34. Surah Saba

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Ayahs 34:42–43

فَالْیَوْمَ لَا یَمْلِكُ بَعْضُكُمْ لِبَعْضٍ نَّفْعًا وَّ لَا ضَرًّا١ؕ وَ نَقُوْلُ لِلَّذِیْنَ ظَلَمُوْا ذُوْقُوْا عَذَابَ النَّارِ الَّتِیْ كُنْتُمْ بِهَا تُكَذِّبُوْنَ Open ayah 34:42 in the Quran reader

It was in them that most of them believed. " 63 (At that time We shall say:) "Today you can neither help nor harm one another." And to the wrongdoers We shall say, Now taste the torment of Hell which you used to deny."

وَ اِذَا تُتْلٰى عَلَیْهِمْ اٰیٰتُنَا بَیِّنٰتٍ قَالُوْا مَا هٰذَاۤ اِلَّا رَجُلٌ یُّرِیْدُ اَنْ یَّصُدَّكُمْ عَمَّا كَانَ یَعْبُدُ اٰبَآؤُكُمْ١ۚ وَ قَالُوْا مَا هٰذَاۤ اِلَّاۤ اِفْكٌ مُّفْتَرًى١ؕ وَ قَالَ الَّذِیْنَ كَفَرُوْا لِلْحَقِّ لَمَّا جَآءَهُمْ١ۙ اِنْ هٰذَاۤ اِلَّا سِحْرٌ مُّبِیْنٌ Open ayah 34:43 in the Quran reader

When Our clear Revelations are recited to these people, they say, "This person only wants to turn you away from those deities whom your forefathers have been worshipping." And they say, "This (Qur'an) is only a forged falsehood." When the Truth came before these disbelievers, they said, "This is plain magic,"

63 In this sentence, jinn implies the satans among the jinns. The answer means: "Apparently these people worshipped us, by mentioning our names and by making our images according to their imaginations. But, in fact, they did not worship us but worshipped the satans, for the satans only had shown them the way that they should regard others than Allah as fulfillers of their needs, and should make offerings before them. " This verse clearly brings out the error of the view of those people who take the word "jinn" to mean the dwellers of the mountains and deserts and rural areas. Can a sensible person imagine, on the basis of this verse, that the people used to worship the dwellers of the mountains and the deserts and the villages and believed in them? This verse also throws light on another meaning of 'ibadat. It shows that 'ibadat is not mere worship and service, but it also implies carrying out somebody's orders and obeying him without question. Even if one curses another (as one curses Satan) but at the time follows his way, one would be performing his 'ibadat. For other examples, see An-Nisa': 117-119; Al-Ma'idah: 60; At-Taubah: 31; Maryam: 42; AI-Qasas:63.
Ayah 34:44

وَ مَاۤ اٰتَیْنٰهُمْ مِّنْ كُتُبٍ یَّدْرُسُوْنَهَا وَ مَاۤ اَرْسَلْنَاۤ اِلَیْهِمْ قَبْلَكَ مِنْ نَّذِیْرٍؕ Open ayah 34:44 in the Quran reader

whereas We had neither given them a book before that they might study it, nor sent to them any warner before you. 64

64 That is, "Neither a book from God has come to them before this nor a messenger, who might have taught them to worship and serve others than God. Therefore, they arc denying the invitation to Tauhid being given by the Qur'an and Muhammad (upon whom be Allah's peace) due to sheer ignorance, and not on the basis of any knowledge. They have in fact no authority for this."
Ayah 34:45

وَ كَذَّبَ الَّذِیْنَ مِنْ قَبْلِهِمْ١ۙ وَ مَا بَلَغُوْا مِعْشَارَ مَاۤ اٰتَیْنٰهُمْ فَكَذَّبُوْا رُسُلِیْ١۫ فَكَیْفَ كَانَ نَكِیْرِ۠ Open ayah 34:45 in the Quran reader

Those who have gone before them denied likewise. These people have not attained even a tenth of what We had given them. But when they treated My Messengers as liars, see how severe was My punishment ! 65

65 That is, "The people of Makkah have not attained even one-tenth of the power and grandeur and prosperity that was possessed by those people. But just see how they went to their doom ultimately and their power and wealth could not avail them anything, when they refused to believe in the realities presented before them by the Prophets, and founded their system of life on falsehood."
Ayah 34:46

قُلْ اِنَّمَاۤ اَعِظُكُمْ بِوَاحِدَةٍ١ۚ اَنْ تَقُوْمُوْا لِلّٰهِ مَثْنٰى وَ فُرَادٰى ثُمَّ تَتَفَكَّرُوْا١۫ مَا بِصَاحِبِكُمْ مِّنْ جِنَّةٍ١ؕ اِنْ هُوَ اِلَّا نَذِیْرٌ لَّكُمْ بَیْنَ یَدَیْ عَذَابٍ شَدِیْدٍ Open ayah 34:46 in the Quran reader

O Prophet, say to them, "I shall advise you of one thing: Think hard singly or in twos for the sake of Allah and reflect as to what is there of madness in your companion. 66 He is only a warner to you before the coming of a dreadful torment. " 67

66 That is, "Free yourselves of selfish interests and whims and prejudices and consider this sincerely for the sake of Allah: consider this singly as well as jointly in two's and three's and four's in an objective manner and consider it well and deeply: What after all can be the reason that the person whom you call a madman today was, until yesterday, being looked upon as a very wise man among you ? The incident that happened a little before his appointment to Prophethood is well known among you. When after the re-construction of the Ka'bah the different clans of the Quraish were going to clash among themselves on the question as to who should place the Black Stone in the wall, you yourselves had unanimously agreed to accept Muhammad (upon whom be Allah's peace) as the arbitrator, and he had settled the question amicably to the entire satisfaction of all concerned. Now, how is it that you have started calling the same person mad, whose wisdom and sagacity has been thus tested and experienced by your whole nation? What is it if not stubbornness? Do you really mean the same that you say with your tongues?" 67 That is, "Do you call him mad only for this reason? Do you regard as wist him who finds you following the path of ruin, and applauds you, and mad him who warns you beforehand of the coming of a disaster and shows you the way to safety and well-being?"
Ayah 34:47

قُلْ مَا سَاَلْتُكُمْ مِّنْ اَجْرٍ فَهُوَ لَكُمْ١ؕ اِنْ اَجْرِیَ اِلَّا عَلَى اللّٰهِ١ۚ وَ هُوَ عَلٰى كُلِّ شَیْءٍ شَهِیْدٌ Open ayah 34:47 in the Quran reader

Say to them, "If I have asked you for a reward, keep it with yourselves, 68 for my reward is with Allah and He is a witness over everything. " 69

68 Another meaning of this can be: "I do not sock anything but your well-being: My only recompense is that you should be refomed." This thing has been expressed at another place thus; "O Prophet, say to them: I do not ask of you any recompense for this: I only ask of the one, who will, to adopt the way of his Lord." (Al-Furqan 57) 69 That is, "The accusers may say whatever they like but Allah knows everything. He is a witness that I am a selfless person:, I am not perforating this mission for any selfish motive "
Ayahs 34:48–49

قُلْ اِنَّ رَبِّیْ یَقْذِفُ بِالْحَقِّ١ۚ عَلَّامُ الْغُیُوْبِ Open ayah 34:48 in the Quran reader

Say to them, "My Lord inspires (me) with the Truth, 70 and He is the Knower of all the hidden realities."

قُلْ جَآءَ الْحَقُّ وَ مَا یُبْدِئُ الْبَاطِلُ وَ مَا یُعِیْدُ Open ayah 34:49 in the Quran reader

Say, "The Truth has come; now falsehood cannot succeed whatever it may do."

70 The words yaqdhifu bil-haqq give two meanings: (1) "He inspires me with the knowledge of the truth by Revelation; " and (2) "He is making the truth to prevail: He is crushing falsehood by means of the truth. "
Ayah 34:50

قُلْ اِنْ ضَلَلْتُ فَاِنَّمَاۤ اَضِلُّ عَلٰى نَفْسِیْ١ۚ وَ اِنِ اهْتَدَیْتُ فَبِمَا یُوْحِیْۤ اِلَیَّ رَبِّیْ١ؕ اِنَّهٗ سَمِیْعٌ قَرِیْبٌ Open ayah 34:50 in the Quran reader

Say "If I have gone astray, the burden of my going astray is on myself alone, and if I am on right guidance, it is by virtue of what my Lord reveals to me. He hears everything and is - near at hand. " 71

71 From this verse some people of the modern age have argued thus: According to it the Holy Prophet also could go astray: rather used to go astray. That is why Allah has made the Holy Prophet himself say: `If I have gone astray, I am myself responsible for this. And I am on right guidance only when my Lord sends down Revelation (i.e., verses of the Qur'an) to me." By this wrong interpretation these unjust people in fact want to prove that the Holy Prophet's life was, God forbid, a combination of guidance and error, and Allah had made him confess this before the disbelievers Lest one should adopt his obedience completely, taking him to be wholly on right guidance. The fact however is that whoever considers the theme in its correct context will know that here the words, 'If I have gone astray', are not meant to give the meaning that the Holy Prophet actually used to go astray, but it means: `If I have gone astray, as you accuse I have, and my claim to Prophethood and my this invitation to Tauhid are the result of the same deviation, as you seem to imagine, then the burden of my going astray, will be on me alone; you will not be held responsible for it. But if I am on right guidance, as in fact I am, it is because I receive Revelation from my Lord, by virtue of which I have obtained the knowledge of the guidance. My Lord is near at hand and is hearing everything. He knows whether I have gone astray or am on right guidance from Him. "
Ayah 34:51

وَ لَوْ تَرٰۤى اِذْ فَزِعُوْا فَلَا فَوْتَ وَ اُخِذُوْا مِنْ مَّكَانٍ قَرِیْبٍۙ Open ayah 34:51 in the Quran reader

Would that you could see these people when they will be in a state of confusion! They will not be able to escape but will be seized from a place closeby. 72

72 That is, "On the Day of Resurrection, every culprit will be seized in a way as though he lay in hiding closeby. As he will try to flee, he will be seized inunediately . "
Ayah 34:52

وَّ قَالُوْۤا اٰمَنَّا بِهٖ١ۚ وَ اَنّٰى لَهُمُ التَّنَاوُشُ مِنْ مَّكَانٍۭ بَعِیْدٍۚۖ Open ayah 34:52 in the Quran reader

Then they will say, "We believe in it, " 73 whereas they cannot attain a thing gone far out of hand. 74

73 "We believe in it": "We believe in the message presented by the Messenger in the world. " 74 That is, "They should have believed when they lived in the world; they have come a long way away from it. After having arrived in the Next World how can they get a chance to repent and believe ?"
Ayah 34:53

وَّ قَدْ كَفَرُوْا بِهٖ مِنْ قَبْلُ١ۚ وَ یَقْذِفُوْنَ بِالْغَیْبِ مِنْ مَّكَانٍۭ بَعِیْدٍ Open ayah 34:53 in the Quran reader

Even before they had disbelieved and used to conjecture without true knowledge. 75

75 That is, "They used to charge the Messenger and the believers with false accusations and used to taunt and mock his message. Some times they said he was a sorcerer or a madman; sometimes they ridiculed Tauhid and the concept of the Hereafter; sometimes they invented the story that another one taught him everything; and sometimes they said that the believers had started following him only on account of folly and ignorance "
Ayah 34:54

وَ حِیْلَ بَیْنَهُمْ وَ بَیْنَ مَا یَشْتَهُوْنَ كَمَا فُعِلَ بِاَشْیَاعِهِمْ مِّنْ قَبْلُ١ؕ اِنَّهُمْ كَانُوْا فِیْ شَكٍّ مُّرِیْبٍ۠ Open ayah 34:54 in the Quran reader

At that time they will be deprived of that which they will desire, as will have been deprived their likes before them: Indeed they had been involved in a misleading suspicion. 76

76 As a matter of fact, no one adopts shirk and atheism and denial of the Hereafter by conviction, nor can he, for conviction comes from knowledge. And no one has the knowledge that there is no God, or that many others have a share in Divine authority, or that there should be no Hereafter. Thus, whoever has adopted these beliefs in the world, has raised a structure on mere conjecture, which has no basis except doubt and suspicion, and this suspicion has led him to sheer error. Consequently, they doubted God's existence, they doubted the truth of Tauhid, they doubted the coming of the Hereafter; so much so that they made this doubt their faith and did not listen to the Prophets and expended and wasted their whole lifetime indulging in a wrong creed and way of life.