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Translation of the Holy Quran by Dr. Gilani |
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The Suspended Being - Chapter 96 | Contains 19 verses – Makka |
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اقْرَأْ بِاسْمِ رَبِّكَ الَّذِي خَلَقَ |
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Read (O Muhammad) in the Name of your Lord Who has created (all beings). |
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خَلَقَ الْإِنسَانَ مِنْ عَلَقٍ |
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He has created mankind from a suspended being (early stage of embryo, our being in mother's womb). 1 |
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اقْرَأْ وَرَبُّكَ الْأَكْرَمُ |
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Read and know that your Lord is Most Generous, |
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الَّذِي عَلَّمَ بِالْقَلَمِ |
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Who has taught by means of the pen (and writing). |
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عَلَّمَ الْإِنسَانَ مَا لَمْ يَعْلَمْ |
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He has taught mankind what he did not know. |
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كَلَّا إِنَّ الْإِنسَانَ لَيَطْغَى |
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So it is not right that mankind does in fact violate the limits (set by God), |
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أَن رَّآهُ اسْتَغْنَى |
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Just because he has seen and considered himself rich. |
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إِنَّ إِلَى رَبِّكَ الرُّجْعَى |
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But surely the ultimate return of all is unto your
Lord (into His Custody at the time of death and ultimately on the Judgment Day). |
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أَرَأَيْتَ الَّذِي يَنْهَى |
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Did you observe the one who forbids, 2 |
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عَبْدًا إِذَا صَلَّى |
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The servant of God while he was praying? |
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أَرَأَيْتَ إِن كَانَ عَلَى الْهُدَى |
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Have you ever thought if he were on the path of guidance (by God)? |
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أَوْ أَمَرَ بِالتَّقْوَى |
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Also the fact that he encourages piety and God-consciousness. |
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أَرَأَيْتَ إِن كَذَّبَ وَتَوَلَّى |
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Have you considered if he (the disbeliever who ) rejected (the Quran) and turned away, |
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أَلَمْ يَعْلَمْ بِأَنَّ اللَّهَ يَرَى |
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Doesn’t he know that God sees everything he does? |
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كَلَّا لَئِن لَّمْ يَنتَهِ لَنَسْفَعًا بِالنَّاصِيَةِ |
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It is not right the way he behaves. If he does not stop that behavior, We shall grab him by his (forelock hairs) forehead (to be put in the Hell), |
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نَاصِيَةٍ كَاذِبَةٍ خَاطِئَةٍ |
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The forehead (of that person), which is lying and is sinful. |
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فَلْيَدْعُ نَادِيَه |
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Then let him call his (previous followers and) audience (if any could help him out). |
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سَنَدْعُ الزَّبَانِيَةَ |
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We will call the guards of Hell (to deal with him). |
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كَلَّا لَا تُطِعْهُ وَاسْجُدْ وَاقْتَرِبْ |
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His behavior is not acceptable. Don’t pay attention or obey him, but do bow down and prostrate your forehead to the ground and seek nearness to Us (to God). |
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Footnotes |
1- Please see article "Embryology in the Quran" by Professor Keith Moore, (Professor Emeritus of the University of Toronto), on the website www.eholyquran.com
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It is mentioned that a man named Abu Jahl, who was an enemy of Islam,
forbid people from praying.
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