Verses about Promise / To Disbelievers, To Hypocrites - inQuran Topics

English - Hazrat Molavi Sher Ali ^ra

And if there were a Qur’an by which mountains could be moved or by which the earth could be cut asunder or by which the dead could be spoken to, they would not believe in it. Nay, the matter rests entirely with Allah. Have not the believers yet come to know that, if Allah had enforced His will, He could have surely guided all mankind? And as for those who disbelieve, disaster shall not cease to befall them for what they have wrought or to alight near their home, until the promise of Allah comes to pass. Surely, Allah fails not in His promise.

اردو ترجمہ مرزا طاہر احمد خلیفة المسیح الرابعؒ

اور اگر قرآن ایسا ہوتا کہ اس سے پہاڑ چلائے جا سکتے یا اس سے زمین پھاڑی جا سکتی یا اس کے ذریعہ مُردوں سے کلام کیا جاسکتا (تو بھی وہ شک کرتے)۔ حقیقت یہ ہے کہ فیصلہ تمام تر اللہ ہی کا ہوتا ہے۔ پس کیا وہ لوگ جو ایمان لائے ہیں اس بات سے باخبر نہیں ہوئے کہ اگر اللہ چاہتا تو سب کے سب انسانوں کو ہدایت دے دیتا؟ اور وہ لوگ جو کافر ہوئے انہیں ان کی کارگزاریوں کے سبب سے (دلوں کو) کھٹکھٹانے والی ایک آفت پہنچتی رہے گی یا وہ (تنبیہ) ان کے گھروں کے قریب نازل ہوگی یہاں تک کہ اللہ کا وعدہ آپہنچے۔ یقیناً اللہ وعدہ خلافی نہیں کرتا۔

French

Et s’il existait un Coran par lequel des montagnes pouvaient être déplacées, ou par lequel la terre pouvait être coupée en morceaux, ou par lequel on pouvait parler aux morts, ils n’y croiraient toujours pas. En fait, la question dépend entièrement d’Allāh. Les croyants n’ont-ils pas encore réalisé que si Allāh avait imposé Sa volonté, Il aurait assurément guidé toute l’humanité ? Et quant à ceux qui ne croient pas, des malheurs ne cesseront de leur survenir pour ce qu’ils ont commis, ou de descendre tout près de leurs habitations, jusqu’à ce que la promesse d’Allāh soit réalisée. Assurément, Allāh ne manque pas à Sa promesse.

German

Und gäbe es auch einen Qur-ân, durch den Berge versetzt oder die Erde gespalten oder durch den zu den Toten gesprochen werden könnte (sie würden doch nicht an ihn glauben). Nein! Die Sache ruht völlig bei Allah. Haben denn die Gläubigen nicht (längst) erfahren, dass, hätte Allah Seinen Willen erzwungen, Er sicherlich der ganzen Menschheit hätte den Weg weisen können? Und das Unheil wird nicht aufhören, die Ungläubigen zu treffen um dessentwillen, was sie gewirkt, oder sich nahe bei ihren Wohnstätten niederzulassen, bis Allahs Verheißung* sich erfüllt. Wahrlich, Allah versäumt die Verheißung nicht.

Chinese

若有一部 «古兰经» 可藉以移动山岳, 或使大地破裂, 或令死人讲话, (那么, 这些人会归信它? [b]绝对不然。他们信仰的) 决定完全是在安拉的掌握中。难道信仰的人 (还) 不知道? 如果安拉愿意的话, 那么, 他必引导整个人类。 (使者啊!) 那些不信的人, [c]由于自己的这种行为将不断地遭受一些灾殃, 或者 (灾殃就) 经常降临他们家园的附近, 直到安拉 (最后) 的诺言实现。安拉是绝不爽约的。

Italian

E se vi fosse un Corano capace di smuovere le montagne o di spaccare la terra o di far parlare con i morti, essi non vi crederebbero. No, la questione dipende solo da Allah. I credenti non hanno ancora capito che, se Allah avesse imposto la Sua volontà, Egli avrebbe certamente potuto guidare tutta l'umanità? E riguardo a coloro che non credono, i disastri non cesseranno di colpirli per quello che hanno fatto e li colpiranno vicino alle loro case, finché non si adempirà la promessa di Allah. Allah non manca di mantenere la Sua promessa.

Spanish

Pues aunque hubiese un Corán por el que se movieran las montañas, por el que la tierra se partiera en pedazos, o pudiera hablarse a los muertos, no creerían en él. No, el asunto está totalmente en manos de Al‑lah. ¿Aún no se han dado cuenta los creyentes que si Al‑lah hubiese ejecutado Su voluntad, habría guiado ciertamente a toda la humanidad? En cuanto a los incrédulos, las calamidades no dejarán de azotarlos por lo que han forjado, ni dejará de caer cerca de sus hogares, hasta que se cumpla la promesa de Al‑lah. En verdad, Al‑lah no falla en Su promesa.

اردو تفسیرِ صغیر

اور اگر کوئی ایسا قرآن ہو جس کے ذریعہ سے (نشان کے طور پر) پہاڑوں کو (ان کی جگہ سے ہٹا کر) چلایا گیا ہو یا اس کے ذریعہ سے زمین کو ٹکڑے (ٹکڑے) کیا گیا ہو یا اس کے ذریعہ سے مردوں سے باتیں کی گئی ہوں (تو کیا یہ لوگ اس پر ایمان لے آئیں گے؟ ہرگز نہیں) بلکہ (ایمان لانے کا) فیصلہ پورے طور پر اللہ کے ہاتھ میں ہے۔ کیا جو (لوگ) ایمان لائے ہیں انہیں (اب تک) معلوم[1] نہیں ہوا کہ اگر اللہ چاہتا تو سب لوگوں کو ہدایت دے دیتا اور (اے رسول)! جن لوگوں نے تمہارا انکار کیا ہے ان کے اس عمل کی وجہ سے ہمیشہ کوئی (نہ کوئی) سخت آفت ان پر آتی رہے گی[2]۔ یا ان کے گھر کے قریب نازل ہوتی رہے گی یہاں تک کہ اللہ کا (آخری) وعدہ (یعنی فتح مکہ[3]) آجائے گا۔ اللہ اس وعدہ کے خلاف ہرگز نہیں کرے گا۔

English - Short Commentary Translation

And if there were a Qur’an by which mountains[1441] could be moved or by which the earth could be cut asunder[1442] or by which the dead could be spoken[1443] to, they would still not believe in it. [b]Nay, the matter of their believing rests entirely with Allah. Have not the believers yet come to know that if Allah had enforced His Will He could have surely guided all mankind? And as for those who disbelieve, [a]disaster shall not cease to befall them for what they have wrought or to alight near their home,[1444] until the promise of Allah comes to pass. Surely, Allah fails not in His promise.

English - Five Volume Translation

And if there were a Quran by which mountains could be moved or by which the earth could be cut asunder or by which the dead could be spoken to, they would not believe in it. [a]Nay, the matter rests entirely with Allah. Have not the believers yet come to know that, if Allah had enforced His will, He could have surely guided all mankind? And as for those who disbelieve, [b]disaster shall not cease to befall them for what they have wrought or to alight near their home, until the promise of Allah comes to pass. Surely, Allah fails not in His promise.[1643]

3:155; 30:5.

22:56.

Important Words:

الجبال (mountains) is the plural of الجبل (the mountain). Figuratively, the wordجبل means: (1) chief of a tribe or community; (2) a learned man towering above those around him; (3) great hardship or calamity (Aqrab).

قطعت (be cut asunder) is formed from قطع (qatta‘a) which is derived from قطع (qata‘a), the former being the intensified form of the latter. They say قطع الشیء i.e. he cut the thing; or he cut it asunder. قطع النھر means, he crossed or went across the river. قطع الطیر means, the birds migrated or journeyed from colder regions to warmer ones. قطعه بالحجة means, he silenced him in argument (Aqrab).

یایئس (come to know) is derived from یئس which means (1) he despaired of the thing; (2) he knew. An Arab would say قد یئست انك رجل صدق i.e. I have known that thou art a good man. The clause افلم یایئس الذین آمنوا means, have not the believers yet come to know? The expression یئست المرأة means, the woman became barren i.e. despaired of bearing children (Lane & Aqrab).

قارعة (disaster) is derived from قرع. They say قرع الباب i.e. he knocked at the door. قرع الرجل means, he beat the man. قرعه امرmeans, the affair came on him all of a sudden. القارعة means, great calamity; sudden calamity; the Day of Resurrection or of Judgement; an army marching forth quickly and striking the enemy quickly (Aqrab & Taj).

Commentary:

The words, And if there were a Quran by which mountains could be moved or by which the earth could be cut asunder or by which the dead could be spoken to, they would not believe in it, do not mean that the Quran does not possess these qualities but that even when these wonderful attributes of the Quran were demonstrated, disbelievers would not believe. A construction similar to the one used in this verse occurs in a saying of the Holy Prophet who is reported to have said, لو کان الایمان معلقا بالثر یا لنا له رجل من ابناء فارس i.e. if faith were to ascend to the Pleiades, a man from among the sons of Persia would bring it back (Bukhari, Kitabut-Tafsir). This hadith does not mean that faith would not ascend to the Pleiades, or that a man from among the sons of Persia would not bring it back. On the contrary, it is a prophecy which foretold the disappearance of faith from the earth and its restoration in the latter days by a man from among the children of Persia. Incidentally, it may be noted here that this great prophecy was fulfilled by the appearance of Ahmad,the Promised Messiah, whose family was of Persian origin. But to revert to the subject. A description of the great powers and qualities of the Quran as given in the present verse also implies the hard-heartedness and uncompromising hostility of disbelievers to the divine truth.

Taken literally, the expression, by which mountains could be moved, would mean that the Quran contains prophecies of earthquakes of such severity as will virtually remove parts of mountains from their places. The Quran does indeed predict great upheavals (Surah 99).

Figuratively, the word "mountain" may mean, great hardships and difficulties. In this sense, the description in the verse fitly applies to the Quran, because it solves all political, social, economic, moral and spiritual problems in a way that no other religious Scripture does. The word also means "learned men" among a people, or their "chiefs." According to this meaning of the word also, the description is quite applicable to the Quran, for with its advent, the old leaders of the people and the learned among them disappeared. The system of government underwent a complete transformation and hereditary kingship was replaced by Khilafat i.e. a representative form of government. The old learning, which was founded on superstition and capricious fear, was superseded by one based on experiment, observation and a knowledge of the properties of things. The Quran abounds in verses exhorting men to make use of reason and reflection rather than indulge in superstitious notions, and enjoins them to make a close study of the objects of nature. The whole universe, says the Quran, has been created for the benefit of man, who is repeatedly urged to compel it into his service. The Quran, in short, abrogated the old order of things and inculcated a new approach to the various human problems.

The expression, by which the earth could be cut asunder, figuratively means that the Quran would speedily spread throughout the earth. Literally, the expression means that portions of land would be cut off from enemy territory and would pass into the possession of the believers. Both these things were fulfilled as predicted by the Quran, for it spread very quickly throughout the world, and whole countries fell into Muslim hands.

The words, by which the dead were spoken to, mean that dead and by-gone people should bear witness to the truth of the Quran, that is to say, the righteous forefathers of the living generation should testify to its Divine origin. This was also fulfilled. In the Old and the New Testaments, the "People of the Book" have evidence of the righteous men of old bearing witness to the truth of the Holy Prophet, yet they rejected that evidence. "The dead being spoken to" may also mean the appearance of the dead in dreams and visions and their bearing witness to the truth of the heavenly Messenger, but evil-minded people reject this evidence also. Both these things happened not only in the time of the Holy Prophet but also in the case of Ahmad, the Promised Messiah. The word "dead" also applies to the spiritually dead. The word has been used in this sense in the Quran (8:25). In this sense, the verse would mean that by means of the Quran those spiritually dead will not only be quickened into a new life, but will also be made to speak words of wisdom and will preach the Message of the Quran to the world.

The words, the matter rests entirely with Allah, mean that though these things may appear impossible, yet they will surely come to pass, because the Almighty God with Whom "the matter rests entirely" and to Whom nothing is impossible has Himself foretold their occurrence. To this Almightiness of God the attention of disbelievers is pointedly drawn in the words, Have not the believers yet come to know that if Allah had enforced His will, He could have surely guided all mankind? In the following sentence even the time is specified when these things will come to pass. The words, disaster shall not cease to befall them for what they have wrought or to alight near their home, until the promise of Allah comes to pass, mean, that calamity after calamity shall continue to befall the Meccans, and they shall suffer reverses one after another, till the prophecy relating to the utter destruction of their power is fulfilled. This prophecy met its fulfilment in a wonderful manner. In spite of the many signs the disbelievers had witnessed and the many reverses they had suffered at the hands of Muslims, they refused to see the truth till at the head of ten thousand devoted followers or, to use the words of the Bible, "ten thousand saints," the Holy Prophet marched towards Mecca and encamped "near their home," and with his triumphant entry into that city the power of pagan Arabia was completely broken and its glory departed forever and all vestige of unbelief and idolatry disappeared from the country.

اردو ترجمہ مودودی

اور کیا ہو جاتا اگر کوئی ایسا قرآن اتار دیا جاتا جس کے زور سے پہاڑ چلنے لگتے، یا زمین شق ہو جاتی، یا مُردے قبروں سے نکل کر بولنے لگتے؟ (اس طرح کی نشانیاں دکھا دینا کچھ مشکل نہیں ہے) بلکہ سارا اختیار ہی اللہ کے ہاتھ میں ہے پھر کیا اہل ایمان (ابھی تک کفار کی طلب کے جواب میں کسی نشانی کے ظہور کی آس لگا ئے بیٹھے ہیں اور وہ یہ جان کر) مایوس نہیں ہو گئے کہ اگر اللہ چاہتا تو سارے انسانوں کو ہدایت دے دیتا؟ جن لوگوں نے خدا کے ساتھ کفر کا رویہ اختیار کر ر کھا ہے اُن پر ان کے کرتوتوں کی وجہ سے کوئی نہ کوئی آفت آتی ہی رہتی ہے، یا ان کے گھر کے قریب کہیں نازل ہوتی ہے یہ سلسلہ چلتا رہے گا یہاں تک کہ اللہ کا وعدہ آن پورا ہو یقیناً اللہ اپنے وعدے کی خلاف ورزی نہیں کرتا

English - Sahih

And if there was any qur'an by which the mountains would be removed or the earth would be broken apart or the dead would be made to speak, [it would be this Qur'an], but to Allah belongs the affair entirely. Then have those who believed not accepted that had Allah willed, He would have guided the people, all of them? And those who disbelieve do not cease to be struck, for what they have done, by calamity - or it will descend near their home - until there comes the promise of Allah. Indeed, Allah does not fail in [His] promise.

اردو ترجمہ احمد علی

اور اگر تحقیق کوئی ایسا قرآن نازل ہوتا جس سے پہاڑ چلتے یا اس سے زمین کے ٹکڑے ہو جاتے یا اس سے مردے بول اٹھتے (تب بھی نہ مانتے) بلکہ سب کام الله کے ہاتھ میں ہیں پھر کیا ایمان والے اس بات سے نا امید ہو گئے ہیں کہ اگر الله چاہتا تو سب آدمیوں کو ہدایت کر دیتا اور کافروں پر تو ہمیشہ ان کی بداعمالی سے کوئی نہ کوئی مصیبت آتی رہے گی یا وہ بلا ان کے گھر کے قریب نازل ہوگی یہاں تک کہ الله کا وعدہ پورا ہو بے شک الله اپنے وعدے کے خلاف نہیں کرتا

English - Talal Itani

And if that was any Quran, could be moved by it the mountains, or could be cloven asunder by it the earth, or could be made to speak by it the dead. Nay, with Allah (is) the command all. Then do not know those who believe that if had willed Allah, surely, He would have guided all? all of the mankind? And not will cease those who disbelieve to strike them for what they did a disaster, or it settles close from their homes until comes (the) promise (of) Allah. Indeed, Allah (will) not fail (in) the Promise.

Chinese Commentary ^*

Cross Refs:

b

3:155; 30:5.

c

22:56.

اردہ تفصیرِ صغیر نوٹس ^*

1

قرآن مجید میں یَایْئَسُ کا لفظ ہے جس کے عام معنے مایوس ہونے کے ہوتے ہیں۔ لیکن ایک معنے جاننے کے بھی ہیں (دیکھئے اقرب) یہی غیر معروف معنے اس جگہ لگتے ہیں۔

2

یعنی باربار تیرا لشکر مکہ کی طرف بڑھے گا اور اس کے قرب تک بڑھتا رہے گا۔

3

یعنی کفار پر عذاب پر عذاب آئیں گے اور لشکر کے بعد لشکر چڑھائی کرے گا۔ اور آخری لشکر ان کے گھروں کے پاس جاکر اترے گا۔ یعنی مکہ پر حملہ ہوگا۔

English - Arberry

If only a Koran whereby the mountains were set in motion, or the earth were cleft, or the dead were spoken to -- nay, but God's is the affair altogether. Did not the believers know that, if God had willed, He would have guided men all together? And still the unbelievers are smitten by a shattering for what they wrought, or it alights nigh their habitation, until God's promise comes; and God will not fail the tryst.

English - Maududi

And what would have happened were a Qur'an to be revealed wherewith mountains could be set in motion, or the earth cleft, or the dead made to speak? (To show such signs is not at all difficult for) everything rests entirely with Allah. So, do not the people of faith (still look forward to such a sign in response to the demand of the unbelievers and) despair as a result of knowing that had Allah so willed, He could have guided all to the Truth. Misfortune continues to afflict the unbelievers on account of their misdeeds, or to befall on locations close to their habitation. This will continue until Allah's promise (of chastisement) is fulfilled. Indeed Allah does not go back upon His promise.

English - Ahmed Ali

Had there been a Qur'an which could have made the mountains move, or the earth to cleave asunder, or the dead to speak, yet all authority belongs to God. Have the believers not learnt that if God had so willed He could have guided all mankind? As for unbelievers, they will be visited by misfortune endlessly for what they have done; or it would sit in their homes till the promised threat of God comes to pass. Surely God does not go back on His promise.

English - Yusuf Ali

If there were a Qur'an with which mountains were moved, or the earth were cloven asunder, or the dead were made to speak, (this would be the one!) But, truly, the command is with Allah in all things! Do not the Believers know, that, had Allah (so) willed, He could have guided all mankind (to the right)? But the Unbelievers,- never will disaster cease to seize them for their (ill) deeds, or to settle close to their homes, until the promise of Allah come to pass, for, verily, Allah will not fail in His promise.

English - Five Volume Commentary ^*

Cross Refs:

a

3:155; 30:5.

b

22:56.

1643

Important Words:

الجبال (mountains) is the plural of الجبل (the mountain). Figuratively, the wordجبل means: (1) chief of a tribe or community; (2) a learned man towering above those around him; (3) great hardship or calamity (Aqrab).

قطعت (be cut asunder) is formed from قطع (qatta‘a) which is derived from قطع (qata‘a), the former being the intensified form of the latter. They say قطع الشیء i.e. he cut the thing; or he cut it asunder. قطع النھر means, he crossed or went across the river. قطع الطیر means, the birds migrated or journeyed from colder regions to warmer ones. قطعه بالحجة means, he silenced him in argument (Aqrab).

یایئس (come to know) is derived from یئس which means (1) he despaired of the thing; (2) he knew. An Arab would say قد یئست انك رجل صدق i.e. I have known that thou art a good man. The clause افلم یایئس الذین آمنوا means, have not the believers yet come to know? The expression یئست المرأة means, the woman became barren i.e. despaired of bearing children (Lane & Aqrab).

قارعة (disaster) is derived from قرع. They say قرع الباب i.e. he knocked at the door. قرع الرجل means, he beat the man. قرعه امرmeans, the affair came on him all of a sudden. القارعة means, great calamity; sudden calamity; the Day of Resurrection or of Judgement; an army marching forth quickly and striking the enemy quickly (Aqrab & Taj).

Commentary:

The words, And if there were a Quran by which mountains could be moved or by which the earth could be cut asunder or by which the dead could be spoken to, they would not believe in it, do not mean that the Quran does not possess these qualities but that even when these wonderful attributes of the Quran were demonstrated, disbelievers would not believe. A construction similar to the one used in this verse occurs in a saying of the Holy Prophet who is reported to have said, لو کان الایمان معلقا بالثر یا لنا له رجل من ابناء فارس i.e. if faith were to ascend to the Pleiades, a man from among the sons of Persia would bring it back (Bukhari, Kitabut-Tafsir). This hadith does not mean that faith would not ascend to the Pleiades, or that a man from among the sons of Persia would not bring it back. On the contrary, it is a prophecy which foretold the disappearance of faith from the earth and its restoration in the latter days by a man from among the children of Persia. Incidentally, it may be noted here that this great prophecy was fulfilled by the appearance of Ahmad,the Promised Messiah, whose family was of Persian origin. But to revert to the subject. A description of the great powers and qualities of the Quran as given in the present verse also implies the hard-heartedness and uncompromising hostility of disbelievers to the divine truth.

Taken literally, the expression, by which mountains could be moved, would mean that the Quran contains prophecies of earthquakes of such severity as will virtually remove parts of mountains from their places. The Quran does indeed predict great upheavals (Surah 99).

Figuratively, the word "mountain" may mean, great hardships and difficulties. In this sense, the description in the verse fitly applies to the Quran, because it solves all political, social, economic, moral and spiritual problems in a way that no other religious Scripture does. The word also means "learned men" among a people, or their "chiefs." According to this meaning of the word also, the description is quite applicable to the Quran, for with its advent, the old leaders of the people and the learned among them disappeared. The system of government underwent a complete transformation and hereditary kingship was replaced by Khilafat i.e. a representative form of government. The old learning, which was founded on superstition and capricious fear, was superseded by one based on experiment, observation and a knowledge of the properties of things. The Quran abounds in verses exhorting men to make use of reason and reflection rather than indulge in superstitious notions, and enjoins them to make a close study of the objects of nature. The whole universe, says the Quran, has been created for the benefit of man, who is repeatedly urged to compel it into his service. The Quran, in short, abrogated the old order of things and inculcated a new approach to the various human problems.

The expression, by which the earth could be cut asunder, figuratively means that the Quran would speedily spread throughout the earth. Literally, the expression means that portions of land would be cut off from enemy territory and would pass into the possession of the believers. Both these things were fulfilled as predicted by the Quran, for it spread very quickly throughout the world, and whole countries fell into Muslim hands.

The words, by which the dead were spoken to, mean that dead and by-gone people should bear witness to the truth of the Quran, that is to say, the righteous forefathers of the living generation should testify to its Divine origin. This was also fulfilled. In the Old and the New Testaments, the "People of the Book" have evidence of the righteous men of old bearing witness to the truth of the Holy Prophet, yet they rejected that evidence. "The dead being spoken to" may also mean the appearance of the dead in dreams and visions and their bearing witness to the truth of the heavenly Messenger, but evil-minded people reject this evidence also. Both these things happened not only in the time of the Holy Prophet but also in the case of Ahmad, the Promised Messiah. The word "dead" also applies to the spiritually dead. The word has been used in this sense in the Quran (8:25). In this sense, the verse would mean that by means of the Quran those spiritually dead will not only be quickened into a new life, but will also be made to speak words of wisdom and will preach the Message of the Quran to the world.

The words, the matter rests entirely with Allah, mean that though these things may appear impossible, yet they will surely come to pass, because the Almighty God with Whom "the matter rests entirely" and to Whom nothing is impossible has Himself foretold their occurrence. To this Almightiness of God the attention of disbelievers is pointedly drawn in the words, Have not the believers yet come to know that if Allah had enforced His will, He could have surely guided all mankind? In the following sentence even the time is specified when these things will come to pass. The words, disaster shall not cease to befall them for what they have wrought or to alight near their home, until the promise of Allah comes to pass, mean, that calamity after calamity shall continue to befall the Meccans, and they shall suffer reverses one after another, till the prophecy relating to the utter destruction of their power is fulfilled. This prophecy met its fulfilment in a wonderful manner. In spite of the many signs the disbelievers had witnessed and the many reverses they had suffered at the hands of Muslims, they refused to see the truth till at the head of ten thousand devoted followers or, to use the words of the Bible, "ten thousand saints," the Holy Prophet marched towards Mecca and encamped "near their home," and with his triumphant entry into that city the power of pagan Arabia was completely broken and its glory departed forever and all vestige of unbelief and idolatry disappeared from the country.

English - Short Commentary Notes ^*

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22:56.

b

3:155; 30:5.

1441

Jibal is the plural of Jabal which figuratively means, (1) chief of a tribe or community; (2) a learned man towering above those around him; (3) great hardship or calamity (Aqrab). The clause may mean that the Qur’an solves all the difficult problems that confront man, or it may mean that it has abrogated the old order of things and has inculcated a new approach to the various human problems.

1442

These words figuratively mean that the Qur’an would speedily spread throughout the whole earth. Literally, it means that portions of land would be cut off from enemy territory and would pass into the possession of believers.

1443

By means of the Qur’an those spiritually dead will not only be quickened into a new life, but will also be made to speak words of wisdom and will preach the Message of the Qur’an to the world.

1444

Calamity after calamity shall continue to befall the disbelievers and they shall suffer reverses one after the other, till the prophecy relating to the utter destruction of their power will be fulfilled by the Fall of Mecca, their metropolis and chief citadel.

English - Pickthall

Had it been possible for a Lecture to cause the mountains to move, or the earth to be torn asunder, or the dead to speak, (this Qur'an would have done so). Nay, but Allah's is the whole command. Do not those who believe know that, had Allah willed, He could have guided all mankind? As for those who disbelieve, disaster ceaseth not to strike them because of what they do, or it dwelleth near their home until the threat of Allah come to pass. Lo! Allah faileth not to keep the tryst.

English - Muhammad Ali ^ra

And if there could be a Qur’an with which the mountains were made to pass away, or the earth were cloven asunder, or the dead were made to speak -- nay, the commandment is wholly Allah’s. Do not those who believe know that, if Allah please, He would certainly guide all the people? And as for those who disbelieve, disaster will not cease to afflict them because of what they do, or it will alight close by their abodes, until the promise of Allah come to pass. Surely Allah will not fail in (His) promise.

English - Sir Muhammad Zafrullah Khan ^ra

If there were a Quran by which mountains could be moved or by which the earth could be cut asunder, or by which the dead could be spoken to they would still not believe in it. Indeed, the matter of their believing rests wholly with Allah. Have not the believers yet realised that, if Allah had enforced His will, He could have surely guided all mankind? Calamity shall not cease to strike the disbelievers because of that which they have wrought, or to strike near their homes, until the promise of Allah of the final triumph, of the believers comes to pass. Surely, Allah fails not in His promise.

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