Sura al-Ra‘d
13
Introduction of Surah
al-Ra‘d is the 13th sura of the Holy Qur’an, which means ‘The Thunder’ and belongs to the Medinan period. It comprises 43 verses, 865 words, 3,506 letters, and six segments. It is the 96th sura in chronological order, revealed after Sura Muhammad. The sura derives its name from verse 13, where thunder is described as praising God.
The sura begins with four Mysterious Letters of the Qur’an and has much to say about the wonders of God’s creation. The sura draws attention to the many wonders of the heavens and earth to explain the magnificent signs of God’s authority. It describes some of the attributes of God, including His knowledge, being All-Encompassing and All-Mighty. He is Absolute with a complete Capability of creation. It mentions the orbiting of the sun and the moon, the vastness of the earth, the placement of firm mountains in it and the creation of fruits of every kind in pairs. The chapter further mentions the gardens, various crops, fruits and trees, irrigated by the same water yet giving different tastes. The sura explains different displays of the divine power of the One God, rejecting the idols as false and powerless gods. It further invites the people of reason towards the truth, to come out of their worldly delusions, and to remember God. The virtuous may then find comfort in their hearts and enter Paradise, as promised by their God, and escape from Hell, as promised for the evil and the infidels.
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In the Name of Allah, the Most Compassionate, the All-Merciful
ﭣﭤﭥﭦﭧﭨﭩﭪﭫﭬﭭﭮﭯﭰﭱﭲﭳﭴﭵﭶﭷﭸﭹﭺﭻﭼﭽﭾﭿﮀﮁ
13:2. It is Allah Who raised the heavens without any pillars that you see. Then (befitting His Glory), He established His command on the Throne. And He subjected the sun and the moon, each orbiting for a specified time. He regulates the affairs (and) elaborates the signs (of creation) so that you may be certain of the meeting with your Lord.
الله الذي رفع السماوات بغير عمد ترونها ثم استوى على العرش وسخر الشمس والقمر كل يجري لأجل مسمى يدبر الأمر يفصل الآيات لعلكم بلقاء ربكم توقنون
(al-Ra‘d, 13 : 2)
ﮂﮃﮄﮅﮆﮇﮈﮉﮊﮋﮌﮍﮎﮏﮐﮑﮒﮓﮔﮕﮖﮗﮘﮙﮚﮛﮜﮝ
13:3. He is the One Who has spread out the earth and placed firm mountains and rivers upon it. And of all the fruits, He has made therein a pair. He causes the night to cover the day. Indeed, there are signs for people who reflect.
وهو الذي مد الأرض وجعل فيها رواسي وأنهارا ومن كل الثمرات جعل فيها زوجين اثنين يغشي الليل النهار إن في ذلك لآيات لقوم يتفكرون
(al-Ra‘d, 13 : 3)
ﮞﮟﮠﮡﮢﮣﮤﮥﮦﮧﮨﮩﮪﮫﮬﮭﮮﮯﮰﮱﯓﯔﯕﯖﯗﯘﯙﯚﯛ
13:4. And on the earth, there are (diverse) neighbouring tracks, vineyards, (various) farms and date palms growing from the same root and (others) from different roots. (All these are) irrigated by the same water. Yet We give some of them an advantage over others in taste and flavour. There are indeed signs in this for people who understand.
وفي الأرض قطع متجاورات وجنات من أعناب وزرع ونخيل صنوان وغير صنوان يسقى بماء واحد ونفضل بعضها على بعض في الأكل إن في ذلك لآيات لقوم يعقلون
(al-Ra‘d, 13 : 4)
ﯜﯝﯞﯟﯠﯡﯢﯣﯤﯥﯦﯧﯨﯩﯪﯫﯬﯭﯮﯯﯰﯱﯲﯳﯴﯵﯶﯷﯸﯹﯺ
13:5. If you are to be amazed (at anything), then be amazed at their saying: ‘Once we have turned to dust, shall we be (raised) into a new creation?’ They are the ones who disbelieve in their Lord, and they shall have shackles around their necks. They shall be the inhabitants of the Fire. And they shall remain in it forever.
وإن تعجب فعجب قولهم أئذا كنا ترابا أئنا لفي خلق جديد أولـئك الذين كفروا بربهم وأولئك الأغلال في أعناقهم وأولـئك أصحاب النار هم فيها خالدون
(al-Ra‘d, 13 : 5)
ﭑﭒﭓﭔﭕﭖﭗﭘﭙﭚﭛﭜﭝﭞﭟﭠﭡﭢﭣﭤﭥﭦﭧ
13:6. They ask you to hasten the evil (i.e. the divine punishment) before the good (i.e. the divine mercy), though (many) examples have already passed before them. Indeed, your Lord is the Lord of forgiveness for humankind despite their wrongdoing. And indeed, your Lord is severe in retribution.
ويستعجلونك بالسيئة قبل الحسنة وقد خلت من قبلهم المثلات وإن ربك لذو مغفرة للناس على ظلمهم وإن ربك لشديد العقاب
(al-Ra‘d, 13 : 6)
ﮑﮒﮓﮔﮕﮖﮗﮘﮙﮚﮛﮜﮝﮞﮟ
13:10. It is all the same (to Him), whether anyone among you speaks secretly or speaks loudly, or whether one tries to hide in the (darkness of the) night or he is walking in broad daylight (in plain sight).
سواء منكم من أسر القول ومن جهر به ومن هو مستخف بالليل وسارب بالنهار
(al-Ra‘d, 13 : 10)
ﮠﮡﮢﮣﮤﮥﮦﮧﮨﮩﮪﮫﮬﮭﮮﮯﮰﮱﯓﯔﯕﯖﯗﯘﯙﯚﯛﯜﯝﯞﯟﯠﯡﯢﯣﯤﯥﯦﯧ
13:11. For each person, there are (attendant) angels following one another, to his front and his rear, watching over him by Allah’s command. Indeed, Allah never changes the condition of a people until they change it themselves. And when Allah intends an affliction for a people (due to their evil deeds), nothing can repel it. And they have no protector besides Him.
له معقبات من بين يديه ومن خلفه يحفظونه من أمر الله إن الله لا يغير ما بقوم حتى يغيروا ما بأنفسهم وإذا أراد الله بقوم سوءا فلا مرد له وما لهم من دونه من وال
(al-Ra‘d, 13 : 11)
ﯲﯳﯴﯵﯶﯷﯸﯹﯺﯻﯼﯽﯾﯿﰀﰁﰂﰃﰄﰅ
13:13. Thunder glorifies His praise and the angels (too) out of His fearful reverence. And He releases the thunderbolts and strikes with them whomever He wishes. Yet they continue to dispute regarding Allah, though He is Great in Might.
ويسبح الرعد بحمده والملائكة من خيفته ويرسل الصواعق فيصيب بها من يشاء وهم يجادلون في الله وهو شديد المحال
(al-Ra‘d, 13 : 13)
ﭑﭒﭓﭔﭕﭖﭗﭘﭙﭚﭛﭜﭝﭞﭟﭠﭡﭢﭣﭤﭥﭦﭧﭨﭩﭪﭫﭬﭭﭮ
13:14. To Him (alone) belongs the true prayer, and those (false idol-gods) they worship besides Allah do not answer them in the least. (They are) like someone who stretches his hands towards the water so that it may reach his mouth, but it does not reach it. And (this is how) the prayers of the disbelievers are in vain.
له دعوة الحق والذين يدعون من دونه لا يستجيبون لهم بشيء إلا كباسط كفيه إلى الماء ليبلغ فاه وما هو ببالغه وما دعاء الكافرين إلا في ضلال
(al-Ra‘d, 13 : 14)
ﭼﭽﭾﭿﮀﮁﮂﮃﮄﮅﮆﮇﮈﮉﮊﮋﮌﮍﮎﮏﮐﮑﮒﮓﮔﮕﮖﮗﮘﮙﮚﮛﮜﮝﮞﮟﮠﮡﮢﮣﮤﮥﮦﮧﮨﮩﮪﮫﮬﮭ
13:16. Say: ‘Who is the Lord of the heavens and the earth?’ Say: ‘Allah!’ Say: ‘Have you then taken (the idols as) protectors besides Him, who have no control over their (own) benefit or harm?’ Say: ‘Can the blind and the seeing be equal? Or can the darkness and the light be equal? Have they set up for Allah partners, who (supposedly) have created (something) like His creation, so that the creations appear to them confusingly similar?’ Say: ‘Allah is the Creator of everything, and He is the One, the All-Supreme.’
قل من رب السماوات والأرض قل الله قل أفاتخذتم من دونه أولياء لا يملكون لأنفسهم نفعا ولا ضرا قل هل يستوي الأعمى والبصير أم هل تستوي الظلمات والنور أم جعلوا لله شركاء خلقوا كخلقه فتشابه الخلق عليهم قل الله خالق كل شيء وهو الواحد القهار
(al-Ra‘d, 13 : 16)
ﮮﮯﮰﮱﯓﯔﯕﯖﯗﯘﯙﯚﯛﯜﯝﯞﯟﯠﯡﯢﯣﯤﯥﯦﯧﯨﯩﯪﯫﯬﯭﯮﯯﯰﯱﯲﯳﯴﯵﯶﯷﯸﯹﯺﯻﯼﯽﯾ
13:17. He sends down water from the clouds, causing the valleys to flow according to their capacity. Then, the floodwater carries a growing layer of foam on its surface, like the foam that appears when people melt (metal) in the fire to make ornaments or tools. In this way, Allah illustrates truth and falsehood. As for the foam (produced by water or fire), it disappears as a useless thing, while what benefits people remains on the earth. That is how Allah illustrates examples.
أنزل من السماء ماء فسالت أودية بقدرها فاحتمل السيل زبدا رابيا ومما يوقدون عليه في النار ابتغاء حلية أو متاع زبد مثله كذلك يضرب الله الحق والباطل فأما الزبد فيذهب جفاء وأما ما ينفع الناس فيمكث في الأرض كذلك يضرب الله الأمثال
(al-Ra‘d, 13 : 17)
ﯿﰀﰁﰂﰃﰄﰅﰆﰇﰈﰉﰊﰋﰌﰍﰎﰏﰐﰑﰒﰓﰔﰕﰖﰗﰘﰙﰚﰛﰜﰝ
13:18. For those who respond to their Lord is the excellent reward. But those who do not respond to Him, even if they possess all that is in the earth and as much of it besides, will surely offer to ransom themselves with it. For such, there shall be an evil reckoning, and their refuge shall be Hell. And it is a dreadful resting place.
للذين استجابوا لربهم الحسنى والذين لم يستجيبوا له لو أن لهم ما في الأرض جميعا ومثله معه لافتدوا به أولـئك لهم سوء الحساب ومأواهم جهنم وبئس المهاد
(al-Ra‘d, 13 : 18)
ﭹﭺﭻﭼﭽﭾﭿﮀﮁﮂﮃﮄﮅﮆﮇﮈﮉﮊﮋﮌ
13:22. and those who are patient, seeking the pleasure of their Lord, establish the prayer, spend (in charity) from what We have provided them, secretly and openly, and repel evil with good—for them shall be (the reward of) the Ultimate Abode:
والذين صبروا ابتغاء وجه ربهم وأقاموا الصلاة وأنفقوا مما رزقناهم سرا وعلانية ويدرؤون بالحسنة السيئة أولئك لهم عقبى الدار
(al-Ra‘d, 13 : 22)
ﮍﮎﮏﮐﮑﮒﮓﮔﮕﮖﮗﮘﮙﮚﮛﮜﮝ
13:23. Gardens of Eternity, which they shall enter along with those who were righteous, from among their ancestors, their spouses and their descendants. And the angels will enter upon them from every door (of Paradise),
جنات عدن يدخلونها ومن صلح من آبائهم وأزواجهم وذرياتهم والملائكة يدخلون عليهم من كل باب
(al-Ra‘d, 13 : 23)
ﮧﮨﮩﮪﮫﮬﮭﮮﮯﮰﮱﯓﯔﯕﯖﯗﯘﯙﯚﯛﯜﯝﯞﯟﯠ
13:25. However, those who break Allah’s covenant after its confirmation and break apart (the ties) that Allah has commanded to be kept and cause corruption in the land, it is they who shall have the curse, and for them will be the evil abode.
والذين ينقضون عهد الله من بعد ميثاقه ويقطعون مآ أمر الله به أن يوصل ويفسدون في الأرض أولئك لهم اللعنة ولهم سوء الدار
(al-Ra‘d, 13 : 25)
ﯡﯢﯣﯤﯥﯦﯧﯨﯩﯪﯫﯬﯭﯮﯯﯰﯱﯲ
13:26. Allah expands the provision for whom He pleases and restrains (it for whom He wills). They may be delighted with the life of this world, yet compared to the Hereafter, the life of this world is nothing but a momentary enjoyment.
الله يبسط الرزق لمن يشاء ويقدر وفرحوا بالحياة الدنيا وما الحياة الدنيا في الآخرة إلا متاع
(al-Ra‘d, 13 : 26)
ﯳﯴﯵﯶﯷﯸﯹﯺﯻﯼﯽﯾﯿﰀﰁﰂﰃﰄﰅﰆﰇ
13:27. And the disbelievers say: ‘Why has not some (miraculous) sign been sent down upon him from his Lord?’ Say: ‘Indeed, Allah leaves to stray whomever He wills and guides to Himself whoever turns to Him in repentance.
ويقول الذين كفروا لولا أنزل عليه آية من ربه قل إن الله يضل من يشاء ويهدي إليه من أناب
(al-Ra‘d, 13 : 27)
ﭚﭛﭜﭝﭞﭟﭠﭡﭢﭣﭤﭥﭦﭧﭨﭩﭪﭫﭬﭭﭮﭯﭰﭱﭲﭳﭴﭵﭶﭷ
13:30. (O Prophet!) Thus, We have sent you to a nation, before which many (other) nations have passed, that you may recite to them what We have revealed to you. Yet they disbelieve in the Most Compassionate (Lord). Say: ‘He is my Lord. There is no god but Him. In Him, I have put my trust, and to Him will be my return.’
كذلك أرسلناك في أمة قد خلت من قبلها أمم لتتلوا عليهم الذي أوحينا إليك وهم يكفرون بالرحمـن قل هو ربي لا إلـه إلا هو عليه توكلت وإليه متاب
(al-Ra‘d, 13 : 30)
ﭸﭹﭺﭻﭼﭽﭾﭿﮀﮁﮂﮃﮄﮅﮆﮇﮈﮉﮊﮋﮌﮍﮎﮏﮐﮑﮒﮓﮔﮕﮖﮗﮘﮙﮚﮛﮜﮝﮞﮟﮠﮡﮢﮣﮤﮥﮦﮧﮨﮩﮪﮫﮬﮭﮮﮯ
13:31. If there were ever a recitation (of a Book) whereby the mountains could be moved, the earth could be split apart, or the dead could be made to speak (it would have been only the Qur’an). But all matters occur by Allah’s will. Have not the believers yet realised that if Allah had willed, He would have guided the entire humankind (to the true faith)? And as for those who disbelieve, tragedy will never cease to afflict them because of their (wrong) doings, or else it will strike near their towns until Allah’s promise comes (to be fulfilled). Indeed, Allah never fails to keep His promise.
ولو أن قرآنا سيرت به الجبال أو قطعت به الأرض أو كلم به الموتى بل لله الأمر جميعا أفلم ييأس الذين آمنوا أن لو يشاء الله لهدى الناس جميعا ولا يزال الذين كفروا تصيبهم بما صنعوا قارعة أو تحل قريبا من دارهم حتى يأتي وعد الله إن الله لا يخلف الميعاد
(al-Ra‘d, 13 : 31)
ﯠﯡﯢﯣﯤﯥﯦﯧﯨﯩﯪﯫﯬﯭﯮﯯﯰﯱﯲﯳﯴﯵﯶﯷﯸﯹﯺﯻﯼﯽﯾﯿﰀﰁﰂﰃﰄﰅﰆﰇﰈﰉﰊﰋ
13:33. Is He Who is watching (the conduct of) every soul as to what it earns (comparable to the idols)? And yet, they ascribe partners to Allah! Say: ‘Name them! Do you want to inform Him of something on the earth that He does not know, or is this (merely) a display of words?’ Instead, their scheming has been made alluring to the disbelievers, and they have been blocked from the (right) path. And whomever Allah leaves to stray, he will have no guide.
أفمن هو قآئم على كل نفس بما كسبت وجعلوا لله شركاء قل سموهم أم تنبئونه بما لا يعلم في الأرض أم بظاهر من القول بل زين للذين كفروا مكرهم وصدوا عن السبيل ومن يضلل الله فما له من هاد
(al-Ra‘d, 13 : 33)
ﭑﭒﭓﭔﭕﭖﭗﭘﭙﭚﭛﭜﭝﭞﭟﭠﭡﭢﭣﭤﭥﭦﭧﭨﭩ
13:35. The depiction of Paradise, which the God-conscious have been promised, is rivers flowing beneath them, and its fruits everlasting as its shade. Such is the ultimate end of those who are God-conscious, while the ultimate end of the disbelievers is the Fire.
مثل الجنة التي وعد المتقون تجري من تحتها الأنهار أكلها دآئم وظلها تلك عقبى الذين اتقوا وعقبى الكافرين النار
(al-Ra‘d, 13 : 35)
ﭪﭫﭬﭭﭮﭯﭰﭱﭲﭳﭴﭵﭶﭷﭸﭹﭺﭻﭼﭽﭾﭿﮀﮁﮂﮃﮄﮅﮆ
13:36. And those to whom We have given the Book are delighted at what has been revealed to you. And among their factions, some deny parts of it. Say: ‘Indeed I have been commanded to worship Allah only and not to associate (any) partner with Him. To Him do I invite, and to Him will be my return.’
والذين آتيناهم الكتاب يفرحون بما أنزل إليك ومن الأحزاب من ينكر بعضه قل إنما أمرت أن أعبد الله ولا أشرك به إليه أدعو وإليه مآب
(al-Ra‘d, 13 : 36)
ﮇﮈﮉﮊﮋﮌﮍﮎﮏﮐﮑﮒﮓﮔﮕﮖﮗﮘﮙﮚﮛ
13:37. Thus, We have revealed it as a judgement in Arabic. And (O listener!) if you follow their desires after the knowledge has come to you, you shall have neither any guardian against Allah, nor any protector.
وكذلك أنزلناه حكما عربيا ولئن اتبعت أهواءهم بعد ما جاءك من العلم ما لك من الله من ولي ولا واق
(al-Ra‘d, 13 : 37)
ﮜﮝﮞﮟﮠﮡﮢﮣﮤﮥﮦﮧﮨﮩﮪﮫﮬﮭﮮﮯﮰﮱﯓﯔ
13:38. Indeed, We have sent messengers before you, and We gave them wives and children. And it is not for a messenger to bring a (miraculous) sign except with Allah’s permission. For every term, there is a Book.
ولقد أرسلنا رسلا من قبلك وجعلنا لهم أزواجا وذرية وما كان لرسول أن يأتي بآية إلا بإذن الله لكل أجل كتاب
(al-Ra‘d, 13 : 38)
ﯟﯠﯡﯢﯣﯤﯥﯦﯧﯨﯩﯪﯫﯬ
13:40. And whether We show you some part of that (worldly punishment) which We have promised them (during your life), or We take you (to Our Presence before that), you only have to communicate (the message), and the reckoning is upon Us.
وإن ما نرينك بعض الذي نعدهم أو نتوفينك فإنما عليك البلاغ وعلينا الحساب
(al-Ra‘d, 13 : 40)
ﯭﯮﯯﯰﯱﯲﯳﯴﯵﯶﯷﯸﯹﯺﯻﯼﯽﯾﯿ
13:41. Have they not seen how We are moving forward into (their) territory, shrinking its borders? And Allah decides; there is none to repeal His decision, and He is swift at reckoning.
أولم يروا أنا نأتي الأرض ننقصها من أطرافها والله يحكم لا معقب لحكمه وهو سريع الحساب
(al-Ra‘d, 13 : 41)
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