Smoke
بِسمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحمٰنِ الرَّحيمِ
In the name of God, Most Gracious, Most Mercifulحم
H. M.Cited in
Subject indexQuranic initials
وَالكِتٰبِ المُبينِ
And this enlightening scripture.Cited in
Subject indexQuran › descriptionScripture › infallible
إِنّا أَنزَلنٰهُ فى لَيلَةٍ مُبٰرَكَةٍ ۚ إِنّا كُنّا مُنذِرينَ
We have sent it down in a blessed night, for we are to warn.Cited in
فيها يُفرَقُ كُلُّ أَمرٍ حَكيمٍ
In it (the scripture), every matter of wisdom is clarified.Cited in
أَمرًا مِن عِندِنا ۚ إِنّا كُنّا مُرسِلينَ
It is a predetermined command from us that we send messengers.رَحمَةً مِن رَبِّكَ ۚ إِنَّهُ هُوَ السَّميعُ العَليمُ
This is a mercy from your Lord. He is the Hearer, the Omniscient.Cited in
رَبِّ السَّمٰوٰتِ وَالأَرضِ وَما بَينَهُما ۖ إِن كُنتُم موقِنينَ
Lord of the heavens and the earth, and everything between them. If only you could be certain!لا إِلٰهَ إِلّا هُوَ يُحيۦ وَيُميتُ ۖ رَبُّكُم وَرَبُّ ءابائِكُمُ الأَوَّلينَ
There is no other god beside Him. He controls life and death; your Lord and the Lord of your ancestors.Cited in
بَل هُم فى شَكٍّ يَلعَبونَ
Indeed, they are doubtful, heedless.Cited in
Subject indexHeedless (see also Oblivious)
The Smoke: A Major Prophecy*
فَارتَقِب يَومَ تَأتِى السَّماءُ بِدُخانٍ مُبينٍ
Therefore, watch for the day when the sky brings a profound smoke.*Cited in
Subject indexPropheciesSmoke
يَغشَى النّاسَ ۖ هٰذا عَذابٌ أَليمٌ
It will envelop the people; this is a painful retribution.Cited in
Subject indexPain › of smokeProphecies
رَبَّنَا اكشِف عَنَّا العَذابَ إِنّا مُؤمِنونَ
"Our Lord, relieve this retribution for us; we are believers."Cited in
Subject indexPropheciesSuffering
God's Messenger of the Covenant*
أَنّىٰ لَهُمُ الذِّكرىٰ وَقَد جاءَهُم رَسولٌ مُبينٌ
Now that it is too late, they remember! An enlightening messenger had come to them.*ثُمَّ تَوَلَّوا عَنهُ وَقالوا مُعَلَّمٌ مَجنونٌ
But they turned away from him, saying, "Well educated, but crazy!"إِنّا كاشِفُوا العَذابِ قَليلًا ۚ إِنَّكُم عائِدونَ
We will relieve the retribution for awhile; you will soon revert.Cited in
يَومَ نَبطِشُ البَطشَةَ الكُبرىٰ إِنّا مُنتَقِمونَ
The day we strike the big stroke, we will avenge.Cited in
Subject indexAvenging
وَلَقَد فَتَنّا قَبلَهُم قَومَ فِرعَونَ وَجاءَهُم رَسولٌ كَريمٌ
We have tested before them the people of Pharaoh; an honorable messenger went to them.أَن أَدّوا إِلَىَّ عِبادَ اللَّهِ ۖ إِنّى لَكُم رَسولٌ أَمينٌ
Proclaiming: "Listen to me, servants of GOD. I am an honest messenger to you."Cited in
وَأَن لا تَعلوا عَلَى اللَّهِ ۖ إِنّى ءاتيكُم بِسُلطٰنٍ مُبينٍ
And, "Do not transgress against GOD. I bring to you powerful proofs.وَإِنّى عُذتُ بِرَبّى وَرَبِّكُم أَن تَرجُمونِ
"I seek refuge in my Lord and your Lord, if you oppose me.وَإِن لَم تُؤمِنوا لى فَاعتَزِلونِ
"If you do not wish to believe, then simply leave me alone."Cited in
فَدَعا رَبَّهُ أَنَّ هٰؤُلاءِ قَومٌ مُجرِمونَ
Subsequently, he implored his Lord: "These are wicked people."فَأَسرِ بِعِبادى لَيلًا إِنَّكُم مُتَّبَعونَ
(God said,) "Travel with My servants during the night; you will be pursued.Cited in
وَاترُكِ البَحرَ رَهوًا ۖ إِنَّهُم جُندٌ مُغرَقونَ
"Cross the sea quickly; their troops will be drowned."كَم تَرَكوا مِن جَنّٰتٍ وَعُيونٍ
Thus, they left behind many gardens and springs.وَزُروعٍ وَمَقامٍ كَريمٍ
Crops and a luxurious life.Cited in
وَنَعمَةٍ كانوا فيها فٰكِهينَ
Blessings that they enjoyed.Cited in
كَذٰلِكَ ۖ وَأَورَثنٰها قَومًا ءاخَرينَ
All these we caused to be inherited by other people.Cited in
فَما بَكَت عَلَيهِمُ السَّماءُ وَالأَرضُ وَما كانوا مُنظَرينَ
Neither the heaven, nor the earth wept over them, and they were not respited.Cited in
وَلَقَد نَجَّينا بَنى إِسرٰءيلَ مِنَ العَذابِ المُهينِ
Meanwhile, we saved the Children of Israel from the humiliating persecution.مِن فِرعَونَ ۚ إِنَّهُ كانَ عالِيًا مِنَ المُسرِفينَ
From Pharaoh; he was a tyrant.Cited in
وَلَقَدِ اختَرنٰهُم عَلىٰ عِلمٍ عَلَى العٰلَمينَ
We have chosen them from among all the people, knowingly.وَءاتَينٰهُم مِنَ الءايٰتِ ما فيهِ بَلٰؤٌا۟ مُبينٌ
We showed them so many proofs, which constituted a great test.
Expect The Same Consequences
إِنَّ هٰؤُلاءِ لَيَقولونَ
The present generations say,Cited in
Subject indexGenerations › present
إِن هِىَ إِلّا مَوتَتُنَا الأولىٰ وَما نَحنُ بِمُنشَرينَ
"We only die the first death; we will never be resurrected!Cited in
Subject indexGenerations › present
فَأتوا بِـٔابائِنا إِن كُنتُم صٰدِقينَ
"Bring back our forefathers, if you are truthful."Cited in
Subject indexGenerations › present
أَهُم خَيرٌ أَم قَومُ تُبَّعٍ وَالَّذينَ مِن قَبلِهِم ۚ أَهلَكنٰهُم ۖ إِنَّهُم كانوا مُجرِمينَ
Are they better than the people of Tubba' and others before them? We annihilated them for their crimes.Cited in
وَما خَلَقنَا السَّمٰوٰتِ وَالأَرضَ وَما بَينَهُما لٰعِبينَ
We did not create the heavens and the earth, and everything between them, just to play.Cited in
Subject indexCreation › purpose ofPlayingVain › not created in
ما خَلَقنٰهُما إِلّا بِالحَقِّ وَلٰكِنَّ أَكثَرَهُم لا يَعلَمونَ
We created them for a specific purpose, but most of them do not know.Cited in
Subject indexCreation › purpose ofMajority › do not know
إِنَّ يَومَ الفَصلِ ميقٰتُهُم أَجمَعينَ
The Day of Decision awaits them all.Cited in
Subject indexDay of DecisionDecision, day of
يَومَ لا يُغنى مَولًى عَن مَولًى شَيـًٔا وَلا هُم يُنصَرونَ
That is the day when no friend can help his friend in any way; no one can be helped.Cited in
Subject indexFriends › in hellHelp
إِلّا مَن رَحِمَ اللَّهُ ۚ إِنَّهُ هُوَ العَزيزُ الرَّحيمُ
Only those who attain mercy from GOD. He is the Almighty, Most Merciful.Cited in
Subject indexAlmighty, God isMerciful, God
The Disbelievers
إِنَّ شَجَرَتَ الزَّقّومِ
Surely, the tree of bitterness -Cited in
Subject indexBitterness, tree ofTrees
طَعامُ الأَثيمِ
will provide the food for the sinful.Cited in
Subject indexFood › of hell
كَالمُهلِ يَغلى فِى البُطونِ
Like lye, it will boil in the stomachs.كَغَلىِ الحَميمِ
Like the boiling of hellish drinks.Cited in
Subject indexDrinks › of hellHell › drinks of
خُذوهُ فَاعتِلوهُ إِلىٰ سَواءِ الجَحيمِ
Take him and throw him into the center of Hell.ثُمَّ صُبّوا فَوقَ رَأسِهِ مِن عَذابِ الحَميمِ
Then pour upon his head the retribution of the Inferno.Cited in
ذُق إِنَّكَ أَنتَ العَزيزُ الكَريمُ
"Taste this; you were so powerful, so honorable."إِنَّ هٰذا ما كُنتُم بِهِ تَمتَرونَ
This is what you used to doubt.
The Righteous
إِنَّ المُتَّقينَ فى مَقامٍ أَمينٍ
The righteous will be in a secure position.Cited in
Subject indexBelievers › characteristics of
فى جَنّٰتٍ وَعُيونٍ
Enjoying gardens and springs.Cited in
Subject indexBelievers › characteristics ofGardens › heavenly
يَلبَسونَ مِن سُندُسٍ وَإِستَبرَقٍ مُتَقٰبِلينَ
Wearing velvet and satin; close to each other.Cited in
Subject indexBelievers › characteristics ofSatinSilkVelvet
كَذٰلِكَ وَزَوَّجنٰهُم بِحورٍ عينٍ
We grant them wonderful spouses.Cited in
Subject indexBelievers › characteristics ofSpouses
يَدعونَ فيها بِكُلِّ فٰكِهَةٍ ءامِنينَ
They enjoy in it all kinds of fruits, in perfect peace.
The Righteous Do Not Really Die*
لا يَذوقونَ فيهَا المَوتَ إِلَّا المَوتَةَ الأولىٰ ۖ وَوَقىٰهُم عَذابَ الجَحيمِ
They do not taste death therein—beyond the first death—and He has spared them the retribution of Hell.Cited in
Subject indexBelievers › characteristics ofBelievers › no death-go straight to heaven (see also Death, Heaven, Righteousness)Death › straight to heaven (see also Believers, Heaven, Righteousness)Heaven (see also Gardens, Paradise) › righteous go straight to (see also Believers, Death, Righteousness)Protection › God'sRighteousness › to heaven (see also Believers, Death, Heaven)
فَضلًا مِن رَبِّكَ ۚ ذٰلِكَ هُوَ الفَوزُ العَظيمُ
Such is the blessing from your Lord. Such is the great triumph.Cited in
Subject indexBelievers › characteristics ofTriumph
فَإِنَّما يَسَّرنٰهُ بِلِسانِكَ لَعَلَّهُم يَتَذَكَّرونَ
We have thus clarified it in your language, that they may take heed.Cited in
فَارتَقِب إِنَّهُم مُرتَقِبونَ
Therefore, wait; they too will have to wait.Cited in
Subject indexWaiting