Hud
1الر
ۚ كِتَابٌ أُحْكِمَتْ آيَاتُهُ ثُمَّ فُصِّلَتْ مِن لَّدُنْ حَكِيمٍ خَبِيرٍ
11|1|Alif, Lam, Ra. A Scripture whose Verses were perfected, then elaborated, from One who is Wise and Informed.
2أَلَّا تَعْبُدُوا إِلَّا اللَّهَ
ۚ إِنَّنِي لَكُم مِّنْهُ نَذِيرٌ وَبَشِيرٌ
11|2|That you shall worship none but God. “I am a warner to you from Him, and a bearer of good news.”
3وَأَنِ اسْتَغْفِرُوا رَبَّكُمْ ثُمَّ تُوبُوا إِلَيْهِ يُمَتِّعْكُم مَّتَاعًا حَسَنًا إِلَىٰ أَجَلٍ مُّسَمًّى وَيُؤْتِ كُلَّ ذِي فَضْلٍ فَضْلَهُ
ۖ وَإِن تَوَلَّوْا فَإِنِّي أَخَافُ عَلَيْكُمْ عَذَابَ يَوْمٍ كَبِيرٍ
11|3|“And ask your Lord for forgiveness, and repent to Him. He will provide you with good sustenance until a stated term, and will bestow His grace on every possessor of virtue. But if you turn away, then I fear for you the punishment of a grievous Day.”
4إِلَى اللَّهِ مَرْجِعُكُمْ
ۖ وَهُوَ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَدِيرٌ
11|4|“To God is your return, and He is Capable of all things.”
5أَلَا إِنَّهُمْ يَثْنُونَ صُدُورَهُمْ لِيَسْتَخْفُوا مِنْهُ
ۚ أَلَا حِينَ يَسْتَغْشُونَ ثِيَابَهُمْ يَعْلَمُ مَا يُسِرُّونَ وَمَا يُعْلِنُونَ
ۚ إِنَّهُ عَلِيمٌ بِذَاتِ الصُّدُورِ
11|5|They wrap their chests to hide from Him. But even as they cover themselves with their clothes, He knows what they conceal and what they reveal. He knows what lies within the hearts.
Abu Ja’fara sws said: ‘Jabir Bin Abdullah informed me that when the Polytheists
used to pass by the Rasool Allah saww, they would incline their heads and cover their
heads with their clothes so that the Rasool Allahsaww would not see (recognise) them.
So Allah azwj Mighty and Majestic Revealed: “[11:5] Now surely they fold up their
breasts that they may conceal (their enmity) from Him; now surely, when they
use their garments as a covering, He knows what they conceal and what they
make public”.
6۞ وَمَا مِن دَابَّةٍ فِي الْأَرْضِ إِلَّا عَلَى اللَّهِ رِزْقُهَا وَيَعْلَمُ مُسْتَقَرَّهَا وَمُسْتَوْدَعَهَا
ۚ كُلٌّ فِي كِتَابٍ مُّبِينٍ
11|6|There is no moving creature on earth but its sustenance depends on God. And He knows where it lives and where it rests. Everything is in a Clear Book.
7وَهُوَ الَّذِي خَلَقَ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضَ فِي سِتَّةِ أَيَّامٍ وَكَانَ عَرْشُهُ عَلَى الْمَاءِ لِيَبْلُوَكُمْ أَيُّكُمْ أَحْسَنُ عَمَلًا
ۗ وَلَئِن قُلْتَ إِنَّكُم مَّبْعُوثُونَ مِن بَعْدِ الْمَوْتِ لَيَقُولَنَّ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا إِنْ هَٰذَا إِلَّا سِحْرٌ مُّبِينٌ
11|7|It is He who created the heavens and the earth in six days—and His Throne was upon the waters—in order to test you—which of you is best in conduct. And if you were to say, “You will be resurrected after death,” those who disbelieve would say, “This is nothing but plain witchcraft.”
H 337, Ch. 20, h7
Muhammad ibn al-Hassan has narrated from Sahl ibn Ziyad from ibn Mahbub
from ‘Abd al-Rahman ibn Kathir from Dawud al-Riqqyy who said the following:
“Once I asked (Imam) abu ‘Abd Allah, recipient of divine
supreme covenant, about the words of Allah, ‘. . . His Throne
existed on water . . . (11:8).’ The Imam asked, ‘What do they say
about it?’ I said, ‘They say that al-‘Arsh (the Throne) was on the
water and the Lord was on top of it.’ The Imam then said, ‘They
have said a lie. Whoever thinks as such has considered Allah as
being carried and has described Him with the qualities of the
creatures which means that the thing that carries Him is stronger
than Him.’ I then asked, ‘May Allah keep my soul in your
service, please explain it to me.’ The Imam then said, ‘Allah
made water to carry His religion and His knowledge before there
were the earth, the heavens, the Jinn, the human beings, the sun
and the moon. When Allah willed to create the creatures He
spread them before His-Self and said to them, “Who is your
Lord?” The people who spoke first were the Holy Prophet and
Amir al-Mu’Minin Ali and all ‘A’immah (plural of Imam),
recipient of divine supreme covenant. They all said, ‘You are
our Lord.’ He then made them to carry the religion and the
knowledge. Then He spoke to the angels saying, ‘These are the
carriers of My religion and knowledge, My trustees in My
people and they are the ones from whom questions will be
asked.’ Then Allah spoke to the children of Adam saying,
‘Acknowledge that Allah is the Lord and acknowledge that these
people are the Authorities (of Allah) among you and that
obedience to them is obligatory.’ They said, ‘O our Lord, we
acknowledge.’
“Allah then told the angels, ‘Bear witness to this.’ The angels
said, ‘We bear witness so that they will not say tomorrow, “We
were not aware of this or say that our forefathers worshipped
idols before us and we were only their offspring. Will You then
destroy us just because of what the followers of falsehood have
done?” O Dawud, our Divine Authority over them was strongly
stressed upon at the time of the covenant.’”
H 658, Ch. 45, h2
Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from ‘Abd Allah ibn Muhammad ibn ‘Isa
from al-Hassan ibn Mahbub from Ali ibn Ri’ab from Sadir al-Sayrafi who has
said the following:
“I heard Humran ibn A’Yan ask abu Ja‘far, recipient of divine
supreme covenant, about the words of Allah, the Most Holy, the
Most High Allah, ‘. . . One Who is the Originator of the heavens
and the earth . . .’ (6:101) Abu Ja‘far, recipient of divine
supreme covenant, said, ‘Allah, the Most Holy, the Most High,
originated all things through His knowledge. It was
unprecedented. He invented the heavens and the earths and there
were no heavens and earths before. Have you not considered the
words of Allah, the Most High, ‘. . . His Throne existed on
water. . . .’ (11:7)
“Humran then said, ‘Have you considered His words, Majestic
is Whose name, “He knows the unseen and He does not allow
anyone to know His secrets. . . .”’ (72:26) Abu Ja‘far, recipient
of divine supreme covenant, then said, ‘Except those of His
Messengers whom He chooses.’ (72:26) Muhammad, recipient
of divine supreme covenant, I swear by Allah, was one of those
whom Allah had chosen. However, there are His words: ‘He
knows the hidden facts.’ The facts that Allah, the Most Holy, the
Most High, knows what is hidden from His creatures of the
things that He measures and determines and decrees in His
knowledge before creating it and before assigning to the angels,
it is because of the following. O Humran, there is the knowledge
withheld before Him in which He has a wish. He then decrees it
when He wills. Al-Bada’ may take place in it and He then will
not decree it. The knowledge that, however, Allah, the Most
Holy, the Most High, measures and determines and approves is
the knowledge that reaches the Messenger of Allah and then it
reaches us.”
8وَلَئِنْ أَخَّرْنَا عَنْهُمُ الْعَذَابَ إِلَىٰ أُمَّةٍ مَّعْدُودَةٍ لَّيَقُولُنَّ مَا يَحْبِسُهُ
ۗ أَلَا يَوْمَ يَأْتِيهِمْ لَيْسَ مَصْرُوفًا عَنْهُمْ وَحَاقَ بِهِم مَّا كَانُوا بِهِ يَسْتَهْزِئُونَ
11|8|And if We postponed their punishment until a stated time, they would say, “What holds it back?” On the Day when it reaches them, it will not be averted from them, and what they used to ridicule will besiege them.
9وَلَئِنْ أَذَقْنَا الْإِنسَانَ مِنَّا رَحْمَةً ثُمَّ نَزَعْنَاهَا مِنْهُ إِنَّهُ لَيَئُوسٌ كَفُورٌ
11|9|If We give the human being a taste of mercy from Us, and then withdraw it from him, he becomes despairing and ungrateful.
10وَلَئِنْ أَذَقْنَاهُ نَعْمَاءَ بَعْدَ ضَرَّاءَ مَسَّتْهُ لَيَقُولَنَّ ذَهَبَ السَّيِّئَاتُ عَنِّي
ۚ إِنَّهُ لَفَرِحٌ فَخُورٌ
11|10|And if We give him a taste of prosperity, after some adversity has afflicted him, he will say, “Troubles have gone away from me.” He becomes excited and proud.
11إِلَّا الَّذِينَ صَبَرُوا وَعَمِلُوا الصَّالِحَاتِ أُولَٰئِكَ لَهُم مَّغْفِرَةٌ وَأَجْرٌ كَبِيرٌ
11|11|Except those who are patient and do good deeds—these will have forgiveness and a great reward.
12فَلَعَلَّكَ تَارِكٌ بَعْضَ مَا يُوحَىٰ إِلَيْكَ وَضَائِقٌ بِهِ صَدْرُكَ أَن يَقُولُوا لَوْلَا أُنزِلَ عَلَيْهِ كَنزٌ أَوْ جَاءَ مَعَهُ مَلَكٌ
ۚ إِنَّمَا أَنتَ نَذِيرٌ
ۚوَاللَّهُ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ وَكِيلٌ
11|12|Perhaps you wish to disregard some of what is revealed to you, and you may be stressed because of it, since they say, “If only a treasure was sent down to him, or an angel came with him.” You are only a warner, and God is Responsible for all things.
13أَمْ يَقُولُونَ افْتَرَاهُ
ۖ قُلْ فَأْتُوا بِعَشْرِ سُوَرٍ مِّثْلِهِ مُفْتَرَيَاتٍ وَادْعُوا مَنِ اسْتَطَعْتُم مِّن دُونِ اللَّهِ إِن كُنتُمْ صَادِقِينَ
11|13|Or do they say, “He invented it?” Say, “Then produce ten chapters like it, invented, and call upon whomever you can, besides God, if you are truthful.”
14فَإِلَّمْ يَسْتَجِيبُوا لَكُمْ فَاعْلَمُوا أَنَّمَا أُنزِلَ بِعِلْمِ اللَّهِ وَأَن لَّا إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا هُوَ
ۖ فَهَلْ أَنتُم مُّسْلِمُونَ
11|14|But if they fail to answer you, know that it was revealed with God’s knowledge, and that there is no god but He. Will you then submit?
15مَن كَانَ يُرِيدُ الْحَيَاةَ الدُّنْيَا وَزِينَتَهَا نُوَفِّ إِلَيْهِمْ أَعْمَالَهُمْ فِيهَا وَهُمْ فِيهَا لَا يُبْخَسُونَ
11|15|Whoever desires the worldly life and its glitter—We will fully recompense them for their deeds therein, and therein they will not be defrauded.
16أُولَٰئِكَ الَّذِينَ لَيْسَ لَهُمْ فِي الْآخِرَةِ إِلَّا النَّارُ
ۖ وَحَبِطَ مَا صَنَعُوا فِيهَا وَبَاطِلٌ مَّا كَانُوا يَعْمَلُونَ
11|16|These—they will have nothing but the Fire in the Hereafter. Their deeds are in vain therein, and their works are null.
17أَفَمَن كَانَ عَلَىٰ بَيِّنَةٍ مِّن رَّبِّهِ وَيَتْلُوهُ شَاهِدٌ مِّنْهُ وَمِن قَبْلِهِ كِتَابُ مُوسَىٰ إِمَامًا وَرَحْمَةً
ۚ أُولَٰئِكَ يُؤْمِنُونَ بِهِ
ۚ وَمَن يَكْفُرْ بِهِ مِنَ الْأَحْزَابِ فَالنَّارُ مَوْعِدُهُ
ۚ فَلَا تَكُ فِي مِرْيَةٍ مِّنْهُ
ۚ إِنَّهُ الْحَقُّ مِن رَّبِّكَ وَلَٰكِنَّ أَكْثَرَ النَّاسِ لَا يُؤْمِنُونَ
11|17|Is he who possesses a clear proof from his Lord, recited by a witness from Him, and before it the Book of Moses, a guide and a mercy? These believe in it. But whoever defies it from among the various factions, the Fire is his promise. So have no doubt about it. It is the truth from your Lord, but most people do not believe.
H 493 Ch. 9, h3
Through the same chain of narrators as that for the above Hadith, it is narrated
from Mu‘alla ibn Muhammad from al-Hassan ibn Ali from Ahmad ibn ‘Umar al-
Hallal who has said the following:
“I asked Imam abu al-Hassan, recipient of divine supreme
covenant, about the meaning of the words of Allah, the Most
Holy, the Most High, ‘Should they be compared with those
whose Lord has given them a guidance which is testified by a
witness from among their own people . . .’ (11:17) He (the
Imam), recipient of divine supreme covenant, said, ‘It refers to
(Amir al-Mu’minin) Ali who, recipient of divine supreme
covenant, testified to support the Messenger of Allah, recipient
of divine supreme covenant, and the Messenger of Allah has
supporting evidence from his Lord.’”
18وَمَنْ أَظْلَمُ مِمَّنِ افْتَرَىٰ عَلَى اللَّهِ كَذِبًا
ۚ أُولَٰئِكَ يُعْرَضُونَ عَلَىٰ رَبِّهِمْ وَيَقُولُ الْأَشْهَادُ هَٰؤُلَاءِ الَّذِينَ كَذَبُوا عَلَىٰ رَبِّهِمْ
ۚ أَلَا لَعْنَةُ اللَّهِ عَلَى الظَّالِمِينَ
11|18|Who does greater wrong than he who fabricates lies about God? These will be presented before their Lord, and the witnesses will say, “These are they who lied about their Lord.” Indeed, the curse of God is upon the wrongdoers.
19الَّذِينَ يَصُدُّونَ عَن سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ وَيَبْغُونَهَا عِوَجًا وَهُم بِالْآخِرَةِ هُمْ كَافِرُونَ
11|19|Those who hinder others from the path of God, and seek to make it crooked; and regarding the Hereafter, they are in denial.
20أُولَٰئِكَ لَمْ يَكُونُوا مُعْجِزِينَ فِي الْأَرْضِ وَمَا كَانَ لَهُم مِّن دُونِ اللَّهِ مِنْ أَوْلِيَاءَ
ۘ يُضَاعَفُ لَهُمُ الْعَذَابُ
ۚ مَا كَانُوا يَسْتَطِيعُونَ السَّمْعَ وَمَا كَانُوا يُبْصِرُونَ
11|20|These will not escape on earth, and they have no protectors besides God. The punishment will be doubled for them. They have failed to hear, and they have failed to see.
21أُولَٰئِكَ الَّذِينَ خَسِرُوا أَنفُسَهُمْ وَضَلَّ عَنْهُم مَّا كَانُوا يَفْتَرُونَ
11|21|Those are the ones who lost their souls, and what they had invented has strayed away from them.
22لَا جَرَمَ أَنَّهُمْ فِي الْآخِرَةِ هُمُ الْأَخْسَرُونَ
11|22|Without a doubt, in the Hereafter, they will be the biggest losers.
23إِنَّ الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا وَعَمِلُوا الصَّالِحَاتِ وَأَخْبَتُوا إِلَىٰ رَبِّهِمْ أُولَٰئِكَ أَصْحَابُ الْجَنَّةِ
ۖ هُمْ فِيهَا خَالِدُونَ
11|23|As for those who believe and do good deeds, and humble themselves before their Lord—these are the inhabitants of Paradise, where they will abide forever.
H 1010, Ch. 95, h 3
Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from al-
Husayn ibn Sa‘id from Hammad ibn ‘Isa from al-Husayn ibn al-Mukhtar from
Zayd al-Shahham who has said the following:
“Once I said to abu ‘Abd Allah, recipient of divine supreme
covenant, ‘Among us there is a man called Kulayb. Nothing
comes from you but that he says, “I submit to it.” Thus, we call
him, “Kulayb, the submissive.” The narrator has said that the
Imam expressed kindness toward him and prayed and then
asked, ‘Do you know what submission is?’ We remained silent.
The Imam said, ‘That, by Allah, is al-Ikhbat in the words of
Allah, the Most Majestic, the Most Gracious, “The righteously
striving believers who are submissive before their Lord, will be
the dwellers of paradise wherein they will live forever.’” (11:23)
24۞ مَثَلُ الْفَرِيقَيْنِ كَالْأَعْمَىٰ وَالْأَصَمِّ وَالْبَصِيرِ وَالسَّمِيعِ
ۚ هَلْ يَسْتَوِيَانِ مَثَلًا
ۚ أَفَلَا تَذَكَّرُونَ
11|24|The parable of the two groups is that of the blind and the deaf, and the seeing and the hearing. Are they equal in comparison? Will you not reflect?
25وَلَقَدْ أَرْسَلْنَا نُوحًا إِلَىٰ قَوْمِهِ إِنِّي لَكُمْ نَذِيرٌ مُّبِينٌ
11|25|We sent Noah to his people, “I am to you a clear warner.”
26أَن لَّا تَعْبُدُوا إِلَّا اللَّهَ
ۖ إِنِّي أَخَافُ عَلَيْكُمْ عَذَابَ يَوْمٍ أَلِيمٍ
11|26|“That you shall worship none but God. I fear for you the agony of a painful Day.”
27فَقَالَ الْمَلَأُ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا مِن قَوْمِهِ مَا نَرَاكَ إِلَّا بَشَرًا مِّثْلَنَا وَمَا نَرَاكَ اتَّبَعَكَ إِلَّا الَّذِينَ هُمْ أَرَاذِلُنَا بَادِيَ الرَّأْيِ وَمَا نَرَىٰ لَكُمْ عَلَيْنَا مِن فَضْلٍ بَلْ نَظُنُّكُمْ كَاذِبِينَ
11|27|The notables who disbelieved among his people said, “We see in you nothing but a man like us, and we see that only the worst among us have followed you, those of immature judgment. And we see that you have no advantage over us. In fact, we think you are liars.”
28قَالَ يَا قَوْمِ أَرَأَيْتُمْ إِن كُنتُ عَلَىٰ بَيِّنَةٍ مِّن رَّبِّي وَآتَانِي رَحْمَةً مِّنْ عِندِهِ فَعُمِّيَتْ عَلَيْكُمْ أَنُلْزِمُكُمُوهَا وَأَنتُمْ لَهَا كَارِهُونَ
11|28|He said, “O my people, Have you considered? If I stand on clear evidence from my Lord, and He has given me a mercy from Himself, but you were blind to it, can we compel you to accept it, even though you dislike it?”
29وَيَا قَوْمِ لَا أَسْأَلُكُمْ عَلَيْهِ مَالًا
ۖ إِنْ أَجْرِيَ إِلَّا عَلَى اللَّهِ
ۚ وَمَا أَنَا بِطَارِدِ الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا
ۚ إِنَّهُم مُّلَاقُو رَبِّهِمْ وَلَٰكِنِّي أَرَاكُمْ قَوْمًا تَجْهَلُونَ
11|29|“O my people! I ask of you no money for it. My reward lies only with God. And I am not about to dismiss those who believed; they will surely meet their Lord. And I see that you are ignorant people.”
30وَيَا قَوْمِ مَن يَنصُرُنِي مِنَ اللَّهِ إِن طَرَدتُّهُمْ
ۚ أَفَلَا تَذَكَّرُونَ
11|30|“O my people! Who will support me against God, if I dismiss them? Will you not give a thought?”
31وَلَا أَقُولُ لَكُمْ عِندِي خَزَائِنُ اللَّهِ وَلَا أَعْلَمُ الْغَيْبَ وَلَا أَقُولُ إِنِّي مَلَكٌ وَلَا أَقُولُ لِلَّذِينَ تَزْدَرِي أَعْيُنُكُمْ لَن يُؤْتِيَهُمُ اللَّهُ خَيْرًا
ۖاللَّهُ أَعْلَمُ بِمَا فِي أَنفُسِهِمْ
ۖ إِنِّي إِذًا لَّمِنَ الظَّالِمِينَ
11|31|“I do not say to you that I possess the treasures of God, nor do I know the future, nor do I say that I am an angel. Nor do I say of those who are despicable in your eyes that God will never give them any good. God is Aware of what lies in their souls. If I did, I would be one of the wrongdoers.”
32قَالُوا يَا نُوحُ قَدْ جَادَلْتَنَا فَأَكْثَرْتَ جِدَالَنَا فَأْتِنَا بِمَا تَعِدُنَا إِن كُنتَ مِنَ الصَّادِقِينَ
11|32|They said, “O Noah, you have argued with us, and argued a great deal. Now bring upon us what you threaten us with, if you are truthful.”
33قَالَ إِنَّمَا يَأْتِيكُم بِهِ اللَّهُ إِن شَاءَ وَمَا أَنتُم بِمُعْجِزِينَ
11|33|He said, “It is God who will bring it upon you, if He wills, and you will not be able to escape.”
34وَلَا يَنفَعُكُمْ نُصْحِي إِنْ أَرَدتُّ أَنْ أَنصَحَ لَكُمْ إِن كَانَ اللَّهُ يُرِيدُ أَن يُغْوِيَكُمْ
ۚ هُوَ رَبُّكُمْ وَإِلَيْهِ تُرْجَعُونَ
11|34|“My advice will not benefit you, much as I may want to advise you, if God desires to confound you. He is your Lord, and to Him you will be returned.”
35أَمْ يَقُولُونَ افْتَرَاهُ
ۖ قُلْ إِنِ افْتَرَيْتُهُ فَعَلَيَّ إِجْرَامِي وَأَنَا بَرِيءٌ مِّمَّا تُجْرِمُونَ
11|35|Or do they say, “He made it up?” Say, “If I made it up, upon me falls my crime, and I am innocent of the crimes you commit.”
36وَأُوحِيَ إِلَىٰ نُوحٍ أَنَّهُ لَن يُؤْمِنَ مِن قَوْمِكَ إِلَّا مَن قَدْ آمَنَ فَلَا تَبْتَئِسْ بِمَا كَانُوا يَفْعَلُونَ
11|36|And it was revealed to Noah: “None of your people will believe, except those who have already believed, so do not grieve over what they do.”
37وَاصْنَعِ الْفُلْكَ بِأَعْيُنِنَا وَوَحْيِنَا وَلَا تُخَاطِبْنِي فِي الَّذِينَ ظَلَمُوا
ۚ إِنَّهُم مُّغْرَقُونَ
11|37|“And build the Ark, under Our eyes, and with Our inspiration, and do not address Me regarding those who did wrong; they are to be drowned.”
38وَيَصْنَعُ الْفُلْكَ وَكُلَّمَا مَرَّ عَلَيْهِ مَلَأٌ مِّن قَوْمِهِ سَخِرُوا مِنْهُ
ۚ قَالَ إِن تَسْخَرُوا مِنَّا فَإِنَّا نَسْخَرُ مِنكُمْ كَمَا تَسْخَرُونَ
11|38|As he was building the ark, whenever some of his people passed by him, they ridiculed him. He said, “If you ridicule us, we will ridicule you, just as you ridicule.”
39فَسَوْفَ تَعْلَمُونَ مَن يَأْتِيهِ عَذَابٌ يُخْزِيهِ وَيَحِلُّ عَلَيْهِ عَذَابٌ مُّقِيمٌ
11|39|“You will surely know upon whom will come a torment that will abase him, and upon whom will fall a lasting torment.”
40حَتَّىٰ إِذَا جَاءَ أَمْرُنَا وَفَارَ التَّنُّورُ قُلْنَا احْمِلْ فِيهَا مِن كُلٍّ زَوْجَيْنِ اثْنَيْنِ وَأَهْلَكَ إِلَّا مَن سَبَقَ عَلَيْهِ الْقَوْلُ وَمَنْ آمَنَ
ۚ وَمَا آمَنَ مَعَهُ إِلَّا قَلِيلٌ
11|40|Until, when Our command came, and the volcano erupted, We said, “Board into it a pair of every kind, and your family—except those against whom the sentence has already been passed—and those who have believed.” But those who believed with him were only a few.
41۞ وَقَالَ ارْكَبُوا فِيهَا بِسْمِ اللَّهِ مَجْرَاهَا وَمُرْسَاهَا
ۚ إِنَّ رَبِّي لَغَفُورٌ رَّحِيمٌ
11|41|He said, “Embark in it. In the name of God shall be its sailing and its anchorage. My Lord is indeed Forgiving and Merciful.”
42وَهِيَ تَجْرِي بِهِمْ فِي مَوْجٍ كَالْجِبَالِ وَنَادَىٰ نُوحٌ ابْنَهُ وَكَانَ فِي مَعْزِلٍ يَا بُنَيَّ ارْكَب مَّعَنَا وَلَا تَكُن مَّعَ الْكَافِرِينَ
11|42|And so it sailed with them amidst waves like hills. And Noah called to his son, who had kept away, “On my son! Embark with us, and do not be with the disbelievers.”
43قَالَ سَآوِي إِلَىٰ جَبَلٍ يَعْصِمُنِي مِنَ الْمَاءِ
ۚ قَالَ لَا عَاصِمَ الْيَوْمَ مِنْ أَمْرِ اللَّهِ إِلَّا مَن رَّحِمَ
ۚ وَحَالَ بَيْنَهُمَا الْمَوْجُ فَكَانَ مِنَ الْمُغْرَقِينَ
11|43|He said, “I will take refuge on a mountain—it will protect me from the water.” He said, “There is no protection from God’s decree today, except for him on whom He has mercy.” And the waves surged between them, and he was among the drowned.
44وَقِيلَ يَا أَرْضُ ابْلَعِي مَاءَكِ وَيَا سَمَاءُ أَقْلِعِي وَغِيضَ الْمَاءُ وَقُضِيَ الْأَمْرُ وَاسْتَوَتْ عَلَى الْجُودِيِّ
ۖ وَقِيلَ بُعْدًا لِّلْقَوْمِ الظَّالِمِينَ
11|44|And it was said, “O earth, swallow your waters,” and “O heaven, clear up.” And the waters receded, and the event was concluded, and it settled on Judi, and it was proclaimed: “Away with the wicked people.”
45وَنَادَىٰ نُوحٌ رَّبَّهُ فَقَالَ رَبِّ إِنَّ ابْنِي مِنْ أَهْلِي وَإِنَّ وَعْدَكَ الْحَقُّ وَأَنتَ أَحْكَمُ الْحَاكِمِينَ
11|45|And Noah called to his Lord. He said, “O My Lord, my son is of my family, and Your promise is true, and You are the Wisest of the wise.”
46قَالَ يَا نُوحُ إِنَّهُ لَيْسَ مِنْ أَهْلِكَ
ۖ إِنَّهُ عَمَلٌ غَيْرُ صَالِحٍ
ۖ فَلَا تَسْأَلْنِ مَا لَيْسَ لَكَ بِهِ عِلْمٌ
ۖ إِنِّي أَعِظُكَ أَن تَكُونَ مِنَ الْجَاهِلِينَ
11|46|He said, “O Noah, he is not of your family. It is an unrighteous deed. So do not ask Me about something you know nothing about. I admonish you, lest you be one of the ignorant.”
47قَالَ رَبِّ إِنِّي أَعُوذُ بِكَ أَنْ أَسْأَلَكَ مَا لَيْسَ لِي بِهِ عِلْمٌ
ۖ وَإِلَّا تَغْفِرْ لِي وَتَرْحَمْنِي أَكُن مِّنَ الْخَاسِرِينَ
11|47|He said, “O My Lord, I seek refuge with You, from asking You about what I have no knowledge of. Unless You forgive me, and have mercy on me, I will be one of the losers.”
48قِيلَ يَا نُوحُ اهْبِطْ بِسَلَامٍ مِّنَّا وَبَرَكَاتٍ عَلَيْكَ وَعَلَىٰ أُمَمٍ مِّمَّن مَّعَكَ
ۚ وَأُمَمٌ سَنُمَتِّعُهُمْ ثُمَّ يَمَسُّهُم مِّنَّا عَذَابٌ أَلِيمٌ
11|48|It was said, “O Noah, disembark with peace from Us; and with blessings upon you, and upon communities from those with you. And other communities We will grant prosperity, and then a painful torment from Us will befall them.”
49تِلْكَ مِنْ أَنبَاءِ الْغَيْبِ نُوحِيهَا إِلَيْكَ
ۖ مَا كُنتَ تَعْلَمُهَا أَنتَ وَلَا قَوْمُكَ مِن قَبْلِ هَٰذَا
ۖ فَاصْبِرْ
ۖ إِنَّ الْعَاقِبَةَ لِلْمُتَّقِينَ
11|49|These are some stories from the past that we reveal to you. Neither you, nor your people knew them before this. So be patient. The future belongs to the pious.
50وَإِلَىٰ عَادٍ أَخَاهُمْ هُودًا
ۚ قَالَ يَا قَوْمِ اعْبُدُوا اللَّهَ مَا لَكُم مِّنْ إِلَٰهٍ غَيْرُهُ
ۖ إِنْ أَنتُمْ إِلَّا مُفْتَرُونَ
11|50|And to Aad, their brother Hud. He said, “O my people, worship God, you have no other god besides Him. You do nothing but invent lies.”
51يَا قَوْمِ لَا أَسْأَلُكُمْ عَلَيْهِ أَجْرًا
ۖ إِنْ أَجْرِيَ إِلَّا عَلَى الَّذِي فَطَرَنِي
ۚ أَفَلَا تَعْقِلُونَ
11|51|“O my people, I ask you no wage for it; my wage lies with Him who originated me. Do you not understand?”
52وَيَا قَوْمِ اسْتَغْفِرُوا رَبَّكُمْ ثُمَّ تُوبُوا إِلَيْهِ يُرْسِلِ السَّمَاءَ عَلَيْكُم مِّدْرَارًا وَيَزِدْكُمْ قُوَّةً إِلَىٰ قُوَّتِكُمْ وَلَا تَتَوَلَّوْا مُجْرِمِينَ
11|52|“O my people, ask forgiveness from your Lord, and repent to Him. He will release the sky pouring down upon you, and will add strength to your strength. And do not turn away and be wicked.”
53قَالُوا يَا هُودُ مَا جِئْتَنَا بِبَيِّنَةٍ وَمَا نَحْنُ بِتَارِكِي آلِهَتِنَا عَن قَوْلِكَ وَمَا نَحْنُ لَكَ بِمُؤْمِنِينَ
11|53|They said, “O Hud, you did not bring us any evidence, and we are not about to abandon our gods at your word, and we are not believers in you.”
54إِن نَّقُولُ إِلَّا اعْتَرَاكَ بَعْضُ آلِهَتِنَا بِسُوءٍ
ۗ قَالَ إِنِّي أُشْهِدُ اللَّهَ وَاشْهَدُوا أَنِّي بَرِيءٌ مِّمَّا تُشْرِكُونَ
11|54|“We only say that some of our gods have possessed you with evil.” He said, “I call God to witness, and you to witness, that I am innocent of what you associate.
55مِن دُونِهِ
ۖ فَكِيدُونِي جَمِيعًا ثُمَّ لَا تُنظِرُونِ
11|55|Besides Him. So scheme against me, all of you, and do not hesitate.
56إِنِّي تَوَكَّلْتُ عَلَى اللَّهِ رَبِّي وَرَبِّكُم
ۚ مَّا مِن دَابَّةٍ إِلَّا هُوَ آخِذٌ بِنَاصِيَتِهَا
ۚ إِنَّ رَبِّي عَلَىٰ صِرَاطٍ مُّسْتَقِيمٍ
11|56|I have placed my trust in God, my Lord and your Lord. There is not a creature but He holds it by the forelock. My Lord is on a straight path.
57فَإِن تَوَلَّوْا فَقَدْ أَبْلَغْتُكُم مَّا أُرْسِلْتُ بِهِ إِلَيْكُمْ
ۚ وَيَسْتَخْلِفُ رَبِّي قَوْمًا غَيْرَكُمْ وَلَا تَضُرُّونَهُ شَيْئًا
ۚ إِنَّ رَبِّي عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ حَفِيظٌ
11|57|If you turn away, I have conveyed to you what I was sent to you with; and my Lord will replace you with another people, and you will not cause Him any harm. My Lord is Guardian over all things.”
58وَلَمَّا جَاءَ أَمْرُنَا نَجَّيْنَا هُودًا وَالَّذِينَ آمَنُوا مَعَهُ بِرَحْمَةٍ مِّنَّا وَنَجَّيْنَاهُم مِّنْ عَذَابٍ غَلِيظٍ
11|58|And when Our decree came, We saved Hud and those who believed with him, by a mercy from Us, and We delivered them from a harsh punishment.
59وَتِلْكَ عَادٌ
ۖ جَحَدُوا بِآيَاتِ رَبِّهِمْ وَعَصَوْا رُسُلَهُ وَاتَّبَعُوا أَمْرَ كُلِّ جَبَّارٍ عَنِيدٍ
11|59|That was Aad; they denied the signs of their Lord, and defied His messengers, and followed the lead of every stubborn tyrant.
60وَأُتْبِعُوا فِي هَٰذِهِ الدُّنْيَا لَعْنَةً وَيَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ
ۗ أَلَا إِنَّ عَادًا كَفَرُوا رَبَّهُمْ
ۗ أَلَا بُعْدًا لِّعَادٍ قَوْمِ هُودٍ
11|60|And they were pursued by a curse in this world, and on the Day of Resurrection. Indeed, Aad blasphemed against their Lord—so away with Aad, the people of Hud.
61۞ وَإِلَىٰ ثَمُودَ أَخَاهُمْ صَالِحًا
ۚ قَالَ يَا قَوْمِ اعْبُدُوا اللَّهَ مَا لَكُم مِّنْ إِلَٰهٍ غَيْرُهُ
ۖ هُوَ أَنشَأَكُم مِّنَ الْأَرْضِ وَاسْتَعْمَرَكُمْ فِيهَا فَاسْتَغْفِرُوهُ ثُمَّ تُوبُوا إِلَيْهِ
ۚ إِنَّ رَبِّي قَرِيبٌ مُّجِيبٌ
11|61|And to Thamood, their brother Saleh. He said, “O my people, worship God, you have no god other than Him. He initiated you from the earth, and settled you in it. So seek His forgiveness, and repent to Him. My Lord is Near and Responsive.”
62قَالُوا يَا صَالِحُ قَدْ كُنتَ فِينَا مَرْجُوًّا قَبْلَ هَٰذَا
ۖ أَتَنْهَانَا أَن نَّعْبُدَ مَا يَعْبُدُ آبَاؤُنَا وَإِنَّنَا لَفِي شَكٍّ مِّمَّا تَدْعُونَا إِلَيْهِ مُرِيبٍ
11|62|They said, “O Saleh, we had hopes in you before this. Are you trying to prevent us from worshiping what our parents worship? We are in serious doubt regarding what you are calling us to.”
63قَالَ يَا قَوْمِ أَرَأَيْتُمْ إِن كُنتُ عَلَىٰ بَيِّنَةٍ مِّن رَّبِّي وَآتَانِي مِنْهُ رَحْمَةً فَمَن يَنصُرُنِي مِنَ اللَّهِ إِنْ عَصَيْتُهُ
ۖ فَمَا تَزِيدُونَنِي غَيْرَ تَخْسِيرٍ
11|63|He said, “O my people, have you considered? If I stand upon clear evidence from my Lord, and He has given me mercy from Him, who would protect me from God, if I disobeyed Him? You add nothing for me except loss.”
64وَيَا قَوْمِ هَٰذِهِ نَاقَةُ اللَّهِ لَكُمْ آيَةً فَذَرُوهَا تَأْكُلْ فِي أَرْضِ اللَّهِ وَلَا تَمَسُّوهَا بِسُوءٍ فَيَأْخُذَكُمْ عَذَابٌ قَرِيبٌ
11|64|“O my people, this is the she-camel of God, a sign for you. Let her graze on God’s land, and do not harm her, lest an imminent punishment overtakes you.”
65فَعَقَرُوهَا فَقَالَ تَمَتَّعُوا فِي دَارِكُمْ ثَلَاثَةَ أَيَّامٍ
ۖ ذَٰلِكَ وَعْدٌ غَيْرُ مَكْذُوبٍ
11|65|But they hamstrung her, and so He said, “Enjoy yourselves in your homes for three days. This is a prophecy that is infallible.”
66فَلَمَّا جَاءَ أَمْرُنَا نَجَّيْنَا صَالِحًا وَالَّذِينَ آمَنُوا مَعَهُ بِرَحْمَةٍ مِّنَّا وَمِنْ خِزْيِ يَوْمِئِذٍ
ۗ إِنَّ رَبَّكَ هُوَ الْقَوِيُّ الْعَزِيزُ
11|66|Then, when Our command came, We saved Saleh and those who believed with him, by a mercy from Us, from the disgrace of that day. Your Lord is the Strong, the Mighty.
67وَأَخَذَ الَّذِينَ ظَلَمُوا الصَّيْحَةُ فَأَصْبَحُوا فِي دِيَارِهِمْ جَاثِمِينَ
11|67|And the Scream struck those who transgressed, and they became motionless bodies in their homes.
68كَأَن لَّمْ يَغْنَوْا فِيهَا
ۗ أَلَا إِنَّ ثَمُودَ كَفَرُوا رَبَّهُمْ
ۗ أَلَا بُعْدًا لِّثَمُودَ
11|68|As if they had never prospered therein. Indeed, Thamood rejected their Lord, so away with Thamood.
69وَلَقَدْ جَاءَتْ رُسُلُنَا إِبْرَاهِيمَ بِالْبُشْرَىٰ قَالُوا سَلَامًا
ۖ قَالَ سَلَامٌ
ۖ فَمَا لَبِثَ أَن جَاءَ بِعِجْلٍ حَنِيذٍ
11|69|Our messengers came to Abraham with good news. They said, “Peace.” He said, “Peace.” Soon after, he came with a roasted calf.
70فَلَمَّا رَأَىٰ أَيْدِيَهُمْ لَا تَصِلُ إِلَيْهِ نَكِرَهُمْ وَأَوْجَسَ مِنْهُمْ خِيفَةً
ۚ قَالُوا لَا تَخَفْ إِنَّا أُرْسِلْنَا إِلَىٰ قَوْمِ لُوطٍ
11|70|But when he saw their hands not reaching towards it, he became suspicious of them, and conceived a fear of them. They said, “Do not fear, we were sent to the people of Lot.”
71وَامْرَأَتُهُ قَائِمَةٌ فَضَحِكَتْ فَبَشَّرْنَاهَا بِإِسْحَاقَ وَمِن وَرَاءِ إِسْحَاقَ يَعْقُوبَ
11|71|His wife was standing by, so she laughed. And We gave her good news of Isaac; and after Isaac, Jacob.
72قَالَتْ يَا وَيْلَتَىٰ أَأَلِدُ وَأَنَا عَجُوزٌ وَهَٰذَا بَعْلِي شَيْخًا
ۖ إِنَّ هَٰذَا لَشَيْءٌ عَجِيبٌ
11|72|She said, “Alas for me. Shall I give birth, when I am an old woman, and this, my husband, is an old man? This is truly a strange thing.”
73قَالُوا أَتَعْجَبِينَ مِنْ أَمْرِ اللَّهِ
ۖ رَحْمَتُ اللَّهِ وَبَرَكَاتُهُ عَلَيْكُمْ أَهْلَ الْبَيْتِ
ۚ إِنَّهُ حَمِيدٌ مَّجِيدٌ
11|73|They said, “Do you marvel at the decree of God? The mercy and blessings of God are upon you, O people of the house. He is Praiseworthy and Glorious.”
74فَلَمَّا ذَهَبَ عَنْ إِبْرَاهِيمَ الرَّوْعُ وَجَاءَتْهُ الْبُشْرَىٰ يُجَادِلُنَا فِي قَوْمِ لُوطٍ
11|74|When Abraham’s fear subsided, and the good news had reached him, he started pleading with Us concerning the people of Lot.
75إِنَّ إِبْرَاهِيمَ لَحَلِيمٌ أَوَّاهٌ مُّنِيبٌ
11|75|Abraham was gentle, kind, penitent.
76يَا إِبْرَاهِيمُ أَعْرِضْ عَنْ هَٰذَا
ۖ إِنَّهُ قَدْ جَاءَ أَمْرُ رَبِّكَ
ۖ وَإِنَّهُمْ آتِيهِمْ عَذَابٌ غَيْرُ مَرْدُودٍ
11|76|“O Abraham, refrain from this. The command of your Lord has come; they have incurred an irreversible punishment.”
77وَلَمَّا جَاءَتْ رُسُلُنَا لُوطًا سِيءَ بِهِمْ وَضَاقَ بِهِمْ ذَرْعًا وَقَالَ هَٰذَا يَوْمٌ عَصِيبٌ
11|77|And when Our envoys came to Lot, he was anxious for them, and concerned for them. He said, “This is a dreadful day.”
78وَجَاءَهُ قَوْمُهُ يُهْرَعُونَ إِلَيْهِ وَمِن قَبْلُ كَانُوا يَعْمَلُونَ السَّيِّئَاتِ
ۚ قَالَ يَا قَوْمِ هَٰؤُلَاءِ بَنَاتِي هُنَّ أَطْهَرُ لَكُمْ
ۖ فَاتَّقُوا اللَّهَ وَلَا تُخْزُونِ فِي ضَيْفِي
ۖ أَلَيْسَ مِنكُمْ رَجُلٌ رَّشِيدٌ
11|78|And his people came rushing towards him—they were in the habit of committing sins. He said, “O my people, these are my daughters; they are purer for you. So fear God, and do not embarrass me before my guests. Is there not one reasonable man among you?”
H 10156, Ch. 186, h 7
Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father from ibn abu ‘Umayr from Muhammad ibn abu Hamzah from Ya’qub bin Shu’ayb who
has said the following:
“About the words of Lot, ‘These are my daughters and they are cleaner and pure,’ (11:78) abu ‘Abd
Allah, ‘Alayhi al-Salam, has said, ‘He offered them for marriage.’”
79قَالُوا لَقَدْ عَلِمْتَ مَا لَنَا فِي بَنَاتِكَ مِنْ حَقٍّ وَإِنَّكَ لَتَعْلَمُ مَا نُرِيدُ
11|79|They said, “You know well that we have no right to your daughters, and you know well what we want.”
80قَالَ لَوْ أَنَّ لِي بِكُمْ قُوَّةً أَوْ آوِي إِلَىٰ رُكْنٍ شَدِيدٍ
11|80|He said, “If only I had the strength to stop you, or could rely on some strong support.”
81قَالُوا يَا لُوطُ إِنَّا رُسُلُ رَبِّكَ لَن يَصِلُوا إِلَيْكَ
ۖ فَأَسْرِ بِأَهْلِكَ بِقِطْعٍ مِّنَ اللَّيْلِ وَلَا يَلْتَفِتْ مِنكُمْ أَحَدٌ إِلَّا امْرَأَتَكَ
ۖ إِنَّهُ مُصِيبُهَا مَا أَصَابَهُمْ
ۚ إِنَّ مَوْعِدَهُمُ الصُّبْحُ
ۚ أَلَيْسَ الصُّبْحُ بِقَرِيبٍ
11|81|They said, “O Lot, we are the envoys of your Lord; they will not reach you. So set out with your family during the cover of the night, and let none of you look back, except for your wife. She will be struck by what will strike them. Their appointed time is the morning. Is not the morning near?”
82فَلَمَّا جَاءَ أَمْرُنَا جَعَلْنَا عَالِيَهَا سَافِلَهَا وَأَمْطَرْنَا عَلَيْهَا حِجَارَةً مِّن سِجِّيلٍ مَّنضُودٍ
11|82|And when Our command came about, We turned it upside down, and We rained down on it stones of baked clay.
83مُّسَوَّمَةً عِندَ رَبِّكَ
ۖ وَمَا هِيَ مِنَ الظَّالِمِينَ بِبَعِيدٍ
11|83|Marked from your Lord, and never far from the wrongdoers.
84۞ وَإِلَىٰ مَدْيَنَ أَخَاهُمْ شُعَيْبًا
ۚ قَالَ يَا قَوْمِ اعْبُدُوا اللَّهَ مَا لَكُم مِّنْ إِلَٰهٍ غَيْرُهُ
ۖ وَلَا تَنقُصُوا الْمِكْيَالَ وَالْمِيزَانَ
ۚ إِنِّي أَرَاكُم بِخَيْرٍ وَإِنِّي أَخَافُ عَلَيْكُمْ عَذَابَ يَوْمٍ مُّحِيطٍ
11|84|And to Median, their brother Shuaib. He said, “O my people, worship God; you have no god other than Him. And do not short measure or short weight. I see you in good circumstances, but I fear for you the agony of an encompassing Day.”
85وَيَا قَوْمِ أَوْفُوا الْمِكْيَالَ وَالْمِيزَانَ بِالْقِسْطِ
ۖ وَلَا تَبْخَسُوا النَّاسَ أَشْيَاءَهُمْ وَلَا تَعْثَوْا فِي الْأَرْضِ مُفْسِدِينَ
11|85|“O my people! Give full measure and full weight, in all fairness, and do not cheat the people out of their rights, and do not spread corruption in the land.
86بَقِيَّتُ اللَّهِ خَيْرٌ لَّكُمْ إِن كُنتُم مُّؤْمِنِينَ
ۚ وَمَا أَنَا عَلَيْكُم بِحَفِيظٍ
11|86|What is left by God is best for you, if you are believers. And I am not a guardian over you.”
H 1075, Ch. 107, h 2
Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Ja‘far ibn Muhammad who has said
that Ishaq ibn Ibrahim al-Daynuri narrated to me from ‘Umar ibn Zahir from abu
‘Abd Allah, recipient of divine supreme covenant:
“He (the narrator) has said that a man asked, ‘Is al-Qa’im (the
one who will rise with Divine Authority and power) offered the
greeting of peace as the commander of the believers?’ The Imam
said, ‘No, because that is the title that Allah had given to Ali ibn
abu Talib, recipient of divine supreme covenant. Allah had not
given this title to anyone before him. No one will be called by
this title except an unbeliever.’
“I then said, ‘May Allah keep my soul in service for your
cause, what form of greeting of peace will be offered to him?’
The Imam said, ‘They will say, “Peace be upon you, O Baqiyyat
Allah (Allah’s reserved power to establish His authority on
earth).”’ He then recited from the Holy Quran: ‘If you are true
believers then know that the profit which Allah has left for you
is better for you (than what you may gain through deceitful
ways). I am not responsible for your deeds.’” (11:86)
87قَالُوا يَا شُعَيْبُ أَصَلَاتُكَ تَأْمُرُكَ أَن نَّتْرُكَ مَا يَعْبُدُ آبَاؤُنَا أَوْ أَن نَّفْعَلَ فِي أَمْوَالِنَا مَا نَشَاءُ
ۖ إِنَّكَ لَأَنتَ الْحَلِيمُ الرَّشِيدُ
11|87|They said, “O Shuaib, does your prayer command you that we abandon what our ancestors worshiped, or doing with our wealth what we want? You are the one who is intelligent and wise.”
88قَالَ يَا قَوْمِ أَرَأَيْتُمْ إِن كُنتُ عَلَىٰ بَيِّنَةٍ مِّن رَّبِّي وَرَزَقَنِي مِنْهُ رِزْقًا حَسَنًا
ۚ وَمَا أُرِيدُ أَنْ أُخَالِفَكُمْ إِلَىٰ مَا أَنْهَاكُمْ عَنْهُ
ۚ إِنْ أُرِيدُ إِلَّا الْإِصْلَاحَ مَا اسْتَطَعْتُ
ۚ وَمَا تَوْفِيقِي إِلَّا بِاللَّهِ
ۚ عَلَيْهِ تَوَكَّلْتُ وَإِلَيْهِ أُنِيبُ
11|88|He said, “O my people, have you considered? What if I have clear evidence from my Lord, and He has given me good livelihood from Himself? I have no desire to do what I forbid you from doing. I desire nothing but reform, as far as I can. My success lies only with God. In Him I trust, and to Him I turn.”
89وَيَا قَوْمِ لَا يَجْرِمَنَّكُمْ شِقَاقِي أَن يُصِيبَكُم مِّثْلُ مَا أَصَابَ قَوْمَ نُوحٍ أَوْ قَوْمَ هُودٍ أَوْ قَوْمَ صَالِحٍ
ۚ وَمَا قَوْمُ لُوطٍ مِّنكُم بِبَعِيدٍ
11|89|“O my people, let not your hostility towards me cause you to suffer what was suffered by the people of Noah, or the people of Hud, or the people of Saleh. The people of Lot are not far away from you.”
90وَاسْتَغْفِرُوا رَبَّكُمْ ثُمَّ تُوبُوا إِلَيْهِ
ۚ إِنَّ رَبِّي رَحِيمٌ وَدُودٌ
11|90|“And ask your Lord for forgiveness, and repent to Him. My Lord is Merciful and Loving.”
91قَالُوا يَا شُعَيْبُ مَا نَفْقَهُ كَثِيرًا مِّمَّا تَقُولُ وَإِنَّا لَنَرَاكَ فِينَا ضَعِيفًا
ۖ وَلَوْلَا رَهْطُكَ لَرَجَمْنَاكَ
ۖ وَمَا أَنتَ عَلَيْنَا بِعَزِيزٍ
11|91|They said, “O Shuaib, we do not understand much of what you say, and we see that you are weak among us. Were it not for your tribe, we would have stoned you. You are of no value to us.”
92قَالَ يَا قَوْمِ أَرَهْطِي أَعَزُّ عَلَيْكُم مِّنَ اللَّهِ وَاتَّخَذْتُمُوهُ وَرَاءَكُمْ ظِهْرِيًّا
ۖ إِنَّ رَبِّي بِمَا تَعْمَلُونَ مُحِيطٌ
11|92|He said, “O my people, is my tribe more important to you than God? And you have turned your backs on Him? My Lord comprehends everything you do.”
93وَيَا قَوْمِ اعْمَلُوا عَلَىٰ مَكَانَتِكُمْ إِنِّي عَامِلٌ
ۖ سَوْفَ تَعْلَمُونَ مَن يَأْتِيهِ عَذَابٌ يُخْزِيهِ وَمَنْ هُوَ كَاذِبٌ
ۖ وَارْتَقِبُوا إِنِّي مَعَكُمْ رَقِيبٌ
11|93|“O my people, do as you may, and so will I. You will know to whom will come a punishment that will shame him, and who is a liar. So look out; I am on the lookout with you.”
94وَلَمَّا جَاءَ أَمْرُنَا نَجَّيْنَا شُعَيْبًا وَالَّذِينَ آمَنُوا مَعَهُ بِرَحْمَةٍ مِّنَّا وَأَخَذَتِ الَّذِينَ ظَلَمُوا الصَّيْحَةُ فَأَصْبَحُوا فِي دِيَارِهِمْ جَاثِمِينَ
11|94|And when Our command came, We saved Shuaib and those who believed with him, by mercy from Us, and the Blast struck the wrongdoers, and they became motionless bodies in their homes.
95كَأَن لَّمْ يَغْنَوْا فِيهَا
ۗ أَلَا بُعْدًا لِّمَدْيَنَ كَمَا بَعِدَتْ ثَمُودُ
11|95|As though they never flourished therein. Away with Median, as was done away with Thamood.
96وَلَقَدْ أَرْسَلْنَا مُوسَىٰ بِآيَاتِنَا وَسُلْطَانٍ مُّبِينٍ
11|96|And We sent Moses with Our signs and a clear mandate.
97إِلَىٰ فِرْعَوْنَ وَمَلَئِهِ فَاتَّبَعُوا أَمْرَ فِرْعَوْنَ
ۖ وَمَا أَمْرُ فِرْعَوْنَ بِرَشِيدٍ
11|97|To Pharaoh and his nobles, but they followed the command of Pharaoh, and the command of Pharaoh was not wise.
98يَقْدُمُ قَوْمَهُ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ فَأَوْرَدَهُمُ النَّارَ
ۖ وَبِئْسَ الْوِرْدُ الْمَوْرُودُ
11|98|He will precede his people on the Day of Resurrection, and will lead them into the Fire. Miserable is the place he placed them in.
99وَأُتْبِعُوا فِي هَٰذِهِ لَعْنَةً وَيَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ
ۚ بِئْسَ الرِّفْدُ الْمَرْفُودُ
11|99|They were followed by a curse in this, and on the Day of Resurrection. Miserable is the path they followed.
100ذَٰلِكَ مِنْ أَنبَاءِ الْقُرَىٰ نَقُصُّهُ عَلَيْكَ
ۖ مِنْهَا قَائِمٌ وَحَصِيدٌ
11|100|These are of the reports of the towns—We relate them to you. Some are still standing, and some have withered away.
101وَمَا ظَلَمْنَاهُمْ وَلَٰكِن ظَلَمُوا أَنفُسَهُمْ
ۖ فَمَا أَغْنَتْ عَنْهُمْ آلِهَتُهُمُ الَّتِي يَدْعُونَ مِن دُونِ اللَّهِ مِن شَيْءٍ لَّمَّا جَاءَ أَمْرُ رَبِّكَ
ۖوَمَا زَادُوهُمْ غَيْرَ تَتْبِيبٍ
11|101|We did not wrong them, but they wronged themselves. Their gods, whom they invoked besides God, availed them nothing when the command of your Lord arrived. In fact, they added only to their ruin.
102وَكَذَٰلِكَ أَخْذُ رَبِّكَ إِذَا أَخَذَ الْقُرَىٰ وَهِيَ ظَالِمَةٌ
ۚ إِنَّ أَخْذَهُ أَلِيمٌ شَدِيدٌ
11|102|Such is the grip of your Lord when He seizes the towns in the midst of their sins. His grip is most painful, most severe.
103إِنَّ فِي ذَٰلِكَ لَآيَةً لِّمَنْ خَافَ عَذَابَ الْآخِرَةِ
ۚ ذَٰلِكَ يَوْمٌ مَّجْمُوعٌ لَّهُ النَّاسُ وَذَٰلِكَ يَوْمٌ مَّشْهُودٌ
11|103|In that is a sign for whoever fears the punishment of the Hereafter. That is a Day for which humanity will be gathered together—that is a Day to be witnessed.
104وَمَا نُؤَخِّرُهُ إِلَّا لِأَجَلٍ مَّعْدُودٍ
11|104|We only postpone it until a predetermined time.
105يَوْمَ يَأْتِ لَا تَكَلَّمُ نَفْسٌ إِلَّا بِإِذْنِهِ
ۚ فَمِنْهُمْ شَقِيٌّ وَسَعِيدٌ
11|105|On the Day when it arrives, no soul will speak without His permission. Some will be miserable, and some will be happy.
106فَأَمَّا الَّذِينَ شَقُوا فَفِي النَّارِ لَهُمْ فِيهَا زَفِيرٌ وَشَهِيقٌ
11|106|As for those who are miserable, they will be in the Fire. They will have therein sighing and wailing.
107خَالِدِينَ فِيهَا مَا دَامَتِ السَّمَاوَاتُ وَالْأَرْضُ إِلَّا مَا شَاءَ رَبُّكَ
ۚ إِنَّ رَبَّكَ فَعَّالٌ لِّمَا يُرِيدُ
11|107|Remaining therein for as long as the heavens and the earth endure, except as your Lord wills. Your Lord is Doer of whatever He wills.
108۞ وَأَمَّا الَّذِينَ سُعِدُوا فَفِي الْجَنَّةِ خَالِدِينَ فِيهَا مَا دَامَتِ السَّمَاوَاتُ وَالْأَرْضُ إِلَّا مَا شَاءَ رَبُّكَ
ۖ عَطَاءً غَيْرَ مَجْذُوذٍ
11|108|And as for those who are happy, they will be in Paradise, remaining therein for as long as the heavens and the earth endure, except as your Lord wills—a reward without end.
109فَلَا تَكُ فِي مِرْيَةٍ مِّمَّا يَعْبُدُ هَٰؤُلَاءِ
ۚ مَا يَعْبُدُونَ إِلَّا كَمَا يَعْبُدُ آبَاؤُهُم مِّن قَبْلُ
ۚ وَإِنَّا لَمُوَفُّوهُمْ نَصِيبَهُمْ غَيْرَ مَنقُوصٍ
11|109|So be not in doubt regarding what these people worship. They worship only as their ancestors worshiped before. We will pay them their due in full, without any reduction.
110وَلَقَدْ آتَيْنَا مُوسَى الْكِتَابَ فَاخْتُلِفَ فِيهِ
ۚ وَلَوْلَا كَلِمَةٌ سَبَقَتْ مِن رَّبِّكَ لَقُضِيَ بَيْنَهُمْ
ۚ وَإِنَّهُمْ لَفِي شَكٍّ مِّنْهُ مُرِيبٍ
11|110|We gave Moses the Scripture, but it was disputed. Were it not for a prior word from your Lord, it would have been settled between them. They are in serious doubt concerning it.
H 14880 – And by the above chain (of narrators), who has narrated the following:
Abu Ja’farasws regarding the Statement of the Mighty and Majestic: “[38:86] Say:
“No reward do I ask of you for this nor am I a pretender [38:87] It is nothing but
a reminder to the nations”. Heasws said: ‘It (the Reminder) is Amir-ul-
Momineenasws’. “[38:88] And most certainly you will come to know about it after
a time”. Heasws said: ‘During the coming out of Al-Qaimasws’. And with regards to the
Statement of the Mighty and Majestic “[11:110] We certainly gave the Book to
Moses, but differences arose therein”. Heasws said: ‘They differed just like this
community has differed regarding the Book, and they will be differing with regards to
the Book with Al-Qaimasws which heasws will be coming to them with, to the extent that
numerous people would deny it. So heasws will march against them and strike their
necks.
111وَإِنَّ كُلًّا لَّمَّا لَيُوَفِّيَنَّهُمْ رَبُّكَ أَعْمَالَهُمْ
ۚ إِنَّهُ بِمَا يَعْمَلُونَ خَبِيرٌ
11|111|Your Lord will repay each one of them in full for their deeds. He is Aware of everything they do.
112فَاسْتَقِمْ كَمَا أُمِرْتَ وَمَن تَابَ مَعَكَ وَلَا تَطْغَوْا
ۚ إِنَّهُ بِمَا تَعْمَلُونَ بَصِيرٌ
11|112|So be upright, as you are commanded, along with those who repented with you, and do not transgress. He is Seeing of everything you do.
113وَلَا تَرْكَنُوا إِلَى الَّذِينَ ظَلَمُوا فَتَمَسَّكُمُ النَّارُ وَمَا لَكُم مِّن دُونِ اللَّهِ مِنْ أَوْلِيَاءَ ثُمَّ لَا تُنصَرُونَ
11|113|And do not incline towards those who do wrong, or the Fire may touch you; and you will have no protectors besides God, and you will not be saved.
H 8473, Ch. 29, h 12
A number of our people have narrated from Sahl ibn Ziyad in a marfu’ manner the following:
“About the words of Allah, most Majestic, most Glorious, ‘You must not take sides with the unjust
ones; consequently the fire will touch you,’ (11:113) he (the Imam), ‘Alayhi al-Salam, has said, ‘This is
a man who works with the sultan and loves his remaining in power so that he can have a hand in his
achievements and receive grants from him.’”
114وَأَقِمِ الصَّلَاةَ طَرَفَيِ النَّهَارِ وَزُلَفًا مِّنَ اللَّيْلِ
ۚ إِنَّ الْحَسَنَاتِ يُذْهِبْنَ السَّيِّئَاتِ
ۚ ذَٰلِكَ ذِكْرَىٰ لِلذَّاكِرِينَ
11|114|Perform the prayer at the borders of the day, and during the approaches of the night. The good deeds take away the bad deeds. This is a reminder for those who remember.
H 4790, Ch. 3, h 1
Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father from Hammad ibn ‘Isa and Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Ahmad ibn
Muhammad ibn ‘Isa and Muhammad ibn `Isma‘il from al-Fadl ibn Shadhan all Hammad ibn ‘Isa from Hariz from Zurarah who has
said the following:
“I once asked abu Ja‘far, ‘Alayhi al-Salam, about how much of Salat (prayer) Allah, most Majestic,
most Glorious, has made obligatory. He (the Imam) said, ‘During one day and night five Salat (prayer)
are made obligatory.’ I then asked, ‘Has He named and explained them in His book?’ He (the Imam)
said, ‘Yes, Allah, most High has said to His Holy Prophet, “Perform Salat (prayer) after the sun
declines to the west, on midday until the darkness of the night.” (17:78).The sun declines on midday.
There are four Salat (prayer) between midday and the darkness of the night. Allah has named,
explained and timed them. Darkness of night is in midnight. He, most Blessed, most High has then
said, “. . . and the recitation (performing Salat (prayer)) at dawn and recitation at dawn was witnessed
(attended by the angels of the day and those of the nights).” These are five Salat (prayers). Allah, most
High about this issue has said, “Perform Salat (prayer) on both ends of the day, [which is sunset and
morning], and in a part of the night.” (11:116) This is al-‘Isha’ Salat (prayer) He, most High has said,
“Preserve Salat (prayer) especially the middle Salat (prayer).” (2:239) Middle Salat (prayer) is al-
Zuhr Salat (prayer) which is the first Salat (prayer) the Messenger of Allah performed. It is in the
middle of two Salat (prayer) during the day, the morning and al-‘Asr Salat (prayer). In some of the
recitations it is said, “Preserve Salawat (prayers) and the middle Salat (prayer).” Middle Salat (prayer)
is al-‘Asr Salat (prayer).’ About the words of Allah, “Stand up praying before Allah,” he (the Imam)
said, ‘This verse was revealed on Friday when the Messenger of Allah was on a journey. The
Messenger of Allah prayed before Allah on Friday and left it in that condition during a journey or
when at home. For those at home he added two Rak‘ats. He reduced two Rak‘at which the Holy
Prophet, had added on Friday for people when at home, because of the two sermons which a prayer
leader delivers. Those who perform Friday prayer without congregation, they perform it four Rak‘at
like al-Zuhr Salat (prayer) in other days.’”
H 4770, Ch. 1, h 10
Muhammad ibn Isma’il has narrated from al-Fadl ibn Shadhan from Hammad ibn ‘Isa from Ibrahim ibn ‘Umar al-Yamaniy from
those who narrated to him the following:
“Abu ‘Abd Allah, ‘Alayhi al-Salam, about the words of Allah, the Most Majestic, the Most Glorious,
‘Good deeds eliminate bad deeds’ (11:116) has said, ‘It is a reference to the Salat (prayer) of a
believing person during the night that eliminate his bad deeds he has done during the day.’”
H 2945, CH 184, h 4
Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn ‘Isa from
Ali ibn al-Hakam from Fadl ibn ‘Uthman al-Muradi who has said the following:
“I heard abu ‘Abd Allah, recipient of divine supreme covenant,
saying, ‘The Messenger of Allah has said, ‘If four things are
found in a person Allah will not allow his destruction to take
place unless he is one of those doomed to destruction: (1) a
servant (of Allah) intends to perform a good deed and actually
does it, (2) even if he does not do it Allah still writes for him one
good deed because of his good intention, but if he actually does
perform it Allah will write ten good deeds for him. (3) One may
intend to commit an evil deed and if he does not do it nothing
will be written against him, however, (4) if he does commit such
act he will be given seven hours. The angel for the good deeds
will say to the one for the evil deeds who is on the left side, ‘Do
not hurry, perhaps he may perform a good deed that will cancel
the evil deed as Allah, the Most Majestic, the Most Holy, says,
‘The good deeds remove the bad deeds,’ (11:114) if he may say,
‘I ask forgiveness from Allah, besides whom no one deserves to
be worshipped. He knows the unseen and the manifest, He is the
most majestic, the most wise, the forgiving, the merciful,
glorious and honorable and I turn in repentance to Him,’ nothing
will be written against him. If seven hours pass, and he performs
no good deed or repentance the angel for the good deeds will say
to the one for the evil deeds, ‘Write it down against the wicked
and deprived one that he is.’”
115وَاصْبِرْ فَإِنَّ اللَّهَ لَا يُضِيعُ أَجْرَ الْمُحْسِنِينَ
11|115|And be patient. God will not waste the reward of the virtuous.
116فَلَوْلَا كَانَ مِنَ الْقُرُونِ مِن قَبْلِكُمْ أُولُو بَقِيَّةٍ يَنْهَوْنَ عَنِ الْفَسَادِ فِي الْأَرْضِ إِلَّا قَلِيلًا مِّمَّنْ أَنجَيْنَا مِنْهُمْ
ۗ وَاتَّبَعَ الَّذِينَ ظَلَمُوا مَا أُتْرِفُوا فِيهِ وَكَانُوا مُجْرِمِينَ
11|116|If only there were, among the generations before you, people with wisdom, who spoke against corruption on earth—except for the few whom We saved. But the wrongdoers pursued the luxuries they were indulged in, and thus became guilty.
117وَمَا كَانَ رَبُّكَ لِيُهْلِكَ الْقُرَىٰ بِظُلْمٍ وَأَهْلُهَا مُصْلِحُونَ
11|117|Your Lord would never destroy the towns wrongfully, while their inhabitants are righteous.
118وَلَوْ شَاءَ رَبُّكَ لَجَعَلَ النَّاسَ أُمَّةً وَاحِدَةً
ۖ وَلَا يَزَالُونَ مُخْتَلِفِينَ
11|118|Had your Lord willed, He could have made humanity one community, but they continue to differ.
H 1160, Ch. 108, h 83
A number of our people have narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn abu
Nasr from Hammad ibn ‘Uthman from abu ‘Ubayda al-Hadhdha’ who has said
the following:
“Once I asked abu Ja‘far, recipient of divine supreme
covenant, about the capability and the words of people. The
Imam recited this verse of the Holy Quran: ‘. . . they still have
different beliefs (11:118) except those upon whom Allah has
granted His mercy. For this reason He has created them. . . .’
(11:119) ‘O abu ‘Ubayda, people face differences in search for
truth and all of them will be destroyed,’ said the Imam.
‘I (the narrator) then asked, “What about the words of Allah: ‘.
. . except those who receive mercy from your Lord. . . .?’”
(11:119)
‘The Imam said, “Such people are our followers whom He has
created for His mercy. ‘. . . For this reason He has created them.
. . .’” (11:119)
Note: in the following passage, as the previous ones, what is inside brackets is
the words of the Imam and the rest are the words of the Holy Quran.
‘[He (Allah) has said that they are created to obey the Imam of
‘Blessings’ that He has mentioned in His words]: “. . . My mercy
and blessings have encompassed all things. . . .” (7:156) [Such
‘Blessing’ is the knowledge of Imam. The knowledge of
‘A’immah (Leaders with Divine Authority) is from His
knowledge, which has encompassed all things. They (all things)
stand for our Shi‘a, followers].
‘[Then He has said], “. . . I shall grant mercy to those who
maintain piety [do not acknowledge the authority of and
obedience to those who are not of ‘A’immah] . . .” (7:156)
‘[Then Allah has said], “. . . whose description they find
written in the Torah and the Gospel, . . . [the Holy Prophet, the
executor of his will and al-Qa’im (the one who will rise with
Divine Authority)] . . . enjoins them to do good [when he will
rise with Divine Authority and power] . . . and forbids them to
do all that is unlawful . . . [Munkar, unlawful, is one who does
not acknowledge the Wilayah of Imam and denies it] . . . He
makes lawful for them all that is pure . . . [he receives
knowledge from its proper source] . . . and unlawful all that is
filthy. . . . [The words of those who oppose the Imam are filthy] .
. . He removes their burdens . . . [the sins that they had before
acknowledging Wilayah of the Imam] . . . and the entanglements
in which they are involved . . . [the entanglements are the words
that they were not commanded to express. Such words were not
in praise and virtue of the Imam, recipient of divine supreme
covenant. When they recognized the excellence of the Imam, He
removed their burden. Such burden is the sin. Then He further
has explained about them], ‘. . . those who believe in him [the
Imam] . . . honor and help him, and follow the light which is sent
down to him, will have everlasting happiness.’” (7:157) [Such
people are those who kept away from the worship of the Devil
and Satan. So and so and so ones are Devil and Satan. ‘Worship’
means people’s obeying them. Allah then has said], ‘Turn to
your Lord in repentance and submit to Him. . . .,’ (39:54) [then
He has granted them rewards], ‘. . . will receive glad news both
in this life and in the life hereafter. . . .’ (10:64) [Imam gives
them the glad news of the rise of al-Mahdi with Divine
Authority, the news of the destruction of their enemies and
salvation in the hereafter and their meeting Imam Ali and
Prophet Muhammad, recipients of divine supreme covenant, and
their truthful family at the pond of al-Kawthar in paradise].’”
119إِلَّا مَن رَّحِمَ رَبُّكَ
ۚ وَلِذَٰلِكَ خَلَقَهُمْ
ۗ وَتَمَّتْ كَلِمَةُ رَبِّكَ لَأَمْلَأَنَّ جَهَنَّمَ مِنَ الْجِنَّةِ وَالنَّاسِ أَجْمَعِينَ
11|119|Except those on whom your Lord has mercy—for that reason He created them. The Word of your Lord is final: “I will fill Hell with jinn and humans, altogether.”
120وَكُلًّا نَّقُصُّ عَلَيْكَ مِنْ أَنبَاءِ الرُّسُلِ مَا نُثَبِّتُ بِهِ فُؤَادَكَ
ۚ وَجَاءَكَ فِي هَٰذِهِ الْحَقُّ وَمَوْعِظَةٌ وَذِكْرَىٰ لِلْمُؤْمِنِينَ
11|120|Everything We narrate to you of the history of the messengers is to strengthen your heart therewith. The truth has come to you in this, and a lesson, and a reminder for the believers.
121وَقُل لِّلَّذِينَ لَا يُؤْمِنُونَ اعْمَلُوا عَلَىٰ مَكَانَتِكُمْ إِنَّا عَامِلُونَ
11|121|And say to those who do not believe, “Act according to your ability; and so will we.”
122وَانتَظِرُوا إِنَّا مُنتَظِرُونَ
11|122|“And wait; we too are waiting.”
123وَلِلَّهِ غَيْبُ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ وَإِلَيْهِ يُرْجَعُ الْأَمْرُ كُلُّهُ فَاعْبُدْهُ وَتَوَكَّلْ عَلَيْهِ
ۚ وَمَا رَبُّكَ بِغَافِلٍ عَمَّا تَعْمَلُونَ
11|123|To God belongs the future of the heavens and the earth, and to Him all authority goes back. So worship Him, and rely on Him. Your Lord is never unaware of what you do.
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