As-salaam wa-alaikum, brothers and sisters.
Summary
Today’s selection is from Surah 43, Az-Zukhruf or the Golden Adornments, verses 36-56. These verses declare that he who turns away from remember of Allah, Allah will appoint a Shaitan (or evil one) to be his intimate friend. Hold fast to the Qur’an if you want to be right guided. Lastly, a quick vignette of Prophet Moses’ fight with the Pharaoh of Egypt and the Pharaoh’s fate for ridiculing Moses.
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Verses
Bis-millahi ar-rahman, ar-raheem.
In the name of Allah, most gracious, most merciful.He who turns away from the remembrance (Reminder) of Allah, We assign a shaitãn (evil one) for him, who becomes his intimate companion.[36] – and turns such people away from the Right Path, while they think that they are guided aright.[37] – Ultimately, when that person will come to Us on the Day of Judgment, he will say to his shaitãn companion: “I wish that I was as far apart from you as the east is from the west: you turned out to be an evil companion.”[38] Then it will be said to them: “Well, you have already done wrong, realizing this fact today will avail you nothing, as you both are partners in the same punishment.”[39] O Prophet, can you make the deaf hear, or give direction to the blind or those who choose to remain in manifest error?[40] We shall surely inflict retribution on them, whether We take you away from this world,[41] or let you see their end, which We have promised them: surely We have full power over them.[42] Therefore, hold fast to this Qur’an which is revealed to you, surely you are on the Right Way.[43] In fact this Qur’an is a reminder for you and your people; and you shall soon be questioned about it.[44] Ask those of Our Messengers whom We sent before you if We ever appointed other gods to be worshiped besides the Compassionate Allah?[45] 43:[36-45]
We sent Moses with Our signs to Fir‘on and his chiefs. He said to them: “I am a Messenger of the Lord of the worlds.”[46] When he showed them Our signs, they laughed at those signs.[47] Yet We showed them sign after sign each greater than the one preceding it and We afflicted them with the scourge, so that they might return to the Right Way.[48] Each time they were seized by a scourge, they requested Moses: “O magician! Pray to your Lord for us by virtue of the covenant He has made with you; we shall surely accept your guidance.”[49] But each time We lifted the scourge from them, they broke their pledge.[50] One day Fir’on made a proclamation among his people: “O my people! Is not the kingdom of Egypt mine? Are not these rivers flowing beneath me? Can you not see?[51] Am I not better than this despicable wretch, who can hardly express himself clearly?[52] If he is really a Messenger then Why have no gold bracelets been given to him, or angels sent down to accompany him?”[53] Thus did he incite his people and they obeyed him; surely they were a nation of transgressors.[54] At last when they provoked Us, We inflicted retribution on them and drowned them all,[55] and made them a lesson and an example for the later generations.[56] 43:[46-56]
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.