Table of Contents
Introduction 13
Not All English Versions of Quran Are Acceptable14
What is a 'Commentary'?15
The Current Commentary 16
Attributes Needed for Working on This Kind of Commentary 17
The Problems in Translating 17
It Was Only By His Merciful Will!18
Translators Note18
Editor's Note19
Notes21
Acknowledgment23
Notes23
References24
Arabic, Farsi Commentaries24
English Translations of Qur'an 24
Supporting Technical References25
Phraseological and Philological Sources25
A Presentation to Muslims27
Notes28
Surah Yunus, Chapter 10 29
Surah Yunus (Jonah)29
No. 10 (Revealed in Mecca)29
109 verses in 11 sections29
The Contents of Surah Yunus29
Note29
Section 1: The Qur’an Contains Signs From the All-Wise30
Surah Yunus - Verse 1 30
Surah Yunus - Verse 2 30
Surah Yunus - Verse 3 31
Surah Yunus - Verse 4 32
Surah Yunus - Verse 5 32
Surah Yunus - Verse 7 33
Surah Yunus - Verses 7 - 8 34
Surah Yunus - Verse 9 35
Surah Yunus - Verse 10 35
Explanations36
Notes36
Section 2: Ingratitude of Men 37
Surah Yunus - Verse 11 37
Surah Yunus - Verse 12 37
Surah Yunus - Verse 13 38
Surah Yunus - Verse 14 38
Surah Yunus - Verse 15 39
The Occasion of the Revelation 39
Surah Yunus - Verse 16 40
Surah Yunus - Verse 17 40
Surah Yunus - Verse 18 41
Surah Yunus - Verse 19 41
Surah Yunus - Verse 20 42
Notes43
Section 3: The Divine Mercy 44
Surah Yunus - Verse 21 44
Surah Yunus - Verse 22 44
Surah Yunus - Verse 23 45
Surah Yunus - Verse 24 46
Surah Yunus - Verse 25 47
Surah Yunus - Verse 26 47
Surah Yunus - Verse 27 48
Surah Yunus - Verse 28 49
Surah Yunus - Verse 29 50
Surah Yunus - Verse 30 50
Notes51
Section 4: The Divine Gifts52
Surah Yunus - Verse 31 52
Surah Yunus - Verse 32 53
Surah Yunus - Verse 33 53
Surah Yunus - Verse 34 54
Surah Yunus - Verse 35 54
Surah Yunus - Verse 36 55
Surah Yunus - Verse 37 55
Surah Yunus - Verse 38 56
Surah Yunus - Verse 39 57
Surah Yunus - Verse 40 58
Notes58
Section 5: Every People Had an Apostle from Allah59
Surah Yunus - Verse 41 59
Surah Yunus - Verse 42 59
Surah Yunus - Verse 43 59
Surah Yunus - Verse 44 60
Surah Yunus - Verse 45 60
Surah Yunus - Verse 46 61
Surah Yunus - Verse 47 61
Surah Yunus - Verse 48 61
Surah Yunus - Verse 49 62
Surah Yunus - Verse 50 62
Surah Yunus - Verse 51 63
Surah Yunus - Verse 52 63
Surah Yunus - Verse 53 64
Section 6: The Divine Mercy Precedes the Wrath65
Surah Yunus - Verse 54 65
Surah Yunus - Verse 55 65
Surah Yunus - Verse 56 66
Surah Yunus - Verse 57 66
Surah Yunus - Verse 58 67
Surah Yunus - Verse 59 68
Surah Yunus - Verse 60 68
Notes69
Section 7: No Fear or Grief for the Friends of Allah70
Surah Yunus - Verse 61 70
Surah Yunus - Verses 62 - 64 71
Surah Yunus - Verse 65 72
Surah Yunus - Verse 66 72
Surah Yunus - Verse 67 73
Surah Yunus - Verse 68 74
Surah Yunus - Verses 69 - 70 74
Notes75
Section 8: The Ministries of Noah and Moses Referred to76
Surah Yunus - Verse 71 76
Surah Yunus - Verse 72 77
Surah Yunus - Verse 73 77
Surah Yunus - Verse 74 78
Surah Yunus - Verse 75 78
Surah Yunus - Verse 76 79
Surah Yunus - Verse 77 79
Surah Yunus - Verse 78 80
Surah Yunus - Verse 79 80
Surah Yunus - Verse 80 81
Surah Yunus - Verses 81 - 82 81
Section 9: Moses Takes Away the Children of Israel83
Surah Yunus - Verse 83 83
Surah Yunus - Verse 84 83
Surah Yunus - Verse 85 84
Surah Yunus - Verse 86 84
Surah Yunus - Verse 87 84
Surah Yunus - Verse 88 85
Surah Yunus - Verse 89 85
Surah Yunus - Verse 90 86
Surah Yunus - Verse 91 86
Surah Yunus - Verse 92 87
Section 10: Jonah’s People88
Surah Yunus - Verse 93 88
Surah Yunus - Verse 94 88
Surah Yunus - Verse 95 89
Surah Yunus - Verses 96 - 97 90
Surah Yunus - Verse 98 90
Surah Yunus - Verse 99 91
Surah Yunus - Verse 100 92
Surah Yunus - Verse 101 92
Surah Yunus - Verse 102 93
Surah Yunus - Verse 103 93
Notes94
Section 11: Profit or Loss Caused by Allah - Unavoidable by Anyone95
Surah Yunus - Verse 104 95
Surah Yunus - Verses 105 - 106 95
Surah Yunus - Verse 107 96
Surah Yunus - Verse 108 96
Surah Yunus - Verse 109 97
Surah Hud, Chapter 11 98
Surah Hud (Hud)98
No.11 (Revealed in Mecca)98
123 verses in 10 sections98
The Contents of Surah Hud 98
Section 1: Repentance Earns Pardon and the Bounties from Allah99
Surah Hud - Verse 1 99
Surah Hud - Verse 2 99
Surah Hud - Verse 3 100
Surah Hud - Verse 4 101
Surah Hud - Verse 5 101
Surah Hud - Verse 6 102
Surah Hud - Verse 7 103
Surah Hud - Verse 8 104
Explanations105
Notes105
Section 2: Patience and Good Deeds Earn Pardon from Allah106
Surah Hud - Verse 9 106
Surah Hud - Verse 10 106
Surah Hud - Verse 11 106
Surah Hud - Verse 12 107
Surah Hud - Verse 13 108
Surah Hud - Verse 14 109
Surah Hud - Verses 15 - 16 110
Surah Hud - Verse 17 111
Surah Hud - Verse 18 112
Surah Hud - Verse 19 113
Surah Hud - Verse 20 114
Surah Hud - Verses 21 - 22 114
Surah Hud - Verse 23 115
Surah Hud - Verse 24 115
Notes116
Section 3: The Ministry of Noah 117
Surah Hud - Verses 25 - 26 117
Surah Hud - Verse 27 117
Surah Hud - Verse 28 118
Surah Hud - Verse 29 119
Surah Hud - Verse 30 119
Surah Hud - Verse 31 119
Surah Hud - Verse 32 121
Surah Hud - Verse 33 122
Surah Hud - Verse 34 122
Surah Hud - Verse 35 122
Notes123
Section 4: The Fate of Those Who Disbelieved Noah124
Surah Hud - Verse 36 124
Surah Hud - Verse 37 124
Surah Hud - Verse 38 125
Surah Hud - Verse 39 125
Noah’s Ark 126
Surah Hud - Verse 40 126
The Onset of the Flood 126
Surah Hud - Verse 41 127
Surah Hud - Verse 42 127
Surah Hud - Verse 43 128
The Educational implications of Noah’s Flood 128
Surah Hud - Verse 44 130
The End of an Adventure130
Surah Hud - Verse 45 131
The Tragic Story of Noah’s Son 131
Surah Hud - Verse 46 131
Surah Hud - Verse 47 132
Surah Hud - Verse 48 132
Surah Hud - Verse 49 133
The Feature of Noah in the Qur’an 134
The Story of Noah (as)134
Notes135
Section 5: The Ministry of Hud 136
Surah Hud - Verse 50 136
Surah Hud - Verse 51 136
Surah Hud - Verse 52 137
Surah Hud - Verse 53 138
Surah Hud - Verse 54 138
Surah Hud - Verse 55 139
Surah Hud - Verse 56 139
Surah Hud - Verse 57 139
Surah Hud - Verse 58 140
Surah Hud - Verse 59 140
Surah Hud - Verse 60 141
Section 6: The Ministry of Salih 143
Surah Hud - Verse 61 143
Surah Hud - Verse 62 144
Surah Hud - Verse 63 144
Surah Hud - Verse 64 145
Surah Hud - Verse 65 145
Surah Hud - Verse 66 146
Surah Hud - Verse 67 - 68 146
Notes147
Section 7: Ministry of Lot148
Surah Hud - Verse 69 148
Surah Hud - Verse 70 148
Surah Hud - Verse 71 149
Surah Hud - Verse 72 149
Surah Hud - Verse 73 149
Surah Hud - Verse 74 150
Surah Hud - Verses 75 - 76 151
Surah Hud - Verse 77 152
Surah Hud - Verse 78 153
Explanations153
Surah Hud - Verses 79 - 80 154
The Sin of Sodomy in the Qur’an and Traditions154
Surah Hud - Verse 81 155
Surah Hud - Verses 82-83 156
Explanations157
Notes157
Section 8: The Ministry of Shu‘ayb 158
Surah Hud - Verse 84 158
Surah Hud - Verse 85 159
Surah Hud - Verse 86 159
Surah Hud - Verse 87 160
Surah Hud - Verse 88 161
Surah Hud - Verse 89 161
Surah Hud - Verse 90 162
Surah Hud - Verse 91 162
Surah Hud - Verse 92 163
Surah Hud - Verse 93 164
Surah Hud - Verses 94 - 95 164
Notes165
Section 9: The Ministry of Moses166
Surah Hud - Verses 96 - 97 166
The Champion Against Pharaoh 166
Surah Hud - Verse 98 166
Surah Hud - Verse 99 167
Surah Hud - Verse 100 167
Surah Hud - Verse 101 168
Surah Hud - Verse 102 168
Surah Hud - Verses 103 - 104 168
Surah Hud - Verses 105 - 107 169
Surah Hud - Verse 108 170
The Means of Happiness and Wretchedness171
Surah Hud - Verse 109 172
Notes173
Section 10: Exhortation to Shun Evil174
Surah Hud - Verse 110 174
Surah Hud - Verse 111 174
Surah Hud - Verse 112 175
The Command of Steadfastness175
Surah Hud - Verse 113 176
Reliance upon the Unjust!176
Explanation 177
Surah Hud - Verses 114 - 115 177
Prayer and Steadfastness177
The Extraordinary Importance of Prayers178
Surah Hud - Verse 116 180
Surah Hud - Verse 117 181
Surah Hud - Verse 118 182
Surah Hud - Verse 119 183
Surah Hud - Verse 120 183
Surah Hud - Verses 121 - 122 184
Surah Hud - Verse 123 184
The End of Surah Hud 185
Notes185
Surah Yusuf, Chapter 12 186
Surah Yusuf (Joseph),186
No. 12 (Revealed in Mecca)186
111 verses in 12 Sections186
The Magnitude and Glory of the Qur’an 186
The Content of the Surah 187
Section 1: Yusuf Suffers189
Surah Yusuf - Verse 1 189
A General Note189
Surah Yusuf - Verse 2 189
Surah Yusuf - Verse 3 190
Surah Yusuf - Verse 4 191
A Wonderful Dream and Difficulties Lead to Victory 192
Surah Yusuf - Verse 5 194
Explanations195
Surah Yusuf - Verse 6 195
Notes196
Section 2: Yusuf Suffers the Treatment of His Brothers197
Surah Yusuf - Verse 7 197
Surah Yusuf - Verse 8 198
Explanations198
Surah Yusuf - Verse 9 199
Explanations200
Surah Yusuf - Verse 10 200
Surah Yusuf - Verses 11 - 12 202
Points to Note203
Surah Yusuf - Verses 13 - 14 203
Outstanding Points204
Surah Yusuf - Verse 15 204
Surah Yusuf - Verse 16 206
Surah Yusuf - Verse 17 207
Traditions upon Lie207
Surah Yusuf - Verse 18 208
An Answer to the Question 208
Explanations209
Surah Yusuf - Verse 19 210
Surah Yusuf - Verse 20 211
Notes211
Section 3: Yusuf’s Firmness in Piety Against the Great Temptation213
Surah Yusuf - Verse 21 213
Surah Yusuf - Verse 22 213
Surah Yusuf - Verse 23 214
Surah Yusuf - Verse 24 216
Solemnity in Statement218
Surah Yusuf - Verse 25 218
Surah Yusuf - Verse 26 219
Surah Yusuf - Verse 27 220
Surah Yusuf - Verse 28 220
Surah Yusuf - Verse 29 221
Some Explanations221
Notes222
Section 4: Yusuf Prefers Prison Against the Temptation223
Surah Yusuf - Verse 30 223
Surah Yusuf - Verse 31 223
Explanations224
Surah Yusuf - Verse 32 224
Surah Yusuf - Verse 33 225
Surah Yusuf - Verse 34 229
Surah Yusuf - Verse 35 229
From Palace to Prison 229
Explanations230
Notes230
Section 5: Yusuf Preaches Unity of Allah in the Prison231
Surah Yusuf - Verse 36 231
Surah Yusuf - Verse 37 231
Surah Yusuf - Verse 38 233
Surah Yusuf - Verse 39 234
Explanations235
Surah Yusuf - Verse 40 235
Surah Yusuf - Verse 41 236
Surah Yusuf - Verse 42 237
Notes239
Section 6: The King’s Dream - Yusuf’s Interpretation240
Surah Yusuf - Verse 43 240
Explanations240
Surah Yusuf - Verse 44 241
Explanations241
Surah Yusuf - Verse 45 241
Surah Yusuf - Verse 46 242
Surah Yusuf - Verse 47 242
Explanations243
Surah Yusuf - Verses 48 - 49 243
Notes244
Section 7: Yusuf Cleared of the False Charge245
Surah Yusuf - Verse 50 245
Explanations246
Surah Yusuf - Verse 51 246
Explanations247
Surah Yusuf - Verse 52 247
Explanations247
Surah Yusuf - Verse 53 248
Explanations248
Surah Yusuf - Verse 54 249
Explanations249
Surah Yusuf - Verse 55 250
Explanations252
Surah Yusuf - Verses 56 - 57 253
Notes253
Section 8: Yusuf Measures Out Corn to His Brothers255
Surah Yusuf - Verse 58 255
Surah Yusuf - Verse 59 255
Surah Yusuf - Verse 60 256
Surah Yusuf - Verse 61 257
Surah Yusuf - Verse 62 257
Surah Yusuf - Verse 63 257
Surah Yusuf - Verse 64 258
Surah Yusuf - Verse 65 259
Surah Yusuf - Verse 66 259
Surah Yusuf - Verse 67 260
Surah Yusuf - Verse 68 260
Explanations261
Section 9: Yusuf Meets His Brother262
Surah Yusuf - Verse 69 262
Explanations262
Surah Yusuf - Verse 70 262
Explanations263
Surah Yusuf - Verses 71 - 72 264
Surah Yusuf - Verse 73 264
Explanations264
Surah Yusuf - Verse 74 265
Surah Yusuf - Verse 75 265
Surah Yusuf - Verse 76 266
Surah Yusuf - Verse 77 267
Surah Yusuf - Verse 78 267
Surah Yusuf - Verse 79 268
Explanations268
Notes268
Section 10: Yusuf Discloses His Identity269
Surah Yusuf - Verse 80 269
Explanations269
Surah Yusuf - Verse 81 270
Surah Yusuf - Verse 82 270
Surah Yusuf - Verse 83 271
Explanations271
Surah Yusuf - Verse 84 272
Surah Yusuf - Verse 85 273
Explanations273
Surah Yusuf - Verse 86 273
Surah Yusuf - Verse 87 274
Surah Yusuf - Verse 88 275
Surah Yusuf - Verse 89 276
Surah Yusuf - Verse 90 276
Explanations277
Surah Yusuf - Verse 91 277
Surah Yusuf - Verse 92 278
Explanations278
Surah Yusuf - Verse 93 279
Explanations280
Notes280
Section 11: Jacob Goes to Yusuf281
Surah Yusuf - Verse 94 281
Explanations281
Surah Yusuf - Verse 95 281
Surah Yusuf - Verse 96 282
Explanations282
Surah Yusuf - Verse 97 283
Surah Yusuf - Verse 98 283
Surah Yusuf - Verse 99 284
The End of Yusuf and His Brothers284
Explanations284
Surah Yusuf - Verse 100 285
Explanations286
Surah Yusuf - Verse 101 286
Explanations287
1- Is Prostration Allowed to Other Than Allah?288
2- Social Security is a Great Blessing from Allah 288
3- The Important Position of Knowledge289
4- Man Can Undergo a Great Deal of Changes Throughout His Lifetime289
5- Did Yusuf’s Mother Come to Egypt?289
Surah Yusuf - Verse 102 289
Surah Yusuf - Verse 103 290
Surah Yusuf - Verse 104 290
Notes291
Section 12: Histories of the Ancient People Serve as a Lesson292
Surah Yusuf - Verse 105 292
Explanations292
Surah Yusuf - Verse 106 292
Surah Yusuf - Verse 107 293
Surah Yusuf - Verse 108 294
Explanations295
Surah Yusuf - Verse 109 295
Explanations296
Surah Yusuf - Verse 110 296
Surah Yusuf - Verse 111 297
Notes299