Surah 47: Muhammad (Muhammad)

الَّذينَ كَفَروا وَصَدّوا عَن سَبيلِ اللَّهِ أَضَلَّ أَعمٰلَهُم

Those who disbelieve and repel from the path of God, He nullifies their works.

وَالَّذينَ ءامَنوا وَعَمِلُوا الصّٰلِحٰتِ وَءامَنوا بِما نُزِّلَ عَلىٰ مُحَمَّدٍ وَهُوَ الحَقُّ مِن رَبِّهِم كَفَّرَ عَنهُم سَيِّـٔاتِهِم وَأَصلَحَ بالَهُم

Those who believe and work righteousness, and believe in what was sent down to Muhammad - which is the truth from their Lord - He remits their sins, and blesses them with contentment.

ذٰلِكَ بِأَنَّ الَّذينَ كَفَرُوا اتَّبَعُوا البٰطِلَ وَأَنَّ الَّذينَ ءامَنُوا اتَّبَعُوا الحَقَّ مِن رَبِّهِم كَذٰلِكَ يَضرِبُ اللَّهُ لِلنّاسِ أَمثٰلَهُم

This is because those who disbelieve are following falsehood, while those who believe are following the truth from their Lord. God thus cites for the people their examples.

فَإِذا لَقيتُمُ الَّذينَ كَفَروا فَضَربَ الرِّقابِ حَتّىٰ إِذا أَثخَنتُموهُم فَشُدُّوا الوَثاقَ فَإِمّا مَنًّا بَعدُ وَإِمّا فِداءً حَتّىٰ تَضَعَ الحَربُ أَوزارَها ذٰلِكَ وَلَو يَشاءُ اللَّهُ لَانتَصَرَ مِنهُم وَلٰكِن لِيَبلُوَا۟ بَعضَكُم بِبَعضٍ وَالَّذينَ قُتِلوا فى سَبيلِ اللَّهِ فَلَن يُضِلَّ أَعمٰلَهُم

If you encounter (in war) those who disbelieve, you may strike the necks. If you take them as captives you may set them free or ransom them, until the war ends. Had God willed, He could have granted you victory, without war. But He thus tests you by one another. As for those who get killed in the cause of God, He will never put their sacrifice to waste.

سَيَهديهِم وَيُصلِحُ بالَهُم

He will guide them, and bless them with contentment.

وَيُدخِلُهُمُ الجَنَّةَ عَرَّفَها لَهُم

He will admit them into Paradise, that He described to them.

يٰأَيُّهَا الَّذينَ ءامَنوا إِن تَنصُرُوا اللَّهَ يَنصُركُم وَيُثَبِّت أَقدامَكُم

O you who believe, if you support God, He will support you, and strengthen your foothold.

وَالَّذينَ كَفَروا فَتَعسًا لَهُم وَأَضَلَّ أَعمٰلَهُم

Those who disbelieve incur misery; He causes their works to be utterly in vain.

ذٰلِكَ بِأَنَّهُم كَرِهوا ما أَنزَلَ اللَّهُ فَأَحبَطَ أَعمٰلَهُم

That is because they hated what God revealed and consequently, He nullifies their works.

أَفَلَم يَسيروا فِى الأَرضِ فَيَنظُروا كَيفَ كانَ عٰقِبَةُ الَّذينَ مِن قَبلِهِم دَمَّرَ اللَّهُ عَلَيهِم وَلِلكٰفِرينَ أَمثٰلُها

Did they not roam the earth and see the consequences for those before them? God destroyed their works; all disbelievers will suffer the same fate.

ذٰلِكَ بِأَنَّ اللَّهَ مَولَى الَّذينَ ءامَنوا وَأَنَّ الكٰفِرينَ لا مَولىٰ لَهُم

This is because God is the Lord of those who believe, while the disbelievers have no lord.

إِنَّ اللَّهَ يُدخِلُ الَّذينَ ءامَنوا وَعَمِلُوا الصّٰلِحٰتِ جَنّٰتٍ تَجرى مِن تَحتِهَا الأَنهٰرُ وَالَّذينَ كَفَروا يَتَمَتَّعونَ وَيَأكُلونَ كَما تَأكُلُ الأَنعٰمُ وَالنّارُ مَثوًى لَهُم

God admits those who believe and lead a righteous life into gardens with flowing streams. As for those who disbelieve, they live and eat like the animals eat, then end up in the hellfire.

وَكَأَيِّن مِن قَريَةٍ هِىَ أَشَدُّ قُوَّةً مِن قَريَتِكَ الَّتى أَخرَجَتكَ أَهلَكنٰهُم فَلا ناصِرَ لَهُم

Many a community was much stronger than the community that evicted you from your town; when we annihilated them, no one could help them.

أَفَمَن كانَ عَلىٰ بَيِّنَةٍ مِن رَبِّهِ كَمَن زُيِّنَ لَهُ سوءُ عَمَلِهِ وَاتَّبَعوا أَهواءَهُم

Are those enlightened by their Lord the same as those whose evil works are adorned in their eyes, and they follow their own opinions?

مَثَلُ الجَنَّةِ الَّتى وُعِدَ المُتَّقونَ فيها أَنهٰرٌ مِن ماءٍ غَيرِ ءاسِنٍ وَأَنهٰرٌ مِن لَبَنٍ لَم يَتَغَيَّر طَعمُهُ وَأَنهٰرٌ مِن خَمرٍ لَذَّةٍ لِلشّٰرِبينَ وَأَنهٰرٌ مِن عَسَلٍ مُصَفًّى وَلَهُم فيها مِن كُلِّ الثَّمَرٰتِ وَمَغفِرَةٌ مِن رَبِّهِم كَمَن هُوَ خٰلِدٌ فِى النّارِ وَسُقوا ماءً حَميمًا فَقَطَّعَ أَمعاءَهُم

The allegory of Paradise that is promised for the righteous is this: it has rivers of unpolluted water, and rivers of fresh milk, and rivers of wine - delicious for the drinkers - and rivers of strained honey. They have all kinds of fruits therein, and forgiveness from their Lord. (Are they better) or those who abide forever in the hellfire, and drink hellish water that tears up their intestines?

وَمِنهُم مَن يَستَمِعُ إِلَيكَ حَتّىٰ إِذا خَرَجوا مِن عِندِكَ قالوا لِلَّذينَ أوتُوا العِلمَ ماذا قالَ ءانِفًا أُولٰئِكَ الَّذينَ طَبَعَ اللَّهُ عَلىٰ قُلوبِهِم وَاتَّبَعوا أَهواءَهُم

Some of them listen to you, then as soon as they leave they ask those who were enlightened, "What did he just say?" God thus seals their hearts and, consequently, they follow only their opinions.

وَالَّذينَ اهتَدَوا زادَهُم هُدًى وَءاتىٰهُم تَقوىٰهُم

As for those who are guided, He augments their guidance, and grants them their righteousness.

فَهَل يَنظُرونَ إِلَّا السّاعَةَ أَن تَأتِيَهُم بَغتَةً فَقَد جاءَ أَشراطُها فَأَنّىٰ لَهُم إِذا جاءَتهُم ذِكرىٰهُم

Are they waiting until the Hour comes to them suddenly? All the signs thereof have already come.* Once the Hour comes to them, how will they benefit from their message?

*47:18 The Quran, being the Final Testament, provides all the signs needed to pinpoint the end of the world; AD 2280. See Appendix 25 for the details.

فَاعلَم أَنَّهُ لا إِلٰهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ وَاستَغفِر لِذَنبِكَ وَلِلمُؤمِنينَ وَالمُؤمِنٰتِ وَاللَّهُ يَعلَمُ مُتَقَلَّبَكُم وَمَثوىٰكُم

You shall know that: "There is no other god beside God,"* and ask forgiveness of your sins and the sins of all believing men and women. God is fully aware of your decisions and your ultimate destiny.

*47:19 Significantly, the "First Pillar" of religion is stated in the sura entitled Muhammad, and is utterly devoted to God alone. Muhammad's name was added by his idolizers, against his will.

وَيَقولُ الَّذينَ ءامَنوا لَولا نُزِّلَت سورَةٌ فَإِذا أُنزِلَت سورَةٌ مُحكَمَةٌ وَذُكِرَ فيهَا القِتالُ رَأَيتَ الَّذينَ فى قُلوبِهِم مَرَضٌ يَنظُرونَ إِلَيكَ نَظَرَ المَغشِىِّ عَلَيهِ مِنَ المَوتِ فَأَولىٰ لَهُم

Those who believed said: "When will a new sura be revealed?" But when a straightforward sura was revealed, wherein fighting was mentioned, you would see those who harbored doubts in their hearts looking at you, as if death had already come to them. They were thus exposed.

طاعَةٌ وَقَولٌ مَعروفٌ فَإِذا عَزَمَ الأَمرُ فَلَو صَدَقُوا اللَّهَ لَكانَ خَيرًا لَهُم

Obedience and righteous utterances are expected of them. If only they showed confidence in God, when mobilization was called for, it would have been better for them.

فَهَل عَسَيتُم إِن تَوَلَّيتُم أَن تُفسِدوا فِى الأَرضِ وَتُقَطِّعوا أَرحامَكُم

Is it also your intention that as soon as you leave you will commit evil and mistreat your relatives?

أُولٰئِكَ الَّذينَ لَعَنَهُمُ اللَّهُ فَأَصَمَّهُم وَأَعمىٰ أَبصٰرَهُم

It is those who incurred a curse from God, whereby He rendered them deaf and blind.

أَفَلا يَتَدَبَّرونَ القُرءانَ أَم عَلىٰ قُلوبٍ أَقفالُها

Why do they not study the Quran carefully? Do they have locks on their minds?

إِنَّ الَّذينَ ارتَدّوا عَلىٰ أَدبٰرِهِم مِن بَعدِ ما تَبَيَّنَ لَهُمُ الهُدَى الشَّيطٰنُ سَوَّلَ لَهُم وَأَملىٰ لَهُم

Surely, those who slide back, after the guidance has been manifested to them, the devil has enticed them and led them on.

ذٰلِكَ بِأَنَّهُم قالوا لِلَّذينَ كَرِهوا ما نَزَّلَ اللَّهُ سَنُطيعُكُم فى بَعضِ الأَمرِ وَاللَّهُ يَعلَمُ إِسرارَهُم

This is because they said to those who hated what God has sent down, "We will obey you in certain matters." God fully knows their secret conspiracies.

فَكَيفَ إِذا تَوَفَّتهُمُ المَلٰئِكَةُ يَضرِبونَ وُجوهَهُم وَأَدبٰرَهُم

How will it be for them when the angels put them to death? They will beat them on their faces and their rear ends.

ذٰلِكَ بِأَنَّهُمُ اتَّبَعوا ما أَسخَطَ اللَّهَ وَكَرِهوا رِضوٰنَهُ فَأَحبَطَ أَعمٰلَهُم

This is because they followed what angered God and hated the things that please Him. Consequently, He has nullified their works.

أَم حَسِبَ الَّذينَ فى قُلوبِهِم مَرَضٌ أَن لَن يُخرِجَ اللَّهُ أَضغٰنَهُم

Did those who harbor doubts in their hearts think that God will not bring out their evil thoughts?

وَلَو نَشاءُ لَأَرَينٰكَهُم فَلَعَرَفتَهُم بِسيمٰهُم وَلَتَعرِفَنَّهُم فى لَحنِ القَولِ وَاللَّهُ يَعلَمُ أَعمٰلَكُم

If we will, we can expose them for you, so that you can recognize them just by looking at them. However, you can recognize them by the way they talk. God is fully aware of all your works.

وَلَنَبلُوَنَّكُم حَتّىٰ نَعلَمَ المُجٰهِدينَ مِنكُم وَالصّٰبِرينَ وَنَبلُوَا۟ أَخبارَكُم

We will certainly put you to the test, in order to distinguish those among you who strive, and steadfastly persevere. We must expose your true qualities.

إِنَّ الَّذينَ كَفَروا وَصَدّوا عَن سَبيلِ اللَّهِ وَشاقُّوا الرَّسولَ مِن بَعدِ ما تَبَيَّنَ لَهُمُ الهُدىٰ لَن يَضُرُّوا اللَّهَ شَيـًٔا وَسَيُحبِطُ أَعمٰلَهُم

Those who disbelieve and repel from the path of God, and oppose the messenger after the guidance has been manifested for them, will never hurt God in the least. Instead, He nullifies their works.

يٰأَيُّهَا الَّذينَ ءامَنوا أَطيعُوا اللَّهَ وَأَطيعُوا الرَّسولَ وَلا تُبطِلوا أَعمٰلَكُم

O you who believe, you shall obey God, and obey the messenger. Otherwise, all your works will be in vain.

إِنَّ الَّذينَ كَفَروا وَصَدّوا عَن سَبيلِ اللَّهِ ثُمَّ ماتوا وَهُم كُفّارٌ فَلَن يَغفِرَ اللَّهُ لَهُم

Those who disbelieve and repel from the path of God, then die as disbelievers, God will never forgive them.

فَلا تَهِنوا وَتَدعوا إِلَى السَّلمِ وَأَنتُمُ الأَعلَونَ وَاللَّهُ مَعَكُم وَلَن يَتِرَكُم أَعمٰلَكُم

Therefore, you shall not waver and surrender in pursuit of peace, for you are guaranteed victory, and God is with you. He will never waste your efforts.

إِنَّمَا الحَيوٰةُ الدُّنيا لَعِبٌ وَلَهوٌ وَإِن تُؤمِنوا وَتَتَّقوا يُؤتِكُم أُجورَكُم وَلا يَسـَٔلكُم أَموٰلَكُم

This worldly life is no more than play and vanity. But if you believe and lead a righteous life, He will reward you, without asking you for any money.

إِن يَسـَٔلكُموها فَيُحفِكُم تَبخَلوا وَيُخرِج أَضغٰنَكُم

If He asked you for money, to the extent of creating a hardship for you, you might have become stingy, and your hidden evil might be exposed.

هٰأَنتُم هٰؤُلاءِ تُدعَونَ لِتُنفِقوا فى سَبيلِ اللَّهِ فَمِنكُم مَن يَبخَلُ وَمَن يَبخَل فَإِنَّما يَبخَلُ عَن نَفسِهِ وَاللَّهُ الغَنِىُّ وَأَنتُمُ الفُقَراءُ وَإِن تَتَوَلَّوا يَستَبدِل قَومًا غَيرَكُم ثُمَّ لا يَكونوا أَمثٰلَكُم

You are invited to spend in the cause of God, but some of you turn stingy. The stingy are stingy towards their own souls. God is Rich, while you are poor. If you turn away, He will substitute other people in your place, and they will not be like you.

*47:38 The Quran was given to the Arabs, in their language, for 1400 years, but they clearly rejected it and refused to believe that it is complete; they fabricated Hadith and Sunna.