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بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ

The Message & the Messenger

The Prophet and the Qur’ān

36:2

وَٱلْقُرْءَانِ ٱلْحَكِيمِ ۝٢

I swear by the wise Qur’ānS. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

36:3

إِنَّكَ لَمِنَ ٱلْمُرْسَلِينَ ۝٣

that indeed you are surely from the messengersS. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

36:4

عَلَىٰ صِرَٰطٍۢ مُّسْتَقِيمٍۢ ۝٤

and on the straight path. (Yāsīn is one of the titles of the Prophet.)S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

36:5

تَنزِيلَ ٱلْعَزِيزِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ ۝٥

This Qur’ān is a revelation sent down gradually from the Powerful and the Merciful LordS. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

36:6

لِتُنذِرَ قَوْمًۭا مَّآ أُنذِرَ ءَابَآؤُهُمْ فَهُمْ غَٰفِلُونَ ۝٦

so that you may warn thereby a people whose immediate ancestors had not been warned and therefore they were heedless.S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

The Unbelievers’ Response

36:7

لَقَدْ حَقَّ ٱلْقَوْلُ عَلَىٰٓ أَكْثَرِهِمْ فَهُمْ لَا يُؤْمِنُونَ ۝٧

Indeed the sentence of punishment has passed against most of them, and so they will not believe.S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

Most of the people of Mecca had received the message and witnessed the signs of truth in Prophet Muḥammad’s claims, yet they refused to accept.

36:8

إِنَّا جَعَلْنَا فِىٓ أَعْنَٰقِهِمْ أَغْلَٰلًۭا فَهِىَ إِلَى ٱلْأَذْقَانِ فَهُم مُّقْمَحُونَ ۝٨

Verily We have placed on their necks chains which reach up to their chins and, therefore, their heads are raised—they can’t even see the signs of God’s glory in their own bodies.S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

Since they have not followed the guidance, Allāh abandoned them by withholding further guidance from them. That abandonment has been symbolically described as follows:

36:9

وَجَعَلْنَا مِنۢ بَيْنِ أَيْدِيهِمْ سَدًّۭا وَمِنْ خَلْفِهِمْ سَدًّۭا فَأَغْشَيْنَٰهُمْ فَهُمْ لَا يُبْصِرُونَ ۝٩

And We have placed before them a barrier and behind them a barrier; thus We have covered them—and now they cannot see the signs of God’s power in the universe.S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

36:10

وَسَوَآءٌ عَلَيْهِمْ ءَأَنذَرْتَهُمْ أَمْ لَمْ تُنذِرْهُمْ لَا يُؤْمِنُونَ ۝١٠

O Muḥammad, it is the same to them whether you warn them or do not warn them, they will never believe.S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

The Believers’ Response

36:11

إِنَّمَا تُنذِرُ مَنِ ٱتَّبَعَ ٱلذِّكْرَ وَخَشِىَ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنَ بِٱلْغَيْبِ ۖ فَبَشِّرْهُ بِمَغْفِرَةٍۢ وَأَجْرٍۢ كَرِيمٍ ۝١١

You can only successfully warn one who follows the Reminder (i.e., the Qur’ān) after hearing it and fears the Merciful Lord in secret also. So give good news to him of your Lord’s forgiveness and noble reward.S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

36:12

إِنَّا نَحْنُ نُحْىِ ٱلْمَوْتَىٰ وَنَكْتُبُ مَا قَدَّمُوا۟ وَءَاثَٰرَهُمْ ۚ وَكُلَّ شَىْءٍ أَحْصَيْنَٰهُ فِىٓ إِمَامٍۢ مُّبِينٍۢ ۝١٢

Such believers will be fully compensated since We are going to resurrect the dead and We record what they have done in this world and their effects in the society they leave behind. Verily We have covered everything in ‘the Manifest Imām.’ (This refers primarily to the absolute knowledge of the Almighty.)S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

An Example from Past

36:13

وَٱضْرِبْ لَهُم مَّثَلًا أَصْحَٰبَ ٱلْقَرْيَةِ إِذْ جَآءَهَا ٱلْمُرْسَلُونَ ۝١٣

Give them an example of the inhabitants of the city of Antioch when the messengers of God came to them.S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

Antioch (Antakya) was part of Greater Syria; presently, it is within the borders of Turkey.

36:14

إِذْ أَرْسَلْنَآ إِلَيْهِمُ ٱثْنَيْنِ فَكَذَّبُوهُمَا فَعَزَّزْنَا بِثَالِثٍۢ فَقَالُوٓا۟ إِنَّآ إِلَيْكُم مُّرْسَلُونَ ۝١٤

Remember when We sent to them two messengers, they belied them, so We strengthened them with a third one. Then they all said, “We have been sent to you by Our Lord.”S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

There is a disagreement among commentators whether the three individuals were messengers sent directly by Allāh or companions of Jesus sent by him. However, the apparent meaning of the verses convey that they were sent by Allāh.

36:15

قَالُوا۟ مَآ أَنتُمْ إِلَّا بَشَرٌۭ مِّثْلُنَا وَمَآ أَنزَلَ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنُ مِن شَىْءٍ إِنْ أَنتُمْ إِلَّا تَكْذِبُونَ ۝١٥

The unbelievers said, “You are nothing but humans like us; we don’t get any revelation, and you are just like us; therefore, we believe that the Merciful God has not sent down anything upon you. You are nothing but liars.”S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

36:16

قَالُوا۟ رَبُّنَا يَعْلَمُ إِنَّآ إِلَيْكُمْ لَمُرْسَلُونَ ۝١٦

The Messengers said, “Our Lord knows that we surely have been sent to you;S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

36:17

وَمَا عَلَيْنَآ إِلَّا ٱلْبَلَٰغُ ٱلْمُبِينُ ۝١٧

and upon us is no duty but to deliver the clear message.”S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

36:18

قَالُوٓا۟ إِنَّا تَطَيَّرْنَا بِكُمْ ۖ لَئِن لَّمْ تَنتَهُوا۟ لَنَرْجُمَنَّكُمْ وَلَيَمَسَّنَّكُم مِّنَّا عَذَابٌ أَلِيمٌۭ ۝١٨

The unbelievers said, “We consider you to be an evil omen. If you do not refrain from your mission, then we will stone you and a painful chastisement from us will afflict you.”S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

36:19

قَالُوا۟ طَٰٓئِرُكُم مَّعَكُمْ ۚ أَئِن ذُكِّرْتُم ۚ بَلْ أَنتُمْ قَوْمٌۭ مُّسْرِفُونَ ۝١٩

The Messengers retorted, “Your evil omen is with you. This is your regrettable attitude, even though you are reminded of the truth by us. You are indeed a people who cross the appropriate limits.”S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

36:20

وَجَآءَ مِنْ أَقْصَا ٱلْمَدِينَةِ رَجُلٌۭ يَسْعَىٰ قَالَ يَٰقَوْمِ ٱتَّبِعُوا۟ ٱلْمُرْسَلِينَ ۝٢٠

The unbelievers were getting more aggressive against the messengers when a believing man came from the furthest part of the city, running. He said: O my people! Follow the Messengers;S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

The “believing man” who lived in the outskirts of the city and had believed the messengers when they came to city is known as Ḥabīb an-Najjār.

36:21

ٱتَّبِعُوا۟ مَن لَّا يَسَْٔلُكُمْ أَجْرًۭا وَهُم مُّهْتَدُونَ ۝٢١

follow those who do not ask you for any wage in return for their guidance; follow them since they are rightly guided.S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

36:22

وَمَا لِىَ لَآ أَعْبُدُ ٱلَّذِى فَطَرَنِى وَإِلَيْهِ تُرْجَعُونَ ۝٢٢

And why should I not worship Him who created me and to Him you shall be returned?S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

36:23

ءَأَتَّخِذُ مِن دُونِهِۦٓ ءَالِهَةً إِن يُرِدْنِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنُ بِضُرٍّۢ لَّا تُغْنِ عَنِّى شَفَٰعَتُهُمْ شَئًْۭا وَلَا يُنقِذُونِ ۝٢٣

What, should I believe in gods, besides Him those whose intercession will not help me in any way–if the Merciful God decides to afflict me–and they will never rescue me?S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

36:24

إِنِّىٓ إِذًۭا لَّفِى ضَلَٰلٍۢ مُّبِينٍ ۝٢٤

Surely, in that case, I would be in manifest error!S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

36:25

إِنِّىٓ ءَامَنتُ بِرَبِّكُمْ فَٱسْمَعُونِ ۝٢٥

Behold, I believe in your Lord; therefore listen to me.”S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

36:26

قِيلَ ٱدْخُلِ ٱلْجَنَّةَ ۖ قَالَ يَٰلَيْتَ قَوْمِى يَعْلَمُونَ ۝٢٦

It was said to him: “Enter the interim Garden!” He said, “I wish my people would knowS. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

The people did not listen to his counsel and killed him. What happened to him after his death has been described below:

36:27

بِمَا غَفَرَ لِى رَبِّى وَجَعَلَنِى مِنَ ٱلْمُكْرَمِينَ ۝٢٧

how my Lord forgave me and placed me among the honoured ones.”S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

36:28

۞ وَمَآ أَنزَلْنَا عَلَىٰ قَوْمِهِۦ مِنۢ بَعْدِهِۦ مِن جُندٍۢ مِّنَ ٱلسَّمَآءِ وَمَا كُنَّا مُنزِلِينَ ۝٢٨

And We did not send down upon his people, after him, any host of angels out of the sky; neither was it necessary for Us to send down anyone. It is a very simple matter for Us:S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

Then describing the chastisement that He sent down upon the unbelievers of that city, God says:

36:29

إِن كَانَتْ إِلَّا صَيْحَةًۭ وَٰحِدَةًۭ فَإِذَا هُمْ خَٰمِدُونَ ۝٢٩

it was only one sound and lo, they became motionless.S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

36:30

يَٰحَسْرَةً عَلَى ٱلْعِبَادِ ۚ مَا يَأْتِيهِم مِّن رَّسُولٍ إِلَّا كَانُوا۟ بِهِۦ يَسْتَهْزِءُونَ ۝٣٠

Ah, woe for such servants! Never did a messenger come to them, but they ridiculed him.S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

36:31

أَلَمْ يَرَوْا۟ كَمْ أَهْلَكْنَا قَبْلَهُم مِّنَ ٱلْقُرُونِ أَنَّهُمْ إِلَيْهِمْ لَا يَرْجِعُونَ ۝٣١

What, have they not seen how many generations We destroyed before them and that they will not return to them?S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

36:32

وَإِن كُلٌّۭ لَّمَّا جَمِيعٌۭ لَّدَيْنَا مُحْضَرُونَ ۝٣٢

They, every single one of them, shall be arraigned before Us on the day of judgement.S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

The Oneness of God

36:33

وَءَايَةٌۭ لَّهُمُ ٱلْأَرْضُ ٱلْمَيْتَةُ أَحْيَيْنَٰهَا وَأَخْرَجْنَا مِنْهَا حَبًّۭا فَمِنْهُ يَأْكُلُونَ ۝٣٣

And a sign from Allāh’s power for them is the ‘dead’ land: We revive it every spring season and bring forth grain from it—so they eat from it.S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

36:34

وَجَعَلْنَا فِيهَا جَنَّٰتٍۢ مِّن نَّخِيلٍۢ وَأَعْنَٰبٍۢ وَفَجَّرْنَا فِيهَا مِنَ ٱلْعُيُونِ ۝٣٤

And We have made therein gardens of date-palms and grapevines, and We have also made springs to gush out in it—S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

36:35

لِيَأْكُلُوا۟ مِن ثَمَرِهِۦ وَمَا عَمِلَتْهُ أَيْدِيهِمْ ۖ أَفَلَا يَشْكُرُونَ ۝٣٥

so that they may eat from its fruit. Remember that all these were Our blessings since their hands did not make it. Will they not thank Me?S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

36:36

سُبْحَٰنَ ٱلَّذِى خَلَقَ ٱلْأَزْوَٰجَ كُلَّهَا مِمَّا تُنۢبِتُ ٱلْأَرْضُ وَمِنْ أَنفُسِهِمْ وَمِمَّا لَا يَعْلَمُونَ ۝٣٦

Praise be to Him who created pairs of all kinds: from what the earth produces, from themselves, and other creations of which you do not know.S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

36:37

وَءَايَةٌۭ لَّهُمُ ٱلَّيْلُ نَسْلَخُ مِنْهُ ٱلنَّهَارَ فَإِذَا هُم مُّظْلِمُونَ ۝٣٧

And another sign for them is the concept of time: look at the night, how we strip off from it the day, then lo! they are in the darkness.S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

36:38

وَٱلشَّمْسُ تَجْرِى لِمُسْتَقَرٍّۢ لَّهَا ۚ ذَٰلِكَ تَقْدِيرُ ٱلْعَزِيزِ ٱلْعَلِيمِ ۝٣٨

And think of the sun which flows on its path; that is the plan of the Mighty and the Wise.S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

36:39

وَٱلْقَمَرَ قَدَّرْنَٰهُ مَنَازِلَ حَتَّىٰ عَادَ كَٱلْعُرْجُونِ ٱلْقَدِيمِ ۝٣٩

Similarly, the moon: We have fixed stages for its rotation where it is not seen until it returns looking like a bent old palm branch.S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

36:40

لَا ٱلشَّمْسُ يَنۢبَغِى لَهَآ أَن تُدْرِكَ ٱلْقَمَرَ وَلَا ٱلَّيْلُ سَابِقُ ٱلنَّهَارِ ۚ وَكُلٌّۭ فِى فَلَكٍۢ يَسْبَحُونَ ۝٤٠

The rotation system is so perfect that neither the sun is allowed to overtake the moon nor the night can overtake the day—both float in the sphere assigned to them.S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

36:41

وَءَايَةٌۭ لَّهُمْ أَنَّا حَمَلْنَا ذُرِّيَّتَهُمْ فِى ٱلْفُلْكِ ٱلْمَشْحُونِ ۝٤١

A further sign for them is that We have carried their descendants in the ship which is laden with provision,S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

36:42

وَخَلَقْنَا لَهُم مِّن مِّثْلِهِۦ مَا يَرْكَبُونَ ۝٤٢

and have created for them other similar means on which they ride.S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

36:43

وَإِن نَّشَأْ نُغْرِقْهُمْ فَلَا صَرِيخَ لَهُمْ وَلَا هُمْ يُنقَذُونَ ۝٤٣

If We please, We can drown them, then there will be no one for them to call for help nor will they be rescuedS. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

36:44

إِلَّا رَحْمَةًۭ مِّنَّا وَمَتَٰعًا إِلَىٰ حِينٍۢ ۝٤٤

except out of mercy from Us and for enjoyment in this world till a time decreed by Us.S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

36:45

وَإِذَا قِيلَ لَهُمُ ٱتَّقُوا۟ مَا بَيْنَ أَيْدِيكُمْ وَمَا خَلْفَكُمْ لَعَلَّكُمْ تُرْحَمُونَ ۝٤٥

When it is said to them, “Fear against what is before you (in the form of your polytheism and sins), and what is to follow you (in the form of chastisement) so that mercy may be showered on you,” they just ignore this advice.S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

After describing the signs of His power and glory, Allāh talks about the attitude of the people:

36:46

وَمَا تَأْتِيهِم مِّنْ ءَايَةٍۢ مِّنْ ءَايَٰتِ رَبِّهِمْ إِلَّا كَانُوا۟ عَنْهَا مُعْرِضِينَ ۝٤٦

Never does a sign from the signs of their Lord come to them but that they turn away from them.S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

36:47

وَإِذَا قِيلَ لَهُمْ أَنفِقُوا۟ مِمَّا رَزَقَكُمُ ٱللَّهُ قَالَ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ لِلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوٓا۟ أَنُطْعِمُ مَن لَّوْ يَشَآءُ ٱللَّهُ أَطْعَمَهُۥٓ إِنْ أَنتُمْ إِلَّا فِى ضَلَٰلٍۢ مُّبِينٍۢ ۝٤٧

When it is said to them, “Give in charity from what Allāh has given you,” those who do not believe say to those who believe that “Shall we feed him who, if Allāh wished, He could have fed him?! You are nothing but in clear error.”S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

The Judgement and the Hereafter

The Unbelievers’ Ridicule

36:48

وَيَقُولُونَ مَتَىٰ هَٰذَا ٱلْوَعْدُ إِن كُنتُمْ صَٰدِقِينَ ۝٤٨

They say, “When will this threat of doom’s day materialize, if you are truthful in your claim?”S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

36:49

مَا يَنظُرُونَ إِلَّا صَيْحَةًۭ وَٰحِدَةًۭ تَأْخُذُهُمْ وَهُمْ يَخِصِّمُونَ ۝٤٩

They don’t have to wait but for a single cry (i.e., the First Trumpet)—it will seize them while they will be arguing with one another;S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

36:50

فَلَا يَسْتَطِيعُونَ تَوْصِيَةًۭ وَلَآ إِلَىٰٓ أَهْلِهِمْ يَرْجِعُونَ ۝٥٠

they shall not even be able to make a last will nor shall they return to their homes and families.S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

Resurrection

36:51

وَنُفِخَ فِى ٱلصُّورِ فَإِذَا هُم مِّنَ ٱلْأَجْدَاثِ إِلَىٰ رَبِّهِمْ يَنسِلُونَ ۝٥١

And the trumpet shall be blown (i.e., the Second Trumpet), when lo! they shall hasten from the graves towards their Lord.S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

36:52

قَالُوا۟ يَٰوَيْلَنَا مَنۢ بَعَثَنَا مِن مَّرْقَدِنَا ۜ ۗ هَٰذَا مَا وَعَدَ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنُ وَصَدَقَ ٱلْمُرْسَلُونَ ۝٥٢

They shall say in reaction: “O woe to us! Who has raised us from our sleeping place? This is what the Beneficent God had promised, and the messengers were indeed true in their warnings!”S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

36:53

إِن كَانَتْ إِلَّا صَيْحَةًۭ وَٰحِدَةًۭ فَإِذَا هُمْ جَمِيعٌۭ لَّدَيْنَا مُحْضَرُونَ ۝٥٣

The Day of Judgement shall be nothing but a single cry, when lo! they shall all be brought before Us.S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

36:54

فَٱلْيَوْمَ لَا تُظْلَمُ نَفْسٌۭ شَئًْۭا وَلَا تُجْزَوْنَ إِلَّا مَا كُنتُمْ تَعْمَلُونَ ۝٥٤

So this day, no one shall be dealt with unjustly in any way; and you shall not be recompensed except for what you were doing in this life.S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

36:55

إِنَّ أَصْحَٰبَ ٱلْجَنَّةِ ٱلْيَوْمَ فِى شُغُلٍۢ فَٰكِهُونَ ۝٥٥

Surely the people of Paradise on that day shall be busy in enjoyment—S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

36:56

هُمْ وَأَزْوَٰجُهُمْ فِى ظِلَٰلٍ عَلَى ٱلْأَرَآئِكِ مُتَّكُِٔونَ ۝٥٦

they and their wives shall be in shades, reclining on the couches;S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

36:57

لَهُمْ فِيهَا فَٰكِهَةٌۭ وَلَهُم مَّا يَدَّعُونَ ۝٥٧

they shall have fruits therein, and they shall have whatever they desire.S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

36:58

سَلَٰمٌۭ قَوْلًۭا مِّن رَّبٍّۢ رَّحِيمٍۢ ۝٥٨

“Peace— salām” shall be a word from a Merciful Lord.S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

36:59

وَٱمْتَٰزُوا۟ ٱلْيَوْمَ أَيُّهَا ٱلْمُجْرِمُونَ ۝٥٩

“Be known today, O the guilty ones!S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

As for the people of hellfire, an announcement shall be made:

36:60

۞ أَلَمْ أَعْهَدْ إِلَيْكُمْ يَٰبَنِىٓ ءَادَمَ أَن لَّا تَعْبُدُوا۟ ٱلشَّيْطَٰنَ ۖ إِنَّهُۥ لَكُمْ عَدُوٌّۭ مُّبِينٌۭ ۝٦٠

“Did not I advise you, O children of Adam, that you should not worship the Shayṭān? Surely he is your open enemy!S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

36:61

وَأَنِ ٱعْبُدُونِى ۚ هَٰذَا صِرَٰطٌۭ مُّسْتَقِيمٌۭ ۝٦١

And that you should worship Me; this is the right path.S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

36:62

وَلَقَدْ أَضَلَّ مِنكُمْ جِبِلًّۭا كَثِيرًا ۖ أَفَلَمْ تَكُونُوا۟ تَعْقِلُونَ ۝٦٢

He certainly has led many groups astray from among you. Did you then not comprehend?S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

36:63

هَٰذِهِۦ جَهَنَّمُ ٱلَّتِى كُنتُمْ تُوعَدُونَ ۝٦٣

This is the hell with which with which you were threatened;S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

36:64

ٱصْلَوْهَا ٱلْيَوْمَ بِمَا كُنتُمْ تَكْفُرُونَ ۝٦٤

therefore, enter into it this day because of what you disbelieved.”S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

The Method of Accountability

36:65

ٱلْيَوْمَ نَخْتِمُ عَلَىٰٓ أَفْوَٰهِهِمْ وَتُكَلِّمُنَآ أَيْدِيهِمْ وَتَشْهَدُ أَرْجُلُهُم بِمَا كَانُوا۟ يَكْسِبُونَ ۝٦٥

On this day, We shall seal their mouths, and their hands shall speak to Us, and their feet shall testify to what they earned in the form of their actions.S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

36:66

وَلَوْ نَشَآءُ لَطَمَسْنَا عَلَىٰٓ أَعْيُنِهِمْ فَٱسْتَبَقُوا۟ ٱلصِّرَٰطَ فَأَنَّىٰ يُبْصِرُونَ ۝٦٦

If We wished, We could certainly put out their eyes, then they would be groping to find the way, then how could they see?S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

36:67

وَلَوْ نَشَآءُ لَمَسَخْنَٰهُمْ عَلَىٰ مَكَانَتِهِمْ فَمَا ٱسْتَطَٰعُوا۟ مُضِيًّۭا وَلَا يَرْجِعُونَ ۝٦٧

Similarly, if We wished, We could certainly paralyze them in their place, then they would not be able to move forward nor turn backwards.S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

36:68

وَمَن نُّعَمِّرْهُ نُنَكِّسْهُ فِى ٱلْخَلْقِ ۖ أَفَلَا يَعْقِلُونَ ۝٦٨

This wouldn’t have been difficult for Us since whomsoever We cause to live long, We reverse him in physical constitution. Don’t they understand?S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

The Summary

Prophethood

36:69

وَمَا عَلَّمْنَٰهُ ٱلشِّعْرَ وَمَا يَنۢبَغِى لَهُۥٓ ۚ إِنْ هُوَ إِلَّا ذِكْرٌۭ وَقُرْءَانٌۭ مُّبِينٌۭ ۝٦٩

We have not taught him (i.e., Muḥammad) poetry, nor is it appropriate for him to compose poetry. The revelation that he presents to the people is nothing but a reminder and a plain Qur’ān.S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

36:70

لِّيُنذِرَ مَن كَانَ حَيًّۭا وَيَحِقَّ ٱلْقَوْلُ عَلَى ٱلْكَٰفِرِينَ ۝٧٠

The Qur’ān has been sent through Muḥammad so that it may warn him who is alive and so that the judgement in the hereafter may come true against the unbelievers.S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

Signs of God’s Unity

36:71

أَوَلَمْ يَرَوْا۟ أَنَّا خَلَقْنَا لَهُم مِّمَّا عَمِلَتْ أَيْدِينَآ أَنْعَٰمًۭا فَهُمْ لَهَا مَٰلِكُونَ ۝٧١

Do not they see that We have created cattle for them, out of what Our hands have wrought, so they are their masters?S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

36:72

وَذَلَّلْنَٰهَا لَهُمْ فَمِنْهَا رَكُوبُهُمْ وَمِنْهَا يَأْكُلُونَ ۝٧٢

And We have made the cattle subservient to them: from them is their means of riding, and from them, they eat.S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

36:73

وَلَهُمْ فِيهَا مَنَٰفِعُ وَمَشَارِبُ ۖ أَفَلَا يَشْكُرُونَ ۝٧٣

And in those animals, they have benefits and drinks—will they not then be grateful?S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

36:74

وَٱتَّخَذُوا۟ مِن دُونِ ٱللَّهِ ءَالِهَةًۭ لَّعَلَّهُمْ يُنصَرُونَ ۝٧٤

And they have taken gods besides Allāh that they may be helped—S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

36:75

لَا يَسْتَطِيعُونَ نَصْرَهُمْ وَهُمْ لَهُمْ جُندٌۭ مُّحْضَرُونَ ۝٧٥

but they, the gods, shall not be able to assist them, and they, the unbelievers, shall be presented to Allāh as an army of idols.S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

36:76

فَلَا يَحْزُنكَ قَوْلُهُمْ ۘ إِنَّا نَعْلَمُ مَا يُسِرُّونَ وَمَا يُعْلِنُونَ ۝٧٦

Therefore, let not their speech grieve you, O Muḥammad; surely, We know what they conceal and what they display.S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

The Resurrection

36:77

أَوَلَمْ يَرَ ٱلْإِنسَٰنُ أَنَّا خَلَقْنَٰهُ مِن نُّطْفَةٍۢ فَإِذَا هُوَ خَصِيمٌۭ مُّبِينٌۭ ۝٧٧

Does not the human see that We have created him from a sperm drop? Still, he is an open challenger!S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

36:78

وَضَرَبَ لَنَا مَثَلًۭا وَنَسِىَ خَلْقَهُۥ ۖ قَالَ مَن يُحْىِ ٱلْعِظَٰمَ وَهِىَ رَمِيمٌۭ ۝٧٨

He brings forth an example for Us while he forgets his own original creation! He says: “Who will resurrect the bones once they have turned into dust?”S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

36:79

قُلْ يُحْيِيهَا ٱلَّذِىٓ أَنشَأَهَآ أَوَّلَ مَرَّةٍۢ ۖ وَهُوَ بِكُلِّ خَلْقٍ عَلِيمٌ ۝٧٩

O Muḥammad, say to him: “The people will be resurrected by (1) One Who brought them into existence in the first place, and He is Well-Aware of all creation;S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

36:80

ٱلَّذِى جَعَلَ لَكُم مِّنَ ٱلشَّجَرِ ٱلْأَخْضَرِ نَارًۭا فَإِذَآ أَنتُم مِّنْهُ تُوقِدُونَ ۝٨٠

(2) One Who has made for you the fire to burn from the green tree, with it you kindle fire.S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

36:81

أَوَلَيْسَ ٱلَّذِى خَلَقَ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضَ بِقَٰدِرٍ عَلَىٰٓ أَن يَخْلُقَ مِثْلَهُم ۚ بَلَىٰ وَهُوَ ٱلْخَلَّٰقُ ٱلْعَلِيمُ ۝٨١

He Who created the heavens and the earth, isn’t He capable of creating the like of them? Yea! and He is the Creator and the Knower.S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

36:82

إِنَّمَآ أَمْرُهُۥٓ إِذَآ أَرَادَ شَئًْا أَن يَقُولَ لَهُۥ كُن فَيَكُونُ ۝٨٢

His command, when He intends anything, is only to say to it: “Be,” so it happens.S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

36:83

فَسُبْحَٰنَ ٱلَّذِى بِيَدِهِۦ مَلَكُوتُ كُلِّ شَىْءٍۢ وَإِلَيْهِ تُرْجَعُونَ ۝٨٣

So glory be to Him in Whose hand is the kingdom of all things, and to Him, you shall be returned.S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)