Allah asks you (30) are the unbelievers waiting for the Hour?

The Hour will come on man all of a sudden while he does not perceive

On the Day of Judgment, Friends in sin will be foes and will go to Hell

On the Day of Judgment, Friends in faith will keep their friendship and will go to Heaven

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In the Noble Quran, Allah is asking mankind some important questions.

It seems compulsory for the serious one who is looking for the truth to have a look at those questions and if possible to answer them.

Allah’ questions are many. In this series, these questions are chosen randomly.

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In verse 43:66-71 of the Noble Quran, Allah is asking mankind this question: are the disbelievers waiting for the Hour that is to say they are in fact awaiting nothing; but the Hour should come upon them all of a sudden while they perceive not?  On the Day of Judgment, friends in sin in this world, will be foes and will go to Hell while friends in faith in this world will keep their sincere friendship and will dwell in the Paradise forever.

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Verses 43:66-71 give the question of this article and talk about it

The meanings of the verses 43:66-71

 

Verse 43:66 says:

Are the disbelievers awaiting anything, that is to say they are in fact awaiting nothing; but the Hour should come upon them suddenly, unexpectedly, while they are unaware?, of the time of its coming beforehand, when they are not aware of the descent of punishment upon them?.

 

Verse 43:67 says:

Friends in sin who shared in acts of disobedience in this world, on that day, the Day of Judgment will be foes one to another, except for the God-fearing, those who kept their duty to Allah, those who have love for one another through their commitment to obedience of God — such will be friends on that day and it will be said to them:

 

Verse 43:68 says:

Allah will then say: O MY servants! there is no fear for you this day, when others are in fear, nor will you grieve when others are in grief

 

Verse 43:69 says:

Those who believed Muhammad and the Quran and were self surrendered, submitted themselves to Allah in their worship and confession of Allah’s divine Oneness

 

Verse 43:70 says:

Enter Paradise, you and your spouses, your wives, to be made joyful, to be made glad, to be made happy and to be honored with gifts and delights in Paradise.

 

Verse 43:71 says:

They will be served from all around with large dishes of gold, trays of gold filled with different types of food and also they will be served from all around with round goblets without handles, filled with different drinks

And therein i.e. in Paradise is all that souls desire and eyes find sweet to look at.

And they are immortal therein, you will abide in Paradise forever, never to die or leave.

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Verses 43:66-71 in different translations:

QARIB:

66- Are they looking for anything except the hour (to overtake them). It will come upon them suddenly when they are unaware!

67- On that day close friends shall become enemies of each other, except those who fear (Allah).

68- O my worshipers, there is no fear for you on this day, nor will you grieve

69- To those who believed in our verses and were Muslims,

70- (It will be said) ‘you and your spouses, enter, walking with joy into paradise! ‘

71- To them will be passed large platters and cups of gold. There will be all that souls desire and all that eyes delight in. (and it will be said 🙂 ‘There you shall live for ever.

 

SHAKIR:

66- Do they wait for aught but the hour, that it should come! Upon them all of a sudden while they do not perceive?

67- The friends shall on that day be enemies one to another, except those who guard (against evil)

68- O my servants! there is no fear for you this day, nor shall you grieve

69- Those who believed in our communications and were submissive:

70- Enter the garden, you and your wives; you shall be made happy

71- There shall be sent round to them golden bowls and drinking-cups and therein shall be what their souls yearn after and (wherein) the eyes shall delight, and you shall abide therein

 

PICKTHAL:

66- Await they aught save the hour that it shall come upon them suddenly, when they know not?

67- Friends on that day will be foes one to another, save those who kept their duty (to Allah).

68- O my slaves! for you there is no fear this day, nor is it ye who grieve;

69- (Ye) who believed our revelations and were self-surrendered,

70- Enter the garden, ye and your wives, to be made glad.

71- Therein are brought round for them trays of gold and goblets, and therein is all that souls desire and eyes find sweet. and ye are immortal therein.

 

YUSUFALI:

66- Do they only wait for the hour – that it should come on them all of a sudden, while they perceive not?

67- Friends on that day will be foes, one to another,- except the righteous.

68- My devotees! no fear shall be on you that day, nor shall ye grieve,-

69- (Being) those who have believed in our signs and bowed (their wills to ours) in Islam.

70- Enter ye the garden, ye and your wives, in (beauty and) rejoicing.

71- To them will be passed round, dishes and goblets of gold: there will be there all that the souls could desire, all that their ayes could delight in: and ye shall abide therein (for eye).

This is Allah (30) Allah Does Not Enjoin Indecency, He enjoined justice

The Disbelievers say concerning Allah that which you do not know

Satan made  the Disbelievers  circumambulating the Sacred House in Mecca Naked

The Disbelievers have taken devils as patrons instead of Allah

Allah will bring you back to life on the Day of Judgment

The Linguistic Meanings of the Global Arabic word Fahisha

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Many people do not know Allah. This series is an attempt to help them in order to know their Creator. 

Verses 7:28-30 of the Noble Quran talk about:

1) Before Islam, Satan has made  the Arabs circumambulating the Sacred House in Mecca naked,

2) Allah does not enjoin indecency, He enjoined justice,

3) The Disbelievers say concerning Allah that which you do not know,

4) The Disbelievers have taken devils as patrons instead of Allah and

5) Allah will bring you back to life on the Day of Judgment.

The previous articles showed the story of Adam and Satan.  Allah in the Noble Quran told Adam that Satan is his manifest enemy.  Satan made Adam disobeyed Allah and he committed the first sin in the history of mankind.

The previous article talked about Allah Has sent down on you a garment, and the best is the garment of righteous deeds, Satan loves your nakedness to manifest to your shameful parts and Satan and his tribe see you from whence you do not see them, 5) This article (33) shows the harmful effect of Satan on the disbelievers as regards their faith.

The meaning of verse 7:28

And when they do some (Fahisha) lewdness they say: We found our fathers doing it and Allah has enjoined it on us.  Say unto them O Muhammad: Allah, verily, does not enjoin indecency, lewdness or transgressions Indeed you are saying concerning Allah that which you know not.

In other words with an example the verse says:

And when they commit any indecency, such as idolatry, or circumambulating the Sacred House in Mecca naked, saying, ‘We cannot perform the circumambulations wearing clothes in which we were disobedient to Allah’, and so they forbade this [wearing of clothes]; they say, ‘We found our fathers practicing it, and so we followed their example, and Allah has, also, enjoined it on us’. Say, to them: ‘Allah does not enjoin indecency. Do you say concerning Allah that which you do not know?’, that He has said? Herein, the interrogative is meant as a repudiation.

The meaning of verse 7:29

Say O Muhammad: My Lord enjoined justice, fairness;  the confession of Allah’s divine Oneness, that there is no Allah save Allah. And set your faces, turn with your faces, upright towards Him at every place of worship, upon every prayer and call upon Him, worship Him, making religion pure for Him only, be sincere in your worship of Him and in professing His divine Oneness.

As He brought you into being on the Day of the Covenant: felicitous and damned, knower and denier, believer and disbeliever, so return you unto Him in that state.

In other words, set O Muslims your faces, towards Allah, in every place of worship, performing your prostrations purely for Him, and call upon Him, worship Him, devoting your religion to Him, free of any idolatry. As He brought you into being, as He created you, when you were nothing, so you will return, that is, so He will bring you back to life on the Day of Resurrection.

The meaning of verse 7:30

Allah’s  party has led aright, Allah honored them with knowledge and felicity: these are the people of the right, while error has just hold, is prescribed over another party; Allah humiliated them with denial and damnation: these are the people of the left, for lo! they choose Satan instead of Allah!

Allah knows that they take the devils for protecting friends instead of Allah and deem, the misguided people think that they are rightly guided through religion.

In other words, the verse says: O Mankind, a party, of you, Allah has guided, while another party has deserved to go astray, they have taken devils as patrons instead of Allah, that is, other than Him, and think that they are guided’.

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Verses 7:28-30in different English translations of the meanings of Arabic Quran:

QARIB:

28) When they commit an indecency, they say: ‘this is what we found our fathers practicing, and with it Allah has ordered us. ‘ say: ‘Allah does not order indecency. would you tell of Allah what you do not know? ‘

29) Say: ‘my lord ordered justice. turn your faces to him in every place of prayer and supplicate to him, making the religion sincerely to him. as he originated you, you shall return. ‘

30) Some he has guided, and upon some justly is the straying; for they had chosen the satans for supporters instead of Allah and suppose themselves to be guided.

 

SHAKIR:

28) And when they commit an indecency they say: we found our fathers doing this, and Allah has enjoined it on us. say: surely Allah does not enjoin indecency; do you say against Allah what you do not know?

29) Say: my lord has enjoined justice, and set upright your faces at every time of prayer and call on him, being sincere to him in obedience; as he brought you forth in the beginning, so shall you also return

30) A part has he guided aright and (as for another) part, error is justly their due, surely they took the shaitans for guardians beside Allah, and they think that they are followers of the right

 

PICKTHAL:

28) And when they do some lewdness they say: we found our fathers doing it and Allah hath enjoined it on us. say: Allah, verily, enjoineth not lewdness. tell ye concerning Allah that which ye know not?

29) Say: my lord enjoineth justice. and set your faces upright (toward him) at every place of worship and call upon him, making religion pure for him (only). as he brought you into being, so return ye (unto him).

30) A party hath he led aright, while error hath just hold over (another) party, for lo! they choose the devils for protecting supporters instead of Allah and deem that they are rightly guided.

 

YUSUFALI:

28) When they do aught that is shameful, they say: “we found our fathers doing so”; and “Allah commanded us thus”: say: “nay, Allah never commands what is shameful: do ye say of Allah what ye know not?”

29) Say: “my lord hath commanded justice; and that ye set your whole selves (to him) at every time and place of prayer, and call upon him, making your devotion sincere as in his sight: such as he created you in the beginning, so shall ye return.”

30) Some he hath guided: others have (by their choice) deserved the loss of their way; in that they took the evil ones, in preference to Allah, for their friends and protectors, and think that they receive guidance.

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N.B.: The Arabic word “Fahisha” that is translated to

Lewdness, indecency and/or transgression is really a global word.  It means anything that is shameful to do e.g. murder, adultery, filthiness, vulgarity, profanity, lie, stealing, uncouthness, vileness , unwholesomeness , impurity, offensiveness thing, crudeness, licentiousness, wrongdoing, misbehavior, disobedience, misdemeanor, coarseness etc.