SURAH ((39) AZ ZUMAR (AYA 51 to 75) 

فَأَصَابَهُمْ سَيِّئَاتُ مَا كَسَبُوا ۚ وَالَّذِينَ ظَلَمُوا مِنْ هَٰؤُلَاءِ سَيُصِيبُهُمْ سَيِّئَاتُ مَا كَسَبُوا وَمَا هُمْ بِمُعْجِزِينَ {39:51}

[Q39:51] Fa asaabahum saiyi aatu maa kasaboo; wallazeena zalamoo min haaa'ulaaa'i sa yuzeebuhum saiyi aatu maa kasaboo wa maa hum bimu’jizeen. 
[Q39:51] So there befell them the evil (consequences) of what they earned; and (as for) those who are unjust from among these, there shall befall them the evil (consequences) of what they earn, and they shall not escape.

[Q39:51] Lalu mereka ditimpa keburukan padah perbuatan-perbuatan jahat yang mereka lakukan dan orang-orang yang zalim di antara golongan (yang musyrik) ini akan ditimpa juga akibat buruk perbuatan-perbuatan buruk perbuatan jahat yang mereka lakukan dan mereka tidak akan dapat melepaskan diri.

Refer to Nahl 16:34.

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(39:51) and the evil consequences of their deeds overtook them. The wrongdoers among these will also be overtaken by the evil consequences of their deeds. They will be utterly unable to frustrate (Us).

أَوَلَمْ يَعْلَمُوا أَنَّ اللَّهَ يَبْسُطُ الرِّزْقَ لِمَنْ يَشَاءُ وَيَقْدِرُ ۚ إِنَّ فِي ذَٰلِكَ لَآيَاتٍ لِقَوْمٍ يُؤْمِنُونَ {39:52}

[Q39:52] Awalam ya'lamooo annaL Laaha yabsutur rizqa limai yashaaa'u wa yaqdir; inna fee zaalika la Aayaatil liqamai yu'minoon. 
[Q39:52] Do they not know that ALLAH (SWT) makes ample the means of subsistence to whom He pleases, and He straitens; most surely there are signs in this for a people who believe?

[Q39:52] (Mengapa mereka mendakwa demikian), tidakkah mereka mengetahui bahawa sesungguhnya ALLAH (SwT) memewahkan rezeki bagi sesiapa yang dikehendakiNya dan Dia juga yang menyempitkannya? Sesungguhnya yang demikian mengandungi keterangan-keterangan yang jelas bagi orang-orang yang percayakan (ilmu dan kebijaksanaan ALLAH (SwT)).

Refer to Qasas 28:82 and Rum 30:37.

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(39:52) Do they not know that Allah enlarges and straitens the provision of whomsoever He pleases? *69 Therein are Signs for those that believe.

*69 That is, "The Abundance or restriction of the provisions is based on another law of Allah, which has some other wisdom. The distribution of the provisions does not at all depend on man's worthiness and ability, or on his being a favourite of Allah, or for being under His wrath." (For details, see At-Taubah: 55, 69, 85; Yunus: 17; Hud: 3, 27; Ar-Ra`d: 26; Al-Kahf: 34-36; Ta Ha: 131-132; AI-Anbiya': 105; Al-Mu`min: Introductian and vv. 55-56; Ash-Shu'ara`: 111; AI-Qasas: 78, 89 and the E N. thereof and E.N.'s 54 to 60 of Saba). 

SECTION 6

ALLAH (SWT)’s Mercy

Sinners to hope for ALLAH (SWT)’s Forgiveness---ALLAH (SWT) pardon every repentant sinners.

قُلْ يَا عِبَادِيَ الَّذِينَ أَسْرَفُوا عَلَىٰ أَنْفُسِهِمْ لَا تَقْنَطُوا مِنْ رَحْمَةِ اللَّهِ ۚ إِنَّ اللَّهَ يَغْفِرُ الذُّنُوبَ جَمِيعًا ۚ إِنَّهُ هُوَ الْغَفُورُ الرَّحِيمُ{39:53}

[Q39:53] Qul yaa'ibaadiyal lazeena asrafoo 'alaaa anfusihim laa taqnatoo mirrahmatiL Laah; innaL Laaha yaghfiruz zunooba jamee'aa; innahoo Huwal Ghafoorur Raheem. 
[Q39:53] Say: O my servants! Who have acted extravagantly against their own souls, do not despair of the mercy of ALLAH (SWT); surely ALLAH (SWT) forgives the faults altogether; surely He is the Forgiving the Merciful.

[Q39:53] Katakanlah (wahai Muhammad): Wahai hamba-hambaKu yang telah melampaui batas terhadap diri mereka sendiri (dengan perbuatan-perbuatan maksiat), janganlah kamu berputus asa dari rahmat ALLAH (SwT), kerana sesungguhnya ALLAH (SwT) mengampunkan segala dosa; sesungguhnya Dialah jua Yang Maha Pengampun, lagi Maha Mengasihani.

IMAM ALI HAS SAID THAT THERE IS NO BETTER VERSE THAN THIS TO GIVE HEART, JOY AND CONFIDENCE TO A BELIEVER FOR THE AVAILABILITY OF DIVINE MERCY.

ALLAH (SWT) IS JUST, BUT HE IS NOT MERCILESS. HIS JUSTICE IS ALWAYS TEMPERED WITH HIS MERCY. HE HAS MADE MERCY INCUMBENT ON HIMSELF (An-am 6:12 & 54),

õ  He invites man to seek His pardon (Nisa 4:106),

õ  He wipes out sins (Ankabut 29:7, 47:2, 64:9, 65:5 and 66:8),

õ  He bestows His mercy upon whomsoever He pleases (Baqarah 2:105) provided the sinner turns repentant to Him and thereafter remains on the right path.

*HE IS SUCH A MERCIFUL JUDGE THAT HE DOES NOT WAIT TO PUNISH BUT TO PARDON. *HENCE before the matter comes to be tried, He invites repentance *AND even encourages the sinners to make haste in seeking His pardon (57:21) *he never wants any sinner to be dejected and go hopeless of His mercy. BUT THE PARDON IS GRANTED ONLY WHEN IT IS ASKED FOR IN TIME.

µ  It is said that Wahshi the assassin of Hamza [The Prophet’s (ALLAHuma sali ala Muhammad wa ala ali Muhammad) uncle] at Ohod, got hopeless of being forgiven by ALLAH (SWT) and Hence did not embrace Islam BUT when he came to know of the verse, he joined the ranks of the faithful.

Every surah of the Qur’an, except al Bara-at, begins with the first verse of al Fatihah. Refer to the introduction of al Fatihah and the commentary of al Fatihah 1:1 to 4 to understand the true interpretation of this verse.

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(39:53) Tell them, (O Prophet): “My servants *70 who have committed excesses against themselves, do not despair of Allah’s Mercy. Surely Allah forgives all sins. He is Most Forgiving, Most Merciful. *71

*70 Some commentators have given a strange interpretation to these words. They say that Allah Himself has commanded the Holy Prophet to address the people as "My servants" therefore, all men are the servants of the Holy Prophet. This interpretation is no interpretation at all but a worst distortion of the meaning of the Qur'an and indeed tampering with the Word of Allah. If this interpretation were correct, it would falsify and negate the whole Qur'an. For the Qur'an, from the beginning to the end, establishes the concept that men are the servants of Allah alone, and its whole message revolves around the point that they should serve none but One Allah alone. The Holy Prophet (upon whom be Allah's peace) himself was Allah's servant. Allah had sent him not as rabb (sustainer, providence) but as a Messenger so that he should himself serve Him and teach the other people also to serve Him alone. After all, how can a sensible person believe that the Holy Prophet might have one day stood up before the disbelieving Quraish of Makkah and made the sudden proclamation: "You are in fact the slaves of Muhammad and not of al- `Uzzah and ash-Shams." (We seek Allah's refuge from this)
*71 The address here is to all mankind. There is no weighty argument to regard only the believers as the addressees. As has been observed by 'Allama Ibn Kathir, to address such a thing to the common men does not mean that Allah forgives all sins without repentance, but Allah Himself has explained in the following verses that sins are forgiven only when the sinner turns to Allah's worship and service and adopts obedience to the message sent down by Him. As a matter of fact, this verse brought a message of hope for those people who had committed mortal sins like murder, adultery, theft, robbery, etc. in the days of ignorance, and had despaired whether they would ever be forgiven. To them it has been said: "Do not despair of Allah's mercy: whatever you might have done in the past, if you sincerely turn to your Lord's obedience, you will be forgiven every sin." The same interpretation of this verse has been given by Ibn `Abbas, Qatadah, Mujahid and Ibn Zaid. (Ibn Jarir, Bukhari, Muslim, Abu Da'ud, Tirmidhi). For further explanation, see AI-Furqan: 70-71 and the E.N.'s thereof. 

وَأَنِيبُوا إِلَىٰ رَبِّكُمْ وَأَسْلِمُوا لَهُ مِنْ قَبْلِ أَنْ يَأْتِيَكُمُ الْعَذَابُ ثُمَّ لَا تُنْصَرُونَ {39:54}

[Q39:54] Wa aneebooo ilaa Rabbikum wa aslimoo lahoo min qabli ai yaatiyakumul 'azaabu summa laa tunsaroon. 
[Q39:54] And return to your Lord time after time and submit to Him before there comes to you the punishment, then you shall not be helped.

[Q39:54] Dan kembalilah kamu kepada Tuhan kamu dengan bertaubat, serta berserah bulat-bulat kepadaNya, sebelum kamu didatangi azab; kerana sesudah itu kamu tidak akan diberikan pertolongan.

THE SINNERS MUST TURN TO ALLAH (SWT) IN REPENTANCE BEFORE THEY MEET THEIR LORD FOR THE FINAL RECKONING BECAUSE once the decree is passed the punishment will begin from which there will be no escape. PARDON WILL BE AVAILABLE TO THOSE WHO REPENT AND SURRENDER THEMSELVES TO THE MERCY OF ALLAH (SWT).

This verse invites the sinners to turn to the Lord before their case comes up to Him for His final decision. Pardon could reasonably be had before being caught by the execution.

Mercy would naturally be due to one who surrenders himself and repents for any offence before he is caught by justice AND NOT for the one who continues committing the offence and when caught, wants to be pardoned.

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(39:54) Turn to your Lord and surrender yourselves to Him before the chastisement over-takes you; for then you will receive no help.

وَاتَّبِعُوا أَحْسَنَ مَا أُنْزِلَ إِلَيْكُمْ مِنْ رَبِّكُمْ مِنْ قَبْلِ أَنْ يَأْتِيَكُمُ الْعَذَابُ بَغْتَةً وَأَنْتُمْ لَا تَشْعُرُونَ {39:55}

[Q39:55] Wattabi'ooo ahsana maaa unzila ilaikum mir Rabbikum min qabli aiyaatiyakumal 'azaabu baghtatanw wa antum laa tash‘uroon. 
[Q39:55] And follow the best that has been revealed to you from your Lord before there comes to you the punishment all of a sudden while you do not even perceive;

[Q39:55] Dan turutlah Al-Quran sebaik-baik. (Panduan hidup) yang diturunkan kepada kamu dari Tuhan kamu, sebelum kamu didatangi azab secara mengejut, sedang kamu tidak menyedarinya.

THE BEST AMONG THE CREATED BEINGS SENT DOWN TO THE PEOPLE IS THE HOLY PROPHET (ALLAHUMA SALI ALA MUHAMMAD WA ALA ALI MUHAMMAD) WITH THE BOOK OF ALLAH (SWT).

The HOLY PROPHET (ALLAHuma ali sali ala Muhammad wa ala Muhammad), on several occasions, made known to the people that Ali and he were from one and the same light, so they should follow and obey him (see hadith al thaqalayn and other traditions, the commentary of al Ma-idah 5:67, Ali Imran 4:61, Ahzab 33:33, Baqarah 2:124, and recall to memory the commentary of several verses so far read), and after Ali, the holy Imams of the Ahlul Bayt. They are the best among the whole mankind in all ages. To follow the best chosen by ALLAH (SWT), we must identify and discard those who are ordinary and weak in faith.

WE SHOULD AIM TO COPY ONLY THE BEST FROM ALLAH (SWT) AND TO DO THIS, WE SHOULD FIRST DISCARD THE OTHERS, AND WE SHOULD DO THIS AT ONCE WITHOUT POSTPONING EVEN TO THE NEXT MOMENT FOR THE SUMMON TO THE JUDGMENT MAY COME AT ANY MOMENT. It would come suddenly, even before we get conscious of our beings at a place and once called to account there could never be any respite at all.

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(39:55) Follow the best *72 of what has been revealed to you from your Lord before the chastisement suddenly comes upon you without you even being aware of it.”

*72 "To follow the best aspect of the Book of Allah" means that one should carry out the Commands Allah has given and refrain from what He has forbidden, and learn lessons from what He has brought out in the parables and narratives. As against this, the one who turns away from Allah's Commands, indulges in the forbidden things, and dces not heed His admonitions, follows the worst aspect of the Book of AIlah, i.e. that aspect which the Divine Book has declared as the most evil. 

أَنْ تَقُولَ نَفْسٌ يَا حَسْرَتَا عَلَىٰ مَا فَرَّطْتُ فِي جَنْبِ اللَّهِ وَإِنْ كُنْتُ لَمِنَ السَّاخِرِينَ {39:56}

[Q39:56] An taqoola nafsuny yaahasrataa 'alaa maa farrattu fee jambiL Laahi wa in kuntu laminas saakhireen. 
[Q39:56] Lest a soul should say: O woe to me! For what I fell short of my duty to ALLAH (SWT), and most surely I was of those who laughed to scorn;

[Q39:56] (Diperintahkan demikian) supaya jangan seseorang (menyesal dengan) berkata: Sungguh besar sesal dan kecewaku kerana aku telah mencuaikan kewajipan-kewajipanku terhadap ALLAH (SwT) serta aku telah menjadi dari orang-orang yang sungguh memperolok-olokkan (agama ALLAH (SwT) dan penganut-penganutnya)!

All disbelievers, sinners and hypocrites who not only belie the signs of ALLAH (SWT) BUT mock at them will be screaming with regrets and woes but all will be in vain.

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(39:56) Lest a person should say: “Alas for me for neglecting my duty towards Allah and for being among those that scoffed”;

أَوْ تَقُولَ لَوْ أَنَّ اللَّهَ هَدَانِي لَكُنْتُ مِنَ الْمُتَّقِينَ {39:57}

[Q39:57] Aw taqoola law annaL Laaha hadaanee lakuntu minal Muttaqeen. 
[Q39:57] Or it should say: Had ALLAH (SWT) guided me, I would certainly have been of those who guard (against evil);

[Q39:57] Atau berkata: Kalaulah ALLAH (SwT) memberi hidayat petunjuk kepadaku, tentulah aku telah menjadi dari orang-orang yang bertakwa! 

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(39:57) and lest a person should say: “If only Allah had guided me, I should have been one of the God-fearing”;

أَوْ تَقُولَ حِينَ تَرَى الْعَذَابَ لَوْ أَنَّ لِي كَرَّةً فَأَكُونَ مِنَ الْمُحْسِنِينَ {39:58}

[Q39:58] Aw taqoola heena taral 'azaaba law anna lee karratan fa akoona minal Muhsineen. 
[Q39:58] Or it should say when it sees the punishment: Were there only a returning for me, I should be of the doers of good.

[Q39:58] Atau berkata semasa dia melihat azab: Kalaulah aku dapat kembali ke dunia, nescaya menjadilah aku dari orang-orang yang mengerjakan kebaikan! 

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(39:58) or lest he should say, when he sees the chastisement: “O that I might return again, and be among those who do good.”

بَلَىٰ قَدْ جَاءَتْكَ آيَاتِي فَكَذَّبْتَ بِهَا وَاسْتَكْبَرْتَ وَكُنْتَ مِنَ الْكَافِرِينَ {39:59}

[Q39:59] Balaa qad jaaa'atka Asyaatee fakazzabta bihaa wastak barta wa kunta minal kaafire. 
[Q39:59] Aye! My communications came to you, but you rejected them, and you were proud and you were one of the unbelievers.

[Q39:59] (Kata-kata yang tersebut ditolak oleh ALLAH (SwT) dengan firmanNya): Bahkan telahpun datang kepadamu ayat-ayat petunjukKu (melalui RasulKu), maka engkau telah mendustakannya serta engkau berlaku sombong angkuh mengenainya dan engkau telah menjadikan dirimu dari orang-orang yang kufur ingkar! 

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(39:59) Yes indeed! But My Signs came to you and you rejected them as lies, and waxed arrogant and were among those who disbelieved.

وَيَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ تَرَى الَّذِينَ كَذَبُوا عَلَى اللَّهِ وُجُوهُهُمْ مُسْوَدَّةٌ ۚ أَلَيْسَ فِي جَهَنَّمَ مَثْوًى لِلْمُتَكَبِّرِينَ {39:60}

[Q39:60] Wa Yawmal Qiyaamati taral lazeena kazaboo 'alaLLaahi wujoohuhum muswaddah; alaisa fee Hahannama maswal lilmutakabbireen.
[Q39:60] And on the day of resurrection you shall see those who lied against ALLAH (SWT); their faces shall be blackened. Is there not in hell an abode for the proud?

[Q39:60] Dan pada hari kiamat, engkau akan melihat orang-orang yang berdusta terhadap ALLAH (SwT) (dan yang menyatakan kesedihan itu) muka mereka hitam legam; bukankah (telah diketahui bahawa) dalam Neraka Jahannam disediakan tempat tinggal bagi orang-orang yang sombong takbur?

AS SPOTLESS WHITE IS THE SYMBOL OF JOY AND HONOUR (Ali Imran 3:106), SO BLACK OR DARKNESS IS THE SYMBOL OF SORROW AND DISGRACE (Yunus 10:26 and 27).

Ë  **The blessed and **the cursed will be identified on the Day of Judgment by their joy and sorrow, honour and disgrace, respectively.

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(39:60) On the Day of Resurrection you shall see that the faces of those who had lied against Allah have turned dark. Is Hell not vast enough to provide a room to the vainglorious?

وَيُنَجِّي اللَّهُ الَّذِينَ اتَّقَوْا بِمَفَازَتِهِمْ لَا يَمَسُّهُمُ السُّوءُ وَلَا هُمْ يَحْزَنُونَ {39:61}

[Q39:61] Wa yunajjiL Laahul lazee nat taqaw bimafaazatihim laa yamassuhumus sooo'u wa laa hum auhzanoon. 
[Q39:61] And ALLAH (SWT) shall deliver those who guard (against evil) with their achievement; evil shall not touch them, nor shall they grieve.

[Q39:61] Dan (sebaliknya) ALLAH (SwT) akan menyelamatkan orang-orang yang bertakwa (yang menjauhkan diri dari perbuatan syirik dan maksiat) dengan mereka mendapat kemenangan besar (keredaan ALLAH (SwT)) mereka tidak akan disentuh sesuatu yang buruk dan tidak akan berdukacita.

Refer to Yunus 10:62.

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(39:61) But as for the God-fearing, Allah will deliver them on account of their achievements: no harm shall visit them nor shall they grieve.

اللَّهُ خَالِقُ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ ۖ وَهُوَ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ وَكِيلٌ {39:62}

[Q39:62] ALLaahu khaaliqu kulli shai'inw wa Huwa 'alaa kulli shai'inw Wakeel. 
[Q39:62] ALLAH (SWT) is the Creator of every thing and He has charge over everything.

[Q39:62] ALLAH (SwT) Yang Menciptakan tiap-tiap sesuatu dan Dialah Yang Mentadbirkan serta menguasai segala-galanya. 

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(39:62) Allah is the Creator of everything; He is the Guardian over everything. *73

*73 That is, "He did not just create the world and then left it alone, but He is constantly guarding and watching over everything. Just as everything in the world came into being by His act of creation so everything is living and surviving by His leave, and flourishing and functioning only under His protection and care." 

لَهُ مَقَالِيدُ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ ۗ وَالَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا بِآيَاتِ اللَّهِ أُولَٰئِكَ هُمُ الْخَاسِرُونَ {39:63}

[Q39:63] Lahoo maqaaleedus sa maawaati wal ard; wallazeena kafaroo bi ayaatiL Laahi ulaaa'ika humul khaasiroon. 
[Q39:63] His are the treasures of the heavens and the earth; and (as for) those who disbelieve in the communications of ALLAH (SWT), these it is that are the losers.

[Q39:63] Dia sahajalah yang menguasai urusan dan perbendaharaan langit dan bumi; (orang-orang yang percayakan yang demikian beruntunglah) dan orang-orang yang kufur ingkar akan ayat-ayat keterangan ALLAH (SwT) yang jelas nyata itu, mereka itulah orang-orang yang paling rugi. 

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(39:63) To Him belong the keys of the heavens and the earth. It is those who disbelieve in Allah’s Signs who will be the losers.

SECTION 7

The Judgement

Mankind has not honoured ALLAH (SWT) as it is due to Him---At the First Blow of the Trumphet, all creatures shall die save those whom ALLAH (SWT) pleaseth and at the Second Blow, all the dead shall be resurrected and be judged justly and none shall be done any injustice---Every soul shall be fully recompensed for its own deeds.

قُلْ أَفَغَيْرَ اللَّهِ تَأْمُرُونِّي أَعْبُدُ أَيُّهَا الْجَاهِلُونَ {39:64}

[Q39:64] Qul afaghairaL Laahi taamurooonneee a'budu ayyuhal jaahiloon.
[Q39:64] Say: What! Do you then bid me serve others than ALLAH (SWT), O ignorant men?

[Q39:64] Katakanlah (wahai Muhammad, kepada orang-orang musyrik itu: Sesudah jelas dalil-dalil keesaan ALLAH (SwT) yang demikian), patutkah kamu menyuruhku menyembah atau memuja yang lain dari ALLAH (SwT), hai orang-orang yang jahil?

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(39:64) (O Prophet), say: “Ignorant people! Do you bid me to serve any other beside Allah?”

وَلَقَدْ أُوحِيَ إِلَيْكَ وَإِلَى الَّذِينَ مِنْ قَبْلِكَ لَئِنْ أَشْرَكْتَ لَيَحْبَطَنَّ عَمَلُكَ وَلَتَكُونَنَّ مِنَ الْخَاسِرِينَ {39:65}

[Q39:65] Wa laqad oohiya ilaika wa ilal lazeena min qablika la in ashrakta la yahbatanna 'amalu ka wa latakoonanna minal khaasireen. 
[Q39:65] And certainly, it has been revealed to you and to those before you: Surely if you associate (with ALLAH (SWT), your work would certainly come to naught and you would certainly be of the losers.

[Q39:65] Dan sesungguhnya telah diwahyukan kepadamu (wahai Muhammad) dan kepada Nabi-nabi yang terdahulu daripadamu: Demi sesungguhnya! Jika engkau (dan pengikut-pengikutmu) mempersekutukan (sesuatu yang lain dengan ALLAH (SwT)) tentulah akan gugur amalmu dan engkau akan tetap menjadi dari orang-orang yang rugi.

THE GOSPEL OF UNITY, renewed in Islam with utmost emphasis and full force, has been the message from ALLAH (SWT) since the arrival of Adam in this world. There is a general statement in this verse, addressed to people through the HOLY PROPHET (ALLAHuma sali ala Muhammad wa ala ali Muhammad).

IT IMPLIES THAT IF THE MOTIVATING DRIVE BEHIND ANY WORK DONE IS NOT THE SERVICE OF ALLAH (SWT), IT BEARS NO FRUIT IN THE LIFE OF HEREAFTER, BECAUSE WHEN ANY OTHER THAN ALLAH (SWT) IS ASSOCIATED THE MAIN PURPOSE OF THE DEED IS LOST.

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(39:65) (Tell them clearly that) it was revealed to you and to all Prophets before you: “If you associate any others with Allah in His Divinity, your works will surely come to naught *74 and you will certainly be among the losers.”

*74 That is, "No act which is performed along with shirk will be adjudged as a righteous act, and no one who, being a mushrik, performs many acts as good acts in his personal judgement, will deserve any reward for them, and his whole life work will be deemed to have gone waste."

بَلِ اللَّهَ فَاعْبُدْ وَكُنْ مِنَ الشَّاكِرِينَ {39:66}

[Q39:66] BaliL Laahha fa'bud wa kum minash shaakireen. 
[Q39:66] Nay! But serve ALLAH (SWT) alone and be of the thankful.

[Q39:66] (Janganlah menyembah yang lain dari ALLAH (SwT)) bahkan (apabila beribadat) maka hendaklah engkau menyembah ALLAH (SwT) semata-mata dan hendaklah engkau menjadi dari orang-orang yang bersyukur. 

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(39:66) Therefore, serve Allah alone and be among those who give thanks.

وَمَا قَدَرُوا اللَّهَ حَقَّ قَدْرِهِ وَالْأَرْضُ جَمِيعًا قَبْضَتُهُ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ وَالسَّمَاوَاتُ مَطْوِيَّاتٌ بِيَمِينِهِ ۚ سُبْحَانَهُ وَتَعَالَىٰ عَمَّا يُشْرِكُونَ{39:67}

[Q39:67] Wa maa qadaruL Laaha haqqa qadrihee wal ardu jamee 'an qabdatuhoo Yawmal Qiyaamit wassamaawaatu matwiyyaatum biyameenih; Subhaanahoo wa Ta'aalaa 'amma yushrikoon. 
[Q39:67] And they have not honored ALLAH (SWT) with the honor that is due to Him; and the whole earth shall be in His grip on the day of resurrection and the heavens rolled up in His right hand; glory be to Him, and may He be exalted above what they associate (with Him).

[Q39:67] Dan mereka (yang musyrik) tidak menghormati ALLAH (SwT) dengan penghormatan yang sewajibnya diberikan kepadaNya, sedang bumi seluruhnya pada hari kiamat dalam genggaman kuasaNya dan langit tergulung dengan kekuasaanNya. Maha Sucilah Dia dan Tertinggi keadaanNya dari apa yang mereka sekutukan.

Ì  Refer to the commentary of An-am 6:92; Ibrahim 14:48; Anbiya 21:104 and Hajj 22:74.

THE AUTHORITY OF ALLAH (SWT) IS NOT LIKE UNTO ANY DEVICE MADE BY MAN.

IF MAN FAILS TO SEE BEYOND HIS OWN DEVICES, he will never understand the omnipotent power of ALLAH (SWT). The whole earth will be no more to Him than a thing that will be crushed in the hallow of His hand, nor will the heavens with their vast expanse be more than a rolled up scroll in His right hand, the hand of power and will. This is, of course, figurative. ALLAH (SWT) is not a creature of flesh and blood, with hands and fingers

THOSE WHO ASSOCIATE OTHERS WITH ALLAH (SWT) IN AUTHORITY HAVE NO IDEA OF THE ABSOLUTENESS OF HIS POWER OR AUTHORITY. Verse 6:92 of An-am and 22:74 of Hajj also have the same meanings.

©  NO ONE HAS ANY INTRINSIC POWER. ALLAH (SWT) IS THE SUPREME AUTHORITY. HIS AUTHORITY WILL MANIFEST ITSELF ON THE DAY OF RESURRECTION TO ALL CREATURES.

All those who thought they had power or authority will appear before Him in abject submission. The state of the Day of Resurrection will be free from the laws of space and time and dimensional barriers (Anbiya 21:104).

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(39:67) They did not recognise the true worth of Allah. *75 (Such is Allah’s power that) on the Day of Resurrection the whole earth will be in His grasp, and the heavens shall be folded up in His Right Hand. *76 Glory be to Him! Exalted be He from all that they associate with Him. *77

*75 That is, "They have no conception of the greatness and glory of Allah; they have never tried to understand how high is the position of the Lord of the Universe and how insignificant arc the beings whom these foolish people have made associates in Godhead and worthy of their worship." 
*76 This is a figurative way of describing the complete control and authority of AIlah over the earth and heavens. Just as a man encloses a small ball in the hollow of his hand with perfect ease, or a person rolls up an handkerchief in his hand without any difficulty, so will All men (who fail to conceive the greatness and glory of Allah) sec with their own eyes, on the Day of Resurrection, that the earth and the heavens arc like an ordinary ball and a small scroll in the hand of Allah. Traditions have been related in Musnad Ahmad, Bukhari, Muslim, Nasa'i, Ibn Majah, Ibn Jarir and others, on the authority of Hadrat 'Abdullah bin 'Umar and Hadrat Abu Hurairah, that once during a sermon the Holy Prophet recited this verse and then said: "Allah will hold the heavens and the earths (i.e. the planets) in His grasp and will roll them about in such a way as a child rolls a ball, and will say: 'I am God, the One: I am the King: I am the All-Mighty, Owner of glory: Where arc the kings of the world? Where are the tyrants? Where are the arrogant?" -Saying these words he started so shaking that we feared that he might topple over alongwith the pulpit." 
*77 That is, there is no comparison whatever between Allah's greatness and glory and the insignificance of those who are associated with Him in Godhead. 

وَنُفِخَ فِي الصُّورِ فَصَعِقَ مَنْ فِي السَّمَاوَاتِ وَمَنْ فِي الْأَرْضِ إِلَّا مَنْ شَاءَ اللَّهُ ۖ ثُمَّ نُفِخَ فِيهِ أُخْرَىٰ فَإِذَا هُمْ قِيَامٌ يَنْظُرُونَ{39:68}

[Q39:68] Wa nufikha fis Soori fas'iqa man fis samaawaati wa man fil ardi illaa man shaa'aL Laahu summa nufikha feehi ukhraa fa izaa hum qiyaamuny yanzuroun. 
[Q39:68] And the trumpet shall be blown, so all those that are in the heavens and all those that are in the earth shall swoon, except such as ALLAH (SWT) please; then it shall be blown again, then lo! They shall stand up awaiting.

[Q39:68] Dan sudah tentu akan ditiup sangkakala, maka pada waktu itu matilah makhluk-makhluk yang ada di langit dan yang ada di bumi, kecuali sesiapa yang dikehendaki ALLAH (SwT) (terkemudian matinya); kemudian ditiup sangkakala sekali lagi, maka dengan serta merta mereka bangun berdiri menunggu (kesudahan masing-masing).

Sa-iqa implies "a swoon", loss of all consciousness of being, and cessation of the normal functioning of the powers of feeling. With the first trumpet #the living on the earth will die, and #the souls of the dead will become unconscious. The exception, according to Ahlul Bayt, refers to martyrs.

v  There will be a new heaven and a new earth as stated in Ibrahim 14:48. The new earth will be illuminated by the divine light, not by the sun or the moon.

v  With the second trumpet they will stand in the new world before ALLAH (SWT) then the judgment will begin.

See commentary of Bani Israil 17:13, 14 and 71; Ya Sin 36:65.

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(39:68) And the Trumpet shall be blown *78 and all who are in the heavens and the earth shall fall down dead save those whom Allah wills. Then the Trumpet shall be blown again, and lo! All of them will be standing and looking on. *79

*78 For the explanation of Sur (Trumpet), see AI-An`am: 73, Ibrahim: 48, AI-Kahf: 99, Ta Ha: 102-103, Al-Hajj: 1, AI-Mu'minun: 101. An-Naml: 87 and the E.N.'s thereof. 
*79 Here, mention has been made of THE TURMPET'S BEING BLOWN ONLY TWICE. Besides, in Surah An-Naml there is the mention of another blowing of the Trumpet before these two, on hearing which everything in the earth and the heavens will be struck with terror (v. 87). On this very basis, the Ahadith mention that THE TRUMPET WILL BE BLOWN THRICE: (1) Nafakhat al-Faza`on hearing which everything will be struck with terror, (2) nafakhat as-Sa`q, on which everyone will fall down dead, and (3) nafakhat al-qiyam li-Rabbit- alamin, i.e. the Trumpet on the blowing of which all dead men will return to life and arise from their graves to present themselves before their Lord.

وَأَشْرَقَتِ الْأَرْضُ بِنُورِ رَبِّهَا وَوُضِعَ الْكِتَابُ وَجِيءَ بِالنَّبِيِّينَ وَالشُّهَدَاءِ وَقُضِيَ بَيْنَهُمْ بِالْحَقِّ وَهُمْ لَا يُظْلَمُونَ {39:69}

[Q39:69] Wa ashraqatil ardu binoori Rabbihaa wa wudi'al Kitaabu wa jeee'a bin nabiyyeena wash shuhadaaa'i wa qudiya bainahum bilhaqqi wa hum laa yuzlamoon. 
[Q39:69] And the earth shall beam with the light of its Lord, and the Book shall be laid down, and the prophets and the witnesses shall be brought up, and judgment shall be given between them with justice, and they shall not be dealt with unjustly.

[Q39:69] Dan akan bersinar terang-benderanglah bumi (hari akhirat) dengan cahaya Tuhannya dan akan diberikan Kitab suratan amal (untuk dibicarakan) dan akan dibawa Nabi-nabi serta saksi-saksi dan akan dihakimi di antara mereka dengan adil, sedang mereka tidak dikurangkan balasannya sedikitpun. 

‘Kitab’ means the individual record of the deeds, i.e., deeds of every individual.

o    This includes the witnesses of high order ------- verse 2:143

o    BUT even the very organs of the individual’s body--- verse 36:65, 40:51 and 41:20-23.

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(39:69) The earth shall shine with the light of its Lord, and the Scroll (of deeds) shall be set in place, and the Prophets and all witnesses *80 shall be brought, and judgement shall be justly passed among them, and they shall not be wronged;

*80 "The witnesses": those who will bear witness to the effect that the Message of Allah had been conveyed to the people as well as those who will bear witness to the acts and deeds of the people. It is not necessary that these witnesses will be only human beings. The angels, the jinns, the beasts, men's own limbs, their dwelling places and the trees and stones, will all be included among the witnesses. 

وَوُفِّيَتْ كُلُّ نَفْسٍ مَا عَمِلَتْ وَهُوَ أَعْلَمُ بِمَا يَفْعَلُونَ {39:70}

[Q39:70] Wa wuffiyat kullu nafsim maa 'amilat wa Huwa a'lamubimaa yaf'aloon. 
[Q39:70] And every soul shall be paid back fully what it has done, and He knows best what they do.

[Q39:70] Dan akan disempurnakan bagi tiap-tiap seorang, balasan apa yang telah dikerjakannya dan ALLAH (SwT) lebih mengetahui akan apa yang mereka telah lakukan. 

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(39:70) and everyone shall be paid in full for all that he did. Allah is best aware of all that they do.

SECTION 8

The Just Recompense

Flocks of the disbelievers driven to Hell, and the groups of the pious ones awarded the blissful gardens to abide therein forever---The Angels glorifying with the Praised of the Lord.

وَسِيقَ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا إِلَىٰ جَهَنَّمَ زُمَرًا ۖ حَتَّىٰ إِذَا جَاءُوهَا فُتِحَتْ أَبْوَابُهَا وَقَالَ لَهُمْ خَزَنَتُهَا أَلَمْ يَأْتِكُمْ رُسُلٌ مِنْكُمْ يَتْلُونَ عَلَيْكُمْ آيَاتِ رَبِّكُمْ وَيُنْذِرُونَكُمْ لِقَاءَ يَوْمِكُمْ هَٰذَا ۚ قَالُوا بَلَىٰ وَلَٰكِنْ حَقَّتْ كَلِمَةُ الْعَذَابِ عَلَى الْكَافِرِينَ {39:71}

[Q39:71] Wa seeqal lazeena kafaroon ilaa jahannama zumaran battaaa izaa jaaa'oohaa futihat abwaabuhaa wa qaala lahum khazanatuhaaa alam yaatikum Rusulum minkum yatloona 'alaikum Aayaati Rabbikum wa yunziroonakum liqaaa'a Yawmikum haazaa; qaaloo balaa wa laakin haqqat kalimatul 'azaabi 'alal kaafireen. 
[Q39:71] And those who disbelieve shall be driven to hell in companies; until, when they come to it, its doors shall be opened, and the keepers of it shall say to them: Did not there come to you messengers from among you reciting to you the communications of your Lord and warning you of the meeting of this day of yours? They shall say: Yea! But the sentence of punishment was due against the unbelievers.

[Q39:71] Dan orang-orang kafir akan dihalau ke Neraka Jahannam dengan berpasuk-pasukan, sehingga apabila mereka sampai ke Neraka itu dibukakan pintu-pintunya dan berkatalah penjaga-penjaganya kepada mereka: Bukankah telah datang kepada kamu Rasul-rasul dari kalangan kamu sendiri, yang membacakan kepada kamu ayat-ayat Tuhan kamu dan memperingatkan kamu akan pertemuan hari kamu ini? Mereka menjawab: Ya, telah datang! Tetapi telah ditetapkan hukuman azab atas orang-orang yang kafir.

Refer to Yunus 10:33.

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(39:71) (After the judgement has been passed) the unbelievers shall be driven in companies to Hell so that when they arrive there, its gates shall be thrown open *81 and its keepers shall say to them: “Did Messengers from among yourselves not come to you, rehearsing to you the Signs of your Lord and warning you against your meeting of this Day?” They will say: “Yes indeed; but the sentence of chastisement was bound to be executed against the unbelievers.”

*81 That is, the gates of Hell will not have already been opened but will be opened on their arrival there just as the gate of a prison is opened on the arrival of the culprits and is closed as soon as they have entered it.

قِيلَ ادْخُلُوا أَبْوَابَ جَهَنَّمَ خَالِدِينَ فِيهَا ۖ فَبِئْسَ مَثْوَى الْمُتَكَبِّرِينَ {39:72}

[Q39:72] Qeelad khuloo abwaaba jahannama khaalideena feeha fabi'sa maswal mutakabbireen. 
[Q39:72] It shall be said: Enter the gates of hell to abide therein; so evil is the abode of the proud.

[Q39:72] (Setelah itu) dikatakan kepada mereka: Masukilah pintu-pintu Neraka Jahannam itu dengan keadaan tinggal kekal kamu di dalamnya; maka seburuk-buruk tempat bagi orang-orang yang sombong takbur ialah Neraka Jahannam. 

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(39:72) It will be said: “Enter the gates of Hell. Herein shall you abide.” How evil is the abode of the vainglorious!

وَسِيقَ الَّذِينَ اتَّقَوْا رَبَّهُمْ إِلَى الْجَنَّةِ زُمَرًا ۖ حَتَّىٰ إِذَا جَاءُوهَا وَفُتِحَتْ أَبْوَابُهَا وَقَالَ لَهُمْ خَزَنَتُهَا سَلَامٌ عَلَيْكُمْ طِبْتُمْ فَادْخُلُوهَا خَالِدِينَ {39:73}

[Q39:73] Wa seeqal lazeenat taqaw Rabbahum ilal Jannati zumaran hattaaa izaa jaaa'oohaa wa futihat abwaabuhaa wa qaala lahum khazanatuhaa salaamun 'alaikum tibtum fadkhuloohaa khaalideen. 
[Q39:73] And those who are careful of (their duty to) their Lord shall be conveyed to the garden in companies; until when they come to it, and its doors shall be opened, and the keepers of it shall say to them: Peace be on you, you shall be happy; therefore enter it to abide.

[Q39:73] Dan orang-orang yang bertakwa kepada Tuhan mereka akan dibawa ke Syurga dengan berpasuk-pasukan, sehingga apabila mereka sampai ke Syurga yang pintu-pintunya sedia terbuka dan penjaga-penjaganya mengalu-alukan mereka dengan kata-kata: Salam sejahtera kepada kamu, berbahagialah kamu, maka silalah masuk ke dalam Syurga ini dengan keadaan tinggal kekal di dalamnya (mereka pun masuk) – 

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(39:73) And those who eschewed disobeying their Lord shall be driven in companies to Paradise so that when they arrive there its gates will have already been thrown open and its keepers shall say to them: “Peace be upon you; you have done well. So enter. Herein you shall abide.”

وَقَالُوا الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ الَّذِي صَدَقَنَا وَعْدَهُ وَأَوْرَثَنَا الْأَرْضَ نَتَبَوَّأُ مِنَ الْجَنَّةِ حَيْثُ نَشَاءُ ۖ فَنِعْمَ أَجْرُ الْعَامِلِينَ {39:74}

[Q39:74] Wa waalull hamduliLLaahil lazee sadaqanaa wa'dahoo wa awrasanal arda natabaw wa-u minal jannati haisu nashaaa'u fani'ma ajrul 'aamileen. 
[Q39:74] And they shall say: (All) praise is due to ALLAH (SWT), Who has made good to us His promise, and He has made us inherit the land; we may abide in the garden where we please; so goodly is the reward of the workers.

[Q39:74] Serta mereka berkata: Segala puji tertentu bagi ALLAH (SwT) yang telah menepati janjiNya kepada kami dan yang menjadikan kami mewarisi bumi Syurga ini dengan sebebas-bebasnya, kami boleh mengambil tempat dari Syurga ini di mana sahaja kami sukai; maka pemberian yang demikian ialah sebaik-baik balasan bagi orang-orang yang beramal.

As verse 28:70 of Qasas says ALLAH (SWT)'S IS ALL PRAISE, FIRST AND LAST.

v  THE CREATION BEGIN WITH ‘ALHAMDULILLAH’ PRAISING ALLAH (SWT) AND ENDS WITH THE SAME.

v  Thus the Holy Imams recommend that man should begin with thanks-giving to ALLAH (SWT) and end it with it. Refers verses 28:70 and 39:74.

Attributing this grace and the blessings of ALLAH (SWT) to the early Muslim conquest of a strip of some fertile lands, is nothing BUT the profanation of the high ideals of Islam, into a mean and limited temporal gain.

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(39:74) They will say: “All thanks and praise be to Allah Who has made His promise to us come true, and Who gave us the earth to inherit. *82 We may now dwell in Paradise wherever we please.” *83 How excellent is the reward of those who laboured! *84

*82 For explanation, sec Ta Ha: 106-107, 124; Al-Anbiya': 106-107 and the E.N.'s thereof. 
*83 That is, "The Paradise which has been granted to each of us, is now our property and we possess full rights over it." 
*84 Maybe this is said by the dwellers of Paradise, or maybe this sentence is added by Allah to what the dwellers of Paradise will say. 

وَتَرَى الْمَلَائِكَةَ حَافِّينَ مِنْ حَوْلِ الْعَرْشِ يُسَبِّحُونَ بِحَمْدِ رَبِّهِمْ ۖ وَقُضِيَ بَيْنَهُمْ بِالْحَقِّ وَقِيلَ الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ رَبِّ الْعَالَمِينَ {39:75}

[Q39:75] Wa taral malaaa'ikata haaaffeena min hawlil 'Arshi yusabbihoona bihamdi Rabbihim wa qudiya bainahum bilhaqqi wa qeelal hamdu liLLaahi Rabbil 'aalameen. 
[Q39:75] And you shall see the angels going round about the throne glorifying the praise of their Lord; and judgment shall be given between them with justice, and it shall be said: All praise is due to ALLAH (SWT) the Lord of the worlds.

[Q39:75] Dan (pada hari itu) engkau akan melihat malaikat beredar di sekeliling Arasy dengan bertasbih memuji Tuhan mereka, serta mereka dihakimi dengan adil dan (masing-masing bersyukur akan keputusan itu dengan) mengucapkan: Segala puji tertentu bagi ALLAH (SwT) Tuhan yang memelihara dan mentadbirkan seluruh alam!

THIS VERSE REFERS TO THE ABSOLUTE SOVEREIGNTY OF THE LORD OF THE WORLDS TO WHOM ALONE BELONGS ALL PRAISE AND GLORY. See commentary of Baqarah 2:255.

ä  According to the Ahlul Bayt the throne (arsh) refers to absolute wisdom of the Lord AND those who surround the divine wisdom on its outskirts are the angels and His chosen friends.

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(39:75) You shall see the angels surrounding the Throne, glorifying their Lord with His praise, and judgement will have been made among them with fairness, and it will be proclaimed: “All praise and thanks be to Allah, the Lord of the whole Universe.” *85

*85 That is, the entire Universe will proclaim the praises of Allah Almighty.

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