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Surah Al-Ahqaf

Surah 46 · 35 Ayahs · Meccan · Juz 26

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46. Al-Ahqaf 35 Ayahs Reader menu
بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ

In the name of Allah, the Most Compassionate, the Most Merciful.

Al-Ahqaf • Ayah 1 Start of Juz 26
حمٓ ١
EN · Sahih Intl. Ḥā, Meem.1
Al-Ahqaf • Ayah 2
تَنزِيلُ ٱلۡكِتَـٰبِ مِنَ ٱللَّهِ ٱلۡعَزِيزِ ٱلۡحَكِيمِ ٢
EN · Sahih Intl. The revelation of the Book is from Allāh, the Exalted in Might, the Wise.
Al-Ahqaf • Ayah 3
مَا خَلَقۡنَا ٱلسَّمَـٰوٰتِ وَٱلۡأَرۡضَ وَمَا بَيۡنَهُمَآ إِلَّا بِٱلۡحَقِّ وَأَجَلٍ مُّسَمًّى‌ۚ وَٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُواۡ عَمَّآ أُنذِرُواۡ مُعۡرِضُونَ ٣
EN · Sahih Intl. We did not create the heavens and earth and what is between them except in truth and [for] a specified term. But those who disbelieve, from that of which they are warned, are turning away.
Al-Ahqaf • Ayah 4
قُلۡ أَرَءَيۡتُم مَّا تَدۡعُونَ مِن دُونِ ٱللَّهِ أَرُونِى مَاذَا خَلَقُواۡ مِنَ ٱلۡأَرۡضِ أَمۡ لَهُمۡ شِرۡكٌ فِى ٱلسَّمَـٰوٰتِ‌ۖ ٱئۡتُونِى بِكِتَـٰبٍ مِّن قَبۡلِ هَـٰذَآ أَوۡ أَثَـٰرَةٍ مِّنۡ عِلۡمٍ إِن كُنتُمۡ صَـٰدِقِينَ ٤
EN · Sahih Intl. Say, [O Muḥammad], "Have you considered that which you invoke besides Allāh? Show me what they have created of the earth; or did they have partnership in [creation of] the heavens? Bring me a scripture [revealed] before this or a [remaining] trace of knowledge, if you should be truthful."
Al-Ahqaf • Ayah 5
وَمَنۡ أَضَلُّ مِمَّن يَدۡعُواۡ مِن دُونِ ٱللَّهِ مَن لَّا يَسۡتَجِيبُ لَهُۥٓ إِلَىٰ يَوۡمِ ٱلۡقِيَـٰمَةِ وَهُمۡ عَن دُعَآئِهِمۡ غَـٰفِلُونَ ٥
EN · Sahih Intl. And who is more astray than he who invokes besides Allāh those who will not respond to him until the Day of Resurrection [i.e., never], and they, of their invocation, are unaware.
Al-Ahqaf • Ayah 6
وَإِذَا حُشِرَ ٱلنَّاسُ كَانُواۡ لَهُمۡ أَعۡدَآءً وَكَانُواۡ بِعِبَادَتِهِمۡ كَـٰفِرِينَ ٦
EN · Sahih Intl. And when the people are gathered [that Day], they [who were invoked] will be enemies to them, and they will be deniers of their worship.
Al-Ahqaf • Ayah 7
وَإِذَا تُتۡلَىٰ عَلَيۡهِمۡ ءَايَـٰتُنَا بَيِّنَـٰتٍ قَالَ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُواۡ لِلۡحَقِّ لَمَّا جَآءَهُمۡ هَـٰذَا سِحۡرٌ مُّبِينٌ ٧
EN · Sahih Intl. And when Our verses are recited to them as clear evidences, those who disbelieve say of the truth when it has come to them, "This is obvious magic."
Al-Ahqaf • Ayah 8
أَمۡ يَقُولُونَ ٱفۡتَرَٮٰهُ‌ۖ قُلۡ إِنِ ٱفۡتَرَيۡتُهُۥ فَلَا تَمۡلِكُونَ لِى مِنَ ٱللَّهِ شَيۡــًٔا‌ۖ هُوَ أَعۡلَمُ بِمَا تُفِيضُونَ فِيهِ‌ۖ كَفَىٰ بِهِۦ شَهِيدَۢا بَيۡنِى وَبَيۡنَكُمۡ‌ۖ وَهُوَ ٱلۡغَفُورُ ٱلرَّحِيمُ ٨
EN · Sahih Intl. Or do they say, "He has invented it"? Say, "If I have invented it, you will not possess for me [the power of protection] from Allāh at all. He is most knowing of that in which you are involved.1 Sufficient is He as Witness between me and you, and He is the Forgiving, the Merciful."
Al-Ahqaf • Ayah 9
قُلۡ مَا كُنتُ بِدۡعًا مِّنَ ٱلرُّسُلِ وَمَآ أَدۡرِى مَا يُفۡعَلُ بِى وَلَا بِكُمۡ‌ۖ إِنۡ أَتَّبِعُ إِلَّا مَا يُوحَىٰٓ إِلَىَّ وَمَآ أَنَاۡ إِلَّا نَذِيرٌ مُّبِينٌ ٩
EN · Sahih Intl. Say, "I am not something original among the messengers,1 nor do I know what will be done with me or with you. I only follow that which is revealed to me, and I am not but a clear warner."
Al-Ahqaf • Ayah 10
قُلۡ أَرَءَيۡتُمۡ إِن كَانَ مِنۡ عِندِ ٱللَّهِ وَكَفَرۡتُم بِهِۦ وَشَهِدَ شَاهِدٌ مِّنۢ بَنِىٓ إِسۡرٰٓءِيلَ عَلَىٰ مِثۡلِهِۦ فَـَٔـامَنَ وَٱسۡتَكۡبَرۡتُمۡ‌ۖ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ لَا يَهۡدِى ٱلۡقَوۡمَ ٱلظَّـٰلِمِينَ ١٠
EN · Sahih Intl. Say, "Have you considered: if it [i.e., the Qur’ān] was from Allāh, and you disbelieved in it while a witness from the Children of Israel has testified to something similar1 and believed while you were arrogant...?"2 Indeed, Allāh does not guide the wrongdoing people.
Al-Ahqaf • Ayah 11
وَقَالَ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُواۡ لِلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُواۡ لَوۡ كَانَ خَيۡرًا مَّا سَبَقُونَآ إِلَيۡهِ‌ۚ وَإِذۡ لَمۡ يَهۡتَدُواۡ بِهِۦ فَسَيَقُولُونَ هَـٰذَآ إِفۡكٌ قَدِيمٌ ١١
EN · Sahih Intl. And those who disbelieve say of those who believe, "If it had [truly] been good, they would not have preceded us to it." And when they are not guided by it, they will say, "This is an ancient falsehood."
Al-Ahqaf • Ayah 12
وَمِن قَبۡلِهِۦ كِتَـٰبُ مُوسَىٰٓ إِمَامًا وَرَحۡمَةً‌ۚ وَهَـٰذَا كِتَـٰبٌ مُّصَدِّقٌ لِّسَانًا عَرَبِيًّا لِّيُنذِرَ ٱلَّذِينَ ظَلَمُواۡ وَبُشۡرَىٰ لِلۡمُحۡسِنِينَ ١٢
EN · Sahih Intl. And before it was the scripture of Moses to lead and as a mercy. And this is a confirming Book in an Arabic tongue to warn those who have wronged and as good tidings to the doers of good.
Al-Ahqaf • Ayah 13
إِنَّ ٱلَّذِينَ قَالُواۡ رَبُّنَا ٱللَّهُ ثُمَّ ٱسۡتَقَـٰمُواۡ فَلَا خَوۡفٌ عَلَيۡهِمۡ وَلَا هُمۡ يَحۡزَنُونَ ١٣
EN · Sahih Intl. Indeed, those who have said, "Our Lord is Allāh," and then remained on a right course - there will be no fear concerning them, nor will they grieve.
Al-Ahqaf • Ayah 14
أُوۡلَـٰٓئِكَ أَصۡحَـٰبُ ٱلۡجَنَّةِ خَـٰلِدِينَ فِيهَا جَزَآءَۢ بِمَا كَانُواۡ يَعۡمَلُونَ ١٤
EN · Sahih Intl. Those are the companions of Paradise, abiding eternally therein as reward for what they used to do.
Al-Ahqaf • Ayah 15
وَوَصَّيۡنَا ٱلۡإِنسَـٰنَ بِوٰلِدَيۡهِ إِحۡسَـٰنًا‌ۖ حَمَلَتۡهُ أُمُّهُۥ كُرۡهًا وَوَضَعَتۡهُ كُرۡهًا‌ۖ وَحَمۡلُهُۥ وَفِصَـٰلُهُۥ ثَلَـٰثُونَ شَهۡرًا‌ۚ حَتَّىٰٓ إِذَا بَلَغَ أَشُدَّهُۥ وَبَلَغَ أَرۡبَعِينَ سَنَةً قَالَ رَبِّ أَوۡزِعۡنِىٓ أَنۡ أَشۡكُرَ نِعۡمَتَكَ ٱلَّتِىٓ أَنۡعَمۡتَ عَلَىَّ وَعَلَىٰ وٰلِدَىَّ وَأَنۡ أَعۡمَلَ صَـٰلِحًا تَرۡضَـٰهُ وَأَصۡلِحۡ لِى فِى ذُرِّيَّتِىٓ‌ۖ إِنِّى تُبۡتُ إِلَيۡكَ وَإِنِّى مِنَ ٱلۡمُسۡلِمِينَ ١٥
EN · Sahih Intl. And We have enjoined upon man, to his parents, good treatment. His mother carried him with hardship and gave birth to him with hardship, and his gestation and weaning [period] is thirty months. [He grows] until, when he reaches maturity and reaches [the age of] forty years, he says, "My Lord, enable me1 to be grateful for Your favor which You have bestowed upon me and upon my parents and to work righteousness of which You will approve and make righteous for me my offspring. Indeed, I have repented to You, and indeed, I am of the Muslims."
Al-Ahqaf • Ayah 16
أُوۡلَـٰٓئِكَ ٱلَّذِينَ نَتَقَبَّلُ عَنۡهُمۡ أَحۡسَنَ مَا عَمِلُواۡ وَنَتَجَاوَزُ عَن سَيِّـَٔـاتِهِمۡ فِىٓ أَصۡحَـٰبِ ٱلۡجَنَّةِ‌ۖ وَعۡدَ ٱلصِّدۡقِ ٱلَّذِى كَانُواۡ يُوعَدُونَ ١٦
EN · Sahih Intl. Those are the ones from whom We will accept the best of what they did and overlook their misdeeds, [their being] among the companions of Paradise. [That is] the promise of truth which they had been promised.
Al-Ahqaf • Ayah 17
وَٱلَّذِى قَالَ لِوٰلِدَيۡهِ أُفٍّ لَّكُمَآ أَتَعِدَانِنِىٓ أَنۡ أُخۡرَجَ وَقَدۡ خَلَتِ ٱلۡقُرُونُ مِن قَبۡلِى وَهُمَا يَسۡتَغِيثَانِ ٱللَّهَ وَيۡلَكَ ءَامِنۡ إِنَّ وَعۡدَ ٱللَّهِ حَقٌّ فَيَقُولُ مَا هَـٰذَآ إِلَّآ أَسَـٰطِيرُ ٱلۡأَوَّلِينَ ١٧
EN · Sahih Intl. But one who says to his parents, "Uff1 to you; do you promise me that I will be brought forth [from the earth] when generations before me have already passed on [into oblivion]?" while they call to Allāh for help [and to their son], "Woe to you! Believe! Indeed, the promise of Allāh is truth." But he says, "This is not but legends of the former peoples" -
Al-Ahqaf • Ayah 18
أُوۡلَـٰٓئِكَ ٱلَّذِينَ حَقَّ عَلَيۡهِمُ ٱلۡقَوۡلُ فِىٓ أُمَمٍ قَدۡ خَلَتۡ مِن قَبۡلِهِم مِّنَ ٱلۡجِنِّ وَٱلۡإِنسِ‌ۖ إِنَّهُمۡ كَانُواۡ خَـٰسِرِينَ ١٨
EN · Sahih Intl. Those are the ones upon whom the word [i.e., decree] has come into effect, [who will be] among nations which had passed on before them of jinn and men. Indeed, they [all] were losers.
Al-Ahqaf • Ayah 19
وَلِكُلٍّ دَرَجَـٰتٌ مِّمَّا عَمِلُواۡ‌ۖ وَلِيُوَفِّيَهُمۡ أَعۡمَـٰلَهُمۡ وَهُمۡ لَا يُظۡلَمُونَ ١٩
EN · Sahih Intl. And for all there are degrees [of reward and punishment] for what they have done, and [it is] so that He may fully compensate them for their deeds, and they will not be wronged.
Al-Ahqaf • Ayah 20
وَيَوۡمَ يُعۡرَضُ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُواۡ عَلَى ٱلنَّارِ أَذۡهَبۡتُمۡ طَيِّبَـٰتِكُمۡ فِى حَيَاتِكُمُ ٱلدُّنۡيَا وَٱسۡتَمۡتَعۡتُم بِهَا فَٱلۡيَوۡمَ تُجۡزَوۡنَ عَذَابَ ٱلۡهُونِ بِمَا كُنتُمۡ تَسۡتَكۡبِرُونَ فِى ٱلۡأَرۡضِ بِغَيۡرِ ٱلۡحَقِّ وَبِمَا كُنتُمۡ تَفۡسُقُونَ ٢٠
EN · Sahih Intl. And the Day those who disbelieved are exposed to the Fire [it will be said], "You exhausted your pleasures during your worldly life and enjoyed them, so this Day you will be awarded the punishment of [extreme] humiliation because you were arrogant upon the earth without right and because you were defiantly disobedient."
Al-Ahqaf • Ayah 21
۞وَٱذۡكُرۡ أَخَا عَادٍ إِذۡ أَنذَرَ قَوۡمَهُۥ بِٱلۡأَحۡقَافِ وَقَدۡ خَلَتِ ٱلنُّذُرُ مِنۢ بَيۡنِ يَدَيۡهِ وَمِنۡ خَلۡفِهِۦٓ أَلَّا تَعۡبُدُوٓاۡ إِلَّا ٱللَّهَ إِنِّىٓ أَخَافُ عَلَيۡكُمۡ عَذَابَ يَوۡمٍ عَظِيمٍ ٢١
EN · Sahih Intl. And mention, [O Muḥammad], the brother of ʿAad,1 when he warned his people in [the region of] al-Aḥqāf - and warners had already passed on before him and after him - [saying], "Do not worship except Allāh. Indeed, I fear for you the punishment of a terrible day."2
Al-Ahqaf • Ayah 22
قَالُوٓاۡ أَجِئۡتَنَا لِتَأۡفِكَنَا عَنۡ ءَالِهَتِنَا فَأۡتِنَا بِمَا تَعِدُنَآ إِن كُنتَ مِنَ ٱلصَّـٰدِقِينَ ٢٢
EN · Sahih Intl. They said, "Have you come to delude us away from our gods? Then bring us what you promise us, if you should be of the truthful."
Al-Ahqaf • Ayah 23
قَالَ إِنَّمَا ٱلۡعِلۡمُ عِندَ ٱللَّهِ وَأُبَلِّغُكُم مَّآ أُرۡسِلۡتُ بِهِۦ وَلَـٰكِنِّىٓ أَرَٮٰكُمۡ قَوۡمًا تَجۡهَلُونَ ٢٣
EN · Sahih Intl. He said, "Knowledge [of its time] is only with Allāh, and I convey to you that with which I was sent; but I see you [to be] a people behaving ignorantly."
Al-Ahqaf • Ayah 24
فَلَمَّا رَأَوۡهُ عَارِضًا مُّسۡتَقۡبِلَ أَوۡدِيَتِهِمۡ قَالُواۡ هَـٰذَا عَارِضٌ مُّمۡطِرُنَا‌ۚ بَلۡ هُوَ مَا ٱسۡتَعۡجَلۡتُم بِهِۦ‌ۖ رِيحٌ فِيهَا عَذَابٌ أَلِيمٌ ٢٤
EN · Sahih Intl. And when they saw it as a cloud approaching their valleys, they said, "This is a cloud bringing us rain!" Rather, it is that for which you were impatient:1 a wind, within it a painful punishment,
Al-Ahqaf • Ayah 25
تُدَمِّرُ كُلَّ شَىۡءِۭ بِأَمۡرِ رَبِّهَا فَأَصۡبَحُواۡ لَا يُرَىٰٓ إِلَّا مَسَـٰكِنُهُمۡ‌ۚ كَذٰلِكَ نَجۡزِى ٱلۡقَوۡمَ ٱلۡمُجۡرِمِينَ ٢٥
EN · Sahih Intl. Destroying everything by command of its Lord. And they became so that nothing was seen [of them] except their dwellings. Thus do We recompense the criminal people.
Al-Ahqaf • Ayah 26
وَلَقَدۡ مَكَّنَّـٰهُمۡ فِيمَآ إِن مَّكَّنَّـٰكُمۡ فِيهِ وَجَعَلۡنَا لَهُمۡ سَمۡعًا وَأَبۡصَـٰرًا وَأَفۡــِٔدَةً فَمَآ أَغۡنَىٰ عَنۡهُمۡ سَمۡعُهُمۡ وَلَآ أَبۡصَـٰرُهُمۡ وَلَآ أَفۡــِٔدَتُهُم مِّن شَىۡءٍ إِذۡ كَانُواۡ يَجۡحَدُونَ بِـَٔـايَـٰتِ ٱللَّهِ وَحَاقَ بِهِم مَّا كَانُواۡ بِهِۦ يَسۡتَهۡزِءُونَ ٢٦
EN · Sahih Intl. And We had certainly established them in such as We have not established you, and We made for them hearing and vision and hearts [i.e., intellect]. But their hearing and vision and hearts availed them not from anything [of the punishment] when they were [continually] rejecting the signs of Allāh; and they were enveloped by what they used to ridicule.
Al-Ahqaf • Ayah 27
وَلَقَدۡ أَهۡلَكۡنَا مَا حَوۡلَكُم مِّنَ ٱلۡقُرَىٰ وَصَرَّفۡنَا ٱلۡأَيَـٰتِ لَعَلَّهُمۡ يَرۡجِعُونَ ٢٧
EN · Sahih Intl. And We have already destroyed what surrounds you of [those] cities, and We have diversified the signs [or verses] that perhaps they might return [from disbelief].
Al-Ahqaf • Ayah 28
فَلَوۡلَا نَصَرَهُمُ ٱلَّذِينَ ٱتَّخَذُواۡ مِن دُونِ ٱللَّهِ قُرۡبَانًا ءَالِهَةَۢ‌ۖ بَلۡ ضَلُّواۡ عَنۡهُمۡ‌ۚ وَذٰلِكَ إِفۡكُهُمۡ وَمَا كَانُواۡ يَفۡتَرُونَ ٢٨
EN · Sahih Intl. Then why did those they took besides Allāh as deities by which to approach [Him]1 not aid them? But they had strayed [i.e., departed] from them. And that was their falsehood and what they were inventing.
Al-Ahqaf • Ayah 29
وَإِذۡ صَرَفۡنَآ إِلَيۡكَ نَفَرًا مِّنَ ٱلۡجِنِّ يَسۡتَمِعُونَ ٱلۡقُرۡءَانَ فَلَمَّا حَضَرُوهُ قَالُوٓاۡ أَنصِتُواۡ‌ۖ فَلَمَّا قُضِىَ وَلَّوۡاۡ إِلَىٰ قَوۡمِهِم مُّنذِرِينَ ٢٩
EN · Sahih Intl. And [mention, O Muḥammad], when We directed to you a few of the jinn, listening to the Qur’ān. And when they attended it, they said, "Listen attentively." And when it was concluded, they went back to their people as warners.
Al-Ahqaf • Ayah 30
قَالُواۡ يَـٰقَوۡمَنَآ إِنَّا سَمِعۡنَا كِتَـٰبًا أُنزِلَ مِنۢ بَعۡدِ مُوسَىٰ مُصَدِّقًا لِّمَا بَيۡنَ يَدَيۡهِ يَهۡدِىٓ إِلَى ٱلۡحَقِّ وَإِلَىٰ طَرِيقٍ مُّسۡتَقِيمٍ ٣٠
EN · Sahih Intl. They said, "O our people, indeed we have heard a [recited] Book revealed after Moses confirming what was before it which guides to the truth and to a straight path.
Al-Ahqaf • Ayah 31
يَـٰقَوۡمَنَآ أَجِيبُواۡ دَاعِىَ ٱللَّهِ وَءَامِنُواۡ بِهِۦ يَغۡفِرۡ لَكُم مِّن ذُنُوبِكُمۡ وَيُجِرۡكُم مِّنۡ عَذَابٍ أَلِيمٍ ٣١
EN · Sahih Intl. O our people, respond to the Caller [i.e., Messenger] of Allāh1 and believe in him; He [i.e., Allāh] will forgive for you your sins and protect you from a painful punishment.
Al-Ahqaf • Ayah 32
وَمَن لَّا يُجِبۡ دَاعِىَ ٱللَّهِ فَلَيۡسَ بِمُعۡجِزٍ فِى ٱلۡأَرۡضِ وَلَيۡسَ لَهُۥ مِن دُونِهِۦٓ أَوۡلِيَآءُ‌ۚ أُوۡلَـٰٓئِكَ فِى ضَلَـٰلٍ مُّبِينٍ ٣٢
EN · Sahih Intl. But he who does not respond to the Caller of Allāh will not cause failure [to Him] upon earth, and he will not have besides Him any protectors. Those are in manifest error."
Al-Ahqaf • Ayah 33
أَوَلَمۡ يَرَوۡاۡ أَنَّ ٱللَّهَ ٱلَّذِى خَلَقَ ٱلسَّمَـٰوٰتِ وَٱلۡأَرۡضَ وَلَمۡ يَعۡىَ بِخَلۡقِهِنَّ بِقَـٰدِرٍ عَلَىٰٓ أَن يُحۡــِۧىَ ٱلۡمَوۡتَىٰ‌ۚ بَلَىٰٓ إِنَّهُۥ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَىۡءٍ قَدِيرٌ ٣٣
EN · Sahih Intl. Do they not see that Allāh, who created the heavens and earth and did not fail in their creation, is able to give life to the dead? Yes. Indeed, He is over all things competent.
Al-Ahqaf • Ayah 34
وَيَوۡمَ يُعۡرَضُ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُواۡ عَلَى ٱلنَّارِ أَلَيۡسَ هَـٰذَا بِٱلۡحَقِّ‌ۖ قَالُواۡ بَلَىٰ وَرَبِّنَا‌ۚ قَالَ فَذُوقُواۡ ٱلۡعَذَابَ بِمَا كُنتُمۡ تَكۡفُرُونَ ٣٤
EN · Sahih Intl. And the Day those who disbelieved are exposed to the Fire [it will be said], "Is this not the truth?" They will say, "Yes, by our Lord." He will say, "Then taste the punishment for what you used to deny."1
Al-Ahqaf • Ayah 35
فَٱصۡبِرۡ كَمَا صَبَرَ أُوۡلُواۡ ٱلۡعَزۡمِ مِنَ ٱلرُّسُلِ وَلَا تَسۡتَعۡجِل لَّهُمۡ‌ۚ كَأَنَّهُمۡ يَوۡمَ يَرَوۡنَ مَا يُوعَدُونَ لَمۡ يَلۡبَثُوٓاۡ إِلَّا سَاعَةً مِّن نَّهَارِۭ‌ۚ بَلَـٰغٌ‌ۚ فَهَلۡ يُهۡلَكُ إِلَّا ٱلۡقَوۡمُ ٱلۡفَـٰسِقُونَ ٣٥
EN · Sahih Intl. So be patient, [O Muḥammad], as were those of determination among the messengers and do not be impatient for them.1 It will be - on the Day they see that which they are promised - as though they had not remained [in the world] except an hour of a day. [This is] notification. And will [any] be destroyed except the defiantly disobedient people?

Recitation: Mishari Rashid al-‘Afasy · Audio provided via Quran Foundation