Surah Muhammad In the name of God, the Merciful, the Compassionate Those who disbelieve and hinder ˹others˺ from the Way of Allah, He will render their deeds void. ( Quran Surah Muhammad 47:1 ) 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 absolve them of their sins and improve their condition. ( Quran Surah Muhammad 47:2 ) 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˺. ( Quran Surah Muhammad 47:3 ) So when you meet the disbelievers ˹in battle˺, strike ˹their˺ necks until you have thoroughly subdued them, then bind them firmly. Later ˹free them either as˺ an act of grace or by ransom until the war comes to an end. So will it be. Had Allah willed, He ˹Himself˺ could have inflicted punishment on them. But He does ˹this only to˺ test some of you by means of others. And those who are martyred in the cause of Allah, He will never render their deeds void. ( Quran Surah Muhammad 47:4 ) He will guide them ˹to their reward˺, improve their condition, ( Quran Surah Muhammad 47:5 ) and admit them into Paradise, having made it known to them. ( Quran 47:6 ) O believers! If you stand up for Allah, He will help you and make your steps firm. ( Quran 47:7 ) As for the disbelievers, may they be doomed and may He render their deeds void. ( Quran 47:8 ) That is because they detest what Allah has revealed, so He has rendered their deeds void. ( Quran 47:9 ) Have they not travelled throughout the land to see what was the end of those before them? Allah annihilated them, and a similar fate awaits the disbelievers. ( Quran 47:10 ) This is because Allah is the Patron of the believers while the disbelievers have no patron. ( Quran 47:11 ) Surely Allah will admit those who believe and do good into Gardens under which rivers flow. As for the disbelievers, they enjoy themselves and feed like cattle. But the Fire will be their home. ( Quran 47:12 ) ˹Imagine, O Prophet,˺ how many societies We destroyed that were far superior in might than your society—which drove you out—and there was none to help them! ( Quran 47:13 ) Can those ˹believers˺ who stand on clear proof from their Lord be like those whose evil deeds are made appealing to them and ˹only˺ follow their desires? ( Quran 47:14 ) The description of the Paradise promised to the righteous is that in it are rivers of fresh water, rivers of milk that never changes 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? ( Quran 47:15 ) There are some of them who listen to you ˹O Prophet˺, but when they depart from you, they say ˹mockingly˺ to those ˹believers˺ gifted with knowledge, “What did he just say?” These are the ones whose hearts Allah has sealed and who ˹only˺ follow their desires. ( Quran 47:16 ) As for those who are ˹rightly˺ guided, He increases them in guidance and blesses them with righteousness. ( Quran 47:17 ) Are they only waiting for the Hour to take them by surprise? Yet ˹some of˺ its signs have already come. Once it actually befalls them, will it not be too late to be mindful? ( Quran 47:18 ) So, know ˹well, O Prophet,˺ that there is no god ˹worthy of worship˺ except Allah. And seek forgiveness for your shortcomings and for ˹the sins of˺ the believing men and women. For Allah ˹fully˺ knows your movements and places of rest ˹O people˺. ( Quran 47:19 ) And the believers say, “If only a sûrah was revealed ˹allowing self-defence˺!” Yet when a precise sûrah is revealed, in which fighting is ˹explicitly˺ mentioned, you see those with sickness in their hearts staring at you like someone in the throes of death. It would have been better for them ( Quran 47:20 ) to obey and speak rightly. Then when fighting was ordained, it surely would have been better for them if they were true to Allah. ( Quran 47:21 ) Now if you ˹hypocrites˺ turn away, perhaps you would then spread corruption throughout the land and sever your ˹ties of˺ kinship! ( Quran 47:22 ) These are the ones who Allah has condemned, deafening them and blinding their eyes. ( Quran 47:23 ) Do they not then reflect on the Quran? Or are there locks upon their hearts? ( Quran 47:24 ) Indeed, those who relapse ˹into disbelief˺ after ˹true˺ guidance has become clear to them, ˹it is˺ Satan ˹that˺ has tempted them, luring them with false hopes. ( Quran 47:25 ) That is because they said ˹privately˺ to those who ˹also˺ detest what Allah has revealed, “We will obey you in some matters.” But Allah ˹fully˺ knows what they are hiding. ( Quran 47:26 ) Then how ˹horrible˺ will it be when the angels take their souls, beating their faces and backs! ( Quran 47:27 ) This is because they follow whatever displeases Allah and hate whatever pleases Him, so He has rendered their deeds void. ( Quran 47:28 ) Or do those with sickness in their hearts think that Allah will not ˹be able to˺ expose their malice? ( Quran 47:29 ) Had We willed, We could have truly shown them to you ˹O Prophet˺, and you would have certainly recognized them by their appearance. But you will surely recognize them by their tone of speech. And Allah ˹fully˺ knows your doings ˹O people˺. ( Quran 47:30 ) We will certainly test you ˹believers˺ until We prove those of you who ˹truly˺ struggle ˹in Allah’s cause˺ and remain steadfast, and reveal how you conduct yourselves. ( Quran 47:31 ) Indeed, those who disbelieve, hinder ˹others˺ from the Way of Allah, and defy the Messenger after ˹true˺ guidance has become clear to them; they will not harm Allah in the least, but He will render their deeds void. ( Quran 47:32 ) O believers! Obey Allah and obey the Messenger, and do not let your deeds be in vain. ( Quran 47:33 ) Surely those who disbelieve, hinder ˹others˺ from the Way of Allah, and then die as disbelievers; Allah will never forgive them. ( Quran 47:34 ) So do not falter or cry for peace, for you will have the upper hand and Allah is with you. And He will never let your deeds go to waste. ( Quran 47:35 ) This worldly life is no more than play and amusement. But if you are faithful and mindful ˹of Allah˺, He will grant you your ˹full˺ reward, and will not ask you ˹to donate all˺ your wealth. ( Quran 47:36 ) If He were to do so and pressure you, you would withhold and He would bring out your resentment. ( Quran 47:37 ) Here you are, being invited to donate ˹a little˺ in the cause of Allah. Still some of you withhold. And whoever does so, it is only to their own loss. For Allah is the Self-Sufficient, whereas you stand in need ˹of Him˺. If you ˹still˺ turn away, He will replace you with another people. And they will not be like you. ( Quran 47:38 ) SHARE THIS: Like