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English - Chapter 61 - As-Saf

Translation by Mohammad Habib Shakir — Permalink

Verse 1 — Surah As-Saf 61:1

Whatever is in the heavens and whatever is in the earth declares the glory of Allah; and He is the Mighty, the Wise

Verse 2 — Surah As-Saf 61:2

O you who believe! why do you say that which you do not do

Verse 3 — Surah As-Saf 61:3

It is most hateful to Allah that you should say that which you do not do

Verse 4 — Surah As-Saf 61:4

Surely Allah loves those who fight in His way in ranks as if they were a firm and compact wall

Verse 5 — Surah As-Saf 61:5

And when Musa said to his people: O my people! why do you give me trouble? And you know indeed that I am Allah's apostle to you; but when they turned aside, Allah made their hearts turn aside, and Allah does not guide the transgressing people

Verse 6 — Surah As-Saf 61:6

And when Isa son of Marium said: O children of Israel! surely I am the apostle of Allah to you, verifying that which is before me of the Taurat and giving the good news of an Apostle who will come after me, his name being Ahmad, but when he came to them with clear arguments they said: This is clear magic

Verse 7 — Surah As-Saf 61:7

And who is more unjust than he who forges a lie against Allah and he is invited to Islam, and Allah does not guide the unjust people

Verse 8 — Surah As-Saf 61:8

They desire to put out the light of Allah with their mouths but Allah will perfect His light, though the unbelievers may be averse

Verse 9 — Surah As-Saf 61:9

He it is Who sent His Apostle with the guidance and the true religion, that He may make it overcome the religions, all of them, though the polytheists may be averse

Verse 10 — Surah As-Saf 61:10

O you who believe! shall I lead you to a merchandise which may deliver you from a painful chastisement

Verse 11 — Surah As-Saf 61:11

You shall believe in Allah and His Apostle, and struggle hard in Allah's way with your property and your lives; that is better for you, did you but know

Verse 12 — Surah As-Saf 61:12

He will forgive you your faults and cause you to enter into gardens, beneath which rivers flow, and goodly dwellings in gardens of perpetuity; that is the mighty achievement

Verse 13 — Surah As-Saf 61:13

And yet another (blessing) that you love: help from Allah and a victory near at hand; and give good news to the believers

Verse 14 — Surah As-Saf 61:14

O you who believe! be helpers (in the cause) of Allah, as~ Isa son of Marium said to (his) disciples: Who are my helpers in the cause of Allah? The disciples said: We are helpers (in the cause) of Allah. So a party of the children of Israel believed and another party disbelieved; then We aided those who believed against their enemy, and they became uppermost