Atheists in Quran (50) think about Earth’s Rotation

The Quran talks about Earth’s rotation saying:

Have you considered, if Allah were to make the night everlasting over you until the Day of Resurrection? Who is a god beside Allah who could bring you light? Moreover,

What would you think if Allah made daylight everlasting for you until the Day of Judgment without night? Who is a god beside Allah who could bring you night?

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Earth’s rotation is the rotation of the Earth around its own axis. The Earth rotates from the west towards the east in counter-clockwise movement.

The Earth rotates once in about 24 hours with respect to the sun.

Earth’s Rotation is the cause Day and Night.

Half of the Earth is daylight while, at the same time, the other half is dark night.

Watch this video of “Day and Night and Earth’s Rotation”

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pLl8sDZRSYg

Now let us see how the Quran has dealt with this scientific knowledge since more than 1400 years ago.

The Quran declares many times that Allah, the Almighty Creator, created the Earth.

Allah gave the Earth its features that causes seasons, night and day, earthquake, volcanic eruptions, fertile soil, Desertification etc.

The Earth submits totally to Allah’s will.

Allah commanded the Earth to rotate around its own axis from the west towards the east once in about 24 hours and the Earth obeyed.

What if Allah commands the Earth to stop its rotation around its axis?

What if Allah orders the Earth: Stop Rotation?

In this case,

• Half of the Earth that is facing the sun will be eternally daylight
• The other half will be eternally dark night

The verses 28:71-72 of the Noble Quran talk about this issue.

The verses take the Atheists and unbelievers on a round presenting them with scenes of the universe. The verses alert them to two great universal signs.

The daily two alternative miracles

In the physical world the Night and the Day are both blessings, the one for rest and the other for work, and the alternation itself is one of the mercies of Allah, and none but Allah can give us these blessings.

Because of their long familiarity with the succession of night and day, people forget their ever-renewing status. Rarely do they admire the sunrise or sunset, and only rarely do they reflect thoughtfully on the spreading of the day or the darkening that ushers in the night. They do not reflect on the act of grace that brings their succession with all that it involves of mercy and life renewal. The Quran alerts them from the long familiarity that blunts their senses and invites them to reflect on these great universal scenes. It presents them with the possibility of either the night or the day lasting forever, and the terrible consequences of either eventuality.

It is a fact that people seldom appreciate things until they lose them.

The meanings of the verses 28:71-72

Say, to them, O Muhammad: ‘Have you considered, if Allah were to make the night everlasting over you until the Day of Resurrection, what god other than Allah, could bring you daylight during which you could earn a living?

Will you not then listen to this in a way to understand it, and so repent and submit to Allah?

Will you not then hear?

Will you not obey He who made the day and the night for you?

People miss the light of day when the winter nights become a little longer, and cannot wait for the bright sun when it disappears for a few hours behind clouds. What will they do then if they lose its light completely, with the night stretching perpetually over their world?

This question supposes that they will remain alive in such an eventuality, when all life is in peril unless daylight is forthcoming.

Moreover,

Say also to them, O Muhammad: what do you think if Allah made daylight everlasting for you until the Day of Judgment without night, who is a god other than Allah who could, bring you night wherein you rest from any weariness?

Will you not then see the error you are upon when you do not believe and so repent of it.

Will you not believe He Who made the day and the night for you?

People look for the shade when the hours of day stretch and become very hot, and they look forward to the coming of the night when the days stretch longer in the summer. They enjoy their repose and rest in the night. All creatures need the night when they can renew the energy they spend during the day. What would happen to them then, should they remain alive, if the day is endlessly perpetuated until the Day of Judgment?

Indeed, all life could perish in a day that never ends.

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The verses 28:71-72 in different translations:

QARIB:

71-Say: ‘think! What if Allah should enshroud you in unceasing night till the day of resurrection, what god, other than Allah, shall bring you light! Will you not hear?’

72-Say: ‘what would you think if Allah should make the day unceasing over you till the day of resurrection, what god, other than Allah, shall bring you the night to sleep in. will you not see? ‘

SHAKIR:

71-Say: tell me, if Allah were to make the night to continue incessantly on you till the day of resurrection, who is the god besides Allah that could bring you light? Do you not then hear?

72-Say: tell me, if Allah were to make the day to continue incessantly on you till the day of resurrection, who is the god besides Allah that could bring you the night in which you take rest? Do you not then see?

PICKTHAL:

71-Say: have ye thought, if Allah made night everlasting for you till the day of resurrection, who is a god beside Allah who could bring you light? Will ye not then hear?

72-Say: have ye thought, if Allah made day everlasting for you till the day of resurrection, who is a god beside Allah who could bring you night wherein ye rest? Will ye not then see?

YUSUFALI:

71-Say: see ye? If Allah were to make the night perpetual over you to the day of judgment, what god is there other than Allah, who can give you enlightenment? Will ye not then hearken?

72-Say: see ye? if Allah were to make the day perpetual over you to the day of judgment, what god is there other than Allah, who can give you a night in which ye can rest? Will ye not then see?

Atheists in Quran (17) their power = naught

Muslims were scared of the might of the unbelievers; they flee from fear to more fear. Allah’s Law is “Do not fear the might of the Atheists if you believe in Allah, the Almighty”. Adopting this law, Muslims won and the unbelievers defeated

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The background of the verse 24:57

Muslims flee from fear to more fear

At the beginning of Islam, Muslims were scared of the might of the unbelievers.

The unbelievers were very violent striking the Muslims with all kinds oftorment

Then, the Muslims left their houses, possessions, money etc. and migrated from Makkah to Al-Madinah in an attempt to flee from the mighty unbelievers.

I will let Abu al-Aliyah (one of Muhammad’s fellows) to describe the Muslims’ situation, he said:

“The Prophet Muhammad and his Companions remained in Makkah for around ten years calling on people to believe in Allah and to worship Him alone, associating no partners with Him.

However, they did so in secret, as they were in a state of fear of the unbelievers who were very violent with the little Muslims community. Moreover, the Prophet Muhammad has prevented us from fighting. When the Muslims later migrated to Al- Madinah, Allah bid them to fight back for their cause. This meant that they were again in a state of more fear, wearing their body armor day and night. They persevered for as long as Allah willed.

One of his Companions asked the Prophet: Are we to remain in such fear for the rest of time? Will there comes a time when we can put our armaments aside?’

The Prophet said: ‘It will not be long before any one of you can sit among a huge crowd without anyone carrying arms.’

Soon afterwards, Allah revealed this verse. The Prophet was able to establish his authority over the whole of Arabia and his followers were in a state of security. They put down their arms”.

The verse 24:57 says:

Do not Think O Muhammad that the unbelievers can escape from Allah’s punishment both in the life of this world and in the Hereafter

For their abode will be the Eternal Fire; it is surely an evil destination, the worst abode for anyone. A hapless journey’s end

The verse confirms that the unbelievers cannot defy Allah. They will receive their fair punishment in this life and in the Afterlife.

Allah says to the believers: if you remain steadfast, following My path, then you need not worry about the might of the unbelievers. The power they apparently wield will not stand in your way. You are far stronger when equipped with your faith.

In material power, you may not be a match for them, but believers who strive for the truth can work miracles.

Back to 1400 years ago,

The unbelievers were more than 30 times the believers in respect to their:

• Populations
• Equipment
• Army force
• Wealth
• Etc.

However, Allah as He promised defeated them in this life and you will see the fulfilment of his promise in the Afterlife.

Allah’s Law is:

Do not fear the might of the Atheists if you believe that the Almighty exists.

No wonder then that “the Prophet Muhammad was able to establish his authority over the whole of Arabia”

(Quoted from Abu al-Aliyah)

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The verse 24:57 in different translations:

QARIB:

Never think that the unbelievers will be able to frustrate (us) in the earth. their refuge is the fire, an evil arrival.

SHAKIR:

Think not that those who disbelieve shall escape in the earth, and their abode is the fire; and certainly evil is the resort!

PICKTHAL:

Think not that the disbelievers can escape in the land. fire will be their home – a hapless journey’s end!

YUSUFALI:

Never think thou that the unbelievers are going to frustrate (Allah’s plan) on earth: their abode is the fire,- and it is indeed an evil refuge!

Angels in Islam (18) their ability to take on different forms

Allah has given the angels the ability to take on forms other than their own; the Angels came to Abraham, Lot, Saint Mary and Muhammad in human forms.

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The angels have great amazing powers including their ability to take on different forms.

Allah has given the angels the ability to take on forms other than their own.

1) The Angels came to the Prophet Abraham (Ibrahim) in human form, and he did not know that they were angels until they did not eat his food and he was afraid of them then they told him that they are but Angels coming with glad tidings that he will beget Isaac. (See the verses 51:24-28 in the Appendix)

2) Similarly, the angels came to the Prophet Lot (Lut) in the form of young men with beautiful faces to try his (homosexual) people who wanted to have sex with them; and this was the last trial for Lot’s people before Allah has punished them (See the verses 11:77-81 in the Appendix)

3) Also, Allah sent the Angel Gabriel (Jibreel) to Saint Mary (Maryam) in the form of a man, as Allah informed us in the Noble Quran: (See the verse 19:17 in the Appendix)

4) The Angel Gabriel (Jibreel) used to come to the Prophet Muhammad in different forms:

• Sometimes he would appear in the form of one of Muhammad’s companion called Dihyah al-Kalbi, who was very handsome, and
• Sometimes in the form of a Bedouin.

5) Muhammad’s companion saw the Angel Gabriel (Jibreel) in his human form; it is narrated that ‘Umar ibn al-Khattab (a famous Muhammad’s companion) said:

“One day while we were sitting with the Messenger of Allah, there appeared before us a man whose clothes were exceedingly white and whose hair was exceedingly black; no signs of travel were to be seen on him, and none of us knew him. He walked up and sat down by the Prophet. Resting his knees against his and placing his hands on his thighs, he said: ‘O Muhammad, tell me about Islam.’…” .

In this Hadeeth, Gabriel (Jibreel) asked the Prophet Muhammad the following:

• What is Islam?
• What is Faith?
• When is the Hour (the Last Day)?

When he has left, the Prophet Muhammad said to his companion: “this is Gabriel (Jibreel) came to teach you”

In addition, there are many other Hadeeth refer to the angels taking human forms such as the:

6) Hadeeth about the man who killed a hundred men in which it says “. . . there came to them an angel in human form . . .”

7) Hadeeth about an Angel who came to the blind man, the bald man and the leper.

You will read about 5), 6) and 7) later on.

N.B., Hadeeth = Muhammad’ saying

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Appendix:

The verses 51:24-28 (Abraham and the Angels):

24- Have you heard the story of Abraham’s honored guests?

25- They entered to him and said: ‘peace. ‘And he replied: ‘peace, you are people unknown to me. ‘

26- So he turned to his household and brought a fattened calf.

27- He set it before them, saying: ‘will you not eat? ‘

28- Then he conceived a fear about them, and they said: ‘have no fear’, and gave him the glad tidings that he was to have a knowledgeable son.  [QARIB translation]

 

The verses 11:77-81 (Lot and the Angels):

77- And when our messengers came to lut, he was grieved for them, and he lacked strength to protect them, and said: this is a hard day

78) And his people came to him, (as if) rushed on towards him, and already they did evil deeds. He said: o my people! These are my daughters– they are purer for you, so guard against (the punishment of) Allah and do not disgrace me with regard to my guests; is there not among you one right-minded man?

79- They said: certainly you know that we have no claim on your daughters, and most surely you know what we desire

80- He (Lot) said: ah! That i had power to suppress you, rather i shall have recourse to a strong support

81- They said: o Lut! we are the messengers of your lord; they shall by no means reach you; so remove your followers in a part of the night– and let none of you turn back– except your wife, for surely whatsoever befalls them shall befall her; surely their appointed time is the morning; is not the morning nigh?  [SHAKIR translation]

 

The verses 19:17 (Saint Mary and Gabriel):

“. . . Then we (Allah) sent her our angel, and he appeared before her as a man in all respects (the likeness of a perfect man).” [YUSUFALI translation]

Angels in Islam (9) do they Sleep?

The Angels are created from light.

Does the light sleep?

The Angels never ever sleep.

Do the Angels rest? They never ever rest; they work all the time.

[In the Bible, Jehovah, the Lord God rested in the 7^th day of creation]

How come that the some creatures never ever rest and the Almighty Creator rests?

 

Well, then what the Angels do all the time?

The verse 21:20 says:

They glorify Allah night and day

They pray to Him at night and during the day; (they flag not)

They glorify His praises night and day, they never slacken.

They persist in their worship night and day, obeying Allah to the utmost

Thus, the verse paints a picture of creatures glorifying Allah and extolling His praises at all times.

However, the question is: do they get bored?

They do not get bored of worshipping Allah and of acknowledging His Lordship all the time.

They glorify Allah all the time, and they do not falter.

For Angels, glorifying Allah comes to them as naturally as breathing comes to us; it is something which we can never be distracted from.

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The verse 21:20 in four different translations

QARIB:

They (the Angels) never fail to exalt him either at night or in the day.

SHAKIR:

They (the Angels) glorify (him) by night and day; they are never languid

PICKTHAL:

They (the Angels) glorify (him) night and day; they flag not.

YUSUFALI:

They (the Angels) celebrate his praises night and day, nor do they ever flag or intermit.

Why Do Priests Enter Islam? The story of conversion of the Preacher Yusuf Estes (4)

Preacher Has Heart Attack

Catholic Priest

Priest in Latin America

Priests Must Study ISLAM? – YES!

 

How a preacher or priest in Christianity can ever go to Islam?

How could a preacher have turned his back on the perfect plan of salvation of Jesus Christ on the cross for you sins and converted to Islam?

The American X-preacher Yusuf Estes continues saying:

Moved to Our Home

One day I came to know that my friend Mohamed was going to move out of the home he have been sharing with a friend of his and was going to be living in the mosque for a time. I went to my dad and asked him if we could invite Mohamed to come out to our big home in the country and stay there with us. After all, he could share some of the work and some expenses and he would be right there when we were ready to go to out traveling around. My father agreed and Mohamed moved in.

Continued Ministry & Preaching

Of course I still would find time to visit my fellow preachers and evangelists around the state of Texas. One of them lived on the Texas — Mexico border and another lived near lived Oklahoma border. One preacher liked to a huge wooden cross that was bigger than a car. He would carry it over his shoulder and drag the bottom on the ground and go down the road or freeway hauling these two beams formed in the shape of a cross. People would stop their cars and come over to him and ask him what was going on and he would give them pamphlets and booklets on Christianity.

Preacher Has Heart Attack

One day my friend with the cross had a heart attack and had to go to the Veterans Hospital where he stayed for quite a long while. I used to visit him in the hospital several times a week and I would take Mohamed with me with the hopes that we could all share together in the subject of beliefs and religions. My friend was not very impressed and it was obvious that he did not want to know anything about Islam. Then one day a man who was sharing the room with my friend came rolling into the room in his wheelchair. I went to him and asked him his name and he said that it didn’t matter and when I asked him where he was from he said he was from the planet Jupiter. I thought about what he said and then began to wonder if I was in the cardiac ward or the mental ward.

Man in Wheelchair – Needed the Lord

I knew the man was lonely and depressed and needed someone in his life. So, I began to ‘witness’ to him about the Lord. I read to him out of the book of Jonah in the Old Testament. I shared the story of the prophet Jonah who had been sent by the Lord to call his people to the correct way. Jonah had left his people and escaped by boat to leave his city and head out to sea. A storm came up and the ship almost capsized and the people on board threw Jonah over the side of the ship. A whale came up to the surface and grabbed Jonah, swallowed him and then went down to the bottom of the sea, where he stayed for 3 days and 3 nights. Yet because of God’s Mercy, He caused the whale to rise to the surface and then spit Jonah out to return back home safely to his city of Nineveh. And the idea was that we can’t really run away from our problems because we always know what we have done. And what is more, God also always knows what we have done.

Catholic Priest

After sharing this story with the man in the wheel chair, he looked up and me and apologized. He told me he was sorry for his rude behavior and that he had experienced some real serious problems recently. Then he said that he wanted to confess something to me. And I said that I was not a Catholic priest and I don’t handle confessions. He replied back to me that he knew that. In fact, he said: “I am a Catholic priest.”

I was shocked. Here I had been trying to preach Christianity to a priest. What in the world was happening here?

Priest in Latin America

The priest began to share his story of being a missionary for the church for over 12 years to south and Central America and Mexico and even in New York’s ‘Hell’s Kitchen.’ When he was released from the hospital he needed a place to go to recover and rather than let him go to stay with a Catholic family, I told my dad that we should invite him to come out and live with us in the country along with our families and Mohamed. It was agreed by all that he would so, he moved out right away.

Priests Must Study ISLAM? – YES!

During the trip out to our home, I talked with the priest about some of the concepts of beliefs in Islam and to my surprise he agreed and then shared even more about this with me. I was shocked when he told me that Catholic priests actually study Islam and some even carry doctors’ degrees in this subject. This was all very enlightening to me. But there was still a lot more to come.

 

Written by: Chaplain Yusuf Estes

To be continued.

In Bible vs. Quran, Jesus denied that He is God (11) His prayer

In the Bible, Jesus has prayed to God all night.

In the Quran, Jesus said: Allah has charged me with prayer and charity so long as I remain alive.

On the other hand, the Christians do not know the difference between prayer and supplication.

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The verse Luke 6:12 says: “And it came to pass in those days that He went out onto a mountain to pray, and continued all night in prayer to God.” (21st Century King James Version).

 

Accordingly, this article discusses three points:

(1) Why Jesus (peace be upon Him) has prayed to God?

(2) The Christians do not know the difference between prayer and supplication

(3) How Jesus has prayed to God?

 

Let us begin with (2) and (3) then you will find the answer of (1)

The Christians do not know the difference between prayer and supplication.

If you ask, call, request, cry, plead or talk to God, it is but supplication not prayer.

In prayer to God, it is required to stand up and to kneel down (go down on your knees) and to rise up again. During these repeated movements, the one who prays has to read some of the Word of God and to glorify and praise God and Supplicate.

Although both the prayer and supplication are two kinds of worshipping God; however, prayer is superior to supplication because prayer includes supplication in it and not the vice versa.

Nevertheless, Christians think that supplication is prayer!

Attempting to make the difference between prayer and supplication clear, let us see how Jesus has prayed.

The Bible’s writers do not give us the details of how Jesus has prayed; however, you can hardly find few scattered words here and there about His prayer.

Jesus used to kneel down and to rise up (and so do the Muslims in their prayers)

Luke 22:41 says: “and (Jesus) kneeled down and prayed”

Luke 22:45 says: “And when He (Jesus) rose up from prayer”

One may ask: Would God pray to God? or would God pray to Himself?

The smart reader knows the answer and also the writers of Worldwide English (New Testament) which say: “About that time Jesus went out of the city on the hill to talk with God. He talked with God all night.”

Here, the editors of Worldwide English version do not say pray to God and replace it by talk and talked with God to avoid saying pray to God; to avoid answering the question: would God pray to God?  In addition, the editors of Worldwide English version do not know the difference between prayer and supplication?

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(1) Why Jesus (peace be upon Him) has prayed to God?

You will not find the answer in the Bible but you can find it in the Quran in the verse 19:31. In this verse, Allah has charged Jesus to pray and Jesus obeyed and prayed.

N.B. Allah commanded all Prophets from Noah to John the Baptist to pray.

For more details, read the article:

“In Bible vs. Quran, Jesus denied that He is God? (3) Sender vs. sent (c)”

 

Verse 19:31 in different translations

QARIB:

He (Allah) made me to be blessed wherever I am, and he has charged me with prayer and charity for as long as I shall live.

SHAKIR:

And He (Allah) has made me blessed wherever I may be, and he has enjoined on me prayer and poor-rate so long as I live;

PICKTHAL:

And (Allah) hath made me blessed wheresoever I may be, and hath enjoined upon me prayer and almsgiving so long as I remain alive,

YUSUFALI:

“And He (Allah) hath made me blessed wheresoever I be, and hath enjoined on me prayer and charity as long as I live;

 

Written by Professor Dr. Ibrahim Khalil, Articlebase.com

http://www.articlesbase.com/christianity-articles/in-bible-vs-quran-jesus-denied-that-he-is-god-8-his-prayer-6333275.html

In Bible vs. Quran, Jesus denied that He is God (9) who fortify who?

The Bible declares that an Angel came from Heaven unto the Lord Jesus to strengthen Him and to make him strong!

In the Quran, the Angels are Allah’s creatures.  They are obedient creatures and are worshiping Allah all the time; they cannot do anything unless they have the permission of Allah.

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The verse Luke 22:43 declares that an Angel came from Heaven unto the Lord Jesus to strengthen Him, to Help Him or to make him strong!

It is well known that an Angel is but a creature.

Would a creature strengthen or help his Creator or make his God strong!

According to the 21st Century King James Version, the verse Luke 22:43 says:

“And there appeared an angel unto Him from Heaven, strengthening Him”.

In addition, 29 other Bible’s versions say:

“And there appeared an angel unto Him from Heaven, strengthening Him or giving him strength or gave him strength or strengthened him”. (With little differences between them)

However, five Bible’s versions say that the Angel which appeared from heaven:

1) Came to help him (in Contemporary English Version and Easy-to-Read Version)

2) Helped to make him strong (in Worldwide English, New Testament)

3) Strengthening Him in spirit (in Amplified Bible)

4) Comforted him (in Wycliffe Bible)

Nevertheless, two versions (Douay-Rheims 1899 American Edition and Knox Bible) add new words that are not found in 35 Bible’s versions; they say: “And there appeared to him an angel from heaven, strengthening him. And being in an agony, he prayed the longer”.

To my surprise, ‘Luke 22:43’ is not found for the version: Revised Standard Version which says in the Footnotes: [Other ancient authorities add verses 43: “And there appeared to him an angel from heaven, strengthening him”]

Does this mean that the entire verse ‘Luke 22:43’ is forged?

Apart from the study of 38 versions of the Bible and how they add and remove words that are not the Word of God, let us discuss how could an Angel gave God strength or strengthened him?

Who strengthen who? Who fortify who? Who support who? Who help who?

God is the Supreme Creator and all of His Angels are but creatures; how come that one of these creatures strengthens, fortifies supports or helps His Almighty Supreme Creator?

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In the Quran, the Angels are creatures belonged to Allah. They worship and glorify Allah all the time, by day and night; they are never languid.

N.B. the Angels do not eat, drink, marry, rest, sleep etc. they are not like us.

Also, the Angels cannot do anything on His own authority; it is required to have the permission of Allah for every act. The Angels do not disobey Allah in what he commands them, and they do what they are commanded to do.

The following verses of the Quran (according to Shakir translation) may give you some fruitful facts about the Angels

The verses 21:19-20:

19) And whoever is in the heavens and the earth is His; and those who are with him are not proud to worship Him (Allah), nor do they grow weary

20) They glorify (Him) by night and day; they are never languid

The verse 97:4

The angels and Gabriel descend in it by the permission of their Lord for every affair,

The verse 66:6

…., they do not disobey Allah in what he commands them, and do as they are commanded

 

Written by Professor Dr. Ibrahim Khalil, Articlebase.com

http://www.articlesbase.com/religion-articles/in-bible-vs-quran-jesus-denied-that-he-is-god-6-his-helper-6331546.html

What lessons Allah teaches His Servants?

Among the sayings the Prophet Muhammad relates from his Lord (May He be glorified) is that

Allah said:

 

·         “My servants, I have forbidden oppression for Myself and have made it forbidden amongst you, so do not oppress one another.

·        My servants, all of you are astray except for those I have guided, so seek guidance of Me and I shall guide you.

·        My servants, all of you are hungry except for those I have fed, so seek food of Me and I shall feed you. O My servants, all of you are naked except for those I have clothed, so seek clothing of Me and I shall clothe you.

·        My servants, you sin by night and by day, and I forgive all sins, so seek forgiveness of Me and I shall forgive you.

·        My servants, you will not attain harming Me so as to harm Me, and you will not attain benefiting Me so as to benefit Me.

·        My servants, were the first of you and the last of you, the human of you and the jinn of you to be as pious as the most pious heart of any one man of you, that would not increase My kingdom in anything. O My servants, were the first of you and the last of you, the human of you and the jinn of you to be as wicked as the most wicked heart of any one man of you, that would not decrease My kingdom in anything.

·        My servants, were the first of you and the last of you, the entire human beings and the jinn, to rise up in one place and make a request of Me, and were I to give everyone what he requested, that would not decrease what I have, any more than a needle decreases the sea if put into it.

·        My servants, it is but your deeds that I reckon up for you and then recompense you for, so let him who finds good praise Allah and let him who finds other than that blame no one but himself.'”

 

This saying was:

1) Said on the authority of Abu Dharr al-Ghifari, one of Muhammad’s companions (may Allah be pleased with him) from the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him)

2) Narrated by the authors of At-Tirmidhi, Ibn Majah and Muslim

This is Allah (53) Who Does Allah Seal up their Hearts?

Do the Disbelievers Feel Secure From the Coming of Allah’s Chastisement?

The Quran is the First Book That Talks About the Difference in the Time on the Earth

None Deems Himself Secure From Allah’s Scheme and Punishment Save the Losers

Allah Says: Does not the Destruction of the Ancient Nations Help the Deniers to Believe?

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

Verses 7:97-100 of the Noble Quran talk about:

1) Do the Disbelievers feel secure from the coming of Allah’s chastisement?

2) None deems himself secure from Allah’s punishment save the disbelievers, the losers,

3) Who does Allah seal up their hearts?

4) None deems himself secure from Allah’s scheme and punishment save the disbelievers, the losers,

5) Allah says: does not the destruction of the ancient nations help the deniers to believe? And

6) the Quran is the first book that talks about the difference in the time on the earth.

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The meaning of verse 7:97

Do the people of the townships, the deniers, feel secure from the coming of Allah’s wrath, Allah’s might, Allah’s chastisement, upon them as a night-raid while they are sleeping? And are completely unaware of it?

 

The meaning of verse 7:98

Or, the people of the townships, the deniers, feel secure from the coming of Allah’s wrath, Allah’s might, Allah’s chastisement, upon them in the daytime while they are playing? Playing herein may be literally used or as they are engaging in falsehood.

This verse talks about the coming Allah’s chastisement.  It is said that Allah’s chastisement will come at a specific time.  At such a specific time, we know that the time in half of the earth is day time while the time in the other half of the earth is night time.  The disbelievers are in the two halves.

So, when Allah’s chastisement comes, the disbelievers are either in day time or in night time.

It is a miracle of the Noble Quran to speak out about the difference in the time on the earth at a specific hour in which Allah’s chastisement shall come.

This scientific fact has been discovered after the revelation of the Noble Quran by more than 1200 years.

Consequently, it is likely to assume that the Quran is the first book on the earth that talks about the difference in the time on the earth at a specific hour

 

The meaning of verse 7:99

And so do they feel secure from Allah’s plotting?, from Allah’s scheming? that is, His drawing them on by degrees, through graces, and then seizing them suddenly. None feels secure from Allah’s scheming but the people who are losers, disbelievers; None deems himself secure from Allah’s scheme and punishment save the disbelievers

 

The meaning of verse 7:100

Is it not an indication, is it not clear to those who inherit the land after the destruction of its people that, if He will, Allah can smite them, punish them for their sins as He punished many nations before them; and seals their hearts so that they do not hear the messages of guidance and do not believe in Muhammad or the Quran?

In other words, the verse says:

Has it not been shown, [has it not] become clear, to those who inherit the earth, as a [place of] habitation, after, the destruction of, those who inhabited it that, if Allah will, He could smite them, with chastisement, for their sins?, as He smote those before them?

And, Allah seals up their hearts so that they do not hear, the admonition, in a way so as to reflect.

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Verses 7:97-100 in different English translations of the meanings of Arabic Quran:

QARIB:

97) Do the inhabitants of the villages feel secure from our might coming to them at night whilst they sleep?

98) Or do the inhabitants of the villages feel secure from our might coming to them in the midmorning while they play?

99) (In reply to your devising) do they feel secure from the devising of Allah? none feels secure from the devising of Allah except the loosing nation.

100) Is it not plain to those who inherit the earth after its inhabitants that if we willed we could smite them for their sins and set a seal upon their hearts, so that they do not hear.

 

SHAKIR:

97) What! do the people of the towns then feel secure from our punishment coming to them by night while they sleep?

98) What! do the people of the towns feel secure from our punishment coming to them in the morning while they play?

99) What! do they then feel secure from Allah’s plan? but none feels secure from Allah’s plan except the people who shall perish

100) Is it not clear to those who inherit the earth after its (former) residents that if we please we would afflict them on account of their faults and set a seal on their hearts so they would not hear

 

PICKTHAL:

97) Are the people of the townships then secure from the coming of our wrath upon them as a night-raid while they sleep?

98) Or are the people of the townships then secure from the coming of our wrath upon them in the daytime while they play?

99) Are they then secure from Allah’s scheme? none deemeth himself secure from Allah’s scheme save folk that perish.

100) Is it not an indication to those who inherit the land after its people (who thus reaped the consequence of evil-doing) that, if we will, we can smite them for their sins and print upon their hearts so that they hear not?

 

YUSUFALI:

97) Did the people of the towns feel secure against the coming of our wrath by night while they were asleep?

98) Or else did they feel secure against its coming in broad daylight while they played about (care-free)?

99) Did they then feel secure against the plan of Allah?- but no one can feel secure from the plan of Allah, except those (doomed) to ruin!

100) To those who inherit the earth in succession to its (previous) possessors, is it not a guiding, (lesson) that, if we so willed, we could punish them (too) for their sins, and seal up their hearts so that they could not hear?

This is Allah (50) Allah’s Mercy is Near to the Righteous

Allah Does Not Love the Aggressors in Their Supplications

How To Call Upon Allah? Openly or in Secret; in Fear or in Hope?

Could Allah Have Created the Heavens and the Earth in an Instant Instead of Six Days?

Thorne in English and Arsh in Arabic

The Stars, the Sun, and the Moon Have Been Made Subservient by Allah’s Command

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This series is an attempt to help you to know  Allah your Creator.

Verses 7:54-56 of the Noble Quran talk about:

1) Allah’s Mercy is near to the righteous,

2) Allah does not love the aggressors in their supplications,

3) How to call upon Allah? Openly or in secret; in fear or in hope?,

4) Could Allah have created the heavens and the earth in an instant instead of six days? And

5) the stars, the sun, and the moon have been made subservient by Allah’s command.

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The meaning of verses 7:54-56

The meaning of verse 7:54

Surely your Lord is Allah, Who created the heavens and the earth in six days, each day the equivalent of a thousand years. Had He willed He could have created them in an instant; but the reason for His not having done so is that He wanted to teach His creatures to be circumspect. 

Then Allah presided upon the Throne, a presiding befitting of Him.

He cloaks the night with the day, that is, He covers each one with the other: each following the other in swift pursuit, i.e. the day is in haste to follow the night and the night is in haste to follow the day,

And the sun and the moon and the stars have been made subservient, have been subdued, by His command, by His power.

His verily is all creation, the creation of the heavens and the earth (and what are between them) and His verily is all the commandments i.e. the judgment of people on the Day of Judgment.

Blessed, Magnified, be Allah, the Possessor of grace; it is also said that this means: elevated is Allah; as it is said that this means: far exalted is Allah, the Lord, the Master of the Worlds!

 

The meaning of verse 7:55

O mankind! Call upon your Lord respectfully openly and in secret.  In other words, call upon your Lord humbly, in subservience, and quietly, in secret. Truly, He does not love the aggressors, who are braggarts and loud-mouthed in their supplications.  In other words, He does not love the aggressors, in their supplications, by calling for that which is not permissible for them against the righteous.

 

The meaning of verse 7:56

And work not corruption in the land, through idolatry, sins and invitation to other than Allah and acts of disobedience, after it has been set right, as a result of the sending forth of messengers to it, and call upon Him, worship Him in fear, of His punishment and His torment, and in hope, of His mercy that you shall enter His Paradise. Surely the mercy of Allah is near to the virtuous, the obedient.  In other words, Lo! the mercy of Allah, the Paradise of Allah is nigh unto the good, the believers who are good in their words and works.

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Verses 7:54-56in different English translations of the meanings of Arabic Quran:

Verse 7:54

QARIB:

54) Your Lord is Allah, who, in six days created the heavens and the earth, and then willed to the throne. he throws the veil of night over the day. swiftly they follow one another. the sun, the moon, and the stars are compelled to his order. his is the creation, his is the command. blessed is Allah, the Lord of the worlds.

55) Supplicate to your Lord with humility and in secret. he does not love the transgressors.

56) Do not make mischief in the earth after it has been put right. pray to him with fear and hope; his mercy is near to the righteous.

 

SHAKIR:

54) Surely your Lord is Allah, who created the heavens and the earth in six periods of time, and he is firm in power; he throws the veil of night over the day, which it pursues incessantly; and (he created) the sun and the moon and the stars, made subservient by his command; surely his is the creation and the command; blessed is Allah, the Lord of the worlds

55) Call on your Lord humbly and secretly; surely he does not love those who exceed the limits

56) And do not make mischief in the earth after its reformation, and call on him fearing and hoping; surely the mercy of Allah is nigh to those who do good (to others)

 

PICKTHAL:

54) Lo! Your Lord is Allah who created the heavens and the earth in six days, then mounted he the throne. he covereth the night with the day, which is in haste to follow it, and hath made the sun and the moon and the stars subservient by his command. his verily is all creation and commandment. blessed be Allah, the Lord of the worlds!

55) (O mankind!) call upon your Lord humbly and in secret. lo! he loveth not aggressors.

56) Work not confusion in the earth after the fair ordering (thereof). and call on him in fear and hope. lo! the mercy of Allah is nigh unto the good.

 

YUSUFALI:

54) Your guardian-Lord is Allah, who created the heavens and the earth in six days, and is firmly established on the throne (of authority): he draweth the night as a veil o’er the day, each seeking the other in rapid succession: he created the sun, the moon, and the stars, (all) governed by laws under his command. is it not his to create and to govern? blessed be Allah, the cherisher and sustainer of the worlds!

55) Call on your Lord with humility and in private: for Allah loveth not those who trespass beyond bounds.

56) Do no mischief on the earth, after it hath been set in order, but call on him with fear and longing (in your hearts): for the mercy of Allah is (always) near to those who do good.

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N.B.:

Arsh in the classical Arabic language is throne,

Al- Arsh means the throne 

Literally, Al- Arsh means the elevated seat on which a king sits.