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An Enlightening Commentary into the Light of the Holy Qur'an vol. 12

From Surah al-Furqan (25) verse 21 to Surah ash-Shuara’ (26)

The light of Islam has enlightened and continuing to enlighten every corner in the world and seekers of truth have closely associated to the Holy Quran which carries the Word of Allah (SWT) to humanity. With increasing focus and attention to the Holy Quran, efforts has been done to provide a pure, correct and accurate translation of this divine book. But sometimes it is difficult for the readers to understand all of the apparent and hidden meanings and it is the duty of every Muslim, man or woman, to read, understand and contemplate on the Holy Qur’an according to his own capacity. Hence, the need for proper explanation becomes obvious and necessary. The book titled,“An Enlightening Commentary into the Light of the Holy Qur’an” compiled by a group of Muslim scholars, under the direction of Ayatullah Allamah Al-Hajj Sayyid Kamal Faqih Imani is a valuable effort which presents a thorough commentary on the Quran in 20 volumes made available to the reader.

Author: Ayatullah Sayyid Kamal Faghih Imani and A Group of Muslim Scholars

Translator(s): Sayyid Abbas Sadr-'ameli

Publisher(s): Imam Ali Foundation

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Table of Contents

Introduction 7

Not All English Versions of Quran Are Acceptable8

What is a 'Commentary'?9

The Current Commentary 10

Attributes Needed for Working on This Kind of Commentary 11

The Problems in Translating 11

Translators Note12

Editor's Note13

Notes15

Acknowledgment16

Notes16

References17

Arabic, Farsi Commentaries17

English Translations of Qur'an 17

Supporting Technical References18

Phraseological and Philological Sources18

A Presentation to Muslims20

Notes21

Surah al-Furqan, Section 3, The Qur’an Was Revealed Gradually 22

Surah al-Furqan, Chapter 25- Verse 21 22

Surah al-Furqan - Verse 22 23

Surah al-Furqan - Verse 23 24

Surah al-Furqan - Verse 24 26

Surah al-Furqan - Verses 25-26 27

Surah al-Furqan - Verses 27-29 29

Occasion of Revelation 29

A Bad Friend Deviated Me!29

The Role of Friend in Man’s Destiny 31

Some Traditions About Friendship in Islam 32

Surah al-Furqan - Verse 30 33

Some Points34

Surah al-Furqan - Verse 31 35

Surah al-Furqan - Verse 32 35

Explanations36

Surah al-Furqan - Verse 33 37

Explanations37

Surah al-Furqan - Verse 34 37

Notes38

Section 4: What Happened to the Disbeliever People in the Past40

Surah al-Furqan - Verse 35 40

Surah al-Furqan - Verse 36 40

Surah al-Furqan - Verse 37 40

Surah al-Furqan - Verses 38-39 41

Surah al-Furqan - Verse 40 42

Surah al-Furqan - Verse 41 43

Surah al-Furqan - Verse 42 43

Surah al-Furqan - Verse 43 44

Note45

Surah al-Furqan - Verse 44 47

Notes48

Section 5: The Guidance Man Gets From the Working of Nature50

Surah al-Furqan - Verses 45-46 50

Surah al-Furqan - Verse 47 51

Surah al-Furqan - Verses 48-49 52

Some Points53

Surah al-Furqan - Verse 50 54

Surah al-Furqan - Verses 51-52 55

Surah al-Furqan - Verse 53 56

Surah al-Furqan - Verse 54 58

Surah al-Furqan - Verse 55 59

Surah al-Furqan - Verse 56 60

Surah al-Furqan - Verse 57 60

Surah al-Furqan - Verse 58 61

Whom Must We Trust?62

Some Traditions On Trust62

Surah al-Furqan - Verse 59 63

Surah al-Furqan - Verse 60 64

Notes65

Section 6: Repentance, Belief and Good Deeds66

Surah al-Furqan - Verse 61 66

Surah al-Furqan - Verse 62 66

Surah al-Furqan - Verses 63-64 68

(‘The servants of the Beneficent (Allah)’) 68

Some Traditions On Humbleness and Night Prayer70

Surah al-Furqan - Verse 65-66 71

Surah al-Furqan - Verse 67 72

Surah al-Furqan - Verse 68 73

‘’Illa Bilhaqq’ (‘except for just cause’)73

Surah al-Furqan - Verses 69-70 75

Questions75

Changing Evil Deeds to Good Deeds76

Surah al-Furqan - Verse 71 77

Some Traditions On Repentance78

Surah al-Furqan - Verse 72 78

Surah al-Furqan - Verses 73-74 80

Surah al-Furqan - Verses 75-76 82

Surah al-Furqan - Verse 77 83

Some Traditions On Praying 85

A): Parents’ praying for their issue85

B) Praying of the oppressed against the one who has oppressed him 85

C) Praying of one who is performing greater and lesser pilgrimage until one returns home85

Some Traditions On Patience86

Notes87

Surah Ash-Shu‘ara, Chapter 26 90

(The Poets)90

No. 26, (revealed at Mecca)90

227 verses in 11 sections90

The Feature of the Surah 90

The Virtue of the Surah 90

Note90

Section 1: Qur’an, the Book Manifest91

Surah Ash-Shu‘ara - Verses 1-3 91

Surah Ash-Shu‘ara - Verses 4-6 92

Surah Ash-Shu‘ara - Verses 7-9 94

Notes95

Section 2: Moses and Aaron Sent Towards Pharaoh 96

Surah Ash-Shu‘ara - Verses 10-12 96

Surah Ash-Shu‘ara - Verses 13-15 97

Surah Ash-Shu‘ara - Verses 16-19 99

Surah Ash-Shu‘ara - Verse 20 101

Surah Ash-Shu‘ara - Verse 21 101

Surah Ash-Shu‘ara - Verse 22 103

Surah Ash-Shu‘ara - Verses 23-26 103

Surah Ash-Shu‘ara - Verses 27-30 105

Surah Ash-Shu‘ara - Verse 31 107

Surah Ash-Shu‘ara - Verses 32-33 108

Notes109

Section 3: Pharaoh’s Sorcerers Embrace the Truth 110

Surah Ash-Shu‘ara - Verses 34-35 110

Surah Ash-Shu‘ara - Verses 36-37 111

Surah Ash-Shu‘ara - Verses 38-39 112

Surah Ash-Shu‘ara - Verses 40-42 112

Surah Ash-Shu‘ara - Verses 43-44 113

Surah Ash-Shu‘ara - Verses 45-48 114

Surah Ash-Shu‘ara - Verses 49-51 116

Notes118

Section 4: Moses Rescues the Children of Israel119

Surah Ash-Shu‘ara - Verse 52-53 119

Surah Ash-Shu‘ara - Verses 54-56 120

Surah Ash-Shu‘ara - Verses 57-60 121

Surah Ash-Shu‘ara - Verses 61-62 122

Surah Ash-Shu‘ara - Verses 63-64 123

Surah Ash-Shu‘ara - Verses 65-66 124

Surah Ash-Shu‘ara - Verses 67-68 124

Notes125

Section 5: Abraham Exhorts His Father to Discard Idolatry 126

Surah Ash-Shu‘ara - Verses 69-71 126

Surah Ash-Shu‘ara - Verses 72-73 127

Surah Ash-Shu‘ara - Verses 74-76 127

Surah Ash-Shu‘ara - Verse 77 128

Surah Ash-Shu‘ara - Verses 78-81 129

Surah Ash-Shu‘ara - Verse 83 131

Surah Ash-Shu‘ara - Verses 84-86 132

Surah Ash-Shu‘ara - Verses 87-89 133

Surah Ash-Shu‘ara - Verses 90-92 134

Surah Ash-Shu‘ara - Verses 93-95 135

Surah Ash-Shu‘ara - Verses 96-99 136

Surah Ash-Shu‘ara - Verses 100-101 137

Some Traditions Upon Intercession 137

Surah Ash-Shu‘ara - Verses 103-104 138

Notes139

Section 6: Noah Exhorts the People to Worship the Only True God 140

Surah Ash-Shu‘ara - Verses 105-108 140

Surah Ash-Shu‘ara - Verses 109-111 141

Surah Ash-Shu‘ara - Verses 112-113 142

Surah Ash-Shu‘ara - Verses 114-115 143

Surah Ash-Shu‘ara - Verses 116-118 144

Surah Ash-Shu‘ara - Verses 119-122 145

Notes146

Section 7: Hud Exhorts His People to Guard Themselves Against Evil147

Surah Ash-Shu‘ara - Verses 123-126 147

Surah Ash-Shu‘ara - Verses 128-131 148

Surah Ash-Shu‘ara - Verses 132-135 150

A Tradition 151

Surah Ash-Shu‘ara - Verse 136 152

Surah Ash-Shu‘ara - Verses 137-140 152

Notes153

Section 8: Salih Preaches Righteousness to the People of Thamud 154

Surah Ash-Shu‘ara - Verses 141-145 154

Surah Ash-Shu‘ara - Verses 146-150 155

Surah Ash-Shu‘ara - Verses 151-152 156

Some Traditions Upon Extravagance and Corruption 157

Surah Ash-Shu‘ara - Verses 153-154 158

Surah Ash-Shu‘ara - Verses 155-157 159

Surah Ash-Shu‘ara - Verses 158-159 160

Notes161

Section 9: Lut Admonishes His People162

Surah Ash-Shu‘ara - Verses 160-164 162

Surah Ash-Shu‘ara - Verses 165-167 163

Some Traditions164

Surah Ash-Shu‘ara - Verses 168-172 165

Surah Ash-Shu‘ara - Verses 173-175 166

Notes168

Section 10: Shu‘ayb’s Mission to the Dwellers of the Forest169

Surah Ash-Shu‘ara - Verse 176-180 169

Surah Ash-Shu‘ara - Verses 181-183 170

Surah Ash-Shu‘ara - Verses 184-186 172

Surah Ash-Shu‘ara - Verses 187-191 173

Notes174

Section 11: The Spirit-Faithful, Descended with the Qur’an 176

Surah Ash-Shu‘ara - Verses 192-196 176

A Few Traditions Upon the Qur’an 178

Surah Ash-Shu‘ara - Verses 197-199 178

A Tradition 180

Surah Ash-Shu‘ara - Verses 200-202 180

A Few Traditions Upon Bigotry 181

Surah Ash-Shu‘ara - Verses 203-206 182

Surah Ash-Shu‘ara - Verses 207-209 183

Surah Ash-Shu‘ara - Verses 210-212 184

Surah Ash-Shu‘ara - Verse 213 185

Surah Ash-Shu‘ara - Verses 214-217 186

Surah Ash-Shu‘ara - Verses 218-220 189

Surah Ash-Shu‘ara - Verses 221-223 189

Surah Ash-Shu‘ara - Verses 224-227 190

Notes193