The Role of the Quran in Warning and the Consequences of Belief and Disbelief
Ash-Shuraa — Verses 7–9 | Explore this Quran theme on Muallim
وَكَذَٰلِكَ أَوْحَيْنَا إِلَيْكَ قُرْآنًا عَرَبِيًّا لِّتُنذِرَ أُمَّ الْقُرَىٰ وَمَنْ حَوْلَهَا وَتُنذِرَ يَوْمَ الْجَمْعِ لَا رَيْبَ فِيهِ ۚ فَرِيقٌ فِي الْجَنَّةِ وَفَرِيقٌ فِي السَّعِيرِ ٧
And thus We have inspired unto you (O Muhammad SAW) a Quran (in Arabic) that you may warn the Mother of the Towns (Makkah) and all around it. And warn of the Day of Assembling, of which there is no doubt, when a party will be in Paradise (those who believed in Allah and followed what Allah's Messenger SAW brought them) and a party in the blazing Fire (Hell) (those who disbelieved in Allah and followed not what Allah's Messenger SAW brought them).
- وَكَذَٰلِكَ أَوْحَيْنَا إِلَيْكَ
- And thus We have inspired unto you (O Muhammad SAW)
- قُرْآنًا عَرَبِيًّا
- a Quran (in Arabic)
- لِّتُنذِرَ أُمَّ الْقُرَىٰ وَمَنْ حَوْلَهَا
- that you may warn the Mother of the Towns (Makkah) and all around it.
- وَتُنذِرَ يَوْمَ الْجَمْعِ لَا رَيْبَ فِيهِ ۚ
- And warn of the Day of Assembling, of which there is no doubt,
- فَرِيقٌ فِي الْجَنَّةِ
- when a party will be in Paradise
- وَفَرِيقٌ فِي السَّعِيرِ
- and a party in the blazing Fire (Hell)
وَلَوْ شَاءَ اللَّهُ لَجَعَلَهُمْ أُمَّةً وَاحِدَةً وَلَٰكِن يُدْخِلُ مَن يَشَاءُ فِي رَحْمَتِهِ ۚ وَالظَّالِمُونَ مَا لَهُم مِّن وَلِيٍّ وَلَا نَصِيرٍ ٨
And if Allah had willed, He could have made them one nation, but He admits whom He wills to His Mercy. And the Zalimun (polytheists and wrong-doers, etc.) will have neither a Wali (protector) nor a helper.
- وَلَوْ شَاءَ اللَّهُ
- And if Allah had willed,
- لَجَعَلَهُمْ أُمَّةً وَاحِدَةً
- He could have made them one nation,
- وَلَٰكِن يُدْخِلُ مَن يَشَاءُ فِي رَحْمَتِهِ ۚ
- but He admits whom He wills to His Mercy.
- وَالظَّالِمُونَ
- And the Zalimun (polytheists and wrong-doers, etc.)
- مَا لَهُم مِّن وَلِيٍّ وَلَا نَصِيرٍ
- will have neither a Wali (protector) nor a helper.
أَمِ اتَّخَذُوا مِن دُونِهِ أَوْلِيَاءَ ۖ فَاللَّهُ هُوَ الْوَلِيُّ وَهُوَ يُحْيِي الْمَوْتَىٰ وَهُوَ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَدِيرٌ ٩
Or have they taken (for worship) Auliya' (guardians, supporters, helpers, protectors, etc.) besides Him? But Allah, He Alone is the Wali (Protector, etc.). And it is He Who gives life to the dead, and He is Able to do all things.
- أَمِ اتَّخَذُوا مِن دُونِهِ أَوْلِيَاءَ ۖ
- Or have they taken (for worship) Auliya' (guardians, supporters, helpers, protectors, etc.) besides Him?
- فَاللَّهُ هُوَ الْوَلِيُّ
- But Allah, He Alone is the Wali (Protector, etc.).
- وَهُوَ يُحْيِي الْمَوْتَىٰ
- And it is He Who gives life to the dead,
- وَهُوَ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَدِيرٌ
- and He is Able to do all things.