Sura Mu-Minun (Or The Believers) : in The Name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful

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Sura Mu-minun (or The Believers)
In the Name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful
The Believers, must eventually be successful – win through; achieve

their aims; obtain salvation from sorrow and all evil – those are the people
who; (1) are humble in prayers; (2) shun vain conversation; (3) are active in
deeds of charity; (4) guide their modesty, except with wedlock partners or the
captives, but whose desires exceed those limits are transgressors; (5) faithfully
observe their trusts and convenants; (6) strictly guard their prayers; – those
are the ones to whom Paradise belongs and will dwell their forever. Man was
created from a product of wet earth; then placed him as a drop of seed in a safe
lodging, then fashioned him as a clot, a little lump and later put bones in it;
then covered it with flesh; and developed it as another creature on earth. So
blessed be the Lord, The Best to create! Certainly, at length you will die and
again you will be raised up on the Day of Judgement. And that God is never
unmindful of your Creation. And that He sends down water from the clouds
with due proportion; and causes the soil to soak and drain it off. Your Lord
then causes the growth of gardens which produce various fruits and oils for the
use and enjoyment of the mankind. You have also a vivid example of use in
the creation of cattle in the form of milk, meat, hides, transportation, and other
uses in different fields of human activity. And the ships, which sail on seas,
have multi-purpose uses for the humans.
A long line of apostles were sent to the people for their admonition
from time to time. Noah was also sent who instructed his people to fear God
and worship their Lord only. The chiefs of the Unbelievers rejected him as he
was merely a human being like themselves and that his claim was just to
impose on them his personal superiority; and he was a possessed individual.
Further, had God wished their admonition, He would have sent down angels
and that Noah was a false person. Naoh, ultimately prayed to his Lord for help
as he was totally discouraged from his people. God then inspired Noah to
construct an Ark, take pairs of species, male female, his family members
(including the believers) and board on the Ark; but no wrong doer be
addressed for His Mercy. As commanded, Noah took them on the Ark and
prayed to his Lord: “Praise be to God, Who has saved us from the people who
do wrong”. And; “O my Lord! Enable me to disembark with Your blessing: for
You are the Best to enable (us) to disembark.” Noah’s Ark sailed away safely,
while the Unbelievers on the land were all drowed by a Great Flood (never
known again in the human history). Lo! In this there are Signs for men to
understand. Noah’s contemporaries had all sorts of chances and warnings. But
they refused to believe and perished. But God’s Truth survived, and it went to
the next and succeeding generations. Will not mankind understand? There was
a post-Flood astrayed generation and an apostle sent for its guidance (if this
refers to any particular prophet, it may be Hud sent to ‘Ad people or may be
Salih sent to Thamud people). The apostle said the same eternal Truth:
“Worship God! You have no other god but Him; – Will you not fear Him?”
The chiefs of the people, on whom good things of this life were
bestowed, disbelieved the Hereafter and rejected the apostle. According to
their logic, how could a mortal be an apostle and that after their death, there
will be resurrection of the humanity for the Day of Judgement! That for them
the enjoyment of the life mattered and so called, apostle was a liar and what
they said to the people a naked falsehood. The prophet prayed to God for His
help! A terrible Blast overtook them and the Unbelievers were reduced to just
like a rubbish of dead leaves! God raised other generations after them. And
apostles were delegated in succession to astray people for their admonition.
But everytime they were accused of falsehood by their people. Such people
were destroyed and their tale is left behind for others to take a heed. There
came a time when apostle Moses and his brother apostle Aaron were assigned
by their Lord to admonish Pharaoh and his Chiefs. These people were arrogant
and behaved insolently on earth. These people accused them of falsehood; and
consequently, were destroyed. Moses was also given a Book for the guidance.
Son of Mary and his mother were also Signs of God who gave them a shelter
on a high ground – for rest and security, furnished with springs.
The Brotherhood of Truth is one in all the ages. All prophets form one
Brotherhood. Their Message is one, and their religion and teaching is one.
They serve the One True God, Who loves and cherishes them; and they owe
their duty to Him and Him alone. They are narrow men who create sects and
leave people confused for a time. Let them not think that the goods of this
world can shield them from evil or its consequences! Verily those who fear
their Lord; believe in His Signs; join not in worship partners to Him; and
dispense their charity with reverence and fear of a future life in which they
will stand before the Judgement Seat of their Lord. It is these people who are
quick and foremost in every good work. On no soul God place a burden
greater than it can bear. The record speaks clearly, and shows what each sole
has done and what is due to him in justice. The worst will receive full justice.
The best will receive far more then their due. The Unbelievers, who rejected
Faith and rejoiced in the vanities of this world. Inspite of the proclamation of
Truth, they are doubtful of the future Life and Judgement. In addition to their
rejection of Faith, they have against them positive deeds of wrong-doing, from
which, on account of their contempt of the Light from God, they will not
desist until they are sharply pulled up for punishment: and then any sort of
repentance will be too late and of no use to them! They will be told that on
earth they were arrogant, taking nonsense about the Qur-an. If they ponder
over the matter, they will find that God’s Message to humanity is as old as
time itself. It is good for all ages. In never grows old, and it is never new. Or
do they (infidels of Mecca) not recognize their Apostle (Muhammad AS) that
they deny him? They call him as a possessed person! He has brought them the
Truth, but most of them hate the Truth. If the Truth had been according to their
heart’s desire, it would be a dreadful world, full of confusion and corruption.
God has sent them admonition. But they reject it. Is it you (O Muhammad) ask
for any recompense? (Definitely the answer is No, Never). But the
recompense of your Lord is best: He is the Best of those who give sustenance.
You call them to the Straight Way and those who do not believe in the
Hereafter, deviate from that Way. Had your Lord removed from them the
distress even then they would have remained as transgressors – wandering in
distraction to and fro. Although God inflicted on them punishment (Battle of
Badr), but that too did not cause them to turn towards their Lord: until they
will be plunged into a severe Punishment (in the Hereafter).
It is He Who has given the mankind the faculties of hearing, sight,

feeling, and understanding (i.e. all the means by which knowledge can be
gathered, judgement formed, and goodness cultivated are provided by Him):
but humans have little thanks for their Creator! It is He Who multiplied you on
earth, gives life and death, alternates Night and Day; and Him is the final
return of mankind. Is it not enough for them to understand? On the contrary
the they infidels of Mecca) said the similar arguments which in ancient the
Unbelievers said to their apostles. For them it was a surprise that they will be
raised out of the dust on the Day of Resurrection! Such were the tales coming
from generation to generation. Such things are not more than the tales of the
ancients! Say to them (O Muhammad): “To whom belongs the earth and the
beings therein? Who is the Lord of seven heavens; and of the Throne (of
Glory) Supreme? Who is it who governs all the things in the Universe – who
protects all, but is not protected of any?” They would definitely say – “God, to
Whom all belongs”. Then, how are they deluded, reject the Truth and the
admonition of the Prophet? Your Lord has not chosen any son nor there is any
god along with Him: if there were many gods, behold, each god would have
taken away what he had created. And some of them would assuredly have
overcome others. Glorified be God above all that they allege: Knower of the
visible and invisible! And exalted be He over all that they ascribe as partners
to Him!
Say (O Muhammad): “O my Lord! If the punishment has to come

while we are still on the scene of this life, we pray that we may not be found in
the company of those who draw such punishment on themselves”. Repel evil
with what is best course for you; and that God is well acquainted with the
things which they say. And say (O Muhammad): “O my Lord! I seek refuge
with You from the suggestions of the Evil Ones, and seek refuge with You lest
they come near me”. The wicked who cling to falsehood, at the time of death,
will ask for another chance. But it will be too late then. The time for
repentance will then have passed; till the Day they are raised up. It will the
Day, the old relationships of the world will stand dissolved. Each soul will
stand on its own merit. Then, good and evil deeds will be weighed against
each other. If the good deeds prevail, the souls will attain bliss and salvation; if
contrary, for them shall be misery, anguish and the Fire of Hell as their eternal
abode. They will be told that God’s Signs were rehearsed to them; but they
held these in contempt and as falsehood. They will request the Lord for their
exit, but it shall be rejected; and driven into Hell with ignomity. Lo! There was
a party of His servants who prayed to their Lord that they believed in Him, so
they requested for mercy and forgiveness .These were the steadfast and
triumphant believers. They were treated with ridicule by the unbelievers.
Verily these are the people who will be rewarded with Bliss because of their
patience and constancy. Now the attention of the ungodly will be drawn to the
extremely short time of the life in this world, compared to the eternity which
they face: they are made to see this, and to realize how mistaken they were in
their comparative valuation of things spiritual and things material. Time, as we
know it now, will have faded away and appear as almost nothing. It is just a
matter relative to this life of temporary probation. Therefore exalted be God,
the King, the Reality: there is no god but He, the Lord of the Throne of
Honour! If anyone invokes, besides God, any other god, he has no authority
thereof; and his reckoning will be only with his Lord! And verily the
Unbelievers will fail to win through! So say: “O my Lord! Grant me
forgiveness and mercy! For You are the Best of those who show mercy!”

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23.

Sura Mu-minun (or The Believers)

In the Name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful

The Believers, must eventually be successful – win through; achieve

It is He Who has given the mankind the faculties of hearing, sight,

Say (O Muhammad): “O my Lord! If the punishment has to come

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