الحج Al-Hajj

22:1

يَٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلنَّاسُ ٱتَّقُوا۟ رَبَّكُمْ ۚ إِنَّ زَلْزَلَةَ ٱلسَّاعَةِ شَىْءٌ عَظِيمٌۭ ۝١

Ya ayyuha annasuittaqoo rabbakum inna zalzalata assaAAati shay-onAAatheem

O People! Guard yourself against displeasing your Lord! Surely the earthquake of the Hour of Doom is a mighty destructive event.S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

O mankind! Be wary of your Lord! Indeed the quake of the Hour is a terrible thing.Ali Quli Qarai

O mankind, fear your Lord. Indeed, the convulsion of the [final] Hour is a terrible thing.Saheeh International

22:2

يَوْمَ تَرَوْنَهَا تَذْهَلُ كُلُّ مُرْضِعَةٍ عَمَّآ أَرْضَعَتْ وَتَضَعُ كُلُّ ذَاتِ حَمْلٍ حَمْلَهَا وَتَرَى ٱلنَّاسَ سُكَٰرَىٰ وَمَا هُم بِسُكَٰرَىٰ وَلَٰكِنَّ عَذَابَ ٱللَّهِ شَدِيدٌۭ ۝٢

Yawma tarawnaha tathhalu kullumurdiAAatin AAamma ardaAAat watadaAAukullu thati hamlin hamlaha wataraannasa sukara wama hum bisukarawalakinna AAathaba Allahi shadeed

When you shall witness it on that day, you will see that every suckling woman shall abandon out of fear the child she had suckled, and every pregnant woman shall miscarry her burden out of fright, and you shall see people as if they are drunk, yet they will not be drunk. But, remember, the chastisement of Allāh will be severe.S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

The day that you will see it, every suckling female will be unmindful what she suckled, and every pregnant female will deliver her burden, and you will see the people drunk, yet they will not be drunken, but Allah’s punishment is severe.Ali Quli Qarai

On the Day you see it every nursing mother will be distracted from that [child] she was nursing, and every pregnant woman will abort her pregnancy, and you will see the people [appearing] intoxicated while they are not intoxicated; but the punishment of Allāh is severe.Saheeh International

22:3

وَمِنَ ٱلنَّاسِ مَن يُجَٰدِلُ فِى ٱللَّهِ بِغَيْرِ عِلْمٍۢ وَيَتَّبِعُ كُلَّ شَيْطَٰنٍۢ مَّرِيدٍۢ ۝٣

Wamina annasi man yujadilufee Allahi bighayri AAilmin wayattabiAAu kulla shaytaninmareed

There is among the people who disputes concerning Allāh without any knowledge and does not use his intelligence; instead, he just follows every rebellious satan—S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

Among the people are those who dispute about Allah without any knowledge, and follow every froward devil,Ali Quli Qarai

And of the people is he who disputes about Allāh without knowledge and follows every rebellious devil.Saheeh International

22:4

كُتِبَ عَلَيْهِ أَنَّهُۥ مَن تَوَلَّاهُ فَأَنَّهُۥ يُضِلُّهُۥ وَيَهْدِيهِ إِلَىٰ عَذَابِ ٱلسَّعِيرِ ۝٤

Kutiba AAalayhi annahu man tawallahufaannahu yudilluhu wayahdeehi ila AAathabi assaAAeer

although it has been written against him (i.e., Satan or his agent) that whosoever takes him for a leader, he shall lead him astray, and the only place to which he shall guide him towards is the chastisement of the burning fire.S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

about whom it has been decreed that he will mislead those who take him for an ally, and conduct them toward the punishment of the Blaze.Ali Quli Qarai

It has been decreed for him [i.e., every devil] that whoever turns to him - he will misguide him and will lead him to the punishment of the Blaze.Saheeh International

22:5

يَٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلنَّاسُ إِن كُنتُمْ فِى رَيْبٍۢ مِّنَ ٱلْبَعْثِ فَإِنَّا خَلَقْنَٰكُم مِّن تُرَابٍۢ ثُمَّ مِن نُّطْفَةٍۢ ثُمَّ مِنْ عَلَقَةٍۢ ثُمَّ مِن مُّضْغَةٍۢ مُّخَلَّقَةٍۢ وَغَيْرِ مُخَلَّقَةٍۢ لِّنُبَيِّنَ لَكُمْ ۚ وَنُقِرُّ فِى ٱلْأَرْحَامِ مَا نَشَآءُ إِلَىٰٓ أَجَلٍۢ مُّسَمًّۭى ثُمَّ نُخْرِجُكُمْ طِفْلًۭا ثُمَّ لِتَبْلُغُوٓا۟ أَشُدَّكُمْ ۖ وَمِنكُم مَّن يُتَوَفَّىٰ وَمِنكُم مَّن يُرَدُّ إِلَىٰٓ أَرْذَلِ ٱلْعُمُرِ لِكَيْلَا يَعْلَمَ مِنۢ بَعْدِ عِلْمٍۢ شَئًْۭا ۚ وَتَرَى ٱلْأَرْضَ هَامِدَةًۭ فَإِذَآ أَنزَلْنَا عَلَيْهَا ٱلْمَآءَ ٱهْتَزَّتْ وَرَبَتْ وَأَنۢبَتَتْ مِن كُلِّ زَوْجٍۭ بَهِيجٍۢ ۝٥

Ya ayyuha annasuin kuntum fee raybin mina albaAAthi fa-inna khalaqnakummin turabin thumma min nutfatin thumma minAAalaqatin thumma min mudghatin mukhallaqatin waghayrimukhallaqatin linubayyina lakum wanuqirru fee al-arhami manashao ila ajalin musamman thumma nukhrijukum tiflanthumma litablughoo ashuddakum waminkum man yutawaffawaminkum man yuraddu ila arthali alAAumuri likaylayaAAlama min baAAdi AAilmin shay-an watara al-ardahamidatan fa-itha anzalna AAalayhaalmaa ihtazzat warabat waanbatat min kulli zawjin baheej

Doubt in the Resurrection: O People! If you are in doubt concerning the resurrection, then remember how We created you in the first place. We surely created you from dust, then from a sperm drop, then from a blood clot, and then from a lump of flesh (formed and unformed)—these various stages of creation are being mentioned so that We may clarify to you the possibility of resurrection. But this is not the end of the process: And then We establish in the wombs what We please, till an appointed term, then We deliver you as an infant so that you may then reach the age of maturity. Then some of you will die young while some among you are those who live on to old age and are returned in their bodily form to the vilest state of life so that just like a child, he does not know anything after having sought knowledge all his adult life. Another example for dispelling the doubt about the resurrection: And you see the earth in winter as a sterile land, but when We sent down water upon it, it jolts back to life, swells and puts forth every magnificent pair of herbs.S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

O people! If you are in doubt about the resurrection, [consider that] We created you from dust, then from a drop of [seminal] fluid, then from a clinging mass, then from a fleshy tissue, partly formed and partly unformed, so that We may manifest [Our power] to you. We lodge in the wombs whatever [fetus] We wish for a specified term, then We bring you forth as infants, then [We rear you] so that you may come of age. [Then] there are some of you who are taken away, and there are some of you who are relegated to the nethermost age, such that he knows nothing after [having possessed] some knowledge. And you see the earth torpid, yet when We send down water upon it, it stirs and swells, and grows every delightful kind [of plant].Ali Quli Qarai

O people, if you should be in doubt about the Resurrection, then [consider that] indeed, We created you from dust, then from a sperm-drop, then from a clinging clot, and then from a lump of flesh, formed and unformed - that We may show you. And We settle in the wombs whom We will for a specified term, then We bring you out as a child, and then [We develop you] that you may reach your [time of] maturity. And among you is he who is taken in [early] death, and among you is he who is returned to the most decrepit [old] age so that he knows, after [once having] knowledge, nothing. And you see the earth barren, but when We send down upon it rain, it quivers and swells and grows [something] of every beautiful kind.Saheeh International

22:6

ذَٰلِكَ بِأَنَّ ٱللَّهَ هُوَ ٱلْحَقُّ وَأَنَّهُۥ يُحْىِ ٱلْمَوْتَىٰ وَأَنَّهُۥ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَىْءٍۢ قَدِيرٌۭ ۝٦

Thalika bi-anna Allaha huwa alhaqquwaannahu yuhyee almawta waannahu AAala kullishay-in qadeer

This is so because Allāh is the Truth; surely He brings the dead back to life, and He indeed has power over everything.S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

All that is because Allah is the Reality and it is He who revives the dead, and He has power over all things,Ali Quli Qarai

That is because Allāh is the True Reality and because He gives life to the dead and because He is over all things competentSaheeh International

22:7

وَأَنَّ ٱلسَّاعَةَ ءَاتِيَةٌۭ لَّا رَيْبَ فِيهَا وَأَنَّ ٱللَّهَ يَبْعَثُ مَن فِى ٱلْقُبُورِ ۝٧

Waanna assaAAata atiyatunla rayba feeha waanna Allaha yabAAathu manfee alquboor

And the Hour of Doom will surely come, there is no doubt in it; and verily Allāh will raise those who are in the graves back to life.S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

and because the Hour is bound to come, there is no doubt in it, and Allah will resurrect those who are in the graves.Ali Quli Qarai

And [that they may know] that the Hour is coming - no doubt about it - and that Allāh will resurrect those in the graves.Saheeh International

22:8

وَمِنَ ٱلنَّاسِ مَن يُجَٰدِلُ فِى ٱللَّهِ بِغَيْرِ عِلْمٍۢ وَلَا هُدًۭى وَلَا كِتَٰبٍۢ مُّنِيرٍۢ ۝٨

Wamina annasi man yujadilufee Allahi bighayri AAilmin wala hudan walakitabin muneer

Those Who Misled Others: There is among the people who disputes concerning Allāh without any intellectual knowledge, without any spiritual guidance and without any illuminating revealed book —S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

Among the people are those who dispute concerning Allah without any knowledge or guidance, or an enlightening Book,Ali Quli Qarai

And of the people is he who disputes about Allāh without knowledge or guidance or an enlightening book [from Him],Saheeh International

22:9

ثَانِىَ عِطْفِهِۦ لِيُضِلَّ عَن سَبِيلِ ٱللَّهِ ۖ لَهُۥ فِى ٱلدُّنْيَا خِزْىٌۭ ۖ وَنُذِيقُهُۥ يَوْمَ ٱلْقِيَٰمَةِ عَذَابَ ٱلْحَرِيقِ ۝٩

Thaniya AAitfihi liyudillaAAan sabeeli Allahi lahu fee addunyakhizyun wanutheequhu yawma alqiyamati AAathabaalhareeq

turning sideways in arrogance— so as to lead others astray from the way of Allāh; for him is disgrace in this world and on the day of resurrection We shall make him taste the punishment of the burning fire.S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

turning aside disdainfully to lead [others] astray from the way of Allah. For such there is disgrace in this world, and on the Day of Resurrection We will make him taste the punishment of the burning:Ali Quli Qarai

Twisting his neck [in arrogance] to mislead [people] from the way of Allāh. For him in the world is disgrace, and We will make him taste on the Day of Resurrection the punishment of the Burning Fire [while it is said],Saheeh International

22:10

ذَٰلِكَ بِمَا قَدَّمَتْ يَدَاكَ وَأَنَّ ٱللَّهَ لَيْسَ بِظَلَّٰمٍۢ لِّلْعَبِيدِ ۝١٠

Thalika bima qaddamat yadakawaanna Allaha laysa bithallaminlilAAabeed

This is because of what your two hands have sent before, and Allāh surely is not in the least unjust to the servants.S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

‘That is because of what your hands have sent ahead, and because Allah is not tyrannical to the servants.’Ali Quli Qarai

"That is for what your hands have put forth and because Allāh is not ever unjust to [His] servants."Saheeh International

22:11

وَمِنَ ٱلنَّاسِ مَن يَعْبُدُ ٱللَّهَ عَلَىٰ حَرْفٍۢ ۖ فَإِنْ أَصَابَهُۥ خَيْرٌ ٱطْمَأَنَّ بِهِۦ ۖ وَإِنْ أَصَابَتْهُ فِتْنَةٌ ٱنقَلَبَ عَلَىٰ وَجْهِهِۦ خَسِرَ ٱلدُّنْيَا وَٱلَْٔاخِرَةَ ۚ ذَٰلِكَ هُوَ ٱلْخُسْرَانُ ٱلْمُبِينُ ۝١١

Wamina annasi man yaAAbuduAllaha AAala harfin fa-in asabahukhayrun itmaanna bihi wa-in asabat-hu fitnatuninqalaba AAala wajhihi khasira addunya wal-akhiratathalika huwa alkhusranu almubeen

Those with Wavering Faith: There is among the people who worship Allāh in a wavering manner: if good befalls him, he is satisfied with it and worships God—this is the basis of his faith. But if a trial afflicts him and he starts facing difficulties in this life, he turns completely over and disbelieves in God. He loses this world and the Hereafter; that, indeed, is the manifest loss.S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

And among the people are those who worship Allah on the [very] fringe: if good fortune befalls him, he is content with it; but if an ordeal visits him he makes a turnabout, to become a loser in the world and the Hereafter. That is manifest loss.Ali Quli Qarai

And of the people is he who worships Allāh on an edge. If he is touched by good, he is reassured by it; but if he is struck by trial, he turns on his face [to unbelief]. He has lost [this] world and the Hereafter. That is what is the manifest loss.Saheeh International

22:12

يَدْعُوا۟ مِن دُونِ ٱللَّهِ مَا لَا يَضُرُّهُۥ وَمَا لَا يَنفَعُهُۥ ۚ ذَٰلِكَ هُوَ ٱلضَّلَٰلُ ٱلْبَعِيدُ ۝١٢

YadAAoo min dooni Allahi ma layadurruhu wama la yanfaAAuhu thalikahuwa addalalu albaAAeed

He calls, apart from Allāh, the idols that can neither harm him nor benefit him; that, indeed, is a great error.S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

He invokes besides Allah that which can bring him neither benefit nor harm. That is extreme error.Ali Quli Qarai

He invokes instead of Allāh that which neither harms him nor benefits him. That is what is the extreme error.Saheeh International

22:13

يَدْعُوا۟ لَمَن ضَرُّهُۥٓ أَقْرَبُ مِن نَّفْعِهِۦ ۚ لَبِئْسَ ٱلْمَوْلَىٰ وَلَبِئْسَ ٱلْعَشِيرُ ۝١٣

YadAAoo laman darruhu aqrabu minnafAAihi labi/sa almawla walabi/sa alAAasheer

On the day of Judgement, he will call the idol (whose harm is nearer than his benefit) in the following words: “Certainly evil is the guardian, and certainly evil is the associate.”S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

He invokes someone whose harm is surely likelier than his benefit. An evil ally indeed, and an evil companion!Ali Quli Qarai

He invokes one whose harm is closer than his benefit - how wretched the protector and how wretched the associate.Saheeh International

22:14

إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ يُدْخِلُ ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ وَعَمِلُوا۟ ٱلصَّٰلِحَٰتِ جَنَّٰتٍۢ تَجْرِى مِن تَحْتِهَا ٱلْأَنْهَٰرُ ۚ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ يَفْعَلُ مَا يُرِيدُ ۝١٤

Inna Allaha yudkhilu allatheenaamanoo waAAamiloo assalihati jannatintajree min tahtiha al-anharu inna AllahayafAAalu ma yureed

Surely Allāh will admit those who believe and do good deeds into the gardens beneath which the rivers flow; surely Allāh does what He pleases.S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

Allah will indeed admit those who have faith and do righteous deeds into gardens with streams running in them. Indeed Allah does whatever He desires.Ali Quli Qarai

Indeed, Allāh will admit those who believe and do righteous deeds to gardens beneath which rivers flow. Indeed, Allāh does what He intends.Saheeh International

22:15

مَن كَانَ يَظُنُّ أَن لَّن يَنصُرَهُ ٱللَّهُ فِى ٱلدُّنْيَا وَٱلَْٔاخِرَةِ فَلْيَمْدُدْ بِسَبَبٍ إِلَى ٱلسَّمَآءِ ثُمَّ لْيَقْطَعْ فَلْيَنظُرْ هَلْ يُذْهِبَنَّ كَيْدُهُۥ مَا يَغِيظُ ۝١٥

Man kana yathunnu anlan yansurahu Allahu fee addunya wal-akhiratifalyamdud bisababin ila assama-i thummaliyaqtaAA falyanthur hal yuthhibannakayduhu ma yagheeth

As for the unbeliever of Mecca who used to think that there is no truth in Muḥammad’s message and that Allāh would not assist him in this life by giving him the final victory and in the hereafter by giving the highest status, he surely felt enraged when he saw the triumph of Islam after the Prophet migrated to Medina. Therefore, let that unbeliever stretch a rope to heaven and then let him cut it off, and behold whether his guile does away with the triumph of Muḥammad that has enraged him.S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

Whoever thinks that Allah will not help him in this world and the Hereafter, let him stretch a rope to the ceiling and hang himself, and see if his artifice would remove his rage.Ali Quli Qarai

Whoever should think that Allāh will not support him [i.e., Prophet Muḥammad (ﷺ)] in this world and the Hereafter - let him extend a rope to the ceiling, then cut off [his breath], and let him see: will his effort remove that which enrages [him]?Saheeh International

22:16

وَكَذَٰلِكَ أَنزَلْنَٰهُ ءَايَٰتٍۭ بَيِّنَٰتٍۢ وَأَنَّ ٱللَّهَ يَهْدِى مَن يُرِيدُ ۝١٦

Wakathalika anzalnahu ayatinbayyinatin waanna Allaha yahdee man yureed

Thus We have revealed the Qur’ān as clear signs; and surely Allāh guides whomsoever He desires.S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

Thus have We sent it down as manifest signs, and indeed Allah guides whomever He desires.Ali Quli Qarai

And thus have We sent it [i.e., the Qur’ān] down as verses of clear evidence and because Allāh guides whom He intends.Saheeh International

22:17

إِنَّ ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ وَٱلَّذِينَ هَادُوا۟ وَٱلصَّٰبِِٔينَ وَٱلنَّصَٰرَىٰ وَٱلْمَجُوسَ وَٱلَّذِينَ أَشْرَكُوٓا۟ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ يَفْصِلُ بَيْنَهُمْ يَوْمَ ٱلْقِيَٰمَةِ ۚ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَىْءٍۢ شَهِيدٌ ۝١٧

Inna allatheena amanoo wallatheenahadoo wassabi-eena wannasarawalmajoosa wallatheena ashrakoo inna Allahayafsilu baynahum yawma alqiyamati inna AllahaAAala kulli shay-in shaheed

Verily those who believe in Muḥammad and the Qur’ān, those who are the Jews, the Ṣābiyeen, the Christians, the Zoroastrians, and those who associate others with Allãh—Allãh will surely render a decision about them on the day of resurrection because Allāh is definitely a witness over everything.S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

Indeed Allah will indeed judge between the faithful, the Jews, the Sabaeans, the Christians, the Magians and the polytheists on the Day of Resurrection. Indeed Allah is witness to all things.Ali Quli Qarai

Indeed, those who have believed and those who were Jews and the Sabeans and the Christians and the Magians and those who associated with Allāh - Allāh will judge between them on the Day of Resurrection. Indeed Allāh is, over all things, Witness.Saheeh International

22:18

أَلَمْ تَرَ أَنَّ ٱللَّهَ يَسْجُدُ لَهُۥ مَن فِى ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَمَن فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ وَٱلشَّمْسُ وَٱلْقَمَرُ وَٱلنُّجُومُ وَٱلْجِبَالُ وَٱلشَّجَرُ وَٱلدَّوَآبُّ وَكَثِيرٌۭ مِّنَ ٱلنَّاسِ ۖ وَكَثِيرٌ حَقَّ عَلَيْهِ ٱلْعَذَابُ ۗ وَمَن يُهِنِ ٱللَّهُ فَمَا لَهُۥ مِن مُّكْرِمٍ ۚ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ يَفْعَلُ مَا يَشَآءُ ۩ ۝١٨

Alam tara anna Allaha yasjudu lahuman fee assamawati waman fee al-ardiwashshamsu walqamaru wannujoomu waljibaluwashshajaru waddawabbu wakatheerun minaannasi wakatheerun haqqa AAalayhi alAAathabuwaman yuhini Allahu fama lahu min mukrimin inna AllahayafAAalu ma yasha/

Do you not know that to Allāh prostrates whosoever is in the heavens and whosoever is in the earth, including the sun, the moon, the stars, the mountains, the trees, the animals and many of the people. And many people already deserve the chastisement because although they are subdued to God’s will by nature, they are disobedient in their actions, and whomever Allāh disgraces, there is none to honour him; surely Allāh does whatsoever He pleases.S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

Have you not regarded that whoever is in the heavens and whoever is on the earth prostrates to Allah, as well as the sun, the moon, and the stars, the mountains, the trees, and the animals and many humans? And many have come to deserve the punishment. Whomever Allah humiliates will find no one who may bring him honour. Indeed Allah does whatever He wishes.Ali Quli Qarai

Do you not see [i.e., know] that to Allāh prostrates whoever is in the heavens and whoever is on the earth and the sun, the moon, the stars, the mountains, the trees, the moving creatures and many of the people? But upon many the punishment has been justified. And he whom Allāh humiliates - for him there is no bestower of honor. Indeed, Allāh does what He wills.Saheeh International

22:19

۞ هَٰذَانِ خَصْمَانِ ٱخْتَصَمُوا۟ فِى رَبِّهِمْ ۖ فَٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ قُطِّعَتْ لَهُمْ ثِيَابٌۭ مِّن نَّارٍۢ يُصَبُّ مِن فَوْقِ رُءُوسِهِمُ ٱلْحَمِيمُ ۝١٩

Hathani khasmani ikhtasamoofee rabbihim fallatheena kafaroo quttiAAatlahum thiyabun min narin yusabbu min fawqiruoosihimu alhameem

These are the two adversaries (the believers and the others) who have disputed concerning their Lord: As for those who disbelieved, for them garments of fire are cut; and boiling water shall be poured over their headsS. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

These two contending groups contend concerning their Lord. As for those who are faithless, cloaks of fire will be cut out for them, and boiling water will be poured over their heads,Ali Quli Qarai

These are two adversaries who have disputed over their Lord. But those who disbelieved will have cut out for them garments of fire. Poured upon their heads will be scalding waterSaheeh International

22:20

يُصْهَرُ بِهِۦ مَا فِى بُطُونِهِمْ وَٱلْجُلُودُ ۝٢٠

Yusharu bihi ma fee butoonihimwaljulood

whereby whatever is in their bellies and skins shall be melted;S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

with which their skins and entrails will fuse,Ali Quli Qarai

By which is melted that within their bellies and [their] skins.Saheeh International

22:21

وَلَهُم مَّقَٰمِعُ مِنْ حَدِيدٍۢ ۝٢١

Walahum maqamiAAu min hadeed

and for them are iron rods with which they will be whipped.S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

and there will be clubs of iron for them.Ali Quli Qarai

And for [striking] them are maces of iron.Saheeh International

22:22

كُلَّمَآ أَرَادُوٓا۟ أَن يَخْرُجُوا۟ مِنْهَا مِنْ غَمٍّ أُعِيدُوا۟ فِيهَا وَذُوقُوا۟ عَذَابَ ٱلْحَرِيقِ ۝٢٢

Kullama aradoo an yakhrujoominha min ghammin oAAeedoo feeha wathooqooAAathaba alhareeq

Whenever they shall desire to come forth from it in anguish, they shall be turned back into it, and it will be announced: “Taste the chastisement of the burning fire.”S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

Whenever they desire to leave it out of anguish, they will be turned back into it [and told]: ‘Taste the punishment of the burning!’Ali Quli Qarai

Every time they want to get out of it [i.e., Hellfire] from anguish, they will be returned to it, and [it will be said], "Taste the punishment of the Burning Fire!"Saheeh International

22:23

إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ يُدْخِلُ ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ وَعَمِلُوا۟ ٱلصَّٰلِحَٰتِ جَنَّٰتٍۢ تَجْرِى مِن تَحْتِهَا ٱلْأَنْهَٰرُ يُحَلَّوْنَ فِيهَا مِنْ أَسَاوِرَ مِن ذَهَبٍۢ وَلُؤْلُؤًۭا ۖ وَلِبَاسُهُمْ فِيهَا حَرِيرٌۭ ۝٢٣

Inna Allaha yudkhilu allatheenaamanoo waAAamiloo assalihati jannatintajree min tahtiha al-anharu yuhallawnafeeha min asawira min thahabin walu/lu-anwalibasuhum feeha hareer

As for those who believe and do good deeds, Allāh shall surely admit them into gardens underneath which rivers flow; therein they shall be adorned with bracelets of gold and pearls, and their garments therein shall be of silk;S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

Indeed Allah will admit those who have faith and do righteous deeds into gardens with streams running in them, adorned therein with bracelets of gold and pearl, and their dress therein will be silk.Ali Quli Qarai

Indeed, Allāh will admit those who believe and do righteous deeds to gardens beneath which rivers flow. They will be adorned therein with bracelets of gold and pearl, and their garments therein will be silk.Saheeh International

22:24

وَهُدُوٓا۟ إِلَى ٱلطَّيِّبِ مِنَ ٱلْقَوْلِ وَهُدُوٓا۟ إِلَىٰ صِرَٰطِ ٱلْحَمِيدِ ۝٢٤

Wahudoo ila attayyibimina alqawli wahudoo ila sirati alhameed

and they shall be guided unto goodly speech, and they shall be guided unto the path of the Praiseworthy God.S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

They were guided to chaste belief, and guided to the path of the All-laudable.Ali Quli Qarai

And they had been guided [in worldly life] to good speech, and they were guided to the path of the Praiseworthy.Saheeh International

22:25

إِنَّ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ وَيَصُدُّونَ عَن سَبِيلِ ٱللَّهِ وَٱلْمَسْجِدِ ٱلْحَرَامِ ٱلَّذِى جَعَلْنَٰهُ لِلنَّاسِ سَوَآءً ٱلْعَٰكِفُ فِيهِ وَٱلْبَادِ ۚ وَمَن يُرِدْ فِيهِ بِإِلْحَادٍۭ بِظُلْمٍۢ نُّذِقْهُ مِنْ عَذَابٍ أَلِيمٍۢ ۝٢٥

Inna allatheena kafaroo wayasuddoonaAAan sabeeli Allahi walmasjidi alharamiallathee jaAAalnahu linnasi sawaanalAAakifu feehi walbadi waman yurid feehibi-ilhadin bithulmin nuthiqhu min AAathabinaleem

Those Meccans who have disbelieved and are preventing the people from Allāh’s way and from the Holy Mosque —which We have made equally for all people: for the one who dwells in it (i.e., in Mecca) as well as the desert dweller— are being unjust; and whosoever intends therein to deviate unjustly, We shall let him taste a painful chastisement.S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

Indeed those who are faithless and bar from the way of Allah and the Sacred Mosque, which We have made for all people, the native and the visitor being equal therein—whoever wrongfully tries to commit violation in it, We shall make him taste a painful punishment.Ali Quli Qarai

Indeed, those who have disbelieved and avert [people] from the way of Allāh and [from] al-Masjid al-Ḥarām, which We made for the people - equal are the resident therein and one from outside - and [also] whoever intends [a deed] therein of deviation [in religion] by wrongdoing - We will make him taste of a painful punishment.Saheeh International

22:26

وَإِذْ بَوَّأْنَا لِإِبْرَٰهِيمَ مَكَانَ ٱلْبَيْتِ أَن لَّا تُشْرِكْ بِى شَئًْۭا وَطَهِّرْ بَيْتِىَ لِلطَّآئِفِينَ وَٱلْقَآئِمِينَ وَٱلرُّكَّعِ ٱلسُّجُودِ ۝٢٦

Wa-ith bawwa/na li-ibraheemamakana albayti an la tushrik bee shay-an watahhirbaytiya litta-ifeena walqa-imeenawarrukkaAAi assujood

Remember when We assigned to Ibrāhīm the place of the House as a center of worship, and We said: O Ibrāhīm, do not associate Me with anything in your worship. And purify My House for those who shall go around it, and those who shall stand, bow, and prostrate themselves in worshipping Me.S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

When We settled for Abraham the site of the House [saying], Do not ascribe any partners to Me, and purify My House for those who circle around it, and those who stand [in it for prayer], and those who bow and prostrate themselves.Ali Quli Qarai

And [mention, O Muḥammad], when We designated for Abraham the site of the House, [saying], "Do not associate anything with Me and purify My House for those who perform ṭawāf and those who stand [in prayer] and those who bow and prostrate.Saheeh International

22:27

وَأَذِّن فِى ٱلنَّاسِ بِٱلْحَجِّ يَأْتُوكَ رِجَالًۭا وَعَلَىٰ كُلِّ ضَامِرٍۢ يَأْتِينَ مِن كُلِّ فَجٍّ عَمِيقٍۢ ۝٢٧

Waaththin fee annasibilhajji ya/tooka rijalan waAAalakulli damirin ya/teena min kulli fajjin AAameeq

And proclaim among the people to come to Mecca for the pilgrimage: they shall, O Ibrāhīm, come to you on foot and on every lean beast; they shall be coming from every remote path.S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

And proclaim the Hajj to all the people: they will come to you on foot and on lean camels, coming from distant places,Ali Quli Qarai

And proclaim to the people the ḥajj [pilgrimage]; they will come to you on foot and on every lean camel; they will come from every distant pass -Saheeh International

22:28

لِّيَشْهَدُوا۟ مَنَٰفِعَ لَهُمْ وَيَذْكُرُوا۟ ٱسْمَ ٱللَّهِ فِىٓ أَيَّامٍۢ مَّعْلُومَٰتٍ عَلَىٰ مَا رَزَقَهُم مِّنۢ بَهِيمَةِ ٱلْأَنْعَٰمِ ۖ فَكُلُوا۟ مِنْهَا وَأَطْعِمُوا۟ ٱلْبَآئِسَ ٱلْفَقِيرَ ۝٢٨

Liyashhadoo manafiAAa lahum wayathkurooisma Allahi fee ayyamin maAAloomatin AAalama razaqahum min baheemati al-anAAami fakuloo minhawaatAAimoo alba-isa alfaqeer

People will come for the pilgrimage so that they may witness material and spiritual benefits for themselves. And so that on the well-known days of pilgrimage (10th to 14th of Dhul-ḥijjah), they may mention the name of Allāh over such animals of the livestock that He has provided to them. After slaughtering the animals and cooking them, eat of it yourselves and feed the miserable poor.S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

that they may witness the benefits for them, and mention Allah’s Name during the known days over the livestock He has provided them. So eat thereof and feed the destitute and the needy.Ali Quli Qarai

That they may witness [i.e., attend] benefits for themselves and mention the name of Allāh on known [i.e., specific] days over what He has provided for them of [sacrificial] animals. So eat of them and feed the miserable and poor.Saheeh International

22:29

ثُمَّ لْيَقْضُوا۟ تَفَثَهُمْ وَلْيُوفُوا۟ نُذُورَهُمْ وَلْيَطَّوَّفُوا۟ بِٱلْبَيْتِ ٱلْعَتِيقِ ۝٢٩

Thumma lyaqdoo tafathahum walyoofoonuthoorahum walyattawwafoo bilbaytialAAateeq

Then let them accomplish their needful acts (i.e., shaving the hair or clipping the nail and cleansing, etc.), let them fulfil their vows, and let them go around the Ancient House (i.e., the Ka‘bah).S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

Then let them do away with their untidiness, fulfill their vows, and circle around the Ancient House.Ali Quli Qarai

Then let them end their untidiness and fulfill their vows and perform ṭawāf around the ancient House."Saheeh International

22:30

ذَٰلِكَ وَمَن يُعَظِّمْ حُرُمَٰتِ ٱللَّهِ فَهُوَ خَيْرٌۭ لَّهُۥ عِندَ رَبِّهِۦ ۗ وَأُحِلَّتْ لَكُمُ ٱلْأَنْعَٰمُ إِلَّا مَا يُتْلَىٰ عَلَيْكُمْ ۖ فَٱجْتَنِبُوا۟ ٱلرِّجْسَ مِنَ ٱلْأَوْثَٰنِ وَٱجْتَنِبُوا۟ قَوْلَ ٱلزُّورِ ۝٣٠

Thalika waman yuAAaththimhurumati Allahi fahuwa khayrun lahu AAindarabbihi waohillat lakumu al-anAAamu illa mayutla AAalaykum fajtaniboo arrijsa minaal-awthani wajtaniboo qawla azzoor

All that are parts of the rites and rituals of pilgrimage and constitute the sacred symbols. And whosoever venerates the sacred symbols of Allāh, it shall be better for him with his Lord. The cattle have been made lawful to you except that which is recited to you in this and other verses. Therefore, refrain from the abomination of the idols and refrain from the false statements,S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

That, and whoever venerates the sacraments of Allah, that is better for him with his Lord. You are permitted [animals of] grazing livestock except for what will be recited to you. So avoid the abomination of idols, and avoid false speech,Ali Quli Qarai

That [has been commanded], and whoever honors the sacred ordinances of Allāh - it is best for him in the sight of his Lord. And permitted to you are the grazing livestock, except what is recited to you. So avoid the uncleanliness of idols and avoid false statement,Saheeh International

22:31

حُنَفَآءَ لِلَّهِ غَيْرَ مُشْرِكِينَ بِهِۦ ۚ وَمَن يُشْرِكْ بِٱللَّهِ فَكَأَنَّمَا خَرَّ مِنَ ٱلسَّمَآءِ فَتَخْطَفُهُ ٱلطَّيْرُ أَوْ تَهْوِى بِهِ ٱلرِّيحُ فِى مَكَانٍۢ سَحِيقٍۢ ۝٣١

Hunafaa lillahi ghayramushrikeena bihi waman yushrik billahi fakaannamakharra mina assama-i fatakhtafuhu attayruaw tahwee bihi arreehu fee makanin saheeq

being people of upright and pure faith in Allāh, not associating with Him anything. And whosoever associates anything with Allāh, then it is as if he has fallen from the sky, and the birds snatch him away or the wind carries him off to a place far away.S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

as persons having pure faith in Allah, not ascribing partners to Him. Whoever ascribes partners to Allah is as though he had fallen from a height, then [his corpse] is devoured by vultures, or [his remains are] blown away by the wind far and wide.Ali Quli Qarai

Inclining [only] to Allāh, not associating [anything] with Him. And he who associates with Allāh - it is as though he had fallen from the sky and was snatched by the birds or the wind carried him down into a remote place.Saheeh International

22:32

ذَٰلِكَ وَمَن يُعَظِّمْ شَعَٰٓئِرَ ٱللَّهِ فَإِنَّهَا مِن تَقْوَى ٱلْقُلُوبِ ۝٣٢

Thalika waman yuAAaththimshaAAa-ira Allahi fa-innaha min taqwaalquloob

All that was mentioned earlier are parts of the rites and rituals of pilgrimage and constitute the sacred symbols. Then referring to the sacrificial animals, Allāh says: And whosoever venerates the sacred symbols of Allāh, that is a good deed, and that indeed is the result of the piety of hearts.S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

That. And whoever venerates the sacraments of Allah—indeed that arises from the Godwariness of hearts.Ali Quli Qarai

That [is so]. And whoever honors the symbols [i.e., rites] of Allāh - indeed, it is from the piety of hearts.Saheeh International

22:33

لَكُمْ فِيهَا مَنَٰفِعُ إِلَىٰٓ أَجَلٍۢ مُّسَمًّۭى ثُمَّ مَحِلُّهَآ إِلَى ٱلْبَيْتِ ٱلْعَتِيقِ ۝٣٣

Lakum feeha manafiAAu ilaajalin musamman thumma mahilluha ila albaytialAAateeq

You derive benefits from them (i.e., the animals: riding on them or drinking their milk) till a fixed time, then their rightful time of sacrifice is by the Ancient House of Worship.S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

You may benefit from them until a specified time. Then their place of sacrifice is by the Ancient House.Ali Quli Qarai

For you therein [i.e., the animals marked for sacrifice] are benefits for a specified term; then their place of sacrifice is at the ancient House.Saheeh International

22:34

وَلِكُلِّ أُمَّةٍۢ جَعَلْنَا مَنسَكًۭا لِّيَذْكُرُوا۟ ٱسْمَ ٱللَّهِ عَلَىٰ مَا رَزَقَهُم مِّنۢ بَهِيمَةِ ٱلْأَنْعَٰمِ ۗ فَإِلَٰهُكُمْ إِلَٰهٌۭ وَٰحِدٌۭ فَلَهُۥٓ أَسْلِمُوا۟ ۗ وَبَشِّرِ ٱلْمُخْبِتِينَ ۝٣٤

Walikulli ommatin jaAAalna mansakanliyathkuroo isma Allahi AAala marazaqahum min baheemati al-anAAami fa-ilahukum ilahunwahidun falahu aslimoo wabashshiri almukhbiteen

These rituals have not been imposed upon you only. For every believing nation before you, We have prescribed a sacrificial rite so that they may mention the name of Allāh over animals of the livestock that He had provided to them. Your God and the God of the nations before you is One God, so submit yourselves to Him and give good news to the humble believersS. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

For every nation We have appointed a rite so that they might mention Allah’s Name over the livestock He has provided them. Your God is the One God, so submit to Him. And give good news to the humbleAli Quli Qarai

And for every [religious] community We have appointed a rite [of sacrifice] that they may mention the name of Allāh over what He has provided for them of [sacrificial] animals. For your god is one God, so to Him submit. And, [O Muḥammad], give good tidings to the humble [before their Lord]Saheeh International

22:35

ٱلَّذِينَ إِذَا ذُكِرَ ٱللَّهُ وَجِلَتْ قُلُوبُهُمْ وَٱلصَّٰبِرِينَ عَلَىٰ مَآ أَصَابَهُمْ وَٱلْمُقِيمِى ٱلصَّلَوٰةِ وَمِمَّا رَزَقْنَٰهُمْ يُنفِقُونَ ۝٣٥

Allatheena itha thukiraAllahu wajilat quloobuhum wassabireenaAAala ma asabahum walmuqeemee assalatiwamimma razaqnahum yunfiqoon

whose hearts tremble whenever Allāh is mentioned in their presence, who patiently endure whatever afflicts them, who perform the prayer, and who give in charity from whatever We have provided them.S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

—those whose hearts tremble with awe when Allah is mentioned, and who are patient through whatever visits them, and who maintain the prayer and spend out of what We have provided them.Ali Quli Qarai

Who, when Allāh is mentioned, their hearts are fearful, and [to] the patient over what has afflicted them, and the establishers of prayer and those who spend from what We have provided them.Saheeh International

22:36

وَٱلْبُدْنَ جَعَلْنَٰهَا لَكُم مِّن شَعَٰٓئِرِ ٱللَّهِ لَكُمْ فِيهَا خَيْرٌۭ ۖ فَٱذْكُرُوا۟ ٱسْمَ ٱللَّهِ عَلَيْهَا صَوَآفَّ ۖ فَإِذَا وَجَبَتْ جُنُوبُهَا فَكُلُوا۟ مِنْهَا وَأَطْعِمُوا۟ ٱلْقَانِعَ وَٱلْمُعْتَرَّ ۚ كَذَٰلِكَ سَخَّرْنَٰهَا لَكُمْ لَعَلَّكُمْ تَشْكُرُونَ ۝٣٦

Walbudna jaAAalnahalakum min shaAAa-iri Allahi lakum feehakhayrun fathkuroo isma Allahi AAalayhasawaffa fa-itha wajabat junoobuhafakuloo minha waatAAimoo alqaniAAa walmuAAtarrakathalika sakhkharnaha lakum laAAallakumtashkuroon

As for the sacrificial camels, We have made them as sacred symbols of Allāh for you; there is much good in them for you. Therefore, mention the name of Allāh on them as they stand tied in rows, ready to be sacrificed. So when they fall down on their sides after the slaughtering, then eat of it yourself and also feed the poor and beggars. Thus, We have made the animals subservient to you so that you may be grateful.S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

We have appointed for you the [sacrificial] camels as part of Allah’s sacraments. There is good for you in them. So mention the Name of Allah over them as they stand. And when they have fallen on their flanks, eat from them, and feed the self-contained needy and the mendicant. Thus have We disposed them for your benefit so that you may give thanks.Ali Quli Qarai

And the camels and cattle We have appointed for you as among the symbols [i.e., rites] of Allāh; for you therein is good. So mention the name of Allāh upon them when lined up [for sacrifice]; and when they are [lifeless] on their sides, then eat from them and feed the needy [who does not seek aid] and the beggar. Thus have We subjected them to you that you may be grateful.Saheeh International

22:37

لَن يَنَالَ ٱللَّهَ لُحُومُهَا وَلَا دِمَآؤُهَا وَلَٰكِن يَنَالُهُ ٱلتَّقْوَىٰ مِنكُمْ ۚ كَذَٰلِكَ سَخَّرَهَا لَكُمْ لِتُكَبِّرُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ عَلَىٰ مَا هَدَىٰكُمْ ۗ وَبَشِّرِ ٱلْمُحْسِنِينَ ۝٣٧

Lan yanala Allaha luhoomuhawala dimaoha walakin yanaluhuattaqwa minkum kathalika sakhkharahalakum litukabbiroo Allaha AAala ma hadakumwabashshiri almuhsineen

By making these sacrifices, do not ever think that their benefits reach Allāh. Never will the animals’ flesh or their blood reach Allāh; however, what reaches Him from you is piety (the spirit of guarding yourself against displeasing Allāh). Thus He has made them (the animals) subservient to you so that you may glorify Allāh for what He has guided you. And, O Muḥammad, give good news to those who do good to others.S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

It is not their flesh or blood that reaches Allah; rather, it is your piety that reaches Him. Thus has He disposed them for your benefit so that you may magnify Allah for His guiding you. And give good news to the virtuous.Ali Quli Qarai

Their meat will not reach Allāh, nor will their blood, but what reaches Him is piety from you. Thus have We subjected them to you that you may glorify Allāh for that [to] which He has guided you; and give good tidings to the doers of good.Saheeh International

22:38

۞ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ يُدَٰفِعُ عَنِ ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوٓا۟ ۗ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ لَا يُحِبُّ كُلَّ خَوَّانٍۢ كَفُورٍ ۝٣٨

Inna Allaha yudafiAAu AAaniallatheena amanoo inna Allaha la yuhibbukulla khawwanin kafoor

Allāh surely defends those who believe; Allāh does not like any unfaithful and ungrateful person (such as the Meccan unbelievers).S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

Allah will indeed defend those who have faith. Indeed Allah does not like any ingrate traitor.Ali Quli Qarai

Indeed, Allāh defends those who have believed. Indeed, Allāh does not like everyone treacherous and ungrateful.Saheeh International

22:39

أُذِنَ لِلَّذِينَ يُقَٰتَلُونَ بِأَنَّهُمْ ظُلِمُوا۟ ۚ وَإِنَّ ٱللَّهَ عَلَىٰ نَصْرِهِمْ لَقَدِيرٌ ۝٣٩

Othina lillatheena yuqataloonabi-annahum thulimoo wa-inna Allaha AAalanasrihim laqadeer

Permission is granted to those on whom war is imposed because they have been oppressed. And Allāh surely is able to help them.S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

Those who are fought against are permitted [to fight] because they have been wronged, and Allah is indeed able to help themAli Quli Qarai

Permission [to fight] has been given to those who are being fought, because they were wronged. And indeed, Allāh is competent to give them victory.Saheeh International

22:40

ٱلَّذِينَ أُخْرِجُوا۟ مِن دِيَٰرِهِم بِغَيْرِ حَقٍّ إِلَّآ أَن يَقُولُوا۟ رَبُّنَا ٱللَّهُ ۗ وَلَوْلَا دَفْعُ ٱللَّهِ ٱلنَّاسَ بَعْضَهُم بِبَعْضٍۢ لَّهُدِّمَتْ صَوَٰمِعُ وَبِيَعٌۭ وَصَلَوَٰتٌۭ وَمَسَٰجِدُ يُذْكَرُ فِيهَا ٱسْمُ ٱللَّهِ كَثِيرًۭا ۗ وَلَيَنصُرَنَّ ٱللَّهُ مَن يَنصُرُهُۥٓ ۗ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ لَقَوِىٌّ عَزِيزٌ ۝٤٠

Allatheena okhrijoo min diyarihimbighayri haqqin illa an yaqooloo rabbuna Allahuwalawla dafAAu Allahi annasa baAAdahumbibaAAdin lahuddimat sawamiAAu wabiyaAAun wasalawatunwamasajidu yuthkaru feeha ismu Allahikatheeran walayansuranna Allahu man yansuruhuinna Allaha laqawiyyun AAazeez

The oppressed people who have permission to wage defensive war are those who have been expelled by the idol-worshippers out of their homes without any just cause. The only reason why they were uprooted from their homes is that they say, “Our Lord is Allãh.” If Allāh had not repelled the people, some by means of others by introducing the laws of peace and order (including defensive jihād), then certainly the very symbols of religion in the society, like the monasteries, the churches, the synagogues, and the mosques wherein Allāh’s name is mentioned a lot would have been destroyed. And Allāh indeed shall help him who helps Him by helping His cause; surely Allāh is Strong, Mighty.S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

—those who were expelled from their homes unjustly, only because they said, ‘Allah is our Lord.’ Had not Allah repulsed the people from one another, ruin would have befallen the monasteries, churches, synagogues and mosques in which Allah’s Name is much invoked. Allah will surely help those who help Him. Indeed Allah is all-strong, all-mighty.Ali Quli Qarai

[They are] those who have been evicted from their homes without right - only because they say, "Our Lord is Allāh." And were it not that Allāh checks the people, some by means of others, there would have been demolished monasteries, churches, synagogues, and mosques in which the name of Allāh is much mentioned [i.e., praised]. And Allāh will surely support those who support Him [i.e., His cause]. Indeed, Allāh is Powerful and Exalted in Might.Saheeh International

22:41

ٱلَّذِينَ إِن مَّكَّنَّٰهُمْ فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ أَقَامُوا۟ ٱلصَّلَوٰةَ وَءَاتَوُا۟ ٱلزَّكَوٰةَ وَأَمَرُوا۟ بِٱلْمَعْرُوفِ وَنَهَوْا۟ عَنِ ٱلْمُنكَرِ ۗ وَلِلَّهِ عَٰقِبَةُ ٱلْأُمُورِ ۝٤١

Allatheena in makkannahum feeal-ardi aqamoo assalata waatawooazzakata waamaroo bilmaAAroofi wanahawAAani almunkari walillahi AAaqibatu al-omoor

The believers are those who, if We establish them in the earth, will perform the prayer, pay the alms, command the good, and forbid the evil. And the eventual outcome of all things is with Allāh.S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

Those who, if We granted them power in the land, will maintain the prayer, give the zakat, bid what is right and forbid what is wrong. And with Allah rests the outcome of all matters.Ali Quli Qarai

[And they are] those who, if We give them authority in the land, establish prayer and give zakāh and enjoin what is right and forbid what is wrong. And to Allāh belongs the outcome of [all] matters.Saheeh International

22:42

وَإِن يُكَذِّبُوكَ فَقَدْ كَذَّبَتْ قَبْلَهُمْ قَوْمُ نُوحٍۢ وَعَادٌۭ وَثَمُودُ ۝٤٢

Wa-in yukaththibooka faqad kaththabatqablahum qawmu noohin waAAadun wathamood

O Muḥammad! If the Meccans are rejecting you, then do not be disheartened because the people who came before them —the people of Nūḥ, ‘Ād and Thamūd— had also rejected their prophets.S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

If they impugn you, the people of Noah had impugned before them and ‘Ad and Thamud,Ali Quli Qarai

And if they deny you, [O Muḥammad] - so, before them, did the people of Noah and ʿAad and Thamūd deny [their prophets],Saheeh International

22:43

وَقَوْمُ إِبْرَٰهِيمَ وَقَوْمُ لُوطٍۢ ۝٤٣

Waqawmu ibraheema waqawmu loot

Not only these three, even the people of Ibrahim, the people of Lūṭ,S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

[as well as] the people of Abraham and the people of Lot,Ali Quli Qarai

And the people of Abraham and the people of LotSaheeh International

22:44

وَأَصْحَٰبُ مَدْيَنَ ۖ وَكُذِّبَ مُوسَىٰ فَأَمْلَيْتُ لِلْكَٰفِرِينَ ثُمَّ أَخَذْتُهُمْ ۖ فَكَيْفَ كَانَ نَكِيرِ ۝٤٤

Waas-habu madyana wakuththibamoosa faamlaytu lilkafireena thumma akhathtuhumfakayfa kana nakeer

the people of Madyan rejected their prophets, and even Musa was rejected by the Pharaoh. In all these cases, I gave respite to the unbelievers, and then I seized them; and you know how severe My disapproval was.S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

and the inhabitants of Midian, and Moses was also impugned. But I gave the faithless a respite, then I seized them and how was My rebuttal!Ali Quli Qarai

And the inhabitants of Madyan. And Moses was denied, so I prolonged enjoyment for the disbelievers; then I seized them, and how [terrible] was My reproach.Saheeh International

22:45

فَكَأَيِّن مِّن قَرْيَةٍ أَهْلَكْنَٰهَا وَهِىَ ظَالِمَةٌۭ فَهِىَ خَاوِيَةٌ عَلَىٰ عُرُوشِهَا وَبِئْرٍۢ مُّعَطَّلَةٍۢ وَقَصْرٍۢ مَّشِيدٍ ۝٤٥

Fakaayyin min qaryatin ahlaknahawahiya thalimatun fahiya khawiyatunAAala AAurooshiha wabi/rin muAAattalatinwaqasrin masheed

How many a city We destroyed while it was unjust, and now its walls have fallen down upon its roofs with water wells deserted and tall palaces without any inhabitant.S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

How many towns We have destroyed when they had been wrongdoers! So they lie fallen on their trellises, their wells neglected and their ruined palaces!Ali Quli Qarai

And how many a city did We destroy while it was committing wrong - so it is [now] fallen into ruin - and [how many] an abandoned well and [how many] a lofty palace.Saheeh International

22:46

أَفَلَمْ يَسِيرُوا۟ فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ فَتَكُونَ لَهُمْ قُلُوبٌۭ يَعْقِلُونَ بِهَآ أَوْ ءَاذَانٌۭ يَسْمَعُونَ بِهَا ۖ فَإِنَّهَا لَا تَعْمَى ٱلْأَبْصَٰرُ وَلَٰكِن تَعْمَى ٱلْقُلُوبُ ٱلَّتِى فِى ٱلصُّدُورِ ۝٤٦

Afalam yaseeroo fee al-ardi fatakoonalahum quloobun yaAAqiloona biha aw athanunyasmaAAoona biha fa-innaha la taAAmaal-absaru walakin taAAma alquloobu allateefee assudoor

Have they not travelled around the world and seen the ruins of the past civilizations so that they may have minds by which they can understand the outcome of those who rejected God’s message or so that they may have ears by which they can hear the past stories and amend their evil behaviour. For surely, it is not the eyes that are blind, but blind are the hearts within the chests.S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

Have they not travelled through the land so that they may have hearts by which they may exercise their reason, or ears by which they may hear? Indeed, it is not the eyes that turn blind, but it is the hearts in the breasts that turn blind!Ali Quli Qarai

So have they not traveled through the earth and have hearts by which to reason and ears by which to hear? For indeed, it is not eyes that are blinded, but blinded are the hearts which are within the breasts.Saheeh International

22:47

وَيَسْتَعْجِلُونَكَ بِٱلْعَذَابِ وَلَن يُخْلِفَ ٱللَّهُ وَعْدَهُۥ ۚ وَإِنَّ يَوْمًا عِندَ رَبِّكَ كَأَلْفِ سَنَةٍۢ مِّمَّا تَعُدُّونَ ۝٤٧

WayastaAAjiloonaka bilAAathabiwalan yukhlifa Allahu waAAdahu wa-inna yawman AAindarabbika kaalfi sanatin mimma taAAuddoon

Instead of reflecting upon the past, they, the Meccans, ask you to hasten the punishment of which you have warned them. They should rest assured that Allāh will by no means fail in His promise; however, the time of punishment is at His discretion because, in the eyes of your Lord, a single day is like a thousand years of your reckoning.S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

They ask you to hasten the punishment, though Allah will never break His promise. Indeed a day with your Lord is like a thousand years by your reckoning.Ali Quli Qarai

And they urge you to hasten the punishment. But Allāh will never fail in His promise. And indeed, a day with your Lord is like a thousand years of those which you count.Saheeh International

22:48

وَكَأَيِّن مِّن قَرْيَةٍ أَمْلَيْتُ لَهَا وَهِىَ ظَالِمَةٌۭ ثُمَّ أَخَذْتُهَا وَإِلَىَّ ٱلْمَصِيرُ ۝٤٨

Wakaayyin min qaryatin amlaytu lahawahiya thalimatun thumma akhathtuhawa-ilayya almaseer

He says, “There are many a town to which I gave respite while it was being unjust, then I seized it with chastisement and to Me is the eventual return of you all.”S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

To how many a town did I give respite while it was doing wrong! Then I seized it, and toward Me is the destination.Ali Quli Qarai

And for how many a city did I prolong enjoyment while it was committing wrong. Then I seized it, and to Me is the [final] destination.Saheeh International

22:49

قُلْ يَٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلنَّاسُ إِنَّمَآ أَنَا۠ لَكُمْ نَذِيرٌۭ مُّبِينٌۭ ۝٤٩

Qul ya ayyuha annasuinnama ana lakum natheerun mubeen

Say, O Muḥammad: O People! I am just a plain warner of Allāh’s chastisement to you.S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

Say, ‘O mankind! I am only a manifest warner to you!’Ali Quli Qarai

Say, "O people, I am only to you a clear warner."Saheeh International

22:50

فَٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ وَعَمِلُوا۟ ٱلصَّٰلِحَٰتِ لَهُم مَّغْفِرَةٌۭ وَرِزْقٌۭ كَرِيمٌۭ ۝٥٠

Fallatheena amanoowaAAamiloo assalihati lahum maghfiratunwarizqun kareem

So those who believe in my message and do good deeds, for them is forgiveness and honourable sustenance from my Lord.S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

As for those who have faith and do righteous deeds, for them will be forgiveness and a noble provision.Ali Quli Qarai

And those who have believed and done righteous deeds - for them is forgiveness and noble provision.Saheeh International

22:51

وَٱلَّذِينَ سَعَوْا۟ فِىٓ ءَايَٰتِنَا مُعَٰجِزِينَ أُو۟لَٰٓئِكَ أَصْحَٰبُ ٱلْجَحِيمِ ۝٥١

Wallatheena saAAaw fee ayatinamuAAajizeena ola-ika as-habu aljaheem

But those who strive to oppose our signs, they shall be the inmates of the burning fire.S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

But as for those who contend with Our signs, seeking to frustrate [their purpose], they shall be the inmates of hell.Ali Quli Qarai

But the ones who strove against Our verses, [seeking] to cause failure - those are the companions of Hellfire.Saheeh International

22:52

وَمَآ أَرْسَلْنَا مِن قَبْلِكَ مِن رَّسُولٍۢ وَلَا نَبِىٍّ إِلَّآ إِذَا تَمَنَّىٰٓ أَلْقَى ٱلشَّيْطَٰنُ فِىٓ أُمْنِيَّتِهِۦ فَيَنسَخُ ٱللَّهُ مَا يُلْقِى ٱلشَّيْطَٰنُ ثُمَّ يُحْكِمُ ٱللَّهُ ءَايَٰتِهِۦ ۗ وَٱللَّهُ عَلِيمٌ حَكِيمٌۭ ۝٥٢

Wama arsalna min qablika minrasoolin wala nabiyyin illa itha tamannaalqa ashshaytanu fee omniyyatihi fayansakhuAllahu ma yulqee ashshaytanu thummayuhkimu Allahu ayatihi wallahuAAaleemun hakeem

We have not sent before you a messenger or a prophet but that whenever he wishes to guide, the Shayṭān would interfere in his guidance and confuse people’s minds—but Allāh would annul what Shayṭān had impressed upon the minds of the people, and Allāh establishes His signs. And Allāh is the All-Knowing, the Wise.S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

We did not send any apostle or prophet before you but that when he recited [the scripture] Satan interjected [something] in his recitation. Thereat Allah nullifies whatever Satan has interjected, and then Allah confirms His signs, and Allah is All-knowing, All-wise.Ali Quli Qarai

And We did not send before you any messenger or prophet except that when he spoke [or recited], Satan threw into it [some misunderstanding]. But Allāh abolishes that which Satan throws in; then Allāh makes precise His verses. And Allāh is Knowing and Wise.Saheeh International

22:53

لِّيَجْعَلَ مَا يُلْقِى ٱلشَّيْطَٰنُ فِتْنَةًۭ لِّلَّذِينَ فِى قُلُوبِهِم مَّرَضٌۭ وَٱلْقَاسِيَةِ قُلُوبُهُمْ ۗ وَإِنَّ ٱلظَّٰلِمِينَ لَفِى شِقَاقٍۭ بَعِيدٍۢ ۝٥٣

LiyajAAala ma yulqee ashshaytanufitnatan lillatheena fee quloobihim maradun walqasiyatiquloobuhum wa-inna aththalimeenalafee shiqaqin baAAeed

Allāh tolerates the Satanic impressions so that He may make whatever the Shayṭān casts as a test and trial for those in whose hearts is the disease of doubt and those whose hearts have become hard and stubborn. Surely the unjust people are in great opposition to the truth.S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

That He may make what Satan has thrown in a test for those in whose hearts is a sickness and those whose hearts have hardened. Indeed the wrongdoers are steeped in extreme defiance.Ali Quli Qarai

[That is] so He may make what Satan throws in [i.e., asserts] a trial for those within whose hearts is disease and those hard of heart. And indeed, the wrongdoers are in extreme dissension.Saheeh International

22:54

وَلِيَعْلَمَ ٱلَّذِينَ أُوتُوا۟ ٱلْعِلْمَ أَنَّهُ ٱلْحَقُّ مِن رَّبِّكَ فَيُؤْمِنُوا۟ بِهِۦ فَتُخْبِتَ لَهُۥ قُلُوبُهُمْ ۗ وَإِنَّ ٱللَّهَ لَهَادِ ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوٓا۟ إِلَىٰ صِرَٰطٍۢ مُّسْتَقِيمٍۢ ۝٥٤

WaliyaAAlama allatheena ootooalAAilma annahu alhaqqu min rabbika fayu/minoo bihifatukhbita lahu quloobuhum wa-inna Allaha lahadiallatheena amanoo ila siratinmustaqeem

Allãh annuls the impressions of the Shayṭān so that those who have been given knowledge may know that it, the guidance, is the truth from your Lord; and so that they may believe in it and their hearts may be humble before it. Surely Allāh guides those who believe onto the right path.S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

[And also for the reason] that those who have been given knowledge may know that it is the truth from your Lord, and so they may have faith in it, and their hearts may be humbled before Him. Indeed Allah guides those who have faith to a straight path.Ali Quli Qarai

And so those who were given knowledge may know that it is the truth from your Lord and [therefore] believe in it, and their hearts humbly submit to it. And indeed is Allāh the Guide of those who have believed to a straight path.Saheeh International

22:55

وَلَا يَزَالُ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ فِى مِرْيَةٍۢ مِّنْهُ حَتَّىٰ تَأْتِيَهُمُ ٱلسَّاعَةُ بَغْتَةً أَوْ يَأْتِيَهُمْ عَذَابُ يَوْمٍ عَقِيمٍ ۝٥٥

Wala yazalu allatheenakafaroo fee miryatin minhu hatta ta/tiyahumu assaAAatubaghtatan aw ya/tiyahum AAathabu yawmin AAaqeem

Those leaders of Mecca who have disbelieved shall always be in doubt concerning it (the Qur’ān) until the hour of doom overtakes them suddenly or until the chastisement of the doom’s day comes upon them.S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

Those who are faithless persist in their doubt about it, until either the Hour overtakes them suddenly, or they are overtaken by the punishment of an inauspicious day.Ali Quli Qarai

But those who disbelieve will not cease to be in doubt of it until the Hour comes upon them unexpectedly or there comes to them the punishment of a barren Day.Saheeh International

22:56

ٱلْمُلْكُ يَوْمَئِذٍۢ لِّلَّهِ يَحْكُمُ بَيْنَهُمْ ۚ فَٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ وَعَمِلُوا۟ ٱلصَّٰلِحَٰتِ فِى جَنَّٰتِ ٱلنَّعِيمِ ۝٥٦

Almulku yawma-ithin lillahi yahkumubaynahum fallatheena amanoo waAAamiloo assalihatifee jannati annaAAeem

The Kingdom, on that day, shall be Allāh’s; He will judge between them—so those who believe and do good deeds, they shall be in the Gardens of bliss;S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

On that day all sovereignty will belong to Allah: He will judge between them; then those who have faith and do righteous deeds will be in gardens of bliss,Ali Quli Qarai

[All] sovereignty that Day is for Allāh; He will judge between them. So they who believed and did righteous deeds will be in the Gardens of Pleasure.Saheeh International

22:57

وَٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ وَكَذَّبُوا۟ بَِٔايَٰتِنَا فَأُو۟لَٰٓئِكَ لَهُمْ عَذَابٌۭ مُّهِينٌۭ ۝٥٧

Wallatheena kafaroo wakaththaboobi-ayatina faola-ika lahum AAathabunmuheen

and those who disbelieved and rejected Our messages, they will have a disgraceful chastisement.S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

and those who are faithless and deny Our signs—for such there will be a humiliating punishment.Ali Quli Qarai

And they who disbelieved and denied Our signs - for those there will be a humiliating punishment.Saheeh International

22:58

وَٱلَّذِينَ هَاجَرُوا۟ فِى سَبِيلِ ٱللَّهِ ثُمَّ قُتِلُوٓا۟ أَوْ مَاتُوا۟ لَيَرْزُقَنَّهُمُ ٱللَّهُ رِزْقًا حَسَنًۭا ۚ وَإِنَّ ٱللَّهَ لَهُوَ خَيْرُ ٱلرَّٰزِقِينَ ۝٥٨

Wallatheena hajaroofee sabeeli Allahi thumma qutiloo aw matoolayarzuqannahumu Allahu rizqan hasanan wa-inna Allahalahuwa khayru arraziqeen

Those who migrate in Allāh’s cause and then are slain or die, Allāh will most certainly grant them good sustenance, and surely Allāh is the Best of providers.S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

Those who migrate in the way of Allah and then are slain, or die, Allah will surely provide them with a good provision. Allah is indeed the best of providers.Ali Quli Qarai

And those who emigrated for the cause of Allāh and then were killed or died - Allāh will surely provide for them a good provision. And indeed, it is Allāh who is the best of providers.Saheeh International

22:59

لَيُدْخِلَنَّهُم مُّدْخَلًۭا يَرْضَوْنَهُۥ ۗ وَإِنَّ ٱللَّهَ لَعَلِيمٌ حَلِيمٌۭ ۝٥٩

Layudkhilannahum mudkhalan yardawnahuwa-inna Allaha laAAaleemun haleem

He will admit them into a place with which they shall be well pleased. Surely Allāh is All-Knowing, ForbearingS. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

He will admit them into an abode they are pleased with. Indeed Allah is all-knowing, all-forbearing.Ali Quli Qarai

He will surely cause them to enter an entrance with which they will be pleased, and indeed, Allāh is Knowing and Forbearing.Saheeh International

22:60

۞ ذَٰلِكَ وَمَنْ عَاقَبَ بِمِثْلِ مَا عُوقِبَ بِهِۦ ثُمَّ بُغِىَ عَلَيْهِ لَيَنصُرَنَّهُ ٱللَّهُ ۗ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ لَعَفُوٌّ غَفُورٌۭ ۝٦٠

Thalika waman AAaqaba bimithlima AAooqiba bihi thumma bughiya AAalayhi layansurannahuAllahu inna Allaha laAAafuwwun ghafoor

That shall be so. The person who retaliates against the enemy in the same manner that he had been attacked while he was oppressed, then Allāh will most certainly help him. Permission to retaliate is granted to the oppressed because surely Allāh is Pardoning, Forgiving.S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

So will it be; and whoever retaliates with the like of what he has been made to suffer, and is aggressed against [again] thereafter, Allah will surely help him. Indeed Allah is all-excusing, all-forgiving.Ali Quli Qarai

That [is so]. And whoever responds [to injustice] with the equivalent of that with which he was harmed and then is tyrannized - Allāh will surely aid him. Indeed, Allāh is Pardoning and Forgiving.Saheeh International

22:61

ذَٰلِكَ بِأَنَّ ٱللَّهَ يُولِجُ ٱلَّيْلَ فِى ٱلنَّهَارِ وَيُولِجُ ٱلنَّهَارَ فِى ٱلَّيْلِ وَأَنَّ ٱللَّهَ سَمِيعٌۢ بَصِيرٌۭ ۝٦١

Thalika bi-anna Allaha yoolijuallayla fee annahari wayooliju annaharafee allayli waanna Allaha sameeAAun baseer

For it is surely Allāh who causes the night to enter into the day and causes the day to enter into the night. And certainly, Allāh is All- hearing, All-seeing.S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

So will it be, because Allah makes the night pass into the day and makes the day pass into the night, and because Allah is all-hearing, all-seeing.Ali Quli Qarai

That is because Allāh causes the night to enter the day and causes the day to enter the night and because Allāh is Hearing and Seeing.Saheeh International

22:62

ذَٰلِكَ بِأَنَّ ٱللَّهَ هُوَ ٱلْحَقُّ وَأَنَّ مَا يَدْعُونَ مِن دُونِهِۦ هُوَ ٱلْبَٰطِلُ وَأَنَّ ٱللَّهَ هُوَ ٱلْعَلِىُّ ٱلْكَبِيرُ ۝٦٢

Thalika bi-anna Allaha huwa alhaqquwaanna ma yadAAoona min doonihi huwa albatiluwaanna Allaha huwa alAAaliyyu alkabeer

That is so because Allāh is the Truth and the idol or god that they call upon besides Him is the falsehood. And surely Allāh is the High the Great.S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

So will it be, because Allah is the Reality, and what they invoke besides Him is nullity, and because Allah is the All-exalted, the All-great.Ali Quli Qarai

That is because Allāh is the True Reality, and that which they call upon other than Him is falsehood, and because Allāh is the Most High, the Grand.Saheeh International

22:63

أَلَمْ تَرَ أَنَّ ٱللَّهَ أَنزَلَ مِنَ ٱلسَّمَآءِ مَآءًۭ فَتُصْبِحُ ٱلْأَرْضُ مُخْضَرَّةً ۗ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ لَطِيفٌ خَبِيرٌۭ ۝٦٣

Alam tara anna Allaha anzala mina assama-imaan fatusbihu al-ardu mukhdarrataninna Allaha lateefun khabeer

Do not you see that Allāh sends down water from the cloud so that the earth becomes green? Surely Allāh is Subtle, Aware.S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

Have you not regarded that Allah sends down water from the sky, whereupon the earth turns green? Indeed Allah is all-attentive, all-aware.Ali Quli Qarai

Do you not see that Allāh has sent down rain from the sky and the earth becomes green? Indeed, Allāh is Subtle and Aware.Saheeh International

22:64

لَّهُۥ مَا فِى ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَمَا فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ ۗ وَإِنَّ ٱللَّهَ لَهُوَ ٱلْغَنِىُّ ٱلْحَمِيدُ ۝٦٤

Lahu ma fee assamawatiwama fee al-ardi wa-inna Allaha lahuwaalghaniyyu alhameed

To Him belongs whatsoever is in the heavens and whatsoever is in the earth; and surely Allāh is Self-Sufficient, the Praised.S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

To Him belongs whatever is in the heavens and whatever is in the earth, Indeed Allah is the All-sufficient, the All-laudable.Ali Quli Qarai

To Him belongs what is in the heavens and what is on the earth. And indeed, Allāh is the Free of need, the Praiseworthy.Saheeh International

22:65

أَلَمْ تَرَ أَنَّ ٱللَّهَ سَخَّرَ لَكُم مَّا فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ وَٱلْفُلْكَ تَجْرِى فِى ٱلْبَحْرِ بِأَمْرِهِۦ وَيُمْسِكُ ٱلسَّمَآءَ أَن تَقَعَ عَلَى ٱلْأَرْضِ إِلَّا بِإِذْنِهِۦٓ ۗ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ بِٱلنَّاسِ لَرَءُوفٌۭ رَّحِيمٌۭ ۝٦٥

Alam tara anna Allaha sakhkhara lakumma fee al-ardi walfulka tajree fee albahribi-amrihi wayumsiku assamaa an taqaAAa AAalaal-ardi illa bi-ithnihi inna Allahabinnasi laraoofun raheem

Do you not see that Allāh has made whatever is on the land subservient to you; and that the ships sail in the sea by His command? And do you not see that He prevents the sky from falling onto the earth; it shall not fall but with His permission. Surely Allāh is Compassionate and Merciful to the people.S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

Have you not regarded that Allah has disposed for you [r benefit] whatever there is in the earth, and [that] the ships sail at sea by His command, and He sustains the sky lest it should fall on the earth, excepting [when it does so] by His leave? Indeed Allah is most kind and merciful to mankind.Ali Quli Qarai

Do you not see that Allāh has subjected to you whatever is on the earth and the ships which run through the sea by His command? And He restrains the sky from falling upon the earth, unless by His permission. Indeed Allāh, to the people, is Kind and Merciful.Saheeh International

22:66

وَهُوَ ٱلَّذِىٓ أَحْيَاكُمْ ثُمَّ يُمِيتُكُمْ ثُمَّ يُحْيِيكُمْ ۗ إِنَّ ٱلْإِنسَٰنَ لَكَفُورٌۭ ۝٦٦

Wahuwa allathee ahyakumthumma yumeetukum thumma yuhyeekum inna al-insanalakafoor

He is the One who gave life to you; then He will cause you to die and then bring you back to life. Indeed, the human being is most ungrateful.S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

It is He who gave you life then He makes you die, then He brings you to life. Indeed man is very ungrateful.Ali Quli Qarai

And He is the one who gave you life; then He causes you to die and then will [again] give you life. Indeed, mankind is ungrateful.Saheeh International

22:67

لِّكُلِّ أُمَّةٍۢ جَعَلْنَا مَنسَكًا هُمْ نَاسِكُوهُ ۖ فَلَا يُنَٰزِعُنَّكَ فِى ٱلْأَمْرِ ۚ وَٱدْعُ إِلَىٰ رَبِّكَ ۖ إِنَّكَ لَعَلَىٰ هُدًۭى مُّسْتَقِيمٍۢ ۝٦٧

Likulli ommatin jaAAalna mansakan humnasikoohu fala yunaziAAunnaka fee al-amri wadAAuila rabbika innaka laAAala hudan mustaqeem

When the Islamic ritual prayer (ṣalāt) was introduced in Mecca, the unbelievers said that if Muḥammad was a prophet like those who had come before, then why is his devotional act not similar to those of the past prophets? We have appointed for every community of past prophets acts of devotion which were particular to them and which they observed, so there should be no surprise if the Muslims are given a distinguished style of devotion and worship. The unbelievers of Mecca should not, therefore, dispute with you on this issue. O Muḥammad, do not care for their obstinate arguments and continue to call people towards your Lord; you surely are on the right guidance.S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

For every nation We have appointed rites [of worship] which they observe; so let them not dispute with you concerning your religion, and invite to your Lord. Indeed, you are on a straight guidance.Ali Quli Qarai

For every [religious] community We have appointed rites which they perform. So, [O Muḥammad], let them [i.e., the disbelievers] not contend with you over the matter but invite [them] to your Lord. Indeed, you are upon straight guidance.Saheeh International

22:68

وَإِن جَٰدَلُوكَ فَقُلِ ٱللَّهُ أَعْلَمُ بِمَا تَعْمَلُونَ ۝٦٨

Wa-in jadalooka faquli AllahuaAAlamu bima taAAmaloon

If they continue to argue against your devotional acts, then do not engage in fruitless debate and just say: “Allāh knows best what you do.S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

But if they dispute with you, say, ‘Allah knows best what you are doing.Ali Quli Qarai

And if they dispute with you, then say, "Allāh is most knowing of what you do.Saheeh International

22:69

ٱللَّهُ يَحْكُمُ بَيْنَكُمْ يَوْمَ ٱلْقِيَٰمَةِ فِيمَا كُنتُمْ فِيهِ تَخْتَلِفُونَ ۝٦٩

Allahu yahkumu baynakum yawmaalqiyamati feema kuntum feehi takhtalifoon

Allāh will judge between you on the day of resurrection on the issue in which you differ.S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

Allah will judge between you on the Day of Resurrection concerning that about which you used to differ.Ali Quli Qarai

Allāh will judge between you on the Day of Resurrection concerning that over which you used to differ."Saheeh International

22:70

أَلَمْ تَعْلَمْ أَنَّ ٱللَّهَ يَعْلَمُ مَا فِى ٱلسَّمَآءِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ ۗ إِنَّ ذَٰلِكَ فِى كِتَٰبٍ ۚ إِنَّ ذَٰلِكَ عَلَى ٱللَّهِ يَسِيرٌۭ ۝٧٠

Alam taAAlam anna Allaha yaAAlamu mafee assama-i wal-ardi inna thalikafee kitabin inna thalika AAala Allahiyaseer

Do not you know that Allāh knows what is in the heaven and earth? Surely this is in a book (i.e., knowledge of Allāh); surely this is easy for Allāh.”S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

Do you not know that Allah knows whatever there is in the heaven and the earth? All that is in a Book. That is indeed easy for Allah.’Ali Quli Qarai

Do you not know that Allāh knows what is in the heaven and earth? Indeed, that is in a Record. Indeed that, for Allāh, is easy.Saheeh International

22:71

وَيَعْبُدُونَ مِن دُونِ ٱللَّهِ مَا لَمْ يُنَزِّلْ بِهِۦ سُلْطَٰنًۭا وَمَا لَيْسَ لَهُم بِهِۦ عِلْمٌۭ ۗ وَمَا لِلظَّٰلِمِينَ مِن نَّصِيرٍۢ ۝٧١

WayaAAbudoona min dooni Allahi malam yunazzil bihi sultanan wama laysa lahum bihiAAilmun wama liththalimeenamin naseer

They worship besides Allāh the idols for which He has neither sent down any authorization about it nor do they have any knowledge about it. There shall be no helper for the unjust people on the day of judgement.S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

They worship besides Allah that for which He has not sent down any authority, and of which they have no knowledge. The wrongdoers will have no helper.Ali Quli Qarai

And they worship besides Allāh that for which He has not sent down authority and that of which they have no knowledge. And there will not be for the wrongdoers any helper.Saheeh International

22:72

وَإِذَا تُتْلَىٰ عَلَيْهِمْ ءَايَٰتُنَا بَيِّنَٰتٍۢ تَعْرِفُ فِى وُجُوهِ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ ٱلْمُنكَرَ ۖ يَكَادُونَ يَسْطُونَ بِٱلَّذِينَ يَتْلُونَ عَلَيْهِمْ ءَايَٰتِنَا ۗ قُلْ أَفَأُنَبِّئُكُم بِشَرٍّۢ مِّن ذَٰلِكُمُ ۗ ٱلنَّارُ وَعَدَهَا ٱللَّهُ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ ۖ وَبِئْسَ ٱلْمَصِيرُ ۝٧٢

Wa-itha tutla AAalayhim ayatunabayyinatin taAArifu fee wujoohi allatheena kafarooalmunkara yakadoona yastoona billatheenayatloona AAalayhim ayatina qulafaonabbi-okum bisharrin min thalikum annaruwaAAadaha Allahu allatheena kafaroo wabi/saalmaseer

When Our clear verses are recited to them, you will notice the signs of denial on the faces of those who disbelieve; they will be as if they are about to spring upon those who are reciting Our verses to them. When you see such a reaction from the unbelievers, say: “Shall I inform you of something which is worst than this reaction of yours? It is the Fire—Allāh has promised it for those who disbelieve. Indeed, evil is the resort of such people.S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

When Our manifest signs are recited to them, you perceive denial on the faces of the faithless: they would almost pounce upon those who recite Our signs to them. Say, ‘Shall I inform you about something worse than that? The Fire which Allah has promised the faithless, and it is an evil destination.’Ali Quli Qarai

And when Our verses are recited to them as clear evidences, you recognize in the faces of those who disbelieve disapproval. They are almost on the verge of assaulting those who recite to them Our verses. Say, "Then shall I inform you of [what is] worse than that? [It is] the Fire which Allāh has promised those who disbelieve, and wretched is the destination."Saheeh International

22:73

يَٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلنَّاسُ ضُرِبَ مَثَلٌۭ فَٱسْتَمِعُوا۟ لَهُۥٓ ۚ إِنَّ ٱلَّذِينَ تَدْعُونَ مِن دُونِ ٱللَّهِ لَن يَخْلُقُوا۟ ذُبَابًۭا وَلَوِ ٱجْتَمَعُوا۟ لَهُۥ ۖ وَإِن يَسْلُبْهُمُ ٱلذُّبَابُ شَئًْۭا لَّا يَسْتَنقِذُوهُ مِنْهُ ۚ ضَعُفَ ٱلطَّالِبُ وَٱلْمَطْلُوبُ ۝٧٣

Ya ayyuha annasuduriba mathalun fastamiAAoo lahu inna allatheenatadAAoona min dooni Allahi lan yakhluqoo thubabanwalawi ijtamaAAoo lahu wa-in yaslubuhumu aththubabushay-an la yastanqithoohu minhu daAAufa attalibuwalmatloob

O People! A parable is being set forth, therefore listen to it carefully: Those idols whom you call upon, besides Allāh, they can never create a tiny fly, even if they all get together for it. Not only this, should the tiny fly snatch something away from them, they cannot take it back from it! Indeed, the invoker and the invoked, both are weak.S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

O people! Listen to a parable that is being drawn: Indeed those whom you invoke besides Allah will never create [even] a fly even if they all rallied to do so! And if a fly should take away something from them, they can not recover that from it. Feeble is the seeker and the sought!Ali Quli Qarai

O people, an example is presented, so listen to it. Indeed, those you invoke besides Allāh will never create [as much as] a fly, even if they gathered together for it [i.e., that purpose]. And if the fly should steal from them a [tiny] thing, they could not recover it from him. Weak are the pursuer and pursued.Saheeh International

22:74

مَا قَدَرُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ حَقَّ قَدْرِهِۦٓ ۗ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ لَقَوِىٌّ عَزِيزٌ ۝٧٤

Ma qadaroo Allaha haqqaqadrihi inna Allaha laqawiyyun AAazeez

These idol-worshippers have not estimated Allāh with the estimation that is due to Him; most surely, Allāh —unlike the idols— is Strong, Mighty.S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

They do not regard Allah with the regard due to Him. Indeed Allah is all-strong, all-mighty.Ali Quli Qarai

They have not appraised Allāh with true appraisal. Indeed, Allāh is Powerful and Exalted in Might.Saheeh International

22:75

ٱللَّهُ يَصْطَفِى مِنَ ٱلْمَلَٰٓئِكَةِ رُسُلًۭا وَمِنَ ٱلنَّاسِ ۚ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ سَمِيعٌۢ بَصِيرٌۭ ۝٧٥

Allahu yastafee mina almala-ikatirusulan wamina annasi inna Allaha sameeAAunbaseer

Allāh chooses messengers from among the angels and from among the people; surely Allāh is Hearing, Seeing.S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

Allah chooses messengers from angels and from mankind. Indeed Allah is all-hearing, all-seeing.Ali Quli Qarai

Allāh chooses from the angels messengers and from the people. Indeed, Allāh is Hearing and Seeing.Saheeh International

22:76

يَعْلَمُ مَا بَيْنَ أَيْدِيهِمْ وَمَا خَلْفَهُمْ ۗ وَإِلَى ٱللَّهِ تُرْجَعُ ٱلْأُمُورُ ۝٧٦

YaAAlamu ma bayna aydeehim wamakhalfahum wa-ila Allahi turjaAAu al-omoor

He knows what is before them and what is behind them (i.e., He is fully aware of the channel He uses for His communications; and He is also protective of that channel). And to Allāh are all affairs returned.S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

He knows that which is before them and that which is behind them, and to Allah all matters are returned.Ali Quli Qarai

He knows what is [presently] before them and what will be after them. And to Allāh will be returned [all] matters.Saheeh International

22:77

يَٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ ٱرْكَعُوا۟ وَٱسْجُدُوا۟ وَٱعْبُدُوا۟ رَبَّكُمْ وَٱفْعَلُوا۟ ٱلْخَيْرَ لَعَلَّكُمْ تُفْلِحُونَ ۩ ۝٧٧

Ya ayyuha allatheena amanooirkaAAoo wasjudoo waAAbudoo rabbakum wafAAalooalkhayra laAAallakum tuflihoon

O you who believe! Bow down, prostrate and worship Allāh your Lord, and do good so that you may succeed in this world and the hereafter.S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

O you who have faith! Bow down and prostrate yourselves, and worship your Lord, and do good, so that you may be felicitous.Ali Quli Qarai

O you who have believed, bow and prostrate and worship your Lord and do good - that you may succeed.Saheeh International

22:78

وَجَٰهِدُوا۟ فِى ٱللَّهِ حَقَّ جِهَادِهِۦ ۚ هُوَ ٱجْتَبَىٰكُمْ وَمَا جَعَلَ عَلَيْكُمْ فِى ٱلدِّينِ مِنْ حَرَجٍۢ ۚ مِّلَّةَ أَبِيكُمْ إِبْرَٰهِيمَ ۚ هُوَ سَمَّىٰكُمُ ٱلْمُسْلِمِينَ مِن قَبْلُ وَفِى هَٰذَا لِيَكُونَ ٱلرَّسُولُ شَهِيدًا عَلَيْكُمْ وَتَكُونُوا۟ شُهَدَآءَ عَلَى ٱلنَّاسِ ۚ فَأَقِيمُوا۟ ٱلصَّلَوٰةَ وَءَاتُوا۟ ٱلزَّكَوٰةَ وَٱعْتَصِمُوا۟ بِٱللَّهِ هُوَ مَوْلَىٰكُمْ ۖ فَنِعْمَ ٱلْمَوْلَىٰ وَنِعْمَ ٱلنَّصِيرُ ۝٧٨

Wajahidoo fee Allahi haqqajihadihi huwa ijtabakum wama jaAAalaAAalaykum fee addeeni min harajin millata abeekumibraheema huwa sammakumu almuslimeena min qabluwafee hatha liyakoona arrasoolu shaheedanAAalaykum watakoonoo shuhadaa AAala annasifaaqeemoo assalata waatoo azzakatawaAAtasimoo billahi huwa mawlakumfaniAAma almawla waniAAma annaseer

And struggle hard against the Shayṭān and his forces for Allāh as is due for His sake. He has indeed chosen you and has not laid upon you any hardship in religion—the religion of your father Ibrahim; he is the one who has named you as Muslims before the revelation of the Qur’ān and in this Book so that the Messenger may be a bearer of witness to you and so that you may be bearers of witness to the people in general. Therefore, perform the prayer, pay the wealth tax and hold fast to Allāh. He is your Master, and indeed He is the Best Master and the Best Helper.S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

And wage jihad for the sake of Allah, a jihad which is worthy of Him. He has chosen you and has not placed for you any obstacle in the religion, the faith of your father, Abraham. He named you ‘Muslims’ before, and in this, so that the Apostle may be a witness to you, and that you may be witnesses to mankind. So maintain the prayer, give the zakat, and hold fast to Allah. He is your master—an excellent master and an excellent helper.Ali Quli Qarai

And strive for Allāh with the striving due to Him. He has chosen you and has not placed upon you in the religion any difficulty. [It is] the religion of your father, Abraham. He [i.e., Allāh] named you "Muslims" before [in former scriptures] and in this [revelation] that the Messenger may be a witness over you and you may be witnesses over the people. So establish prayer and give zakāh and hold fast to Allāh. He is your protector; and excellent is the protector, and excellent is the helper.Saheeh International