سورة المعارج   


Surah Name: Al-M'arij Meaning: The Ascending Steps

  • Revealed at Makkah
  • Total Number of Rukū / Sections 2
  • Total Number of Āyāt / Parts 44
  • Sūrah / Chapter number 70
  • Rukū / Section 1 contains Āyāt / Parts 35
  • Siparah/ Volume 29

bismillah

سَأَلَ سَائِلٌ بِعَذَابٍ وَاقِعٍ

Saala sailun biAAathabin waqiAA(in)

A questioner has questioned about chastisement about to befall.

(70:1)


لِّلْكَافِرينَ لَيْسَ لَهُ دَافِعٌ

Lilkafireena laysa lahu dafiAA(un)

Upon the infidels which is not to be averted.

(70:2)


مِّنَ اللَّهِ ذِي الْمَعَارِجِ

Mina Allahi thee almaAAarij(i)

From Allah-SWT , Owner of the ascending steps.

(70:3)


تَعْرُجُ الْمَلَائِكَةُ وَالرُّوحُ إِلَيْهِ فِي يَوْمٍ كَانَ مِقْدَارُهُ خَمْسِينَ أَلْفَ سَنَةٍ

TaAAruju almalaikatu wa(al)rroohu ilayhi fee yawmin kana miqdaruhu khamseena alfa sana(tin)

Thereby the angels ascend to Him-SWT and also the Spirit; on a Day whose space is fifty thousand years.

(70:4)


فَاصْبِرْ صَبْرًا جَمِيلًا

Fa(i)sbir sabran jameela(n)

Be you patient with a becoming patience.

(70:5)


إِنَّهُمْ يَرَوْنَهُ بَعِيدًا

Innahum yarawnahu baAAeeda(n)

Verily they see it afar off.

(70:6)


وَنَرَاهُ قَرِيبًا

Wanarahu qareeba(n)

And We-SWT see it near.

(70:7)


يَوْمَ تَكُونُ السَّمَاء كَالْمُهْلِ

Yawma takoonu a(l)ssamao ka(a)lmuhl(i)

It shall befall on a Day whereon the sky will become like dregs of oil.

(70:8)


وَتَكُونُ الْجِبَالُ كَالْعِهْنِ

Watakoonu aljibalu ka(a)lAAihn(i)

And the mountains will become like dyed wool.

(70:9)


وَلَا يَسْأَلُ حَمِيمٌ حَمِيمًا

Wala yasalu hameemun hameema(n)

And not a friend shall ask a friend.

(70:10)


يُبَصَّرُونَهُمْ يَوَدُّ الْمُجْرِمُ لَوْ يَفْتَدِي مِنْ عَذَابِ يَوْمِئِذٍ بِبَنِيهِ

Yubassaroonahum yawaddu almujrimu law yaftadee min AAathabi yawmiithin bibaneeh(i)

Though they shall be made to see one another. The guilty would like to ransom himself from the torment of that Day by his children.

(70:11)


وَصَاحِبَتِهِ وَأَخِيهِ

Wasahibatihi waakheeh(i)

And his wife and his brother.

(70:12)


وَفَصِيلَتِهِ الَّتِي تُؤْويهِ

Wafaseelatihi allatee tuweeh(i)

And his kin that sheltered him.

(70:13)


وَمَن فِي الْأَرْضِ جَمِيعًا ثُمَّ يُنجِيهِ

Waman fee alardi jameeAAan thumma yunjeeh(i)

And all those on the earth; so that this might deliver him.

(70:14)


كَلَّا إِنَّهَا لَظَى

Kalla innaha latha

By no means! It is a Flame.

(70:15)


نَزَّاعَةً لِّلشَّوَى

NazzaAAatan li(l)shshawa

Flying off the scalp-skin.

(70:16)


تَدْعُو مَنْ أَدْبَرَ وَتَوَلَّى

TadAAoo man adbara watawalla

It shall call him who turns away and backslides.

(70:17)


وَجَمَعَ فَأَوْعَى

WajamaAAa faawAAa

And amasses and hoards.

(70:18)


إِنَّ الْإِنسَانَ خُلِقَ هَلُوعًا

Inna alinsana khuliqa halooAAa(n)

Verily man is formed impatient.

(70:19)


إِذَا مَسَّهُ الشَّرُّ جَزُوعًا

Itha massahu a(l)shsharru jazooAAa(n)

Bewailing when evil touches him.

(70:20)


وَإِذَا مَسَّهُ الْخَيْرُ مَنُوعًا

Waitha massahu alkhayru manooAAa(n)

And begrudging, when good visits him.

(70:21)


إِلَّا الْمُصَلِّينَ

Illa almusalleen(a)

Not so are the prayerful.

(70:22)


الَّذِينَ هُمْ عَلَى صَلَاتِهِمْ دَائِمُونَ

Allatheena hum AAala salatihim daimoon(a)

Who are constant at their Salat.

(70:23)


وَالَّذِينَ فِي أَمْوَالِهِمْ حَقٌّ مَّعْلُومٌ

Wa(a)llatheena fee amwalihim haqqun maAAloom(un)

And in whose riches is a recognized right.

(70:24)


لِّلسَّائِلِ وَالْمَحْرُومِ

Li(l)ssaili wa(a)lmahroom(i)

For the beggar and the destitute.

(70:25)


وَالَّذِينَ يُصَدِّقُونَ بِيَوْمِ الدِّينِ

Wa(a)llatheena yusaddiqoona biyawmi a(l)ddeen(i)

And who testify to the Day of Requital.

(70:26)


وَالَّذِينَ هُم مِّنْ عَذَابِ رَبِّهِم مُّشْفِقُونَ

Wa(a)llatheena hum min AAathabi rabbihim mushfiqoon(a)

And who are fearful of their Rabb-SWT's torment.

(70:27)


إِنَّ عَذَابَ رَبِّهِمْ غَيْرُ مَأْمُونٍ

Inna AAathaba rabbihim ghayru mamoon(in)

Verily from the torment of their Rabb-SWT none can feel secure.

(70:28)


وَالَّذِينَ هُمْ لِفُرُوجِهِمْ حَافِظُونَ

Wa(a)llatheena hum lifuroojihim hafithoon(a)

As also those who guard their private parts.

(70:29)


إِلَّا عَلَى أَزْوَاجِهِمْ أَوْ مَا مَلَكَتْ أَيْمَانُهُمْ فَإِنَّهُمْ غَيْرُ مَلُومِينَ

Illa AAala azwajihim aw ma malakat aymanuhum fainnahum ghayru maloomeen(a)

Save in regard to their women and those whom their right hands own. So they are not reproachable.

(70:30)


فَمَنِ ابْتَغَى وَرَاء ذَلِكَ فَأُوْلَئِكَ هُمُ الْعَادُونَ

Famani ibtagha waraa thalika faolaika humu alAAadoon(a)

And whoever seeks beyond that, then it is those who are the trespassers.

(70:31)


وَالَّذِينَ هُمْ لِأَمَانَاتِهِمْ وَعَهْدِهِمْ رَاعُونَ

Wa(a)llatheena hum liamanatihim waAAahdihim raAAoon(a)

As also those who keep their trusts and their covenant.

(70:32)


وَالَّذِينَ هُم بِشَهَادَاتِهِمْ قَائِمُونَ

Wa(a)llatheena hum bishahadatihim qaimoon(a)

And who stand firm in their testimonies.

(70:33)


وَالَّذِينَ هُمْ عَلَى صَلَاتِهِمْ يُحَافِظُونَ

Wa(a)llatheena hum AAala salatihim yuhafithoon(a)

And who are observant of their Salat.

(70:34)


أُوْلَئِكَ فِي جَنَّاتٍ مُّكْرَمُونَ

Olaika fee jannatin mukramoon(a)

Honoured, they shall dwell in Gardens.

(70:35)


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

Someone asked for a doom. The infidels had challenged the Holy Prophet--SW that if Quran was the Divine Truth then let a doom befall them. As generally evident from the conduct of the infidels, and also those mentioned above, they are sure that nothing of the sort will ever happen and they can run the world as they choose. But the fact is that retribution will surely befall them, and no one will be able to avert it. This doom will be from Allah-SWT , the Elevated, the Glorious.

 

Believers' Ruh is Familiar with Elevations


 The heights already known to the angels will also be ascended by them on the Day that shall endure for fifty thousand years. According to Ruh-al-M'ani there are step by step grades of elevation for the believers Arwah, an evidence to Allah-SWT's Greatness, which they scale gradually while progressing through the stations of Suluk. On the Day of Judgement, they will also get to those lofty stations.

 

The Duration of the Day of Judgement


 The Day of Judgement will equal fifty thousand years in duration. The Holy Prophet-SW is reported to have said that for believers, it will appear as short as the time taken in offering an obligatory Salat It means that for each person, the length of the Day will be felt according to his conduct. Allah--SWT wishes the Holy Prophet-SW to persevere on his mission and be patient. It alludes that a believer should not be perturbed by the slurs and opposition of the non believers, and should stand fast on truth and keep working to enforce Islam. To the infidels the Day of Judgement or any retribution appear remote and impossible, but Allah-SWT knows it to be inevitable.

 

The Fall of Infidelity and its System          


 These Ayat also hold the promise that whenever efforts are sincerely made to implement Din, infidelity and the ungodly systems will crumble. The Qayamah will be so ravaging that even the heavens will melt away like molten copper. The mountains will fly about like carded flakes of wool. No friendship shall avail the infidels that Day, and no one will care for another. Everyone will be gripped by a paralyzing personal worry. The culprits shall be poised to give away their sons or wives or brothers or the entire family to escape the Fire.

 

They will be all too willing to let burn in Hell all those relations for whom they had rebelled against Allah-SWT and His-SWT ’s System. Not only them, but if they had all the bounties of the world, they will be ready to relinquish them to save their necks. But that would be impossible. The Fire of Hell is such that it shall suck in the disobedient as if clutching their livers and dragging them in. Its heat will instantly skin the disobedient, forcing them all together.

 

Inherent Characteristics  


 By virtue of creation, human being has inherent weaknesses. The remedy is a link with Allah-SWT . Deprived of it, he gives in to his weaknesses. Then if trouble befalls him, he wails and cries; and if comforted, he renounces Allah-SWT's favours. Exceptions to this are Allah-SWT ’s bondmen who connect themselves with Him-SWT through worships and are always conscious of this relationship, in their practical lives, they are never browbeaten by wealth and riches.

 

Economy holds Central Position


 

Rather, they adopt the economic system approved by Allah-SWT . Economy has the central role in the rise or fall of a society. Therefore, the economic aspect has been stressed here by emphasizing that the righteous are those who set aside the share of the poor and the destitute as enjoined by Him-SWT .

 

Zakat is Fixed and cannot be Altered


 It means that the amount and process of Zakat is fixed by Allah-SWT , wherein no alteration is permitted. And the righteous are those who believe in the Akhirah and the Day of Judgment and this belief is evident in their conduct. And they fear His-SWT Annoyance, which indeed is worth fearing.

 

All Forms of Sexual Outlets are Forbidden except Wife


 They guard their private parts and confine themselves to their wives or legitimate bondwomen. Anyone indulging in any other form of sexuality shall be transgressing the limits imposed by Shari'ah and is, therefore, forbidden. It includes those forms of Nikah disallowed by Shari'ah, such as wedding women forbidden in marriage, or Mut'ah, or Halalah for a night or so. Masturbation is also forbidden. The Holy Prophet-SAAW has accursed the one who performs it. This topic often comes under discussion in today’s ungodly society. The perverts, finding no permissible alternative, think that this is the only source of pleasure and it is their right. Whereas the Quran tells in the very beginning of this Surah that the actual pleasure is in Allah-SWT ’s Cognition which contains such ruptures as cannot be found in any other pursuit of life. If one is blessed with it, sexual gratification through illegitimate means would cause anguish rather than the pleasure. Allah-SWT has allowed sex only to maintain human race. It is also allowed with a legitimate bondwoman, as she too can bear offspring who are owned by the master as his children. For details relevant books may be consulted.

 

The Islamic System


 The prime objective should be the system of life, enjoined by Allah-SWT . The followers of this system safeguard what is trusted to them and live by their word. It alludes to the rights and duties, for the rights of one another are a mutual trust. When a person fulfils his promise by discharging his duty the trust is vindicated. Secondly they stick to their testimonies, the biggest being the faith in Allah-SWT and His-SWT ’s Prophet-SW. Thirdly, they guard their worships with utmost devotion and remember that any action in Allah-SWT's obedience is indeed an act of worship. They will be honoured by admission into Jannah.

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