Surah Al-Anbiya Transliteration and Translation

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Surah Al-Anbiya (سورة الأنبياء) — “The Prophets”

#	Arabic	Transliteration	English Translation
1	ٱقۡتَرَبَ لِلنَّاسِ حِسَابُهُمۡ وَهُمۡ فِي غَفۡلَةٖ مُّعۡرِضُونَ	Iqtaraba lilnnasi hisabuhum wahum fee ghaflatin muAAridoona	[The time of] their account has approached for the people, while they are in heedlessness turning away
2	مَا يَأۡتِيهِم مِّن ذِكۡرٖ مِّن رَّبِّهِم مُّحۡدَثٍ إِلَّا ٱسۡتَمَعُوهُ وَهُمۡ يَلۡعَبُونَ	Ma yateehim min thikrin min rabbihim muhdathin illa istamaAAoohu wahum yalAAaboona	No mention comes to them anew from their Lord except that they listen to it while they are at play
3	لَاهِيَةٗ قُلُوبُهُمۡۗ وَأَسَرُّواْ ٱلنَّجۡوَى ٱلَّذِينَ ظَلَمُواْ هَلۡ هَٰذَآ إِلَّا بَشَرٞ مِّثۡلُكُمۡۖ أَفَتَأۡتُونَ ٱلسِّحۡرَ وَأَنتُمۡ تُبۡصِرُونَ	Lahiyatan quloobuhum waasarroo alnnajwa allatheena thalamoo hal hatha illa basharun mithlukum afatatoona alssihra waantum tubsiroona	With their hearts distracted. And those who do wrong conceal their private conversation, [saying], “Is this [Prophet] except a human being like you? So would you approach magic while you are aware [of it]
4	قَالَ رَبِّي يَعۡلَمُ ٱلۡقَوۡلَ فِي ٱلسَّمَآءِ وَٱلۡأَرۡضِۖ وَهُوَ ٱلسَّمِيعُ ٱلۡعَلِيمُ	Qala rabbee yaAAlamu alqawla fee alssamai waalardi wahuwa alssameeAAu alAAaleemu	The Prophet said, “My Lord knows whatever is said throughout the heaven and earth, and He is the Hearing, the Knowing
5	بَلۡ قَالُوٓاْ أَضۡغَٰثُ أَحۡلَٰمِۭ بَلِ ٱفۡتَرَىٰهُ بَلۡ هُوَ شَاعِرٞ فَلۡيَأۡتِنَا بِـَٔايَةٖ كَمَآ أُرۡسِلَ ٱلۡأَوَّلُونَ	Bal qaloo adghathu ahlamin bali iftarahu bal huwa shaAAirun falyatina biayatin kama orsila alawwaloona	But they say, “[The revelation is but] a mixture of false dreams; rather, he has invented it; rather, he is a poet. So let him bring us a sign just as the previous [messengers] were sent [with miracles]
6	مَآ ءَامَنَتۡ قَبۡلَهُم مِّن قَرۡيَةٍ أَهۡلَكۡنَٰهَآۖ أَفَهُمۡ يُؤۡمِنُونَ	Ma amanat qablahum min qaryatin ahlaknaha afahum yuminoona	Not a [single] city which We destroyed believed before them, so will they believe
7	وَمَآ أَرۡسَلۡنَا قَبۡلَكَ إِلَّا رِجَالٗا نُّوحِيٓ إِلَيۡهِمۡۖ فَسۡـَٔلُوٓاْ أَهۡلَ ٱلذِّكۡرِ إِن كُنتُمۡ لَا تَعۡلَمُونَ	Wama arsalna qablaka illa rijalan noohee ilayhim faisaloo ahla alththikri in kuntum la taAAlamoona	And We sent not before you, [O Muhammad], except men to whom We revealed [the message], so ask the people of the message if you do not know
8	وَمَا جَعَلۡنَٰهُمۡ جَسَدٗا لَّا يَأۡكُلُونَ ٱلطَّعَامَ وَمَا كَانُواْ خَٰلِدِينَ	Wama jaAAalnahum jasadan la yakuloona alttaAAama wama kanoo khalideena	And We did not make the prophets forms not eating food, nor were they immortal [on earth]
9	ثُمَّ صَدَقۡنَٰهُمُ ٱلۡوَعۡدَ فَأَنجَيۡنَٰهُمۡ وَمَن نَّشَآءُ وَأَهۡلَكۡنَا ٱلۡمُسۡرِفِينَ	Thumma sadaqnahumu alwaAAda faanjaynahum waman nashao waahlakna almusrifeena	Then We fulfilled for them the promise, and We saved them and whom We willed and destroyed the transgressors
10	لَقَدۡ أَنزَلۡنَآ إِلَيۡكُمۡ كِتَٰبٗا فِيهِ ذِكۡرُكُمۡۚ أَفَلَا تَعۡقِلُونَ	Laqad anzalna ilaykum kitaban feehi thikrukum afala taAAqiloona	We have certainly sent down to you a Book in which is your mention. Then will you not reason
11	وَكَمۡ قَصَمۡنَا مِن قَرۡيَةٖ كَانَتۡ ظَالِمَةٗ وَأَنشَأۡنَا بَعۡدَهَا قَوۡمًا ءَاخَرِينَ	Wakam qasamna min qaryatin kanat thalimatan waanshana baAAdaha qawman akhareena	And how many a city which was unjust have We shattered and produced after it another people
12	فَلَمَّآ أَحَسُّواْ بَأۡسَنَآ إِذَا هُم مِّنۡهَا يَرۡكُضُونَ	Falamma ahassoo basana itha hum minha yarkudoona	And when its inhabitants perceived Our punishment, at once they fled from it
13	لَا تَرۡكُضُواْ وَٱرۡجِعُوٓاْ إِلَىٰ مَآ أُتۡرِفۡتُمۡ فِيهِ وَمَسَٰكِنِكُمۡ لَعَلَّكُمۡ تُسۡـَٔلُونَ	La tarkudoo wairjiAAoo ila ma otriftum feehi wamasakinikum laAAallakum tusaloona	[Some angels said], “Do not flee but return to where you were given luxury and to your homes – perhaps you will be questioned
14	قَالُواْ يَٰوَيۡلَنَآ إِنَّا كُنَّا ظَٰلِمِينَ	Qaloo ya waylana inna kunna thalimeena	They said, “O woe to us! Indeed, we were wrongdoers
15	فَمَا زَالَت تِّلۡكَ دَعۡوَىٰهُمۡ حَتَّىٰ جَعَلۡنَٰهُمۡ حَصِيدًا خَٰمِدِينَ	Fama zalat tilka daAAwahum hatta jaAAalnahum haseedan khamideena	And that declaration of theirs did not cease until We made them [as] a harvest [mowed down], extinguished [like a fire]
16	وَمَا خَلَقۡنَا ٱلسَّمَآءَ وَٱلۡأَرۡضَ وَمَا بَيۡنَهُمَا لَٰعِبِينَ	Wama khalaqna alssamaa waalarda wama baynahuma laAAibeena	And We did not create the heaven and earth and that between them in play
17	لَوۡ أَرَدۡنَآ أَن نَّتَّخِذَ لَهۡوٗا لَّٱتَّخَذۡنَٰهُ مِن لَّدُنَّآ إِن كُنَّا فَٰعِلِينَ	Law aradna an nattakhitha lahwan laittakhathnahu min ladunna in kunna faAAileena	Had We intended to take a diversion, We could have taken it from [what is] with Us – if [indeed] We were to do so
18	بَلۡ نَقۡذِفُ بِٱلۡحَقِّ عَلَى ٱلۡبَٰطِلِ فَيَدۡمَغُهُۥ فَإِذَا هُوَ زَاهِقٞۚ وَلَكُمُ ٱلۡوَيۡلُ مِمَّا تَصِفُونَ	Bal naqthifu bialhaqqi AAala albatili fayadmaghuhu faitha huwa zahiqun walakumu alwaylu mimma tasifoona	Rather, We dash the truth upon falsehood, and it destroys it, and thereupon it departs. And for you is destruction from that which you describe
19	وَلَهُۥ مَن فِي ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلۡأَرۡضِۚ وَمَنۡ عِندَهُۥ لَا يَسۡتَكۡبِرُونَ عَنۡ عِبَادَتِهِۦ وَلَا يَسۡتَحۡسِرُونَ	Walahu man fee alssamawati waalardi waman AAindahu la yastakbiroona AAan AAibadatihi wala yastahsiroona	To Him belongs whoever is in the heavens and the earth. And those near Him are not prevented by arrogance from His worship, nor do they tire
20	يُسَبِّحُونَ ٱلَّيۡلَ وَٱلنَّهَارَ لَا يَفۡتُرُونَ	Yusabbihoona allayla waalnnahara la yafturoona	They exalt [Him] night and day [and] do not slacken
21	أَمِ ٱتَّخَذُوٓاْ ءَالِهَةٗ مِّنَ ٱلۡأَرۡضِ هُمۡ يُنشِرُونَ	Ami ittakhathoo alihatan mina alardi hum yunshiroona	Or have men taken for themselves gods from the earth who resurrect [the dead]
22	لَوۡ كَانَ فِيهِمَآ ءَالِهَةٌ إِلَّا ٱللَّهُ لَفَسَدَتَاۚ فَسُبۡحَٰنَ ٱللَّهِ رَبِّ ٱلۡعَرۡشِ عَمَّا يَصِفُونَ	Law kana feehima alihatun illa Allahu lafasadata fasubhana Allahi rabbi alAAarshi AAamma yasifoona	Had there been within the heavens and earth gods besides Allah, they both would have been ruined. So exalted is Allah, Lord of the Throne, above what they describe
23	لَا يُسۡـَٔلُ عَمَّا يَفۡعَلُ وَهُمۡ يُسۡـَٔلُونَ	La yusalu AAamma yafAAalu wahum yusaloona	He is not questioned about what He does, but they will be questioned
24	أَمِ ٱتَّخَذُواْ مِن دُونِهِۦٓ ءَالِهَةٗۖ قُلۡ هَاتُواْ بُرۡهَٰنَكُمۡۖ هَٰذَا ذِكۡرُ مَن مَّعِيَ وَذِكۡرُ مَن قَبۡلِيۚ بَلۡ أَكۡثَرُهُمۡ لَا يَعۡلَمُونَ ٱلۡحَقَّۖ فَهُم مُّعۡرِضُونَ	Ami ittakhathoo min doonihi alihatan qul hatoo burhanakum hatha thikru man maAAiya wathikru man qablee bal aktharuhum la yaAAlamoona alhaqqa fahum muAAridoona	Or have they taken gods besides Him? Say, [O Muhammad], “Produce your proof. This [Qur’an] is the message for those with me and the message of those before me.” But most of them do not know the truth, so they are turning away
25	وَمَآ أَرۡسَلۡنَا مِن قَبۡلِكَ مِن رَّسُولٍ إِلَّا نُوحِيٓ إِلَيۡهِ أَنَّهُۥ لَآ إِلَٰهَ إِلَّآ أَنَا۠ فَٱعۡبُدُونِ	Wama arsalna min qablika min rasoolin illa noohee ilayhi annahu la ilaha illa ana faoAAbudooni	And We sent not before you any messenger except that We revealed to him that, “There is no deity except Me, so worship Me
26	وَقَالُواْ ٱتَّخَذَ ٱلرَّحۡمَٰنُ وَلَدٗاۗ سُبۡحَٰنَهُۥۚ بَلۡ عِبَادٞ مُّكۡرَمُونَ	Waqaloo ittakhatha alrrahmanu waladan subhanahu bal AAibadun mukramoona	And they say, “The Most Merciful has taken a son.” Exalted is He! Rather, they are [but] honored servants
27	لَا يَسۡبِقُونَهُۥ بِٱلۡقَوۡلِ وَهُم بِأَمۡرِهِۦ يَعۡمَلُونَ	La yasbiqoonahu bialqawli wahum biamrihi yaAAmaloona	They cannot precede Him in word, and they act by His command
28	يَعۡلَمُ مَا بَيۡنَ أَيۡدِيهِمۡ وَمَا خَلۡفَهُمۡ وَلَا يَشۡفَعُونَ إِلَّا لِمَنِ ٱرۡتَضَىٰ وَهُم مِّنۡ خَشۡيَتِهِۦ مُشۡفِقُونَ	YaAAlamu ma bayna aydeehim wama khalfahum wala yashfaAAoona illa limani irtada wahum min khashyatihi mushfiqoona	He knows what is [presently] before them and what will be after them, and they cannot intercede except on behalf of one whom He approves. And they, from fear of Him, are apprehensive
29	۞وَمَن يَقُلۡ مِنۡهُمۡ إِنِّيٓ إِلَٰهٞ مِّن دُونِهِۦ فَذَٰلِكَ نَجۡزِيهِ جَهَنَّمَۚ كَذَٰلِكَ نَجۡزِي ٱلظَّـٰلِمِينَ	Waman yaqul minhum innee ilahun min doonihi fathalika najzeehi jahannama kathalika najzee alththalimeena	And whoever of them should say, “Indeed, I am a god besides Him”- that one We would recompense with Hell. Thus do We recompense the wrongdoers
30	أَوَلَمۡ يَرَ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوٓاْ أَنَّ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلۡأَرۡضَ كَانَتَا رَتۡقٗا فَفَتَقۡنَٰهُمَاۖ وَجَعَلۡنَا مِنَ ٱلۡمَآءِ كُلَّ شَيۡءٍ حَيٍّۚ أَفَلَا يُؤۡمِنُونَ	Awalam yara allatheena kafaroo anna alssamawati waalarda kanata ratqan fafataqnahuma wajaAAalna mina almai kulla shayin hayyin afala yuminoona	Have those who disbelieved not considered that the heavens and the earth were a joined entity, and We separated them and made from water every living thing? Then will they not believe
31	وَجَعَلۡنَا فِي ٱلۡأَرۡضِ رَوَٰسِيَ أَن تَمِيدَ بِهِمۡ وَجَعَلۡنَا فِيهَا فِجَاجٗا سُبُلٗا لَّعَلَّهُمۡ يَهۡتَدُونَ	WajaAAalna fee alardi rawasiya an tameeda bihim wajaAAalna feeha fijajan subulan laAAallahum yahtadoona	And We placed within the earth firmly set mountains, lest it should shift with them, and We made therein [mountain] passes [as] roads that they might be guided
32	وَجَعَلۡنَا ٱلسَّمَآءَ سَقۡفٗا مَّحۡفُوظٗاۖ وَهُمۡ عَنۡ ءَايَٰتِهَا مُعۡرِضُونَ	WajaAAalna alssamaa saqfan mahfoothan wahum AAan ayatiha muAAridoona	And We made the sky a protected ceiling, but they, from its signs, are turning away
33	وَهُوَ ٱلَّذِي خَلَقَ ٱلَّيۡلَ وَٱلنَّهَارَ وَٱلشَّمۡسَ وَٱلۡقَمَرَۖ كُلّٞ فِي فَلَكٖ يَسۡبَحُونَ	Wahuwa allathee khalaqa allayla waalnnahara waalshshamsa waalqamara kullun fee falakin yasbahoona	And it is He who created the night and the day and the sun and the moon; all [heavenly bodies] in an orbit are swimming
34	وَمَا جَعَلۡنَا لِبَشَرٖ مِّن قَبۡلِكَ ٱلۡخُلۡدَۖ أَفَإِيْن مِّتَّ فَهُمُ ٱلۡخَٰلِدُونَ	Wama jaAAalna libasharin min qablika alkhulda afain mitta fahumu alkhalidoona	And We did not grant to any man before you eternity [on earth]; so if you die – would they be eternal
35	كُلُّ نَفۡسٖ ذَآئِقَةُ ٱلۡمَوۡتِۗ وَنَبۡلُوكُم بِٱلشَّرِّ وَٱلۡخَيۡرِ فِتۡنَةٗۖ وَإِلَيۡنَا تُرۡجَعُونَ	Kullu nafsin thaiqatu almawti wanablookum bialshsharri waalkhayri fitnatan wailayna turjaAAoona	Every soul will taste death. And We test you with evil and with good as trial; and to Us you will be returned
36	وَإِذَا رَءَاكَ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوٓاْ إِن يَتَّخِذُونَكَ إِلَّا هُزُوًا أَهَٰذَا ٱلَّذِي يَذۡكُرُ ءَالِهَتَكُمۡ وَهُم بِذِكۡرِ ٱلرَّحۡمَٰنِ هُمۡ كَٰفِرُونَ	Waitha raaka allatheena kafaroo in yattakhithoonaka illa huzuwan ahatha allathee yathkuru alihatakum wahum bithikri alrrahmani hum kafiroona	And when those who disbelieve see you, [O Muhammad], they take you not except in ridicule, [saying], “Is this the one who insults your gods?” And they are, at the mention of the Most Merciful, disbelievers
37	خُلِقَ ٱلۡإِنسَٰنُ مِنۡ عَجَلٖۚ سَأُوْرِيكُمۡ ءَايَٰتِي فَلَا تَسۡتَعۡجِلُونِ	Khuliqa alinsanu min AAajalin saoreekum ayatee fala tastaAAjiloona	Man was created of haste. I will show you My signs, so do not impatiently urge Me
38	وَيَقُولُونَ مَتَىٰ هَٰذَا ٱلۡوَعۡدُ إِن كُنتُمۡ صَٰدِقِينَ	Wayaqooloona mata hatha alwaAAdu in kuntum sadiqeena	And they say, “When is this promise, if you should be truthful
39	لَوۡ يَعۡلَمُ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُواْ حِينَ لَا يَكُفُّونَ عَن وُجُوهِهِمُ ٱلنَّارَ وَلَا عَن ظُهُورِهِمۡ وَلَا هُمۡ يُنصَرُونَ	Law yaAAlamu allatheena kafaroo heena la yakuffoona AAan wujoohihimu alnnara wala AAan thuhoorihim wala hum yunsaroona	If those who disbelieved but knew the time when they will not avert the Fire from their faces or from their backs and they will not be aided
40	بَلۡ تَأۡتِيهِم بَغۡتَةٗ فَتَبۡهَتُهُمۡ فَلَا يَسۡتَطِيعُونَ رَدَّهَا وَلَا هُمۡ يُنظَرُونَ	Bal tateehim baghtatan fatabhatuhum fala yastateeAAoona raddaha wala hum yuntharoona	Rather, it will come to them unexpectedly and bewilder them, and they will not be able to repel it, nor will they be reprieved
41	وَلَقَدِ ٱسۡتُهۡزِئَ بِرُسُلٖ مِّن قَبۡلِكَ فَحَاقَ بِٱلَّذِينَ سَخِرُواْ مِنۡهُم مَّا كَانُواْ بِهِۦ يَسۡتَهۡزِءُونَ	Walaqadi istuhzia birusulin min qablika fahaqa biallatheena sakhiroo minhum ma kanoo bihi yastahzioona	And already were messengers ridiculed before you, but those who mocked them were enveloped by what they used to ridicule
42	قُلۡ مَن يَكۡلَؤُكُم بِٱلَّيۡلِ وَٱلنَّهَارِ مِنَ ٱلرَّحۡمَٰنِۚ بَلۡ هُمۡ عَن ذِكۡرِ رَبِّهِم مُّعۡرِضُونَ	Qul man yaklaokum biallayli waalnnahari mina alrrahmani bal hum AAan thikri rabbihim muAAridoona	Say, “Who can protect you at night or by day from the Most Merciful?” But they are, from the remembrance of their Lord, turning away
43	أَمۡ لَهُمۡ ءَالِهَةٞ تَمۡنَعُهُم مِّن دُونِنَاۚ لَا يَسۡتَطِيعُونَ نَصۡرَ أَنفُسِهِمۡ وَلَا هُم مِّنَّا يُصۡحَبُونَ	Am lahum alihatun tamnaAAuhum min doonina la yastateeAAoona nasra anfusihim wala hum minna yushaboona	Or do they have gods to defend them other than Us? They are unable [even] to help themselves, nor can they be protected from Us
44	بَلۡ مَتَّعۡنَا هَـٰٓؤُلَآءِ وَءَابَآءَهُمۡ حَتَّىٰ طَالَ عَلَيۡهِمُ ٱلۡعُمُرُۗ أَفَلَا يَرَوۡنَ أَنَّا نَأۡتِي ٱلۡأَرۡضَ نَنقُصُهَا مِنۡ أَطۡرَافِهَآۚ أَفَهُمُ ٱلۡغَٰلِبُونَ	Bal mattaAAna haolai waabaahum hatta tala AAalayhimu alAAumuru afala yarawna anna natee alarda nanqusuha min atrafiha afahumu alghaliboona	But, [on the contrary], We have provided good things for these [disbelievers] and their fathers until life was prolonged for them. Then do they not see that We set upon the land, reducing it from its borders? So it is they who will overcome
45	قُلۡ إِنَّمَآ أُنذِرُكُم بِٱلۡوَحۡيِۚ وَلَا يَسۡمَعُ ٱلصُّمُّ ٱلدُّعَآءَ إِذَا مَا يُنذَرُونَ	Qul innama onthirukum bialwahyi wala yasmaAAu alssummu aldduAAaa itha ma yuntharoona	Say, “I only warn you by revelation.” But the deaf do not hear the call when they are warned
46	وَلَئِن مَّسَّتۡهُمۡ نَفۡحَةٞ مِّنۡ عَذَابِ رَبِّكَ لَيَقُولُنَّ يَٰوَيۡلَنَآ إِنَّا كُنَّا ظَٰلِمِينَ	Walain massathum nafhatun min AAathabi rabbika layaqoolunna ya waylana inna kunna thalimeena	And if [as much as] a whiff of the punishment of your Lord should touch them, they would surely say, “O woe to us! Indeed, we have been wrongdoers
47	وَنَضَعُ ٱلۡمَوَٰزِينَ ٱلۡقِسۡطَ لِيَوۡمِ ٱلۡقِيَٰمَةِ فَلَا تُظۡلَمُ نَفۡسٞ شَيۡـٔٗاۖ وَإِن كَانَ مِثۡقَالَ حَبَّةٖ مِّنۡ خَرۡدَلٍ أَتَيۡنَا بِهَاۗ وَكَفَىٰ بِنَا حَٰسِبِينَ	WanadaAAu almawazeena alqista liyawmi alqiyamati fala tuthlamu nafsun shayan wain kana mithqala habbatin min khardalin atayna biha wakafa bina hasibeena	And We place the scales of justice for the Day of Resurrection, so no soul will be treated unjustly at all. And if there is [even] the weight of a mustard seed, We will bring it forth. And sufficient are We as accountant
48	وَلَقَدۡ ءَاتَيۡنَا مُوسَىٰ وَهَٰرُونَ ٱلۡفُرۡقَانَ وَضِيَآءٗ وَذِكۡرٗا لِّلۡمُتَّقِينَ	Walaqad atayna moosa waharoona alfurqana wadiyaan wathikran lilmuttaqeena	And We had already given Moses and Aaron the criterion and a light and a reminder for the righteous
49	ٱلَّذِينَ يَخۡشَوۡنَ رَبَّهُم بِٱلۡغَيۡبِ وَهُم مِّنَ ٱلسَّاعَةِ مُشۡفِقُونَ	Allatheena yakhshawna rabbahum bialghaybi wahum mina alssaAAati mushfiqoona	Who fear their Lord unseen, while they are of the Hour apprehensive
50	وَهَٰذَا ذِكۡرٞ مُّبَارَكٌ أَنزَلۡنَٰهُۚ أَفَأَنتُمۡ لَهُۥ مُنكِرُونَ	Wahatha thikrun mubarakun anzalnahu afaantum lahu munkiroona	And this [Qur’an] is a blessed message which We have sent down. Then are you with it unacquainted
51	۞وَلَقَدۡ ءَاتَيۡنَآ إِبۡرَٰهِيمَ رُشۡدَهُۥ مِن قَبۡلُ وَكُنَّا بِهِۦ عَٰلِمِينَ	Walaqad atayna ibraheema rushdahu min qablu wakunna bihi AAalimeena	And We had certainly given Abraham his sound judgement before, and We were of him well-Knowing
52	إِذۡ قَالَ لِأَبِيهِ وَقَوۡمِهِۦ مَا هَٰذِهِ ٱلتَّمَاثِيلُ ٱلَّتِيٓ أَنتُمۡ لَهَا عَٰكِفُونَ	Ith qala liabeehi waqawmihi ma hathihi alttamatheelu allatee antum laha AAakifoona	When he said to his father and his people, “What are these statues to which you are devoted
53	قَالُواْ وَجَدۡنَآ ءَابَآءَنَا لَهَا عَٰبِدِينَ	Qaloo wajadna abaana laha AAabideena	They said, “We found our fathers worshippers of them
54	قَالَ لَقَدۡ كُنتُمۡ أَنتُمۡ وَءَابَآؤُكُمۡ فِي ضَلَٰلٖ مُّبِينٖ	Qala laqad kuntum antum waabaokum fee dalalin mubeenin	He said, “You were certainly, you and your fathers, in manifest error
55	قَالُوٓاْ أَجِئۡتَنَا بِٱلۡحَقِّ أَمۡ أَنتَ مِنَ ٱللَّـٰعِبِينَ	Qaloo ajitana bialhaqqi am anta mina allaAAibeena	They said, “Have you come to us with truth, or are you of those who jest
56	قَالَ بَل رَّبُّكُمۡ رَبُّ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلۡأَرۡضِ ٱلَّذِي فَطَرَهُنَّ وَأَنَا۠ عَلَىٰ ذَٰلِكُم مِّنَ ٱلشَّـٰهِدِينَ	Qala bal rabbukum rabbu alssamawati waalardi allathee fatarahunna waana AAala thalikum mina alshshahideena	He said, “[No], rather, your Lord is the Lord of the heavens and the earth who created them, and I, to that, am of those who testify
57	وَتَٱللَّهِ لَأَكِيدَنَّ أَصۡنَٰمَكُم بَعۡدَ أَن تُوَلُّواْ مُدۡبِرِينَ	WataAllahi laakeedanna asnamakum baAAda an tuwalloo mudbireena	And [I swear] by Allah, I will surely plan against your idols after you have turned and gone away
58	فَجَعَلَهُمۡ جُذَٰذًا إِلَّا كَبِيرٗا لَّهُمۡ لَعَلَّهُمۡ إِلَيۡهِ يَرۡجِعُونَ	FajaAAalahum juthathan illa kabeeran lahum laAAallahum ilayhi yarjiAAoona	So he made them into fragments, except a large one among them, that they might return to it [and question]
59	قَالُواْ مَن فَعَلَ هَٰذَا بِـَٔالِهَتِنَآ إِنَّهُۥ لَمِنَ ٱلظَّـٰلِمِينَ	Qaloo man faAAala hatha bialihatina innahu lamina alththalimeena	They said, “Who has done this to our gods? Indeed, he is of the wrongdoers
60	قَالُواْ سَمِعۡنَا فَتٗى يَذۡكُرُهُمۡ يُقَالُ لَهُۥٓ إِبۡرَٰهِيمُ	Qaloo samiAAna fatan yathkuruhum yuqalu lahu ibraheemu	They said, “We heard a young man mention them who is called Abraham
61	قَالُواْ فَأۡتُواْ بِهِۦ عَلَىٰٓ أَعۡيُنِ ٱلنَّاسِ لَعَلَّهُمۡ يَشۡهَدُونَ	Qaloo fatoo bihi AAala aAAyuni alnnasi laAAallahum yashhadoona	They said, “Then bring him before the eyes of the people that they may testify
62	قَالُوٓاْ ءَأَنتَ فَعَلۡتَ هَٰذَا بِـَٔالِهَتِنَا يَـٰٓإِبۡرَٰهِيمُ	Qaloo aanta faAAalta hatha bialihatina ya ibraheemu	They said, “Have you done this to our gods, O Abraham
63	قَالَ بَلۡ فَعَلَهُۥ كَبِيرُهُمۡ هَٰذَا فَسۡـَٔلُوهُمۡ إِن كَانُواْ يَنطِقُونَ	Qala bal faAAalahu kabeeruhum hatha faisaloohum in kanoo yantiqoona	He said, “Rather, this – the largest of them – did it, so ask them, if they should [be able to] speak
64	فَرَجَعُوٓاْ إِلَىٰٓ أَنفُسِهِمۡ فَقَالُوٓاْ إِنَّكُمۡ أَنتُمُ ٱلظَّـٰلِمُونَ	FarajaAAoo ila anfusihim faqaloo innakum antumu alththalimoona	So they returned to [blaming] themselves and said [to each other], “Indeed, you are the wrongdoers
65	ثُمَّ نُكِسُواْ عَلَىٰ رُءُوسِهِمۡ لَقَدۡ عَلِمۡتَ مَا هَـٰٓؤُلَآءِ يَنطِقُونَ	Thumma nukisoo AAala ruoosihim laqad AAalimta ma haolai yantiqoona	Then they reversed themselves, [saying], “You have already known that these do not speak
66	قَالَ أَفَتَعۡبُدُونَ مِن دُونِ ٱللَّهِ مَا لَا يَنفَعُكُمۡ شَيۡـٔٗا وَلَا يَضُرُّكُمۡ	Qala afataAAbudoona min dooni Allahi ma la yanfaAAukum shayan wala yadurrukum	He said, “Then do you worship instead of Allah that which does not benefit you at all or harm you
67	أُفّٖ لَّكُمۡ وَلِمَا تَعۡبُدُونَ مِن دُونِ ٱللَّهِۚ أَفَلَا تَعۡقِلُونَ	Offin lakum walima taAAbudoona min dooni Allahi afala taAAqiloona	Uff to you and to what you worship instead of Allah. Then will you not use reason
68	قَالُواْ حَرِّقُوهُ وَٱنصُرُوٓاْ ءَالِهَتَكُمۡ إِن كُنتُمۡ فَٰعِلِينَ	Qaloo harriqoohu waonsuroo alihatakum in kuntum faAAileena	They said, “Burn him and support your gods – if you are to act
69	قُلۡنَا يَٰنَارُ كُونِي بَرۡدٗا وَسَلَٰمًا عَلَىٰٓ إِبۡرَٰهِيمَ	Qulna ya naru koonee bardan wasalaman AAala ibraheema	Allah said, “O fire, be coolness and safety upon Abraham
70	وَأَرَادُواْ بِهِۦ كَيۡدٗا فَجَعَلۡنَٰهُمُ ٱلۡأَخۡسَرِينَ	Waaradoo bihi kaydan fajaAAalnahumu alakhsareena	And they intended for him harm, but We made them the greatest losers
71	وَنَجَّيۡنَٰهُ وَلُوطًا إِلَى ٱلۡأَرۡضِ ٱلَّتِي بَٰرَكۡنَا فِيهَا لِلۡعَٰلَمِينَ	Wanajjaynahu walootan ila alardi allatee barakna feeha lilAAalameena	And We delivered him and Lot to the land which We had blessed for the worlds
72	وَوَهَبۡنَا لَهُۥٓ إِسۡحَٰقَ وَيَعۡقُوبَ نَافِلَةٗۖ وَكُلّٗا جَعَلۡنَا صَٰلِحِينَ	Wawahabna lahu ishaqa wayaAAqooba nafilatan wakullan jaAAalna saliheena	And We gave him Isaac and Jacob in addition, and all [of them] We made righteous
73	وَجَعَلۡنَٰهُمۡ أَئِمَّةٗ يَهۡدُونَ بِأَمۡرِنَا وَأَوۡحَيۡنَآ إِلَيۡهِمۡ فِعۡلَ ٱلۡخَيۡرَٰتِ وَإِقَامَ ٱلصَّلَوٰةِ وَإِيتَآءَ ٱلزَّكَوٰةِۖ وَكَانُواْ لَنَا عَٰبِدِينَ	WajaAAalnahum aimmatan yahdoona biamrina waawhayna ilayhim fiAAla alkhayrati waiqama alssalati waeetaa alzzakati wakanoo lana AAabideena	And We made them leaders guiding by Our command. And We inspired to them the doing of good deeds, establishment of prayer, and giving of zakah; and they were worshippers of Us
74	وَلُوطًا ءَاتَيۡنَٰهُ حُكۡمٗا وَعِلۡمٗا وَنَجَّيۡنَٰهُ مِنَ ٱلۡقَرۡيَةِ ٱلَّتِي كَانَت تَّعۡمَلُ ٱلۡخَبَـٰٓئِثَۚ إِنَّهُمۡ كَانُواْ قَوۡمَ سَوۡءٖ فَٰسِقِينَ	Walootan ataynahu hukman waAAilman wanajjaynahu mina alqaryati allatee kanat taAAmalu alkhabaitha innahum kanoo qawma sawin fasiqeena	And to Lot We gave judgement and knowledge, and We saved him from the city that was committing wicked deeds. Indeed, they were a people of evil, defiantly disobedient
75	وَأَدۡخَلۡنَٰهُ فِي رَحۡمَتِنَآۖ إِنَّهُۥ مِنَ ٱلصَّـٰلِحِينَ	Waadkhalnahu fee rahmatina innahu mina alssaliheena	And We admitted him into Our mercy. Indeed, he was of the righteous
76	وَنُوحًا إِذۡ نَادَىٰ مِن قَبۡلُ فَٱسۡتَجَبۡنَا لَهُۥ فَنَجَّيۡنَٰهُ وَأَهۡلَهُۥ مِنَ ٱلۡكَرۡبِ ٱلۡعَظِيمِ	Wanoohan ith nada min qablu faistajabna lahu fanajjaynahu waahlahu mina alkarbi alAAatheemi	And [mention] Noah, when he called [to Allah] before [that time], so We responded to him and saved him and his family from the great flood
77	وَنَصَرۡنَٰهُ مِنَ ٱلۡقَوۡمِ ٱلَّذِينَ كَذَّبُواْ بِـَٔايَٰتِنَآۚ إِنَّهُمۡ كَانُواْ قَوۡمَ سَوۡءٖ فَأَغۡرَقۡنَٰهُمۡ أَجۡمَعِينَ	Wanasarnahu mina alqawmi allatheena kaththaboo biayatina innahum kanoo qawma sawin faaghraqnahum ajmaAAeena	And We saved him from the people who denied Our signs. Indeed, they were a people of evil, so We drowned them, all together
78	وَدَاوُۥدَ وَسُلَيۡمَٰنَ إِذۡ يَحۡكُمَانِ فِي ٱلۡحَرۡثِ إِذۡ نَفَشَتۡ فِيهِ غَنَمُ ٱلۡقَوۡمِ وَكُنَّا لِحُكۡمِهِمۡ شَٰهِدِينَ	Wadawooda wasulaymana ith yahkumani fee alharthi ith nafashat feehi ghanamu alqawmi wakunna lihukmihim shahideena	And [mention] David and Solomon, when they judged concerning the field – when the sheep of a people overran it [at night], and We were witness to their judgement
79	فَفَهَّمۡنَٰهَا سُلَيۡمَٰنَۚ وَكُلًّا ءَاتَيۡنَا حُكۡمٗا وَعِلۡمٗاۚ وَسَخَّرۡنَا مَعَ دَاوُۥدَ ٱلۡجِبَالَ يُسَبِّحۡنَ وَٱلطَّيۡرَۚ وَكُنَّا فَٰعِلِينَ	Fafahhamnaha sulaymana wakullan atayna hukman waAAilman wasakhkharna maAAa dawooda aljibala yusabbihna waalttayra wakunna faAAileena	And We gave understanding of the case to Solomon, and to each [of them] We gave judgement and knowledge. And We subjected the mountains to exalt [Us], along with David and [also] the birds. And We were doing [that]
80	وَعَلَّمۡنَٰهُ صَنۡعَةَ لَبُوسٖ لَّكُمۡ لِتُحۡصِنَكُم مِّنۢ بَأۡسِكُمۡۖ فَهَلۡ أَنتُمۡ شَٰكِرُونَ	WaAAallamnahu sanAAata laboosin lakum lituhsinakum min basikum fahal antum shakiroona	And We taught him the fashioning of coats of armor to protect you from your [enemy in] battle. So will you then be grateful
81	وَلِسُلَيۡمَٰنَ ٱلرِّيحَ عَاصِفَةٗ تَجۡرِي بِأَمۡرِهِۦٓ إِلَى ٱلۡأَرۡضِ ٱلَّتِي بَٰرَكۡنَا فِيهَاۚ وَكُنَّا بِكُلِّ شَيۡءٍ عَٰلِمِينَ	Walisulaymana alrreeha AAasifatan tajree biamrihi ila alardi allatee barakna feeha wakunna bikulli shayin AAalimeena	And to Solomon [We subjected] the wind, blowing forcefully, proceeding by his command toward the land which We had blessed. And We are ever, of all things, Knowing
82	وَمِنَ ٱلشَّيَٰطِينِ مَن يَغُوصُونَ لَهُۥ وَيَعۡمَلُونَ عَمَلٗا دُونَ ذَٰلِكَۖ وَكُنَّا لَهُمۡ حَٰفِظِينَ	Wamina alshshayateeni man yaghoosoona lahu wayaAAmaloona AAamalan doona thalika wakunna lahum hafitheena	And of the devils were those who dived for him and did work other than that. And We were of them a guardian
83	۞وَأَيُّوبَ إِذۡ نَادَىٰ رَبَّهُۥٓ أَنِّي مَسَّنِيَ ٱلضُّرُّ وَأَنتَ أَرۡحَمُ ٱلرَّـٰحِمِينَ	Waayyooba ith nada rabbahu annee massaniya alddurru waanta arhamu alrrahimeena	And [mention] Job, when he called to his Lord, “Indeed, adversity has touched me, and you are the Most Merciful of the merciful
84	فَٱسۡتَجَبۡنَا لَهُۥ فَكَشَفۡنَا مَا بِهِۦ مِن ضُرّٖۖ وَءَاتَيۡنَٰهُ أَهۡلَهُۥ وَمِثۡلَهُم مَّعَهُمۡ رَحۡمَةٗ مِّنۡ عِندِنَا وَذِكۡرَىٰ لِلۡعَٰبِدِينَ	Faistajabna lahu fakashafna ma bihi min durrin waataynahu ahlahu wamithlahum maAAahum rahmatan min AAindina wathikra lilAAabideena	So We responded to him and removed what afflicted him of adversity. And We gave him [back] his family and the like thereof with them as mercy from Us and a reminder for the worshippers [of Allah]
85	وَإِسۡمَٰعِيلَ وَإِدۡرِيسَ وَذَا ٱلۡكِفۡلِۖ كُلّٞ مِّنَ ٱلصَّـٰبِرِينَ	WaismaAAeela waidreesa watha alkifli kullun mina alssabireena	And [mention] Ishmael and Idrees and Dhul-Kifl; all were of the patient
86	وَأَدۡخَلۡنَٰهُمۡ فِي رَحۡمَتِنَآۖ إِنَّهُم مِّنَ ٱلصَّـٰلِحِينَ	Waadkhalnahum fee rahmatina innahum mina alssaliheena	And We admitted them into Our mercy. Indeed, they were of the righteous
87	وَذَا ٱلنُّونِ إِذ ذَّهَبَ مُغَٰضِبٗا فَظَنَّ أَن لَّن نَّقۡدِرَ عَلَيۡهِ فَنَادَىٰ فِي ٱلظُّلُمَٰتِ أَن لَّآ إِلَٰهَ إِلَّآ أَنتَ سُبۡحَٰنَكَ إِنِّي كُنتُ مِنَ ٱلظَّـٰلِمِينَ	Watha alnnooni ith thahaba mughadiban fathanna an lan naqdira AAalayhi fanada fee alththulumati an la ilaha illa anta subhanaka innee kuntu mina alththalimeena	And [mention] the man of the fish, when he went off in anger and thought that We would not decree [anything] upon him. And he called out within the darknesses, “There is no deity except You; exalted are You. Indeed, I have been of the wrongdoers
88	فَٱسۡتَجَبۡنَا لَهُۥ وَنَجَّيۡنَٰهُ مِنَ ٱلۡغَمِّۚ وَكَذَٰلِكَ نُـۨجِي ٱلۡمُؤۡمِنِينَ	Faistajabna lahu wanajjaynahu mina alghammi wakathalika nunjee almumineena	So We responded to him and saved him from the distress. And thus do We save the believers
89	وَزَكَرِيَّآ إِذۡ نَادَىٰ رَبَّهُۥ رَبِّ لَا تَذَرۡنِي فَرۡدٗا وَأَنتَ خَيۡرُ ٱلۡوَٰرِثِينَ	Wazakariyya ith nada rabbahu rabbi la tatharnee fardan waanta khayru alwaritheena	And [mention] Zechariah, when he called to his Lord, “My Lord, do not leave me alone [with no heir], while you are the best of inheritors
90	فَٱسۡتَجَبۡنَا لَهُۥ وَوَهَبۡنَا لَهُۥ يَحۡيَىٰ وَأَصۡلَحۡنَا لَهُۥ زَوۡجَهُۥٓۚ إِنَّهُمۡ كَانُواْ يُسَٰرِعُونَ فِي ٱلۡخَيۡرَٰتِ وَيَدۡعُونَنَا رَغَبٗا وَرَهَبٗاۖ وَكَانُواْ لَنَا خَٰشِعِينَ	Faistajabna lahu wawahabna lahu yahya waaslahna lahu zawjahu innahum kanoo yusariAAoona fee alkhayrati wayadAAoonana raghaban warahaban wakanoo lana khashiAAeena	So We responded to him, and We gave to him John, and amended for him his wife. Indeed, they used to hasten to good deeds and supplicate Us in hope and fear, and they were to Us humbly submissive
91	وَٱلَّتِيٓ أَحۡصَنَتۡ فَرۡجَهَا فَنَفَخۡنَا فِيهَا مِن رُّوحِنَا وَجَعَلۡنَٰهَا وَٱبۡنَهَآ ءَايَةٗ لِّلۡعَٰلَمِينَ	Waallatee ahsanat farjaha fanafakhna feeha min roohina wajaAAalnaha waibnaha ayatan lilAAalameena	And [mention] the one who guarded her chastity, so We blew into her [garment] through Our angel [Gabriel], and We made her and her son a sign for the worlds
92	إِنَّ هَٰذِهِۦٓ أُمَّتُكُمۡ أُمَّةٗ وَٰحِدَةٗ وَأَنَا۠ رَبُّكُمۡ فَٱعۡبُدُونِ	Inna hathihi ommatukum ommatan wahidatan waana rabbukum faoAAbudooni	Indeed this, your religion, is one religion, and I am your Lord, so worship Me
93	وَتَقَطَّعُوٓاْ أَمۡرَهُم بَيۡنَهُمۡۖ كُلٌّ إِلَيۡنَا رَٰجِعُونَ	WataqattaAAoo amrahum baynahum kullun ilayna rajiAAoona	And [yet] they divided their affair among themselves, [but] all to Us will return
94	فَمَن يَعۡمَلۡ مِنَ ٱلصَّـٰلِحَٰتِ وَهُوَ مُؤۡمِنٞ فَلَا كُفۡرَانَ لِسَعۡيِهِۦ وَإِنَّا لَهُۥ كَٰتِبُونَ	Faman yaAAmal mina alssalihati wahuwa muminun fala kufrana lisaAAyihi wainna lahu katiboona	So whoever does righteous deeds while he is a believer – no denial will there be for his effort, and indeed We, of it, are recorders
95	وَحَرَٰمٌ عَلَىٰ قَرۡيَةٍ أَهۡلَكۡنَٰهَآ أَنَّهُمۡ لَا يَرۡجِعُونَ	Waharamun AAala qaryatin ahlaknaha annahum la yarjiAAoona	And there is prohibition upon [the people of] a city which We have destroyed that they will [ever] return
96	حَتَّىٰٓ إِذَا فُتِحَتۡ يَأۡجُوجُ وَمَأۡجُوجُ وَهُم مِّن كُلِّ حَدَبٖ يَنسِلُونَ	Hatta itha futihat yajooju wamajooju wahum min kulli hadabin yansiloona	Until when [the dam of] Gog and Magog has been opened and they, from every elevation, descend
97	وَٱقۡتَرَبَ ٱلۡوَعۡدُ ٱلۡحَقُّ فَإِذَا هِيَ شَٰخِصَةٌ أَبۡصَٰرُ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُواْ يَٰوَيۡلَنَا قَدۡ كُنَّا فِي غَفۡلَةٖ مِّنۡ هَٰذَا بَلۡ كُنَّا ظَٰلِمِينَ	Waiqtaraba alwaAAdu alhaqqu faitha hiya shakhisatun absaru allatheena kafaroo ya waylana qad kunna fee ghaflatin min hatha bal kunna thalimeena	And [when] the true promise has approached; then suddenly the eyes of those who disbelieved will be staring [in horror, while they say], “O woe to us; we had been unmindful of this; rather, we were wrongdoers
98	إِنَّكُمۡ وَمَا تَعۡبُدُونَ مِن دُونِ ٱللَّهِ حَصَبُ جَهَنَّمَ أَنتُمۡ لَهَا وَٰرِدُونَ	Innakum wama taAAbudoona min dooni Allahi hasabu jahannama antum laha waridoona	Indeed, you [disbelievers] and what you worship other than Allah are the firewood of Hell. You will be coming to [enter] it
99	لَوۡ كَانَ هَـٰٓؤُلَآءِ ءَالِهَةٗ مَّا وَرَدُوهَاۖ وَكُلّٞ فِيهَا خَٰلِدُونَ	Law kana haolai alihatan ma waradooha wakullun feeha khalidoona	Had these [false deities] been [actual] gods, they would not have come to it, but all are eternal therein
100	لَهُمۡ فِيهَا زَفِيرٞ وَهُمۡ فِيهَا لَا يَسۡمَعُونَ	Lahum feeha zafeerun wahum feeha la yasmaAAoona	For them therein is heavy sighing, and they therein will not hear
101	إِنَّ ٱلَّذِينَ سَبَقَتۡ لَهُم مِّنَّا ٱلۡحُسۡنَىٰٓ أُوْلَـٰٓئِكَ عَنۡهَا مُبۡعَدُونَ	Inna allatheena sabaqat lahum minna alhusna olaika AAanha mubAAadoona	Indeed, those for whom the best [reward] has preceded from Us – they are from it far removed
102	لَا يَسۡمَعُونَ حَسِيسَهَاۖ وَهُمۡ فِي مَا ٱشۡتَهَتۡ أَنفُسُهُمۡ خَٰلِدُونَ	La yasmaAAoona haseesaha wahum fee ma ishtahat anfusuhum khalidoona	They will not hear its sound, while they are, in that which their souls desire, abiding eternally
103	لَا يَحۡزُنُهُمُ ٱلۡفَزَعُ ٱلۡأَكۡبَرُ وَتَتَلَقَّىٰهُمُ ٱلۡمَلَـٰٓئِكَةُ هَٰذَا يَوۡمُكُمُ ٱلَّذِي كُنتُمۡ تُوعَدُونَ	La yahzunuhumu alfazaAAu alakbaru watatalaqqahumu almalaikatu hatha yawmukumu allathee kuntum tooAAadoona	They will not be grieved by the greatest terror, and the angels will meet them, [saying], “This is your Day which you have been promised
104	يَوۡمَ نَطۡوِي ٱلسَّمَآءَ كَطَيِّ ٱلسِّجِلِّ لِلۡكُتُبِۚ كَمَا بَدَأۡنَآ أَوَّلَ خَلۡقٖ نُّعِيدُهُۥۚ وَعۡدًا عَلَيۡنَآۚ إِنَّا كُنَّا فَٰعِلِينَ	Yawma natwee alssamaa katayyi alssijlli lilkutubi kama badana awwala khalqin nuAAeeduhu waAAdan AAalayna inna kunna faAAileena	The Day when We will fold the heaven like the folding of a [written] sheet for the records. As We began the first creation, We will repeat it. [That is] a promise binding upon Us. Indeed, We will do it
105	وَلَقَدۡ كَتَبۡنَا فِي ٱلزَّبُورِ مِنۢ بَعۡدِ ٱلذِّكۡرِ أَنَّ ٱلۡأَرۡضَ يَرِثُهَا عِبَادِيَ ٱلصَّـٰلِحُونَ	Walaqad katabna fee alzzaboori min baAAdi alththikri anna alarda yarithuha AAibadiya alssalihoona	And We have already written in the book [of Psalms] after the [previous] mention that the land [of Paradise] is inherited by My righteous servants
106	إِنَّ فِي هَٰذَا لَبَلَٰغٗا لِّقَوۡمٍ عَٰبِدِينَ	Inna fee hatha labalaghan liqawmin AAabideena	Indeed, in this [Qur’an] is notification for a worshipping people
107	وَمَآ أَرۡسَلۡنَٰكَ إِلَّا رَحۡمَةٗ لِّلۡعَٰلَمِينَ	Wama arsalnaka illa rahmatan lilAAalameena	And We have not sent you, [O Muhammad], except as a mercy to the worlds
108	قُلۡ إِنَّمَا يُوحَىٰٓ إِلَيَّ أَنَّمَآ إِلَٰهُكُمۡ إِلَٰهٞ وَٰحِدٞۖ فَهَلۡ أَنتُم مُّسۡلِمُونَ	Qul innama yooha ilayya annama ilahukum ilahun wahidun fahal antum muslimoona	Say, “It is only revealed to me that your god is but one God; so will you be Muslims [in submission to Him]
109	فَإِن تَوَلَّوۡاْ فَقُلۡ ءَاذَنتُكُمۡ عَلَىٰ سَوَآءٖۖ وَإِنۡ أَدۡرِيٓ أَقَرِيبٌ أَم بَعِيدٞ مَّا تُوعَدُونَ	Fain tawallaw faqul athantukum AAala sawain wain adree aqareebun am baAAeedun ma tooAAadoona	But if they turn away, then say, “I have announced to [all of] you equally. And I know not whether near or far is that which you are promised
110	إِنَّهُۥ يَعۡلَمُ ٱلۡجَهۡرَ مِنَ ٱلۡقَوۡلِ وَيَعۡلَمُ مَا تَكۡتُمُونَ	Innahu yaAAlamu aljahra mina alqawli wayaAAlamu ma taktumoona	Indeed, He knows what is declared of speech, and He knows what you conceal
111	وَإِنۡ أَدۡرِي لَعَلَّهُۥ فِتۡنَةٞ لَّكُمۡ وَمَتَٰعٌ إِلَىٰ حِينٖ	Wain adree laAAallahu fitnatun lakum wamataAAun ila heenin	And I know not; perhaps it is a trial for you and enjoyment for a time
112	قَٰلَ رَبِّ ٱحۡكُم بِٱلۡحَقِّۗ وَرَبُّنَا ٱلرَّحۡمَٰنُ ٱلۡمُسۡتَعَانُ عَلَىٰ مَا تَصِفُونَ	Qala rabbi ohkum bialhaqqi warabbuna alrrahmanu almustaAAanu AAala ma tasifoona	[The Prophet] has said, “My Lord, judge [between us] in truth. And our Lord is the Most Merciful, the one whose help is sought against that which you describe

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What Is Surah Al-Anbiya?

The name Al-Anbiya means “The Prophets” in Arabic. This Meccan surah contains 112 verses and focuses heavily on prophetic narratives. Rather than giving one long story, the chapter weaves together multiple prophets—Ibrahim, Lut, Nuh, Musa, and others—to highlight universal lessons about faith and obedience.

The surah reveals how different prophets faced different trials but maintained unwavering trust in Allah. Each story is concise yet powerful, teaching us practical wisdom about living our faith.

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Why Surah Al-Anbiya Matters Today

This surah answers a common problem many Muslims face: doubt during difficulty. When trials come—loss, illness, family struggles—we question whether Allah really cares. Surah Al-Anbiya directly addresses this by showing that every prophet went through hardship. Yet they never gave up, and neither should we.

The surah also combats another issue: feeling alone in faith. Reading these stories reminds us we’re part of a long tradition of believers stretching back thousands of years. Prophet Ibrahim worried about his son. Prophet Nuh preached for 950 years with almost no converts. Prophet Musa faced a resistant pharaoh. Their struggles make our challenges feel manageable.

Additionally, this chapter strengthens our Quran knowledge by showing how interconnected Islamic teachings are. Many surahs reference these prophets, and understanding their stories here helps you grasp the entire Quran’s message.

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Key Benefits of Learning Surah Al-Anbiya

Spiritual Strength: The prophets’ stories build resilience when you face your own difficulties.

Historical Understanding: You learn about major prophets mentioned throughout the Quran and hadith.

Practical Guidance: Each prophetic narrative includes lessons about patience, prayer, and trust.

Emotional Connection: These stories touch the heart in ways abstract teaching cannot.

Quranic Literacy: Recognizing prophetic references in other surahs becomes easier after studying Al-Anbiya.

For detailed Islamic jurisprudence perspectives, visit Islamic jurisprudence guides which explains how prophetic traditions inform Islamic law.

Recommended Reading: Deepen your knowledge with Stories of the Prophets in Islamic Tradition, available as an accessible educational resource exploring these timeless narratives.

Most Relevant Qur’an Verses in Surah Al-Anbiya

Verse 1: Ibrahim’s Challenge to Idolatry

Surah Al-Anbiya, Ayah 51: “And indeed, We bestowed upon Ibrahim his righteousness before, and We were of him well-knowing.” Read on Alim.org

Ibrahim wasn’t just faithful—he was righteous even before receiving prophethood. This verse shows that true faith develops through consistent good character and sincere intention.

Verse 2: Jonah’s Despair Turned to Hope

Surah Al-Anbiya, Ayah 87: “And [mention] the man of the fish, when he went off in anger and thought that We would not impose hardship upon him. But he called out within the darkness, ‘There is no deity except You; exalted are You. Indeed, I have been of the wrongdoers.'” Read on Alim.org

Even Prophet Jonah felt hopeless trapped in the whale’s belly. Yet he remembered Allah and made du’a (supplication). This teaches us that despair ends when we turn to Allah, no matter how dark things seem.

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Hadith References:

Hadith 1: The Power of Patience in Prophetic Life

Sunan Abu Dawood, Hadith 4701: The Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) taught that patience during trials is a sign of strong faith and brings Allah’s reward. Just as the prophets in Surah Al-Anbiya endured persecution, believers today purify their souls through patient suffering.

This hadith connects directly to the chapter’s message: hardship isn’t punishment—it’s purification.

Hadith 2: Learning from Prophetic Examples

Jami’ at-Tirmidhi, Hadith 3860: The Prophet said that studying the lives of previous prophets teaches us how to face challenges with wisdom and trust. The companions often asked about prophetic stories because these narratives strengthen faith more than theory alone.

This hadith validates why Surah Al-Anbiya is so powerful: prophetic stories are spiritual medicine.

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Prophets Mentioned in Surah Al-Anbiya: Quick Reference

Prophet	Key Challenge	Core Lesson	Quranic Ayah
Ibrahim	Rejecting idolatry while family worshipped idols	Stand firm in truth despite opposition	21:51-73
Lut	Society rejecting his message entirely	Remain patient even when almost no one listens	21:74
Nuh	Preaching 950 years with minimal response	Persist without losing hope	21:76
Musa	Facing Pharaoh and the Red Sea	Trust Allah’s plan even during impossible situations	21:77-79
Jonah	Despair and feeling abandoned	Return to Allah immediately when hopeless	21:87-88
Ilyas	Warning people against evil	Speak truth even when rejected	21:85

Hanafi Jurisprudence on Prophetic Traditions

Understanding how Islamic legal schools interpret prophetic narratives deepens your Quranic study. Two authoritative Hanafi resources commonly found in libraries and Islamic archives:

“Sharh al-‘Aqidah al-Tahawiyyah” – Discusses prophetic authority and faith fundamentals within Hanafi jurisprudence.
“Al-Muwatta of Imam Malik with Hanafi Commentary” – Contains practical applications of prophetic traditions in Islamic law and daily life.

These are reference materials for serious students; seek qualified scholars for personal guidance on faith matters.

Common Questions About Surah Al-Anbiya

How many prophets are mentioned in Surah Al-Anbiya?

The surah explicitly mentions around 15-16 prophets including Ibrahim, Musa, Nuh, Jonah, and others. Each story highlights different aspects of faith and obedience to Allah.

Why does Surah Al-Anbiya focus on stories instead of legal rulings?

Stories emotionally connect us to teachings in ways rules cannot. These narratives show faith in action, making spiritual lessons memorable and applicable to modern challenges.

What’s the difference between Surah Al-Anbiya and other chapters about prophets?

While Surah Al-Anbiya presents multiple concise stories, other surahs like Al-‘Araf give longer individual narratives. Al-Anbiya’s strength is showing how different prophets faced similar trials.

Can I memorize Surah Al-Anbiya without understanding Arabic?

Yes, definitely. Start with a reliable translation and read slowly. Understanding the context and stories first makes memorization easier and more meaningful.

How should I teach Surah Al-Anbiya to children?

Focus on individual prophet stories one at a time. Use simple language and relate their challenges to age-appropriate situations children face—standing up to bullying, choosing right over wrong, trusting adults.

Practical Tips for Studying Surah Al-Anbiya

Start with one prophet: Don’t try to absorb all 15 stories at once. Pick Ibrahim’s story and study it thoroughly before moving to the next.

Compare versions: Read the same story in multiple translations to catch nuances and deeper meanings you might miss in one reading.

Connect to your life: As you learn each prophet’s challenge, reflect on similar struggles in your own experience. How would their faith apply to your situation?

Listen to recitations: Hearing the surah beautifully recited in Arabic affects the heart differently than silent reading.

Discuss with others: Join a study circle. Hearing different perspectives on these stories enriches your understanding immensely.

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Bringing These Lessons Home

Surah Al-Anbiya doesn’t just tell old stories—it transforms how you face modern life. When you’re stressed about work, remember Musa remained calm before Pharaoh. When someone rejects your ideas, think of Nuh preaching for 950 years. When despair creeps in, recall Jonah’s desperate du’a in the whale’s belly.

These prophets lived centuries ago, yet their faith speaks directly to your heart today. That’s the miraculous power of the Quran.

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