Author: Quran Talk Blog

Reflect on Your Idols [10:34] Say, "Can any of your idols initiate creation, then repeat it?" Say, "GOD initiates the creation, then repeats it." [10:35] Say, "Does any of your idols guide to the truth?" Say, "GOD guides to the truth. Is one who guides to the truth more worthy of being followed, or one who does … Continue reading Reflect on Your Idols (10:34 – 10:36)

Idols Disown Their Worshipers [10:28] On the day when we summon them all, we will say to those who worshiped idols, "We have summoned you, together with your idols." We will have them confront each other, and their idols will say to them, "We had no idea that you idolized us. [10:29] "GOD suffices as a … Continue reading Idols Disown Their Worshipers (10:28 – 10:33)

Heaven and Hell are Eternal [10:26] For the righteous, the reward will be multiplied manifold. Their faces will never experience any deprivation or shame. These are the dwellers of Paradise; they abide therein forever. [10:27] As for those who earned sins, their requital is equivalent to their sin. Humiliation is their lot, and no one … Continue reading Heaven and Hell are Eternal (10:26 – 10:27)

Rebellious Humans [10:21] When we bestow mercy upon the people, after adversity had afflicted them, they immediately scheme against our revelations! Say, "GOD's scheming is far more effective. For our messengers are recording everything you scheme." [10:22] He is the One who moves you across the land and sea. You get onto the ships, and … Continue reading Rebellious Humans (10:21 – 10:25)

Miracle of the Quran to be Unveiled After Muhammad* [10:20] They say, "How come no miracle came down to him from his Lord?" Say, "The future belongs to GOD; so wait, and I am waiting along with you." *10:20 In retrospect, we see now that the Quran's miracle, indeed "One of the greatest miracles" (74:30-35), was … Continue reading Miracle of the Quran to be Unveiled After Muhammad (10:20)

Every Letter Calculated and Divinely Designed [10:15] When our revelations are recited to them, those who do not expect to meet us say, "Bring a Quran* other than this, or change it!" Say, "I cannot possibly change it on my own. I simply follow what is revealed to me. I fear, if I disobey my … Continue reading Every Letter Calculated and Divinely Designed (10:15 – 10:20)

Now It Is Your Turn [10:14] Then we made you inheritors of the earth after them, to see how you will do.  God Compensates the Oppressed [28:5] We willed to compensate those who were oppressed on earth, and to turn them into leaders, and make them the inheritors. [28:6] And to establish them on earth, … Continue reading Now it is Your Turn (10:14)

Lessons from the Past [10:13] Many a generation we have annihilated before you when they transgressed. Their messengers went to them with clear proofs, but they refused to believe. We thus requite the guilty people.  Lessons to be Learned [11:100] This is news from the past communities that we narrate to you. Some are still … Continue reading Lessons from the Past (10:13)

God Guides the Believers [10:9] As for those who believe and lead a righteous life, their Lord guides them, by virtue of their belief. Rivers will flow beneath them in the gardens of bliss. [10:10] Their prayer therein is: "Be You glorified, our god," their greeting therein is, "Peace," and their ultimate prayer is: "Praise … Continue reading God Guides the Believers (10:9 – 10:12)

Preoccupation With This World [10:7] Those who are not expecting to meet us, and are preoccupied with this worldly life and are content with it, and refuse to heed our proofs; [10:8] these have incurred Hell as their ultimate abode, as a consequence of their own works.  As a submitter we should be content, but … Continue reading Preoccupation With This World (10:7 – 10:8)