Category: Al-Hadid

All that is in the heavens and the earth glorifies Allah, and He is the All-Mighty, the All-Wise.

To Him belongs the kingdom of the heavens and the earth; it is He Who gives life and causes death; and He has power over all things.

He is the First (nothing is before Him) and the Last (nothing is after Him), the Most High (nothing is above Him) and the Most Near (nothing is nearer than Him). And He is the All-Knower of every thing.

It is He Who created the heavens and the earth in six days, then firmly established Himself on the throne of authority. He knows all that enters the earth and all that emerges from it, all that comes down from Heaven and all that ascends to it; and He is with you wherever you are. Allah is aware of all your actions.
Meaning:-
Emerge: come out, appear, become visible.
Ascend: mount, scale, rise (up).

To Him belongs the kingdom of the heavens and the earth, and all affairs go back to Allah for decision.

He merges Night into Day, and He merges Day into Night; and He has full knowledge of the secrets of (all) hearts.

Believe in Allah and His Messenger and spend (charity) out of that in which He has made you successors. For those who have believed among you and spent (charity), there will be a great reward.

What is the matter with you that you do not believe in Allah, whereas the Messenger (Muhammad) is inviting you to believe in your Lord, Who has indeed taken your covenant, if you are true men of faith?
Meaning:-
Covenant: commitment, promise.

It is He who sends down upon His Servant [Muhammad] verses of clear evidence that He may bring you out from darknesses into the light. And indeed, Allah is to you Kind and Merciful.

What is the matter with you that you do not spend in the Way of Allah, whereas to Allah belongs the inheritance of the heavens and the earth? Those of you who spent and fought in the Cause of Allah before the victory, shall receive higher ranks of honor than the others who spent and fought thereafter. Yet Allah has promised you all a good reward, and Allah is aware of all your actions.

Who is he that will lend to Allah a goodly loan, then (Allah) will increase it manifold to his credit (in repaying), and he will have (besides) a good reward (i.e. Paradise).
Meaning:-
Manifold: many and various.

On the Day of Judgement you shall see the true believing men and the believing women, with their light shining before them and on their right hands, and it will be said to them: “Rejoice today, you shall enter the gardens beneath which rivers flow, in which you shall live forever, and that is the highest achievement.”
Meaning:-
Rejoice: feel or show great joy or delight.
Beneath: below; in or to a lower place, position, underneath

On that Day the hypocrite men and hypocrite women will say to the true believers: “Wait for us, that we may borrow some of your light.” But they will be told: “Go away! Seek your light elsewhere.” So a wall with a gate shall be set up between them. Inside there shall be mercy, and outside all along there shall be punishment of hell.
Meaning:-
Hypocrite: a person who puts on a false appearance of virtue or religion.

(The hypocrites) will call the believers: “Were we not with you?” The believers will reply: “Yes! But you led yourselves into temptations, you looked forward for our destruction; you doubted (in Faith); and you were deceived by false desires, till the Command of Allah came to pass. And the chief deceiver (Satan) deceived you in respect of Allah.”
Meaning:-
Hypocrite: a person who puts on a false appearance of virtue or religion.

So today no ransom will be taken from you or from those who disbelieved. Your refuge is the Fire. It is most worthy of you, and wretched is the destination.
Meaning:-
Ransom: rescue from punishment for sin.
refuge: Shelter
Wretched: miserable, unhappy, sad, broken-hearted, grief-stricken, grieving, sorrowful.

Has not the time arrived for the believers to submit with fervent hearts to Allah’s warning (this Quran) and to the truth He has revealed, so that they may not become like those who were given the Book [the Taurat (Torah) and the Injeel (Gospel)] before this, even though their term was prolonged for them but their hearts became hardened? Today most among them are transgressors.
Meaning:-
Fervent: having or displaying a passionate intensity.
Transgressors: a person who is actually breaking the law, offend; sin.

You should know that Allah restores the earth to life after its death. We have spelled out Our revelations (proofs, evidences, verses, lessons, signs ) for you, so that you may understand.

Indeed, the men who practice charity and the women who practice charity and [they who] have loaned Allah a goodly loan – it will be multiplied for them, and they will have a noble reward.

Those who believe in Allah and His messengers, they are the truthful and the true witnesses in the sight of their Lord; they shall have their reward and their light. But those who disbelieve and reject Our verses; they shall be the companions of hellfire.

You should know that the life of this world is only play and idle talk, a show and boasting among yourselves, a quest for greater riches and more children. Its similitude is that of vegetation that flourish after rain: the growth of which delights the tillers, then it withers and you see it turn yellow, soon it becomes dry and crumbles away. In the hereafter there will be either severe punishment or forgiveness from Allah and His good pleasure. The life of this world is nothing but an illusion.
Meaning:-
Boasting: a talk in which you express too much pride in yourself or self-satisfaction about one’s achievements, possessions, or abilities.
Quest: a long search for something that is difficult to find, or an attempt to achieve something
Similitude: qualities of appearance, similarity, likeness.
Tillers: farmer. cultivator.
Illusion: misleading impression of reality, a false idea or belief.

Therefore, hastenly strive for the forgiveness of your Lord and for the paradise which is as vast as the heaven and the earth, prepared for those who believe in Allah and His Messengers. Such is the grace of Allah, which He bestows on whom He pleases, and Allah is the Owner of mighty grace.
Meaning:-
Haste: urgency of movement or action; hurry.
Vast: huge, an immense space.
Bestow: an honor, right, or gift

No disaster can happen on earth nor to your souls, which is not recorded in a Book, before We bring it into existence; surely that is easy for Allah.

This is done so that you may not grieve for the things that you miss, or be overjoyed at what you gain; for Allah does not love any vainglorious boaster,
Meaning:-
Vainglorious: showing too much pride in your own abilities or achievements
Boaster: a person who boasts or brags

nor those who, being stingy themselves, enjoin others to be stingy also (Allah is not in need of their charity). He that gives no heed should know that Allah is free of all needs, worthy of all praises.
Meaning:-
Stingy: miserly, penny-pinching, unwilling to spend money

Indeed, We sent Our messengers with clear proofs, and with them We sent down the Scripture and the balance ˹of justice˺ so that people may administer justice. And We sent down iron with its great might, benefits for people, and means for Allah to prove who ˹is willing to˺ stand up for Him and His messengers without seeing Him. Surely Allah is All-Powerful, Almighty.

And We have already sent Noah and Abraham and placed in their descendants prophethood and scripture; and among them is he who is guided, but many of them are defiantly disobedient.
Meaning:-
Descendant: successor, family, offspring.

After them We sent other Messengers, one after the other, and followed them with Isa (Jesus) the son of Maryam. We gave him The Injeel (Gospel), and put compassion and mercy into the hearts of his followers. As for monasticism, they instituted it themselves – for We did not enjoin it on them – in order to seek the good pleasure of Allah, but they did not observe it as it should have been observed. Yet We rewarded those among them who were true believers, but most of them are defiantly disobedient.
Meaning:-
Monasticism: mode of life, the way monks live, is a religious way of life in which one renounces worldly pursuits to devote oneself fully to spiritual work. … Males pursuing a monastic life are generally called monks while female monastics are called nuns.
(meaning of monk: a member of a group of religious men who do not marry and usually live together in a monastery)

O you who have believed, fear Allah and believe in His Messenger (Muhammad); He will [then] give you a double portion of His mercy and make for you a light by which you will walk and forgive you; and Allah is Forgiving and Merciful.

So that the people of the Scripture may know that they have no power whatsoever over the Grace of Allah, and that (His) Grace is (entirely) in His Hand to bestow it on whomsoever He wills. And Allah is the Owner of Great Bounty.
Meaning:-
Bounty: giving generously. unselfish, charitable.