Sura al-Ahqaf
46
Introduction of Surah
al-Ahqaf is the 46th sura of the Qur’an, which means ‘The Sand-Hills’. It derives its name from verse 21, which refers to the sand-hills where Prophet Hud (peace be upon him) and the tribe of ‘Ad used to live. The sura belongs to the Meccan period and comprises 35 verses, 344 words, 2,595 letters, and 4 segments. It is the 66th sura in chronological order, revealed after Sura al-Jathiya. The sura references the deniers of the Holy Qur’an, who used to say it was pure magic or an ancient fabrication. The chapter further describes the pagan arrogance towards God; the stance of the believers and the disbelievers, with a particular reference to Prophet Hud (peace be upon him) and his deviant people who ended up in utter destruction. Furthermore, this sura relates a notable story of the jinn who came to the Holy Prophet (blessings and peace be upon him) and upon listening to the Qur’an quietly, became believers and returned to their fellow jinn as warners. The sura concludes with advice to the Holy Prophet (blessings and peace be upon him) to endure patiently like the Messengers of Firm Resolve (peace be upon them) once did.
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In the Name of Allah, the Most Compassionate, the All-Merciful
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46:1. Ha-Mim.
حم
(al-Ahqaf, 46 : 1)
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46:3. We did not create the heavens and the earth and whatever is between them but with truthful wisdom and for a specified term. Yet the disbelievers turn away from what they are warned about.
ما خلقنا السماوات والأرض وما بينهما إلا بالحق وأجل مسمى والذين كفروا عما أنذروا معرضون
(al-Ahqaf, 46 : 3)
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46:4. Say: ‘Have you considered whatever (idols) you worship besides Allah? Show me what (part) of the earth they have created. Do they have any share in (the creation of) the heavens? Bring me any (revealed) scripture before this (Qur’an) or some traces of (reliable) knowledge, if you are truthful.’
قل أرأيتم ما تدعون من دون الله أروني ماذا خلقوا من الأرض أم لهم شرك في السماوات ائتوني بكتاب من قبل هذا أو أثارة من علم إن كنتم صادقين
(al-Ahqaf, 46 : 4)
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46:8. Do they say: ‘He (the Messenger) has fabricated this (Qur’an) himself?’ Say: ‘Should I have fabricated it, then you will have no power to save me from (the wrath of) Allah. He knows best what you (mockingly) gossip about among yourselves concerning it. He suffices as a Witness between me and you. And He is the Most-Forgiving, the All-Merciful.’
أم يقولون افتراه قل إن افتريته فلا تملكون لي من الله شيئا هو أعلم بما تفيضون فيه كفى به شهيدا بيني وبينكم وهو الغفور الرحيم
(al-Ahqaf, 46 : 8)
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46:9. Say: ‘I am not the first Messenger ever sent, nor do I know (of my own accord) what will be done to me or you. I only follow whatever is revealed to me. I am just a manifest warner.’
قل ما كنت بدعا من الرسل وما أدري ما يفعل بي ولا بكم إن أتبع إلا ما يوحى إلي وما أنا إلا نذير مبين
(al-Ahqaf, 46 : 9)
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46:10. Say: ‘Have you considered? If this (Qur’an) is from Allah and you disbelieve in it, and a witness from the Children of Israel has testified to its like and believed (in it) while you act arrogantly? Indeed, Allah does not guide wrongdoing people.’
قل أرأيتم إن كان من عند الله وكفرتم به وشهد شاهد من بني إسرائيل على مثله فآمن واستكبرتم إن الله لا يهدي القوم الظالمين
(al-Ahqaf, 46 : 10)
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46:11. And the disbelievers say about the believers: ‘Had this (religion) been something good, they would not have taken the lead over us in (accepting) it.’ And as they could not find a way of guidance through it, they will say: ‘This is an ancient fabrication.’
وقال الذين كفروا للذين آمنوا لو كان خيرا ما سبقونا إليه وإذ لم يهتدوا به فسيقولون هذا إفك قديم
(al-Ahqaf, 46 : 11)
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46:12. Yet before this (Qur’an), the Book of Moses (the Torah) was (revealed) as a guide and a mercy. This is a Book that confirms (it) in the Arabic language to warn those who do wrong. And (it) is a (bearer of) good news for the virtuous.
ومن قبله كتاب موسى إماما ورحمة وهذا كتاب مصدق لسانا عربيا لينذر الذين ظلموا وبشرى للمحسنين
(al-Ahqaf, 46 : 12)
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46:15. We have commanded human being to be virtuous to his parents. His mother carried him in hardship and delivered him in hardship. The (period of) bearing him (in the womb) and his weaning (i.e. pregnancy and feeding) is (around) thirty months. When he is fully grown and reaches forty years (of age), he says: ‘My Lord! Inspire me (always) to be thankful for Your blessings that You have bestowed upon me and my parents. (And inspire me) to do righteous deeds which may please You. And grant me righteousness in respect of my offspring. Indeed, I repent to You, and I am among those who (completely) surrender to You.’
ووصينا الإنسان بوالديه إحسانا حملته أمه كرها ووضعته كرها وحمله وفصاله ثلاثون شهرا حتى إذا بلغ أشده وبلغ أربعين سنة قال رب أوزعني أن أشكر نعمتك التي أنعمت علي وعلى والدي وأن أعمل صالحا ترضاه وأصلح لي في ذريتي إني تبت إليك وإني من المسلمين
(al-Ahqaf, 46 : 15)
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46:16. Such are the ones from whom We accept the best of what they have done and overlook their misdeeds. (They will be) among the residents of Paradise. (This is) a true promise they had been given.
أولئك الذين نتقبل عنهم أحسن ما عملوا ونتجاوز عن سيئاتهم في أصحاب الجنة وعد الصدق الذي كانوا يوعدون
(al-Ahqaf, 46 : 16)
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46:17. As for the one who says to his parents: ‘Fie upon you! Are you warning me that I shall be brought out (from the grave and given life once more) when generations have passed before me?’ Then they both call for Allah’s help (and say to their child:) ‘Woe to you! Have faith! Surely Allah’s promise is true.’ But he says (in reply): ‘These (words) are nothing but fables of the ancients.’
والذي قال لوالديه أف لكما أتعدانني أن أخرج وقد خلت القرون من قبلي وهما يستغيثان الله ويلك آمن إن وعد الله حق فيقول ما هذا إلا أساطير الأولين
(al-Ahqaf, 46 : 17)
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46:20. The Day when the disbelievers are exposed to the Fire (they will be told:) ‘You have (already) exhausted your (share of) pleasures during your worldly life and (fully) enjoyed them. So today, you will be rewarded with the punishment of disgrace, for you used to act arrogantly on the earth without right and because you have been transgressing.’
ويوم يعرض الذين كفروا على النار أذهبتم طيباتكم في حياتكم الدنيا واستمتعتم بها فاليوم تجزون عذاب الهون بما كنتم تستكبرون في الأرض بغير الحق وبما كنتم تفسقون
(al-Ahqaf, 46 : 20)
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46:21. And mention (Hud,) the kinship brother (of the people) of ‘Ad, when he warned his people (of the dire consequences of their evil deeds) at al-Ahqaf (the Sand-Hills—a valley in Yemen). And (other) warners had (also) passed away before and after him, (saying:) ‘Do not worship anyone but Allah. Indeed, I fear for you the punishment of a Terrible Day.’
واذكر أخا عاد إذ أنذر قومه بالأحقاف وقد خلت النذر من بين يديه ومن خلفه ألا تعبدوا إلا الله إني أخاف عليكم عذاب يوم عظيم
(al-Ahqaf, 46 : 21)
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46:24. So when they saw it (i.e. the torment) advancing towards their valleys as a (dense) cloud, they said: ‘This is a cloud bringing us rain.’ ‘(Nay!) Instead, this (cloud) is that (torment) you restlessly sought to hasten. (It is) a hurricane, carrying a painful punishment.
فلما رأوه عارضا مستقبل أوديتهم قالوا هذا عارض ممطرنا بل هو ما استعجلتم به ريح فيها عذاب أليم
(al-Ahqaf, 46 : 24)
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46:26. (O Meccans!) Indeed, We had established them (in power) in such a manner that We did not establish you. And We gave them (advanced abilities of) hearing, sight and intellect (according to their time). But their hearing, their sight, and their minds did not avail them in any way since they persisted in denying the signs of Allah. So, the torment they used to ridicule besieged them.
ولقد مكناهم فيما إن مكناكم فيه وجعلنا لهم سمعا وأبصارا وأفئدة فما أغنى عنهم سمعهم ولا أبصارهم ولا أفئدتهم من شيء إذ كانوا يجحدون بآيات الله وحاق بهم ما كانوا به يستهزؤون
(al-Ahqaf, 46 : 26)
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46:28. So why did those (idols) they had taken as gods besides Allah for attaining (His) nearness not help them? Instead, they failed them. And that was (the result of) their lies and what they had been forging.
فلولا نصرهم الذين اتخذوا من دون الله قربانا آلهة بل ضلوا عنهم وذلك إفكهم وما كانوا يفترون
(al-Ahqaf, 46 : 28)
ﭑﭒﭓﭔﭕﭖﭗﭘﭙﭚﭛﭜﭝﭞﭟﭠﭡﭢﭣﭤ
46:29. And (remember) when We made a group of jinn incline towards you, who listened to the Qur’an. So when they were present there, they said (to one another): ‘Keep silent.’ And when it (i.e. the recitation) was finished, they returned to their people as warners.
وإذ صرفنا إليك نفرا من الجن يستمعون القرآن فلما حضروه قالوا أنصتوا فلما قضي ولوا إلى قومهم منذرين
(al-Ahqaf, 46 : 29)
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46:30. They said: ‘O our people (from the community of the jinn)! Indeed, we have heard a Book revealed after (the Torah of) Musa (Moses) confirming (the Scriptures) that came before it. It guides (us) to the truth and to a straight path.
قالوا يا قومنا إنا سمعنا كتابا أنزل من بعد موسى مصدقا لما بين يديه يهدي إلى الحق وإلى طريق مستقيم
(al-Ahqaf, 46 : 30)
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46:32. Whoever does not respond to the caller of Allah cannot escape (His power) anywhere on the earth. He will not have any protectors against Him. They are in manifest error.’
ومن لا يجب داعي الله فليس بمعجز في الأرض وليس له من دونه أولياء أولئك في ضلال مبين
(al-Ahqaf, 46 : 32)
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46:33. Do they not see that Allah, Who created the heavens and the earth and did not tire by creating them, (also) has the power to revive the dead? Yes, indeed, He is All-Capable of everything.
أولم يروا أن الله الذي خلق السماوات والأرض ولم يعي بخلقهن بقادر على أن يحيي الموتى بلى إنه على كل شيء قدير
(al-Ahqaf, 46 : 33)
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46:34. And the Day when the disbelievers will be exposed to the Fire (they will be asked:) ‘Is this (i.e. the Hereafter) not the truth?’ They will say: ‘Yes, of course! By our Lord (it is true).’ He will say: ‘Then taste the punishment for having disbelieved.’
ويوم يعرض الذين كفروا على النار أليس هذا بالحق قالوا بلى وربنا قال فذوقوا العذاب بما كنتم تكفرون
(al-Ahqaf, 46 : 34)
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