| | Amatul Rahman Omar rendition of Surah The Thunder(ar-Ra`d)
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| 13:1 | | Alif Lam Mim Ra - I am Allah, the Best Knowing, the All-Seeing. These are the verses of the perfect Book, and that which has been revealed to you by your Lord is the complete truth. But most people do not (still) believe (in it) |
| 13:2 | | Allah is He Who raised up the heavens without any pillars that you can see, and He occupied the throne (of sovereignty). And He made the sun and the moon subservient (to you), each one of these (planets) pursues its course for a specified term. He regulates all affairs (of this universe). He explains in detail His Messages so that you may have firm conviction of the meeting with your Lord |
| 13:3 | | And it is He Who drew forth the earth (from another heavenly body) and made it productive and fertile by means of particles (of other planets), and made firm mountains and rivers on it. He has grown therein fruit of every kind in a pair comprising both sexes (the male stamens and female pistils). He causes the night to cover the day. Behold! in all this there are signs for a people who reflect |
| 13:4 | | And in the earth are (diverse) tracts side by side, and (in them there are) gardens of vines and (different kinds of) cornfields and date-palms; growing in clusters (many together from one root) and (others) growing separately from different roots. They are all watered with the same water, yet We make some of them excel others in (respect of) bearing fruit and (their) tastes. Behold! in all this, there are signs (to recognize their Lord) for a people who use their understanding |
| 13:5 | | And (you, O reader! are right) if you would wonder (at the disbelievers for) wondrous indeed are their words: `Is it true that we shall be raised to a new creation when we are reduced to dust (after death?).' These are the ones who disbelieve in their Lord and these are the ones who shall have halters around their necks. They shall be the fellows of the Fire wherein they shall abide |
| 13:6 | | They want you to hasten on (their) punishment in preference to (your doing them) good, whereas there has already been awarded (to the people) before them exemplary punishment. Verily, your Lord is full of forgiveness to mankind despite their unjust doings, yet your Lord is (likewise) Strict in inflicting punishment |
| 13:7 | | And those who disbelieve say, `Why has no sign (of destruction) been sent down to him from his Lord?' While you are nought but a Warner and a Guide for every people |
| 13:8 | | Allah knows what every female carries and (He knows) what the wombs miscarry and what they nourish and help to grow. He has the (proper and fixed) measure of everything |
| 13:9 | | (He is the) Knower of the hidden realities and the visible, the Incomparably Great, the Most Exalted |
| 13:10 | | He among you, who conceals his thoughts and he who speaks them aloud, and (also) he who lurks by night and he who goes forth (openly) by day are all alike (in His knowledge) |
| 13:11 | | He (- the Messenger) has companies (of angels) successively ranged before him and behind him. They guard him by the command of Allah. Verily, Allah does not change the condition of a people until they (first) change their ways and their minds. When Allah decides upon punishing a people there is no averting it. (At that time) they have no helping friend apart from Him |
| 13:12 | | He it is, Who shows you the lightning to induce fear and to inspire hope (in you); and (it is He) Who raises the heavy clouds |
| 13:13 | | And the thunder glorifies Him with His true praise and (so do) the angels in awe of Him. He sends the thunderbolts and therewith smites whom He will. Yet they dispute about Allah, though He is Mighty in prowess |
| 13:14 | | He alone deserves being called upon (in prayer). Those they call upon, apart from Him, give them no response whatsoever, but (these polytheists pray to them) like one who stretches forth both of his hands towards the water (wishing) that it may reach his mouth while it never reaches it. And the call of the disbelievers is nought but in vain |
| 13:15 | | All those that are in the heavens and on the earth submit to Allah alone; whether they choose to obey willingly or not, and likewise do their shadows, in the mornings and evenings, (and they are all subject to the divine law (- His law of nature). [Prostration] |
| 13:16 | | Ask (them), `Who is the Lord of the heavens and the earth?' (They will not be able to answer it, therefore) say, `It is Allah.' Say (again), `Have you, even then, taken, apart from Him (such other) helpers as have no power to receive good or avoid harm even for themselves?.' Say, `Is the blind person as good as the person who can see? Or are the different kinds of darkness the same as the light? Or have they ascribed to Allah associate partners who have created the things as He has created, with the result that the two creations look similar to them?' Say, `Allah (alone) is the Creator of all things and He is the One, the Most Supreme. |
| 13:17 | | He sends down some water from the clouds so that the water courses flow up to their capacity, and the torrent carries (on its surface) swelling foam. And out of that (metal) which the people heat in the fire seeking to make ornaments and other articles a similar foam rises to (the surface of) it. In this way does Allah illustrate truth and falsehood. As for the foam it goes away as (does all) dross, but as to that which does good to mankind it stays in the earth. That is how Allah sets forth excellent description of things |
| 13:18 | | There is an everlasting good (in store) for those who respond to the call of their Lord. And (as for) those who do not respond to His call, even though they had possessed all that is on the earth and as much more, they would certainly offer it to ransom (themselves) with it. It is these for whom an evil reckoning awaits and their refuge is Gehenna. What a wretched place to rest |
| 13:19 | | How can then he, who knows that what has been revealed to you from your Lord, is the truth, be like the person who is blind? Only those possessed of pure and clear under-standing do give thought |
| 13:20 | | These are the persons who fulfill the covenant (they made) with Allah and do not break their solemn pledge |
| 13:21 | | These are the persons who keep the ties (of love and relationship) Allah has commanded to be kept, who hold their Lord in awe and who dread the evil reckoning |
| 13:22 | | And these are the persons who patiently persevere (in virtues and in guarding against evil), seek the favour of their Lord, and observe Prayer, and who spend of what We have provided them, secretly and openly, and who avert evil (by repaying it) with good. It is these who shall have the best end of the (present) abode |
| 13:23 | | Everlasting Gardens of Paradise where they themselves, and (also) such of them as are righteous and fit (for earning a place in Heaven) from among their fathers and their spouses and their children shall enter. And angels shall attend on them from every door (saying) |
| 13:24 | | `Peace be ever upon you because you patiently persevered (in virtues and guarded against sin).' How excellent and blissful is the reward of this abode in the Hereafter |
| 13:25 | | But as for those who break the covenant (they made) with Allah after having ratified it, and sever the ties Allah has commanded to be kept and disturb the peace of the country. It is these on whom lies the disapproval (of Allah) and they shall have an evil end of this abode |
| 13:26 | | Allah amplifies the means of livelihood for such of (His) people as He will and straitens them (for such of them as He will). (Some) people are happy with the present life whereas the present life, as compared with the Hereafter, is but a fleeting (and insignificant) enjoyment |
| 13:27 | | And those who disbelieve say, `Why has no sign (of the destruction of his opponents) been revealed to this (Prophet) from his Lord?' Say, `Verily, Allah lets him go astray who wishes (to be left in error) and guides to Himself (only) those who turn again and again (to Him) |
| 13:28 | | `Those who believe and whose hearts find peace in the remembrance of Allah. Look! it is in the remembrance of Allah alone that the hearts really find peace |
| 13:29 | | `Those who believe and do deeds of righteousness, an enviable state (of bliss) is theirs (in this world), and an excellent and blissful place of return (awaits them in the Hereafter). |
| 13:30 | | It is therefore, We have sent you to a people before whom other peoples have passed away, so that you may recite to them that (Qur'an) which We have revealed to you, Yet they disbelieve in (God) the Most Gracious. Say, `He is my Lord, there is no other, cannot be and will never be One worthy of worship but He. In Him do I put my trust and to Him is my complete return. |
| 13:31 | | Had there been a Qur'an whereby mountains could be moved, or whereby the earth could be torn asunder, or whereby the dead could be made to speak (it is this very Qur'an indeed). Behold! the commandment and all power belongs to Allah. Have not those who believe realized yet that if Allah had (enforced) His will He would have indeed guided all mankind. And as for those who disbelieve, one calamity or the other will continue to befall them owing to their (evil) activities till you come to alight in their neighborhood, until the promise of Allah (about the conquest of Makkah) comes to pass. Verily, Allah will not fail (this) promise (of His) |
| 13:32 | | And surely Messengers before you were treated scornfully. But (at first) I granted respite to those who disbelieved, after that I took them to task; and (behold) how (exemplary) was then My punishment |
| 13:33 | | How shall He Who stands (watchful) over each and every soul as to what it accomplishes (let them go unpunished inspite of His knowledge)? And yet they ascribe to Allah several partners. Say, `(Would) you name their attributes; and would you inform Him of something important which is on the earth but unknown to Him, or are these merely empty (and false) words?' Nay, the fact of the matter is that their designing and their activities are made fair-seeming to the disbelievers (by satan), and they have been barred from the (right) path. And he whom Allah forsakes has no guide |
| 13:34 | | They are doomed to punishment in the present life (and the next). But the punishment of the Hereafter will of course, be graver still. They will have no saviour at all from (the punishment of) Allah |
| 13:35 | | The likeness of (the Garden of) Paradise which has been promised to those who become secure against sin and are dutiful is that (of a garden) served with running streams (to keep it green and flourishing). It has ever-lasting fruit and (so will be) its shade. Such is the end of those who guard against sins but the end of disbelievers is the Fire |
| 13:36 | | And those to whom We have given the insight of the Book (- the Qur'an) rejoice at what has been revealed to you. But there are some factions (of other religions) who deny some of its parts. Say, `I have only been commanded to worship Allah and not to associate (anything) with Him. To Him do I call (you) and to Him is my return. |
| 13:37 | | (Just as We revealed other Scriptures) so have We revealed it (- the Qur'an) as a clear judgment (couched) in Arabic and if you (O reader!) were to follow their vain desires after the knowledge has come to you you will have not a single helper nor a saviour against (the punishment of) Allah |
| 13:38 | | And most surely, We sent before you many Messengers and We gave them wives and children. Yet it was not possible for a Messenger to bring a sign but by Allah's command. For everything that has an appointed term, there is a (divine) law (to regulate it) |
| 13:39 | | Allah repeals (the law relating to punishment) what He will and He establishes and confirms (what He pleases) and with Him is the source and origin of all laws and commandments |
| 13:40 | | We will indeed let you witness (O Muhammad! the realisation of) some of the punishments with which We threaten them (- the disbelievers) with before We cause you to die. You are responsible only for the delivery (of the Message) and the reckoning is Our Own responsibility |
| 13:41 | | Do they not see that We are invading the land (of disbelief and are gradually) reducing and curtailing it from its sides? Allah judges the matter, there is none to reverse His judgment. Swift is He at calling to account |
| 13:42 | | And their predecessors did devise plans (against the truth) but all effective devising (and the success) of the plans rests with Allah. He knows what every person accomplishes. The disbelievers will soon come to know who will gain the (good and successful) end of this abode |
| 13:43 | | And those who disbelieve say, `You are not a sent one (of God)'. Say, `Allah suffices as a Witness between me and you, and (so are) those who possess knowledge of the Divine Book. |
