سورة Az-Zumar ( The Groups )

The revelation of this Book is from Allah, the Almighty, the All-Wise.

Verily, We have sent down the Book to you in truth. So, worship Allah by doing religious deeds sincerely for Him only.

Surely, the religion is for Allah only. And those who take protectors besides Him (say): \"We worship them only that they may bring us near to Allah.\" Verily, Allah will judge between them concerning that wherein they differ. Truly, Allah guides not him who is a liar, and a disbeliever.

Had Allah willed to take a son, He could have chosen whom He willed out of those whom He created. But glory be to Him! He is Allah, the One, the Irresistible.

He has created the heavens and the earth with truth. He makes the night to go in the day and makes the day to go in the night. And He has subjected the sun and the moon. Each running for an appointed term. Verily, He is the Almighty, the Oft-Forgiving.

He created you (all) from a single person; then made from him his wife. And He has sent down for you of An`am eight pairs. He creates you in the wombs of your mothers, creation after creation in three veils of darkness. Such is Allah your Lord. His is the kingdom. La ilaha illa Huwa. How then are you turned away

If you disbelieve, then verily, Allah is not in need of you; He likes not disbelief for His servants. And if you are grateful, He is pleased therewith for you. No bearer of burdens shall bear the burden of another. Then to your Lord is your return, and He will inform you what you used to do. Verily, He is the All-Knower of that which is in breasts.

And when some hurt touches man, he cries to his Lord, turning to Him in repentance. But when He bestows a favor upon him from Himself, he forgets that for which he cried for before, and he sets up rivals to Allah, in order to mislead others from His path. Say: \"Take pleasure in your disbelief for a while, surely, you are (one) of the dwellers of the Fire!\"

Is one who is obedient to Allah, Ana'a Al-Layl prostrating and standing fearing the Hereafter and hoping for the mercy of his Lord Say: \"Are those who know equal to those who know not\" It is only men of understanding who will remember.

Say: \"O My servants who believe, have Taqwa of your Lord. Good is for those who do good in this world, and Allah's earth is spacious! Only those who are patient shall receive their reward in full, without reckoning.\"

Say: \"Verily, I am commanded to worship Allah, making religion sincerely for Him.\"

\"And I am commanded (this) in order that I may be the first of the Muslims.\"

Say: \"Verily, if I disobey my Lord, I am afraid of the torment of a great Day.\"

Say: \"Allah Alone I worship by doing religious deeds sincerely for His sake only.\"

\"So, worship what you like besides Him.\" Say: \"The losers are those who will lose themselves and their families on the Day of Resurrection. Verily, that will be a manifest loss!\"

They shall have coverings of Fire, above them and covering (of Fire) beneath them. With this Allah frightens His servants: \"O My servants, therefore have Taqwa of Me!\"

Those who avoid At-Taghut by not worshipping them and turn to Allah, for them are glad tidings; so announce the good news to My servants.

Those who listen to the Word and follow the best thereof, those are (the ones) whom Allah has guided and those are men of understanding.

Is, then one against whom the Word of punishment is justified (equal to the one who avoids evil) Will you rescue him who is in the Fire

But those who have Taqwa of their Lord, for them are built lofty rooms, one above another under which rivers flow. (This is) the promise of Allah, and Allah does not fail in (His) promise.

See you not that Allah sends down water from the sky, and causes it to penetrate the earth, as water springs, and afterward thereby produces crops of different colors, and afterward they wither and you see them turn yellow; then He makes them dry and broken pieces. Verily, in this is a reminder for men of understanding.

Is he whose breast Allah has opened to Islam, so that he is in light from his Lord So, woe to those whose hearts are hardened against remembrance of Allah! They are in plain error!

Allah has sent down the Best Statement, a Book, its parts resembling each other, (and) oft-repeated. The skins of those who fear their Lord shiver from it. Then their skin and their heart soften to the remembrance of Allah. That is the guidance of Allah. He guides therewith whom He wills; and whomever Allah sends astray, for him there is no guide.

Is he then, who will confront with his face the awful torment on the Day of Resurrection And it will be said to the wrongdoers: \"Taste what you used to earn!\"

Those before them denied, and so the torment came on them from directions they perceived not.

So, Allah made them to taste the disgrace in the present life, but greater is the torment of the Hereafter if they only knew!

And indeed We have put forth for men, in this Qur'an every kind of parable in order that they may remember.

An Arabic Qur'an, without any crookedness (therein) in order that they may have Taqwa of Him.

Allah puts forth a parable: a man belonging to many partners disputing with one another, and a man belonging entirely to one master. Are those two equal in comparison All the praises and thanks be to Allah! But most of them know not.

Verily, you will die, and verily, they (too) will die.

Then, on the Day of Resurrection, you will be disputing before your Lord.

Then, who does more wrong than one who utters a lie against Allah, and denies the truth when it comes to him! Is there not in Hell an abode for the disbelievers

And he who has brought the truth and (those who) believed therein, they are those who have Taqwa.

They shall have all that they will desire with their Lord. That is the reward of the doers of good.

So that Allah may expiate from them the evil of what they did and give them the reward, according to the best of what they used to do.

Is not Allah Sufficient for His servant Yet they try to frighten you with those besides Him! And whom Allah sends astray, for him there will be no guide.

And whomsoever Allah guides, for him there will be no misleader. Is not Allah Almighty, Possessor of Retribution

And verily, if you ask them: \"Who created the heavens and the earth\" Surely, they will say: \"Allah.\" Say: \"Tell me then, the things that you invoke besides Allah -- if Allah intended some harm for me, could they remove His harm Or if He intended some mercy for me, could they withhold His mercy\" Say: \"Sufficient for me is Allah; in Him those who trust must put their trust.\"

Say: \"O My people! Work according to your way, I am working. Then you will come to know\"

\"To whom comes a disgracing torment, and on whom descends an everlasting torment.\"

Verily, We have sent down to you the Book for mankind in truth. So, whosoever accepts the guidance, it is only for himself; and whosoever goes astray, he goes astray only to his (own) loss. And you are not a trustee over them.

It is Allah Who takes away the souls at the time of their death, and those that die not during their sleep. He keeps those (souls) for which He has ordained death and sends the rest for a term appointed. Verily, in this are signs for a people who think deeply.

Have they taken as intercessors besides Allah Say: \"Even if they have power over nothing whatever and have no intelligence\"

Say: \"To Allah belongs all intercession. His is the sovereignty of the heavens and the earth. Then to Him you shall be brought back.\"

And when Allah Alone is mentioned, the hearts of those who believe not in the Hereafter are filled with disgust and when those besides Him are mentioned, behold, they rejoice!

Say: \"O Allah! Creator of the heavens and the earth! All-Knower of the unseen and the seen! You will judge between your servants about that wherein they used to differ.\"

And those who did wrong, if they had all that is on the earth and therewith as much again, they verily, would offer it to ransom themselves therewith on the Day of Resurrection from the evil torment; and there will become apparent to them from Allah what they had not been reckoning.

And the evils of that which they earned will become apparent to them, and that which they used to mock at will encircle them.

When harm touches man, he calls to Us (for help); then when We have changed it into a favor from Us, he says: \"Only because of knowledge I obtained it.\" Nay, it is only a trial, but most of them know not!

Verily, those before them said it, yet (all) that they had earned availed them not.

So, the evil results of that which they earned overtook them. And those who did wrong of these will also be overtaken by the evil results for that which they earned; and they will never be able to escape.

Do they not know that Allah expands the provision for whom He wills, and straitens it. Verily, in this are signs for the folk who believe!

Say: \"O My servants who have transgressed against themselves! Despair not of the mercy of Allah, verily, Allah forgives all sins. Truly, He is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful.\"

\"And turn in repentance (and in obedience with true faith) to your Lord and submit to Him before the torment comes upon you, (and) then you will not be helped.\"

\"And follow the best of that which is sent down to you from your Lord, before the torment comes on you suddenly while you perceive not!\"

Lest a person should say: \"Alas, my grief that I was undutiful to Allah, and I was indeed among those who mocked.\"

Or (lest) he should say: \"If only Allah had guided me, I should indeed have been among those who have Taqwa.\"

Or (lest) he should say when he sees the torment: \"If only I had another chance, then I should indeed be among the doers of good.\"

Yes! Verily, there came to you My Ayat and you denied them, and were proud and were among the disbelievers.

And on the Day of Resurrection you will see those who lied against Allah - their faces will be black. Is there not in Hell an abode for the arrogant

And Allah will deliver those who have Taqwa to their places of success. Evil shall touch them not, nor shall they grieve.

Allah is the Creator of all things, and He is the Trustee over all things.

To Him belong the Maqalid of the heavens and the earth. And those who disbelieve in the Ayat of Allah, such are they who will be the losers.

Say: \"Do you order me to worship other than Allah O you fools!\"

And indeed it has been revealed to you, as it was to those before you: \"If you join others in worship with Allah, surely your deeds will be in vain, and you will certainly be among the losers.\"

Nay! But worship Allah, and be among the grateful.

They made not a just estimate of Allah such as is due to Him. And on the Day of Resurrection the whole of the earth will be grasped by His Hand and the heavens will be rolled up in His Right Hand. Glorified be He, and High be He above all that they associate as partners with Him!

And the Trumpet will be blown, and all who are in the heavens and all who are on the earth will swoon away, except him whom Allah wills. Then it will be blown another time, and behold they will be standing, looking on.

And the earth will shine with the light of its Lord, and the Book will be presented, and the Prophets and the witnesses will be brought forward, and it will be judged between them with truth, and they will not be wronged.

And each person will be paid in full of what he did; and He is Best Aware of what they do.

And those who disbelieved will be driven to Hell in groups till when they reach it, the gates thereof will be opened. And its keepers will say: \"Did not the Messengers come to you from yourselves, reciting to you the Ayat of your Lord, and warning you of the meeting of this Day of yours\" They will say: \"Yes,\" but the Word of torment has been justified against the disbelievers!

It will be said: \"Enter you the gates of Hell, to abide therein. And what an evil abode of the arrogant!\"

And those who had Taqwa will be led to Paradise in groups till when they reach it, and its gates will be opened and its keepers will say: \"Salam `Alaykum (peace be upon you)! You have done well, so enter here to abide therein forever.\"

And they will say: \"All the praises and thanks be to Allah Who has fulfilled His promise to us and has made us inherit the land. We can dwell in Paradise where we will; how excellent a reward for the workers!\"

And you will see the angels surrounding the Throne from all round, glorifying the praises of their Lord. And they will be judged with truth. And it will be said, \"All the praises and thanks be to Allah, the Lord of all that exits.\"