سورة غافر   

Surah Name: Al-Ghafir Meaning: The Forgiver

  • Revealed at Makkah
  • This Sūrah is also known as Al-Momin, The believer
  • Total Number of Rukū / Sections 9
  • Total Number of Āyāt / Parts 85
  • Sūrah / Chapter number 40
  • Rukū / Section 7 contains Āyāt / Parts 8
  • Siparah/ Volume 24

bismillah

اللَّهُ الَّذِي جَعَلَ لَكُمُ اللَّيْلَ لِتَسْكُنُوا فِيهِ وَالنَّهَارَ مُبْصِرًا إِنَّ اللَّهَ لَذُو فَضْلٍ عَلَى النَّاسِ وَلَكِنَّ أَكْثَرَ النَّاسِ لَا يَشْكُرُونَ

Allahu allathee jaAAala lakumu allayla litaskunoo feehi wa(al)nnahara mubsiran inna Allaha lathoo fadlin AAala a(l)nnasi walakinna akthara a(l)nnasi la yashkuroon(a)

Allah-SWT it is Who-SWT has made the night that you may repose therein, and the day enlightening. Verily Allah-SWT is the Rabb-SWT of Grace for mankind: yet most of mankind return not thanks.

(40:61)

ذَلِكُمُ اللَّهُ رَبُّكُمْ خَالِقُ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ لَّا إِلَهَ إِلَّا هُوَ فَأَنَّى تُؤْفَكُونَ

Thalikumu Allahu rabbukum khaliqu kulli shayin la ilaha illa huwa faanna tufakoon(a)

Such is Allah-SWT, your Rabb-SWT the Creator of everything; there is no god but He-SWT . Whither then are you straying away?

(40:62)

كَذَلِكَ يُؤْفَكُ الَّذِينَ كَانُوا بِآيَاتِ اللَّهِ يَجْحَدُونَ

Kathalika yufaku allatheena kanoo biayati Allahi yajhadoon(a)

In this way those who were used to gainsay the Signs of Allaah-SWT have strayed away.

(40:63)

اللَّهُ الَّذِي جَعَلَ لَكُمُ الْأَرْضَ قَرَارًا وَالسَّمَاء بِنَاء وَصَوَّرَكُمْ فَأَحْسَنَ صُوَرَكُمْ وَرَزَقَكُم مِّنَ الطَّيِّبَاتِ ذَلِكُمُ اللَّهُ رَبُّكُمْ فَتَبَارَكَ اللَّهُ رَبُّ الْعَالَمِينَ

Allahu allathee jaAAala lakumu alarda qararan wa(al)ssamaa binaan wasawwarakum faahsana suwarakum warazaqakum mina a(l)ttayyibati thalikumu Allahu rabbukum fatabaraka Allahu rabbu alAAalameen(a)

Allah-SWT it is Who-SWT has made the earth for you a resting place and the sky a structure; and fashioned you and fashioned well, and provided for you goodly things. Such is Allah-SWT, your Rabb-SWT ! So blessed be Allah-SWT, the Rabb-SWT of the worlds.

(40:64)

هُوَ الْحَيُّ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا هُوَ فَادْعُوهُ مُخْلِصِينَ لَهُ الدِّينَ الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ رَبِّ الْعَالَمِينَ

Huwa alhayyu la ilaha illa huwa fa(o)dAAoohu mukhliseena lahu a(l)ddeena alhamdu lillahi rabbi alAAalameen(a)

He-SWT is the Living; no god there is but He-SWT . So call upon Him-SWT , making faith pure for Him-SWT . All praise for Allah-SWT, the Rabb-SWT of the worlds.

(40:65)

قُلْ إِنِّي نُهِيتُ أَنْ أَعْبُدَ الَّذِينَ تَدْعُونَ مِن دُونِ اللَّهِ لَمَّا جَاءنِيَ الْبَيِّنَاتُ مِن رَّبِّي وَأُمِرْتُ أَنْ أُسْلِمَ لِرَبِّ الْعَالَمِينَ

Qul innee nuheetu an aAAbuda allatheena tadAAoona min dooni Allahi lamma jaaniya albayyinatu min rabbee waomirtu an oslima lirabbi alAAalameen(a)

Say you; verily I am forbidden that I should worship those whom you call upon besides Allaah-SWT when evidences have come to me from my Rabb-SWT , and I am commanded that I should submit to the Rabb-SWT of the worlds.

(40:66)

هُوَ الَّذِي خَلَقَكُم مِّن تُرَابٍ ثُمَّ مِن نُّطْفَةٍ ثُمَّ مِنْ عَلَقَةٍ ثُمَّ يُخْرِجُكُمْ طِفْلًا ثُمَّ لِتَبْلُغُوا أَشُدَّكُمْ ثُمَّ لِتَكُونُوا شُيُوخًا وَمِنكُم مَّن يُتَوَفَّى مِن قَبْلُ وَلِتَبْلُغُوا أَجَلًا مُّسَمًّى وَلَعَلَّكُمْ تَعْقِلُونَ

Huwa allathee khalaqakum min turabin thumma min nutfatin thumma min AAalaqatin thumma yukhrijukum tiflan thumma litablughoo ashuddakum thumma litakoonoo shuyookhan waminkum man yutawaffa min qablu walitablughoo ajalan musamman walaAAallakum taAAqiloon(a)

He-SWT it is Who-SWT created you of dust, and then of a drop, and then of a clot, and then He-SWT brings you forth as an infant, and then He-SWT ordains that you attain your full strength, and then that you become old men-though some of you die earlier-and that you attain the appointed term; and that perhaps you may reflect.

(40:67)

هُوَ الَّذِي يُحْيِي وَيُمِيتُ فَإِذَا قَضَى أَمْرًا فَإِنَّمَا يَقُولُ لَهُ كُن فَيَكُونُ

Huwa allathee yuhyee wayumeetu faitha qada amran fainnama yaqoolu lahu kun fayakoon(u)

He-SWT it is Who-SWT causes life and death; and whence He-SWT decrees an affair He-SWT only says to it: Be, and it becomes.

(40:68)

In The Name of Allah-SWT the Most Gracious, The Most Merciful
SECRETS OF REVELATION:

How Magnificent and Kind Allah-SWT is to create night to satisfy the human need for rest! It marks the temporary suspension of activity, creating a peaceful atmosphere for rest; whereby lost energies are regained. Then after an appropriate interlude the hustle bustle of life returns with the daylight and mankind attends to the daily business afresh. How Merciful He-SWT is upon mankind to have arranged the fulfillment of their entire needs, yet most of them are ingrates and resort to disobedience. He-SWT created everything for the service of mankind according to a perfect programme. So can there be anyone save Him-SWT worthy of worship? Why then man wanders away and resorts to denial unjustly and to satisfy his ego, fully knowing that Allah-SWT's Commands are based on Truth. See how Munificent He-SWT is to have made the earth a place of dwelling for mankind, which despite its spherical shape, is flat to facilitate habitation, agriculture, industry etc. He-SWT has made the sky a canopy without any supporting columns and it does not fall down being an integral part of the Universal System. Moreover, He-SWT blessed mankind with handsome outlook, and prescribed for them the best things as food, rather than letting them graze like the cattle. If pondered over, these realities can unfold the Magnificence and Barakah of the Only Sustainer of the entire universe. He-SWT is Eternal and there is none else worthy of worship save Him-SWT . So O' believer! Adore Him-SWT with purest sincerity, pin all hopes on and seek everything from Him-SWT . All things exist because of Him-SWT ; only He-SWT is the Immortal and flawless: The infidels must never expect that a believer will pin his hopes on idols like they do, or that he will ever rely on mundane resources against His-SWT directions. Ironically we are living in an era sinking in darkness where we rely on resources more than the infidels do on their idols.

 

The Idols of Contemporary Era

Even the infidels have become worshippers of super powers today and as such there is a general indifference towards religion. Yet a believer employs all means within the limits of Allah-SWT's obedience and given the choice, he abandons the former but not the latter. He will certainly not worship the means as the infidels do, for he has clear directions from Allah-SWT to worship only Him-SWT , He-SWT Who-SWT is the Creator, the Owner, the Provider and the Sustainer of the entire universe.

 

Stages of Human Creation and the Quran

O’ Children of Adam! We-SWT created you from dust through a definite process, from a sperm dropped into the female womb, turned, into a clot, then into an embryo. After fashioning tissues, bones and organs Allah-SWT ushers you in this world as a human being. Praise be to Him-SWT ! Quran reveals these stages of human development at more than one place, whence medical science did not exist and nobody could have known it otherwise. Even after fourteen centuries, science has no option but to endorse the Quranic revelations.

 

He-SWT then brings you up into a blooming youth, ultimately turning you into a feeble old person. And everyone does not go through this complete cycle of life, some die before attaining the old age, others in their childhood. These are all proofs of His-SWT Magnificence and His-SWT favours for you to ponder over in order to understand. He-SWT gives life and enforces death. When He-SWT wishes to accomplish a task He-SWT Commands it to be, and it is. He-SWT is neither dependant on anyone's assistance or permission, nor is there any delay in whatever He-SWT wants to execute.

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