SURAH (30) ROUM (AYA 41 to 60)

SECTION 5

Suffering of the World through what men have themselves wrought

The World’s suffering through what men themselves have wrought---Signs of the previous disbelieving people who have been punished, available for those who wish to travel and see them---Everyone’s actions are for the profit or loss of each individual soul---Apostles had already been sent before---Men are happy when ALLAH (SWT) causes them to taste His mercy---As ALLAH (SWT) quickens the earth with the rain water from heaven after the earth is dead, so also can ALLAH (SWT) raise the dead---The blind cannot be lead aright.

ظَهَرَ الْفَسَادُ فِي الْبَرِّ وَالْبَحْرِ بِمَا كَسَبَتْ أَيْدِي النَّاسِ لِيُذِيقَهُمْ بَعْضَ الَّذِي عَمِلُوا لَعَلَّهُمْ يَرْجِعُونَ {30:41}

[Q30:41] Zaharal fasaadu fil barri wal bahri bimaa kasabat aydinnaasi li yuzeeqahum ba'dal lazee 'amiloo la'allahum yarji‘oon. 
[Q30:41] Corruption has appeared in the land and the sea on account of what the hands of men have wrought, that He may make them taste a part of that which they have done, so that they may return.

[Q30:41] Telah timbul berbagai kerosakan dan bala bencana di darat dan di laut dengan sebab apa yang telah dilakukan oleh tangan manusia; (timbulnya yang demikian) kerana ALLAH (SwT) hendak merasakan mereka sebahagian dari balasan perbuatan-perbuatan buruk yang mereka telah lakukan, supaya mereka kembali (insaf dan bertaubat). 

CORRUPTION prevalent before the advent of Islam is now a matter of history. All kinds of vices were freely practiced in the name of religious order of the ages. No doubt, there is corruption in the world even today, but it is condemned, not sanctified as the sacred principles of any religion or creed.

ISLAM CAME WITH THE KNOWLEDGE AND LEARNING TO ENLIGHTEN MANKIND.

The setbacks man experiences in this world is the consequence of his misdeed. It must serve him as a warning because the sins he commits will land him in the abode of eternal punishment in the hereafter.

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(30:41) Evil has become rife on the land and at sea because of men’s deeds; this in order that He may cause them to have a taste of some of their deeds; perhaps they will turn back (from evil). *64

*64 This is again an allusion to the war that was going on between Byzantium and Iran, which was telling on the whole of the Middle East. "Man's own doings" means the wickedness and oppression and tyranny, which inevitably appear in human conduct and character as a result of adopting shirk and atheism and ignoring the Hereafter. "Maybe they mend their ways" means that Allah shows the evil consequences of some of the acts of men in this world before the punishment of the Hereafter so that they understand the reality, feel the error of their conjectures and turn to the righteous belief, which the Prophets of Allah have been presenting before man since the earliest times, and besides adopting which there is no other way of ordering human conduct on sound foundations. This subject has been presented at several places in the Qur'an, e.g. in At-Taubah: 126, Ar-Ra'd: 31, As-Sajdah: 21, Al-Tur: 47.

قُلْ سِيرُوا فِي الْأَرْضِ فَانْظُرُوا كَيْفَ كَانَ عَاقِبَةُ الَّذِينَ مِنْ قَبْلُ ۚ كَانَ أَكْثَرُهُمْ مُشْرِكِينَ {42}

[Q30:42] Qul seeroo fil ardi fanzuroo kaifa kaana 'aaqibatul lazeena min qabl; kaana aksaruhum mushrikeen. 
[Q30:42] Say: Travel in the land, then see how was the end of those before; most of them were polytheists.

[Q30:42] Katakanlah: Mengembaralah kamu di muka bumi kemudian lihatlah bagaimana kesudahan orang-orang yang telah lalu (yang telah dibinasakan); kebanyakan mereka adalah orang-orang musyrik.

The world had become infested with false beliefs. Even Christianity had lost the message of divine unity preached by Isa AND was lost in the fanciful belief of trinity. Refer to the commentary of Baqarah 2:255 and Ali Imran 3:2.

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(30:42) (O Prophet), say: “Traverse in the earth and see what was the end of those who went before you: most of them associated others with Allah in His Divinity.” *65

*65 That is, "The disastrous war between Byzantium and Iran is not a new thing of its kind. The past history of mankind is full of the accounts of the destruction of great nations. The root cause of the evils that caused the destruction of those nations was shirk which you are today being admonished to avoid."

فَأَقِمْ وَجْهَكَ لِلدِّينِ الْقَيِّمِ مِنْ قَبْلِ أَنْ يَأْتِيَ يَوْمٌ لَا مَرَدَّ لَهُ مِنَ اللَّهِ ۖ يَوْمَئِذٍ يَصَّدَّعُونَ {30:43}

[Q30:43] Fa aqim wajhaka lid deenil qaiyimi min qabli any yaatiya Yawmul laa maradda lahoo minal laahi Yawma'iziny yassadda’oon. 
[Q30:43] Then turn thy face straight to the right religion before there come from ALLAH (SWT) the day which cannot be averted; on that day they shall become separated.

[Q30:43] (Jika demikian keadaannya) maka hadapkanlah dirimu (wahai Muhammad) ke arah agama yang betul, sebelum datangnya dari ALLAH (SwT): Hari yang tak dapat ditolak; pada hari itu manusia akan berpecah (kepada dua golongan).

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(30:43) So turn your face exclusively towards the True Faith before there comes the Day whose coming from Allah cannot be averted, *66 the Day when people will split into groups.

*66 That is, "The Day which neither Allah Himself will avert nor has He given power to anyone else to avert it." 

  

مَنْ كَفَرَ فَعَلَيْهِ كُفْرُهُ ۖ وَمَنْ عَمِلَ صَالِحًا فَلِأَنْفُسِهِمْ يَمْهَدُونَ {30:44}

[Q30:44] Man kafara fa'alaihi kufruhoo wa man 'amila saalihan fali anfusihim yamhadoon;
[Q30:44] Whoever disbelieves, he shall be responsible for his disbelief, and whoever does good, they prepare (good) for their own souls,

[Q30:44] Sesiapa yang kufur ingkar maka dialah sahaja yang menanggung bencana kekufurannya itu dan sesiapa yang beramal soleh (yang membuktikan imannya), maka merekalah orang-orang yang membuat persiapan untuk kesenangan diri mereka masing-masing; 

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(30:44) He who disbelieves will suffer the consequence of it *67 and he who acts righteously, they will pave the way for their own good

*67 This is a comprehensive sentence which encompasses all those harms which can afflict a disbeliever on account of his disbelief. No list of the harms could be so comprehensive as this.

لِيَجْزِيَ الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا وَعَمِلُوا الصَّالِحَاتِ مِنْ فَضْلِهِ ۚ إِنَّهُ لَا يُحِبُّ الْكَافِرِينَ {30:45}

[Q30:45] Li yajziyal lazeena aamanoo wa 'amilus saalihaati min fadlih; innahoo laa yuhibbul kaafireen.
[Q30:45] That He may reward those who believe and do good out of His grace; surely He does not love the unbelievers.

[Q30:45] Kerana ALLAH (SwT) akan membalas orang-orang yang beriman dan beramal soleh dari limpah kurniaNya. Sesungguhnya Dia tidak suka kepada orang-orang yang kufur ingkar. 

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(30:45) so that Allah may, out of His Bounty, reward those who believe and act righteously. Verily He does not love the unbelievers.

وَمِنْ آيَاتِهِ أَنْ يُرْسِلَ الرِّيَاحَ مُبَشِّرَاتٍ وَلِيُذِيقَكُمْ مِنْ رَحْمَتِهِ وَلِتَجْرِيَ الْفُلْكُ بِأَمْرِهِ وَلِتَبْتَغُوا مِنْ فَضْلِهِ وَلَعَلَّكُمْ تَشْكُرُونَ{30:46}

[Q30:46] Wa min Aayaatiheee anyyursilar riyaaha mubashshi raatinw wa li yuzeeqakum mir rahmatihee wa litajriyal fulku bi amrihee wa litabtaghoo min fadlihee wa la'allakum

tashkuroon 
[Q30:46] And one of His signs is that He sends forth the winds bearing good news, and that He may make your taste of His mercy, and that the ships may run by His command, and that you may seek of His grace, and that you may be grateful.

[Q30:46] Dan di antara tanda-tanda yang membuktikan kekuasaanNya, bahawa Dia menghantarkan angin sebagai pembawa berita yang menggembirakan dan untuk merasakan kamu sedikit dari rahmatNya dan supaya kapal-kapal belayar laju dengan perintahNya, dan juga supaya kamu dapat mencari rezeki dari limpah kurniaNya dan seterusnya supaya kamu bersyukur. 

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(30:46) And of His Signs is that He sends winds to herald good tidings *68 and that He may give you a taste of His Mercy, and that ships may sail at His bidding, *69 and you may seek His Bounty *70 and give thanks to Him.

*68 That is, to give good news of the rain. 
*69 This refers to winds, which are helpful in sailing. In ancient times, sailing boats and ships mostly depended on favourable winds and adverse winds were disastrous for them. Therefore, the mention of these winds after the rainbringing winds has been made as a special favour of Allah. 
*70 "To seek His bounty": To perform trade journeys.

وَلَقَدْ أَرْسَلْنَا مِنْ قَبْلِكَ رُسُلًا إِلَىٰ قَوْمِهِمْ فَجَاءُوهُمْ بِالْبَيِّنَاتِ فَانْتَقَمْنَا مِنَ الَّذِينَ أَجْرَمُوا ۖ وَكَانَ حَقًّا عَلَيْنَا نَصْرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ {30:47}

[Q30:47] Wa laqad arsalnaa min qablika Rusulan ilaa qawmihim fajaaa'oohum bil baiyinaati fantaqamnaa minal lazeena ajramoo wa kaana haqqan 'alainaa nasrul Mu’mineen. 
[Q30:47] And certainly We sent before you messengers to their people, so they came to them with clear arguments, then We gave the punishment to those who were guilty; and helping the believers is ever incumbent on Us.

[Q30:47] Dan demi sesungguhnya, Kami telah mengutuskan sebelummu (wahai Muhammad) Rasul-rasul kepada kaum masing-masing, lalu mereka membawa kepada kaumnya keterangan-keterangan yang jelas nyata; kemudian Kami menyeksa orang-orang yang berlaku salah (mengingkarinya); dan sememangnya adalah menjadi tanggungjawab Kami menolong orang-orang yang beriman. 

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(30:47) We sent Messengers before you to their respective nations, and they brought Clear Signs *71 to them. Then We took vengeance upon those who acted wickedly. *72 It was incumbent on Us to come to the aid of the believers.

*71 That is, "One kind of the Signs are those which are scattered in the world around man, which he comes across at every moment of his life, one of which is the system of the circulation of winds, as mentioned in the preceding verse. The other kind of the Signs are those which the Prophets of Allah brought in the form of the miracles and Divine Revelations and the extraordinary pure characters and their healthy and life-giving influence on human society. Both kinds of the Signs point to the same Reality, which is this: The Tauhid which the prophets teach is based on the Truth. Each of these Signs supports the other. The Signs of the universe testify to the truth of what the Prophets say, and the Signs brought by the Prophets explain the reality being pointed out by the Signs of the universe. 
*72 "The guilty ones": those who remained blind to these two kinds of the Sighs and persisted in their denial of Tauhid and their rebellion against God. 

اللَّهُ الَّذِي يُرْسِلُ الرِّيَاحَ فَتُثِيرُ سَحَابًا فَيَبْسُطُهُ فِي السَّمَاءِ كَيْفَ يَشَاءُ وَيَجْعَلُهُ كِسَفًا فَتَرَى الْوَدْقَ يَخْرُجُ مِنْ خِلَالِهِ ۖ فَإِذَا أَصَابَ بِهِ مَنْ يَشَاءُ مِنْ عِبَادِهِ إِذَا هُمْ يَسْتَبْشِرُونَ {30:48}

[Q30:48] ALLaahul lazee yursilur riyaaha fatuseeru sahaaban fa yabsutuhoo fis samaaa'i kaifa yashaaa'u wa yaj'aluhoo kisafan fataral wadqa yakhruju min khilaalihee fa izaaa asaaba bihee mai yashaaa'u min 'ibaadiheee izaa hum yastabsiroon. 
[Q30:48] ALLAH (SWT) is he Who sends forth the winds so they raise a cloud, then He spreads it forth in the sky as He pleases, and He breaks it up so that you see the rain coming forth from inside it; then when He causes it to fall upon whom He pleases of His servants, lo! They are joyful.

[Q30:48] ALLAH (SwT) jualah yang menghantarkan angin, lalu angin itu menggerakkan awan; kemudian ALLAH (SwT) menyebarkan awan itu di langit sebagaimana yang dikehendakiNya dan menjadikannya berkelompok-kelompok; lalu engkau melihat hujan keluar dari celah-celahnya. Maka apabila ALLAH (SwT) menurunkan hujan itu mengenai sesiapa yang dikehendakiNya dari hamba-hambanya, mereka serta merta bergembira; 

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(30:48) Allah sends the winds that stir up clouds and then He spreads them in the sky as He pleases and splits them into different fragments, whereafter you see drops of rain pouring down from them. He then causes the rain to fall on whomsoever of His servants He pleases, and lo, they rejoice at it, 

وَإِنْ كَانُوا مِنْ قَبْلِ أَنْ يُنَزَّلَ عَلَيْهِمْ مِنْ قَبْلِهِ لَمُبْلِسِينَ {30:49}

[Q30:49] Wa in kaanoo min qabli any yunazzala 'alaihim min qablihee lamubliseen. 
[Q30:49] Though they were before this, before it was sent down upon them, confounded in sure despair.

[Q30:49] Dan sesungguhnya mereka dahulu, sebelum diturunkan hujan kepada mereka, adalah orang-orang yang telah berputus asa. 

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(30:49) although before that they were given to despair.

فَانْظُرْ إِلَىٰ آثَارِ رَحْمَتِ اللَّهِ كَيْفَ يُحْيِي الْأَرْضَ بَعْدَ مَوْتِهَا ۚ إِنَّ ذَٰلِكَ لَمُحْيِي الْمَوْتَىٰ ۖ وَهُوَ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَدِيرٌ {30:50}

[Q30:50] Fanzur ilaaa aasaari rahmatil laahi kaifa yuhyil arda ba'da mawtihaa; inna zaalika lamuhyil mawtaa wa Huwa 'alaa kulli shai'in Qadeer. 
[Q30:50] Look then at the signs of ALLAH (SWT)'s mercy, how He gives life to the earth after its death, most surely He will raise the dead to life; and He has power over all things.

[Q30:50] Maka lihatlah olehmu kepada kesan-kesan rahmat ALLAH (SwT), bagaimana Dia menghidupkan bumi sesudah matinya (dengan tanaman-tanaman yang menghijau subur). Sesungguhnya ALLAH (SwT) yang demikian kekuasaanNya, sudah tentu berkuasa menghidupkan orang-orang yang telah mati dan (ingatlah) Dia maha Kuasa atas tiap-tiap sesuatu.  

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(30:50) See, then, the tokens of Allah’s Mercy: how He revives the earth after it is dead. *73 Verily He is the One Who will revive the dead. He has power over everything.

*73 There is a subtle allusion in the mention of the Prophethood and the rain, one after the other, to the reality that the advent of a Prophet is a blessing for man's moral life even as the coming of the rain proves to be a blessing for his material life. Just as the dead earth awakens to life by a shower of the rain from the sky and starts blooming and swelling with vegetation, so is the morally and spiritually desolate human world quickened to life at the coming down of Divine Revelation and starts blossoming with moral excellences and virtues. This is the disbelievers' own misfortune that they show ingratitude, and regard the blessing of Prophethood as a portent of death for themselves instead of a good news of life. 

وَلَئِنْ أَرْسَلْنَا رِيحًا فَرَأَوْهُ مُصْفَرًّا لَظَلُّوا مِنْ بَعْدِهِ يَكْفُرُونَ {30:51}

[Q30:51] Wa la'in arsalnaa reehan fara awhu musfarral lazalloo mim ba'dihee yakfuroon. 
[Q30:51] And if We send a wind and they see it to be yellow, they would after that certainly continue to disbelieve.

[Q30:51] Dan demi sesungguhnya, jika Kami hantarkan angin (menyerang tanaman) lalu mereka melihat tanaman itu menjadi kuning kering, nescaya mereka sesudah itu, terus kembali kufur (tidak mengenangkan nikmat-nikmat ALLAH (SwT) serta berputus asa). 

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(30:51) But if We were to send a wind and then their tilth has become yellow, *74 they would never cease to disbelieve. *75

*74 That is, a frosty wind or a heat wave which ruins their crops after they started flourishing by the shower of rain.
*75 That is, they start cursing God and blaming Him for all their misfortunes and troubles, whereas when God had showered His blessings on them, they had shown ingratitude instead of being grateful to Him. Here again there is a subtle allusion to the theme that when the Messengers of Allah bring the messages of Mercy to the people, they do not listen to them and reject the blessing; then when God imposes tyrants and despots upon them in consequence of their disbelief who persecute them severely, and destroy their humanity, the same people start abusing and blaming God for creating a world full of tyranny and cruelty.

فَإِنَّكَ لَا تُسْمِعُ الْمَوْتَىٰ وَلَا تُسْمِعُ الصُّمَّ الدُّعَاءَ إِذَا وَلَّوْا مُدْبِرِينَ {30:52}

[Q30:52] Fa innaka laa tusmi'ul mawtaa wa laa tusmi'us summad du'aaa'a izaa wallaw mudbireen. 
[Q30:52] For surely you cannot, make the dead to hear and you cannot make the deaf to hear the call, when they turn back and withdraw.

[Q30:52] (Maka janganlah engkau berdukacita wahai Muhammad terhadap keadaan mereka yang demikian), kerana sesungguhnya engkau tidak dapat menjadikan orang-orang yang mati (hatinya) itu menerima ajaranmu dan tidak dapat menjadikan orang-orang yang pekak itu mendengar seruanmu, apabila mereka berpaling undur (disebabkan keingkarannya). 

PREACHINGS AND GUIDANCE MADE AVAILABLE BY THE PROPHETS CAN ONLY AFFECT THE MINDS OF THOSE WHO HAVE A POSITIVE INCLINATION TOWARDS TRUTH. For those who are adamant, it shall be of no use.

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(30:52) (O Prophet), you cannot make the dead hear, *76 nor can you make the deaf hear your call when they turn back in retreat, *77

*76 That is, those whose consciences have become dead, whose moral selves have become devoid of life, whose self-worship and stubbornness and obstinacy have destroyed their capacity to understand and accept the Truth.
*77 "The deaf" : those who have put locks on their minds and hearts so that they do not understand anything although they hear everything; then, when such people also try that the message of the Truth should not at all eater their ears, and they should avoid and keep away from the inviter, nobody can make them hear and understand anything. 

وَمَا أَنْتَ بِهَادِ الْعُمْيِ عَنْ ضَلَالَتِهِمْ ۖ إِنْ تُسْمِعُ إِلَّا مَنْ يُؤْمِنُ بِآيَاتِنَا فَهُمْ مُسْلِمُونَ {30:53}

[Q30:53] Wa maa anta bihaadil 'umyi 'an dalaalatihim in tusmi'u illaa mai yuminu bi aayaatinaa fahum muslimoon. 
[Q30:53] Nor can you lead away the blind out of their error. You cannot make to hear any but those who believe in Our communications so they shall submit.

[Q30:53] Dan engkau tidak akan dapat memberi petunjuk kepada orang-orang yang buta (mata hatinya) supaya menjauhi kesesatan mereka; engkau tidak dapat memperdengarkan (seruanmu itu) melainkan kepada orang-orang yang sedia beriman akan ayat-ayat keterangan Kami kerana mereka orang-orang yang menurut perintah.  

(see commentary for verse 52)

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(30:53) nor can you guide the blind out of their error. *78 You can make none hear (your call) except those who believe in Our Signs and have surrendered themselves (to Him).

*78 That is, "It is not for the Prophet that he should help and guide the blind by the hand to the the right way all through the life. He can only show guidance to the right path. But guiding those whose mind's eyes have been blinded and who do not at all see the way that the Prophet tries to show them, is not within the power of the Prophets."

SECTION 6

The evidence of those given Knowledge and Faith

The various states in man brought by ALLAH (SWT)---On the Day of Judgment the guilty shall be sifted away from the righteous---No excuse sgall be accepted from the guilty nor will they be entitled to seek ALLAH (SWT)’s grace---The Holy Prophet Muhammad to be patient and to await the Promised of ALLAH (SWT).

اللَّهُ الَّذِي خَلَقَكُمْ مِنْ ضَعْفٍ ثُمَّ جَعَلَ مِنْ بَعْدِ ضَعْفٍ قُوَّةً ثُمَّ جَعَلَ مِنْ بَعْدِ قُوَّةٍ ضَعْفًا وَشَيْبَةً ۚ يَخْلُقُ مَا يَشَاءُ ۖ وَهُوَ الْعَلِيمُ الْقَدِيرُ {54}

[Q30:54] ALLahul lazee khalaqa kum min du'fin summa ja'ala mim ba'di du'fin quwwatan summa ja'ala mim ba'di quwwatin du'fanw wa shaibah; yakhluqu maa yashaaa'u wa Huwal 'Aleemul Qadeer. 
[Q30:54] ALLAH (SWT) is He Who created you from a state of weakness then He gave strength after weakness, then ordained weakness and hoary hair after strength; He creates what He pleases, and He is the Knowing, the Powerful.

[Q30:54] ALLAH (SwT) yang menciptakan kamu bermula dengan keadaan lemah, selepas berkeadaan lemah itu Dia menjadikan kamu kuat. Setelah itu Dia menjadikan kamu lemah pula serta tua beruban. Dia menciptakan apa yang dikehendakiNya dan Dialah jua yang Maha Mengetahui, lagi Maha Kuasa.

Refer to the commentary of Hajj 22:5.

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(30:54) It is Allah Who created you in a state of weakness; then after weakness He gave you strength, then after strength He made you weak and old. He creates what He pleases. *79 He is All-Knowing, All-Powerful.

*79 That is, "The states of childhood and youth and old age have all been created by Him. It is dependent upon His will that He may create whomever He pleases weak and whomever He pleases strong; He may give death to whomever He pleases before attaining manhood and whomever He pleases in the prime of youth; He may grant a long life and yet keep in sound health whomever He pleases and bring to a wretched, agonising old age after a brimful youth whomever He likes. Man may live in self-conceit and arrogance if he so likes, but he is so helpless in God's powerful grip that he cannot change by any artifice the state that He may place him in.

وَيَوْمَ تَقُومُ السَّاعَةُ يُقْسِمُ الْمُجْرِمُونَ مَا لَبِثُوا غَيْرَ سَاعَةٍ ۚ كَذَٰلِكَ كَانُوا يُؤْفَكُونَ {30:55}

[Q30:55] Wa Yawma taqoomus Saa'atu yuqsimul mujrimoona maa labisoo ghaira saa'ah; kazaalika kaanoo yu’fakoon. 
[Q30:55] And at the time when the hour shall come, the guilty shall swear (that) they did not tarry but an hour; thus are they ever turned away.

[Q30:55] Dan semasa berlakunya hari kiamat, orang-orang yang berdosa akan bersumpah mengatakan bahawa mereka tidak tinggal (di dalam kubur) melainkan sekadar satu saat sahaja; demikianlah mereka sentiasa dipalingkan (oleh fahaman sesatnya dari memperkatakan yang benar).

The tarrying refers TO THE INTERMEDIARY AFTER DEATH to the Day of Resurrection. 

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(30:55) On that Day when the Hour will come to pass *80 the wicked shall swear that they had stayed (in the world) no more than an hour. *81 Thus they used to be deceived in the life of the world. *82

*80 That is, Resurrection, which is being foretold here.
*81 That is, from the time of death till Resurrection. Even if thousands of years might have elapsed since their death they will feel that they had gone to sleep a few hours earlier and then a sudden calamity had roused them froth sleep. 
*82 That is, "They used to make similar wrong estimates in the world, There also they lacked the realization of Reality, and therefore, used to assert there was going to be no Resurrection, no life-after-death, and no too that accountability before God."

وَقَالَ الَّذِينَ أُوتُوا الْعِلْمَ وَالْإِيمَانَ لَقَدْ لَبِثْتُمْ فِي كِتَابِ اللَّهِ إِلَىٰ يَوْمِ الْبَعْثِ ۖ فَهَٰذَا يَوْمُ الْبَعْثِ وَلَٰكِنَّكُمْ كُنْتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ{30:56}

[Q30:56] Wa qaalal lazeena ootul 'ilma wal eemaana laqad labistum fee kitaabiL Laahi ilaa yawmil ba'si fahaazaa yawmul ba'si wa laakinnakum kuntum laa ta’lamoon. 
[Q30:56] And those who are given knowledge and faith will say: Certainly you tarried according to the ordinance of ALLAH (SWT) till the day of resurrection, so this is the day of resurrection, but you did not know.

[Q30:56] Dan (bagi menjawabnya) berkatalah orang-orang yang berilmu serta beriman: Demi sesungguhnya, kamu telah tinggal menurut yang terkandung dalam Kitab ALLAH (SwT) sampai ke hari kebangkitan (hari kiamat); maka inilah dia hari kebangkitan (yang dijanjikan) itu, akan tetapi kamu dari dahulu lagi tidak mahu mengetahui (kebenarannya).  

(see commentary for verse 55)

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(30:56) But those who had been endowed with knowledge and faith shall say: “According to Allah’s Record you have stayed till the Day of Resurrection. Now, this is the Day of Resurrection. But you did not know.”

فَيَوْمَئِذٍ لَا يَنْفَعُ الَّذِينَ ظَلَمُوا مَعْذِرَتُهُمْ وَلَا هُمْ يُسْتَعْتَبُونَ {30:57}

[Q30:57] Fa Yawma'izil laa yanfa'ul lazeena zalamoo ma'ziratu hum wa laa hum yusta’taboon. 
[Q30:57] But on that day their excuse shall not profit those who were unjust, nor shall they be regarded with goodwill.

[Q30:57] Maka pada hari itu tidak berguna lagi bagi orang-orang yang zalim, sebarang alasan yang mereka kemukakan untuk melepaskan diri dan mereka pula tidak diberi peluang untuk memohon keredaan ALLAH (SwT). 

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(30:57) So that will be the Day when the excuses of the wrong-doers will not avail them, nor will they be asked to make amends. *83

*83 Another translation can be:". .nor it will be required of them to please their Lord", because they will have lost all opportunity for recourse to repentance and Faith and righteous acts, and wasted the time allotted for the test and reached the eve of the announcement of the result. 

وَلَقَدْ ضَرَبْنَا لِلنَّاسِ فِي هَٰذَا الْقُرْآنِ مِنْ كُلِّ مَثَلٍ ۚ وَلَئِنْ جِئْتَهُمْ بِآيَةٍ لَيَقُولَنَّ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا إِنْ أَنْتُمْ إِلَّا مُبْطِلُونَ {30:58}

[Q30:58] Wa laqad darabnaa linnaasi fee haazal Quraani min kulli masal; wa la'in ji'tahum bi aayatil la yaqoolannal lazeena kafaroo in antum illaa mubtiloon. 
[Q30:58] And certainly We have set forth for men every kind of example in this Quran; and if you should bring them a communication, those who disbelieve would certainly say: You are naught but false claimants.

[Q30:58] Dan demi sesungguhnya, Kami telah mengemukakan kepada umat manusia berbagai kisah dan perbandingan di dalam Al-Quran ini dan demi sesungguhnya jika engkau membawa kepada mereka sebarang keterangan, sudah tentu orang-orang kafir itu akan berkata: Kamu ini tidak lain hanyalah orang-orang yang membuat dakwaan palsu. 

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(30:58) In the Qur’an We have explained things to people in myriad ways. But no matter what Sign you bring to them, those who are resolved upon denying the Truth will say: “You are given to falsehood.”

كَذَٰلِكَ يَطْبَعُ اللَّهُ عَلَىٰ قُلُوبِ الَّذِينَ لَا يَعْلَمُونَ {30:59}

[Q30:59] Kazaalika yatba'uL Laahu 'alaa quloobil lazeena laa ya’lamoon. 
[Q30:59] Thus does ALLAH (SWT) set a seal on the hearts of those who do not know.

[Q30:59] Demikianlah ALLAH (SwT) meteraikan hati orang-orang yang tidak mahu menerima jalan mengetahui (kebenaran).

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(30:59) Thus does Allah seal the hearts of those who have no knowledge. 

فَاصْبِرْ إِنَّ وَعْدَ اللَّهِ حَقٌّ ۖ وَلَا يَسْتَخِفَّنَّكَ الَّذِينَ لَا يُوقِنُونَ {30:60}

[Q30:60] Fasbir inna wa'daL Laahi haqqunw wa laa yastakhif fannakal lazeena laa yooqinoon. 
[Q30:60] Therefore be patient; surely the promise of ALLAH (SWT) is true and let not those who have no certainty hold you in light estimation.

[Q30:60] Oleh itu, bersabarlah (wahai Muhammad), sesungguhnya janji ALLAH (SwT) itu benar; dan janganlah orang-orang yang tidak meyakini apa yang engkau sampaikan itu menjadikan engkau resah gelisah. 

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(30:60) Therefore, (O Prophet), have patience. Surely Allah’s promise is true. *84 Let those who lack certainty not cause you to be unsteady. *85

*84 The allusion is to the promise made in verse 47 above. There, AIIah has mentioned His way of taking vengeance on those criminals who denied and resisted and ridiculed the clear Signs brought by the Messengers of AIIah stubbornly, and of helping the believers. 
*85 That is, "Let not the enemies find you so weak as to suppress you by their uproar, nor to cow you by their campaign of slander-mongering, nor to dishearten you by their jesting, taunts and derision, nor frighten you by their threats, show of power and persecution, nor allure you by offering baits, nor make you effect a compromise with them on the basis of their appeals in the name of national interests. Instead of this, they should find you so sagacious in the awareness of your objective, so firm in faith and conviction, so resolute in determination, and so strong in character that they should neither be able to cow you by threats, nor purchase you, nor lure you away by temptation, nor strike any bargain with you in the matter of the Faith. T. his whole theme has been compressed in a short sentence by AIIah, saying: "Let not those who lack faith find you light." Now this is borne out by the firm evidence of history that the Holy Prophet proved to be as invincible and indomitable as AIIah wanted His Last Prophet to be. Anyone who tried his strength with him in any field and sphere was routed, and eventually the Holy Prophet succeeded in bringing about the desired revolution in spite of every kind of opposition and resistance put up by the whole of polytheistic and unbelieving Arabia.

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