As-salaam wa-alaikum, brothers and sisters.
Summary
Today’s selection is from Surah 26, Ash-Shu‘arã or the Poets, verses 69-104. These verses relate the story of Prophet Abraham and his arguments against idol worship, and the Prophet’s prayer for this life and the life of the hereafter.
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Verses
Bis-millahi ar-rahman, ar-raheem.
In the name of Allah, most gracious, most merciful.Narrate to them the story of Abraham (Ibrãhïm),[69] when he asked his father and his people: “What is that which you worship?”[70] They replied: “We worship idols, and sit beside them with all devotion.”[71] Abraham asked: “Do they hear you when you call on them?[72] Can they help you or harm you?”[73] They replied: “No! But we found our forefathers doing so.”[75] Abraham said: “Have you ever seen with open eyes these which you have been worshipping[74] – you and your forefathers?[76] They are all enemies to me; except the Lord of the Worlds,[77] Who created me, then He gave me guidance.[78] He is the One Who gives me food and drink,[79] Who gives me health when I get sick,[80] Who will cause me to die and then bring me back to life,[81] Who, I hope, will forgive me my mistakes on the Day of Judgment.”[82] After this, Abraham prayed: “O my Lord! Bestow wisdom upon me and admit me among the righteous,[83] grant me a reputation of truthfulness on the tongue of later generations,[84] count me among the inheritors of the paradise of Bliss;[85] forgive my father, for he is from among those who have gone astray,[86] do not hold me up in shame on the Day when everybody will be raised back to life[87] – the Day when neither wealth nor sons will avail anyone,[88] and when none shall be saved except him who will come before Allah with a pure heart,[89] when paradise shall be brought in the sight of the righteous;[90] while hell shall be spread open to the straying[91] and they will be asked: “Now, where are those whom you worshiped[92] besides Allah? Can they help you or even help themselves?”[93] Then they will be toppled into it, both they and those who misled them,[94] together with all the armies of Iblis (Satan),[95] wherein they will argue with one another[96] saying: “ By Allah, we were indeed in manifest error,[97] when we made you equals with the Lord of the Worlds.[98] It was the criminals who led us astray.[99] Now we have no intercessors,[100] and no loving friends.[101] If we could but once return to our worldly life, we would be of the true believers.”[102] Surely in this narration there is a great lesson, but most of these people do not learn a lesson to become believers.[103] The fact is that your Lord is the Mighty as well as the Merciful.[104] 26:[69-104]
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.