بِسۡمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحۡمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ
Whatever program we initiate in our life, will be as per the Pre-Directed Guidelines of Allah, the Most Benevolent and the Most Merciful. (6:162)
يَٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلۡمُدَّثِّرُ١
74:1. One who strives for the betterment of society according to His guidance!
قُمۡ فَأَنذِرۡ٢
74:2. Awake. Warn of the dire consequences of misconduct by the people.
وَرَبَّكَ فَكَبِّرۡ٣
74:3. Try to create a better society according to His guidance,
Prove on the world stage that His rule is the best and let His fame prevail.
وَثِيَابَكَ فَطَهِّرۡ٤
74:4. For this, you should avoid your bad habits and purify your soul.
وَٱلرُّجۡزَ فَٱهۡجُرۡ٥
74:5. And hate evil deeds for this.
Your initial task is to seek like-minded people with such thoughts. Only then can you gain experience in solving the problems of society in a better way.
وَلَا تَمۡنُن تَسۡتَكۡثِرُ٦
74:6. So tell your comrades, “You must come forward to help to wipe out the grief of the afflicted people. Do not expect retribution from them after helping them.” (see 30:39; 76: 9).
وَلِرَبِّكَ فَٱصۡبِرۡ٧
74:7. And exhort your companions to work hard in the way of your Rabbu and to keep working.
Succeeding at this great goal is not like walking on a flower mattress. You will have to come across the steep hills. That is to say, to create such a society will have to face many hardships and tragedies. You will have to fight against the forces of evil. Therefore
فَإِذَا نُقِرَ فِي ٱلنَّاقُورِ٨
74:8. When a trumpet is sounded,
فَذَٰلِكَ يَوۡمَئِذٖ يَوۡمٌ عَسِيرٌ٩
74:9. You will have to fight hard with enemies. Only then will all your worries be removed and a smooth situation will arise. But
عَلَى ٱلۡكَٰفِرِينَ غَيۡرُ يَسِيرٖ١٠
74:10. The situation of anti-socials who are engaged in evil deeds will be much worse. That means they will be defeated in battle.
Find out what caused this conflict. Those who reject the guidance of Rabbu and go astray are creating obstacles to such good governance. And society is deteriorating because of their activities. If you mention this
ذَرۡنِي وَمَنۡ خَلَقۡتُ وَحِيدٗا١١
74:11. He says, “Leave me alone. I will live individually. ”
So they are in a dilemma that they do not need anyone's kindness or advices.
وَجَعَلۡتُ لَهُۥ مَالٗا مَّمۡدُودٗا١٢
74:12. He has vast riches from Rabbu.
وَبَنِينَ شُهُودٗا١٣
74:13. Not only that, he has the strength of supporters and wealth. (See 73:11)
وَمَهَّدتُّ لَهُۥ تَمۡهِيدٗا١٤
74:14. He thinks that he has all the facilities and so he could live comfortably.
He thinks he got all this automatically. He fails to think that he got them only with the help of Rabbu's administrative arrangements.
ثُمَّ يَطۡمَعُ أَنۡ أَزِيدَ١٥
74:15. And he thinks that he should have riches more and more.
كَلَّآۖ إِنَّهُۥ كَانَ لِأٓيَٰتِنَا عَنِيدٗا١٦
74:16. Not so. Doing so is contrary to Our system and guidance.
سَأُرۡهِقُهُۥ صَعُودًا١٧
74:17. So, the social system is going to occur according to His guidance. Then he is going to be in great distress.
إِنَّهُۥ فَكَّرَ وَقَدَّرَ١٨
74:18. The reason for this is that he had been plotting against the regime that would be formed under His guidance.
فَقُتِلَ كَيۡفَ قَدَّرَ١٩
74:19. So he must perish. How dare is he to be indulged in such evil deeds!
ثُمَّ قُتِلَ كَيۡفَ قَدَّرَ٢٠
74:20. He has no chance of getting anything but destruction. Knowing this, how could he dare to do such a thing?
ثُمَّ نَظَرَ٢١
74:21. He disregarded the Qur’anic injunctions and approached them with an evil outlook.
ثُمَّ عَبَسَ وَبَسَرَ٢٢
74:22. Then he began to lament as if he had found fault with it. He frowned as he couldn't do anything against it.
ثُمَّ أَدۡبَرَ وَٱسۡتَكۡبَرَ٢٣
74:23. After that, he refused to obey the Scriptures and ran away. This is due to his arrogance.
فَقَالَ إِنۡ هَٰذَآ إِلَّا سِحۡرٞ يُؤۡثَرُ٢٤
74:24. When that was not possible, he said that the guidance of Rabbu was a trick to seduce people.
إِنۡ هَٰذَآ إِلَّا قَوۡلُ ٱلۡبَشَرِ٢٥
74:25. And he said, “These are the words of man. Not the words of Rabbu as they say.”
سَأُصۡلِيهِ سَقَرَ٢٦
74:26. Thus, he will suffer severe torment because he has done all these wrong things.
وَمَآ أَدۡرَىٰكَ مَا سَقَرُ٢٧
74:27. Do you know what those unbearable pains mean?
لَا تُبۡقِي وَلَا تَذَرُ٢٨
74:28. It means that it will burn all the riches, name, and fame that he has earned to ashes.
لَوَّاحَةٞ لِّلۡبَشَرِ٢٩
74:29. Thus, his face will hang down with shame. What was his condition until yesterday? What is his condition today? Everything will transform.
عَلَيۡهَا تِسۡعَةَ عَشَرَ٣٠
74:30. Thus nineteen kinds of torments will take hold of him. The sufferings are mentioned in the Qur’an in many places.
وَمَا جَعَلۡنَآ أَصۡحَٰبَ ٱلنَّارِ إِلَّا مَلَٰٓئِكَةٗۖ
74:31. All such sufferings that befall man in the world occur based on the "consequences of human deeds" determined by Rabbu. The natural forces of the universe are designed to produce such effects.
وَمَا جَعَلۡنَا عِدَّتَهُمۡ إِلَّا فِتۡنَةٗ لِّلَّذِينَ كَفَرُواْ
Anyone who does not respect the advice of the Qur’an will cause many confusions by keeping this number.
لِيَسۡتَيۡقِنَ ٱلَّذِينَ أُوتُواْ ٱلۡكِتَٰبَ وَيَزۡدَادَ ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوٓاْ إِيمَٰنٗا وَلَا يَرۡتَابَ ٱلَّذِينَ أُوتُواْ ٱلۡكِتَٰبَ وَٱلۡمُؤۡمِنُونَ
But those who are wise in the Scriptures will correct themselves by considering the consequences of their wrong actions. And the followers of guidance will have no doubt about the torments mentioned in this Book. They will look for ways to recover from such suffering.
وَلِيَقُولَ ٱلَّذِينَ فِي قُلُوبِهِم مَّرَضٞ وَٱلۡكَٰفِرُونَ مَاذَآ أَرَادَ ٱللَّهُ بِهَٰذَا مَثَلٗاۚ
But those who are addicted to evil practices and refuters ask, “What does Rabbu seek with this number?” Thus, he will speak negatively. (See 2:26)
كَذَٰلِكَ يُضِلُّ ٱللَّهُ مَن يَشَآءُ وَيَهۡدِي مَن يَشَآءُۚ وَمَا يَعۡلَمُ جُنُودَ رَبِّكَ إِلَّا هُوَۚ وَمَا هِيَ إِلَّا ذِكۡرَىٰ لِلۡبَشَرِ٣١
Those who seek to go astray will go astray according to the canon of Rabbu. Through this Qur’an, guidance is available to those who seek His guidance and strive accordingly. So, no one knows the truth about the forces that cause adverse effects except your Rabbu. These hidden facts are revealed through the Qur’an. Its purpose is to make man aware of calamities and to go in the right direction.
We see the sufferings of the individual and the society as a whole nowadays. Take for example the diseases that occur in human beings at a young age. The list goes on and on such as tuberculosis, life-threatening disease, heart disease, cancer, rheumatism, sexually transmitted diseases, accidental injuries organ loss, etc. Since man is also a part of the creation of the universe, the forces of nature are at work within him. His health is affected by his misdeeds. Some diseases are treated immediately. And some, grabbing him as painful diseases. You need to find out the reason behind this and take safety measures from them.
Second is the rise and fall of nations in the world. Words cannot describe the sufferings of those in power and those who depend on them when destruction is caused by the wrongdoings of societies. To that extent, they would be miserable.
Third, there are earthquakes, tsunamis, hurricanes, floods, volcanic eruptions, famines, and other natural disasters. If a man tries to be safe from these, his life will be better. If he remains calculating numbers by adding, subtracting, multiplying, or dividing, the constant pains of "Saquar" and his problems will never be solved. Guidance, then, is the key to surviving from such calamities.
Fourthly, since man's life is one that continues after death, he will get heaven or hell according to the deeds he has done in the world. Heaven is defined as the rewards of good deeds and hell for evil deeds. (See 7: 8-9) These are the permanent laws of Rabbu. Accordingly, the natural forces created by Rabbu complete the worldly life of man and take him to the next stage of life. (16: 30-32)
"Saquar" is so much painful and is not something that can be predicted based on time, period, day according to one’s own calculations.
كَلَّا وَٱلۡقَمَرِ٣٢
74:32. But they will certainly occur. If you want to know about this, watch the moon shining at night.
وَٱلَّيۡلِ إِذۡ أَدۡبَرَ٣٣
74:33. And look at the night that follows as well.
وَٱلصُّبۡحِ إِذَآ أَسۡفَرَ٣٤
74:34. Then watch the dawn lights up.
These also vary systematically from time to time. However, you can only learn about those changes after they have occurred. It seems that you are moving ahead without realizing the consequences of your evil deeds. Only when they appear can you feel them. What is the use of realizing then? You will be left with no choice but to experience the torments. That's why
إِنَّهَا لَإِحۡدَى ٱلۡكُبَرِ٣٥
74:35. This Qur’an reveals the truth about the horrible “Saquar”.
نَذِيرٗا لِّلۡبَشَرِ٣٦
74:36. This is a warning message to contemplative people.
لِمَن شَآءَ مِنكُمۡ أَن يَتَقَدَّمَ أَوۡ يَتَأَخَّرَ٣٧
74:37. May communities that want to move forward, remember these precautionary messages and move forward. Let the societies that want to go backward regardless of these warning messages face destruction without progress.
كُلُّ نَفۡسِۢ بِمَا كَسَبَتۡ رَهِينَةٌ٣٨
74:38. So, every man is in the grip of the law of “the consequences of his actions.”
إِلَّآ أَصۡحَٰبَ ٱلۡيَمِينِ٣٩
74:39. But those who do the creative good deeds need not worry about this.
فِي جَنَّٰتٖ يَتَسَآءَلُونَ٤٠
74:40. The reason is that the society in which they live will become heavenly.
عَنِ ٱلۡمُجۡرِمِينَ٤١
74:41. Then look at the community that is suffering from evil deeds
مَا سَلَكَكُمۡ فِي سَقَرَ٤٢
74:42. The people of heaven will ask, “what caused you to suffer?”
قَالُواْ لَمۡ نَكُ مِنَ ٱلۡمُصَلِّينَ٤٣
74:43. Then they will say, “We have utterly failed to obey the law of Rabbu.”
وَلَمۡ نَكُ نُطۡعِمُ ٱلۡمِسۡكِينَ٤٤
74:44. “That is, we did not care about the ‘have nots’ in the country. We have ignored to set right the starvation of those who cannot earn.”
وَكُنَّا نَخُوضُ مَعَ ٱلۡخَآئِضِينَ٤٥
74:45. “We were immersed in vain rituals that were of no use to the country, the people, or the community.”
وَكُنَّا نُكَذِّبُ بِيَوۡمِ ٱلدِّينِ٤٦
74:46. “We thought that the caution messages of adverse effects of evil deeds are lies.”
حَتَّىٰٓ أَتَىٰنَا ٱلۡيَقِينُ٤٧
74:47. “So, we acted in this way until the effects became apparent. That is, we did not listen to precautionary messages.”
فَمَا تَنفَعُهُمۡ شَفَٰعَةُ ٱلشَّٰفِعِينَ٤٨
74:48. They will say, “So it has been proved today that what we believed in spiritualists and saints that they would recommend for us and save us from suffering is false.”
فَمَا لَهُمۡ عَنِ ٱلتَّذۡكِرَةِ مُعۡرِضِينَ٤٩
74:49. In this way, they had not understood the caution message that such a painful time will come and so they were raising objections.
كَأَنَّهُمۡ حُمُرٞ مُّسۡتَنفِرَةٞ٥٠
74:50. Why should they run like donkeys when they hear the messages of caution?
فَرَّتۡ مِن قَسۡوَرَةِۢ٥١
74:51. Isn't that like those donkeys running away on seeing the lion?
بَلۡ يُرِيدُ كُلُّ ٱمۡرِيٕٖ مِّنۡهُمۡ أَن يُؤۡتَىٰ صُحُفٗا مُّنَشَّرَةٗ٥٢
74:52. He decides to act arbitrarily in every matter and wants to live as he pleases. Everyone wants to enjoy such power of freedom. But this Qur’anic system forbids this.
It will never be possible for selfish people to live with lasting happiness. Because everyone's selfishness affects the well-being of others. In this, talented people succeed. The weak suffer. This situation is unlikely to last long. Therefore
كَلَّاۖ بَل لَّا يَخَافُونَ ٱلۡأٓخِرَةَ٥٣
74:53. They can never live as stable as they want.
Because “the consequences of human actions” will come to the fore. But precautionary measures do not work for them. So they live without fear.
كَلَّآ إِنَّهُۥ تَذۡكِرَةٞ٥٤
74:54. But can they live so fearlessly forever? Don’t they realize that such precaution is all for their benefit? These are good advices for them.
فَمَن شَآءَ ذَكَرَهُۥ٥٥
74:55. Let those who seek to accept this advice and live better remember it and move forward.
وَمَا يَذۡكُرُونَ إِلَّآ أَن يَشَآءَ ٱللَّهُۚ هُوَ أَهۡلُ ٱلتَّقۡوَىٰ وَأَهۡلُ ٱلۡمَغۡفِرَةِ٥٦
74:56. But those who come forward to act in accordance with the will of Allah will accept and act on this advice. Such people are the ones who are referred to have “the thaqwa” to work as per the guidance of Rabbu. Such people are safe, relaxed, contented, and lead a worthful life.
Chapter: 75 Soorah: Al Qyama (The Judgement Day for Human Deeds)