The Qur'an (Oxford World's Classics)
The Qur'an (Oxford World's Classics) The Qur'an (Oxford World's Classics)
330 The Quran 46: 35 and He will say, ‘Then taste the punishment for having denied the truth.’ 35 Be steadfast [Muhammad], like those messengers of firm resolve. a Do not seek to hasten the punishment for the disbelievers: on the Day they see what they had been warned about, it will seem to them that they lingered no more than a single hour of a single day [in this life]. This is a warning. Shall any be destroyed except the defiant? a Noah, Abraham, Moses, Jesus, and Muhammad are traditionally termed ‘the messengers of firm resolve’ for their tenacity in preaching God’s message.
47. MUHAMMAD A Medinan sura that deals with issues of war, those who try to prevent conversion to Islam and the carrying out of God’s commands (a common theme in the Medinan suras), and the fate of the hypocrites. It specifically mentions the iniquity of those who expelled the Prophet from Mecca, it describes the futility of the disbelievers’ attempts to oppose God and His Prophet, and it urges the Muslims to obey God in all matters, lest their good deeds come to nothing on the Day of Judgement like those of the disbelievers and hypocrites. It takes its title from the mention of Muhammad’s name in verse 2. In the name of God, the Lord of Mercy, the Giver of Mercy 1 God will bring to nothing the deeds of those who disbelieve and bar others from the way of God, 2 but He will overlook the bad deeds of those who have faith, do good deeds, and believe in what has been sent down to Muhammad––the truth from their Lord––and He will put them into a good state. 3 This is because the disbelievers follow falsehood, while the believers follow the truth from their Lord. In this way God shows people their true type. 4 When you meet the disbelievers in battle, strike them in the neck, and once they are defeated, bind any captives firmly––later you can release them by grace a or by ransom––until the toils of war have ended. That [is the way]. God could have defeated them Himself if He had willed, but His purpose is to test some of you by means of others. He will not let the deeds of those who are killed for His cause come to nothing; 5 He will guide them and put them into a good state; 6 He will admit them into the Garden He has already made known to them. 7 You who believe! If you help God, He will help you and make you stand firm. 8 As for the disbelievers, how wretched will be their state! God has brought their deeds to nothing. 9 It is because they hate what God has sent down that He has caused their deeds to go to waste. 10 Have they not travelled the earth and seen how those before them met their end? God destroyed them utterly: a similar fate awaits the a Commentators highlight the fact that ‘by grace’ is the first of the two options given here, concluding that this is the preferred or recommended course of action.
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<strong>The</strong> Quran 46: 35<br />
and He will say, ‘<strong>The</strong>n taste the punishment for having denied the<br />
truth.’<br />
35 Be steadfast [Muhammad], like those messengers of firm<br />
resolve. a Do not seek to hasten the punishment for the disbelievers:<br />
on the Day they see what they had been warned about, it will seem to<br />
them that they lingered no more than a single hour of a single day [in<br />
this life]. This is a warning. Shall any be destroyed except the<br />
defiant?<br />
a Noah, Abraham, Moses, Jesus, and Muhammad are traditionally termed ‘the<br />
messengers of firm resolve’ for their tenacity in preaching God’s message.
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