Atheists in Quran (26) Noah vs. their limitless pride

The Atheists’ pride and arrogance are limitless. In their rotten arguments with Noah, they said nasty statements to testify their unbelieving thoughts. Noah remains unaffected by their false accusations; He applies his own values and maintains his own standards. Noah does not make false claims or accusations as they have done.

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The Atheists’ pride and arrogance are limitless.

The Atheists who were the council, notables, the respected elders and the chieftains of Noah’s people claim that:

• Noah wants to force us to accept his religion
• Noah claims his religion and his prophet hood to gain money
• We will never ever sit with Noah and listen to him unless he drives away those who are the most abject, lowly, and weak and the riffraff among us, who have followed him before us. We commanded Noah to drive them away

This is an example of the Atheists’ Rotten arguments

They said such nasty statements to testify their unbelieving thoughts

Noah remains unaffected by the false accusations, insolence and blind rejection with which his people have received his message.

He applies his own values and maintains his own standards. He does not make false claims or accusations as they have done. Nor does he try to give himself any false image or impart anything alien to his message.

However, Allah inspired Noah the answers for their rotten arguments.

Noah addresses his Atheists people with kindness and friendliness stressing his relationship to them:  O My people

O my people, have you considered if I am acting upon a clear proof from my Lord and He has given me the mercy of prophet hood and it has been obscured from you

Bethink you, if I rely on a clear exposition, which has come down from my Lord

Allah favored me with his mercy that come unto me.  It is the prophet hood and the religion.

• Can we compel you to it, while you are averse to it?
• Are we able to force you to accept it, while you are antagonistic to it?
• can we inspire it or teach it to when you are deniers of it

We are not able to do that.

Noah continued, O my people,

• I do not ask of you any wealth that you should give me for conveying the Allah’s Message.
• I ask of you no wealth, no price in exchange for believing in Allah’s divine Oneness.
• My wage, my reward, falls only upon God
• I will not drive away those who believe, as you have commanded me.
• I am not going to thrust away those who believe because of what you say. Lo! they have to meet their Lord and report me to Him,
• Those believers shall surely meet their Lord, at the Resurrection, and
• Allah will requite them and exact vengeance for them from those who wronged them, mocked them and drove them away.
• I see you are a people who are ignorant, of the consequence of your affair.
• I see you a folk that are ignorant of the command of Allah.

Moreover, Noah said:

O my people, who would help, defend and save me against Allah’s chastisement, if I drive the believers away due to what you say?

There is none to help, defend and save me.

Will you not then remember?

When you admonished by what I say and hence believe?

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Some of the important lessons of this story:

• I seek no financial gain for my call
• Noah’s reward rests with none but Allah
• Noah cannot favor the rich over the poor
• All people are equal; Allah does not make any distinction based on their wealth, power, race, color, position

Herein, one has to be alert about the relationship between preaching and money.

The true and real relationship between preaching and money is that they are not related.

The true honest genuine preacher never ever asks for money or accept money for his job; he knows that his reward rests with none but God.

Hence, any preacher asks for donation is relying on the money not on the Lord of the universe.

I have to tell you that some kind readers who are interested in my posts keep blaming me that I do not have a donation button to donate my website.

In fact, I do not have any answer but that of the great Prophet Noah: “My reward rests with none but Allah”

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The verses 11:28-30 in different translations:

QARIB:

28-He said: ‘what do you think my nation? If I have a clear proof from my lord and he has given me mercy from him, though it is hidden from you, can we compel you to accept it when you hate it?

29-My nation, for this I do not ask you for your wealth for my wage is only with Allah. Nor will I drive away the believers, for they will surely meet their lord. but, I can see that you are ignorant.

30-Were i to drive you away my nation, who would help me from Allah? Will you not remember?

SHAKIR:

28-He said: o my people! tell me if I have with me clear proof from my lord, and he has granted me mercy from himself and it has been made obscure to you; shall we constrain you to (accept) it while you are averse from it?

29-And, o my people! I ask you not for wealth in return for it; my reward is only with Allah and i am not going to drive away those who believe; surely they shall meet their lord, but i consider you a people who are ignorant:

30-And, o my people! Who will help me against Allah if i drive them away? Will you not then mind?

PICKTHAL:

28-He said: o my people! bethink you, if I rely on a clear proof from my lord and there hath come unto me a mercy from his presence, and it hath been made obscure to you, can we compel you to accept it when ye are averse thereto?

29-And o my people! i ask of you no wealth therefor. my reward is the concern only of Allah, and I am not going to thrust away those who believe – lo! they have to meet their lord! – but I see you a folk that are ignorant.

30-And, o my people! Who would deliver me from Allah if i thrust them away? Will ye not then reflect?

YUSUFALI:

28-He said: “o my people! see ye if (it be that) I have a clear sign from my lord, and that he hath sent mercy unto me from his own presence, but that the mercy hath been obscured from your sight? Shall we compel you to accept it when ye are averse to it?

29-“And o my people! I ask you for no wealth in return: my reward is from none but Allah: but I will not drive away (in contempt) those who believe: for verily they are to meet their lord, and ye i see are the ignorant ones!

30-“And o my people! Who would help me against Allah if I drove them away? Will ye not then take heed?

Atheists in Quran (5) their god = their egos

The Atheist’s god is but the whim of his ego. Such Atheist’s god does nothing but ruin his worshipper and makes him more astray than cattle.

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The meanings of the verses 25:43-44:

Have you seen O Muhammad that the Atheist has taken as his god his own desire?

The Atheist’s god is but the whim of his ego.

This Atheist’s god will be bring about his ruin

O Muhammad, O Believers:

• Will you be a guardian over him?
• Will you be a protector to preserve him from following his desires?
• Will you be a guardian over him against going out for such corruption?

The man who worships his own passions is the most hopeless to teach

The man who worships his own impulses is the most hopeless to lead

The man who worships his own desire is the most hopeless to guide.

If it were anything else the matter with him, the Quran could convince him. However, Reason cannot prevail over blind passion. It is vain to hope that such a man could be led until his mad desires are killed.

Nevertheless, the Atheists’ gods that they follow are their Passions, impulses and desires.

In one word, the Atheists’ gods are but their Egos.

No one could undertake any responsibility for him, for he obeys no law and follows no advice. He is worse than brute beasts, which may not understand, but at least follow the wholesome instincts implanted in them by Allah.

O Muhammad, O Believers:

• Do you suppose that most of the Atheists are listening to understand or comprehend?
• what you say to them?
• They are but as the cattle. Nay, but they are further astray from the way further from the cattle upon the path of misguidance, for at least the cattle yield to the person who looks after them, whereas these Atheists do not obey their Master Who is gracious to them.

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The verses 25:43-44 in different translations:

QARIB:

43- Have you seen him who has made gods of his own desires? Would you be a guardian over him?

44- Do you think that most of them can hear or understand? They are like cattle, no, they are further astray from the path.

SHAKIR:

43- Have you seen him who takes his low desires for his god? Will you then be a protector over him?

44- Or do you think that most of them do hear or understand? They are nothing but as cattle; nay, they are straying farther off from the path

PICKTHAL:

43- Hast thou seen him who chooseth for his god his own lust? Wouldst thou then be guardian over him?

44- Or deemest thou that most of them hear or understand? They are but as the cattle – nay, but they are farther astray?

YUSUFALI:

43- Seest thou such a one as taketh for his god his own passion (or impulse)? Couldst thou be a disposer of affairs for him?

44- Or thinkest thou that most of them listen or understand? They are only like cattle; – nay, they are worse astray in path.

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]

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 (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.

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.

This is Allah (5) He is the only God, He knows everything

Many people do not know Allah. 

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

Indeed your God, the Almighty Creator, is only Allah,

Allah is the only One true God, than whom there is no other god. 

He has no children or partners.

He embraces all things and everything in His knowledge.  

He knows all things e.g. He knows what will happen in their forthcoming of the affairs of the Afterlife, and they have no knowledge of such things.

 

In the Noble Quran, verse 20:98 says:

Indeed your God is only Allah, the One, than whom there is no other god.

He has no children or partners.

He has no equal(s) or co-equal(s). 

He embraces all things in His knowledge.

He knows all things.

He knows what you say and what you hide

His knowledge embraces all things

 

In addition, verse 20:110 says:

Allah knows all that is before them

He knows all that is before the angels regarding the matter of the Hereafter.

And He knows all that is behind them regarding the matter of this worldly life.

While they cannot compass it in knowledge

The angels know of that which is before them or behind them only in the measure that Allah teaches them.

In other words, Allah knows what is before them, of the affairs of the Hereafter, and behind them, of the affairs of this world,

And they do not comprehend such things in knowledge.

They have no knowledge of such things.

 

Verses 20:98 and 20:110 in different English translations:

 

Verse 20:98  

QARIB:

Your god is only one, Allah. There is no god, except he, alone. his knowledge encompasses all things.

SHAKIR:

Your Allah is only Allah, there is no god but he; he comprehends all things in (his) knowledge

PICKTHAL:

Your Allah is only Allah, than whom there is no other Allah. He embraceth all things in his knowledge.

YUSUFALI:

But the god of you all is the one Allah: there is no god but he: all things he comprehends in his knowledge.

 

Verse 20:110 

QARIB:

He knows what is before them and behind them, and they do not comprehend him in knowledge.

SHAKIR:

He knows what is before them and what is behind them, while they do not comprehend it in knowledge

PICKTHAL:

He knoweth (all) that is before them and (all) that is behind them, while they cannot compass it in knowledge.

YUSUFALI:

He knows what (appears to his creatures as) before or after or behind them: but they shall not compass it with their knowledge.