Discover the Holy Quran, Surah 6. Al-An'am Verses 1-32

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Discover the Holy Quran, Surah 6. Al-An'am Verses 1-32

In the Name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful.


1- Prasie be to Allah, Who created the heavens and the earth, and made the darkness and the light. Yet those who reject Faith hold (others) as equal, with their Guardian-Lord.

2- He it is Who created you from clay, and then decreed a stated term (for you). And there is in His presence another determined term; yet ye doubt within yourselves!

3- And He is Allah in the heavens and on earth. He knoweth what ye hide, and what ye reveal, and He knoweth the (recompense) which ye earn (by your deeds).

4- But never did a single one of the signs of their Lord reach them, but they turned away therefrom.

5- And now they reject the truth when it reaches them: but soon shall they learn the reality of what they used to mock at.

6- See they not how many of those before them We did destroy?- generations We had established on the earth, in strength such as We have not given to you - for whom We poured out rain from the skies in abundance, and gave (fertile) streams flowing beneath their (feet): yet for their sins We destroyed them, and raised in their wake fresh generations (to succeed them).

7- If We had sent unto thee a written (message) on parchment, so that they could touch it with their hands, the Unbelievers would have been sure to say; "This is nothing but obvious magic!"

8- They say: "Why is not an angel sent down to him?" If we did send down an angel, the matter would be settled at once, and no respite would be granted them.

9- If We had made it an angel, We should have sent him as a man, and We should certainly have caused them confusion in a matter which they have already covered with confusion.

10- Mocked were (many) apostles before thee; but their scoffers were hemmed in by the thing that they mocked.

11- Say: "Travel through the earth and see what was the end of those who rejected Truth."

12- Say: "To whom belongeth all that is in the heavens and earth?" Say: "To Allah. He hath inscribed for Himself (the rule of) Mercy. That He will gather you together for the Day of judgment, there is no doubt whatever. It is they who have lost their own souls, that will not believe.

13- To him belongeth all that dwelleth (or lurketh) in the night and the day. For he is the one who heareth and knoweth all things.

14- Say: "Shall I take for my protector any other than Allah, the Maker of the heavens and the earth? And He is that feedeth but is not fed." Say: "Nay! but I am commanded to be the first of those who bow to Allah (in Islam), and be not thou of the company of those who join gods with Allah."

15- Say: "I would, if I disobeyed my Lord, indeed have fear of the penalty of a Mighty Day".

16- "On that day, if the penalty is averted from any, it is due to Allah.s mercy; And that would be (Salvation), the obvious fulfillment of all desire.

17- "If Allah touch thee with affliction, none can remove it but He; if He touch thee with happiness, He hath power over all things.

18- "He is the irresistible, (watching) from above over His worshippers; and He is the Wise, acquainted with all things."

19- Say: "What thing is most weighty in evidence?" Say: "(Allah) is witness between me and you; This Quran hath been revealed to me by inspiration, that I may warn you and all whom it reaches. Can ye possibly bear witness that besides Allah there is another Allah.' Say: "Nay I cannot bear witness!" Say: "But in truth He is the one Allah, and I truly am innocent of (your blasphemy of) joining others with Him."

20- Those to whom We have given the Book know this as they know their own sons. Those who have lost their own souls refuse therefore to believe.

21- Who doth more wrong than he who inventeth a lie against Allah or rejecteth His signs? But verily the wrong-doers never shall prosper.

22- One day shall We gather them all together: We shall say to those who ascribed partners (to Us): "Where are the partners whom ye (invented and) talked about?"

23- There will then be (left) no subterfuge for them but to say: "By Allah our Lord, we were not those who joined gods with Allah."

24- Behold! how they lie against their own souls! But the (lie) which they invented will leave them in the lurch.

25- Of them there are some who (pretend to) listen to thee; but We have thrown veils on their hearts, So they understand it not, and deafness in their ears; if they saw every one of the signs, not they will believe in them; in so much that when they come to thee, they (but) dispute with thee; the Unbelievers say: "These are nothing but tales of the ancients."

26- Others they keep away from it, and themselves they keep away; but they only destroy their own souls, and they perceive it not.

27- If thou couldst but see when they are confronted with the Fire! They will say: "Would that we were but sent back! Then would we not reject the signs of our Lord, but would be amongst those who believe!"

28- Yea, in their own (eyes) will become manifest what before they concealed. But if they were returned, they would certainly relapse to the things they were forbidden, for they are indeed liars.

29- And they (sometimes) say: "There is nothing except our life on this earth, and never shall we be raised up again."

30- If thou couldst but see when they are confronted with their Lord! He will say: "Is not this the truth?" They will say: "Yea, by our Lord!" He will say: "Taste ye then the penalty, because ye rejected Faith."

31- Lost indeed are they who treat it as a falsehood that they must meet Allah, - until on a sudden the hour is on them, and they say; "Ah! woe unto us that we took no thought of it"; for they bear their burdens on their backs, and evil indeed are the burdens that they bear?

32- What is the life of this world but play and amusement? But best is the home in the hereafter, for those who are righteous. Will ye not then understand?


(May Allah Help us act upon the guidance we receive from the Holy Quran)Ameen.

 

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Surah 6. Al-Anaam The Cattle
[Authors Note] This is the 6th Surah of the Quran. It has 165 verses. The main distinction between humans and other creations on earth is that of intellect and, with it, the free will.

With the Glorious Name of Allah, the Instant and Sustaining Source of all Mercy and Kindness

6:1 All Praise in word and action belongs to God, Who created the heavens and the earth, and appointed darkness and light. (All things in the Universe are witness to, and manifest His Glory.) Yet those who reject the Truth hold others as equal with their Sustainer.

6:2 He is the One Who created you from inorganic matter, and decreed a term for you, a term known to Him. It is determined according to His Laws, for individuals (3:144, 56:60) and nations (7:34, 10:49, 13:38). Yet you keep doubting and arguing about Him.

6:3 He is God in the heavens as well as on earth. He knows all that you keep secret as well as all that you do openly.

6:4 Yet whenever a Message from the revelations of their Sustainer came to them, they turned away from it.

6:5 And so they are denying this Truth as it has come to them. However, soon they will come to understand what they used to ridicule.

6:6 Do they not see how many a generation We (Our Law) annihilated before them? We had established them on earth better than We have established you, and We showered on them abundant blessings from the sky, and caused the rivers to flow beneath them. But, when they trailed behind in humanity, We (Our Law) annihilated them and raised in their stead other generations.

6:7 Even if We had sent down to you (O Prophet) a pre-printed book written upon parchment, so that they could feel it with their hands, the rejecters would have said, "This is nothing but obvious magic!"

6:8 They ask, "Why is not an angel sent down unto him (for them to see)? Well, if We did send down an angel, the matter would be judged at once. And no further time would be granted them after that. [Angels to behold are sent only when the period of respite is over. 16:33, 25:22]

6:9 And even if We sent an angel, We would certainly have made him in the form of a man. And We (per our Law) would have kept them just as confused as they are confused now. [It would not fulfill their demand of seeing an angel as a messenger]

6:10 And indeed, messengers before you have been mocked. But the very thing they used to mock surrounded them in the end for their ridiculing.

6:11 Say, Travel through the earth taking lessons from history (in order to comprehend the Laws of the Rise and Fall of nations), and notice the end of those who belied these Laws.

6:12 (From history, let them turn their attention to the Universe.) Say, To whom belongs all that is in the heavens and the earth? Say, To God Who has prescribed for Himself Mercy. (He nourishes the entire Universe as a mothers womb nourishes the fetus with no returns, while meeting its needs at all stages of development. He does not task individuals and nations to doom, without giving them a period of respite to mend their behavior.) He will assemble all individuals and nations on the Day when humanity stands on its feet, and ultimately on the Day of Resurrection about which there is no doubt. Only those who have destroyed their selves will keep denying the Truth.

6:13 To Him belongs all that dwells in the night and the day. He is the Knower, the Hearer.

6:14 Say, Shall I take for my master other than God Who is the Initiator of the heavens and the earth? And He provides all without return. He feeds but is not fed. Say, Nay, but I have been commanded to be the foremost among those who submit to Him. And you shall not be (O Muhammad) of the idolaters.

6:15 Say, "I fear, if I disobey my Lord, the retribution of an awesome Day."

6:16 Whoever is saved from retribution on that Day, has attained Gods Mercy, and that is the signal triumph.

6:17 Whatever adversity touches you for violating Gods Laws, the only way to redress it is to turn to His Laws. And you attain all blessings by following His Laws, for He is Able to do all things. He has appointed due measure for all things including harm and benefit.

6:18 He is Supreme over His servants, and He is the Wise, the Aware. [He uses his Authority with wisdom and knowledge]

6:19 Say (O Messenger), "What could be the greatest witness? Say, God is Witness between me and you. This Quran has been revealed to me so that I may warn you as well as whomever it reaches. Do you bear witness that there are other deities besides God? Say, I bear no such witness. Say, He is the One God. I disown what you associate with Him.

6:20 Those who have been given the Scripture, recognize this (Message) as they recognize their sons. Yet those who have squandered their own selves fail to accept such undeniable Truth.

6:21 Who can be a greater transgressor than the one who invents a lie against God and belies His revelations? The wrongdoers who displace reality with falsehood, will not succeed.

6:22 On the Day We assemble them, We will ask the idolaters, Where are now those partners of God that you conceived?

6:23 They will hardly have a response, but they will swear," By God, our Lord, we were never idolaters.

6:24 Imagine how they lie against themselves, and how their fabricated gods abandon them.

6:25 Some of them pretend to listen to you, but We (Our Laws) have already veiled their hearts from understanding and caused deafness in their ears. Blind followers fail to believe even when they see all kinds of proofs. When they come to argue with you, they say about the Quran, "These are stories of the bygones."

6:26 They repel others from the Quran and deprive themselves of it. They hurt their own selves without even knowing it.

6:27 If only you could see them when they face the Fire! They would say then, Woe to us. Oh, we wish we could go back and never reject our Lord's revelations, and join the believers.

6:28 Nay, they will be making excuses since the Truth they used to conceal from themselves, has become obvious to them. If they were sent back, they would commit exactly the same crimes. They are indeed liars.

6:29 There are people who think that the only life is the life of this world and that they will not be raised again.

6:30 But if only you could see when they stand before their Lord! He will ask, Is not this real? They will say Yes, by our Lord! God will then say, Taste the Requital for your rejection of the Truth.

6:31 Losers indeed are those who deny meeting with God, until the Hour suddenly comes upon them. Then they will say, We deeply regret wasting our lives in this world! They will bear their burdens on their backs. Evil indeed are the burdens that they bear.

6:32 The life of this world is a play and a passing delight in comparison to the Eternal Life. The abode of the Hereafter is far better for those who live according to the Divine Laws. Will you not use Reason?