Chapter 74
Surah Al-Muddaththir - سورة المدثر
(The One Enveloped)

Noble Qur'an Table of Content

بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم

74:1

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Transliteration

Ya ayyuha almuddaththir

Sahih International

O you who covers himself [with a garment],

Pickthall

O thou enveloped in thy cloak,

Yusuf Ali

O thou wrapped up (in the mantle)!

74:2

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Transliteration

Qum faanthir

Sahih International

Arise and warn

Pickthall

Arise and warn!

Yusuf Ali

Arise and deliver thy warning!

74:3

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Transliteration

Warabbaka fakabbir

Sahih International

And your Lord glorify

Pickthall

Thy Lord magnify,

Yusuf Ali

And thy Lord do thou magnify!

74:4

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Transliteration

Wathiyabaka fatahhir

Sahih International

And your clothing purify

Pickthall

Thy raiment purify,

Yusuf Ali

And thy garments keep free from stain!

74:5

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Transliteration

Warrujza fahjur

Sahih International

And uncleanliness avoid

Pickthall

Pollution shun!

Yusuf Ali

And all abomination shun!

74:6

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Transliteration

Wala tamnun tastakthir

Sahih International

And do not confer favor to acquire more

Pickthall

And show not favour, seeking wordly gain!

Yusuf Ali

Nor expect, in giving, any increase (for thyself)!

74:7

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Transliteration

Walirabbika fasbir

Sahih International

But for your Lord be patient.

Pickthall

For the sake of thy Lord, be patient!

Yusuf Ali

But, for thy Lord's (Cause), be patient and constant!

74:8

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Transliteration

Fa-itha nuqira fee annaqoor

Sahih International

And when the trumpet is blown,

Pickthall

For when the trumpet shall sound,

Yusuf Ali

Finally, when the Trumpet is sounded,

74:9

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Transliteration

Fathalika yawma-ithin yawmunAAaseer

Sahih International

That Day will be a difficult day

Pickthall

Surely that day will be a day of anguish,

Yusuf Ali

That will be- that Day - a Day of Distress,-

74:10

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Transliteration

AAala alkafireena ghayruyaseer

Sahih International

For the disbelievers - not easy.

Pickthall

Not of ease, for disbelievers.

Yusuf Ali

Far from easy for those without Faith.

74:11

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Transliteration

Tharnee waman khalaqtu waheeda

Sahih International

Leave Me with the one I created alone

Pickthall

Leave Me (to deal) with him whom I created lonely,

Yusuf Ali

Leave Me alone, (to deal) with the (creature) whom I created (bare and) alone!-

74:12

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Transliteration

WajaAAaltu lahu malan mamdooda

Sahih International

And to whom I granted extensive wealth

Pickthall

And then bestowed upon him ample means,

Yusuf Ali

To whom I granted resources in abundance,

74:13

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Transliteration

Wabaneena shuhooda

Sahih International

And children present [with him]

Pickthall

And sons abiding in his presence

Yusuf Ali

And sons to be by his side!-

74:14

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Transliteration

Wamahhadtu lahu tamheeda

Sahih International

And spread [everything] before him, easing [his life].

Pickthall

And made (life) smooth for him.

Yusuf Ali

To whom I made (life) smooth and comfortable!

74:15

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Transliteration

Thumma yatmaAAu an azeed

Sahih International

Then he desires that I should add more.

Pickthall

Yet he desireth that I should give more.

Yusuf Ali

Yet is he greedy-that I should add (yet more);-

74:16

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Transliteration

Kalla innahu kana li-ayatinaAAaneeda

Sahih International

No! Indeed, he has been toward Our verses obstinate.

Pickthall

Nay! For lo! he hath been stubborn to Our revelations.

Yusuf Ali

By no means! For to Our Signs he has been refractory!

74:17

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Transliteration

Saorhiquhu saAAooda

Sahih International

I will cover him with arduous torment.

Pickthall

On him I shall impose a fearful doom.

Yusuf Ali

Soon will I visit him with a mount of calamities!

74:18

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Transliteration

Innahu fakkara waqaddar

Sahih International

Indeed, he thought and deliberated.

Pickthall

For lo! he did consider; then he planned -

Yusuf Ali

For he thought and he plotted;-

74:19

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Transliteration

Faqutila kayfa qaddar

Sahih International

So may he be destroyed [for] how he deliberated.

Pickthall

(Self-)destroyed is he, how he planned!

Yusuf Ali

And woe to him! How he plotted!-

74:20

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Transliteration

Thumma qutila kayfa qaddar

Sahih International

Then may he be destroyed [for] how he deliberated.

Pickthall

Again (self-)destroyed is he, how he planned! -

Yusuf Ali

Yea, Woe to him; How he plotted!-

74:21

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Transliteration

Thumma nathar

Sahih International

Then he considered [again];

Pickthall

Then looked he,

Yusuf Ali

Then he looked round;

74:22

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Transliteration

Thumma AAabasa wabasar

Sahih International

Then he frowned and scowled;

Pickthall

Then frowned he and showed displeasure.

Yusuf Ali

Then he frowned and he scowled;

74:23

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Transliteration

Thumma adbara wastakbar

Sahih International

Then he turned back and was arrogant

Pickthall

Then turned he away in pride

Yusuf Ali

Then he turned back and was haughty;

74:24

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Transliteration

Faqala in hatha illa sihrunyu/thar

Sahih International

And said, "This is not but magic imitated [from others].

Pickthall

And said: This is naught else than magic from of old;

Yusuf Ali

Then said he: "This is nothing but magic, derived from of old;

74:25

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Transliteration

In hatha illa qawlu albashar

Sahih International

This is not but the word of a human being."

Pickthall

This is naught else than speech of mortal man.

Yusuf Ali

"This is nothing but the word of a mortal!"

74:26

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Transliteration

Saosleehi saqar

Sahih International

I will drive him into Saqar.

Pickthall

Him shall I fling unto the burning.

Yusuf Ali

Soon will I cast him into Hell-Fire!

74:27

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Transliteration

Wama adraka ma saqar

Sahih International

And what can make you know what is Saqar?

Pickthall

- Ah, what will convey unto thee what that burning is! -

Yusuf Ali

And what will explain to thee what Hell-Fire is?

74:28

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Transliteration

La tubqee wala tathar

Sahih International

It lets nothing remain and leaves nothing [unburned],

Pickthall

It leaveth naught; it spareth naught

Yusuf Ali

Naught doth it permit to endure, and naught doth it leave alone!-

74:29

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Transliteration

Lawwahatun lilbashar

Sahih International

Blackening the skins.

Pickthall

It shrivelleth the man.

Yusuf Ali

Darkening and changing the colour of man!

74:30

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Transliteration

AAalayha tisAAata AAashar

Sahih International

Over it are nineteen [angels].

Pickthall

Above it are nineteen.

Yusuf Ali

Over it are Nineteen.

74:31

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Transliteration

Wama jaAAalna as-habaannari illa mala-ikatan wamajaAAalna AAiddatahum illa fitnatan lillatheenakafaroo liyastayqina allatheena ootoo alkitabawayazdada allatheena amanoo eemananwala yartaba allatheena ootoo alkitabawalmu/minoona waliyaqoola allatheena feequloobihim maradun walkafiroona mathaarada Allahu bihatha mathalan kathalikayudillu Allahu man yashao wayahdee man yashaowama yaAAlamu junooda rabbika illa huwa wamahiya illa thikra lilbashar

Sahih International

And We have not made the keepers of the Fire except angels. And We have not made their number except as a trial for those who disbelieve - that those who were given the Scripture will be convinced and those who have believed will increase in faith and those who were given the Scripture and the believers will not doubt and that those in whose hearts is hypocrisy and the disbelievers will say, "What does Allah intend by this as an example?" Thus does Allah leave astray whom He wills and guides whom He wills. And none knows the soldiers of your Lord except Him. And mention of the Fire is not but a reminder to humanity.

Pickthall

We have appointed only angels to be wardens of the Fire, and their number have We made to be a stumbling-block for those who disbelieve; that those to whom the Scripture hath been given may have certainty, and that believers may increase in faith; and that those to whom the Scripture hath been given and believers may not doubt; and that those in whose hearts there is disease, and disbelievers, may say: What meaneth Allah by this similitude? Thus Allah sendeth astray whom He will, and whom He will He guideth. None knoweth the hosts of thy Lord save Him. This is naught else than a Reminder unto mortals.

Yusuf Ali

And We have set none but angels as Guardians of the Fire; and We have fixed their number only as a trial for Unbelievers,- in order that the People of the Book may arrive at certainty, and the Believers may increase in Faith,- and that no doubts may be left for the People of the Book and the Believers, and that those in whose hearts is a disease and the Unbelievers may say, "What symbol doth Allah intend by this?" Thus doth Allah leave to stray whom He pleaseth, and guide whom He pleaseth: and none can know the forces of thy Lord, except He and this is no other than a warning to mankind.

74:32

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Transliteration

Kalla walqamar

Sahih International

No! By the moon

Pickthall

Nay, by the Moon

Yusuf Ali

Nay, verily: By the Moon,

74:33

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Transliteration

Wallayli ith adbar

Sahih International

And [by] the night when it departs

Pickthall

And the night when it withdraweth

Yusuf Ali

And by the Night as it retreateth,

74:34

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Transliteration

Wassubhi ithaasfar

Sahih International

And [by] the morning when it brightens,

Pickthall

And the dawn when it shineth forth,

Yusuf Ali

And by the Dawn as it shineth forth,-

74:35

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Transliteration

Innaha la-ihda alkubar

Sahih International

Indeed, the Fire is of the greatest [afflictions]

Pickthall

Lo! this is one of the greatest (portents)

Yusuf Ali

This is but one of the mighty (portents),

74:36

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Transliteration

Natheeran lilbashar

Sahih International

As a warning to humanity -

Pickthall

As a warning unto men,

Yusuf Ali

A warning to mankind,-

74:37

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Transliteration

Liman shaa minkum an yataqaddama awyataakhkhar

Sahih International

To whoever wills among you to proceed or stay behind.

Pickthall

Unto him of you who will advance or hang back.

Yusuf Ali

To any of you that chooses to press forward, or to follow behind;-

74:38

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Transliteration

Kullu nafsin bima kasabat raheena

Sahih International

Every soul, for what it has earned, will be retained

Pickthall

Every soul is a pledge for its own deeds;

Yusuf Ali

Every soul will be (held) in pledge for its deeds.

74:39

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Transliteration

Illa as-haba alyameen

Sahih International

Except the companions of the right,

Pickthall

Save those who will stand on the right hand.

Yusuf Ali

Except the Companions of the Right Hand.

74:40

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Transliteration

Fee jannatin yatasaaloon

Sahih International

[Who will be] in gardens, questioning each other

Pickthall

In gardens they will ask one another

Yusuf Ali

(They will be) in Gardens (of Delight): they will question each other,

74:41

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Transliteration

AAani almujrimeen

Sahih International

About the criminals,

Pickthall

Concerning the guilty:

Yusuf Ali

And (ask) of the Sinners:

74:42

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Transliteration

Ma salakakum fee saqar

Sahih International

[And asking them], "What put you into Saqar?"

Pickthall

What hath brought you to this burning?

Yusuf Ali

"What led you into Hell Fire?"

74:43

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Transliteration

Qaloo lam naku mina almusalleen

Sahih International

They will say, "We were not of those who prayed,

Pickthall

They will answer: We were not of those who prayed

Yusuf Ali

They will say: "We were not of those who prayed;

74:44

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Transliteration

Walam naku nutAAimu almiskeen

Sahih International

Nor did we used to feed the poor.

Pickthall

Nor did we feed the wretched.

Yusuf Ali

"Nor were we of those who fed the indigent;

74:45

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Transliteration

Wakunna nakhoodu maAAa alkha-ideen

Sahih International

And we used to enter into vain discourse with those who engaged [in it],

Pickthall

We used to wade (in vain dispute) with (all) waders,

Yusuf Ali

"But we used to talk vanities with vain talkers;

74:46

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Transliteration

Wakunna nukaththibu biyawmi addeen

Sahih International

And we used to deny the Day of Recompense

Pickthall

And we used to deny the Day of Judgment,

Yusuf Ali

"And we used to deny the Day of Judgment,

74:47

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Transliteration

Hatta atanaalyaqeen

Sahih International

Until there came to us the certainty."

Pickthall

Till the Inevitable came unto us.

Yusuf Ali

"Until there came to us (the Hour) that is certain."

74:48

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Transliteration

Fama tanfaAAuhum shafaAAatu ashshafiAAeen

Sahih International

So there will not benefit them the intercession of [any] intercessors.

Pickthall

The mediation of no mediators will avail them then.

Yusuf Ali

Then will no intercession of (any) intercessors profit them.

74:49

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Transliteration

Fama lahum AAani attathkiratimuAArideen

Sahih International

Then what is [the matter] with them that they are, from the reminder, turning away

Pickthall

Why now turn they away from the Admonishment,

Yusuf Ali

Then what is the matter with them that they turn away from admonition?-

74:50

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Transliteration

Kaannahum humurun mustanfira

Sahih International

As if they were alarmed donkeys

Pickthall

As they were frightened asses

Yusuf Ali

As if they were affrighted asses,

74:51

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Transliteration

Farrat min qaswara

Sahih International

Fleeing from a lion?

Pickthall

Fleeing from a lion?

Yusuf Ali

Fleeing from a lion!

74:52

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Transliteration

Bal yureedu kullu imri-in minhum an yu/tasuhufan munashshara

Sahih International

Rather, every person among them desires that he would be given scriptures spread about.

Pickthall

Nay, but everyone of them desireth that he should be given open pages (from Allah).

Yusuf Ali

Forsooth, each one of them wants to be given scrolls (of revelation) spread out!

74:53

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Transliteration

Kalla bal la yakhafoonaal-akhira

Sahih International

No! But they do not fear the Hereafter.

Pickthall

Nay, verily. They fear not the Hereafter.

Yusuf Ali

By no means! But they fear not the Hereafter,

74:54

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Transliteration

Kalla innahu tathkira

Sahih International

No! Indeed, the Qur'an is a reminder

Pickthall

Nay, verily. Lo! this is an Admonishment.

Yusuf Ali

Nay, this surely is an admonition:

74:55

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Transliteration

Faman shaa thakarah

Sahih International

Then whoever wills will remember it.

Pickthall

So whosoever will may heed.

Yusuf Ali

Let any who will, keep it in remembrance!

74:56

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Transliteration

Wama yathkuroona illaan yashaa Allahu huwa ahlu attaqwawaahlu almaghfirat

Sahih International

And they will not remember except that Allah wills. He is worthy of fear and adequate for [granting] forgiveness.

Pickthall

And they will not heed unless Allah willeth (it). He is the fount of fear. He is the fount of Mercy.

Yusuf Ali

But none will keep it in remembrance except as Allah wills: He is the Lord of Righteousness, and the Lord of Forgiveness.

Al-Qur'an 2:28

"How can you disbelieve in Allah when you were lifeless and He brought you to life; then He will cause you to die, then He will bring you [back] to life, and then to Him you will be returned."

Al-Qur'an 3:102

"O ye who believe! Heed Allah as He deserves to be heeded, and die not except in a state of Islam [in submission to Him]."

Al-Qur'an 6:59-60

"And with Him are the keys of the unseen; none knows them except Him. And He knows what is on the land and in the sea. Not a leaf falls but that He knows it. And no grain is there within the darknesses of the earth and no moist or dry [thing] but that it is [written] in a clear record. And it is He who takes your souls by night and knows what you have committed by day. Then He revives you therein that a specified term may be fulfilled. Then to Him will be your return; then He will inform you about what you used to do."

Al-Qur'an 7:172

"And [mention] when your Lord took from the children of Adam - from their loins - their descendants and made them testify of themselves, [saying to them], "Am I not your Lord?" They said, "Yes, we have testified." [This] - lest you should say on the day of Resurrection, "Indeed, we were of this unaware.""

Al-Qur'an 10:31

"Say, "Who provides for you from the heaven and the earth? Or who controls hearing and sight and who brings the living out of the dead and brings the dead out of the living and who arranges [every] matter?" They will say, " Allah ," so say, "Then will you not fear Him?" "

Al-Qur'an 10:34-36

"Say, "Are there of your 'partners' any who begins creation and then repeats it?" Say, " Allah begins creation and then repeats it, so how are you deluded?" Say: "Of your 'partners' is there any that can give any guidance towards truth?" Say: "It is Allah Who gives guidance towards truth, is then He Who gives guidance to truth more worthy to be followed, or he who finds not guidance (himself) unless he is guided? Then what is [wrong] with you - how do you judge?" And most of them follow not except assumption. Indeed, assumption avails not against the truth at all. Indeed, Allah is Knowing of what they do."

Al-Qur'an 10:45

"And on the Day when He will gather them, [it will be] as if they had not remained [in the world] but an hour of the day, [and] they will know each other. Those will have lost who denied the meeting with Allah and were not guided"

Al-Qur'an 15:21-25

"And there is not a thing but that with Us are its depositories, and We do not send it down except according to a known measure. And We have sent the fertilizing winds and sent down water from the sky and given you drink from it. And you are not its retainers. And indeed, it is We who give life and cause death, and We are the Inheritor. And We have already known the preceding [generations] among you, and We have already known the later [ones to come]. And indeed, your Lord will gather them; indeed, He is Wise and Knowing."

Al-Qur'an 16:61

"And if Allah were to impose blame on the people for their wrongdoing, He would not have left upon the earth any creature, but He defers them for a specified term. And when their term has come, they will not remain behind an hour, nor will they precede [it]."

Al-Qur'an 19:66-67

“And man says, ‘When I have died, am I going to be brought forth alive?’ Does man not remember that We created him before, while he was nothing?”

Al-Qur'an 23:12-16

"And certainly did We create man from an extract of clay. Then We placed him as a sperm-drop in a firm lodging. Then We made the sperm-drop into a clinging clot, and We made the clot into a lump [of flesh], and We made [from] the lump, bones, and We covered the bones with flesh; then We developed him into another creation. So blessed is Allah , the best of creators. Then indeed, after that you are to die. Then indeed you, on the Day of Resurrection, will be resurrected.”

Al-Qur'an 23:32

"And We sent among them a messenger from themselves, [saying], "Worship Allah ; you have no deity other than Him; then will you not fear Him?""

Al-Qur'an 23:73-77

"And indeed, you invite them to a straight path. But indeed, those who do not believe in the Hereafter are deviating from the path. And even if We gave them mercy and removed what was upon them of affliction, they would persist in their transgression, wandering blindly. And We had gripped them with suffering [as a warning], but they did not yield to their Lord, nor did they humbly supplicate, [and will continue thus]. Until when We have opened before them a door of severe punishment, immediately they will be therein in despair."

Al-Qur'an 23:78-85

"And it is He who produced for you hearing and vision and hearts; little are you grateful. And it is He who has multiplied you throughout the earth, and to Him you will be gathered. And it is He who gives life and causes death, and His is the alternation of the night and the day. Then will you not reason? Rather, they say like what the former peoples said. They said, "When we have died and become dust and bones, are we indeed to be resurrected? We have been promised this, we and our forefathers, before; this is not but legends of the former peoples." Say, [O Muhammad], "To whom belongs the earth and whoever is in it, if you should know?" They will say, "To Allah ." Say, "Then will you not remember?"

Al-Qur'an 23:86-92

"Say, "Who is Lord of the seven heavens and Lord of the Great Throne?" They will say, "[They belong] to Allah ." Say, "Then will you not fear Him?" Say, "In whose hand is the realm of all things - and He protects while none can protect against Him - if you should know?" They will say, "[All belongs] to Allah ." Say, "Then how are you deluded?" Rather, We have brought them the truth, and indeed they are liars. Allah has not taken any son, nor has there ever been with Him any deity. [If there had been], then each deity would have taken what it created, and some of them would have sought to overcome others. Exalted is Allah above what they describe [concerning Him]. [He is] Knower of the unseen and the witnessed, so high is He above what they associate [with Him]."

Al-Qur'an 23:99-103

"[For such is the state of the disbelievers], until, when death comes to one of them, he says, "My Lord, send me back. That I might do righteousness in that which I left behind." No! It is only a word he is saying; and behind them is a barrier until the Day they are resurrected. So when the Horn is blown, no relationship will there be among them that Day, nor will they ask about one another. And those whose scales are heavy [with good deeds] - it is they who are the successful.But those whose scales are light - those are the ones who have lost their souls, [being] in Hell, abiding eternally."

Al-Qur'an 23:112-116

"[ Allah ] will say, "How long did you remain on earth in number of years?" They will say, "We remained a day or part of a day; ask those who enumerate." He will say, "You stayed not but a little - if only you had known. Then did you think that We created you uselessly and that to Us you would not be returned?" So exalted is Allah , the Sovereign, the Truth; there is no deity except Him, Lord of the Noble Throne."

Al-Qur'an 40:57

“The creation of the heavens and earth is greater than the creation of mankind, but most of the people do not know.”

Al-Qur'an 40:67-68

"It is He who created you from dust, then from a sperm-drop, then from a clinging clot; then He brings you out as a child; then [He develops you] that you reach your [time of] maturity, then [further] that you become elders. And among you is he who is taken in death before [that], so that you reach a specified term; and perhaps you will use reason. He it is who gives life and causes death; and when He decrees a matter, He but says to it, "Be," and it is."

Al-Qur'an 41:39

“And among His Signs, that you see the earth barren, but when We send down water (rain) to it, it is stirred to life and growth (of vegetations). Verily, He Who gives it life, surely is Able to give life to the dead (on the Day of Resurrection). Indeed He is Able to do all things.”

Al-Qur'an 44:38

“And We did not create the heavens and earth and that between them in play."

Al-Qur'an 51:56

"And I did not create the jinn and mankind except to worship Me."

Al-Qur'an 52:35-37

"Or were they created by nothing, or were they the creators [of themselves]? Or did they create the heavens and the earth? Rather, they are not certain. Or have they the depositories [containing the provision] of your Lord? Or are they the controllers [of them]?"

Al-Qur'an 82:6-7

"O mankind, what has deceived you concerning your Lord, the Generous, Who created you, proportioned you, and balanced you?"

Al-Qur'an 88:17-22

"Then do they not look at the camels - how they are created? And at the sky - how it is raised? And at the mountains - how they are erected? And at the earth - how it is spread out? So remind, [O Muhammad]; you are only a reminder. You are not over them a controller."

Al-Qur'an 112:1–4

"Say: He is Allah, the One and Only; Allah, the Eternal, Absolute; He begetteth not, nor is He begotten; And there is none like unto Him."

Narrated Abu Huraira: Prophet Muhammad (Peace Be Upon Him) said,

(Al-Bukhari, Volume 9, Book 93, Number 479)

Chapter 74 Surah Al-Muddaththir - سورة المدثر (The One Enveloped)

Al-Qur'an 2:28

Al-Qur'an 3:102

Al-Qur'an 6:59-60

Al-Qur'an 7:172

Al-Qur'an 10:31

Al-Qur'an 10:34-36

Al-Qur'an 10:45

Al-Qur'an 15:21-25

Al-Qur'an 16:61

Al-Qur'an 19:66-67

Al-Qur'an 23:12-16

Al-Qur'an 23:32

Al-Qur'an 23:73-77

Al-Qur'an 23:78-85

Al-Qur'an 23:86-92

Al-Qur'an 23:99-103

Al-Qur'an 23:112-116

Al-Qur'an 40:57

Al-Qur'an 40:67-68

Al-Qur'an 41:39

Al-Qur'an 44:38

Al-Qur'an 51:56

Al-Qur'an 52:35-37

Al-Qur'an 82:6-7

Al-Qur'an 88:17-22

Al-Qur'an 112:1–4

Narrated Abu Huraira: Prophet Muhammad (Peace Be Upon Him) said,

Chapter 74
Surah Al-Muddaththir - سورة المدثر
(The One Enveloped)