Sura 14: Abraham
(Ibrahîm)
In the name of God, Most Gracious, Most Merciful

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الر كتاب انزلناه اليك لتخرج الناس من الظلمات الى النور باذن ربهم الى صراط العزيز الحميد

A.L.R.* A scripture that we revealed to you, in order to lead the people out of darkness into the light—in accordance with the will of their Lord—to the path of the Almighty, the Praiseworthy.

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الله الذي له ما في السماوات وما في الارض وويل للكافرين من عذاب شديد

(The path of) GOD; the One who possesses everything in the heavens and everything on earth. Woe to the disbelievers; they have incurred a terrible retribution.

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What is Your Priority?

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الذين يستحبون الحياة الدنيا على الاخرة ويصدون عن سبيل الله ويبغونها عوجا اولئك في ضلال بعيد

They are the ones who give priority to this life over the Hereafter, repel from the way of GOD, and seek to make it crooked; they have gone far astray.

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The Messenger’s Language

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وما ارسلنا من رسول الا بلسان قومه ليبين لهم فيضل الله من يشاء ويهدي من يشاء وهو العزيز الحكيم

We did not send any messenger except (to preach) in the tongue of his people, in order to clarify things for them. GOD then sends astray whomever He wills, and guides whomever He wills. He is the Almighty, the Most Wise.

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Moses

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ولقد ارسلنا موسى باياتنا ان اخرج قومك من الظلمات الى النور وذكرهم بايام الله ان في ذلك لايات لكل صبار شكور

Thus, we sent Moses with our miracles, saying, “Lead your people out of darkness into the light, and remind them of the days of GOD.” These are lessons for every steadfast, appreciative person.

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The Importance<br>of Being Appreciative

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واذ قال موسى لقومه اذكروا نعمة الله عليكم اذ انجاكم من ال فرعون يسومونكم سوء العذاب ويذبحون ابناءكم ويستحيون نساءكم وفي ذلكم بلاء من ربكم عظيم

Recall that Moses said to his people, “Remember GOD’s blessings upon you. He saved you from Pharaoh’s people who inflicted the worst persecution upon you, slaughtering your sons and sparing your daughters. That was an exacting trial from your Lord.”

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Appreciative vs Unappreciative

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واذ تاذن ربكم لئن شكرتم لازيدنكم ولئن كفرتم ان عذابي لشديد

Your Lord has decreed: “The more you thank Me, the more I give you.” But if you turn unappreciative, then My retribution is severe.

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وقال موسى ان تكفروا انتم ومن في الارض جميعا فان الله لغني حميد

Moses said, “If you disbelieve, along with all the people on earth, GOD is in no need, Praiseworthy.”

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Egotistic Defiance: A Human Trait

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الم ياتكم نبا الذين من قبلكم قوم نوح وعاد وثمود والذين من بعدهم لا يعلمهم الا الله جاءتهم رسلهم بالبينات فردوا ايديهم في افواههم وقالوا انا كفرنا بما ارسلتم به وانا لفي شك مما تدعوننا اليه مريب

Have you not heard about those before you—the people of Noah, ‘Ãd, Thamoud, and others who came after them and known only to GOD? Their messengers went to them with clear proofs, but they treated them with contempt and said, “We disbelieve in what you are sent with. We are skeptical about your message; full of doubt.”

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Following Our Parents Blindly:<br>A Great Human Tragedy

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قالت رسلهم افي الله شك فاطر السماوات والارض يدعوكم ليغفر لكم من ذنوبكم ويؤخركم الى اجل مسمى قالوا ان انتم الا بشر مثلنا تريدون ان تصدونا عما كان يعبد اباؤنا فاتونا بسلطان مبين

Their messengers said, “Do you have doubts about GOD; the Initiator of the heavens and the earth? He invites you only to forgive your sins, and to give you another chance to redeem yourselves.” They said, “You are no more than humans like us, who want to repel us from the way our parents used to worship. Show us some profound authority.”

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قالت لهم رسلهم ان نحن الا بشر مثلكم ولكن الله يمن على من يشاء من عباده وما كان لنا ان ناتيكم بسلطان الا باذن الله وعلى الله فليتوكل المؤمنون

Their messengers said to them, “We are no more than humans like you, but GOD blesses whomever He chooses from among His servants. We could not possibly show you any kind of authorization, except in accordance with GOD’s will. In GOD the believers shall trust.

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وما لنا الا نتوكل على الله وقد هدانا سبلنا ولنصبرن على ما اذيتمونا وعلى الله فليتوكل المتوكلون

“Why should we not trust in GOD, when He has guided us in our paths? We will steadfastly persevere in the face of your persecution. In GOD all the trusters shall trust.”

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وقال الذين كفروا لرسلهم لنخرجنكم من ارضنا او لتعودن في ملتنا فاوحى اليهم ربهم لنهلكن الظالمين

Those who disbelieved said to their messengers, “We will banish you from our land, unless you revert to our religion.” Their Lord inspired them: “We will inevitably annihilate the transgressors.

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ولنسكننكم الارض من بعدهم ذلك لمن خاف مقامي وخاف وعيد

“And we will let you dwell in their land after them. This is (the reward) for those who reverence My majesty, and reverence My promise.”

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واستفتحوا وخاب كل جبار عنيد

They issued a challenge, and consequently, every stubborn tyrant ended up doomed.

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من ورائه جهنم ويسقى من ماء صديد

Awaiting him is Hell, wherein he will drink putrid water.

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يتجرعه ولا يكاد يسيغه وياتيه الموت من كل مكان وما هو بميت ومن ورائه عذاب غليظ

He will gulp it down, though he cannot stand it, as death comes to him from every direction, but he will never die. Awaiting him is a terrible retribution.*

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مثل الذين كفروا بربهم اعمالهم كرماد اشتدت به الريح في يوم عاصف لا يقدرون مما كسبوا على شيء ذلك هو الضلال البعيد

The allegory of those who disbelieve in their Lord: their works are like ashes in a violent wind, on a stormy day. They gain nothing from whatever they earn; such is the farthest straying.

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Worship Only the Omnipotent One

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الم تر ان الله خلق السماوات والارض بالحق ان يشا يذهبكم ويات بخلق جديد

Do you not realize that GOD has created the heavens and the earth for a specific purpose? If He wills, He can remove you, and substitute a new creation in your place.

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وما ذلك على الله بعزيز

This is not too difficult for GOD.

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On the Day of Resurrection

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وبرزوا لله جميعا فقال الضعفاء للذين استكبروا انا كنا لكم تبعا فهل انتم مغنون عنا من عذاب الله من شيء قالوا لو هدانا الله لهديناكم سواء علينا اجزعنا ام صبرنا ما لنا من محيص

When they all stand before GOD,* the followers will say to the leaders, “We used to follow you. Can you spare us even a little bit of GOD’s retribution?” They will say, “Had GOD guided us, we would have guided you. Now it is too late, whether we grieve or resort to patience, there is no exit for us.”

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Satan Disowns His Followers

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وقال الشيطان لما قضي الامر ان الله وعدكم وعد الحق ووعدتكم فاخلفتكم وما كان لي عليكم من سلطان الا ان دعوتكم فاستجبتم لي فلا تلوموني ولوموا انفسكم ما انا بمصرخكم وما انتم بمصرخي اني كفرت بما اشركتمون من قبل ان الظالمين لهم عذاب اليم

And the devil will say, after the judgment had been issued, “GOD has promised you the truthful promise, and I promised you, but I broke my promise. I had no power over you; I simply invited you, and you accepted my invitation. Therefore, do not blame me, and blame only yourselves. My complaining cannot help you, nor can your complaining help me. I have disbelieved in your idolizing me. The transgressors have incurred a painful retribution.”

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وادخل الذين امنوا وعملوا الصالحات جنات تجري من تحتها الانهار خالدين فيها باذن ربهم تحيتهم فيها سلام

As for those who believe and lead a righteous life, they will be admitted into gardens with flowing streams. They abide therein forever, in accordance with the will of their Lord. Their greeting therein is: “Peace.”

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Truth vs. Falsehood

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الم تر كيف ضرب الله مثلا كلمة طيبة كشجرة طيبة اصلها ثابت وفرعها في السماء

Do you not see that GOD has cited the example of the good word as a good tree whose root is firmly fixed, and its branches are high in the sky?

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تؤتي اكلها كل حين باذن ربها ويضرب الله الامثال للناس لعلهم يتذكرون

It produces its crop every season, as designed by its Lord. GOD thus cites the examples for the people, that they may take heed.

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ومثل كلمة خبيثة كشجرة خبيثة اجتثت من فوق الارض ما لها من قرار

And the example of the bad word is that of a bad tree chopped at the soil level; it has no roots to keep it standing.

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يثبت الله الذين امنوا بالقول الثابت في الحياة الدنيا وفي الاخرة ويضل الله الظالمين ويفعل الله ما يشاء

GOD strengthens those who believe with the proven word, in this life and in the Hereafter. And GOD sends the transgressors astray. Everything is in accordance with GOD’s will.

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They Remove Their Families From<br>God’s Protection

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الم تر الى الذين بدلوا نعمت الله كفرا واحلوا قومهم دار البوار

Have you noted those who responded to GOD’s blessings by disbelieving, and thus brought disaster upon their own families?

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جهنم يصلونها وبئس القرار

Hell is their destiny, wherein they burn; what a miserable end!

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Idol Worship: The Mother of All Evil

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وجعلوا لله اندادا ليضلوا عن سبيله قل تمتعوا فان مصيركم الى النار

They set up rivals to rank with GOD and to divert others from His path. Say, “Enjoy for awhile; your final destiny is Hell.”

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Crucial Commandments

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قل لعبادي الذين امنوا يقيموا الصلاة وينفقوا مما رزقناهم سرا وعلانية من قبل ان ياتي يوم لا بيع فيه ولا خلال

Exhort My servants who believed to observe the Contact Prayers (Salat), and to give (to charity) from our provisions to them, secretly and publicly, before a day comes where there is neither trade, nor nepotism.

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الله الذي خلق السماوات والارض وانزل من السماء ماء فاخرج به من الثمرات رزقا لكم وسخر لكم الفلك لتجري في البحر بامره وسخر لكم الانهار

GOD is the One who created the heavens and the earth, and He sends down from the sky water to produce all kinds of fruit for your sustenance. He has committed the ships to serve you on the sea in accordance with His command. He has committed the rivers as well to serve you.

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وسخر لكم الشمس والقمر دائبين وسخر لكم الليل والنهار

He has committed the sun and the moon in your service, continuously. He has committed the night and the day to serve you.

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واتاكم من كل ما سالتموه وان تعدوا نعمت الله لا تحصوها ان الانسان لظلوم كفار

And He gives you all kinds of things that you implore Him for. If you count GOD’s blessings, you can never encompass them. Indeed, the human being is transgressing, unappreciative.

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Abraham

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واذ قال ابراهيم رب اجعل هذا البلد امنا واجنبني وبني ان نعبد الاصنام

Recall that Abraham said, “My Lord, make this a peaceful land, and protect me and my children from worshiping idols.

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رب انهن اضللن كثيرا من الناس فمن تبعني فانه مني ومن عصاني فانك غفور رحيم

“My Lord, they have misled so many people. As for those who follow me, they belong with me. As for those who disobey me, You are Forgiver, Most Merciful.

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ربنا اني اسكنت من ذريتي بواد غير ذي زرع عند بيتك المحرم ربنا ليقيموا الصلاة فاجعل افئدة من الناس تهوي اليهم وارزقهم من الثمرات لعلهم يشكرون

“Our Lord, I have settled part of my family in this plantless valley, at Your Sacred House. Our Lord, they are to observe the Contact Prayers (Salat), so let throngs of people converge upon them, and provide for them all kinds of fruits, that they may be appreciative.

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ربنا انك تعلم ما نخفي وما نعلن وما يخفى على الله من شيء في الارض ولا في السماء

“Our Lord, You know whatever we conceal and whatever we declare— nothing is hidden from GOD on earth, nor in the heavens.

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الحمد لله الذي وهب لي على الكبر اسماعيل واسحاق ان ربي لسميع الدعاء

“Praise be to GOD for granting me, despite my old age, Ismail and Isaac. My Lord answers the prayers.

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The Contact Prayers:<br>Gift From God

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رب اجعلني مقيم الصلاة ومن ذريتي ربنا وتقبل دعاء

“My Lord, make me one who consistently observes the Contact Prayers (Salat), and also my children. Our Lord, please answer my prayers.

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ربنا اغفر لي ولوالدي وللمؤمنين يوم يقوم الحساب

“My Lord, forgive me and my parents, and the believers, on the day when the reckoning takes place.”

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ولا تحسبن الله غافلا عما يعمل الظالمون انما يؤخرهم ليوم تشخص فيه الابصار

Do not ever think that GOD is unaware of what the transgressors are doing. He only respites them until a day where the eyes stare in horror.

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مهطعين مقنعي رءوسهم لا يرتد اليهم طرفهم وافئدتهم هواء

As they rush (out of the graves), their faces will be looking upward, their eyes will not even blink, and their minds will be horrified.

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God Sends His Commands<br>Through His Messengers

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وانذر الناس يوم ياتيهم العذاب فيقول الذين ظلموا ربنا اخرنا الى اجل قريب نجب دعوتك ونتبع الرسل اولم تكونوا اقسمتم من قبل ما لكم من زوال

You shall warn the people of the day when the retribution comes to them. Those who transgressed will say, “Our Lord, give us one more respite. We will then respond to Your call and follow the messengers.” Did you not swear in the past that you will last forever?

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وسكنتم في مساكن الذين ظلموا انفسهم وتبين لكم كيف فعلنا بهم وضربنا لكم الامثال

You dwelled in the homes of those before you, who wronged their souls, and you have seen clearly what we did to them. We have set many precedents for you.

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وقد مكروا مكرهم وعند الله مكرهم وان كان مكرهم لتزول منه الجبال

They schemed their schemes, and GOD is fully aware of their schemes. Indeed, their schemes were sufficient to erase mountains.

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Guaranteed Victory for<br>God’s Messengers

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فلا تحسبن الله مخلف وعده رسله ان الله عزيز ذو انتقام

Do not think that GOD will ever break His promise to His messengers. GOD is Almighty, Avenger.

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New Heavens and New Earth*

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يوم تبدل الارض غير الارض والسماوات وبرزوا لله الواحد القهار

The day will come when this earth will be substituted with a new earth, and also the heavens, and everyone will be brought before GOD, the One, the Supreme.

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وترى المجرمين يومئذ مقرنين في الاصفاد

And you will see the guilty on that day chained in shackles.

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سرابيلهم من قطران وتغشى وجوههم النار

Their garments will be made of tar, and fire will overwhelm their faces.

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ليجزي الله كل نفس ما كسبت ان الله سريع الحساب

For GOD will pay each soul for whatever it earned; GOD is the most efficient reckoner.

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هذا بلاغ للناس ولينذروا به وليعلموا انما هو اله واحد وليذكر اولو الالباب

This is a proclamation for the people, to be warned herewith, and to let them know that He is only one god, and for those who possess intelligence to take heed.

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