Surah Anbiya

Those who inform the truths, those who show the truths, Prophets

1-While it is possible for people to get closer to the truths, and they should know the Owner of whatthey have been given and submit to it, they remain heedless and turn away from the truths.

2-Let no word be presented to them so that they may understand the truths of their Lord, except thatthey pretend to listen to it and do not care about the truths.

3-Their hearts are occupied with other things. The unjust people speak in secret; they say, “This isnothing but a mortal like you, or are you also listening and being influenced by it?”

4-The One who showed the truths said: The knowledge of all words in the heavens and the earth is myLord, and hearing is from Him, and He creates with His wisdom.

5-They said: Perhaps he is in confusion, or he fabricates it, or he speaks what comes to his mind. Solet him bring us proofs as those before him did.

6-And those before them did not believe. They ruined themselves by not understanding Us in theplaces where they were. How will those who are in that state believe?

7-The perfect ones who were revealed before you to inform them of the truths We presented to them,did not appear for any purpose other than to tell them about Us. If you do not know the truths, askthose who understand and tell them.

8-We did not make them without food or spirit, nor are they eternal.

9-Then, those who remained true to their covenant and to Us, they found salvation in Us and becameof those who understood Our will. But those who transgressed and did not recognize Us, ruinedthemselves.

10-Indeed, We have presented to you the whole of existence as a book. Understand what is in it. Willyou not understand?

11-However, they did not understand Us in their places and dispersed and became wrongdoers. Then,We brought forth other people.

12-When they find it difficult to understand Us, they turn away from understanding.

13-Do not run away. Turn away from your arrogant self-conceit and seek the truth in the places whereyou are. Perhaps you will question and investigate the truth.

14-They said: Unfortunately, we were wrongdoers.

15-But their words are not over yet. In fact, they collapsed in exhaustion without understanding Ourorder.

16-We did not create the heavens and the earth and what is in them without any need or meaning.

17-If you understand our will, then the existence that we encompass is not without any need ormeaning. You will see that we encompass existence with our functionings.

18-On the contrary, what we bring forth is the truth. It is not based on falsehood. Thus, those falsethings are sealed and then destroyed. You have ruined yourselves for what you describe.

19-To Him belongs everything in the heavens and the earth. Whoever understands that he is from Himdoes not become arrogant, but worships Him alone, and there is no weariness in them.20-Whoever perceives His actions, attributes, and the manifestations of His Essence, day and night,without ceasing.21-Or have those who deny the reality found other powers on earth that give life?

22-If there were powers other than Allah, there would be chaos. Allah is free from all imperfections.He is the One who created the entire universe. Words are not enough to describe Him.

23-Allah is not responsible for His actions, but people are responsible for their actions.

24-Or have they taken other means of refuge? Say: Bring forth your proofs, that is what those with mehave narrated and what those before me have narrated. No, most of them do not know the Truth. Sothey turn away.

25-And no Messenger has appeared before you except to tell Us. But, He has told us the truth, whichis Our revelation in Him and in all creation: There is no God but Me, so know that you are My servant.

26-They say, He has begotten a son. Rather, He is the Most Merciful, the Most Gracious.

27-They cannot act except through His manifestations, and they act according to His action.

28-He created with His wisdom whatever is before them and whatever is behind them. No one canintercede except those who desire the truth, and they are bound to Him with the deepest love and thedeepest respect.

29-And whoever of them says, “I exist besides Him,” then his reward is Hell. That is the reward of thewrongdoers.

30-Do not those who ignore the truth see how We have separated all that is in the heavens and theearth, when they were one, and how We have created everything from water? Do they not believe?

31-We have arranged the earth in a balanced manner, so that they may move with ease. We havearranged in it broad paths for guidance, so that they may find the way to the truth.

32-We have arranged the sky as a well-preserved dome, but they turn away from the signs therein.

33-He is the One who created the night and the day, the sun and the moon. They all move in an orbit.

34-We did not grant immortality to any human being before you. You will die. Then, do they thinkthat they will abide forever?

35-Everyone will feel death. When you are in a state of evil, learn from it, remember Us. Do gooddeeds against tribulations, and do not forget that you will return to Us, your origin.

36-When those who ignore the truth see you, they only mock you. They say, “Is this the one who talksabout your deities?” They are far from understanding the One who encompasses the whole ofexistence with His light.

37-There is hastiness in the nature of man. I show you the truths with evidence from the whole ofexistence at every moment. Do not be hasty in understanding Me.

38-They say, “When will this promise be if you are of those who speak the truth?”

39-If those who ignore the truth knew the truth of their destructive state, they would never stop for amoment, and they would not return to their former state of knowledge. But those who remain in thatstate have no helpers.

40-On the contrary, the reward of their state comes to them suddenly, so that they are in confusion.Now they have no power to reject it. They look, but do not see.

41-Indeed, they mocked those who told the truths before you. But those mockers were surrounded bythe things they mocked.

42-Say: Who is it that surrounds you with His manifestations, day and night? Rather, they turn awayfrom the understanding of Him who created them.

43-Or do they have deities besides Us who protect them? They have not been able to understandthemselves, nor have they understood that they are with Us.

44-On the contrary, We have adorned them and their ancestors with Our attributes, and they have beengiven a long life. Do they not see how We have created them on earth, and how those around themgrow old and pass away? Do they not understand the One who is the Supreme Sovereign?

45-Say: I only warn you about the truths that are revealed to you every moment from every being. Butthose who do not listen to the truths cannot hear them. And even if you call to them and warn them,they will not turn.

46-And if a slight trouble touches them, they will surely say: Our Lord! Unfortunately for us, we havebeen wrongdoers!

47-We have set up a balance for all until the time of death, so that no one will be ruined in the least.Even the smallest grain of mustard seed will be rewarded for it. We are sufficient to give the reward ofwhat is given.

48-Indeed, through the truths We have presented, Moses and Aaron distinguished between truth andfalsehood and reached the light, and they remembered the truths, keeping away from evil.

49-Those who are sincerely respectful of the One who created them believe in the realities of theunseen, unknown world and they always act with the most sincere love.

50-Those who understand and tell the truths We have presented are the ones who are respected. Doyou still deny them?51-Indeed, Abraham attained perfection with the truths We have presented before, and he was of thosewho know Us.52-He said to his father and his people: What are these statues that you continue to worship?

53-They said: We found our fathers worshipping them.

54-He said: Indeed, you and your fathers are in manifest error.

55-They said: Is what you tell us true? Or are you mocking us?

56-He said: No, I am not mocking you. It is He who created everything in the heavens and the earth,and He created you. He is the One who brought all things into being. Thus, I am on the path of Himwho is present everywhere.

57-The truth is Allah. I will surely do something to your idols after you have turned away.

58-So, He divided them into pieces, except for the older one, because He knew that they would returnto the older one.

59-They said: Whoever did this to our deities, surely he is one of the wrongdoers.

60-They said: We heard from a young man who was talking about them, and they call him Abraham.

61-They said: Then bring it before the eyes of the people, so that they may bear witness.

62-They said: O Abraham! Did you do this to our deities?

63-Abraham said: Perhaps the greatest of them did it. Ask them if they can speak.

64-Then, they turned to themselves. So, they said: We are indeed wrongdoers.

65-Then, they bowed their heads. And you know that they cannot speak.

66-He said: Will you still worship conjecture instead of Allah, which is of no benefit to you and has noprotection?

67-Woe to you! You worship conjecture instead of Allah. Do you then use your mind?

68-They said: He is inflamed. If you intend to do anything, then help your deities.

69-We have informed you: O you who are in destructive states! End your deeds and be in peace andtranquility like Abraham.

70-They wanted to do him harm. Thus, they did not understand the truths We presented to them andbecame among the losers.

71-He and Lot found salvation in Us. He understood that he was qualified with Our attributes on earth,and that there He was the Owner of the worlds.

72-We bestowed upon him Isaac and his grandson Jacob. They all became righteous people whounderstood the truths We had presented.

73-They understood the commands We had presented. They were guided by Our truths. We revealedto them that they should be in goodness and to be always in the consciousness of devotion to Allah,and to be purified, to share what is in them, and to be Our servants.

74-And Lot was among those who understood the wisdom and commands We had presented. Hefound salvation in Us. In his place were evil conditions. Indeed, they were people who had gonebeyond the truths, and were in evil.

75-And Lot understood that he was in Our mercy, and he became one of those who were included inOur truths. Indeed, he was one of the righteous.

76-And before, Noah was one of those who sought Us. Then, he found in Us the answers he sought.So, he and those close to him found salvation in Us after passing through a great trouble.

77-He found help with Our truths against those who denied Our revelations. Indeed, they were in thewrong. So, all those who were in that state drowned in their own ignorance, not by understanding Us.

78-David and Solomon were giving judgment about those who disputed about the sheep that enteredthe fields, and they were of those who knew Us so that they could decide.

79-Solomon was of those who understood Us. All of them understood the wisdom and the rules Wehad given. David was of those who knew that We are the Author of all things, and that the mountains,the birds, and everything else are manifestations of the truth, and that all things that exist aresurrendered to Us in their entirety.

80-We taught him the art. With it you make clothes and are protected from your troubles. So, will younot recognize the Owner of the blessings and surrender them?

81-Solomon felt that functioning on earth like the wind blowing. There he understood and wasinspired by Us and understood that We are the Owner of all wisdom in everything.

82-He understood how those who are in satanic states produce things and how they are in other works.He understood that We preserve all existence.

83-And Job turned to his Lord and called out, “Difficult situations have befallen me, You are theMerciful, the Creator of existence from its essence.”

84-So, he found the answers he was looking for in Us. Thus, he became one of those who understoodUs after passing through difficult situations. He was one of those who were qualified for the truths Wepresented, and those who acted like him were on Our mercy and were among the servants whoremembered Us.

85-Ishmael, Idris and Zul-kif were all patient.

86- They were of those who acted upon Our mercy. Indeed, they were righteous people.

87- Zunnun went away in anger. He thought, “I cannot understand the Owner of Your existence.”Then, in a state of ignorance, he turned to Allah. He said, “There is no deity, You exist. You are pureof all imperfections. I have become one of the wrongdoers by not understanding You.”

88- Thus, he found the answers he was looking for in Us and found salvation in Us after passingthrough the hardships of those difficult situations. Those who find salvation in Us are among thebelievers.

89- And Zechariah turned to his Lord and said, “O my Lord! Do not leave me alone. You are the best,the Everlasting.”

90-So, he found the answers he sought in Us. We forgave him Jonah. And those who were on the samepath with him were reformed in Us. Indeed, they also ran in good deeds and turned to Us sincerely andcorrected their faults and they found humility in Us.

91-He was protected from falling into duality. He understood that the Spirit breathed into himbelonged to Us. We presented him and his son as a sign for the communities.

92-Surely, this nation of yours is one nation. It is Me who created you. Know that you are Myservants.

93-People are divided among themselves about the reality of the functioning. The origin of all of themis We.

94-So, whoever works in the right path and is among the righteous is among the believers. Those whostrive do not ignore the truths and know that Our truths are written in their book of existence.

95-Those who remain in evil in their places, ruin themselves because they do not understand Us.Indeed, they are the ones who do not turn to the truth because of their ignorance.

96-They even attribute qualities to themselves and attribute existences to themselves, and they appearwith those corruptive states and act in those states, and they cause harm to all around.

97-When the words of the truths become clear, the state of those who ignore and conceal the truthsbecomes apparent from their gazes. They say, “Woe to us, we are heedless, and because of this, we arewrongdoers.”

98-Indeed, those states of yours and the things you worship based on conjecture instead of Allah willburn you in the hell of your own ignorance, and you have imprisoned yourselves in those states.

99-The deities they take as God based on conjecture will not help them, and all those who are in thatstate will act in those states continuously.

100-Those who are in those states have pain even in their breathing and they do not hear the truth.101-Surely, those who understand Us and act in good states, they are far from those states.

102-They do not hear the roar of that state of ignorance and they do not want anything but tounderstand themselves.

103-They do not grieve, they have no fear and they cling to the One who has the power in allexistence. This is because you are among those who follow your words at all times.

104-On that day the sky will be rolled up like the leaves of a book. We roll up the first existence asWe started it. The emergence is from Us. Indeed, We are the Perpetrator.

105-And We have certainly arranged every existence as a book. Then, We have hidden theremembrance and the letters of the realities in the book of existence. Indeed, the righteous servants onearth are the inheritors of the wisdom of Tawhid.

106-Surely, in them is the message of truth for those who understand their servitude.

107-We sent you for nothing but a mercy to the worlds.

108-Say: It is revealed to me that the Power you will seek refuge in is One Power. So, will you notthen submit and be at peace?

109-If they abandon the truths and turn to their own knowledge, then say: I have informed you of thetruths without making any distinctions. I do not know whether what you are promised is near or far.

110- Indeed, He is the Owner of the wisdom of what you know and the Owner of the wisdom of whatyou do not know.

111- So, I do not know whether you will seek the truths and understand them, and whether you willbenefit from them at every moment.

112- He said: O my Lord! You are the One who judges with truth and created us, You envelop allcreation with Your light, You are the One whose help is sought, Your greatness cannot be described.

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