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 2 contains Āyāt / Parts 11
  • Siparah/ Volume 24

bismillah

إِنَّ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا يُنَادَوْنَ لَمَقْتُ اللَّهِ أَكْبَرُ مِن مَّقْتِكُمْ أَنفُسَكُمْ إِذْ تُدْعَوْنَ إِلَى الْإِيمَانِ فَتَكْفُرُونَ

Inna allatheena kafaroo yunadawna lamaqtu Allahi akbaru min maqtikum anfusakum ith tudAAawna ila aleemani fatakfuroon(a)

Verily those who disbelieve-they will be cried unto: Surely Allah-SWT ’ ‘s abhorrence was greater than is your abhorrence toward yourselves, when you were called to belief, and you rejected.

(40:10)

قَالُوا رَبَّنَا أَمَتَّنَا اثْنَتَيْنِ وَأَحْيَيْتَنَا اثْنَتَيْنِ فَاعْتَرَفْنَا بِذُنُوبِنَا فَهَلْ إِلَى خُرُوجٍ مِّن سَبِيلٍ

Qaloo rabbana amattana ithnatayni waahyaytana ithnatayni fa(i)AAtarafna bithunoobina fahal ila khuroojin min sabeel(in)

They will say: Our Rabb-SWT You-SWT have made us die twice, and You-SWT have made us live twice, now we confess our sins, is there no getting out anyway?

(40:11)

ذَلِكُم بِأَنَّهُ إِذَا دُعِيَ اللَّهُ وَحْدَهُ كَفَرْتُمْ وَإِن يُشْرَكْ بِهِ تُؤْمِنُوا فَالْحُكْمُ لِلَّهِ الْعَلِيِّ الْكَبِيرِ

Thalikum biannahu itha duAAiya Allahu wahdahu kafartum wain yushrak bihi tuminoo fa(a)lhukmu lillahi alAAaliyyi alkabeer(i)

That is because when Allah-SWT Alone was called upon you denied: .And when some one was associated with Him-SWT you believed. So the judgement is of Allah-SWT , the Exalted, the Great.

(40:12)

هُوَ الَّذِي يُرِيكُمْ آيَاتِهِ وَيُنَزِّلُ لَكُم مِّنَ السَّمَاء رِزْقًا وَمَا يَتَذَكَّرُ إِلَّا مَن يُنِيبُ

Huwa allathee yureekum ayatihi wayunazzilu lakum mina a(l)ssamai rizqan wama yatathakkaru illa man yuneeb(u)

He-SWT it is Who-SWT shows you His-SWT Signs and sends down provision for you from the heaven, and none receives admonition save him who turns in penitence.

(40:13)

فَادْعُوا اللَّهَ مُخْلِصِينَ لَهُ الدِّينَ وَلَوْ كَرِهَ الْكَافِرُونَ

Fa(o)dAAoo Allaha mukhliseena lahu a(l)ddeena walaw kariha alkafiroon(a)

Therefore call to Allah-SWT , making faith pure for Him-SWT , averse as the infidels may be.

(40:14)

رَفِيعُ الدَّرَجَاتِ ذُو الْعَرْشِ يُلْقِي الرُّوحَ مِنْ أَمْرِهِ عَلَى مَن يَشَاء مِنْ عِبَادِهِ لِيُنذِرَ يَوْمَ التَّلَاقِ

RafeeAAu a(l)ddarajati thoo alAAarshi yulqee a(l)rrooha min amrihi AAala man yashao min AAibadihi liyunthira yawma a(l)ttalaq(i)

He-SWT is lofty in degrees, Rabb-SWT of the Throne. He-SWT casts the Spirit of His Command upon whomsoever He-SWT wills of His-SWT bondmen, that he may warn the people of the Day of Meeting.

(40:15)

يَوْمَ هُم بَارِزُونَ لَا يَخْفَى عَلَى اللَّهِ مِنْهُمْ شَيْءٌ لِّمَنِ الْمُلْكُ الْيَوْمَ لِلَّهِ الْوَاحِدِ الْقَهَّارِ

Yawma hum barizoona la yakhfa AAala Allahi minhum shayon limani almulku alyawma lillahi alwahidi alqahhar(i)

The Day whereon they will appear; nothing of them will be concealed from Allah-SWT . Whose-SWT is the dominion today? It is of Allah-SWT , the One , the Subduer .

(40:16)

الْيَوْمَ تُجْزَى كُلُّ نَفْسٍ بِمَا كَسَبَتْ لَا ظُلْمَ الْيَوْمَ إِنَّ اللَّهَ سَرِيعُ الْحِسَابِ

Alyawma tujza kullu nafsin bima kasabat la thulma alyawma inna Allaha sareeAAu alhisab(i)

Today every soul will be recompensed for what it has earned, no wrong doing today; verily Allah-SWT is Swift at Reckoning.

(40:17)

وَأَنذِرْهُمْ يَوْمَ الْآزِفَةِ إِذِ الْقُلُوبُ لَدَى الْحَنَاجِرِ كَاظِمِينَ مَا لِلظَّالِمِينَ مِنْ حَمِيمٍ وَلَا شَفِيعٍ يُطَاعُ

Waanthirhum yawma alazifati ithi alquloobu lada alhanajiri kathimeena ma li(l)ththalimeena min hameemin wala shafeeAAin yutaAA(u)

Warn them you of the Day of Portending whereon the hearts will be in the throats, choking; then for the ungodly there will be no ardent friend nor an intercessor to be given heed to.

(40:18)

يَعْلَمُ خَائِنَةَ الْأَعْيُنِ وَمَا تُخْفِي الصُّدُورُ

YaAAlamu khainata alaAAyuni wama tukhfee a(l)ssudoor(u)

He-SWT knows the fraud of the eyes what the breasts conceal.

(40:19)

وَاللَّهُ يَقْضِي بِالْحَقِّ وَالَّذِينَ يَدْعُونَ مِن دُونِهِ لَا يَقْضُونَ بِشَيْءٍ إِنَّ اللَّهَ هُوَ السَّمِيعُ الْبَصِيرُ

Wa(A)llahu yaqdee bi(a)lhaqqi wa(a)llatheena yadAAoona min doonihi la yaqdoona bishayin inna Allaha huwa a(l)ssameeAAu albaseer(u)

Allah-SWT decrees with truth, while those whom they call upon beside Allah-SWT cannot decree anything verily Allah-SWT : He-SWT is the Hearer, the Beholder!

(40:20)
In The Name of Allah-SWT the Most Gracious, The Most Merciful
SECRETS OF REVELATION:

Today the infidels attach great importance to temporal benefits and physical comforts, but once they end up in Hell they will despise their own selves. They will bite their fingers in disgust over the fact that they nurtured a loathsome body and in the bargain, failed to obey Allah-SWT . A crier will inform them that Allah-SWT hated them far more when they used to insist on their infidelity, than they abhorring themselves today. They shall plead: "O’ Rabb!-SWT We know now that You-SWT made us die twice. First when we were in the form of matter and second when we embarked on our journey to eternal life from the mortal life through the gateway of death. And You-SWT   gave us life twice as well. First in the world, making us viable, and second when You-SWT quickened us in the Akhirah. It is now that we have acquired a complete trust in Your-SWT Omnipotence. So is there any way of deliverance from Hell and can our confession be of any use today?"

 

After a flat refusal they will be told that when they were invited to Allah-SWT ‘s Unity they opted for denial, but when partners were ascribed to Him-SWT they readily accepted. This indeed was a grave crime against the Magnificence of, the Most Glorified, the Most Exalted. It is He-SWT Who-SWT has decreed this punishment so they must now dwell in Hell forever. He continues to manifest proofs of His-SWT Magnificence and Unity, and arranges provisions for everyone through the most intricate universal system.

 

Qalb Propensity to Allah leads to Sound Understanding

The proofs of His-SWT Magnificence are observed only by those whose hearts develop a deep realization. This state leads to sound understanding. And O' Prophet--SW ! No matter how annoyed the infidels may be, you-SW must always worship Allah-SWT with deepest devotion. He-SWT is the most Exalted Who-SWT raises you-SW in rank. He-SWT is Owner of the Grand Throne and blesses His-SWT chosen servants with revelation. In other words, He-SWT is in no need of public opinion and appoints His-SWT Prophets-AS by His-SWT choice. So forewarn people of the Day when they shall be standing before the All Knowing, Who-SWT will ask: Whose-SWT Sovereignty is it today? They will all acknowledge His-SWT Sovereignty. That Day every soul will be requited and no one will be wronged in any way, nor will there be any delay in this process, for Allah-SWT is Swift at Reckoning.

 

Justice must not be Delayed

This shows the importance of timely justice, for justice delayed is justice denied. The Holy Prophet-SW must forewarn them against the Day when terror will quicken their heart beat, they desperately trying to regain composure. On that Day the transgressors will have no friend or intercessor. Allah-SWT is so deeply Observant that even a malefic glance is in His-SWT Knowledge, as are the secrets inside the hearts. He-SWT will Judge with accuracy and fairness, while the partners ascribed to Him-SWT will avail them naught, nor will they have any worth.

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