Sura 14: Abraham (Ibrahim) ( سورة إبراهيم )
بِسمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحمٰنِ الرَّحيمِ
In the name of God, Most Gracious, Most Merciful
١:الر كِتٰبٌ أَنزَلنٰهُ إِلَيكَ لِتُخرِجَ النّاسَ مِنَ الظُّلُمٰتِ إِلَى النّورِ بِإِذنِ رَبِّهِم إِلىٰ صِرٰطِ العَزيزِ الحَميدِ
[14:1] A. L. R.* A scripture that we revealed to you, in order to lead the people out of darkness into the light—in accordance with the will of their Lord —to the path of the Almighty, the Praiseworthy.
Footnote*14:1 These initials remained a divinely guarded secret until the Quran’s mathematical code was discovered in 1974 A.D. See Appendix 1 for the significance of these initials.
٢:اللَّهِ الَّذى لَهُ ما فِى السَّمٰوٰتِ وَما فِى الأَرضِ وَوَيلٌ لِلكٰفِرينَ مِن عَذابٍ شَديدٍ
[14:2] (The path of) GOD; the One who possesses everything in the heavens and everything on earth. Woe to the disbelievers; they have incurred a terrible retribution.
٣:الَّذينَ يَستَحِبّونَ الحَيوٰةَ الدُّنيا عَلَى الـٔاخِرَةِ وَيَصُدّونَ عَن سَبيلِ اللَّهِ وَيَبغونَها عِوَجًا أُولٰئِكَ فى ضَلٰلٍ بَعيدٍ
What is Your Priority?
[14:3] They are the ones who give priority to this life over the Hereafter, repel from the way of GOD, and seek to make it crooked; they have gone far astray.
٤:وَما أَرسَلنا مِن رَسولٍ إِلّا بِلِسانِ قَومِهِ لِيُبَيِّنَ لَهُم فَيُضِلُّ اللَّهُ مَن يَشاءُ وَيَهدى مَن يَشاءُ وَهُوَ العَزيزُ الحَكيمُ
The Messenger's Language
[14:4] We did not send any messenger except (to preach) in the tongue of his people, in order to clarify things for them. GOD then sends astray whomever He wills, and guides whomever He wills. He is the Almighty, the Most Wise.
٥:وَلَقَد أَرسَلنا موسىٰ بِـٔايٰتِنا أَن أَخرِج قَومَكَ مِنَ الظُّلُمٰتِ إِلَى النّورِ وَذَكِّرهُم بِأَيّىٰمِ اللَّهِ إِنَّ فى ذٰلِكَ لَـٔايٰتٍ لِكُلِّ صَبّارٍ شَكورٍ
Moses
[14:5] Thus, we sent Moses with our miracles, saying, “Lead your people out of darkness into the light, and remind them of the days of GOD .” These are lessons for every steadfast, appreciative person.
٦:وَإِذ قالَ موسىٰ لِقَومِهِ اذكُروا نِعمَةَ اللَّهِ عَلَيكُم إِذ أَنجىٰكُم مِن ءالِ فِرعَونَ يَسومونَكُم سوءَ العَذابِ وَيُذَبِّحونَ أَبناءَكُم وَيَستَحيونَ نِساءَكُم وَفى ذٰلِكُم بَلاءٌ مِن رَبِّكُم عَظيمٌ
The Importance of Being Appreciative
[14:6] Recall that Moses said to his people, “Remember GOD‘s blessings upon you. He saved you from Pharaoh’s people who inflicted the worst persecution upon you, slaughtering your sons and sparing your daughters. That was an exacting trial from your Lord.”
٧:وَإِذ تَأَذَّنَ رَبُّكُم لَئِن شَكَرتُم لَأَزيدَنَّكُم وَلَئِن كَفَرتُم إِنَّ عَذابى لَشَديدٌ
Appreciative vs Unappreciative
[14:7] Your Lord has decreed: “The more you thank Me, the more I give you.” But if you turn unappreciative, then My retribution is severe.
٨:وَقالَ موسىٰ إِن تَكفُروا أَنتُم وَمَن فِى الأَرضِ جَميعًا فَإِنَّ اللَّهَ لَغَنِىٌّ حَميدٌ
[14:8] Moses said, “If you disbelieve, along with all the people on earth, GOD is in no need, Praiseworthy.”
٩:أَلَم يَأتِكُم نَبَؤُا۟ الَّذينَ مِن قَبلِكُم قَومِ نوحٍ وَعادٍ وَثَمودَ وَالَّذينَ مِن بَعدِهِم لا يَعلَمُهُم إِلَّا اللَّهُ جاءَتهُم رُسُلُهُم بِالبَيِّنٰتِ فَرَدّوا أَيدِيَهُم فى أَفوٰهِهِم وَقالوا إِنّا كَفَرنا بِما أُرسِلتُم بِهِ وَإِنّا لَفى شَكٍّ مِمّا تَدعونَنا إِلَيهِ مُريبٍ
Egotistic Defiance: A Human Trait
[14:9] Have you not heard about those before you—the people of Noah, ‘Ãd, Thamûd, and others who came after them and known only to GOD ? Their messengers went to them with clear proofs, but they treated them with contempt and said, “We disbelieve in what you are sent with. We are skeptical about your message; full of doubt.”
١٠:قالَت رُسُلُهُم أَفِى اللَّهِ شَكٌّ فاطِرِ السَّمٰوٰتِ وَالأَرضِ يَدعوكُم لِيَغفِرَ لَكُم مِن ذُنوبِكُم وَيُؤَخِّرَكُم إِلىٰ أَجَلٍ مُسَمًّى قالوا إِن أَنتُم إِلّا بَشَرٌ مِثلُنا تُريدونَ أَن تَصُدّونا عَمّا كانَ يَعبُدُ ءاباؤُنا فَأتونا بِسُلطٰنٍ مُبينٍ
Following Our Parents Blindly: A Great Human Tragedy
[14:10] Their messengers said, “Do you have doubts about GOD ; the Initiator of the heavens and the earth? He invites you only to forgive your sins, and to give you another chance to redeem yourselves.” They said, “You are no more than humans like us, who want to repel us from the way our parents used to worship. Show us some profound authority.”
١١:قالَت لَهُم رُسُلُهُم إِن نَحنُ إِلّا بَشَرٌ مِثلُكُم وَلٰكِنَّ اللَّهَ يَمُنُّ عَلىٰ مَن يَشاءُ مِن عِبادِهِ وَما كانَ لَنا أَن نَأتِيَكُم بِسُلطٰنٍ إِلّا بِإِذنِ اللَّهِ وَعَلَى اللَّهِ فَليَتَوَكَّلِ المُؤمِنونَ
[14:11] Their messengers said to them, “We are no more than humans like you, but GOD blesses whomever He chooses from among His servants. We could not possibly show you any kind of authorization, except in accordance with GOD‘s will. In GOD the believers shall trust.
١٢:وَما لَنا أَلّا نَتَوَكَّلَ عَلَى اللَّهِ وَقَد هَدىٰنا سُبُلَنا وَلَنَصبِرَنَّ عَلىٰ ما ءاذَيتُمونا وَعَلَى اللَّهِ فَليَتَوَكَّلِ المُتَوَكِّلونَ
[14:12] “Why should we not trust in GOD , when He has guided us in our paths? We will steadfastly persevere in the face of your persecution. In GOD all the trusters shall trust.”
١٣:وَقالَ الَّذينَ كَفَروا لِرُسُلِهِم لَنُخرِجَنَّكُم مِن أَرضِنا أَو لَتَعودُنَّ فى مِلَّتِنا فَأَوحىٰ إِلَيهِم رَبُّهُم لَنُهلِكَنَّ الظّٰلِمينَ
[14:13] Those who disbelieved said to their messengers, “We will banish you from our land, unless you revert to our religion.” Their Lord inspired them: “We will inevitably annihilate the transgressors.
١٤:وَلَنُسكِنَنَّكُمُ الأَرضَ مِن بَعدِهِم ذٰلِكَ لِمَن خافَ مَقامى وَخافَ وَعيدِ
[14:14] “And we will let you dwell in their land after them. This is (the reward) for those who reverence My majesty, and reverence My promise.”
١٥:١٤وَاستَفتَحوا وَخابَ كُلُّ جَبّارٍ عَنيدٍ
[14:15] They issued a challenge, and consequently, every stubborn tyrant ended up doomed.
١٦:مِن وَرائِهِ جَهَنَّمُ وَيُسقىٰ مِن ماءٍ صَديدٍ
[14:16] Awaiting him is Hell, wherein he will drink putrid water.
١٧:يَتَجَرَّعُهُ وَلا يَكادُ يُسيغُهُ وَيَأتيهِ المَوتُ مِن كُلِّ مَكانٍ وَما هُوَ بِمَيِّتٍ وَمِن وَرائِهِ عَذابٌ غَليظٌ
[14:17] He will gulp it down, though he cannot stand it, as death comes to him from every direction, but he will never die. Awaiting him is a terrible retribution.*
Footnote*14:17 When we rebelled against God, and agreed with Satan during the great feud (38:69), the angels suggested that we should be banished to Hell (Appendix 7). But the Most Merciful decided to give us another chance to redeem ourselves. He said to the angels, “I know what you do not know” (2:30). God knew that many humans would have protested that they had no idea how bad Hell was. The awesome description of Hell in 14:17 and in 22:19-22, nullifies such a protest. Now we have a pretty good idea how terrible Hell is.
١٨:مَثَلُ الَّذينَ كَفَروا بِرَبِّهِم أَعمٰلُهُم كَرَمادٍ اشتَدَّت بِهِ الرّيحُ فى يَومٍ عاصِفٍ لا يَقدِرونَ مِمّا كَسَبوا عَلىٰ شَىءٍ ذٰلِكَ هُوَ الضَّلٰلُ البَعيدُ
[14:18] The allegory of those who disbelieve in their Lord: their works are like ashes in a violent wind, on a stormy day. They gain nothing from whatever they earn; such is the farthest straying.
١٩:أَلَم تَرَ أَنَّ اللَّهَ خَلَقَ السَّمٰوٰتِ وَالأَرضَ بِالحَقِّ إِن يَشَأ يُذهِبكُم وَيَأتِ بِخَلقٍ جَديدٍ
Worship Only the Omnipotent One
[14:19] Do you not realize that GOD has created the heavens and the earth for a specific purpose? If He wills, He can remove you, and substitute a new creation in your place.
٢٠:وَما ذٰلِكَ عَلَى اللَّهِ بِعَزيزٍ
[14:20] This is not too difficult for GOD .
٢١:وَبَرَزوا لِلَّهِ جَميعًا فَقالَ الضُّعَفٰؤُا۟ لِلَّذينَ استَكبَروا إِنّا كُنّا لَكُم تَبَعًا فَهَل أَنتُم مُغنونَ عَنّا مِن عَذابِ اللَّهِ مِن شَىءٍ قالوا لَو هَدىٰنَا اللَّهُ لَهَدَينٰكُم سَواءٌ عَلَينا أَجَزِعنا أَم صَبَرنا ما لَنا مِن مَحيصٍ
On the Day of Resurrection
[14:21] When they all stand before GOD ,* the followers will say to the leaders, “We used to follow you. Can you spare us even a little bit of GOD‘s retribution?” They will say, “Had GOD guided us, we would have guided you. Now it is too late, whether we grieve or resort to patience, there is no exit for us.”
Footnote*14:21 Frequently, the Quran talks about the Hereafter in the past tense. This is because those are future events already witnessed by God, and will surely come to pass.
٢٢:وَقالَ الشَّيطٰنُ لَمّا قُضِىَ الأَمرُ إِنَّ اللَّهَ وَعَدَكُم وَعدَ الحَقِّ وَوَعَدتُكُم فَأَخلَفتُكُم وَما كانَ لِىَ عَلَيكُم مِن سُلطٰنٍ إِلّا أَن دَعَوتُكُم فَاستَجَبتُم لى فَلا تَلومونى وَلوموا أَنفُسَكُم ما أَنا۠ بِمُصرِخِكُم وَما أَنتُم بِمُصرِخِىَّ إِنّى كَفَرتُ بِما أَشرَكتُمونِ مِن قَبلُ إِنَّ الظّٰلِمينَ لَهُم عَذابٌ أَليمٌ
Satan Disowns His Followers
[14:22] And the devil will say, after the judgment had been issued, “GOD has promised you the truthful promise, and I promised you, but I broke my promise. I had no power over you; I simply invited you, and you accepted my invitation. Therefore, do not blame me, and blame only yourselves. My complaining cannot help you, nor can your complaining help me. I have disbelieved in your idolizing me. The transgressors have incurred a painful retribution.”
٢٣:وَأُدخِلَ الَّذينَ ءامَنوا وَعَمِلُوا الصّٰلِحٰتِ جَنّٰتٍ تَجرى مِن تَحتِهَا الأَنهٰرُ خٰلِدينَ فيها بِإِذنِ رَبِّهِم تَحِيَّتُهُم فيها سَلٰمٌ
[14:23] As for those who believe and lead a righteous life, they will be admitted into gardens with flowing streams. They abide therein forever, in accordance with the will of their Lord. Their greeting therein is: “Peace.”
٢٤:أَلَم تَرَ كَيفَ ضَرَبَ اللَّهُ مَثَلًا كَلِمَةً طَيِّبَةً كَشَجَرَةٍ طَيِّبَةٍ أَصلُها ثابِتٌ وَفَرعُها فِى السَّماءِ
Truth vs Falsehood
[14:24] Do you not see that GOD has cited the example of the good word as a good tree whose root is firmly fixed, and its branches are high in the sky?
٢٥:تُؤتى أُكُلَها كُلَّ حينٍ بِإِذنِ رَبِّها وَيَضرِبُ اللَّهُ الأَمثالَ لِلنّاسِ لَعَلَّهُم يَتَذَكَّرونَ
[14:25] It produces its crop every season, as designed by its Lord. GOD thus cites the examples for the people, that they may take heed.
٢٦:وَمَثَلُ كَلِمَةٍ خَبيثَةٍ كَشَجَرَةٍ خَبيثَةٍ اجتُثَّت مِن فَوقِ الأَرضِ ما لَها مِن قَرارٍ
[14:26] And the example of the bad word is that of a bad tree chopped at the soil level; it has no roots to keep it standing.
٢٧:يُثَبِّتُ اللَّهُ الَّذينَ ءامَنوا بِالقَولِ الثّابِتِ فِى الحَيوٰةِ الدُّنيا وَفِى الـٔاخِرَةِ وَيُضِلُّ اللَّهُ الظّٰلِمينَ وَيَفعَلُ اللَّهُ ما يَشاءُ
[14:27] GOD strengthens those who believe with the proven word, in this life and in the Hereafter. And GOD sends the transgressors astray. Everything is in accordance with GOD‘s will.
٢٨:أَلَم تَرَ إِلَى الَّذينَ بَدَّلوا نِعمَتَ اللَّهِ كُفرًا وَأَحَلّوا قَومَهُم دارَ البَوارِ
They Remove Their Families From God's Protection
[14:28] Have you noted those who responded to GOD‘s blessings by disbelieving, and thus brought disaster upon their own families?
٢٩:جَهَنَّمَ يَصلَونَها وَبِئسَ القَرارُ
[14:29] Hell is their destiny, wherein they burn; what a miserable end!
٣٠:وَجَعَلوا لِلَّهِ أَندادًا لِيُضِلّوا عَن سَبيلِهِ قُل تَمَتَّعوا فَإِنَّ مَصيرَكُم إِلَى النّارِ
Idol Worship: The Mother of All Evil
[14:30] They set up rivals to rank with GOD and to divert others from His path. Say, “Enjoy for awhile; your final destiny is Hell.”
٣١:قُل لِعِبادِىَ الَّذينَ ءامَنوا يُقيمُوا الصَّلوٰةَ وَيُنفِقوا مِمّا رَزَقنٰهُم سِرًّا وَعَلانِيَةً مِن قَبلِ أَن يَأتِىَ يَومٌ لا بَيعٌ فيهِ وَلا خِلٰلٌ
Crucial Commandments
[14:31] Exhort My servants who believed to observe the Contact Prayers (Salat), and to give (to charity) from our provisions to them, secretly and publicly, before a day comes where there is neither trade, nor nepotism.
٣٢:اللَّهُ الَّذى خَلَقَ السَّمٰوٰتِ وَالأَرضَ وَأَنزَلَ مِنَ السَّماءِ ماءً فَأَخرَجَ بِهِ مِنَ الثَّمَرٰتِ رِزقًا لَكُم وَسَخَّرَ لَكُمُ الفُلكَ لِتَجرِىَ فِى البَحرِ بِأَمرِهِ وَسَخَّرَ لَكُمُ الأَنهٰرَ
[14:32] GOD is the One who created the heavens and the earth, and He sends down from the sky water to produce all kinds of fruit for your sustenance. He has committed the ships to serve you on the sea in accordance with His command. He has committed the rivers as well to serve you.
٣٣:وَسَخَّرَ لَكُمُ الشَّمسَ وَالقَمَرَ دائِبَينِ وَسَخَّرَ لَكُمُ الَّيلَ وَالنَّهارَ
[14:33] He has committed the sun and the moon in your service, continuously. He has committed the night and the day to serve you.
٣٤:وَءاتىٰكُم مِن كُلِّ ما سَأَلتُموهُ وَإِن تَعُدّوا نِعمَتَ اللَّهِ لا تُحصوها إِنَّ الإِنسٰنَ لَظَلومٌ كَفّارٌ
[14:34] And He gives you all kinds of things that you implore Him for. If you count GOD‘s blessings, you can never encompass them. Indeed, the human being is transgressing, unappreciative.
٣٥:وَإِذ قالَ إِبرٰهيمُ رَبِّ اجعَل هٰذَا البَلَدَ ءامِنًا وَاجنُبنى وَبَنِىَّ أَن نَعبُدَ الأَصنامَ
Abraham
[14:35] Recall that Abraham said, “My Lord, make this a peaceful land, and protect me and my children from worshiping idols.
٣٦:رَبِّ إِنَّهُنَّ أَضلَلنَ كَثيرًا مِنَ النّاسِ فَمَن تَبِعَنى فَإِنَّهُ مِنّى وَمَن عَصانى فَإِنَّكَ غَفورٌ رَحيمٌ
[14:36] “My Lord, they have misled so many people. As for those who follow me, they belong with me. As for those who disobey me, You are Forgiver, Most Merciful.
٣٧:رَبَّنا إِنّى أَسكَنتُ مِن ذُرِّيَّتى بِوادٍ غَيرِ ذى زَرعٍ عِندَ بَيتِكَ المُحَرَّمِ رَبَّنا لِيُقيمُوا الصَّلوٰةَ فَاجعَل أَفـِٔدَةً مِنَ النّاسِ تَهوى إِلَيهِم وَارزُقهُم مِنَ الثَّمَرٰتِ لَعَلَّهُم يَشكُرونَ
[14:37] “Our Lord, I have settled part of my family in this plantless valley, at Your Sacred House. Our Lord, they are to observe the Contact Prayers (Salat), so let throngs of people converge upon them, and provide for them all kinds of fruits, that they may be appreciative.
٣٨:رَبَّنا إِنَّكَ تَعلَمُ ما نُخفى وَما نُعلِنُ وَما يَخفىٰ عَلَى اللَّهِ مِن شَىءٍ فِى الأَرضِ وَلا فِى السَّماءِ
[14:38] “Our Lord, You know whatever we conceal and whatever we declare— nothing is hidden from GOD on earth, nor in the heavens.
٣٩:الحَمدُ لِلَّهِ الَّذى وَهَبَ لى عَلَى الكِبَرِ إِسمٰعيلَ وَإِسحٰقَ إِنَّ رَبّى لَسَميعُ الدُّعاءِ
[14:39] “Praise be to GOD for granting me, despite my old age, Ismail and Isaac. My Lord answers the prayers.
٤٠:رَبِّ اجعَلنى مُقيمَ الصَّلوٰةِ وَمِن ذُرِّيَّتى رَبَّنا وَتَقَبَّل دُعاءِ
The Contact Prayers: Gift From God
[14:40] “My Lord, make me one who consistently observes the Contact Prayers (Salat), and also my children. Our Lord, please answer my prayers.
٤١:رَبَّنَا اغفِر لى وَلِوٰلِدَىَّ وَلِلمُؤمِنينَ يَومَ يَقومُ الحِسابُ
[14:41] “My Lord, forgive me and my parents, and the believers, on the day when the reckoning takes place.”
٤٢:وَلا تَحسَبَنَّ اللَّهَ غٰفِلًا عَمّا يَعمَلُ الظّٰلِمونَ إِنَّما يُؤَخِّرُهُم لِيَومٍ تَشخَصُ فيهِ الأَبصٰرُ
[14:42] Do not ever think that GOD is unaware of what the transgressors are doing. He only respites them until a day where the eyes stare in horror.
٤٣:مُهطِعينَ مُقنِعى رُءوسِهِم لا يَرتَدُّ إِلَيهِم طَرفُهُم وَأَفـِٔدَتُهُم هَواءٌ
[14:43] As they rush (out of the graves), their faces will be looking upward, their eyes will not even blink, and their minds will be horrified.
٤٤:وَأَنذِرِ النّاسَ يَومَ يَأتيهِمُ العَذابُ فَيَقولُ الَّذينَ ظَلَموا رَبَّنا أَخِّرنا إِلىٰ أَجَلٍ قَريبٍ نُجِب دَعوَتَكَ وَنَتَّبِعِ الرُّسُلَ أَوَلَم تَكونوا أَقسَمتُم مِن قَبلُ ما لَكُم مِن زَوالٍ
God Sends His Commands Through His Messengers
[14:44] You shall warn the people of the day when the retribution comes to them. Those who transgressed will say, “Our Lord, give us one more respite. We will then respond to Your call and follow the messengers.” Did you not swear in the past that you will last forever?
٤٥:وَسَكَنتُم فى مَسٰكِنِ الَّذينَ ظَلَموا أَنفُسَهُم وَتَبَيَّنَ لَكُم كَيفَ فَعَلنا بِهِم وَضَرَبنا لَكُمُ الأَمثالَ
[14:45] You dwelled in the homes of those before you, who wronged their souls, and you have seen clearly what we did to them. We have set many precedents for you.
٤٦:وَقَد مَكَروا مَكرَهُم وَعِندَ اللَّهِ مَكرُهُم وَإِن كانَ مَكرُهُم لِتَزولَ مِنهُ الجِبالُ
[14:46] They schemed their schemes, and GOD is fully aware of their schemes. Indeed, their schemes were sufficient to erase mountains.
٤٧:فَلا تَحسَبَنَّ اللَّهَ مُخلِفَ وَعدِهِ رُسُلَهُ إِنَّ اللَّهَ عَزيزٌ ذُو انتِقامٍ
Guaranteed Victory for God's Messengers
[14:47] Do not think that GOD will ever break His promise to His messengers. GOD is Almighty, Avenger.
٤٨:يَومَ تُبَدَّلُ الأَرضُ غَيرَ الأَرضِ وَالسَّمٰوٰتُ وَبَرَزوا لِلَّهِ الوٰحِدِ القَهّارِ
New Heavens and New Earth*
[14:48] The day will come when this earth will be substituted with a new earth, and also the heavens, and everyone will be brought before GOD , the One, the Supreme.
Footnote*14:48 This prophecy is also found in the Old Testament (Isaiah 65:17 & 66:22) and the New Testament: “What we await are new heavens and a new earth where, according to his promise, the justice of God will reside.” (2 Peter 3:13).
٤٩:وَتَرَى المُجرِمينَ يَومَئِذٍ مُقَرَّنينَ فِى الأَصفادِ
[14:49] And you will see the guilty on that day chained in shackles.
٥٠:سَرابيلُهُم مِن قَطِرانٍ وَتَغشىٰ وُجوهَهُمُ النّارُ
[14:50] Their garments will be made of tar, and fire will overwhelm their faces.
٥١:لِيَجزِىَ اللَّهُ كُلَّ نَفسٍ ما كَسَبَت إِنَّ اللَّهَ سَريعُ الحِسابِ
[14:51] For GOD will pay each soul for whatever it earned; GOD is the most efficient reckoner.
٥٢:هٰذا بَلٰغٌ لِلنّاسِ وَلِيُنذَروا بِهِ وَلِيَعلَموا أَنَّما هُوَ إِلٰهٌ وٰحِدٌ وَلِيَذَّكَّرَ أُولُوا الأَلبٰبِ
[14:52] This is a proclamation for the people, to be warned herewith, and to let them know that He is only one god, and for those who possess intelligence to take heed.
| Cumulative frequency of the word GOD for this Sura =1487 | Cumulative sum of verses where the word GOD occurs for this Sura =86873 |