Atheists in Quran (32) the failed Noah’s plea for his Atheist son

Noah cried unto his Lord and said, O My Lord! Lo! My son is one of my family whom you promised to save! Surely, your promise is the Truth. However, Allah’s principle = there is no rescue for unbelievers and the tie is not the tie of blood.

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In the previous article, the ark is sailing amid huge waves, Noah, the worried father makes one plea after another; his Atheist son insolently turns his back.

In an instant, the gigantic waves swallow up everything, so he was among the drowned by the flood.

The verses 11:45-46 of the Noble Quran continues the story.

The Loving Father’s Plea

Now that the storm has subsided and the ark has come to rest.

Noah once again feels the paternal love of a distressed father.

He makes this appeal to Allah:

“Noah called out to his Lord, saying: ‘Lord, my son is of my family. Surely Your promise always

comes true, and You are the most just of judges.’”

Noah makes clear that he has no doubt that Allah is just and wise.

Nothing Allah does is without reason.

Yet Allah has promised Noah that He will be save his family (and his son of course is one of his family)

Now, Noah requests that Allah fulfil the promise He made to spare his family (and his son of course).

Noah cried unto his Lord and said,

O My Lord! Lo! My son is of my family whom you promised to save! Surely Your promise is the Truth for certain.

O my Lord! You promised me that they would be saved, and truly, Your promise is the Truth, which never fails, and You are the Most Just of Judges’, the most knowledgeable and the fairest of them.

Allah’s answer

Allah’s answer states the fact that Noah has overlooked.

By Allah’s standards and according to Allah’s principles, one’s family are not necessarily one’s blood relations.

The true relationship is that of faith.

This son was not a believer, and as such, he was not a member of the family of the great Prophet Noah.

Allah’s answer is firm and undisputable.

Moreover, there is an element of criticism and warning in Allah’s answer:

“‘Noah,’ Allah answered, ‘he was not of your family; his was an unrighteous conduct. Do not question Me about matters of which you have no knowledge. I admonish you lest you become one of the ignorant.”

O Noah, lo! He is not of your family, of those who will be saved, or of the followers of your religion; lo! it, that is, your plea to save him, is not a righteous deed, for he is unbeliever and there is no rescue for unbelievers

A great principle of this religion states that the paramount relationship that exists between individuals is not one based on family affinity: “He was not of your family; his was an unrighteous conduct.”

Your relationship with him is thus severed despite the fact that he was your own son. Since the basic tie between the two of you does not exist, no other tie has any significance.

Since Noah’s prayer requested the fulfilment of a promise which he felt had not happened, the answer includes an implicit reproach and warning:

“Do not question Me about matters of which you have no knowledge. I admonish you lest you become one of the ignorant.”

I admonish you lest you be among the ignorant’, when you ask about what you do not know.

The admonition is needed lest Noah become one of those who are ignorant of the real ties and relationships, or unaware of Allah’s promise and its

interpretation. For Allah’s promise has been done and Noah’s true faithful family has been saved.

There is one thing, which Noah will see it in the Day of Judgment; Noah lost one Atheist son but he gained billions of believer sons, they are the Muslims.

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The verses 11:45-46 in different translations:

QARIB:

45- Noah called out to his lord, saying: ‘o lord, my son was of my family, and your promise is surely the truth. you are the most just of judges. ‘

46- He said: ‘Noah, he is not of your family. it is not a good deed. do not ask me about things of which you have no knowledge. i reproach you lest you become among the ignorant. ‘

SHAKIR:

45- And nuh cried out to his lord and said: my lord! Surely my son is of my family, and thy promise is surely true, and thou art the most just of the judges

46- He said: o nuh! Surely he is not of your family; surely he is (the doer of) other than good deeds, therefore ask not of me that of which you have no knowledge; surely i admonish you lest you may be of the ignorant

PICKTHAL:

45- And Noah cried unto his lord and said: my lord! lo! My son is of my household! Surely thy promise is the truth and thou are the most just of judges.

46- He said: o Noah! lo! he is not of thy household; lo! He is of evil conduct, so ask not of me that whereof thou hast no knowledge. i admonish thee lest thou be among the ignorant.

YUSUFALI:

45- And Noah called upon his lord, and said: “o my lord! Surely my son is of my family! and thy promise is true, and thou art the justest of judges!”

46- He said: “o Noah! he is not of thy family: for his conduct is unrighteous. so ask not of me that of which thou hast no knowledge! i give thee counsel, lest thou act like the ignorant!”

Angels in Islam (24) every man will see them-C

Either you believe in Allah or you do not, you will undoubtedly see the Angels face to face at the moment of your death. But the important question is how the Angels deal with the believers and the unbelievers and what the Angels will say to each party.

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The meanings of the verse 8:50-51

And if you could see, O Muhammad, how the Angels deal with the unbelievers at the moment of their death, you would truly have seen a terrible sight’

And if you could see, O Muhammad, when the Angels take away the disbelievers’ souls, beating and smiting their faces and their backs, with hooked iron rods, and,

They say to them: ‘Taste the chastisement of burning, Taste the severe punishment of the Eternal Fire.

That, chastisement, is for what you have done in the life of this world; you have disobeyed Allah’s Law.

And, be aware that Allah is neither unjust nor oppressor to His servants, such that he would never punish them unless they are sinful.

On the other hand, compare the above with how the Angels deal with the believers at the moment of their death (41:30-32)

The meanings of the verse 41:30-32

Truly those who say, ‘Our Lord is Allah!’ and then remain upright, adhering to the affirmation of Allah’s divine Oneness and to whatever else has been enjoined on them, how the Angels deal with them at the moment of their death?

The Angels descend upon them when their souls are taken away saying to them:

• Do not fear death and what will come after it?
• Do not grieve about what you have left behind (any family or children that you have left behind) for we will look after them after you, and
• Rejoice in the good tidings of the paradise which you were promised in the life of the world..
• We are your protecting friends in the life of this world, that is, we will look after you in it, and in the Hereafter, in other words, we will be alongside you thereat until you enter Paradise; and therein you will have whatever your souls desire, and therein you will have whatever you request,
• This is a gift of welcome and hospitality from Allah, the Forgiving (He forgives those who repent) and the Merciful (towards those who die repentant).

 

To sum up, every man will see the Angels when he dies.

But how they look like? Are they beautiful or ugly?

Read the next article.

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The verse 8:50-51 in different translations:

QARIB:

50-If you could see the Angels when they carry off the souls of the unbelievers, beating their faces and their backs, saying: ‘taste the punishment of burning!

51-That is for what your hands have forwarded, Allah is not unjust to his worshipers. ‘

SHAKIR:

50-And had you seen when the Angels will cause to die those who disbelieve, smiting their faces and their backs, and (saying): taste the punishment of burning

51-This is for what your own hands have sent on before, and because Allah is not in the least unjust to the servants;

51-This is for that which your own hands have sent before (to the judgment), and (know) that Allah is not a tyrant to his slaves.

PICKTHAL:

50-If thou couldst see how the Angels receive those who disbelieve, smiting faces and their backs and (saying): taste the punishment of burning!

YUSUFALI:

50-If thou couldst see, when the Angels take the souls of the unbelievers (at death), (how) they smite their faces and their backs, (saying): “taste the penalty of the blazing fire-

51-“Because of (the deeds) which your (own) hands sent forth; for Allah is never unjust to his servants:

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The verse 41:30-32 in different translations:

QARIB:

30-The Angels will descend on those who said: ‘Allah is our lord, ‘ and have then gone straight, (saying 🙂 ‘Be neither fearful, nor sad; rejoice in the paradise you have been promised.

31-We are your guides in this world and in the everlasting life. there, you shall have all that your souls desire, and all that you ask for

32-As hospitality from one, the forgiving, the most merciful. ‘

SHAKIR:

30-As for) those who say: our lord is Allah, then continue in the right way, the Angels descend upon them, saying: fear not, nor be grieved, and receive good news of the garden which you were promised

31-We are your guardians in this world’s life and in the hereafter, and you shall have therein what your souls desire and you shall have therein what you ask for:

32-A provision from the forgiving, the merciful

PICKTHAL:

30-Lo! Those who say: our lord is Allah, and afterward are upright, the Angels descend upon them, saying: fear not nor grieve, but hear good tidings of the paradise which ye are promised.

31-We are your protecting friends in the life of the world and in the hereafter. there ye will have (all) that your souls desire, and there ye will have (all) for which ye pray.

32-A gift of welcome from one forgiving, merciful.

YUSUFALI:

30-In the case of those who say, “Our lord is Allah”, and, further, stand straight and steadfast, the Angels descend on them (from time to time): “fear ye not!” (They suggest), “nor grieve! But receive the glad tidings of the garden (of bliss), the which ye were promised!

31-“We are your protectors in this life and in the hereafter: therein shall ye have all that your souls shall desire; therein shall ye have all that ye ask for!-

32-“A hospitable gift from one oft-forgiving, most merciful!”

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

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

Chapter 6 of the Quran (23) who accept the Call to Faith

The Quran says: Only those who hear in such a way so as to understand and take heed will answer the call to faith. As for those who have dead hearts, Allah will resurrect them, in the Hereafter, and then to Him they will be returned, and He will requite them for their deeds.

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The Prophet Muhammad was very caring and compassionate about his people, the unbelievers of Mecca. Muhammad was sad because he did not like them to face their terrible outcome in the life of this world and their dwelling in the Eternal Hell in the Afterlife.

 

The Verse 6:36 says: Only those who hear

 

Only those who hear, in such a way so as to understand and take heed, and who give their assent will answer your call to faith.

As for the dead, that is, the disbelievers; they were likened to them on account of their inability to hear Allah will resurrect them, in the Hereafter, and then to Him they will be returned, and He will requite them for their deeds.

It is also said that “As for the dead” means that the unbelievers have dead hearts that were unable to understand .

It is also said that “As for the dead” means those unbelievers who will be killed in the wars with the Muslims.

And this was their terrible outcome in the life of this world

 

The Verse 6:37 says: The disbelievers want a sign

 

The disbelievers of Mecca heard Muhammad reciting the verses of Quran that mention Allah’s miracle sent to his prophets e.g. the she-camel of the prophet Sālih or the staff of Moses or the miracles of Jesus. Mocking of Muhammad, the disbelievers said: Why has a sign not been sent down to Muhammad from his Lord?

Say, to them O Muhammad: ‘surely Allah has the power to send down a sign, from among those they have requested, but most of them do not know that its sending down would be a trial for them, for if they then still denied it, they would necessarily be destroyed.

 

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The verse 6:36-37 in different translations

 

QARIB:

36) Those who listen will surely answer. as for the dead, Allah will revive them. to him they shall return.

37) They ask: ‘why has no sign been sent down to him from his lord? ‘Say: ‘Allah is able to send down a sign. ‘But most of them do not know.

 

SHAKIR:

36) Only those accept who listen; and (as to) the dead, Allah will raise them, then to him they shall be returned.

37) And they say: why has not a sign been sent down to him from his lord? Say: surely Allah is able to send down a sign, but most of them do not know

 

PICKTHAL:

36) Only those can accept who hear. As for the dead, Allah will raise them up; then unto him they will be returned.

37) They say: why hath no portent been sent down upon him from his lord? Say: lo! Allah is able to send down a portent. But most of them know not.

 

YUSUFALI:

36) Those who listen (in truth), be sure, will accept: as to the dead, Allah will raise them up; then will they be turned unto him.

37) They say: “why is not a sign sent down to him from his lord?” say: “Allah hath certainly power to send down a sign: but most of them understand not.

Chapter 6 of the Quran (5) Can You See an Angel?

The arrogant idolaters of Mecca said: ‘Why has an angel not been sent down to Muhammad to confirm his truthfulness? However, no human being is capable of seeing an angel.

 

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Ayah 8-9: No human being is capable of seeing an angel

 

Then the prosperous idolaters of Mecca who were very arrogant said:

‘Why has an angel not been sent down to Muhammad to confirm his truthfulness?

 

Allah answerd them saying:

Those disbelievers do the same as those before them; they request a sign and if their request is granted and theu deny it, then they will not be given a chance for repentance or an excuse and they will be destroyed as those disbelievers before them. This is Allah’s custom with the deniers.

 

That is why if Allah sent down an angel, as they have requested and if they then did not believe, the matter, that they be destroyed, would have been decreed, and then they would not be given any respite, they would not be given any extra time for repentance or an excuse.

 

Then how come they can see an Angel? The Angels were created from pure light; they were different in nature and forms than human being that is why we could not see them.  However, if Allah wants us to see an Angel He will change the form of the Angel in order to be seen, Allah will make the Angel in the form of a man so that they would be able to see him and talk to him.

Then they will say: O nay, this is a man not an Angel because they do not know that no human being is capable of seeing the real form of the angel.

In conclusion, all the requests of the disbelievers were but obstinacy, stubbornness and intransigence.

 

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The verses 6:8-9 in different translations

 

QARIB:

8) they ask: ‘why has no angel been sent down to him? ‘if we had sent down an angel, their fate would have been determined and they would never have been respited.

9) if we had made him an angel, we would have given him the resemblance of a man, and would have as such confused them with that in which they were already confused.

 

SHAKIR:

8) and they say: why has not an angel been sent down to him? and had we sent down an angel, the matter would have certainly been decided and then they would not have been respited.

 9) and if we had made him angel, we would certainly have made him a man, and we would certainly have made confused to them what they make confused

 

PICKTHAL:

8) they say: why hath not an angel been sent down unto him? if we sent down an angel, then the matter would be judged; no further time would be allowed them (for reflection).

9) had we appointed him (our messenger) an angel, we assuredly had made him (as) a man (that he might speak to men); and (thus) obscured for them (the truth) they (now) obscure.

 

YUSUFALI:

8) they say: “why is not an angel sent down to him?” if we did send down an angel, the matter would be settled at once, and no respite would be granted them.

9) if we had made it an angel, we should have sent him as a man, and we should certainly have caused them confusion in a matter which they have already covered with confusion.

Chapter 50 of the Quran (15) the Happiest Event in Paradise

In the previous article, Allah-fearing servants will see with joy their eventual dwelling that is the Eternal garden, the Paradise.

Now, the Paradise is not far anymore from them.

This is what they were promised in the life of the world.

 

The verse 50:34 says:

Then, It will be said to them ‘Enter it in peace!

That is to say, be secure from every fear.

Today, you do not have to fear from Allah’s chastisement

Today, you do not have to fear from hunger

Today, you do not have to fear from thirst

Today, you do not have to fear from any disease

Today, you do not have to fear from ageing

Today, you do not have to fear from death

Today is the day of immortality, the day when the dwellers of Paradise will enter it to abide therein for eternity.

Today, is the day of everlastingness in Paradise

 

O believers, O dwellers in Paradise! What do you want herein?

 

The verse 50:35 says:

 

Do you want food? You will have whatever you wish of any kind of food; and with Allah there is yet more as extra for what you will request.

 

Do you want soft drinks? You will have whatever you wish of any kind of drinks; and with Allah there is yet more as extra for what you will request.

 

Do you want servants to serve you? You will have whatever you wish of servants; and with Allah there is yet more as extra for what you will request.

 

Do you want amusements? You will have whatever you wish of any kind of amusements ; and with Allah there is yet more as extra for what you will request.

 

In conclusion:

There, in Paradise, the dwellers have all that they want, and there is more with Allah.

And it is said that this means: in every hour and in every day, they have with Allah an increase in honor and reward.

Regardless of all of that, the happiest and thrilled event in Paradise is beholding Allah’s Countenance; and this is another story.

I (the author) wish to be one of the attendances of this Cheeriest Event!

 

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The verses 50:34-35 in different translations

 

QARIB:

34) Enter it in peace. this is the day of eternity! ‘

35) There they have all that they desire, and with us is much more.

 

SHAKIR:

34) Enter it in peace, that is the day of abiding

35) They have therein what they wish and with us is more yet

 

PICKTHAL:

34) Enter it in peace. this is the day of immortality.

35) There they have all that they desire, and there is more with us.

 

YUSUFALI:

34) “Enter ye therein in peace and security; this is a day of eternal life!”

35) There will be for them therein all that they wish,- and more besides in our presence.