Al-Anbiya
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Al-Anbiyaʼ
Summary
- 1-4 The judgment of careless and mocking Quraysh near
- 5 The Meccan people regard Muhammad as “a forger”
- 6 Former nations did not heed the miracles
- 7-8 The former prophetswere but mortal men
- 9 God favors His prophets but judges infidels
- 10 The Quraysh mentioned in the Quran
- 11-15 The unbelieving cities and scoffers destroyed
- 16-17 The heavens and the earth not created in play
- 18 The truth must triumph
- 19-22 Angels serve God, therefore not to be worshipped
- 23 God is sovereign
- 24 The great sin of idolatry
- 25 All apostles testified to God’s unity
- 26 Angels are not the daughters of God but only 'His' honored servants[3]
- 27-28 Angelic intercession only by divine permission
- 29 The doom of angels who usurp divine honors
- 30-33 God’s worksthe proof of His divinity
- 34-35 No human is immortal, all souls will taste death and be returned to God
- 36-37 Muhammad regarded by the Makkans as a scoffer
- 38-39 Men hasty to call down divine wrath on themselves
- 40 Threatened vengeance will descend suddenly
- 41-42 The doom of those who mocked former prophets
- 43-44 The gods of the idolaters unable to deliver their votaries, God will triumph over the infidels
- 45-46 Muhammad only a warner, the deaf will not hear the warnings of God
- 47 God will judge righteously
- 48-50 Moses and Aaron, like Muhammad, received a revelation
- The Story of Abraham
- 51 He receives a revelation 52-56 Reproaches his father and people with idolatry 57 He devises a plot to destroy the idols 58 He destroys the idols of the Chaldeans 59-61 He is accused before the people 62-63 He lays the blame on the largest idol
- 64-65 The Chaldeans at first disposed to repent, but they draw back 66-67 Abraham reproaches them for their idolatry 68 They command him to be burned alive 69-70 God miraculously delivers him
- 71-73 He receives the promise of Isaac and Jacob
- 74-75 Lot delivered from Sodom
- 76 Noah delivered from the Flood
- 77 The rejecters of Noah drowned for being evil
- 78-80 The wisdom of David and Solomon, the hills and birds sang with David
- 81-82 Winds and demons subject to Solomon
- 83-84 Job is delivered from his affliction
- 85-86 mercy from God
- 87-88 Jonah repents to God and is saved from affliction
- 89-90 Zachariah’s prayer answered
- 91 The miraculous conception of Jesus through the virgin Mary
- 92-93 The true religion is one, but Jews and Christians have sects
- 94 The faithful certain to be rewarded
- 95-97 Infidels to be judged at the resurrection
- 98-100 Idolaters with their gods to be cast into hell
- 101-103 The reward of the righteous
- 104 The heavens to be rolled away at the judgment
- 105-106 The righteous shall inherit the earth
- 107-109 Muhammad is a mercy to mankind and an informer
- 110-111 God knows the secret thoughts of the infidels
- 112 God will judge the infidels and show mercy to His prophet [4]
Historical context
Muslims believe this surah was revealed in the
Exegesis
1-40 the oneness of God
Affirm the revelation and commits Muhammad to his role as the chosen prophet. It declares the oneness of God in his creation.
41-49 the narratives of earlier prophets
Seek to draw examples of faith and righteousness through the narratives of
73 doing of good deeds, establishment of prayer, and giving of zakah
In a letter to his companions, Ja'far al-Sadiq describes the importance of obedience to the prophets of Allah and cites the following in support of this: "And We made them Imams 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."(21:73)
92-112 divergent fates of believers and non-believers
Work to conclude the surah with another affirmation of revelation, this time through identification of the divergent fates of the believers and non-believers on the Day of Judgment. The chapter ends with a final exaltation of Allah's merciful nature.
References
- ^ Ibn Kathir. "Tafsir Ibn Kathir (English): Surah Al Anbiyah". Quran 4 U. Retrieved 18 March 2020.
- ^ Haleem, Trans. M.A.S. Abdel (2010). The Qur'an (Oxford World's Classics). New York: Oxford University Press.
- ^ "Surah Al-Anbya - 26".
- Sale's Text, Preliminary Discourse, and Notes. London: Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner, and Co. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- ^ Ernst, Carl W. (2011). How To Read the Quran: A New Guide, with select Translations. Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press. p. 106.
- ^ McAuliffe, Jane Demmen (2006). The Cambridge Companion to the Qur'an. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press. p. 3.
External links
- Works related to The Holy Qur'an (Maulana Muhammad Ali)/21. The Prophets at Wikisource
- Quran 21 Clear Quran translation
- Q21:2, 50+ translations, islamawakened.com