As-salaam wa-alaikum, brothers and sisters.
Summary
Today’s selection concludes Surah 21, Al-Anbiyã’ or the Prophets, verses 94-112. These verses cover three topics. Whoever does good deeds and believes will be rewarded. The Day of Judgment and the fates of the believers and unbelievers. And the blessing that is Prophet Muhammad (pbuh).
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Verses
Bis-millahi ar-rahman, ar-raheem.
In the name of Allah, most gracious, most merciful.Whoever shall do good deeds, provided he is a believer, his endeavor will not be rejected: We are recording it all for him.[94] It is not possible that a nation which We have destroyed may rise again.[95] Until, when Gog and Magog will be let loose and they will swiftly swarm from every height,[96] and the time of fulfillment for the True Promise will draw near, then behold! The eyes of the unbelievers will fixedly stare in horror: “O woe to us! We were indeed heedless of this warning; nay we were wrongdoers.”[97] 21:[94-97]
Surely you (O mushrikïn) and your deities that you worship besides Allah shall be the fuel of hell; therein you shall all enter.[98] If those deities would have been true gods, they would not have gotten there; but there they shall abide forever.[99] In there, sobbing will be their lot, and they will not be able to hear anything else.[100] Certainly those for whom the good reward from Us has preceded them will be kept far away from it.[101] They shall not hear even its slightest sound, and they shall dwell forever in the midst of whatever their souls desire.[102] The time of Great Terror (Day of Judgment) will not grieve them, and the angels will receive them with greetings: “This is your Day that you were promised.”[103] On that Day We shall roll up the heavens like a scroll of writings; just as We originated the first creation, so shall We produce it again – that is Our promise, and We will fulfill it.[104] We wrote this in The Zaboor (Psalms xxxvii, 29) after the reminder (Torah given to Musa): that as for the land, My righteous servants shall inherit it.”[105] Surely in this is great news for those people who worship Us.[106] 21:[98-106]
O Muhammad, We have not sent you but as a blessing for all the worlds.[107] Tell them: “It has been revealed to me that your God is One God – will you then become Muslims?”[108] If they give no heed, tell them: “I have warned you all alike in complete fairness; now I do not know whether what you are threatened with is near or far.[109] It is He Who knows your spoken words and hidden thoughts.[110] I do not know whether this delay is a trial for you or you are being given respite for an appointed time.”[111] Finally the Prophet said: “O Rabb! Pass Your Judgment with fairness. And O People! Our Rabb is most Compassionate, Whose help we seek against the blasphemies you utter.”[112] 21:[107-112]
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.