In Bible vs. Quran, Jesus denied that He is God (13) Greater than Jesus

In the Bible, the Lord Jesus says: the Father is greater than I. The Quran says that nothing is similar to Allah and none is greater than Allah; He is the greatest.

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In the Bible, the Lord Jesus says in the verse John 14:28: “You have heard that I said to you: I go away, and I come unto you. If you loved me, you would indeed be glad, because I go to the Father: for (because) the Father is greater than I.”

 

Study of the verse John 14:28 in 40 different Bible’s versions in respect to “Greater than I” reveal that:

1) For (because) the Father is: Greater than I (in 20 versions), Greater than I am (in nine versions) and Greater than me (in one version)

2) In addition, seven versions say “for My Father is greater than I”; i.e. the father in the original Manuscript is replaced by “My father”

3) Moreover, two versions add (the underlined) words that are not found in the original Manuscript and are not mentioned in 38 versions; they say:

 “For the Father is greater and mightier than I am” (Amplified Bible)

“My Father has greater power than I.” (Knox Bible)

Anyway, 39 0ut of 40 versions say that “the Father is greater than Jesus”

4) This means that one version says something else; this something else is certainly not the Word of God. If so, it has to be Forged or faked by the editor of this version.

Let us see what Jesus says in this version (The Message):

“I’m on my way to the Father because the Father is the goal and purpose of my life.”

Here, the editors of The Message intentionally forged this sentence:

“the Father is the goal and purpose of my life”

Well, 39 Bible’s versions confirm that God Father is Greater than Jesus.

This is the great teaching of the Lord Jesus that He wants us to believe in this great teaching that is “God is greater than Jesus“.

Jesus (peace be upon him) confirms this fact that is mentioned in John 14:28; in addition, Jesus told us beautiful words as a background to understand his teaching; He says in John 13:16:

“I am telling you the truth: no slaves are greater than their master, and no messengers are greater than the one who sent them.’

I invite the smart reader to put the words of John 14:28 and John 13:16 to figure out what our Lord Jesus mean.

For more details about John 13, Read the previous articles of this series.

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On the other hand, the Quran says that nothing is similar to Allah and none is greater than Allah; He is the greatest and He is the Lord of the heavens, the earth and the entire worlds.

The verses 45:36-37 of the Quran in different translations

QARIB:

36) Praise, belongs to Allah, the Lord of the heavens and the earth, the Lord of the worlds.

37) His is the pride in the heavens and earth. He is the Almighty, the Wise.

SHAKIR:

36) Therefore to Allah is due (all) praise, the Lord of the heavens and the Lord of the earth, the Lord of the worlds

37) And to Him belongs greatness in the heavens and the earth, and He is the Mighty, the Wise

PICKTHAL:

36) Then praise be to Allah, Lord of the heavens and Lord of the earth, the Lord of the worlds.

37) And unto Him (alone) belongeth majesty in the heavens and the earth, and He is the Mighty, the Wise.

YUSUFALI:

36) Then praise be to Allah, Lord of the heavens and Lord of the earth,- Lord and cherisher of all the worlds!

37) To Him be glory throughout the heavens and the earth: and He is exalted in power, full of wisdom!

 

Written by Professor Dr. Ibrahim Khalil, Articlebase.com

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This is Allah (52) Allah Used to Afflict the Ancient Disbeliever Before their Destruction

The Hardship and Happiness are Warning Signs for Allah’s Torment

What if the Ancient Deniers who were Destroyed had Believed in Allah?

Is there any Relation Between the Repent and the Rain? Allah Says: Yes

Is there any Relation Between the Repent and the Vegetation? The Quran Says: Yes

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

The Verses 7:94-96 of the Noble Quran talk about:

1) Allah used to afflict the ancient disbeliever before their destruction,

2) The Hardship and happiness are warning signs for Allah’s torment,

3) What if the ancient deniers who were destroyed had believed in Allah? And

4) Is there any relation between the repent and the rain and the vegetation; Allah Says: Yes.

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The meaning of verse 7:94

As a law, when Allah sent a prophet as messenger unto any township and the people denied him, it is that Allah used to seize and punish the deniers with misery, abject poverty, and hardship, illness, tribulation, affliction, hardships, adversity, pain, hunger etc. so that they might be humble, so that they might be self-effaced, that haply they might believe. Then what?

 

The meaning of verse 7:95

Then Allah used to give them in place of evil and affliction, good, wealth and health, until they multiplied, and said, out of ingratitude towards this grace: ‘Hardship and happiness befell our fathers before’, just as it has befallen us, we are just like them and their example we shall follow and this is nothing but the habit of time, and not the consequence of Allah, so remain firm in what you follow, held firm to our religion, i.e. deny Allah’s Prophet and messages.

Allah, exalted be He, says:

So We seized them, with the chastisement, all of a sudden and unexpectedly while they perceived not, beforehand the time of its coming.

In other words, Allah seized them unawares with torment, when they perceived not the descent of such a torment.

 

The meaning of verse 7:96

Yet, if the people of the township, whose people were destroyed had believed in the Scripture and messengers and kept from evil, disbelief, idolatry, indecencies and had further repented.

Surely Allah would have indeed opened upon them, blessings from the sky) through rain (and from the earth) through vegetation and fruits. (But they gave the lie) to Allah’s messengers and Scriptures, (and so Allah seized them) by inflicting upon them drought, lack of fruits and punishment (on account of what they used to earn) i.e. because of giving the lie to the prophets and Scriptures.

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The Verses 7:94-96 in different English translations of the meanings of Arabic Quran:

QARIB:

94) We sent no prophet to a village but seized its inhabitants with misfortune and adversity in order that they might be humble in supplication.

95) Then we changed evil for good, until they multiplied and said: ‘our fathers were indeed touched by misfortune and adversity. ‘ so we seized them suddenly while they were unaware.

96) Had the people of the villages believed and been cautious, we would have opened upon them the blessings from heaven and earth. but they belied, and we seized them for what they earned.

 

SHAKIR:

94) And we did not send a prophet in a town but we overtook its people with distress and affliction in order that they might humble themselves

95) Then we gave them good in the place of evil until they became many and said: distress and happiness did indeed befall our fathers. then we took them by surprise while they did not perceive

96) And if the people of the towns had believed and guarded (against evil) we would certainly have opened up for them blessings from the heaven and the earth, but they rejected, so we overtook them for what they had earned

 

PICKTHAL:

94) And we sent no prophet unto any township but we did afflict its folk with tribulation and adversity that haply they might grow humble.

95) Then changed we the evil plight for good till they grew affluent and said: tribulation and distress did touch our fathers. then we seized them unawares, when they perceived not.

96) And if the people of the townships had believed and kept from evil, surely we should have opened for them blessings from the sky and from the earth. but (unto every messenger) they gave the lie, and so we seized them on account of what they used to earn.

 

YUSUFALI:

94) Whenever we sent a prophet to a town, we took up its people in suffering and adversity, in order that they might learn humility.

95) Then we changed their suffering into prosperity, until they grew and multiplied, and began to say: “our fathers (too) were touched by suffering and affluence” … behold! we called them to account of a sudden, while they realised not (their peril).

96) If the people of the towns had but believed and feared Allah, we should indeed have opened out to them (all kinds of) blessings from heaven and earth; but they rejected (the truth), and we brought them to book for their misdeeds.

This is Allah (44) Allah Sent Lot to his People Saying: Stop homosexuality

Allah’s Law: the Behinds of Both Men and Women is Prohibited

Have you ever Known or Seen a Homosexual Dog, Cat, Donkey etc?

Are there Other Creatures in Other Planets that Have Sexual Activity Like Man?

Historically, Lot’s Folk was the First Among all of the Creatures Committing Homosexuality

Lot Said: Stop Homosexuality and they Said: Expel this Pure Man from Our City

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Many people do not know Allah.

This series is an attempt to help them in order to know and acknowledge their Creator.

Verses 7:80-84 of the Noble Quran talk about:

1) Allah sent Lot to his people saying: stop homosexuality,

2) Allah’s Law: the behinds of both men and women is prohibited,

3) historically, Lot’s folk was the first among all of the creatures committing homosexuality and

4) Are there other creatures in other planets that have sexual activity like man?

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The meaning of verse 7:80

The verse mentions Lot and says: Allah sent Lot to his people; and He said to them people, Do you commit abomination, that is penetrating the rears of men, i.e. the homosexuality, such as no creature ever did this act before you?  In other words, such as no one in all the worlds ever committed before you, humans or jinn or any other creature?

This verse indicates that there are other creatures in the worlds which have sexual activity like man. These might include Jinn and other creatures in other planets that we have no idea about them.  Nevertheless, historically, Lot’s folk was the first among all of those creatures committing homosexuality.

Also, as far as I know, there is no homosexuality among the animals like dogs, cats etc.  Have you ever known or seen a homosexual dog, cat etc?

Subsequently, what about the marvel man?

 

The meaning of verse 7:81

indeed you come lustfully to men’s behinds instead of women?

Nay, you are a wanton folk, transgressing the bounds, going from what is lawful to what is unlawful. In other words, you transgress from the lawful to that which is prohibited.

 

The meaning of verse 7:82

And the answer of his people was only that they said mockingly:

“Expel Lot and his followers, from our city, Turn them out

Surely Lot and his followers are folk who would be pure!’, They are folk, forsooth, who keep pure, who avoid the behinds of men and women.”

 

The meaning of verse 7:83

So Allah delivered, rescued, saved Lot and his family, except his wife: she was of those who stayed behind, who remained in the chastisement and was therefore destroyed.

 

The meaning of verse 7:84

And Allah rained a rain upon them. Allah sent down upon them, the homosexuals, stones from heaven and destroyed them.

Consider O Muhammad the nature of the consequence for evil-doers! the end result of the idolaters is destruction. So behold what was the end of the sinners!

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Verses 7:80-84 in different English translations of the meanings of Arabic Quran:

QARIB:

80) And lot, who said to his nation: ‘do you commit such indecency (sodomy) in a way that no one has preceded you in the worlds?

81) You approach men lustfully instead of women. truly, you are a nation who exceed (in sin). ‘

82) The only answer of his nation was: ‘expel them from your village. they are people who keep themselves purified. ‘

83) We saved him and all his family, except his wife, who was made to remain,

84) And we rained down upon them a rain. so look how was the end of the evildoers.

 

SHAKIR:

80) And (we sent) lut when he said to his people: what! do you commit an indecency which any one in the world has not done before you?

81) Most surely you come to males in lust besides females; nay you are an extravagant people

82) And the answer of his people was no other than that they said: turn them out of your town, surely they are a people who seek to purify (themselves)

83) So we delivered him and his followers, except his wife; she was of those who remained behind

84) And we rained upon them a rain; consider then what was the end of the guilty

 

PICKTHAL:

80) And lot! (remember) when he said unto his folk: will ye commit abomination such as no creature ever did before you?

81) Lo! ye come with lust unto men instead of women. nay, but ye are wanton folk.

82) And the answer of his people was only that they said (one to another): turn them out of your township. they are folk, forsooth, who keep pure.

83) And we rescued him and his household, save his wife, who was of those who stayed behind.

84) And we rained a rain upon them. see now the nature of the consequence of evil-doers!

 

YUSUFALI:

80) We also (sent) lut: he said to his people: “do ye commit lewdness such as no people in creation (ever) committed before you?

81) “For ye practise your lusts on men in preference to women : ye are indeed a people transgressing beyond bounds.”

82) And his people gave no answer but this: they said, “drive them out of your city: these are indeed men who want to be clean and pure!”

83) But we saved him and his family, except his wife: she was of those who legged behind.

84) And we rained down on them a shower (of brimstone): then see what was the end of those who indulged in sin and crime!

This is Allah (41) How Allah Saved His Prophet Hood?

1- Allah Saved Hood by His Mercy and Get Rid of Aad’s Disbelievers by His Justice

2- Allah Cut the Root of Aad’s Disbelievers Who Denied His Revelations

3- Aad’s people Said unto Hood: If you Are Truthful, Bring upon us what you Warned of Chastisement

4- The Names of Aad’s gods were Man-Made

5- Aad’s people said unto Hood: Should we Worship Allah Alone and Forsake our many gods? 

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Many people do not know Allah. This series of articles is an attempt to help people to know and acknowledge their Creator.

The verses 7:70-72 of the Noble Quran talk about:

1) Aad’s people said unto Hood: should we worship Allah alone and forsake the many gods that our fathers worshipped?  ,

2) The names of Aad’s gods were man-made,

3) Aad’s people said unto Hood: If you are of the truthful, bring upon us what you warned us of chastisement,

4) Allah saved Hood and the believers by His mercy and get rid of Aad’s disbelievers by His Justice and

5) Allah cut the root of Aad’s disbelievers who denied His revelations

 

In the previous article, the Prophet Hood, Allah’s messenger, said unto his folk, the ancient Aad who were the Vicegerents after the People of Noah:

Allah increased your stature in extension, in strength and in height. Remember then all the bounties of Allah, His graces, so that you might believe in Him, prosper, triumph and that haply you may escape Allah’s wrath and torment.  In the present article, we will see what happened.

 

The meaning of verse 7:70

Aad’s people (especially the leaders)  said unto Hood:

Have you come to us that we should worship Allah alone, and forsake and abandon what our fathers worshipped? And abandon the many gods that our fathers worshipped? 

If you are of the truthful in what you say, Then bring upon us what you promised us of chastisement.

 

The meaning of verse 7:71

Hood said:

Already, terror, chastisement, and wrath from your Lord have fallen (and must be sent down) on you, have been decreed upon you.

Do you dispute with me concerning just names which you and your fathers, have named idols that you worship.

Allah has not revealed any warrant, any definitive argument or any scripture or proof about your gods, idols and or names.

You are waiting for the punishment, then await the chastisement.

Truly I shall be waiting with you, for that, on account of your denial of me:

N.B.: a blighting wind was unleashed against them and get rid of all the disbelievers [see verse 51:4].

But what happened to Hood and the believers?

 

The meaning of verse 7:72

Allah saved and delivered Hood and those with him, from among the believers by His mercy and,

Allah cut the root of those who denied His revelations; Allah exterminated those who denied His Scripture and His Messenger Hood.

Those who were destroyed were all disbelievers.

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Verses 7:70-72 in different English translations of the meanings of Arabic Quran:

 

QARIB:

70) They said: ‘have you come to us in order that we worship Allah alone and renounce that which our fathers worshipped? bring down that with which you threaten us if you are from the truthful!

71) He answered: ‘the punishment and wrath of your lord has already fallen upon you. Would you dispute with me about names which you and your fathers have invented, and for which no authority has been sent down from Allah? wait if you will, i am waiting with you. ‘

72) We saved him and all who were with him through our mercy and annihilated those who belied our verses. They were not believers!

 

SHAKIR:

70) They said: have you come to us that we may serve Allah alone and give up what our fathers used to serve? then bring to us what you threaten us with, if you are of the truthful ones

71) He said: indeed uncleanness and wrath from your lord have lighted upon you; what! Do you dispute with me about names which you and your fathers have given? Allah has not sent any authority for them; wait then, i too with you will be of those who wait

72) So we delivered him and those with him by mercy from us, and we cut off the last of those who rejected our communications and were not believers

 

PICKTHAL:

70) They said: hast come unto us that we should serve Allah alone, and forsake what our fathers worshipped? then bring upon us that wherewith thou threatenest us if thou art of the truthful!

71) He said: terror and wrath from your lord have already fallen on you. Would ye wrangle with me over names which ye have named, ye and your fathers, for which no warrant from Allah hath been revealed? Then await (the consequence), lo! i (also) am of those awaiting (it).

72) And we saved him and those with him by a mercy from us, and we cut the root of those who denied our revelations and were not believers.

 

YUSUFALI:

70) They said: “comest thou to us, that we may worship Allah alone, and give up the cult of our fathers? bring us what thou threatenest us with, if so be that thou tellest the truth!”

71) He said: “punishment and wrath have already come upon you from your lord: dispute ye with me over names which ye have devised – ye and your fathers,- without authority from Allah? then wait: i am amongst you, also waiting.”

72) We saved him and those who adhered to him. by our mercy, and we cut off the roots of those who rejected our signs and did not believe.

This is Allah (38) Allah Sent Noah Unto His people

Noah Said unto his Nation: You Have no god other than Allah

Noah Said: I Fear for you the Chastisement of an Awful Day if you Worship other than Allah

The Leaders among Noah’s people said unto Him: You are Fool, in Manifest Error

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

Verses 7:59-61 of the Noble Quran talk about:

1) Allah sent Noah unto his people,

2) Noah said unto his nation: You have no god other than Allah,

3) Noah said: I fear for you the chastisement of an Awful Day if you worship other than Allah and

4) The Leaders of Noah’s people said unto Him: You are fool, in manifest error.

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The meaning of verse 7:59

Verily, Allah sent Noah unto his people, and he said:

O my people!

I am calling you to Allah,

Worship Allah,

Serve Allah,

Admit Allah’s divine Oneness,

You have no god other than Allah,

Truly, I fear for you, if you worship other than Him, the chastisement of an Awful Day’, that is, the Day of Judgment.

In other words, Noah said unto his people: I know that you be inflicted with the retribution of an Awful Day if you do not believe.

The meaning of verse 7:60

The council, of the respected elders, of his people,

the heads of Noah’s people,

the chieftains and the leaders of his people said:

‘Truly we see you ,O Noah, in manifest error’ and ‘misguidance’.

Lo! we see you O Noah, surely in plain error (foolishness), in what you say.

The meaning of verse 7:61

Noah said: O my people!,

There is no error (foolishness) in me

There is no ‘misguidance’ but I am a messenger from the Lord of the Worlds to you.

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Verses 7:59-61 in different English translations of the meanings of Arabic Quran:

QARIB:

59) We sent forth Noah to his nation. he said: ‘worship Allah, my people for you have no god except he. i fear for you the punishment of a great day.’

60) But the assembly of his nation said: ‘we can see that you are in clear error.’

61)  ‘I am not in error, my nation, ‘ he replied. ‘i am a messenger from the lord of the worlds

SHAKIR:

59) Certainly we sent nuh to his people, so he said: o my people! serve Allah, you have no god other than him; surely i fear for you the chastisement of a grievous day

60) The chiefs of his people said: most surely we see you in clear error

61)  He said: o my people! there is no error in me, but i am an messenger from the lord of the worlds

PICKTHAL:

59) We sent Noah (of old) unto his people, and he said: o my people! serve Allah. ye have no other Allah save him. lo! i fear for you the retribution of an awful day.

60) The chieftains of his people said: lo! we see thee surely in plain error.

61)  He said: o my people! there is no error in me, but i am a messenger from the lord of the worlds.

YUSUFALI:

59) We sent Noah to his people. he said: “o my people! worship Allah! ye have no other god but him. i fear for you the punishment of a dreadful day!

60) The leaders of his people said: “ah! we see thee evidently wandering (in mind).”

61)  He said: “o my people! no wandering is there in my (mind): on the contrary i am a messenger from the lord and cherisher of the worlds!

This is Allah (37) An Example of Allah’s Compassion in the Hereafter

The Outcome of those whose Good Deeds and Evil Deeds are equal

The Eminent Marks of the Believers versus Disbelievers in the Hereafter

What is the Hope of the Men of the Heights who are not in Paradise or Hell?

What they Say when they Look at the Dwellers of the Fire in the Hereafter?

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Many people do not know Allah. This series is an attempt to help them to know Him.  Verses 7:46-48 of the Noble Quran talk about:

1) An Example of Allah’s Compassion in the Hereafter,

2) The Outcome of those whose good deeds and evil deeds are equal,

3) The Distinguished Marks of the Believers versus Disbelievers in the Hereafter,

4) What is the Hope of the Men of the Heights who are not in Paradise or Hell? And

5) What They Say when they look at the dwellers of the Fire in the Hereafter?

In the previous articles, the believers dwell in the Paradise forever and the disbelievers dwell in the Fire forever; but what about those whose good deeds and evil deeds are equal? Are they in Paradise or Fire?

The meaning of verse 7:46

And between them, that is, between the inhabitants of Paradise and those of the Fire, is a barrier, a huge wall of the Heights,

and on the Heights, which is, the wall of Paradise, are men, whose good deeds and evil deeds are equal ,i.e., whose good deeds are of the same amount as their evil deeds; it is also said these are men of knowledge and experts in law but who held doubts about provision.

Those men on the Heights, which is, the wall of Paradise, know each party, of the inhabitants of Paradise and those of the Fire, by their mark; glowing faces in the case of the believers and blackened ones in the case of the disbelievers, i.e., they know those who enter hell by their darkened faces and blue eyes and those who enter Paradise by their lightened faces: at once handsome and radiant; for they are able to see them, their position being high; and they call to the inhabitants of Paradise: ‘Peace be upon you!’. In other words, they call unto the dwellers of the Garden: Peace be unto you O people of Paradise! They do not enter it yet although they hope to enter.

Allah, exalted be He, says: They, that is, those men of the Heights, have not entered it, Paradise, although they aspire, to enter it. It has been said that Allah causes them to have this aspiration only because He desires to be generous to them. Allah will appear to them and says “Get up and enter Paradise, for I have forgiven you”.

This is an example of Allah’s Compassion in the Hereafter

The meaning of verse 7:47

And when their eyes, those of the men of the Heights, are turned towards, in the direction of, the inhabitants of the Fire, they shall say, ‘Our Lord, do not assign us, to the Fire, with the evildoing folk’.  In other words, when they look at the dwellers of the Fire, they say: Our Lord! Do not Place us with the wrong-doing folk; with the disbelievers in hell.

The meaning of verse 7:48

And those men on the Heights call unto men among the disbelievers, call to men, from among the inhabitants of the Fire, whom they know by their marks, by their darkened faces and blue eyes, saying: ‘Your masses, of property, or your multitude, and your haughtiness, that is, your disdaining of belief, have not availed you, as protection against the Fire. And they also say to them, pointing to those formerly oppressed Muslims.  In other words, O leaders! What did your multitude of wealth and servants and that in which you took your pride which made you scorn belief in Muhammad and the Quran (avail you?)

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Verses 7:46-48in different English translations of the meanings of Arabic Quran:

QARIB:

46) And between them is a veil, and on the ramparts there shall stand men who will know each by their marks. to the companions of paradise they shall call: ‘peace be upon you! ‘ yet they did not enter it on account of their eagerness.

47) And when they turn their eyes towards the companions of the fire, they will say: ‘lord, do not cast us among the harmdoers! ‘

48) And the companions of the ramparts call to men whose marks they recognize: ‘neither your amassing nor your pride have availed you.

SHAKIR:

46) And between the two there shall be a veil, and on the most elevated places there shall be men who know all by their marks, and they shall call out to the dwellers of the garden: peace be on you; they shall not have yet entered it, though they hope

47) And when their eyes shall be turned towards the inmates of the fire, they shall say: our lord! place us not with the unjust

48) And the dwellers of the most elevated places shall ca!l out to men whom they will recognize by their marks saying: of no avail were to you your amassings and your behaving haughtily:

PICKTHAL:

46) Between them is a veil. and on the heights are men who know them all by their marks. and they call unto the dwellers of the garden: peace be unto you! They enter it not although they hope (to enter).

47) And when their eyes are turned toward the dwellers of the fire, they say: our lord! Place us not with the wrong-doing folk.

48) And the dwellers on the heights call unto men whom they know by their marks, (saying): what did your multitude and that in which ye took your pride avail you?

YUSUFALI:

46) Between them shall be a veil, and on the heights will be men who would know every one by his marks: they will call out to the companions of the garden, “peace on you”: they will not have entered, but they will have an assurance (thereof).

47) When their eyes shall be turned towards the companions of the fire, they will say: “our lord! send us not to the company of the wrong-doers.”

48) The men on the heights will call to certain men whom they will know from their marks, saying: “of what profit to you were your hoards and your arrogant ways?

This is Allah (31) Allah forbids open and hidden adultery

Allah Commands: eat and drink but do not be excessive

Allah does not love those who are excessive and prodigal

Allah does not love those who are excessive

The Arabs used to forbid foods and clothes during the days of pilgrimage

The Arab Disbelievers were forbidding what Allah has not forbidden

Allah forbids open and Secret adultery

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

Verses 7:31-33 of the Noble Quran talk about:

1) Allah does not love those who are excessive and prodigal,

2) Allah Commands: eat and drink do not be excessive; He does not love those who are excessive,

3) The Arabs used to forbid themselves meat and fat during the days of pilgrimage,

4) The Arab Disbelievers were forbidding what Allah has not forbidden and

5) Allah forbids open and Secret adultery

 

The meaning of verse 7:31

O Children of Adam! Don your adornment, that which covers your nakedness, at every place of worship, at prayer and upon circumambulation of the Holy House in Mecca, and eat and drink, what you want, but do not be excessive; He truly does not love those who are excessive.

In other words, eat and drink, but do not be prodigal, do not declare unlawful wholesome foods. 

Lo! Allah does not love the prodigals, those who transgress by leaving the lawful and going after the unlawful even in eating and drinking..

This verse puts a golden principle about relationship between the health and food; one can speculate that over-eating is not only a health problem but also it is from Satan who made the Arabs before Islam worshiped Allah while they were NAKED!  See article 33.

 

The meaning of verse 7:32

Say O Muhammad to the disbelievers: ‘Who has forbidden the wearing of clothes during the days of pilgrimage, in the Sacred Precinct and upon circumambulation of the Holy House in Mecca? Who has forbidden the adornment of Allah which He has brought forth for His servants, in the way of garments, and the good things, the delicious foods, and the good things of Allah’ sustenance and providing?’ For in the pre-Islamic days they used to forbid themselves meat and fat during the days of pilgrimage, and entered the Sacred Precinct completely naked: the men during the day and the women during the night. Allah made these practices unlawful.

Say: ‘These, on the Day of Resurrection, shall be exclusively for those who believed during the life of this world and the disbelievers will never have anything of that. Thus, in the Quran, We detail the signs, We explain them in such detail, for a people who know’, who reflect, for they are the ones to profit from these [signs].

In other words, all the good things, on the Day of Resurrection, will be only for those who believed during the life of the world in Muhammad and the Quran, while both believer and sinner will enjoy them during the life of this world. Allah elucidates the Quran by explaining the lawful and the unlawful for people who have knowledge, for people who believe it is from Allah.

 

The meaning of verse 7:33

Say) to them, O Muhammad: My Lord forbids only indecencies, grave sins, such as fornication, such of them as are apparent and such as are hidden, that is, the overt ones and the secret ones, and sin, the act of disobedience, and wrongful insolence, against people, namely, oppression, and that you associate with Allah that for which He never revealed any warrant, any definitive proof for such association, and that you say concerning Allah that which you do not know’, in the way of forbidding what He has not forbidden and other things.

In other words, Allah forbids only indecencies, adultery, (such of them as are apparent) open adultery (and such as are within) taking secret lovers, (and sin) intoxicants as the poet said: I sipped sin until my mind erred, Thus indeed does sin take away minds. I openly drank urns of sin, And between us benefiting, you see your goddess; (and wrongful oppression) unlawful overbearingness, (and that you associate with Allah that for which no warrant) no Scripture or proof (hath been revealed, and that ye tell concerning Allah that which ye know not) of forbidding crops and cattle, good things and raiment.

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Verses 7:31-33in different English translations of the meanings of Arabic Quran:

QARIB:

31) Children of Adam, take your adornment at every place of prayer. eat and drink, and do not waste. he does not love the wasteful.

32) Say: ‘who has forbidden the adornment that Allah has brought for his worshipers and the good provision? ‘Say: ‘they are in this life for those who believe, and purely theirs on the day of resurrection. ‘ as such we distinguish the verses to people who know.

33) Say: ‘my lord has forbidden all indecent acts whether apparent or disguised and sin, and unjust insolence, and that you associate with Allah that for which he has never sent down an authority, or to say about Allah what you do not know. ‘

 

SHAKIR:

31) O children of Adam! attend to your embellishments at every time of prayer, and eat and drink and be not extravagant; surely he does not love the extravagant

32) Say: who has prohibited the embellishment of Allah which he has brought forth for his servants and the good provisions? say: these are for the believers in the life of this world, purely (theirs) on the resurrection day; thus do we make the communications clear for a people who know

33) Say: my lord has only prohibited indecencies, those of them that are apparent as well as those that are concealed, and sin and rebellion without justice, and that you associate with Allah that for which he has not sent down any authority, and that you say against Allah what you do not know

 

PICKTHAL:

31) O children of Adam! look to your adornment at every place of worship, and eat and drink, but be not prodigal. lo! he loveth not the prodigals.

32) Say: who hath forbidden the adornment of Allah which he hath brought forth for his bondmen, and the good things of his providing? say: such, on the day of resurrection, will be only for those who believed during the life of the world. thus do we detail our revelations for people who have knowledge.

33) Say: my lord forbiddeth only indecencies, such of them as are apparent and such as are within, and sin and wrongful oppression, and that ye associate with Allah that for which no warrant hath been revealed, and that ye tell concerning Allah that which ye know not.

 

YUSUFALI:

31) O children of Adam! wear your beautiful apparel at every time and place of prayer: eat and drink: but waste not by excess, for Allah loveth not the wasters.

32) Say: who hath forbidden the beautiful (gifts) of Allah, which he hath produced for his servants, and the things, clean and pure, (which he hath provided) for sustenance? say: they are, in the life of this world, for those who believe, (and) purely for them on the day of judgment. thus do we explain the signs in detail for those who understand.

33) Say: the things that my lord hath indeed forbidden are: shameful deeds, whether open or secret; sins and trespasses against truth or reason; assigning of partners to Allah, for which he hath given no authority; and saying things about Allah of which ye have no knowledge.

This is Allah (26) What is Allah’s Promise to Satan and His Fellows?

The Excuse of Satan is that for every Liar and Hypocrite

How old is Satan Right now although He is working very actively?

Satan can come to you from everywhere except from above

When Allah degraded, banished, and removed Satan from His Mercy?

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

Verses 7:14-18 of the Noble Quran talk about:

1) What is Allah’s Promise to Satan and His Fellows? 

2) The Excuse of Satan is that for every Liar and Hypocrite,

3) How old is Satan Right now although He is working very actively?

4) Satan can come to you from everywhere except from above and

5) When Allah degraded, banished, and removed Satan from His Mercy?

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In the previous article, Satan refused to Prostrate before Adam for salutation and he was the First Historically disobeyed Allah; then Allah said to him: ‘Go down from the heavens; it is not, right, for you to show pride here and disobey’;

In verses 7:14-18 you will see what Satan said to Allah

The meaning of verse 7:14

He said: Reprieve me, give me respite, till the day when they are raised from the graves-accursed not wanting to die. In other words, he said: postpone my affair, until the Day of Judgment.  So, you can imagine how old is Satan right now although he is working very actively?

The meaning of verse 7:15

Allah Said, ‘Lo! You are of those reprieved, you are given respite’; in another verse (38:81), it is said, until the day of an appointed time, that is, until the time of the first blast of the Trumpet, an event that will happen very close to Day of Judgment.  Now, the wicked Satan realized that he will live until the Day of Judgment and he knows that Allah is keeping his words, then what he said?

The meaning of verse 7:16

He, Iblis, said: ‘Now, because You have sent me astray just as You made me err from guidance, verily I shall lurk in ambush for them) for the children of Adam (on Thy Right Path) the religion of Islam. In other words, he said: verily I shall sit in ambush for them, that is, for the Children of Adam, on Your straight path, that is, on the path that leads to You.  It is interesting to know that he did not Prostrate before Adam for salutation and disobeyed Allah because of his pride and his assumption that he is better than Adam; then after all of his sins, he said that Allah made him err!  This is the almost always excuse of the liars and hypocrites.  Then Satan continued:

The meaning of verse 7:17

He said: Then I shall come upon them from before them and from behind them and from their right and from their left, that is to say, from every side, and prevent them from following it (that path, Allah’s Path i.e. from following Allah’s Religion that is Islam). And You will not find most of them thankful’, believing.

Ibn Abbās, one of the famous interpreter of the Quran  said: ‘However, he cannot come upon them from above, lest he come between the servant and the mercy of Allah, exalted be He’.

In other words, Satan said: Then I shall come upon them from before them, with regard to the Hereafter that there is no hell, Paradise, resurrection or reckoning, and from behind them, that the life of this world is everlasting and I shall bid them to amass and withhold out of stinginess and I will order them to commit corruption, and from their right hands, vis-à-vis the religion: I shall confuse those who are guided until they leave the guidance, and I shall make it seem fair to those who are misguided such that they remain misguided, and from their left hands, as regard pleasures and delights, and Thou wilt not find most of them, all of them beholden, unto Thee, believers in You.

After Satan has done, what Allah said to him?

The meaning of verse 7:18

Allah Said: ‘Go forth from it, degraded, disgraced or despised, and banished, removed from mercy. As for those of them, of people, who follow you I shall assuredly fill Hell with all of you’, that is, with you, through your seed, and with people, in other words, ‘whoever follows you, then I shall punish him’).

In short, Allah said: Go forth from hence, degraded, rebuked, banished far from good; As for such of them, from the jinn and humans as follow you and obey you, surely I will fill hell with all of you of the disbelievers among the jinn and humans.

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Verses 7:14-18in different English translations of the meanings of Arabic Quran:

QARIB:

14) He replied: ‘respite me till the day of resurrection. ‘

15) Said he (Allah): ‘you are among the respited, ‘

16) He answered: ‘because you have caused me to go astray, i will waylay them as they walk on your straight path,

17) And come upon them from the front and from the rear, from their right and from their left. then, you shall find most of them ungrateful. ‘

18) ‘begonia! ‘ said he, ‘despised and outcast. (as for) those of them that follow you, i shall fill gehenna (hell) with all of you. ‘

 

SHAKIR:

14) He said: respite me until the day when they are raised up

15) Said he (Allah): ‘you are among the respited, ‘

16) He said: as thou hast caused me to remain disappointed i will certainly lie in wait for them in thy straight path

17) Then i will certainly come to them from before them and from behind them, and from their right-hand side and from their left-hand side; and thou shalt not find most of them thankful

18) He said: get out of this (state), despised, driven away; whoever of them will follow you, i will certainly fill hell with you all

 

PICKTHAL:

14) He said: reprieve me till the day when they are raised (from the dead).

15) He said: lo! thou art of those reprieved.

16) He said: now, because thou hast sent me astray, verily i shall lurk in ambush for them on thy right path.

17) Then i shall come upon them from before them and from behind them and from their right hands and from their left hands, and thou wilt not find most of them beholden (unto thee).

18) He said: go forth from hence, degraded, banished. as for such of them as follow thee, surely i will fill hell with all of you.

 

YUSUFALI:

14) He said: “give me respite till the day they are raised up.”

15) (Allah) said: “be thou among those who have respite.”

16) He said: “because thou hast thrown me out of the way, lo! i will lie in wait for them on thy straight way:

17) “Then will i assault them from before them and behind them, from their right and their left: nor wilt thou find, in most of them, gratitude (for thy mercies).”

18) (Allah) said: “get out from this, disgraced and expelled. if any of them follow thee,- hell will i fill with you all.

Allah asks you (14) who is greater in evil than those who invent a lie against Allah- A

What is waiting for those who ascribe to Allah partner, equivalent and/or a son?

What is waiting for those who claim that Muhammad is not a Prophet although He is?

What is waiting for those who claim that the Quran is not the book revealed by Allah?

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In the previous article, Allah is asking mankind this question: do the disbelievers say: Muhammad has invented the Quran?

Then Allah challenged those who said that and He is challenging mankind to bring ten Surah the like thereof, the like of a Surah of the Quran (200 Arabic words).

In this article, Allah is asking mankind this question: who is greater in evil than those who invent a lie against Allah?

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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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The question in this article is:

Who is more unjust than he who forges a lie against Allah?

Who is greater in evil than he who forges a lie against Allah?

Who does greater wrong than he who invented a lie concerning Allah?

Who do more wrong than those who invent a lie against Allah?

What is a lie against Allah?

To ascribe to Him partner, equivalent and/or a son,

To claim that you are a prophet while you are not,

To claim that you have got Revealed Scripture while you do not,

To claim that Muhammad is not a Prophet although He is, and

To claim that the Quran is not the book Revealed by Allah

What is waiting for those who invent a lie against Allah?

Severe chastisement of Allah is upon them on the Day of Resurrection and they will dwell in the Eternal Fire.

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Verses 11:18-19 give the question of this article and talk about it

The meanings of the verses 11:18-19

Verse 11:18 says:

And who, that is, none, does greater wrong than he who invents a lie concerning Allah?

Who is more insolent and daring than those who invent a lie concerning Allah?

By ascribing to Him partner, equivalent and/or a son,

By claiming that he is a prophet while he is not

By claiming that he has got revealed scripture while he is lying.

By claiming that Muhammad is not a Prophet although He is, and

By claiming that the Quran is not the book revealed by Allah

 

Those who invents a lie concerning Allah,

They shall be brought before their Lord, on the Day of Resurrection,

They will be dragged to their Lord, on the Day of Resurrection, 

Amid [the rest of] creation, and the witnesses namely, the angels, who will bear witness that the messengers conveyed [the Message] and that the disbelievers denied [them],

The witnesses, the Angels and the prophets will say: These are the disbelievers; they who lied concerning their Lord.

Surely the curse of Allah, the chastisement of Allah is upon wrong-doers upon the idolaters is upon the liars, the wrong-doers and the idolaters.

Verse 11:19 says:

For they debar and prevent people from the way of Allah, from Allah’s religion the religion of Islam.

They are only desiring and seeking the crooked way.

They would have it deviated from the Truth

They are the disbelievers in and the deniers of the Hereafter, resurrection after death.

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Verses 11:18- 19 in different translations:

QARIB:

18) And who is greater in evil than he who forges a lie against Allah? Those, they shall be brought before their lord, and witnesses will say: ‘those are they who lied against their lord. ‘indeed, the curse of Allah shall fall upon the evildoers,

19) Who bar others from the path of Allah and seek to make it crooked, they disbelieve in the everlasting lie.

SHAKIR:

18) And who is more unjust than he who forges a lie against Allah? These shall be brought before their lord, and the witnesses shall say: these are they who lied against their lord. now surely the curse of Allah is on the unjust

19) Who turn away from the path of Allah and desire to make it crooked; and they are disbelievers in the hereafter

PICKTHAL:

18) Who doeth greater wrong than he who inventeth a lie concerning Allah? Such will be brought before their lord, and the witnesses will say: these are they who lied concerning their lord. Now the curse of Allah is upon wrong-doers,

19) Who debar (men) from the way of Allah and would have it crooked, and who are disbelievers in the hereafter.

YUSUFALI:

18) Who doth more wrong than those who invent a lie against Allah? They will be turned back to the presence of their lord, and the witnesses will say, “These are the ones who lied against their lord! Behold! The curse of Allah is on those who do wrong!-

19) “Those who would hinder (men) from the path of Allah and would seek in it something crooked: these were they who denied the hereafter!”

This is Allah (23) Allah shall question all the Messengers

The Quran is revealed for the purposes of Warning and as a Reminder

There can be no doubt about the Quran being inspired from Allah

Allah says: little do you remember, O disbelievers

How many nations has Allah destroyed?

What is the Disbelievers’ plea when Allah’s Might came upon them?

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

Verses 7:1-6 of the Noble Quran talk about:

1) Allah shall question all the Messengers,

2) The Quran is revealed for the purposes of warning and as a reminder,

3) There can be no doubt about the Quran being revealed by Allah,

4) Allah says: little do you remember, O disbelievers,

5) What is the Disbelievers’ plea when Allah’s Might came upon them? And

6) How many nations has Allah destroyed?

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The meaning of verse 7:1

Verse one starts with four Arabic letters: Alif, Lam, Mim, Sad.

It is said that these letters mean: Allah says: I am Allah Who knows best and is the best; it is also said that this is an oath by which Allah swore.

The meaning of verse 7:2

This is, a Book i.e. the Quran that is revealed to you, O Muhammad, that the Angel Gabriel brought to you so let there be no inhibition, no constraint, in your breast because of it, to convey it, for fear that you might be called a liar, that you may warn thereby, that is to say, it is revealed for the purposes of warning and as a reminder for those who believe, in it.

In other words, let there be no heaviness in your heart, O Muhammad, let there be no doubt in your heart (there from, i.e. there can be no doubt about the Quran being from Allah (that you warn thereby) that you may warn the disbelievers through the Quran in order that they believe, and it is a Reminder unto the believers.

The meaning of verse 7:3

Say to them: Follow what has been revealed to you from your Lord, namely, the Quran: uphold as lawful that which it makes lawful and unlawful that which it makes unlawful; and do not follow, [do not] take, beside Him, namely, God, in other words, other than Him, any patrons, obeying them in disobedience of Him, exalted be He. However, little do you remember; you, O disbelievers, do not take admonition neither much nor a little!

The meaning of verse 7:4

How many a city, meaning its inhabitants, many a township, people of townships or how many a nation has Allah destroyed, has Allah willed its destruction! So Our might, Our chastisement, came upon it at night or while they slept at noon, in other words, sometimes it came upon it at night, and sometimes it came during the day.

The meaning of verse 7:5

And their only plea, their only words, when Our might came upon them, was to say, ‘We were evildoers indeed, Lo! We were wrong-doers’.

The meaning of verse 7:6

Then verily Allah shall question those to whom the Message was sent, that is, Allah shall question those communities, about their response to the messengers, and to what extent they implemented that which was conveyed to them; and We shall question the messengers, about the conveying of that Message.

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Verses 7:1-6  in different English translations of the meanings of Arabic Quran:

QARIB:

1) Alif, Lam, Mim, Sad.

2) The book has been sent down to you; so let your chest have no constriction because of it, in order to warn thereby and as a reminder to the believers.

3) Follow that which is sent down to you from your lord and do not follow guardians other than him; little do you remember.

4) How many a village have we laid in ruin! in the night our might fell upon it, or at midday when they were drowsy.

5) And when our might fell upon them they only said: ‘we have indeed been harm doers.

6) We will question those to whom our message was sent, as we shall question the messengers.

SHAKIR:

1) Alif, Lam, Mim, Sad.

2) A book revealed to you– so let there be no straitness in your breast on account of it– that you may warn thereby, and a reminder close to the believers

3) Follow what has been revealed to you from your lord and do not follow guardians besides him, how little do you mind

4) And how many a town that we destroyed, so our punishment came to it by night or while they slept at midday

5) Yet their cry, when our punishment came to them, was nothing but that they said: surely we were unjust

6) Most certainly then we will question those to whom (the messengers) were sent, and most certainly we will also question the messengers;

PICKTHAL:

1) Alif, Lam, Mim, Sad.

2) (It is) a scripture that is revealed unto thee (Muhammad) – so let there be no heaviness in thy heart there from – that thou mayst warn thereby, and (it is) a reminder unto believers.

3) (Saying): follow that which is sent down unto you from your lord, and follow no protecting friends beside him. little do ye recollect!

4) How many a township have we destroyed! as a raid by night, or while they slept at noon, our terror came unto them.

5) No plea had they, when our terror came unto them, save that they said: lo! we were wrong-doers.

6) Then verily we shall question those unto whom (our message) hath been sent, and verily we shall question the messengers.

YUSUFALI:

1) Alif, Lam, Mim, Sad.

2) A book revealed unto thee,- so let thy heart be oppressed no more by any difficulty on that account,- that with it thou mightest warn (the erring) and teach the believers).

3) Follow (o men!) the revelation given unto you from your lord, and follow not, as friends or protectors, other than him. little it is ye remember of admonition.

4) How many towns have we destroyed (for their sins)? our punishment took them on a sudden by night or while they slept for their afternoon rest.

5) When (thus) our punishment took them, no cry did they utter but this: “indeed we did wrong.”

6) Then shall we question those to whom our message was sent and those by whom we sent it.