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Surah Al-Maʻārij

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Surah Al-Maʻārij   In the name of Allah, The Most Gracious, The Most Merciful   A questioner asked concerning a torment about to befall ( Quran Surah Al-Maʻārij 70:1 )   Upon the disbelievers, which none can avert, ( Quran Surah Al-Maʻārij 70:2 )   From Allah, the Lord of the ways of ascent. ( Quran Surah Al-Maʻārij 70:3 )   The angels and the Ruh [Jibrael (Gabriel)] ascend to Him in a Day the measure whereof is fifty thousand years, ( Quran Surah Al-Maʻārij 70:4 )   So be patient (O Muhammad SAW ), with a good patience. ( Quran Surah Al-Maʻārij 70:5 )   Verily! They see it (the torment) afar off, ( Quran 70:6 )   But We see it (quite) near. ( Quran 70:7 )   The Day that the sky will be like the boiling filth of oil, (or molten copper or silver or lead, etc.). ( Quran 70:8 )   And the mountains will be like flakes of wool, ( Quran 70:9 )   And no friend will ask of a friend, ( Quran 70:10 ...

Surah Al-Haqqah

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  Surah Al-Haqqah In the Name of Allah, The Most Gracious, The Most Merciful The Reality (i.e. the Day of Resurrection)! ( Quran Surah Al-Haqqah 69:1 ) What is the Reality? ( Quran Surah Al-Haqqah 69:2 ) And what will make you know what the Reality is? ( Quran Surah Al-Haqqah 69:3 ) Thamud and 'Ad people denied the Qari'ah [the striking Hour (of Judgement)]! ( Quran Surah Al-Haqqah 69:4 ) As for Thamud, they were destroyed by the awful cry! ( Quran Surah Al-Haqqah 69:5 ) And as for 'Ad, they were destroyed by a furious violent wind; ( Quran Surah Al-Haqqah 69:6 ) Which Allah imposed on them for seven nights and eight days in succession, so that you could see men lying overthrown (destroyed), as if they were hollow trunks of date-palms! ( Quran 69:7 ) Do you see any remnants of them? ( Quran 69:8 ) And Fir'aun (Pharaoh), and those before him, and the cities overthrown [the towns of the people of [Lout (Lot)] committed sin, ( Quran 69:9 ) And they di...

Surah Al-Qalam

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  Surah Al-Qalam   In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful   Nun. [These letters (Nun, etc.) are one of the miracles of the Quran, and none but Allah (Alone) knows their meanings]. By the pen and what the (angels) write (in the Records of men). ( Quran Surah Al-Qalam 68:1 )   You (O Muhammad SAW) are not, by the Grace of your Lord, a madman. ( Quran Surah Al-Qalam 68:2 )   And verily, for you (O Muhammad SAW) will be an endless reward. ( Quran Surah Al-Qalam 68:3 )   And verily, you (O Muhammad SAW) are on an exalted standard of character. ( Quran Surah Al-Qalam 68:4 )   You will see, and they will see, ( Quran Surah Al-Qalam 68:5 )   Which of you is afflicted with madness. ( Quran 68:6 )   Verily, your Lord knows better, who (among men) has gone astray from His Path, and He knows better those who are guided. ( Quran 68:7 )   So (O Muhammad SAW) obey not the deniers [(of Islamic Mono...

Surah Al-Mulk

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  Surah Al-Mulk In the name of God, The Most Gracious, The Most Merciful Blessed be He in Whose hands is Dominion; and He over all things hath Power;- ( Quran Surah Al-Mulk 67:1 ) He Who created Death and Life, that He may try which of you is best in deed: and He is the Exalted in Might, Oft-Forgiving;- ( Quran Surah Al-Mulk 67:2 ) He Who created the seven heavens one above another: No want of proportion wilt thou see in the Creation of (Allah) Most Gracious. So turn thy vision again: seest thou any flaw? ( Quran Surah Al-Mulk 67:3 ) Again turn thy vision a second time: (thy) vision will come back to thee dull and discomfited, in a state worn out. ( Quran 67:4 ) And we have, (from of old), adorned the lowest heaven with Lamps, and We have made such (Lamps) (as) missiles to drive away the Evil Ones, and have prepared for them the Penalty of the Blazing Fire. ( Quran 67:5 ) For those who reject their Lord (and Cherisher) is the Penalty of Hell: and evil is (su...