سورة الرحمن   


Surah Name: Ar-Rahman Meaning: The Compassionate

  • Revealed at Madinah
  • Total Number of Rukū / Sections 3
  • Total Number of Āyāt / Parts 78
  • Sūrah / Chapter number 55
  • Rukū / Section 1 contains Āyāt / Parts 25
  • Siparah/ Volume 27

bismillah

الرَّحْمَنُ

A(l)rrahman(u)

The Compassionate.

(55:1)


عَلَّمَ الْقُرْآنَ

AAallama alquran(a)

He-SWT taught the Quran.

(55:2)


خَلَقَ الْإِنسَانَ

Khalaqa alinsan(a)

He-SWT created man.

(55:3)


عَلَّمَهُ الْبَيَانَ

AAallamahu albayan(a)

He-SWT taught him utterance.

(55:4)


الشَّمْسُ وَالْقَمَرُ بِحُسْبَانٍ

A(l)shshamsu wa(a)lqamaru bihusban(in)

The sun and the moon are made punctual.

(55:5)


وَالنَّجْمُ وَالشَّجَرُ يَسْجُدَانِ

Wa(al)nnajmu wa(al)shshajaru yasjudan(i)

And herbs and trees do Sajdah.

(55:6)


وَالسَّمَاء رَفَعَهَا وَوَضَعَ الْمِيزَانَ

Wa(al)ssamaa rafaAAaha wawadaAAa almeezan(a)

And the sky! He-SWT has elevated it and set the balance.

(55:7)


أَلَّا تَطْغَوْا فِي الْمِيزَانِ

Alla tatghaw fee almeezan(i)

That you should not trespass in respect of the Balance.

(55:8)


وَأَقِيمُوا الْوَزْنَ بِالْقِسْطِ وَلَا تُخْسِرُوا الْمِيزَانَ

Waaqeemoo alwazna bi(a)lqisti wala tukhsiroo almeezan(a)

And observe the weight with equity, and do not make the balance deficient.

(55:9)


وَالْأَرْضَ وَضَعَهَا لِلْأَنَامِ

Wa(a)larda wadaAAaha lilanam(i)

And the earth: He-SWT has laid it for the creatures.

(55:10)


فِيهَا فَاكِهَةٌ وَالنَّخْلُ ذَاتُ الْأَكْمَامِ

Feeha fakihatun wa(al)nnakhlu thatu alakmam(i)

Therein are fruit and palm-trees sheathed.

(55:11)


وَالْحَبُّ ذُو الْعَصْفِ وَالرَّيْحَانُ

Wa(a)lhabbu thoo alAAasfi wa(al)rrayhan(i)

And grain chaffed and other food.

(55:12)


فَبِأَيِّ آلَاء رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ

Fabiayyi alai rabbikuma tukaththiban(i)

Which, then, of the benefits of your Rabb-SWT will you twain deny?

(55:13)


خَلَقَ الْإِنسَانَ مِن صَلْصَالٍ كَالْفَخَّارِ

Khalaqa alinsana min salsalin ka(a)lfakhkhar(i)

He-SWT created man from potter's clay.

(55:14)


وَخَلَقَ الْجَانَّ مِن مَّارِجٍ مِّن نَّارٍ

Wakhalaqa aljanna min marijin min nar(in)

And has created the Jinn from a flame of fire.

(55:15)


فَبِأَيِّ آلَاء رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ

Fabiayyi alai rabbikuma tukaththiban(i)

Which, then, of the benefits of your Rabb-SWT will you twain deny?

(55:16)


رَبُّ الْمَشْرِقَيْنِ وَرَبُّ الْمَغْرِبَيْنِ

Rabbu almashriqayni warabbu almaghribayn(i)

He-SWT is Rabb-SWT of the two Easts and the two Wests.

(55:17)


فَبِأَيِّ آلَاء رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ

Fabiayyi alai rabbikuma tukaththiban(i)

Which, then, of the benefits of your Rabb-SWT will you twain deny?

(55:18)


مَرَجَ الْبَحْرَيْنِ يَلْتَقِيَانِ

Maraja albahrayni yaltaqiyan(i)

He-SWT has let loose the two oceans.

(55:19)


بَيْنَهُمَا بَرْزَخٌ لَّا يَبْغِيَانِ

Baynahuma barzakhun la yabghiyan(i)

In-between them is a barrier they cannot pass.

(55:20)


فَبِأَيِّ آلَاء رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ

Fabiayyi alai rabbikuma tukaththiban(i)

Which, then, of the benefits of your Rabb-SWT will you twain deny?

(55:21)


يَخْرُجُ مِنْهُمَا اللُّؤْلُؤُ وَالْمَرْجَانُ

Yakhruju minhuma alluluo wa(a)lmarjan(u)

There come forth from the two. The pearl and the coral.

(55:22)


فَبِأَيِّ آلَاء رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ

Fabiayyi alai rabbikuma tukaththibani

Which, then, of the benefits of your Rabb-SWT will you twain deny?

(55:23)


وَلَهُ الْجَوَارِ الْمُنشَآتُ فِي الْبَحْرِ كَالْأَعْلَامِ

Walahu aljawari almunshaatu fee albahri ka(a)laAAlam(i)

His-SWT are the ships slanted like mountains in the sea.

 (55:24)


فَبِأَيِّ آلَاء رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ

Fabiayyi alai rabbikuma tukaththiban(i)

Which, then, of the benefits of your Rabb-SWT will you twain deny?

(55:25)


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

Allah-SWT is indeed the Most Compassionate. A demonstration of His-SWT Mercy is that He-SWT taught the Quran. He-SWT revealed it to His-SWT Prophet-SW, from whom the most fortunate souls, the Companions-RAU, learnt and passed it down to the succeeding generations. He-SWT thus initiated a chain of Quranic education for all times to come so that mankind may satiate from this fountainhead of His-SWT Mercy. It is also by His-SWT Grace that He-SWT created mankind, gifted them with eloquence and enabled them to acquire the Quranic knowledge.

 

The Power of Speech-its Real Purpose


In other words, the real purpose of the power of speech is the acquisition and the transmission of Quranic knowledge. All other advantages are secondary. He-SWT then favoured mankind with conducive environment for its habitation. The cycle of days and nights, hot and cold weather, food, fruits, flowers and plantations depend upon the light of the sun and the moon. With the rising and setting of those two planets and the hot and cold temperatures He-SWT initiated a deliberate and accurately planned schedule par excellence. There has never been the slightest fluctuation or fault in their pace or performance. And every herb or plant is obeying Him-SWT in the most comprehensive manner by providing the services for which created.

 

It is He-SWT Who-SWT gave the heaven its altitude, to keep out of human reach the celestial blessings, for instance, those emanating from the sun, the moon, the winds, the clouds etc, to guard against monopoly by anyone. And in the blessings associated with human interaction and relationships, He-SWT enjoined balance, forewarning them not to let go fair play and equity in mutual dealings, and never wrong anyone. He-SWT also enjoined accurate measure to be on the plus and not minus side. Man, by genesis has been created a social being to live in interaction. So, mutual transactions are inevitable. It is by His-SWT Mercy that He-SWT commanded fairness in dealings and blessed this earth with an atmosphere conducive to His-SWT creation, with all the necessities of life stored in it in the form of unending resources. It produces a variety of fruits; like dates draped in hulls, delicious in taste, to serve as diet as well as medicine. The grains are draped in scented coverings which turn into chaff. So O' mankind and Jinn! Which of the Allah-SWT's bounties will you deny?

 

He-SWT created the very first human being Prophet Aadam-AS from potter's clay and the Jinn from smokeless flames. Apparently man cannot imagine making anything from such raw materials, yet the Almighty Allaah-SWT created both. So how many of His-SWT Favours will the twain ignore? His-SWT Providence sways over the two Easts and the two Wests, so termed because of the variation in the rising and setting of the sun during summer and winter. And the system of life is subordinated to the Solar System created and being run by Him-SWT . So which of His-SWT Favours will the mankind and the Jinn deny?

 

His-SWT creativity has ordained two types of water to flow on the same earth one is brackish and the other sweet. Flowing side by side they dare not intermingle to interfere in the screen of His-SWT Omnipotence that keeps these apart. The former produces vapours that form the clouds to pour down as sweet water. So then how many of His-SWT favours will you both reciprocate with ingratitude? The treasures placed beneath the seas and rivers in the form of pearls and corals are recovered to adorn human life. So how many of His-SWT blessings shall remain unacknowledged? The trade by sea using the large vessels and the ocean liners are His-SWT blessings for mankind. Then which of all these will the twain refute?

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