Surah 45 (Al-Jâthiya), Verses 1-21 (Y6)

As-salaam wa-alaikum, brothers and sisters.

Summary

Today’s selection is from Surah 45, Al-Jâthiya or the Kneeling Down, verses 1-21. These verses question what will the sinners believe in if they do not believe in Allah and his revelations. The seas and all that lie between the heavens and earth are made subject to man by Allah. The Israelites created sects or divisions in their religion after the Torah was revealed. Finally, the wrongdoers protect one another while Allah protects the righteous himself.

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Verses

Bis-millahi ar-rahman, ar-raheem.
In the name of Allah, most gracious, most merciful.

Hâ M’eem.[1] This Book is revealed from Allah, the All-Mighty, the All-Wise.[2] Surely, in the heavens and the earth there are signs for the true believers;[3] in your own creation and that of animals which are scattered through the earth, there are signs for those who are firm in faith;[4] in the alternation of night and day, in the sustenance that Allah sends down from heaven with which He revives the earth after its death and in the changing of the winds, there are signs for those who use their common sense.[5] These are the revelations of Allah, which We are reciting to you in all truth. Then, in what report after Allah and His revelations, will they believe?[6] 45:[1-6]

Woe to each lying sinner![7] He hears the revelations of Allah recited to him, yet, he arrogantly persists as though he never heard them; announce to him a painful punishment.[8] And when something of Our revelations come to his knowledge, he takes them as a joke; for all such people, there will be a humiliating punishment.[9] Beyond them there lies hell, and nothing of what they have earned in this world will be of any benefit to them, nor those whom they have taken as their protectors besides Allah, and they shall have grievous punishment.[10] This Qur’an is the true Guidance. As for those who deny the revelations of their Lord, there will be a terribly painful punishment.[11] 45:[7-11]

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It is Allah Who has subjected the sea to you, so that ships may sail upon it by His command, and that you may seek His bounty and be grateful to Him.[12] He also subjected to you whatever is in the heavens and the earth; all from Himself. Surely, there are signs in this for those who think.[13] O’ Prophet, tell the believers to forgive those who do not hope for the days of Allah (His reward or His retribution), so that He may Himself recompense those people according to what they have earned.[14] He that does a righteous deed, does it for his own soul; and he that commits an evil, does so at his own peril. In the end, you all will be brought back to your Lord.[15] 45:[12-15]

We gave the Book to the Children of Israel and bestowed on them Ruler-ship and Prophet-hood. We provided them with good things of life, exalted them above the nations of their time,[16] and gave them clear instructions relating to the matters of religion through revealing to them the Torah. Then they did not differ among themselves, until after the knowledge had come to them, out of iniquity among themselves. Surely, your Lord will judge between them on the Day of Resurrection concerning the matters in which they have set up differences.[17] 45:[16-17]

O Prophet, We have put you on the Shari‘ah (Right Way of Religion), so follow it, and do not yield to the desires of ignorant people;[18] for they can avail you nothing against Allah. In fact, the wrongdoers are protectors of one another, while the protector of the righteous is Allah Himself.[19] The Qur’an and Shari’ah are the eye openers for mankind; a guidance and a blessing to the true believers.[20] Do the evil doers think that We shall make them like those who believe and do good deeds – make them equal in their life and their death? Worst is the judgment that they make![21] 45:[18-21]

Ameen.

This concludes today’s episode of the 17 Verses Podcast. I hope that this selection has helped increase your understanding of the holy Qur’an just a little bit.

Thank you and be well.