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61. Surah As-Saf

The Ranks · Madani · 14 Ayahs

بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَنِ الرَّحِيمِ

سَبَّحَ Glorifies لِلَّهِ Allah مَا whatever فِى (is) in ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِ the heavens وَمَا and whatever فِى (is) in ٱلْأَرْضِ ۖ the earth وَهُوَ And He ٱلْعَزِيزُ (is) the All-Mighty ٱلْحَكِيمُ the All-Wise ١

Whatever is in the heavens and whatever is on the earth exalts Allāh, and He is the Exalted in Might, the Wise.

— Come To Light

يَـٰٓأَيُّهَا O ٱلَّذِينَ (you) who ءَامَنُوا۟ believe لِمَ Why تَقُولُونَ (do) you say مَا what لَا not تَفْعَلُونَ you do ٢

O you who have believed, why do you say what you do not do?

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كَبُرَ Great is مَقْتًا hatred عِندَ with ٱللَّهِ Allah أَن that تَقُولُوا۟ you say مَا what لَا not تَفْعَلُونَ you do ٣

Greatly hateful in the sight of Allāh is that you say what you do not do.

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إِنَّ Indeed ٱللَّهَ Allah يُحِبُّ loves ٱلَّذِينَ those who يُقَـٰتِلُونَ fight فِى in سَبِيلِهِۦ His Way صَفًّۭا (in) a row كَأَنَّهُم as if they بُنْيَـٰنٌۭ (were) a structure مَّرْصُوصٌۭ joined firmly ٤

Indeed, Allāh loves those who fight in His cause in a row as though they are a [single] structure joined firmly.

— Come To Light

وَإِذْ And when قَالَ said مُوسَىٰ Musa لِقَوْمِهِۦ to his people يَـٰقَوْمِ O my people لِمَ Why تُؤْذُونَنِى do you hurt me وَقَد while certainly تَّعْلَمُونَ you know أَنِّى that I am رَسُولُ (the) Messenger ٱللَّهِ (of) Allah إِلَيْكُمْ ۖ to you فَلَمَّا Then when زَاغُوٓا۟ they deviated أَزَاغَ (was caused to) deviate ٱللَّهُ (by) Allah قُلُوبَهُمْ ۚ their hearts وَٱللَّهُ And Allah لَا (does) not يَهْدِى guide ٱلْقَوْمَ the people ٱلْفَـٰسِقِينَ the defiantly disobedient ٥

And [mention, O Muḥammad], when Moses said to his people, "O my people, why do you harm me while you certainly know that I am the messenger of Allāh to you?" And when they deviated, Allāh caused their hearts to deviate. And Allāh does not guide the defiantly disobedient people.

— Come To Light

وَإِذْ And when قَالَ said عِيسَى Isa ٱبْنُ son مَرْيَمَ (of) Maryam يَـٰبَنِىٓ O Children إِسْرَٰٓءِيلَ (of) Israel إِنِّى Indeed, I am رَسُولُ (the) Messenger ٱللَّهِ (of) Allah إِلَيْكُم to you مُّصَدِّقًۭا confirming لِّمَا that which بَيْنَ (was) between يَدَىَّ my hands مِنَ of ٱلتَّوْرَىٰةِ the Taurat وَمُبَشِّرًۢا and bringing glad tidings بِرَسُولٍۢ (of) a Messenger يَأْتِى to come مِنۢ from بَعْدِى after me ٱسْمُهُۥٓ whose name (will be) أَحْمَدُ ۖ Ahmad فَلَمَّا But when جَآءَهُم he came to them بِٱلْبَيِّنَـٰتِ with clear proofs قَالُوا۟ they said هَـٰذَا This سِحْرٌۭ (is) a magic مُّبِينٌۭ clear ٦

And [mention] when Jesus, the son of Mary, said, "O Children of Israel, indeed I am the messenger of Allāh to you confirming what came before me of the Torah and bringing good tidings of a messenger to come after me, whose name is Aḥmad." But when he came to them with clear evidences, they said, "This is obvious magic."

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وَمَنْ And who أَظْلَمُ (is) more wrong مِمَّنِ than (one) who ٱفْتَرَىٰ invents عَلَى upon ٱللَّهِ Allah ٱلْكَذِبَ the lie وَهُوَ while he يُدْعَىٰٓ is invited إِلَى to ٱلْإِسْلَـٰمِ ۚ Islam وَٱللَّهُ And Allah لَا (does) not يَهْدِى guide ٱلْقَوْمَ the people ٱلظَّـٰلِمِينَ [the] wrongdoers ٧

And who is more unjust than one who invents about Allāh untruth while he is being invited to Islām. And Allāh does not guide the wrongdoing people.

— Come To Light

يُرِيدُونَ They intend لِيُطْفِـُٔوا۟ to put out نُورَ (the) light ٱللَّهِ (of) Allah بِأَفْوَٰهِهِمْ with their mouths وَٱللَّهُ but Allah مُتِمُّ will perfect نُورِهِۦ His Light وَلَوْ although كَرِهَ dislike ٱلْكَـٰفِرُونَ the disbelievers ٨

They want to extinguish the light of Allāh with their mouths, but Allāh will perfect His light, although the disbelievers dislike it.

— Come To Light

هُوَ He ٱلَّذِىٓ (is) the One Who أَرْسَلَ sent رَسُولَهُۥ His Messenger بِٱلْهُدَىٰ with guidance وَدِينِ and (the) religion ٱلْحَقِّ (of) the truth لِيُظْهِرَهُۥ to make it prevail عَلَى over ٱلدِّينِ the religion كُلِّهِۦ all of them وَلَوْ although كَرِهَ dislike (it) ٱلْمُشْرِكُونَ the polytheists ٩

It is He who sent His Messenger with guidance and the religion of truth to manifest it over all religion, although those who associate others with Allāh dislike it.

— Come To Light

يَـٰٓأَيُّهَا O ٱلَّذِينَ (you) who ءَامَنُوا۟ believe هَلْ Shall أَدُلُّكُمْ I guide you عَلَىٰ to تِجَـٰرَةٍۢ a transaction تُنجِيكُم (that) will save you مِّنْ from عَذَابٍ a punishment أَلِيمٍۢ painful ١٠

O you who have believed, shall I guide you to a transaction that will save you from a painful punishment?

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تُؤْمِنُونَ Believe بِٱللَّهِ in Allah وَرَسُولِهِۦ and His Messenger وَتُجَـٰهِدُونَ and strive فِى in سَبِيلِ (the) way ٱللَّهِ (of) Allah بِأَمْوَٰلِكُمْ with your wealth وَأَنفُسِكُمْ ۚ and your lives ذَٰلِكُمْ That خَيْرٌۭ (is) better لَّكُمْ for you إِن if كُنتُمْ you تَعْلَمُونَ know ١١

[It is that] you believe in Allāh and His Messenger and strive in the cause of Allāh with your wealth and your lives. That is best for you, if you only knew.

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يَغْفِرْ He will forgive لَكُمْ for you ذُنُوبَكُمْ your sins وَيُدْخِلْكُمْ and admit you جَنَّـٰتٍۢ (in) Gardens تَجْرِى flow مِن from تَحْتِهَا underneath it ٱلْأَنْهَـٰرُ the rivers وَمَسَـٰكِنَ and dwellings طَيِّبَةًۭ pleasant فِى in جَنَّـٰتِ Gardens عَدْنٍۢ ۚ (of) Eternity ذَٰلِكَ That ٱلْفَوْزُ (is) the success ٱلْعَظِيمُ the great ١٢

He will forgive for you your sins and admit you to gardens beneath which rivers flow and pleasant dwellings in gardens of perpetual residence. That is the great attainment.

— Come To Light

وَأُخْرَىٰ And another تُحِبُّونَهَا ۖ that you love نَصْرٌۭ a help مِّنَ from ٱللَّهِ Allah وَفَتْحٌۭ and a victory قَرِيبٌۭ ۗ near وَبَشِّرِ and give glad tidings ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ (to) the believers ١٣

And [you will obtain] another [favor] that you love - victory from Allāh and an imminent conquest; and give good tidings to the believers.

— Come To Light

يَـٰٓأَيُّهَا O you ٱلَّذِينَ who ءَامَنُوا۟ believe كُونُوٓا۟ Be أَنصَارَ helpers ٱللَّهِ (of) Allah كَمَا as قَالَ said عِيسَى Isa ٱبْنُ son مَرْيَمَ (of) Maryam لِلْحَوَارِيِّـۧنَ to the disciples مَنْ Who أَنصَارِىٓ (are) my helpers إِلَى for ٱللَّهِ ۖ Allah قَالَ Said ٱلْحَوَارِيُّونَ the disciples نَحْنُ We أَنصَارُ (are) the helpers ٱللَّهِ ۖ (of) Allah فَـَٔامَنَت Then believed طَّآئِفَةٌۭ a group مِّنۢ of بَنِىٓ Children إِسْرَٰٓءِيلَ (of) Israel وَكَفَرَت and disbelieved طَّآئِفَةٌۭ ۖ a group فَأَيَّدْنَا So We supported ٱلَّذِينَ those who ءَامَنُوا۟ believed عَلَىٰ against عَدُوِّهِمْ their enemy فَأَصْبَحُوا۟ and they became ظَـٰهِرِينَ dominant ١٤

O you who have believed, be supporters of Allāh, as when Jesus, the son of Mary, said to the disciples, "Who are my supporters for Allāh?" The disciples said, "We are supporters of Allāh." And a faction of the Children of Israel believed and a faction disbelieved. So We supported those who believed against their enemy, and they became dominant.

— Come To Light

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