Quran The Final Testament

Verse of the day“With pain there is gain.”Cooling the Temper, 94:5

The KeyAl-FãtehahBeginSura 1, 7 verses

Chapters

The KeyAl-Fãtehah1 The HeiferAl-Baqarah2 The AmramitesÃli-'Imrãn3 The WomenAl-Nesa'4 The FeastAl-Ma'edah5 The LivestockAl-An'am6 The PurgatoryAl-A'araf7 The Spoils of WarAl-Anfal8 UltimatumBara'ah9 JonahYounus10 HoodHud11 JosephYousuf12 The ThunderAl-Ra'ad13 AbrahamIbrahîm14 The Hijr ValleyAl-Hijr15 The BeeAl-Nahl16 The Children of IsraelBanî Israel17 The CaveAl-Kahf18 MaryMaryam19 T-HTãHã20 The ProphetsAl-Anbyã’21 The PilgrimageAl-Hajj22 The BelieversAl-Mu’minûn23 The LightAl-Noor24 The Statute BookAl-Furqãn25 The PoetsAl-Shu‘arã’26 The AntAl-Naml27 The HistoryAl-Qasas28 The SpiderAl-‘Ankaboot29 The RomansAl-Room30 LuqmaanLuqmãn31 ProstrationAl-Sajdah32 The PartiesAl-Ahzãb33 ShebaSaba’34 InitiatorFãter35 Y-SYãSîn36 The ArrangersAl-Sãffãt37 SSaad38 The ThrongsAl-Zumar39 ForgiverGhãfer40 DetailedFussilat41 ConsultationAl-Shoorã42 The OrnamentsAl-Zukhruf43 The SmokeAl-Dukhãn44 The KneelingAl-Jãtheyah45 The DunesAl-Ahqãf46 MuhammedMuḥammad47 VictoryAl-Fatt-h48 The WallsAl-Hujurãt49 QQãf50 Driver of the WindsAl-Dhãreyãt51 Mount SinaiAl-Toor52 The StarsAl-Najm53 The MoonAl-Qamar54 The GraciousAl-Rahmaan55 The InevitableAl-Waaqe‘ah56 IronAl-Hadeed57 The DebateAl-Mujaadalah58 The ExodusAl-Hashr59 The TestAl-Mumtahanah60 The ColumnAl-Suff61 FridayAl-Jumu‘ah62 The HypocritesAl-Munaafeqoon63 Mutual BlamingAl-Taghaabun64 DivorceAl-Talaaq65 ProhibitionAl-Tahreem66 KingshipAl-Mulk67 The PenAl-Qalam68 IncontestableAl-Haaqqah69 The HeightsAl-Ma‘aarej70 NoahNuh71 JinnsAl-Jinn72 CloakedAl-Muzzammil73 The Hidden SecretAl-Muddath-thir74 ResurrectionAl-Qeyaamah75 The HumanAl-Insaan76 DispatchedAl-Mursalaat77 The EventAl-Naba’78 The SnatchersAl-Naaze‘aat79 He FrownedAbasa80 The RollingAl-Takweer81 The ShatteringAl-Infitaar82 The CheatersAl-Mutaffifeen83 The RuptureAl-Inshiqaaq84 The GalaxiesAl-Burooj85 The Bright StarAl-Taareq86 The Most HighAl-A‘alaa87 OverwhelmingAl-Ghaasheyah88 DawnAl-Fajr89 The TownAl-Balad90 The SunAl-Shams91 The NightAl-Layl92 The ForenoonAl-Duhaa93 Cooling the TemperAl-Sharrhh94 The FigAl-Teen95 The EmbryoAl-‘Alaq96 The DestinyAl-Qadr97 The ProofAl-Bayyinah98 The QuakeAl-Zalzalah99 The GallopersAl-‘Aadeyaat100 The ShockerAl-Qaare‘ah101 HoardingAl-Takaathur102 The AfternoonAl-‘Asr103 The BackbiterAl-Humazah104 The ElephantAl-Feel105 Quraish TribeThe Quraish Tribe106 CharityAl-Maa‘oon107 BountyAl-Kawthar108 The DisbelieversAl-Kaaferoon109 TriumphAl-Nassr110 ThornsAl-Masad111 AbsolutenessAl-Ikhlaas112 DaybreakAl-Falaq113 PeopleAl-Naas114

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Appendices

Introduction One of the Great Miracles1 God's Messenger of the Covenant2 We Made the Quran Easy3 Why Was the Quran Revealed in Arabic?4 Heaven and Hell5 Greatness of God6 Why Were We Created?7 The Myth of Intercession8 Abraham: Original Messenger of Submission9 God's Usage of the Plural Tense10 The Day of Resurrection11 Role of the Prophet Muhammad12 The First Pillar of Submission13 Predestination14 Religious Duties: Gift from God15 Dietary Prohibition16 Death17 Quran is All You Need18 Hadith and Sunna: Satanic Innovations19 Quran: Unlike Any Other Book20 Satan: Fallen Angel21 Jesus22 Chronological Order of Revelation23 Two False Verses Removed from the Quran24 End of the World25 The Three Messengers of Islam26 Who Is Your God?27 Muhammad Wrote God's Revelations With His Own Hand28 The Missing Basmalah29 Polygamy30 Evolution: A Divinely Guided Process31 The Crucial Age of 4032 Why Did God Send a Messenger Now?33 Virginity/Chastity: A Trait of the True Believers34 Drugs & Alcohol35 What Price A Great Nation36 Criminal Justice in Islam37 The Creator's Signature38

The Spider

Al-‘Ankaboot

Sura 29 · 69 verses · Revealed 85th

In the name of God, Most Gracious, Most Merciful

29:1

A. L. M.^*

*29:1 See Appendix 1 for details of the Quran's mathematical composition, and the meaning of these previously mysterious Quranic Initials.

The Test is Mandatory

29:2

Do the people think that they will be left to say, "We believe," without being put to the test?

29:3

We have tested those before them, for GOD must distinguish those who are truthful, and He must expose the liars.

29:4

Do those who commit sins think that they can ever fool us? Wrong indeed is their judgment.

29:5

Anyone hoping to meet GOD, (should know that) such a meeting with GOD will most assuredly come to pass. He is the Hearer, the Omniscient.

29:6

Those who strive, strive for their own good. GOD is in no need for anyone.

29:7

Those who believe and lead a righteous life, we will certainly remit their sins, and will certainly reward them generously for their righteous works.

You Shall Honor Your Parents

29:8

We enjoined the human being to honor his parents. But if they try to force you to set up idols beside Me, do not obey them. To Me is your ultimate return, then I will inform you of everything you had done.

29:9

Those who believe and lead a righteous life, we will certainly admit them with the righteous.

Fair Weather Friends

29:10

Among the people there are those who say, "We believe in GOD," but as soon as they suffer any hardship because of GOD, they equate the people's persecution with GOD's retribution. But if blessings from your Lord come your way, they say, "We were with you." Is GOD not fully aware of the people's innermost thoughts?

29:11

GOD will most certainly distinguish those who believe, and He will most certainly expose the hypocrites.

29:12

Those who disbelieved said to those who believed, "If you follow our way, we will be responsible for your sins." Not true; they cannot bear any of their sins. They are liars.

29:13

In fact, they will carry their own sins, in addition to loads of other people's sins for which they were responsible. Most certainly, they will be asked on the Day of Resurrection about their false claims.

Noah

29:14

We sent Noah to his people, and he stayed with them one thousand years, less fifty.^* Subsequently, they incurred the flood because of their transgressions.

*29:14 Since the Quran's miracle is mathematical, the numbers especially constitute an important part of the 19-based code. Thus, the numbers mentioned in the Quran add up to 162146, or 19x8534 (see Appendix 1 for the details).

29:15

We saved him and those who accompanied him in the ark, and we set it up as a lesson for all the people.

Abraham

29:16

Abraham said to his people, "You shall worship GOD, and reverence Him. This is better for you, if you only knew.

God: The Only Source of Provisions

29:17

"What you worship instead of GOD are powerless idols; you have invented a lie." The idols you worship beside GOD do not possess any provisions for you. Therefore, you shall seek provisions only from GOD. You shall worship Him alone, and be appreciative of Him; to Him is your ultimate return.

29:18

If you disbelieve, generations before you have also disbelieved. The sole function of the messenger is to deliver (the message).

Study the Origin of Life

29:19

Have they not seen how GOD initiates the creation, then repeats it? This is easy for GOD to do.

*29:19 We learn from the Quran that evolution is a divinely guided process. See Appendix 31 for the details.

29:20

Say, "Roam the earth and find out the origin of life."^* For GOD will thus initiate the creation in the Hereafter. GOD is Omnipotent.

29:21

He condemns to retribution whomever He wills, and showers His mercy upon whomever He wills. Ultimately, to Him you will be turned over.

29:22

None of you can escape from these facts, on earth or in the heaven, and you have none beside GOD as a Lord and Master.

29:23

Those who disbelieve in GOD's revelations, and in meeting Him, have despaired from My mercy. They have incurred a painful retribution.

Back to Abraham

29:24

The only response from his people was their saying, "Kill him, or burn him." But GOD saved him from the fire. This should provide lessons for people who believe.

Social Pressure: A Profound Disaster

29:25

He said, "You worship beside GOD powerless idols due to peer pressure, just to preserve some friendship among you in this worldly life. But then, on the Day of Resurrection, you will disown one another, and curse one another. Your destiny is Hell, wherein you cannot help one another."

29:26

Lot believed with him and said, "I am emigrating to my Lord. He is the Almighty, the Most Wise."

29:27

We granted him Isaac and Jacob, we assigned to his descendants prophethood and the scriptures, we endowed him with his due recompense in this life, and in the Hereafter he will surely be with the righteous.

Lot

29:28

Lot said to his people, "You commit such an abomination, no one in the world has ever done it before you.

29:29

"You practice sex with the men, you commit highway robbery, and you allow all kinds of vice in your society." The only response from his people was to say, "Bring to us GOD's retribution, if you are truthful."

29:30

He said, "My Lord, grant me victory over these wicked people."

Angels Visit Abraham and Lot

29:31

When our messengers went to Abraham with good news (about Isaac's birth), they also said, "We are on our way to annihilate the people of that town (Sodom). For its people have been wicked."

29:32

He said, "But Lot is living there." They said, "We are fully aware of everyone who lives in it. We will of course save him and his family, except his wife; she is doomed."

29:33

When our messengers arrived at Lot's place, they were mistreated, and he was embarrassed by their presence. But they said, "Have no fear, and do not worry. We will save you and your family, except your wife; she is doomed.

29:34

"We will pour upon the people of this town a disaster from the sky, as a consequence of their wickedness."

29:35

We left standing some of their ruins, to serve as a profound lesson for people who understand.

Shu'aib

29:36

To Midyan we sent their brother Shu'aib. He said, "O my people, you shall worship GOD and seek the Last Day, and do not roam the earth corruptingly."

29:37

They disbelieved him and, consequently, the earthquake annihilated them; they were left dead in their homes by morning.

29:38

Similarly, 'Ãd and Thamûd (were annihilated). This is made manifest to you through their ruins. The devil had adorned their works in their eyes, and had diverted them from the path, even though they had eyes.

God's Immutable System

29:39

Also Qãroon, Pharaoh, and Hãmãn; Moses went to them with clear signs. But they continued to commit tyranny on earth. Consequently, they could not evade (the retribution).

29:40

All those disbelievers were doomed as a consequence of their sins. Some of them we annihilated by violent winds, some were annihilated by the quake, some we caused the earth to swallow, and some we drowned. GOD is not the One who wronged them; it is they who wronged their own souls.

The Spider

29:41

The allegory of those who accept other masters beside GOD is that of the spider and her home; the flimsiest of all homes is the home of the spider, if they only knew.^*

*29:41 It takes a knowledgeable person to know that the Black Widow spider kills her mate. The use of the feminine reference to the spider in 29:41 is thus significant. This is in addition to the fact that the spider web is physically very flimsy.

29:42

GOD knows full well that whatever they worship besides Him are really nothing. He is the Almighty, the Most Wise.

29:43

We cite these examples for the people, and none appreciate them except the knowledgeable.^*

29:44

GOD created the heavens and the earth, truthfully. This provides a sufficient proof for the believers.

The Contact Prayers (Salat)

29:45

You shall recite what is revealed to you of the scripture, and observe the Contact Prayers (Salat), for the Contact Prayers prohibit evil and vice. But the remembrance of GOD (through Salat) is the most important objective.^* GOD knows everything you do.

*29:45 Your god is whatever occupies your mind most of the time (see 20:14 & Appendix 27).

One God/One Religion

29:46

Do not argue with the people of the scripture (Jews, Christians, & Muslims) except in the nicest possible manner—unless they transgress— and say, "We believe in what was revealed to us and in what was revealed to you, and our god and your god is one and the same; to Him we are submitters."

29:47

We have revealed to you this scripture, and those whom we blessed with the previous scripture will believe in it. Also, some of your people will believe in it. Indeed, those who disregard our revelations are the real disbelievers.

Quran: Muhammad's Miracle

29:48

You did not read the previous scriptures, nor did you write them with your hand. In that case, the rejectors would have had reason to harbor doubts.

*29:48 It was the will of the Most Wise to separate the Quran from its awesome mathematical miracle by 1400 years. Seeing how the Muslims en masse have idolized Muhammad, it is obvious that if the Quran's mathematical miracle were also revealed through Muhammad, many people would have worshiped him as God incarnate. As it is, God willed that the great miracle of the Quran (74:30-35) shall await the computer age, and to have it revealed through His Messenger of the Covenant (see Appendices 1, 2, & 26).

29:49

In fact, these revelations are clear in the chests of those who possess knowledge. Only the wicked will disregard our revelations.

29:50

They said, "If only miracles^* could come down to him from his Lord!" Say, "All miracles come only from GOD; I am no more than a manifest warner."

29:51

Is it not enough of a miracle^* that we sent down to you this book, being recited to them? This is indeed a mercy and a reminder for people who believe.

29:52

Say, "GOD suffices as a witness between me and you. He knows everything in the heavens and the earth. Surely, those who believe in falsehood and disbelieve in GOD are the real losers."

They Are in Hell

29:53

They challenge you to bring the retribution! If it were not for a predetermined appointment, the retribution would have come to them immediately.^* Certainly, it will come to them suddenly, when they least expect it.

*29:53 Anyone who dies before the age of 40 goes to Heaven, and not everyone deserves this. People sometimes lament the slowness of justice when a vicious criminal is not executed promptly. God knows who deserves Heaven (see 46:15 and Appendix 32).

29:54

They challenge you to bring retribution! Hell already surrounds the disbelievers.

29:55

The day will come when the retribution overwhelms them, from above them and from beneath their feet; He will say, "Taste the consequences of your works."

Immigrate in the Cause of God

29:56

O My servants who believed, My earth is spacious, so worship Me.

29:57

Every soul will taste death, then to us you will be ultimately returned.

29:58

Those who believe and lead a righteous life, we will surely settle them in Paradise, with mansions and flowing streams. Eternally they abide therein. What a beautiful reward for the workers.

29:59

They are the ones who steadfastly persevere, and trust in their Lord.

29:60

Many a creature that does not carry its provision, GOD provides for it, as well as for you. He is the Hearer, the Omniscient.

Most Believers Destined for Hell

29:61

If you ask them, "Who created the heavens and the earth, and put the sun and the moon in your service," they will say, "GOD." Why then did they deviate?

29:62

GOD is the One who increases the provision for whomever He chooses from among His creatures, and withholds it. GOD is fully aware of all things.

29:63

If you ask them, "Who sends down from the sky water, to revive dead land," they will say, "GOD." Say, "Praise GOD." Most of them do not understand.

Re-arrange Your Priorities

29:64

This worldly life is no more than vanity and play, while the abode of the Hereafter is the real life, if they only knew.

29:65

When they ride on a ship, they implore GOD, devoting their prayers to Him. But as soon as He saves them to the shore, they revert to idolatry.

29:66

Let them disbelieve in what we have given them, and let them enjoy temporarily; they will surely find out.

29:67

Have they not seen that we have established a Sacred Sanctuary that we made secure, while all around them the people are in constant danger? Would they still believe in falsehood, and reject GOD's blessings?

29:68

Who is more evil than one who fabricates lies and attributes them to GOD, or rejects the truth when it comes to him? Is Hell not a just retribution for the disbelievers?

29:69

As for those who strive in our cause, we will surely guide them in our paths. Most assuredly, GOD is with the pious.