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Ar-Rahman Section 2: Everything Shall Perish

  • Everything In The Universe Shall Perish Except The Ever-living God

  • Everyone Depends Upon God’s Will

  • The Guilty Shall Be Punished

Ar-Rahman Verses 26 - 45

كُلُّ مَنْ عَلَيْهَا فَانٍ

“Every one on it shall perish” (55:26)

وَيَبْقَىٰ وَجْهُ رَبِّكَ ذُو الْجَلَالِ وَالْإِكْرَامِ

“But will remain for ever the Face1of thy Lord, the Glorious and Gracious2“ (55:27)

فَبِأَيِّ آلَاءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ

“Which then of the bounties of thy Lord will ye two belie?” (55:28)

يَسْأَلُهُ مَنْ فِي السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ كُلَّ يَوْمٍ هُوَ فِي شَأْنٍ

“Beseech Him all those in the heavens and the earth; Every day He is in a (new) splendorous manifestation3“ (55:29)

فَبِأَيِّ آلَاءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ

“Which then of the bounties of your Lord will ye two belie?” (55:30)

سَنَفْرُغُ لَكُمْ أَيُّهَ الثَّقَلَانِ

“Soon will We attend to you, O’ ye two groups (of men and jinns)” (55:31)

فَبِأَيِّ آلَاءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ

“Which then of the bounties of your Lord will ye two belie?” (55:32)

يَا مَعْشَرَ الْجِنِّ وَالْإِنْسِ إِنِ اسْتَطَعْتُمْ أَنْ تَنْفُذُوا مِنْ أَقْطَارِ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ فَانْفُذُوا لَا تَنْفُذُونَ إِلَّا بِسُلْطَانٍ

“O ye peoples of jinn and humans, if ye can penetrate4the bounds5of the heavens and the earth, then do penetrate ye through; (But) ye cannot penetrate but with (Our) authority!6“ (55:33)

فَبِأَيِّ آلَاءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ

“Which then of the bounties of your Lord will ye two belie?” (55:34)

يُرْسَلُ عَلَيْكُمَا شُوَاظٌ مِنْ نَارٍ وَنُحَاسٌ فَلَا تَنْتَصِرَانِ

“On ye two shall be sent the flames of fire and molten brass, then ye shall not be able to protect yourselves” (55:35)

فَبِأَيِّ آلَاءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ

“Which then of the bounties of your Lord will ye two belie?” (55:36)

فَإِذَا انْشَقَّتِ السَّمَاءُ فَكَانَتْ وَرْدَةً كَالدِّهَانِ

And when is rent asunder the heaven, then it becometh red like the tanned hide” (55:37)

فَبِأَيِّ آلَاءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ

“Which then of the bounties of your Lord will ye two belie?” (55:38)

فَيَوْمَئِذٍ لَا يُسْأَلُ عَنْ ذَنْبِهِ إِنْسٌ وَلَا جَانٌّ

“And on that Day shall not be asked7man nor jinn of his sin8“ (55:39)

فَبِأَيِّ آلَاءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ

“Which then of the bounties of your Lord will ye two belie?” (55:40)

يُعْرَفُ الْمُجْرِمُونَ بِسِيمَاهُمْ فَيُؤْخَذُ بِالنَّوَاصِي وَالْأَقْدَامِ

“The guilty ones shall be re-cognised by their marks, and they shall be seized by their forelocks and their feet” (55:41)

فَبِأَيِّ آلَاءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ

“Which then of the bounties of your Lord will ye two belie?” (55:42)

هَٰذِهِ جَهَنَّمُ الَّتِي يُكَذِّبُ بِهَا الْمُجْرِمُونَ

“This is the hell9which belied the guilty ones” (55:43)

يَطُوفُونَ بَيْنَهَا وَبَيْنَ حَمِيمٍ آنٍ

“Around in it shall they run in hot, boiling water” (55:44)

فَبِأَيِّ آلَاءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ

“Which then of the bounties of your Lord will ye two belie?” (55:45)

Commentary

Verse 27

The face stands for the cognisable part of a personality. Here, it means the existence of God which is cognisant through His attributes10.

Meaning the most glorious and gracious face of the Lord which in last verse of the same sura the same attributes are used for the Lord Himself. Reading all these verses together it shows that everything is perishable except God’s face - countenance which is eternal and whatever is with Him11 (A.P.).

Verse 29

The day here, applies not only to the ordinary duration of 24 hours but includes all the divine days12, i.e., any period in which some development takes place and this indicates the ever-evolutionary expansion of the universe. Although the movement is rotational, hence no room for the recurrence of events (A.P.).

Verse 33

This Verse clearly recognises the possibility of man going beyond the zones separating the heavens and the earth if he acquires knowledge by observation and contemplation, mentioned in the commentary of verse 55:5, a theory considered impossible till the journey of man began in space.

If any attempt is made without knowing the laws made by Allah to govern the creation the consequence will be as mentioned in verse 35: failure, disaster and destruction (A.P.).

Verse 35

In case you attempt at penetration without the authority - the consequences are failure, disaster and destruction (A.P.).

Verses 39 - 44

The deeds good and bad, of every individual will be so much self-proved, that there would not be any necessity of asking anyone, whether he accepts the report about his conduct and character or not, nor would the convicts be asked for any explanation as to why he did it. Every case will be self-proved and the ultimate state of every individual self-evident. The very organs of the body of every individual would bear witness13.

It indicates that this does not refer to the Final Resurrection, but to a different stage of the resurrection other than referred to in verse 7:6-8, because on that day every one, the prophets and those to whom the prophets have been sent will be questioned. (A.P.).

The final resurrection is not referred to in this verse, because on that day all the prophets and those to whom they were sent will be questioned as per verses 6 to 8 of Araf mentioned above.

Verses 39, 41, 43 and 44 state that on the day of reckoning their tongues, hands and feet will bear witness against them as to their actions14.

Every man will bear marks on his person, showing his classification15 .

The all-knowing Lord knows all, but to give every chance to the accused his record will be produced and shown to him16 . In this way their personal responsibility will be enforced.

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