سورة الحديد : The Iron

Question 1

سَبَّحَ لِلَّـهِ مَا فِي السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ ۖ وَهُوَ الْعَزِيزُ الْحَكِيمُ ﴿١﴾

Answer 1

All that is in The Heavens and The Earth proclaims Allah (s.w.t)’s purity and He (s.w.t) is The Mighty, The Wise.

Question 2

الْعَزِيزُ

Answer 2

The Mighty

Question 3

الْحَكِيمُ

Answer 3

The Wise

Question 4

لَهُ مُلْكُ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ ۖ يُحْيِي وَيُمِيتُ ۖ وَهُوَ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَدِيرٌ ﴿٢﴾

Answer 4

To Him (s.w.t) belongs the kingdom of The Heavens and The Earth. He (s.w.t) gives life and brings death. And He (s.w.t) is powerful to do anything.

Question 5

هُوَ الْأَوَّلُ وَالْآخِرُ وَالظَّاهِرُ وَالْبَاطِنُ ۖ وَهُوَ بِكُلِّ شَيْءٍ عَلِيمٌ ﴿٣﴾

Answer 5

He (s.w.t) is The First and The Last and The Manifest and The Hidden. And He (s.w.t) is All-Knowing about everything

Question 6

وَالظَّاهِرُ

Answer 6

The Manifest

Question 7

وَالْبَاطِنُ

Answer 7

The Hidden

Question 8

هُوَ الَّذِي خَلَقَ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضَ فِي سِتَّةِ أَيَّامٍ ثُمَّ اسْتَوَىٰ عَلَى الْعَرْشِ ۚ يَعْلَمُ مَا يَلِجُ فِي الْأَرْضِ وَمَا يَخْرُجُ مِنْهَا وَمَا يَنزِلُ مِنَ السَّمَاءِ وَمَا يَعْرُجُ فِيهَا ۖ وَهُوَ مَعَكُمْ أَيْنَ مَا كُنتُمْ ۚ وَاللَّهُ بِمَا تَعْمَلُونَ بَصِيرٌ ‎﴿٤﴾

Answer 8

He s.w.t is The One who created The Heavens and The Earth in 6 days then He s.w.t positioned himself on the throne. He (s.w.t) knows whatever goes into The Earth and whatever comes out from it. And whatever descends from the sky and whatever ascends there to. And He (s.w.t) is with you wherever you are. And Allah (s.w.t) is watchful of whatever you do.

Question 9

لَّهُ مُلْكُ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ ۚ وَإِلَى اللَّهِ تُرْجَعُ الْأُمُورُ ‎﴿٥﴾

Answer 9

To Him (s.w.t) belongs the kingdom of The Heavens and The Earth and to Allah (s.w.t) all matters are returned.

Question 10

يُولِجُ اللَّيْلَ فِي النَّهَارِ وَيُولِجُ النَّهَارَ فِي اللَّيْلِ ۚ وَهُوَ عَلِيمٌ بِذَاتِ الصُّدُورِ ‎﴿٦﴾

Answer 10

He (s.w.t) makes the night enter the day and makes the day enter into the night. And He (s.w.t) is All-Knowing about whatever lies in the hearts.

Question 11

آمِنُوا بِاللَّهِ وَرَسُولِهِ وَأَنفِقُوا مِمَّا جَعَلَكُم مُّسْتَخْلَفِينَ فِيهِ ۖ فَالَّذِينَ آمَنُوا مِنكُمْ وَأَنفَقُوا لَهُمْ أَجْرٌ كَبِيرٌ ‎﴿٧﴾‏

Answer 11

Believe in Allah (s.w.t) and His messenger (s.aw) and spend out of that (Wealth) in which He (s.w.t) has appointed you as deputies. So for those of you who have believed and spent (In Allah (s.w.t)’s way) there is a big reward.

Question 12

وَمَا لَكُمْ لَا تُؤْمِنُونَ بِاللَّهِ ۙ وَالرَّسُولُ يَدْعُوكُمْ لِتُؤْمِنُوا بِرَبِّكُمْ وَقَدْ أَخَذَ مِيثَاقَكُمْ إِن كُنتُم مُّؤْمِنِينَ ‎﴿٨﴾

Answer 12

And what is wrong with you that you do not believe in Allah (s.w.t) whilst the messenger (s.a.w) invites you to believe in your Lord (s.w.t) and He (s.w.t) has taken your covenant if you are to believe.

Question 13

هُوَ الَّذِي يُنَزِّلُ عَلَىٰ عَبْدِهِ آيَاتٍ بَيِّنَاتٍ لِّيُخْرِجَكُم مِّنَ الظُّلُمَاتِ إِلَى النُّورِ ۚ وَإِنَّ اللَّهَ بِكُمْ لَرَءُوفٌ رَّحِيمٌ ‎﴿٩﴾‏

Answer 13

He (s.w.t) is The One who reveals clear verses to His servants so that he (s.a.w) brings you out from layers of darkness into the light. And to you, Allah (s.w.t) is Very Kind, Very Merciful.

Question 14

وَمَا لَكُمْ أَلَّا تُنفِقُوا فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ وَلِلَّهِ مِيرَاثُ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ ۚ لَا يَسْتَوِي مِنكُم مَّنْ أَنفَقَ مِن قَبْلِ الْفَتْحِ وَقَاتَلَ ۚ أُولَٰئِكَ أَعْظَمُ دَرَجَةً مِّنَ الَّذِينَ أَنفَقُوا مِن بَعْدُ وَقَاتَلُوا ۚ وَكُلًّا وَعَدَ اللَّهُ الْحُسْنَىٰ ۚ وَاللَّهُ بِمَا تَعْمَلُونَ خَبِيرٌ ‎﴿١٠﴾‏

Answer 14

And what is wrong with you that you should not spend in the way of Allah (s.w.t), whilst to Allah (s.w.t) belongs the inheritance of The Heavens and The Earth. Those who spent before the conquest (of Makkah) and fought are not at par (with others). Those are much greater in rank than those who spent later and fought. Though Allah (s.w.t) has promised the good rewards for each. Allah (s.w.t) is Well Aware of what you do.

Question 15

مَّن ذَا الَّذِي يُقْرِضُ اللَّهَ قَرْضًا حَسَنًا فَيُضَاعِفَهُ لَهُ وَلَهُ أَجْرٌ كَرِيمٌ ‎﴿١١﴾‏

Answer 15

Who is there to advance a loan, a good loan, to Allah (s.w.t) so that He (s.w.t) multiplies it for him. And he may have a noble reward.

Question 16

يَوْمَ تَرَى الْمُؤْمِنِينَ وَالْمُؤْمِنَاتِ يَسْعَىٰ نُورُهُم بَيْنَ أَيْدِيهِمْ وَبِأَيْمَانِهِم بُشْرَاكُمُ الْيَوْمَ جَنَّاتٌ تَجْرِي مِن تَحْتِهَا الْأَنْهَارُ خَالِدِينَ فِيهَا ۚ ذَٰلِكَ هُوَ الْفَوْزُ الْعَظِيمُ ‎﴿١٢﴾‏

Answer 16

On The Day when you will see the believing men and the believing women, their light proceeding in front of them and to their right hands. (It will be said to them): ‘Good news for you today, gardens beneath which rivers flow, to live therein forever’. This is the great achievement.

Question 17

يَوْمَ يَقُولُ الْمُنَافِقُونَ وَالْمُنَافِقَاتُ لِلَّذِينَ آمَنُوا انظُرُونَا نَقْتَبِسْ مِن نُّورِكُمْ قِيلَ ارْجِعُوا وَرَاءَكُمْ فَالْتَمِسُوا نُورًا فَضُرِبَ بَيْنَهُم بِسُورٍ لَّهُ بَابٌ بَاطِنُهُ فِيهِ الرَّحْمَةُ وَظَاهِرُهُ مِن قِبَلِهِ الْعَذَابُ ‎﴿١٣﴾‏

Answer 17

The Day when the hypocrite men and the hypocrite women will say to those who believe: ‘Wait for us so that we may have a share from your light’. It will be said to them: ‘Go back to your rear and search for light’. Then a wall will be placed between them which will have a gate. In its inner side there will be divine mercy whilst towards its outer side there will be the divine punishment.

Question 18

يُنَادُونَهُمْ أَلَمْ نَكُن مَّعَكُمْ ۖ قَالُوا بَلَىٰ وَلَٰكِنَّكُمْ فَتَنتُمْ أَنفُسَكُمْ وَتَرَبَّصْتُمْ وَارْتَبْتُمْ وَغَرَّتْكُمُ الْأَمَانِيُّ حَتَّىٰ جَاءَ أَمْرُ اللَّهِ وَغَرَّكُم بِاللَّهِ الْغَرُورُ ‎﴿١٤﴾‏

Answer 18

(They the hypocrites) will call out to them (The believers): ‘Where we not with you?’. They will say: ‘Yes (You were) but you led your souls to a wrong way and kept waiting (For an evil end to The Muslims) and remained in doubt and were deluded by fantasies until Allah (s.w.t)’s command came to pass and you were deceived about Allah (s.w.t) by the big deceiver (Iblis)’.

Question 19

فَالْيَوْمَ لَا يُؤْخَذُ مِنكُمْ فِدْيَةٌ وَلَا مِنَ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا ۚ مَأْوَاكُمُ النَّارُ ۖ هِيَ مَوْلَاكُمْ ۖ وَبِئْسَ الْمَصِيرُ ‎﴿١٥﴾‏

Answer 19

So no ransom will be accepted from you today nor from those who disbelieved (openly). Your abode is the fire. That is your place of stay and it is an evil end.

Question 20

۞ أَلَمْ يَأْنِ لِلَّذِينَ آمَنُوا أَن تَخْشَعَ قُلُوبُهُمْ لِذِكْرِ اللَّهِ وَمَا نَزَلَ مِنَ الْحَقِّ وَلَا يَكُونُوا كَالَّذِينَ أُوتُوا الْكِتَابَ مِن قَبْلُ فَطَالَ عَلَيْهِمُ الْأَمَدُ فَقَسَتْ قُلُوبُهُمْ ۖ وَكَثِيرٌ مِّنْهُمْ فَاسِقُونَ ‎﴿١٦﴾

Answer 20

Has the time not yet come for those who believe that their hearts should humble for the rememberance of Allah (s.w.t) and for the truth that has descended (through revelation). They must not be like those to whom the book was given before, but a long time passed on them in which they did not repent. Therefore, their hearts became hard thus many of them are sinners.

Question 21

اعْلَمُوا أَنَّ اللَّهَ يُحْيِي الْأَرْضَ بَعْدَ مَوْتِهَا ۚ قَدْ بَيَّنَّا لَكُمُ الْآيَاتِ لَعَلَّكُمْ تَعْقِلُونَ ‎﴿١٧﴾

Answer 21

Know well that Allah (s.w.t) revives the land after its death. We (s.w.t) have made the signs clear for you so that you may understand.

Question 22

إِنَّ الْمُصَّدِّقِينَ وَالْمُصَّدِّقَاتِ وَأَقْرَضُوا اللَّهَ قَرْضًا حَسَنًا يُضَاعَفُ لَهُمْ وَلَهُمْ أَجْرٌ كَرِيمٌ ‎﴿١٨﴾‏

Answer 22

Surely those men who give ‘sadaqah’ and those women who give ‘sadaqah’ and have advanced a good loan to Allah (s.w.t), for them it will be multiplied and for them there is a noble reward.

Question 23

وَالَّذِينَ آمَنُوا بِاللَّهِ وَرُسُلِهِ أُولَٰئِكَ هُمُ الصِّدِّيقُونَ ۖ وَالشُّهَدَاءُ عِندَ رَبِّهِمْ لَهُمْ أَجْرُهُمْ وَنُورُهُمْ ۖ وَالَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا وَكَذَّبُوا بِآيَاتِنَا أُولَٰئِكَ أَصْحَابُ الْجَحِيمِ ‎﴿١٩﴾

Answer 23

And those who believed in Allah (s.w.t) and His messenger (s.a.w), those are the صدّيق’s (The most righteous after prophets). And the martyrs in the sight of your Lord for them shall be their reward and light. As for those who disbelieve and rejected our verses, they are inmates of Hell.

Question 24

اعْلَمُوا أَنَّمَا الْحَيَاةُ الدُّنْيَا لَعِبٌ وَلَهْوٌ وَزِينَةٌ وَتَفَاخُرٌ بَيْنَكُمْ وَتَكَاثُرٌ فِي الْأَمْوَالِ وَالْأَوْلَادِ ۖ كَمَثَلِ غَيْثٍ أَعْجَبَ الْكُفَّارَ نَبَاتُهُ ثُمَّ يَهِيجُ فَتَرَاهُ مُصْفَرًّا ثُمَّ يَكُونُ حُطَامًا ۖ وَفِي الْآخِرَةِ عَذَابٌ شَدِيدٌ وَمَغْفِرَةٌ مِّنَ اللَّهِ وَرِضْوَانٌ ۚ وَمَا الْحَيَاةُ الدُّنْيَا إِلَّا مَتَاعُ الْغُرُورِ ‎﴿٢٠﴾‏

Answer 24

Know well, that the worldly life is but a play and an amusement and a show of beauty and exchange of boastful claims between you and a competition of increase in riches and children. (All this is) like a rain the growth of which attracts the farmers, then it withers and you see it turn yellow, then it becomes straw. And in The Hereafter there is a severe punishment (for the disbelievers) and forgiveness from Allah (s.w.t) and Allah (s.w.t)’s pleasure (for the believers and the righteous). The worldly life is nothing but a material of delusion.

Question 25

سَابِقُوا إِلَىٰ مَغْفِرَةٍ مِّن رَّبِّكُمْ وَجَنَّةٍ عَرْضُهَا كَعَرْضِ السَّمَاءِ وَالْأَرْضِ أُعِدَّتْ لِلَّذِينَ آمَنُوا بِاللَّهِ وَرُسُلِهِ ۚ ذَٰلِكَ فَضْلُ اللَّهِ يُؤْتِيهِ مَن يَشَاءُ ۚ وَاللَّهُ ذُو الْفَضْلِ الْعَظِيمِ ‎﴿٢١﴾

Answer 25

Compete eachother in proceeding towards forgiveness from your Lord and to Paradise the width of which is like the width of the sky and the earth. It has been prepared for those who believe in Allah (s.w.t) and His messengers (a.s.). That is the bounty of Allah (s.w.t). He (s.w.t) gives to whomsoever He (s.w.t) wills. And Allah (s.w.t) is the Lord of the great bounty.

Question 26

مَا أَصَابَ مِن مُّصِيبَةٍ فِي الْأَرْضِ وَلَا فِي أَنفُسِكُمْ إِلَّا فِي كِتَابٍ مِّن قَبْلِ أَن نَّبْرَأَهَا ۚ إِنَّ ذَٰلِكَ عَلَى اللَّهِ يَسِيرٌ ‎﴿٢٢﴾‏

Answer 26

No calamity befalls The Earth or your ownselves but it is (predestined) in a book before We bring it into being. Indeed it is easy for Allah (s.w.t).

Question 27

لِّكَيْلَا تَأْسَوْا عَلَىٰ مَا فَاتَكُمْ وَلَا تَفْرَحُوا بِمَا آتَاكُمْ ۗ وَاللَّهُ لَا يُحِبُّ كُلَّ مُخْتَالٍ فَخُورٍ ‎﴿٢٣﴾

Answer 27

So that you may neither grieve on what has escaped you nor overexalt on what He (s.w.t) has given to you. And Allah (s.w.t) does not love any self-admirer, Overproud.

Question 28

الَّذِينَ يَبْخَلُونَ وَيَأْمُرُونَ النَّاسَ بِالْبُخْلِ ۗ وَمَن يَتَوَلَّ فَإِنَّ اللَّهَ هُوَ الْغَنِيُّ الْحَمِيدُ ‎﴿٢٤﴾‏

Answer 28

Those who are miserly and bid others to be miserly and whoever turns away then Allah (s.w.t) is The All-Independent, The Ever-Praised.

Question 29

لَقَدْ أَرْسَلْنَا رُسُلَنَا بِالْبَيِّنَاتِ وَأَنزَلْنَا مَعَهُمُ الْكِتَابَ وَالْمِيزَانَ لِيَقُومَ النَّاسُ بِالْقِسْطِ ۖ وَأَنزَلْنَا الْحَدِيدَ فِيهِ بَأْسٌ شَدِيدٌ وَمَنَافِعُ لِلنَّاسِ وَلِيَعْلَمَ اللَّهُ مَن يَنصُرُهُ وَرُسُلَهُ بِالْغَيْبِ ۚ إِنَّ اللَّهَ قَوِيٌّ عَزِيزٌ ‎﴿٢٥﴾‏

Answer 29

We have indeed sent Our messengers with clear proofs and sent down with them the book and the balance so that people may uphold equity. And We sent down the iron in which there is strong power and benefits for the people. And (we did it) so that Allah (s.w.t) The One who helps Him and His (s.w.t) messengers (a.s.) without seeing Him (s.w.t). Surely Allah (s.w.t) is Strong, Mighty.

Question 30

وَلَقَدْ أَرْسَلْنَا نُوحًا وَإِبْرَاهِيمَ وَجَعَلْنَا فِي ذُرِّيَّتِهِمَا النُّبُوَّةَ وَالْكِتَابَ ۖ فَمِنْهُم مُّهْتَدٍ ۖ وَكَثِيرٌ مِّنْهُمْ فَاسِقُونَ ‎﴿٢٦﴾‏

Answer 30

Indeed We sent Nuh (a.s.) and Ibrahim (a.s.) and kept the prophethood and the book (continuing) in their progeny. So some of them (to whom they were sent) were on the right path. And many of them were sinners.

Question 31

ثُمَّ قَفَّيْنَا عَلَىٰ آثَارِهِم بِرُسُلِنَا وَقَفَّيْنَا بِعِيسَى ابْنِ مَرْيَمَ وَآتَيْنَاهُ الْإِنجِيلَ وَجَعَلْنَا فِي قُلُوبِ الَّذِينَ اتَّبَعُوهُ رَأْفَةً وَرَحْمَةً وَرَهْبَانِيَّةً ابْتَدَعُوهَا مَا كَتَبْنَاهَا عَلَيْهِمْ إِلَّا ابْتِغَاءَ رِضْوَانِ اللَّهِ فَمَا رَعَوْهَا حَقَّ رِعَايَتِهَا ۖ فَآتَيْنَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا مِنْهُمْ أَجْرَهُمْ ۖ وَكَثِيرٌ مِّنْهُمْ فَاسِقُونَ ‎﴿٢٧﴾‏

Answer 31

Then We made Our messengers follow them one after the other then We sent after them Isa (a.s.) the son of Maryam (a.s.) and gave him (a.s.) the Injeel and placed compassion and mercy in the hearts of his (a.s.) followers. As for monasticism it was invented by them. We did not ordain it for them but (they adopted it) to seek Allah (s.w.t)’s pleasure then could not observe it as was due. So We gave the believers from amongst them their reward. And many of them are sinners.

Question 32

يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا اتَّقُوا اللَّهَ وَآمِنُوا بِرَسُولِهِ يُؤْتِكُمْ كِفْلَيْنِ مِن رَّحْمَتِهِ وَيَجْعَل لَّكُمْ نُورًا تَمْشُونَ بِهِ وَيَغْفِرْ لَكُمْ ۚ وَاللَّهُ غَفُورٌ رَّحِيمٌ ‎﴿٢٨﴾‏

Answer 32

Oh you who believe, fear Allah (s.w.t) and believe in His messenger (s.a.w) and he (s.a.w) will give you two shares (of rewards) out of His (s.w.t) mercy and will make for you a light whereby you will walk and will forgive you. And Allah (s.w.t) is Most-Forgiving, Very Merciful.

Question 33

لِّئَلَّا يَعْلَمَ أَهْلُ الْكِتَابِ أَلَّا يَقْدِرُونَ عَلَىٰ شَيْءٍ مِّن فَضْلِ اللَّهِ ۙ وَأَنَّ الْفَضْلَ بِيَدِ اللَّهِ يُؤْتِيهِ مَن يَشَاءُ ۚ وَاللَّهُ ذُو الْفَضْلِ الْعَظِيمِ ‎﴿٢٩﴾‏

Answer 33

So that the people of the book may know that they have no control over anything from Allah (s.w.t)’s bounty and that bounty is in Allah (s.w.t)’s hands. He (s.w.t) gives it to whom He (s.w.t) wills and Allah (s.w.t) is The Lord of the great bounty.