سورة الحديد   

Surah Name: Al-Hadid Meaning: The Iron

  • Revealed at Madinah
  • Total Number of Rukū / Sections 4
  • Total Number of Āyāt / Parts 29
  • Sūrah / Chapter number 57
  • Rukū / Section 3 contains Āyāt / Parts 6
  • Siparah/ Volume 27

bismillah

اعْلَمُوا أَنَّمَا الْحَيَاةُ الدُّنْيَا لَعِبٌ وَلَهْوٌ وَزِينَةٌ وَتَفَاخُرٌ بَيْنَكُمْ وَتَكَاثُرٌ فِي الْأَمْوَالِ وَالْأَوْلَادِ كَمَثَلِ غَيْثٍ أَعْجَبَ الْكُفَّارَ نَبَاتُهُ ثُمَّ يَهِيجُ فَتَرَاهُ مُصْفَرًّا ثُمَّ يَكُونُ حُطَامًا وَفِي الْآخِرَةِ عَذَابٌ شَدِيدٌ وَمَغْفِرَةٌ مِّنَ اللَّهِ وَرِضْوَانٌ وَمَا الْحَيَاةُ الدُّنْيَا إِلَّا مَتَاعُ الْغُرُورِ

IAAlamoo annama alhayatu a(l)ddunya laAAibun walahwun wazeenatun watafakhurun baynakum watakathurun fee alamwali wa(a)lawladi kamathali ghaythin aAAjaba alkuffara nabatuhu thumma yaheeju fatarahu musfarran thumma yakoonu hutaman wafee alakhirati AAathabun shadeedun wamaghfiratun mina Allahi waridwanun wama alhayatu a(l)ddunya illa mataAAu alghuroor(i)

Know that the life of this world is but a sport and a play, and an adornment and a self-glorification among you and a rivalry in riches and children. It is as the vegetation after rains, the growth of which pleases the husbandmen, then it withers and you see it becoming yellow, then it becomes chaff And in the Hereafter there is both a grievous torment and forgiveness from Allaah-SWT and His-SWT Pleasure; and the life of this world is but a vain bauble.

(57:20)

سَابِقُوا إِلَى مَغْفِرَةٍ مِّن رَّبِّكُمْ وَجَنَّةٍ عَرْضُهَا كَعَرْضِ السَّمَاء وَالْأَرْضِ أُعِدَّتْ لِلَّذِينَ آمَنُوا بِاللَّهِ وَرُسُلِهِ ذَلِكَ فَضْلُ اللَّهِ يُؤْتِيهِ مَن يَشَاء وَاللَّهُ ذُو الْفَضْلِ الْعَظِيمِ

Sabiqoo ila maghfiratin min rabbikum wajannatin AAarduha kaAAardi a(l)ssamai wa(a)lardi oAAiddat lillatheena amanoo bi(A)llahi warusulihi thalika fadlu Allahi yuteehi man yashao wa(A)llahu thoo alfadli alAAatheem(i)

Strive with one another in hastening towards forgiveness from your Rabb-SWT and towards a Garden of which the width is as the width of the heavens and the earth, prepared for those who believe in Allaah-SWT and His-SWT Messengers-AS. This is the Grace of Allah-SWT ! He-SWT vouchsafes it to whomsoever He-SWT will; and Allaah-SWT is the Owner of Mighty Grace.

(57:21)

مَا أَصَابَ مِن مُّصِيبَةٍ فِي الْأَرْضِ وَلَا فِي أَنفُسِكُمْ إِلَّا فِي كِتَابٍ مِّن قَبْلِ أَن نَّبْرَأَهَا إِنَّ ذَلِكَ عَلَى اللَّهِ يَسِيرٌ

Ma asaba min museebatin fee alardi wala fee anfusikum illa fee kitabin min qabli an nabraaha inna thalika AAala Allahi yaseer(un)

Nothing of affliction befalls the earth or your persons but it is inscribed in the Book, even before We-SWT have created them. Verily that is easy with Allah-SWT .

(57:22)

لِكَيْلَا تَأْسَوْا عَلَى مَا فَاتَكُمْ وَلَا تَفْرَحُوا بِمَا آتَاكُمْ وَاللَّهُ لَا يُحِبُّ كُلَّ مُخْتَالٍ فَخُورٍ

Likayla tasaw AAala ma fatakum wala tafrahoo bima atakum wa(A)llahu la yuhibbu kulla mukhtalin fakhoor(in)

This is announced lest you feel sorry for what you miss, or exult over what He-SWT has vouchsafed to you. And Allaah-SWT loves not any vainglorious boaster.

(57:23)

الَّذِينَ يَبْخَلُونَ وَيَأْمُرُونَ النَّاسَ بِالْبُخْلِ وَمَن يَتَوَلَّ فَإِنَّ اللَّهَ هُوَ الْغَنِيُّ الْحَمِيدُ

Allatheena yabkhaloona wayamuroona a(l)nnasa bi(a)lbukhli waman yatawalla fainna Allaha huwa alghaniyyu alhameed(u)

They who are niggardly and enjoin others to be niggardly And whoever turns away, then verily Allah-SWT ! He-SWT is the Self-Sufficient, the Praiseworthy.

(57:24)

لَقَدْ أَرْسَلْنَا رُسُلَنَا بِالْبَيِّنَاتِ وَأَنزَلْنَا مَعَهُمُ الْكِتَابَ وَالْمِيزَانَ لِيَقُومَ النَّاسُ بِالْقِسْطِ وَأَنزَلْنَا الْحَدِيدَ فِيهِ بَأْسٌ شَدِيدٌ وَمَنَافِعُ لِلنَّاسِ وَلِيَعْلَمَ اللَّهُ مَن يَنصُرُهُ وَرُسُلَهُ بِالْغَيْبِ إِنَّ اللَّهَ قَوِيٌّ عَزِيزٌ

Laqad arsalna rusulana bi(a)lbayyinati waanzalna maAAahumu alkitaba wa(a)lmeezana liyaqooma a(l)nnasu bi(a)lqisti waanzalna alhadeeda feehi basun shadeedun wamanafiAAu li(l)nnasi waliyaAAlama Allahu man yansuruhu warusulahu bi(a)lghaybi inna Allaha qawiyyun AAazeez(un)

Assuredly We-SWT sent Our Messengers-AS with evidences and We-SWT sent down with them the Book and the Balance that the people might observe equity, and We-SWT sent down iron in which is great violence and also advantages to mankind, and that Allaah-SWT may know him who succours Allah-SWT , unseen, and His-SWT Messengers-AS. Verily Allaah-SWT is Strong, Mighty.

(57:25)

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

Remember that this temporal life is nothing but mere sport. The activities of the childhood look foolish in youth, and again what is done in youth appears absurd in old age. Similarly all mundane pursuits shall seem futile after death. These mundane attractions tempt by their outward beauty. For instance rain, breeze and green fields please a non believer and he is completely engrossed in them. A believer is similarly pleased but his pleasure leads him to Allah-SWT's gratitude and the infidel into negligence. The green fields then begin to turn pallid and eventually scatter, away in straws. But the outcome of human actions will be manifested in the Akhirah; denial will earn punishment and faith Allah-SWT's Forgiveness and Pleasure, indeed a lofty reward. This is the reality of temporal life, though it beguiles and renders people negligent of Allah-SWT's Zikr.

 

O' believers! Strive hard to attain His-SWT Forgiveness and Pleasure, as a matter of primary importance. Make haste in actions that lead to Jannah, a manifestation of His-SWT Pleasure, so vast that its width exceeds the Universe. It is duly bedecked for those who believe in Him-SWT and His-SWT Messenger-SW, Remember that this world runs according to a preordained System and everyone gets his share. If a calamity befalls the earth resulting in individual or collected loss of wealth, health or life, it is already inscribed in the Guarded Tablet as such. This is the inevitable destiny and its enforcement is no problem for Allah-SWT .

 

The best option for a person, therefore, is to do what pleases Him-SWT , whether in health or sickness, in gain or loss. Neither should troubles drive him to heedlessness, nor should affluence make him negligent, as He-SWT does not approve of the boastful and the conceited. The niggardly who do not use the talents given by Him-SWT in His-SWT Cause and impede others to do so can be compared with someone who has turned away from His-SWT Magnificence. And whoever does so must know that Allaah-SWT does not care the least for them, being Absolute Owner of all Excellence. He-SWT raised His-SWT Prophets-AS and Messengers-AS with His-SWT Books, and the Scale to establish amongst mankind justice, equity, truth and fairness, both in precepts and the practices pertaining to this world as well as the Akhirah.

 

Education, Training and Jihad

And We-SWT created iron and steel for war weaponry to benefit mankind. The Prophets-AS and the Messengers-AS expound His-SWT Commands from His-SWT Book, while the Scale alludes to the determination of rights so that everyone get these honourably and comfortably. The invention of weaponry for Jihad does not aim at subjecting others to slavery or usurping their rights as practised by the Western nations. It is to correct those who refuse to be educated and transgress against others by force. Besides, iron and its products provide other means of business and make new inventions possible. Allaah-SWT is well Aware of those who help His-SWT Din and His-SWT Messengers-AS, believe in the Unseen, obey diligently and are always ready for any sacrifice in His-SWT Cause. Undoubtedly Allaah-SWT is Mighty and Prevailing and protects His-SWT bondsmen in both the worlds.

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