SURAH MUHAMMAD

Muhammad(PBUH)

(Madnie, Surah # 47, Verses 38 )

ALLAH WILL WASTE DISBELIEVER DEEDS 

47:1 Those who disbelieve and avert [people] from the way of Allah - He will waste their deeds.

47:2 As for those who believe, do good, and have faith in what has been revealed to Muḥammad—which is the truth from their Lord—He will remove them of their sins and improve their condition.

47:3 This is because the disbelievers follow falsehood, while the believers follow the truth from their Lord. This is how Allah shows people their true state ˹of faith˺.

DISBELIEVER IN THE BATTLE FIELD

47:4 If you encounter the disbelievers in a battle, strike-off their heads. Take them as captives when they are defeated. Then you may set them free as a favor to them, with or without a ransom, when the battle is over. This is the Law. Had God wanted, He could have granted them (unbelievers) victory, but He wants to test you through each other. The deeds of those who are killed for the cause of Allah will never be without virtuous results.

47:5 Allah will lead them to everlasting happiness and improve their condition.

47:6 And admit them to Paradise which He has made known to them

47:7 O you who believe! If you help (in the cause of) Allah, He will help you, and make your foothold firm.

47:8 But those who disbelieve, for them is destruction, and (Allah) will waste their deeds.

47:9 That is because they hate that which Allah has sent down (this Quran), so He has made their deeds fruitless.

ALLAH DESTROYED NATIONS BEFORE THEM

47:10 Have they not traveled through the earth, and seen what was the end of those before them? Allah destroyed them completely and the disbelievers will also face similar perdition.

47:11 That is because Allah is the protector of those who have believed and because the disbelievers have no protector.

47:12 Certainly! Allah will admit those who believe and do righteous good deeds, to Gardens under which rivers flow (Paradise), while those who disbelieve enjoy themselves and eat as cattle eat, and the Fire will be their home.

47:13 And how many cities were stronger than your city [Makkah] which drove you out? We destroyed them; and there was no helper for them.

47:14 Can the one who is on a clear proof from their Lord be considered equal to the one whose evil deeds are made to seem attractive to him and who follows his own desires?

DESCRIPTION OF PARADISE

47:15 The description of the Paradise promised to the righteous is that in it are rivers of fresh water, rivers of milk that never change in taste, rivers of wine delicious to drink, and rivers of pure honey. There they will ˹also˺ have all kinds of fruit, and forgiveness from their Lord. ˹Can they be˺ like those who will stay in the Fire forever, left to drink boiling water that will tear apart their insides?

THEY MOCK PROPHET MUHAMMAD

47:16 (Muhammad), some of them listen to you, but when they leave you they ask those who have received knowledge, "What did he say a few moments ago?" Allah has sealed the hearts of such people who have followed their worldly desires.

47:17 As for those who are ˹rightly˺ guided, He increases them in guidance and blesses them with righteousness.

47:18 Are they waiting for the Hour of Doom to suddenly approach them? Its signs have already appeared. How will they then come to their senses when the Hour itself will approach them?

47:19 So know (O Muhammad) that La ilaha ill-Allah, and ask forgiveness for your sin, and also for (the sin of) believing men and believing women. And Allah knows well your movements and your place of rest 

WHEN RULING OF JIHAD REVEALED

47:20 The believers say, "Why is a chapter about jihad - fighting for the cause of Allah - not revealed?" But when such a chapter, with clear commands and a mention of jihad is revealed, you will see those whose hearts are sick look at you as if suffering the agony of death. One can expect nothing better from them!

47:21 Since they have (pledged) Us obedience and to speak reasonably, it would be more proper for them, when it is decided (that everyone must take part in the battle), to remain true (in their pledge to Allah).

47:22 If you ignore the commands of Allah would you then also spread evil in the land and cut the ties of kinship?

47:23 Such are they whom Allah has cursed, so that He has made them deaf and blinded their sight.

47:24 Do they not then think deeply in the Quran, or are their hearts locked up (from understanding it)?

47:25 Indeed, those who reverted back [to disbelief] after guidance had become clear to them - Satan enticed them and prolonged hope for them.

47:26 This is because they said to those who hate what Allah has sent down:"We shall obey you in some matters." But Allah knows all their secrets.

47:27 How terrible it will be for them when the angels take away their souls by striking their faces and their backs.

47:28 That is because they followed that which angered Allah, and hated that which pleased Him. So He made their deeds fruitless.

47:29 Or do those in whose hearts is disease think that Allah would never expose their hatred?

47:30 And if We willed, We could show them to you (Muhammad), and you would know them by their mark; but you will surely know them by the tone of [their] speech. And Allah knows your deeds.

47:31 We will certainly test you ˹believers˺ until We prove those of you who ˹truly˺ struggle ˹in Allah’s cause˺ and remain steadfast, and and We will test your affairs.

47:32 The disbelievers who prevent others from the way of Allah and give the Messengers a hard time - even after the guidance has been made clear to them - will never be able to cause any harm to Allah, and He will make their deeds fruitless,

47:33 O you who believe! Obey Allah, and obey the Messenger (Muhammad SAW) and do not invalidate your deeds.

47:34 Surely those who disbelieve and turn away from Allah's way, then they die while they are unbelievers, Allah will by no means forgive them.

47:35 Do not be weak hearted and do not appeal for an (unjust) settlement; you have the upper hand. Allah is with you and He will never reduce the reward for your deeds.

47:36 The worldly life is only a play and pastime. If you have faith and piety, you will receive your rewards and Allah will not ask you to pay for them.

47:37 If He were to ask you of it, and press you, you would covetously withhold, and He will bring out all your (secret) ill-wills.

DON'T BE RELUCTANT TO SPEND IN THE CAUSE OF ALLAH

47:38 Behold! You are those who are called to spend in the Cause of Allah, yet among you are some who are niggardly. And whoever is niggardly, it is only at the expense of his own self. But Allah is Rich (Free of all wants), and you (mankind) are poor. And if you turn away, He will exchange you for some other people, and they will not be your likes.

Online Sources: Citations

https://quran.com/1

https://corpus.quran.com/translation.jsp?chapter=1&verse=1

https://noblequran.com/