُوْنَDo you worshipمَاwhatتَنْحِتُوْنَۙyou carve وَ اللّٰهُWhile Allahخَلَقَكُمْcreated youوَ مَاAnd whatتَعْمَلُوْنَ you make قَالُواThey saidابْنُوْاBuildلَهٗfor himبُنْیَانًاa structureفَاَلْقُوْهُand throw himفِیintoالْجَحِیْمِ the blazing Fire فَاَرَادُوْاAnd they intendedبِهٖfor himكَیْدًاa plotفَجَعَلْنٰهُمُbut We made themالْاَسْفَلِیْنَ the lowest وَ قَالَAnd he saidاِنِّیْIndeed I amذَاهِبٌgoingاِلٰیtoرَبِّیْmy Lordسَیَهْدِیْنِ He will guide me رَبِّMy Lordهَبْgrantلِیْmeمِنَofالصّٰلِحِیْنَ the righteous فَبَشَّرْنٰهُSo We gave him the glad tidingsبِغُلٰمٍof a boyحَلِیْمٍ forbearing فَلَمَّاThen whenبَلَغَhe reachedمَعَهُthe (age of) working with himالسَّعْیَthe (age of) working with himقَالَhe saidیٰبُنَیَّO my sonاِنِّیْۤIndeed, Iاَرٰیhave seenفِیinالْمَنَامِthe dreamاَنِّیْۤthat I amاَذْبَحُكَsacrificing youفَانْظُرْso lookمَا ذَاwhatتَرٰی ؕyou considerقَالَHe saidیٰۤاَبَتِO my fatherافْعَلْDoمَاwhatتُؤْمَرُ ؗyou are commandedسَتَجِدُنِیْۤYou will find meاِنْifشَآءَAllah willsاللّٰهُAllah willsمِنَofالصّٰبِرِیْنَ the patient ones 37. As-Saffat Page 450فَلَمَّاۤThen whenاَسْلَمَاboth of them had submittedوَ تَلَّهٗand he put him downلِلْجَبِیْنِۚupon his forehead وَ نَادَیْنٰهُAnd We called out to himاَنْthatیّٰۤاِبْرٰهِیْمُۙO Ibrahim! قَدْVerilyصَدَّقْتَyou have fulfilledالرُّءْیَا ۚthe visionاِنَّاIndeed Weكَذٰلِكَthusنَجْزِی[We] rewardالْمُحْسِنِیْنَ the good-doers اِنَّIndeedهٰذَاthisلَهُوَwas surelyالْبَلٰٓؤُاthe trialالْمُبِیْنُ clear وَ فَدَیْنٰهُAnd We ransomed himبِذِبْحٍwith a sacrificeعَظِیْمٍ great وَ تَرَكْنَاAnd We leftعَلَیْهِfor himفِیamongالْاٰخِرِیْنَۖthe later generations سَلٰمٌPeace beعَلٰۤیonاِبْرٰهِیْمَ Ibrahim كَذٰلِكَThusنَجْزِیWe rewardالْمُحْسِنِیْنَ the good-doers اِنَّهٗIndeed he (was)مِنْofعِبَادِنَاOur slavesالْمُؤْمِنِیْنَ believing وَ بَشَّرْنٰهُAnd We gave him glad tidingsبِاِسْحٰقَof Ishaqنَبِیًّاa Prophetمِّنَamongالصّٰلِحِیْنَ the righteous وَ بٰرَكْنَاAnd We blessedعَلَیْهِhimوَ عَلٰۤیand [on]اِسْحٰقَ ؕIshaqوَ مِنْAnd ofذُرِّیَّتِهِمَاtheir offspringمُحْسِنٌ(are) good-doersوَّ ظَالِمٌand unjustلِّنَفْسِهٖto himselfمُبِیْنٌ۠clear

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Translation of Verse 75-113

75. Indeed, Noah cried out to Us, and how excellent are We in responding!

76. We delivered him and his family ⁹¹⁹ from the great distress,

77. and made his descendants the sole survivors. ⁹²⁰

78. And We blessed him ˹with honourable mention˺ among later generations:

79. "Peace be upon Noah among all peoples."

80.

81. ˹For˺ he was truly one of Our faithful servants.

82. Then We drowned the others.

83. And indeed, one of those who followed his way was Abraham.

84. ˹Remember˺ when he came to his Lord with a pure heart,

85. and said to his father and his people, "What are you worshipping?

86. Is it false gods that you desire instead of Allah?

87. What then do you expect from the Lord of all worlds?"

88. He later looked up to the stars ˹in contemplation˺, ⁹²¹

89. then said, "I am really sick." ⁹²²

90. So they turned their backs on him and went away.

91. Then he ˹stealthily˺ advanced towards their gods, and said ˹mockingly˺, "Will you not eat ˹your offerings˺?

92. What is wrong with you that you cannot speak?"

93. Then he swiftly turned on them, striking ˹them˺ with his right hand.

94. Later, his people came rushing towards him ˹furiously˺.

95. He argued, "How can you worship what you carve ˹with your own hands˺,

96. when it is Allah Who created you and whatever you do?"

97. They said ˹to one another˺, "Build him a furnace and cast him into the blazing fire."

98. And so they sought to harm him, but We made them inferior.

99. He later said, "I am leaving ˹in obedience˺ to my Lord. He will guide me.

100. My Lord! Bless me with righteous offspring."

101. So We gave him good news of a forbearing son.

102. Then when the boy reached the age to work with him, Abraham said, "O my dear son! I have seen in a dream that I ˹must˺ sacrifice you. So tell me what you think." He replied, "O my dear father! Do as you are commanded. Allah willing, you will find me steadfast."

103. Then when they submitted ˹to Allah's Will˺, and Abraham laid him on the side of his forehead ˹for sacrifice˺,

104. We called out to him, "O Abraham!

105. You have already fulfilled the vision." Indeed, this is how We reward the good-doers.

106. That was truly a revealing test.

107. And We ransomed his son with a great sacrifice, ⁹²³

108. and blessed Abraham ˹with honourable mention˺ among later generations:

109. "Peace be upon Abraham."

110. This is how We reward the good-doers.

111. He was truly one of Our faithful servants.

112. We ˹later˺ gave him good news of Isaac-a prophet, and one of the righteous. ⁹²⁴

113. We blessed him ⁹²⁵ and Isaac as well. Some of their descendants did good, while others clearly wronged themselves.

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Commentary

919. i.e., the believers in his family.

920. Noah's sons: Shem, Ham, and Japheth.

921. His people reportedly made decisions based on constellations, so Abraham ( ﷺ ) pretended to do the same to convince them he was not able to join them at their pagan feast.

922. See footnote for 26:82.

923. Allah sent a ram to be sacrificed in place of Ishmael.

924. The birth of Isaac is announced after the story of sacrifice. So this is a proof that the son who was going to be sacrificed was Ishmael, not Isaac. This is also supported by 11:71, where Sarah is told that she would give birth to Isaac, who would (reach adulthood and) have a son by the name of Jacob.

925. Abraham or Ishmael.