Suratul Mulk With Tafseer (with meaning)

8/4/2019 Suratul Mulk With Tafseer (with meaning)

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It was said:

Surat Tabaraka (al-Mulk)

Makkiyyan by consensus.

Comprised of thirty (30) ayahs.

General Meaning Ayah

1) Glorified and Transcendent is He WhoControls and subjugates His Dominion;

and He has Power over all created things;-

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2) He Who created Death and Life, that Hemay try which of you is best in deed: andHe is the Exalted, Mighty One Whoseverely punishes the disobedient, and isAll-Forgiving;-

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3) He Who created the seven heavens oneabove another: O son of Adam you will not

see disproportion in the Creation of Ar-Rahman. So turn your vision repeatedly:do you see any flaw?

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4) Turn Your vision twice again: yourvision will come back to you failing to seeany flaw, tired and worn out.

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5) And We (Allah) have adorned the lowestheaven with glittering stars from which

meteors separate and launch to drive awaythe eavesdropping devils, and haveprepared for them in the Hereafter thetorture of the Blazing Fire.

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6) For those humans and jinn whodisbelieve in their Lord is the torture ofHell: and such ending is evil.

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7) When the blasphemers are cast therein,they will hear its terrible braying-likesound drawing in as it boils and blazesforth,

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8) Almost bursting with fury toward theblasphemers: Every time a Group of themis cast therein, the Keeper Angels will askout of reprimand, "Did no Prophet come toWarn you?"

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9) The blasphemers will say: "Yes indeed; aWarner did come to us, but we belied himand said, 'Allah never sent down any

Message to you: you are nothing but in aconfused state of ignorance!'"

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10) They will also say: "Had we butlistened or used our mind, we should nownot be among the occupants of the BlazingFire or deserving perpetuity therein!"

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11) They will then confess their blasphemyof belying the Prophets: but useless will betheir confession and far will the occupants

of the Blazing Fire be from the Mercy ofAllah!

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12) As for the believers who fear their Lordin seclusion as they did openly, for them isForgiveness and Paradise.

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13) And whether you conceal your speechor announce it, Allah certainly has

complete knowledge, of the good and evilsecrets of all hearts.

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14) Should He not know, - that which Hecreated? And He is the One Who EndowsGenerosities upon His slaves and nothingescapes His Knowledge!

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15) Allah is the One Who has made the


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earth manageable for you, so walk throughits tracts and eat the lawful Sustenancewhich He provides: but to Him you shallreturn and be Resurrected for settlement ofaccount.

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16) Do you feel safe that Jibril Who is inheaven will not cause earth to cave inunderneath you and swallow you up andshake back and forth over you?

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17) Or do you feel safe that Jibril Who is inHeaven will not send against you a violentwind that showers you with stones, so thatyou shall knowwhen knowing will nothelp-- how true was My warning?

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18) But indeed people before theblasphemers of Makkah belied theMessengers: then how truthful did theyfind My torture of them?

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19) Do the blasphemers not see the birdsabove them, spreading and folding in theirwings? Nothing keeps them from fallingexcept (Allah) Ar-Rahman: IndeedAllahKnows all things.

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20) O blasphemers, who is there assupporters who can stop and avert thetorture from you if it comes, besides (Allah)Ar-Rahman? The blasphemers are but indelusion.

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21) O blasphemers, who is there that cangive you sustenance ifAllah were towithhold His provision? No, theblasphemers persist in impiety anddeparture from the Truth.

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22) Is then one who walks with his facelowered, better guided, - or one who walkslooking ahead on a Straight path?

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23) O Muhammad say to the blasphemers:


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"Allah is the One Who has created you andyour faculties of hearing, seeing, andunderstanding: little thanks it is you give.

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24) O Muhammad say to the blasphemers:"It isAllah Who has spread you out

through the earth, and to Him you shall beresurrected and assembled."

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25) The blasphemers mockingly ask: Whenwill this promise of torture be fulfilled? - Ifyou are telling the truth.

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26) O Muhammad say: " Allah alone hasthe knowledge of the time of the Day ofJudgment: I am only to warn you and

plainly convey to you the laws."

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27) When they see the torture on the Day ofJudgment, grieved will be the faces of theblasphemers, and the Angels of torture willsay to them: "This is the torture fulfilled,which you were calling for!"

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28) O Muhammad say to the blasphemers:"Whether Allah causes me and thebelievers with me to dieas you aspire--,

or if He bestows His Mercy on us, - yet whocan rescue the blasphemers from agrievous torture?"

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29) O Muhammad say: "He is (Allah) Ar-Rahman: We have believed in Him, and onHim we have relied: So, soon you willknow-- as you encounter the torture--which of us is in clear misguidance."

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30) O Muhammad say to the blasphemers:"O people of Quraysh, tell me If yourwater be some morning lost in theunderground earth, who then can supplyyou with clear-flowing water except Allah?So how dare you deny that He willresurrect you?"

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From the route of Abu Hurayrah, mayAllah accept his deeds, who said: the Prophet,sallallahu âlayhi wa sallam said:

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A Surah in the Qur'an composed of thirty Ayas interceded for one who maintainedreciting it until he was forgivenIt is Surah Tabaraka; .' Narrated byAbu Dawud, At-Tirmidhiyy and others.

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At-Tirmidhiyy narrated from the route of Ibn Âbbas that a man among thecompanions of the Prophet, sallallahu âlayhi wa sallam set his tent unknowingly on agrave and heard from the grave the recitation of (Tabaraka; ). He wentto the Prophet, sallallahu âlayhi wa sallam and mentioned the event so the Prophet,sallallahu âlayhi wa sallam said:

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It is the one that stops and saves; it rescues him from the torture of the grave.' As-Suyuti and At-Tirmidhiyy classified the Hadith as Hasan.

EXPLANATION

1) Glorified and Transcendent is He Who Controls and subjugates His Dominion; and He hasPower over all created things;-

The Ayah meansAllah's Generosities are perpetual and He is Glorified and Transcends above beingattributed with the attributes of the creation. He Owns, Controls and Subjugates the Dominion whichincludes the Heavens and Earths and what is in them and between them; the entire creation issubjugated by His Power and He does in His Dominion whatever He Wills and Rules over HisCreations as He Wills and makes esteemed and degrades whomever He Wills and everything is in needof Him and every matter is easy for Him.Allah has Power over all created things and no one stops HisDoings and nothing makes Him Powerless and nothing hinders His Decree and nothing prevents whatHe Gives.

2) He Who created Death and Life, that He may try which of you is best in deed: and He is theExalted Mighty One Who severely punishes the disobedient, and is All-Forgiving;-

The Ayah meansAllah is the Creator of life and death; He Causes death and Gives life up to a pre-settime to whomever He Willed. He made this world an abode for life and cessation of being and made the


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Hereafter an abode for recompense and everlastingness so He may try you whether or not you fulfillHis Orders and Prohibitions; thus appears from you that which He Knew in Eternity will occur fromyou, and accordingly will recompense your deeds, and appears from you that which reveals who amongyou is more and quicker in obedience and who is more sincere and correct. Sincerity is for the deed tobe done seeking the reward fromAllah alone and correctness is to conform to the Sunnah.Allah gaveyou life by which you are enabled to perform deeds and directed death at you which urges you to

choose doing good over bad deeds since what comes after death is Resurrection and the inevitablerecompense.Allah is Al-^Aziz that is the One who Defeats His enemies and Has the Ultimately ExaltedMight Whose Punishment is severe to those who disobey and oppose His Order. He is Al-Ghafur that isHe Forgives the one who repents from his sins.

3) He Who created the seven heavens one above another: O son of Adam you will not seedisproportion in the Creation of Ar-Rahman. So turn your vision repeatedly: do you see anyflaw?

Allah created and brought from non existence into existence seven skies one on top of another asconfirmed in the Hadith of Al-'Israa' ( the Night Journey) reported by Al-Bukhari and Muslim. Al-

Bukhari said at-tafawut means difference in its parts that result in incoherence. Hence the Ayah reflectsthe meaning that the son of Adam cannot see any contradiction, flaw or error in any of the creations ofAllah Who is Wise and Mighty; this does not mean that the creations ofAllah do not differ from oneanother in form and characteristics, rather the difference spoken of pertains to what negates theWisdom of the Creator andAllah the Exalted is Wise and is clear from erring.

Hamzah and Al-Kisa'iyy recited tafawwut with a double waw without alif and the rest recited tafawut.

ThenAllah the Exalted ordered the sons of Adam to repeatedly look at His creations to take heed andappreciate the Power ofAllah and established that the son of Adam cannot see any crevices or flaw.Abu ^Amr, Hamzah, Al-Kisa'iyy and Hisham recited hattara instead of hal tara.

4) Turn your vision twice again: your vision will come back to you failing to see any flaw, tired

and worn out.

Allah ordered the son of Adam to look twice because one might not see any flaw the first time, soAllahestablished that even if he looks twice still he will not detect any flaw; rather his vision will returntoiled and tired without seeing fault or difference in the parts of the sky.

5) And We (Allah) have adorned the lowest heaven with glittering stars from which meteorsseparate and launch to drive away the eavesdropping devils, and have prepared for them in theHereafter the torture of the Blazing Fire.

Allah beautified the sky which we see closest to Earth with stars that are illuminated and made out of

them meteors that separate from them and pelt the devils who eavesdrop.Allah has prepared a fervidFire for the devils in the Hereafter over and above being burnt with meteors in this world.

6) For those humans and jinn who disbelieve in their Lord is the torture of Hell: and such endingis evil.

Allah has prepared for the blasphemers among the humans and jinn, in the Hereafter, the torture ofJahannam which is a greatly fervid blazing Fire; the Hadith that was narrated by At-Tirmidhiyyestablishes that the Fire of Hell was lit for one thousand years until it turned red in color and onethousand years until it turned white in color and one thousand years until it turned black in color, so it


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is pitch black and dark. To end up in Hellfire is such an evil place to which the blasphemers return.

7) When the blasphemers are cast therein, they will hear its terrible braying-like sound drawingin as it boils and blazes forth,

When the blasphemers are thrown into Jahannam similar to throwing logs in a great fire, they shall hearfor Jahannam a terrible braying-like soundsimilar to that of a donkeydrawing in strongly as aresult of its fervent boiling.

8) Almost bursting with fury toward the blasphemers: Every time a Group of them is casttherein, the Keeper-Angels will ask out of reprimand, "Did no Prophet come to Warn you?"

Jahannam will be almost bursting with angera simile of its fervid boiling-- toward the blasphemers.With each batch of blasphemers thrown into Jahannam the Angels charged with jahannamMalik andhis aidswill reprimand them by asking them whether or not a Messenger warned them in this worldagainst the torture that they now encounterthereby adding to their torture.

9) The blasphemers will say: "Yes indeed; a Warner did come to us, but we belied him and said,'Allah never sent down any Message to you: you are nothing but in a confused state ofignorance!'"

The blasphemers admit on the Day of Judgment thatAllah the Exalted Has sent them Messengers whowarned them against the situation they now encounter and also admit that they belied them. They toldthe Messenger sent to them, 'Allah has not revealed to you any of what you claim among promise ofreward and threat of punishment and other than that'. Abu Hayyan said in his book of interpretation ofQur'an that the saying ofAllah could have two meanings: 1) The blasphemersaddress the Messengers who were sent to warn them first by belying them and denying that theyreceived any revelation and second by accusing them of ignorance and of being in a state of utterconfusion. 2) It is possible that the statement is made by the Angels in charge of torturing theblasphemers in Hellfire with which they address the blasphemers reprimanding them and informingthem that they are now in a state of destructive torture that emanated from their misguidance in thislife.

10) They will also say: "Had we but listened or used our mind, we should now not be among theoccupants of the Blazing Fire or deserving perpetuity therein!"

The blasphemers, while in Hellfire, will say to the Angels in charge of keeping Jahannam, ' only if wehad listened to the Messengers the way the seekers of truth would listen or had we used our minds tothink about what the Messengers were saying we would not have been now in Hellfire deserving to betherein for ever'.

11) They will then confess their blasphemy of belying the Prophets: but useless will be theirconfession and far will the occupants of the Blazing Fire be from the Mercy ofAllah!

The blasphemers admit their blasphemy of belying the Messengers, but their admission will not helpthem and will not save them from the torture ofAllah. The blasphemers doomed to Hellfire will besupplicated against to be what they are, that is deprived and far from the Mercy ofAllah. Abu Ja^farandAl-Kisa'iyy recited with a dammah on theHa'.

12) As for the believers who fear their Lord in seclusion as they did openly, for them isForgiveness and Paradise.

AfterAllah the Exalted mentioned the threat of torturing the blasphemersAllah mentioned the promiseof reward for the believers. The believers who fear their Lord regarding the matters and situations of


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said: 'The other narration reveals that the meaning of is the Angels.'

17) Or do you feel safe that Jibril Who is in Heaven will not send against you a violent wind thatshowers you with stones, so that you shall knowwhen knowing will not help-- how true was Mywarning?

Moreover,Allah addressed them that do you feel safe from Jibril who is in Heaven, the Angel in chargeof punishment, to not send against you from Heaven a strong wind with stones as he did against thepeople of Lut and the people of the Elephant. Indeed, you blasphemers shall know, as you delve intorture and when knowing shall not help you, the consequence of My Warning and that you belied itand rejected My Messenger.

18) But indeed people before the blasphemers of Makkah belied the Messengers: then howtruthful did they find My torture of them?

The blasphemers of the previous nations, before those of Makkah, such as the people of Noah, ^Ad,Thamud, Lut, Madyan, and Pharaoh did belie the message of the Messengers and indeed did find the

torture ofAllah a true matter.19) Do the blasphemers not see the birds above them, spreading and folding in their wings?Nothing keeps them from falling except (Allah) Ar-Rahman: IndeedAllah Knows all things.

AfterAllah the Exalted warned them against the caving in of Earth and the wind He cautioned them totake heed in the masterly creation of the birds. Has the blasphemers not seen how the birds fly in the airspreading and folding in their wings as they flyas Al-Bukhari and Mujahid explained-- withoutfalling down despite their heavy weights and large bodies? It isAllah's Power that protects them andkeeps them from falling. Indeed Allah knows all things and nothing escapes His Knowledge.

20) O blasphemers, who is there as supporters who can stop and avert the torture from you if itcomes, besides (Allah) Ar-Rahman? The blasphemers are but in delusion.

The Ayah presents an interrogative addressing and confirming that O blasphemers there are nosupporters for you who can stop and avert the torture from you when it befalls you.Allah is the truesupporter, but the blasphemers are drowning in delusion thinking that what they worship other thanAllah will benefit or harm them or make them closer toAllah in acceptance.

21) O blasphemers, who is there that can give you sustenance ifAllah were to withhold Hisprovision? No, the blasphemers persist in impiety and departure from the Truth.

O blasphemers no one can give you sustenance ifAllah withholds the reasons of sustenance such as

rain and vegetation. The blasphemers persist on their blasphemy and denial, although the truth standsout crystal clear, and arrogantly reject and depart from the truth.

22) Is then one who walks with his face lowered, better guided, - or one who walks looking aheadon a Straight path?

Allah the Exalted sets in this Ayah an example for both the believers and the blasphemers. Which of thetwo, the person who walks with his face lowered not looking ahead and right and left maintains a swiftpath free of pitfalls, or the one who walks headforemost looking ahead and right and left? This is whatthe blasphemer does, he indulges in blasphemy and sins in this world tripping over pitfalls one after


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another and in the Hereafter he shall be assembled dragged on his face. Whereas the believer sees hispath clearly through adhering to the rules of the religion, thereby escaping the pitfalls, and will be awinner in the Hereafter.

Qunbul recited Siratin ( ) with sin.

23) O Muhammad say to the blasphemers: "Allah is the One Who has created you and yourfaculties of hearing, seeing, and understanding: little thanks it is you give.

Allah the Exalted ordered Prophet Muhammad to tell the blasphemers thatAllah is the one who createdyou and created for you your ears, eyes and hearts with which you hear, see, and comprehend, but yougive little thanks toAllah for His endowments.

ThankingAllah for His endowments entails not using them in sinning but to use them in a manneracceptable byAllah. But you blasphemers have not used these endowments in manners accepted byAllah; hence, you have not been thankful toAllah at all.

24) O Muhammad say to the blasphemers: "It isAllah Who has spread you out through theearth, and to Him you shall be resurrected and assembled."

Allah the Exalted ordered Prophet Muhammad to tell the blasphemers thatAllah is the one whospread

you out on Earth and that you shall be resurrected on the Day of Judgment and be gathered from yourgraves for settlement of account and requital. The meaning encompasses that the One who Has thePower to create you Has the Power to resurrect you and thus it entails a refutation of those who denythe Resurrection and Assembly.

25) The blasphemers mockingly ask: When will this promise of torture be fulfilled? - If you aretelling the truth.

The blasphemers who deny the Resurrection and Assembly shall mockingly say: ' if you are truthful,when is the Day of Judgment and when the torture with which you are threatening us is.'

26) O Muhammad say: " Allah alone has the knowledge of the time of the Day of Judgment: I amonly to warn you and plainly convey to you the laws."

Allah answered them by ordering Prophet Muhammad to tell the blasphemers thatAllah alone knowsthe time of occurrence of the Day of Judgment, and that the Prophet only warns them against a severetorture for their blasphemy, and clearly conveys to them the rules of the religion.

27) When they see the torture on the Day of Judgment, grieved will be the faces of theblasphemers, and the Angels of torture will say to them: "This is the torture fulfilled, which youwere calling for!"

On theDay of Judgmentwhen the blasphemers see the promised torture close to them their faces willbe grieved and blackened with sadness just like the one driven to be killed. The Angels in charge of

torture will add to their grief by telling them that this is the torture you have been asking for andrushing to haveas per Ya^qub's recitation of ( ) with a single dalor they will tell them face thetorture that you have been lying about and believing that if you die you will not be resurrectedas perthe recitation of the rest of the reciters of ( .) with a double dal

28) O Muhammad say to the blasphemers: "Whether Allah causes me and the believers with meto dieas you aspire--, or if He bestows His Mercy on us, - yet who can rescue the blasphemersfrom a grievous torture?"

Allah ordered Prophet Muhammad to tell those among his people who associated partners withAllah


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and wished the death of the Prophet that do you see ifAllah makes me and the believers with me die orkeeps us alive and do not torture us, who then will protect you and avert from you the painful torturedue to your blasphemy? The death or life of the Prophet and the believers does not rescue theblasphemers from the torture, hence you do not need to ask for a sooner occurrence of the torture andthe Day of Judgment, rather their occurrence constitute a great hardship on you.

29) O Muhammad say: "He is (Allah) Ar-Rahman: We have believed in Him, and on Him we

have relied: So, soon you will know-- as you encounter the torture-- which of us is in clearmisguidance."

Allah ordered Prophet Muhammad tosay: 'Allah is the One whom we worship and clear from all non-befitting attributes and call upon you to worship. We believed in Him, and we did not associateanything with Him, and we relied upon Him in all our affairs and He is the One Who truly Benefits andHarms. O you who associate partners withAllah, once you delve into the torture you shall realize whowas misguided you or us?'

30) O Muhammad say to the blasphemers: "O people of Quraysh, tell me if your water be somemorning lost in the underground earth, who then can supply you with clear-flowing water exceptAllah? So how dare you deny that He will resurrect you?"

Allah ordered Prophet Muhammad tosay to those who associated partners withAllah: ' tell me o peopleof Quraysh, if you wake up to find your water has sunk into Earth and you cannot reach it with yourhands or lifting buckets, who else butAllah has the power to make visible water run in a manneraccessible to the hands? so how could you deny thatAllah has the Power to resurrect you?'

It was said that this Ayah was recited before an atheist so he said: ' the water can be fetched usingshovels and axes', he lost his vision and became blind the same evening. We seek refuge withAllahfrom such daring remarks aboutAllah and His Ayas and we askAllah to preserve for us our state ofbelief and to successfully end our lives and to admit us into Paradise along with the meritorious. Amin.

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