As-salaam wa-alaikum, brothers and sisters.
Summary
Today’s selection is from Surah 10, Yûnus or Jonah, verses 41-53. These verses talk about personal responsibility among believers and especially among disbelievers, who will be the true losers in the Hereafter. Also discussed, every nation was sent a Messenger of God for their guidance.
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Verses
Bis-millahi ar-rahman, ar-raheem.
In the name of Allah, most gracious, most merciful.If they do not believe you, say: “I am responsible for my actions and you are for yours! You are not accountable for my actions, nor I am responsible for what you do.”[41] There are some among them who pretend to hear what you say: but can you make the deaf listen to you, incapable as they are of understanding?[42] Then there are some among them who pretend to look at you: but can you show the way to those who are among the blind, bereft as they are of sight?[43] The fact is that Allah does not do injustice to mankind in any way: but men are unjust to their own souls.[44] On that Day when He will gather them all together, it will appear to them as if they had not stayed in this world but an hour of a day to get to know each other. At that time they will realize that: in fact the losers are those who denied the meeting with Allah and were not rightly guided.[45] Whether We show you in your lifetime some consequences of what We have promised them, or cause you to die before that, in any case they will have to return to Us: moreover Allah is watching all their actions.[46] 10:[41-46]
Every nation was sent a Messenger. Once their Messenger came, judgement was passed between them with all fairness and they were not wronged in the least.[47] They ask: “When will this promise be fulfilled, tell us if what you say be true?”[48] Say: “I have no control over any harm or benefit to myself, except what Allah wills. For every nation there is a deadline: when their deadline comes, it can neither be delayed for even a moment, nor it can be advanced.[49] Say: “Have you ever considered that if His scourge should fall upon you by night or by day you can do nothing to avert it? What then is there that the criminals wish to hasten?[50] Would you believe it when it actually overtakes you? Then you would beg it to be removed although it had been your own wish to hurry it on.”[51] Then it will be said to the wrongdoers: “Taste the everlasting punishment! Should you not be rewarded according to your deeds?”[52] They ask you: “Is what you say really true?” Tell them: “Yes! By my Lord, it is absolutely true! And you will not be able to avert it.”[53] 10:[47-53]
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.