Surah 21 (Al-Anbiyã’), Verses 30-50 (Y7)

As-salaam wa-alaikum, brothers and sisters.

Summary

Today’s selection is from Surah 21, Al-Anbiyã’ or the Prophets, verses 30-50. These verses tell the story of how God split the skies and earth apart and created all living things from water. Allah has not granted immortality to any human beings and invented Gods cannot defend themselves. So how can they defend the unbelievers against Allah? Lastly On the Day of Atonement, the scales of justice will be setup to render judgment on everyone.

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Verses

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

Have not the unbelievers ever considered that the skies and the earth were once one mass, then We split them asunder? And We have created every living thing from water. Will they still not believe?[30] And We have planted mountains on earth lest it should tilt to one side with them (the weight of people) and We left between them open passages so that they may find the right direction.[31] And We have made the sky a safe canopy: yet they are heedless to these signs.[32] He is the One Who has created the night and the day and the sun and the moon: all (the celestial bodies) move swiftly in orbits of their own.[33] 21:[30-33]

O Muhammad, We have not granted immortality to any human before you: so if you are to die, will these unbelievers live forever?[34] Every soul is bound to have the taste of death. We are putting all of you to a test by passing you through bad and good conditions, and finally you shall return to Us.[35] When the unbelievers see you they do not take you but for one to be scoffed at, saying: “Is this the one who talks against your gods?” And they themselves deny the mention of the Compassionate (Allah).[36] Man is a creature of haste (impatience). Soon I will show you My signs, therefore, you need not be impatient.[37] They ask: “When will this promise be fulfilled if you are telling the truth?”[38] They would not have asked this question if only the unbelievers knew the Day when they will be able to protect neither their faces from the fire of hell nor their backs, nor will they be helped![39] Nay, it will come to them all of a sudden and overpower them so abruptly that they shall neither be able to avert it nor shall they get any respite.[40] As for their scoffing, the Messengers before you were also scoffed at; but their scoffers were hemmed in by the very thing at which they used to scoff.[41] 21:[34-41]

Ask them, “Who is there to protect you by night and by day from the wrath of the Compassionate?” Yet they turn away from the admonition of their Lord.[42] Do they have such gods who can defend them against Us? Their gods can neither help themselves nor can they protect themselves from Us.[43] The fact is that We gave the good things of this life to them and their forefathers until they got used to these things because of their prolonged lives; can they not see how We gradually reduce the land which was in their control and curtail it from all sides? Do they still expect to be victorious against Us?[44] Tell them, “I am warning you on the authority of Revelation,” but the deaf choose not to listen to the call when they are warned![45] Yet even if a breath from the Wrath of your Lord was to touch them, they will certainly say, “Woe to us! No doubt we were wrongdoers.”[46] On the Day of Judgement We shall set up scales of justice so that no one will be dealt with unjustly in any way; even if someone has an act as small as a grain of a mustard seed, We will bring it to account, and sufficient are We to settle the accounts.[47] 21:[42-47]

Certainly, We granted to Musa (Moses) and Haroon (Aaron) the Criterion of right and wrong, a light and a reminder for those righteous people[48] who fear their Lord though they have not seen Him, and dread the Day of Judgment.[49] And now We have revealed this blessed Reminder (The Qur’an). Will you then deny it?[50] 21:[48-50]

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.