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15. Al-Hijr

The Rock · Meccan · 99 ayahs

سُورَةُ الحِجۡرِ

Reading Al-Mukhtasar in Interpreting the Noble Qur'an by Tafsir Center for Quranic Studies

Ayahs 91–99 of 99

91

ٱلَّذِينَ جَعَلُوا۟ ٱلْقُرْءَانَ عِضِينَ

Who have made the Qur'an into portions.

Those who accepts parts of the Qur’ān and allege other parts to be sorcery, soothsaying or poetry.

92

فَوَرَبِّكَ لَنَسْـَٔلَنَّهُمْ أَجْمَعِينَ

So by your Lord, We will surely question them all

By your Lord, O Messenger, I will on the Day of Judgement bring all those who break it into parts to account.

93

عَمَّا كَانُوا۟ يَعْمَلُونَ

About what they used to do.

We will question them about the disbelief and sins they committed in the world.

94

فَٱصْدَعْ بِمَا تُؤْمَرُ وَأَعْرِضْ عَنِ ٱلْمُشْرِكِينَ

Then declare what you are commanded and turn away from the polytheists.

So announce, O Messenger, the invitation towards Allah that He has instructed you to do and do not pay any attention to what the idolaters say and do.

95

إِنَّا كَفَيْنَٰكَ ٱلْمُسْتَهْزِءِينَ

Indeed, We are sufficient for you against the mockers

Do not be afraid of them, for we are enough for you against those leaders of disbelief from the Quraysh who mock at you.

96

ٱلَّذِينَ يَجْعَلُونَ مَعَ ٱللَّهِ إِلَٰهًا ءَاخَرَ ۚ فَسَوْفَ يَعْلَمُونَ

Who make [equal] with Allah another deity. But they are going to know.

Those who take another deity along with Allah. They will soon come to know the evil outcome of their associating partners with Allah.

97

وَلَقَدْ نَعْلَمُ أَنَّكَ يَضِيقُ صَدْرُكَ بِمَا يَقُولُونَ

And We already know that your breast is constrained by what they say.

We know that your heart, O Messenger, is constrained by the rejection and mockery of you that emanates from them.

98

فَسَبِّحْ بِحَمْدِ رَبِّكَ وَكُن مِّنَ ٱلسَّٰجِدِينَ

So exalt [Allah] with praise of your Lord and be of those who prostrate [to Him].

So resort to Allah by declaring His transcendence from everything not appropriate for Him, and by praising Him with the attributes of His perfection; and be one of those who worship Allah and pray to Him. In that there is a cure for the strain on your heart.

99

وَٱعْبُدْ رَبَّكَ حَتَّىٰ يَأْتِيَكَ ٱلْيَقِينُ

And worship your Lord until there comes to you the certainty (death).

Go on worshipping your Lord and continue doing so as long as you live until death comes to you in that state.

Commentary: Al-Mukhtasar in Interpreting the Noble Qur'an by Tafsir Center for Quranic Studies. Qur'an text and translation via AlQuran Cloud.