The Noble Quran, Tafsir of Surah Hud, Allah Will Certainly Give Victory to the Believers

 

The Noble Quran Surah Hud:Translation and Tafsir

11:81 They said, ‘O Lot, Indeed, we are the messengers of your Lord. They will not reach you. So set out with your family in a part of the night and let none of you look back, save your wife, surely it will befall her what will befall them. Indeed, their appointed time is the morning. Is the morning not near?’

When Prophet Lot’s distress reached the highest degree, the doors of heaven opened. Prophet Lot received the good news that Allah would never forsake him and the believers. Allah’s help and support to his beloved and sincere slaves never fail. It may take some time to come for a rationale that Allah, the wise, knows and the weak slaves do not know, but it never fails to come at the time that Allah appointed. 

The confrontation between Prophet Lot and the disbelievers among his people reached its climax. This indicates that Allah’s victory was about to come.

The angels said to Prophet Lot, ‘Indeed, we are the messengers of your Lord. Allah sent us to tell you that their destruction is imminent. Thus, do not fear. They will never harm you nor us. Be assured. Then, set out with the believers and your family except for your wife, who will remain with the disbelievers and the torment will befall her with the disbelievers. Leave the town in a part of the night with the believers among your people and let none of you look back lest you should see the torment that will befall on the disbelievers. They will be destroyed in the morning that will come soon.’

Indeed, the morning will come soon. Indeed, Allah’s help to His sincere believers will come soon no matter how long the adversity may last. The human perspective is imperfect. It measures the duration of hardship by its immature insight. It counts days and years, but Allah, the Able and wise, knows what it cannot see with its limited vision and understanding. Allah’s victory and help come at the best moment, and it achieves the best results. 

It was narrated that when the angels told Prophet Lot that they came to destroy the disbelievers among his people, he asked them to destroy them immediately. However, they told him that the appointed time for their destruction was the morning, which would come soon. 

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The Noble Quran, Tafsir of Surah Hud, Allah Will Never Forsake the Believers

 

The Noble Quran Surah Hud: Translation and Tafsir

11:66 When Our command came, We saved Saleh and those who believed with him by a mercy from Us and saved them from the disgrace of that day. Indeed, your Lord is the All-Powerful, the All-Mighty. [Surah Hud]

Prophet Saleh warned his people of the coming of Allah’s punishment but they disregarded his warning and threat. Their ignorance of the warning had no effect on the coming of the punishment, as it would befall them at the time that Allah appointed for it.   

When the time that was appointed for punishing the people of Prophet Saleh came, Allah destroyed the disbelievers among his people and He saved Prophet Saleh and the believers by His mercy. Allah protected Prophet Saleh and the believers from the punishment that befell the disbelievers and from the humiliation and disgrace that befell the disbelievers. Indeed, Allah’s promise will never be broken. 

Indeed, your Lord is the All-Powerful, the All-Mighty.

Allah, the All-Merciful, consoled His Prophet Muhammad and the believers. He said to them, ‘Indeed, your Lord, Allah, is the All-Powerful and nothing can stand before His will. Allah is your Lord is the All-Mighty and He will never forsake His believing slaves. He fully takes care of them; He will help them and make them victorious. Thus, do not be sad because of the abuse of the disbelievers. Allah will make you triumphant and He will punish and destroy the disbelievers just as He punished and destroyed the disbelievers among the people of Prophet Saleh.’

The Noble Quran, Tafsir of Surah al-Infitar [Part 1]

 

Contains 19 Ayah, Revealed in Mecca

Bism-Allah ar-Rahman ar-Rahim

In the Name of Allah, the Giver of Mercy, the Most Merciful

82:1 When the sky splits, 

82:2 When the stars scatter, 

82:3 When the seas are burst, 

82:4 When the graves are overturned, 

82:5 Each soul will then know what it has forwarded and withheld. 

These ayat describe the horrible events that will take place when the Day of Judgment occurs. The sky will split and crack, the stars will scatter, fall, and disperse, the seas will be burst and all barriers between them will disappear, so they will become one sea, and the graves will be overturned so the dead will come out from them when the Day of Judgment takes place. 

When the aforementioned things happen, each soul will know the good and evil deeds that it has forwarded and withheld. It will know the righteous deeds that it has done, which will benefit it. It will also know the wicked deeds that it has done, i.e. evil deeds that people imitate after the doer’s death, obligatory deeds that it has failed to perform, and commands of Allah that it failed to comply with.

The aforementioned things are some of the signs that will take place before the occurrence of the Day of Judgment. Two of which are related to the universe and two are things that will happen on earth. The intended meaning is that the world will be destroyed and end, the time for the reckoning will come, and there will be no opportunity for amending one’s deeds; rather, every soul will be recompensed according to it is deeds, good or evil. 

82:5 Each soul will then know what it has forwarded and withheld. 

Each soul will know in detail all deeds that it did in the worldly life when the records of deeds will be spread. Thus, the righteous will know the good consequences of righteous deeds they did in the worldly life and the evildoers will know the evil consequences of the sins they did in the worldly life.

After mentioning some of the signs of the Day of Judgment, human beings are addressed.

 82:6 O Man, what has deceived you concerning your Lord, the Generous,

82:7 who created you, then perfectly fashioned you, and made you well-proportioned

82:8 and in whatever form He willed He brought you to existence? 

The interrogation is for criticism and condemnation of man’s conduct.

O man, you are a weak creature whom Allah, the Able, created. What has deceived you concerning your Lord, the Generous? Why do some people disbelieve in the Oneness of the Creator, Allah? Why do some people worship other gods besides the Creator, Allah, and disobey His commands? 

The questioning is for threatening, not for securing answers. The ayah says, ‘Your Lord, the Generous.’ Some people may say that man has been deceived by Allah’s generosity. However, the intended meaning in the ayah is the following: O man, what has deceived you concerning your Lord, the Generous, that you disobey His commands and meet His generosity with ingratitude? 

The ayah says ‘Your Lord’ and does not say ‘Allah.’ That is because ‘Your Lord’ implies that Allah, the Creator, has perfect authority and power. Indeed, Allah, the All-Powerful, created man from nothing and gave him countless blessings. Besides, ‘Your Lord’ implies that Allah takes care of man throughout his life. Thus, this Lord deserves thanks and obedience, not ingratitude and disobedience. 

[…who created you, then perfectly fashioned you, and made you well-proportioned and in whatever form He willed He brought you to existence?]

Allah created man in the best form and made him well-proportioned without any deformity nor defect. He gave man a moderate stature and proportionate organs, namely, his organs are perfectly created. It should be noted that this refers to the original creation of man, which does not contradict the fact that there are some people with deformities, but they are a minority in comparison with the well-proportionate and healthy people. 

O man, what has deceived you concerning your Lord, the Generous? He honored you by creating you in the best form and gave you sound organs that can help you to earn living. Your Lord, the Generous, gave you a moderate stature and proportionate organs. He did not make one of your hands long while the other short, and He did not make some parts of your body black while the rest white. Rather, Allah, the Generous, created you in the best form and perfectly fashioned you. 

O man, your Lord, the Generous, brought you to existence in the best form that His will and wisdom ordained.

The intended meaning is to remind man of Allah’s bounties on him, exhort him to worship Allah alone, obey His commands, and avoid His prohibitions. Besides, the ayat imply criticism and reprimand to man for his ingratitude to Allah’s blessings on him and failing to fulfill His obligations on him. 

Indeed, creating man in such a beautiful form that function perfectly is something that deserves contemplation and thanking Allah the Giver of all blessings.

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Surah al-Infitar, the Cleaving, was revealed in Mecca. It contains nineteen Ayat. According to the written copy of the Quran, the Mushaf, it is surah number eighty-two. 

The surah confirms that the Day of Judgment will certainly take place. It mentions some of the horrors of the Day of Judgment and refers to the fact that people should be prepared for this horrible day by worshipping Allah alone, obeying His commands, and avoiding His prohibitions. Moreover, surah al-Infitar mentions some of Allah’s blessings on the creatures and refers to the happy end of the believers and the evil end of the disbelievers. 

Relationship between Surah at-Takwir and al-Infitar

Surah at-Takwir is concluded with referring to the fact that all matters are under Allah’s control, and that He created all creatures and manages their affairs. Allah says, interpretation of the meaning, 

81: 27 It is nothing but a reminder to the worlds, 

81: 28 for whoever of you who wills to go straight. 

81: 29 And you do not will, unless Allah wills, the Lord of the worlds. 

Then surah al-Infitar mentions that this universe will be destroyed when the Day of Judgment takes place and that people will be recompensed for all their deeds. Allah says, interpretation of the meaning,

82:1 When the sky splits, 

82:2 When the stars scatter, 

82:3 When the seas are  burst, 

82:4 When the graves are overturned, 

82:13 Surely, the righteous will be in bliss, 

82:14 and the wicked will be in Hellfire

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The Noble Quran: Tafsir of Surah at-Takwir Ayah 15-29 Truthfulness of the Divine Revelation

The Noble Quran, Surah al-Infitar, English Translation

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The Noble Quran, Tafsir of Surah Hud: Ayah 43, the Flood

The Noble Quran Surah Hud: Translation and Tafsir

11:43 He said, ‘I shall shelter myself on a mountain to protect me from the water.’ He said, ‘There is no protector today from Allah’s command except on whom Allah has mercy.’ And the waves came between them and he was of the drowned. 

[Surah Hud] 

The Quran narrates the reply of the disobedient son. He did not care for the truthful and affectionate call of his father. He did not even realize the extent of the massive and all-inclusive horrors, befalling on earth. He said to his father, ‘I shall shelter myself on a mountain to protect me from the water.’

Indeed, he was ignorant to the last moment of his life. He closed his heart before the appealing call of his merciful father to save him from the danger of Allah’s punishment. Thus, he led himself to destruction.

He said, ‘There is no protector today from Allah’s command except on whom Allah has mercy.’ 

Prophet Noah, the merciful father, understood the reality of the situation and the danger that was about to befall. Thus, he said his last call to his son. He said, ‘There is no protector today from Allah’s command except on whom Allah has mercy.’ On that horrifying day, no mountains, no shelters, and no protection could save the disbelievers from the anger of Allah. Only those who believed in Allah’s Oneness and obeyed His commands would be saved. 

And the waves came between them and he was of the drowned.

The ayah mentions the end of disbelief in Allah’s Oneness. The flood was great and the waves were very high. They were moving swiftly, swallowing everything that was on their way. Thus, the waves came between Prophet Noah, the compassionate father, and his disobedient son. Finally, Noah’s son was drowned with those whom the flood overwhelmed. At this moment, Prophet Noah’s efforts to save his son ended. The son of Prophet Noah was drowned after his father spared no effort to save him from the danger of the flood.

The ayah expressively depicts the position and the efforts of the compassionate and loving father and the careless and ignorant position of the disobedient son. It eloquently narrates about the end of the stubborn and arrogant disbelievers, who willingly chose to follow the path leading to their destruction. 

After the passage of thousands of years, we cannot help but hold our breath while we imagine the scene that took place when the flood overwhelmed the enter earth. We can see the huge and high waves, Prophet Noah, the merciful father, the conceited and disobedient son, who disobeyed his father's compassionate appeal, and the overwhelming waves deciding the situation by Allah’s Will. In a moment, everything ended, as if there was no calling and no reply. A compassionate father calling his son to save him from the danger of the anger of Allah, and an unresponsive son who stubbornly refused to obey the sincere advice of his loving father.

Prophet Noah