As-salaam wa-alaikum, brothers and sisters.
Summary
Today’s selection concludes Surah 25, Al-Furqân or The Criterion, verses 61-77. These verses describe the characteristics of the True Servants of God.
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Verses
Bis-millahi ar-rahman, ar-raheem.
In the name of Allah, most gracious, most merciful.Blessed is the One Who has decked the sky with constellations and placed in it a lamp and a shining moon.[61] He is the One Who has caused the night and the day to succeed each other, for him who desires to learn a lesson or desires to render thanks.[62] 25:[61-62]
True servants of the Compassionate (Allah) are those who walk on the earth in humility and when the ignorant people address them, they say: “Peace;”[63] who pass the night prostrating before their Lord and standing in prayers;[64] who say: “Our Lord! Ward off the punishment of hell from us, for its punishment is atrocious[65] – certainly it is an evil abode and an evil resting place;”[66] who, when they spend, are neither extravagant nor stingy, but keep the balance between those two extremes;[67] who do not invoke any other god besides Allah, nor kill any soul which Allah has made sacred, except for a just cause, nor commit fornication – he that does this shall be punished for his sin,[68] and his punishment shall be doubled on the Day of Resurrection and in disgrace he shall abide forever,[69] except the one who repents, becomes a true believer, and starts doing good deeds, for then Allah will change his evil deeds into good, and Allah is Most Forgiving, Most Merciful.[70] He that repents and does good deeds, has truly turned to Allah with good turning.[71] 25:[63-71]
Those are the ones who do not bear witness to falsehood and, if they ever pass by futility, pass with dignity.[72] Who, when reminded about the revelations of their Lord, do not turn a blind eye and a deaf ear to them.[73] Who pray: “Our Lord! Make our wives and our children to be the comfort of our eyes, and make us leaders of the righteous.”[74] Such are the ones who will be rewarded with the lofty places in paradise for their patience, wherein they shall be welcomed with greetings and salutations.[75] They shall live forever in that excellent dwelling and excellent resting place![76] O Muhammad! Say: “My Lord does not care at all if you invoke Him or not. Now that you have rejected His revelations, soon you will face the inevitable punishment.”[77] 25:[72-77]
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.