Quran Talk Blog

The Bee [16:68] And your Lord inspired the bee: build homes in mountains and trees, and in (the hives) they build for you. [16:69] Then eat from all the fruits, following the design of your Lord, precisely. From their bellies comes a drink of different colors, wherein there is healing for the people. This should be (sufficient) proof for … Continue reading The Bee (16:68 – 16:69)

Additional Proofs From God [16:65] GOD sends down from the sky water to revive the land after it had died. This should be (sufficient) proof for people who hear. [16:66] And in the livestock there is a lesson for you: we provide you with a drink from their bellies. From the midst of digested food and blood, you get … Continue reading Additional Proofs From God (16:65 – 16:67)

The Original Sin [16:61] If GOD punished the people for their transgressions, He would have annihilated every creature on earth. But He respites them for a specific, predetermined time. Once their interim ends, they cannot delay it by one hour, nor advance it. [16:62] They ascribe to GOD what they dislike for themselves, then utter the lie with their … Continue reading The Original Sin (16:61 – 16:64)

Bigoted Bias Against Baby Girls [16:57] They even assign daughters to GOD, be He glorified, while they prefer for themselves what they like. [16:58] When one of them gets a baby girl, his face becomes darkened with overwhelming grief. [16:59] Ashamed, he hides from the people, because of the bad news given to him. He even … Continue reading Bigoted Bias Against Baby Girls (6:57 – 16:60)

To Resurrect the Dead [16:40] To have anything done, we simply say to it, "Be," and it is. [16:41] Those who emigrated for the sake of GOD, because they were persecuted, we will surely make it up to them generously in this life, and the recompense of the Hereafter is even greater, if they only knew. … Continue reading To Resurrect the Dead (16:40 – 16:56)

Deep In Their Minds [16:38] They swore solemnly by GOD: "GOD will not resurrect the dead." Absolutely, such is His inviolable promise, but most people do not know. [16:39] He will then point out to everyone all the things they had disputed, and will let those who disbelieved know that they were liars.  [17:98] Such is their … Continue reading Deep In Their Minds (16:38 – 16:39)

Famous Excuse [16:35] The idol worshipers say, "Had GOD willed, we would not worship any idols besides Him, nor would our parents. Nor would we prohibit anything besides His prohibitions." Those before them have done the same. Can the messengers do anything but deliver the complete message? [16:36] We have sent a messenger to every community, saying, … Continue reading Famous Excuse (16:35 – 16:37)

The Disbelievers [16:33] Are they waiting for the angels to come to them, or until your Lord's judgment comes to pass? Those before them did the same thing. GOD is not the One who wronged them; they are the ones who wronged their own souls. [16:34] They have incurred the consequences of their evil works, and the … Continue reading The Disbelievers (16:33 – 16:34)

They Go Straight to Paradise [16:32] The angels terminate their lives in a state of righteousness, saying, "Peace be upon you. Enter Paradise (now) as a reward for your works."* *16:30-32 The righteous taste only the first death, which has been already experienced by all of us (see 44:56). At the end of their interim in this … Continue reading They Go Straight to Paradise (16:32)

The Believers Do Not Really Die* [16:30] As for the righteous, when they are asked, "What do you think of these revelations from your Lord," they say, "Good." For those who lead a righteous life, happiness, and the abode of the Hereafter is even better. What a blissful abode for the righteous. [16:31] The gardens … Continue reading The Believers Do Not Really Die (16:30 – 16:31)