46. SURAH AL-AHQAAF (THE
CURVED SAND-HILLS)
(This Surah is Makkan, containing
35 verses and 4 sections)
Allah’s Name to commence
with, the Most Gracious, the
Most Merciful.
46:1. Ha-Meem. (These are
individual letters of the Arabic
alphabet; Allah and His
Messenger know their exact
meanings.)
46:2. The sending down of this
Book (i.e. the Qur’aan) is from
Allah, the Honourable, the Wise.
46:3. We did not create the
heavens and the earth and
whatever is between them except
with the truth (that it denotes
upon Our Oneness and Power),
and for a fixed period (ie. till the
Day of Judgement), and the
disbelievers are turned away from
what they were warned about.
46:4. Say you (O Beloved), ‘Just
tell me, those whom you
worship other than Allah; show
me which atom of the earth
have they created, or do they
have any share in the heavens?
Bring to me any book preceding
this (i.e. the Qur’aan), or some
remains of knowledge (of the
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former people as proof), if you
are truthful.’
46:5. And who is more astray
than the one who worships
those other than Allah who do
not listen to him, (even) until
the Day of Resurrection, and
who are absolutely unaware of
their worship.
46:6. And on the Day when
people will be gathered, they
(ie. the idols) will be their
enemies and will reject them.
46:7. And when Our clear
verses ate recited upon them,
so the disbelievers say
regarding the truth which has
come to them, ‘This is open
magic.’
46:8. Do they say, ‘He (i.e. the
Prophet Muhammad) has
fabricated it (i.e. the Qur’aan).’?
Say you (O Beloved), ‘If I had
fabricated it, so you do not
possess (the power to protect
me) from Allah at all; He
knows well the matters you are
involved in; and He is sufficient
as a Witness between me and
you; and only He is the Most
Forgiving, the Most Merciful.’
46:9. Say you (O Beloved), ‘lam
not a new Messenger (i.e. there
were Messengers before me),
nor do I know (on my own
accord) what will happen to me
or with you. I only follow that
which is revealed to me, and I
am not but only a warner.’
46:10. Say you (O Beloved), ‘Do
you see; if that Qur’aan is from
Allah and you have denied it,
and a witness (i.e. ‘Abdullah
Bin Salaam) amongst the
Children of Israel has already
testified to this, so he has
believed, and you became
arrogant? Indeed, Allah does
not guide the unjust.’
46:11. And the disbelievers said
regarding the (poor) Muslims,
‘If there was any good in it (i.e.
Islam), so they would not have
reached there first, before us.’
And since they did not receive
guidance with it (ie. the
Qur’aan), so they will now say,
‘This (ie. the Qur’aan) is an
ancient fabrication.”
46:12. And before this existed
the Book of Moosa; a guide and
mercy. And this (ie. the
Qur’aan) is a Book testifying
(the previous Books), in the
Arabic language, that it may
warn the unjust, and to give
glad tidings to the virtuous.
46:13. Indeed, those who said,
‘Allah is our Lord,’ then
remained firm (on it), upon
them is neither fear, nor do
they grieve.
46:14. They are the people of
Paradise, they will abide
therein forever; the reward of
their deeds.
46:15. And We have
commanded man to be good
towards his parents; his mother
bore him in the womb with
hardship, and delivered him
with hardship; and carrying
him and weaning him is for
thirty months, until he reached
maturity and became forty
years of age. He said, ‘O0 my
Lord, inspire me to be thankful
for the favours You bestowed
upon me and upon my parents,
and I may perform the deeds
which please You. Keep piety
in my children for my sake, I
have returned towards You
and Iam a Muslim.’
46:16. These are the ones whose
good deeds We will accept and
overlook their shortcomings,
(these people will be) amongst
the people of Paradise; a true
promise which had been given
46:17. And the one who said to
his parents, ‘Ugh, I am fed up
with both of you, are you giving
me this promise; that I will be
brought back to life again,
whereas generations have
passed on before me?’ And they
both (i.e. the mother and the
father) plead to Allah (saying to
the child), ‘May you (O child) be
ruined, (you should) believe!
Indeed, the promise of Allah is
true.’ So, he (the child) says,
‘This is nothing except the
stories of the people of the past.’
46:18. These (people) are those
upon whom the Word (of
punishment from Allah) has
been decreed, amongst the
groups which had passed before
them of Jinn and mankind.
Indeed, they were (all) losers.
46:19. And for every person
there are ranks (in accordance)
with their deeds; and for (the
reason) that Allah may repay
them in full for their deeds, and
no wrong will be done to them.
46:20. And on the Day when the
disbelievers will be presented
to the Fire, it will be said to
them, ‘You have exhausted
your share of the pure things in
the worldly life benefitting
from them, so this Day you will
be repaid with disgraceful
punishment; a punishment for
(the reason) that you used to
unjustly exercise arrogance in
the land, and a punishment for
(the reason) that you used to
disobey.
46:21. And (O Beloved), recall
the compatriot of ‘Aad (i.e. the
Prophet Hood); when he
warned his people in (the
region of) Al-Ahqaaf, and
warners had indeed already
passed before him and came
after him, (saying) that ‘Do not
worship except Allah. Indeed, I
fear the punishment upon you
of a mighty Day.
46:22. They said, ‘Have you
come to us in order to turn us
away from our gods? Therefore,
bring upon us (the punishment)
which you promise to us, if you
are truthful.’
46:23. He (i.e. the Prophet Hood)
said, ‘The knowledge of it is
only with Allah; and I convey to
you the messages of my Lord.
Yes, certainly! I perceive that
you are totally ignorant people.’
46:24. Then when they saw the
punishment advancing towards
their valleys, spread like a
cloud on the side of the skyline,
they said, ‘That is the cloud
which will shower rain upon
us.’ (Said Hood) ‘Rather, this is
that about which you were
hastening; a windstorm in
which is painful punishment.’
46:25. ‘(This windstorm) destroys
everything by the command of
its Lord.’ So, in the morning no
one could be seen except their
empty (i.e. deserted) houses; this
is how We punish the criminals.
46:26. And We had indeed
given them the means which
We have not given you, and
made ears and eyes and hearts
for them; so, their ears and eyes
and hearts did not benefit them
at all since they used to deny
the verses of Allah, and the
punishment they used to mock
surrounded them.
46:27. And We indeed destroyed
towns surrounding you and
brought several kinds of signs,
(so) that they may abstain.
46:28. So, why did the ones
whom they had chosen as gods
as a means of attaining Allah’s
closeness not help them? In
fact, they lost them, and this is
just their slander and
fabrication.
46:29. And (remember O
Beloved) when We turned many
Jinn towards you listening
attentively to the Qur’aan, then
when they presented themselves
there (in your august court),
they said to each other, ‘Remain
silent.’ Then when the recitation
finished, they went back to their
people, warning (them).
46:30. They said, ‘O our people!
We have heard a Book, which
was sent down after Moosa;
testifying the Books preceding
it, guiding towards the truth
and the straight path.’
46:31. ‘0 our people! Respond
to Allah’s caller and believe in
him (i.e. the Beloved Prophet
Muhammad), that He (Allah)
may forgive some of your sins
and save you from the painful
46:32. ‘And whoever does not
respond to Allah’s caller cannot
escape the grip (of Allah) in the
earth, and he has no helper
against Allah; they are in open
error.’
46:33. Did they not come to
know that Allah, Who created
the heavens and the earth, and
did not tire in creating them,
has the power to give life to the
dead? Why not? Indeed, He is
Able to do all things.
46:34. And on the Day when
the disbelievers are presented
to the Fire, it will be said, ‘Is
this not reality?’ They will
answer, ‘By the oath of our
Lord, why not?’ He will say,
‘Then taste the punishment; the
recompense of your disbelief.’
46:35. Therefore, be patient (O
Beloved) like the courageous
Messengers had patience, and
do not hasten regarding them
(ie. for the punishment of the
disbelievers). On the Day when
they will see what they are
promised, it will be as if they
had not stayed on earth except a
moment of a single day. This
(ie. the Qur’aan) is propagation
destroyed except the disobedient
people?