Surah Al-Hashr
(The Gathering)
Chapter 59
It is 24 Verses 3 Units (Ruku’): Revealed at Madinah
In the Name of Allah, the Most Compassionate, the Most Merciful
1. Whatever is in the heavens and whatever is in the earth declares the Glory of Allah, and He is the All-Mighty, the All-Wise.
2. He it is Who expelled those who disbelieved of the followers of the (earlier) Scripture (i.e., the Jews of the tribe of Nadheer who broke their treaty with the Muslims) from their homes at their first gathering (and their exile), you did not think that they would leave (without resistance), while they thought that their fortresses would defend them against Allah; but Allah (God) came to them from where they did not expect, and cast panic into their hearts; they demolished their houses with their own hands and the hands of the believers; therefore take a lesson (from this), O you who possess sight!
3. And had it not been that Allah (God) had decreed for them the exile, He would certainly have chastised them in this world, and in the Hereafter they shall have the Torment of the Fire.
4. This is because they opposed Allah (God) and His Messenger (Muhammad), and whoever opposes Allah, then surely Allah is Severe in Punishment.
5. Whatever (of their) palm-trees you cut down or leave standing upon their roots, it is by Allah’s Command, and that He may disgrace the defiantly disobedient.
6. And what Allah (God) gave as booty to His Messenger from the enemy, you urged not any horse or riding-camel to capture it. But Allah gives power to His Messenger against whom He wills, for Allah is Able to do all things.
7. Whatever Allah gave as booty to His Messenger (Muhammad) from the people of the villages, it is for Allah (God) and for the Messenger, and for (his) relatives (whom the Prophet had prohibited from accepting charity) and the orphans and the needy and the (stranded) traveler, so that it may not be a thing taken by turns among the rich of you, and whatever the Messenger (the Prophet Muhammad) gives you, accept it, and from whatever he forbids you, abstain from it, and be careful of (your duty to) Allah; surely Allah is Severe in Punishment.
8. And (there is also a share) for the poor emigrants, who were expelled from their homes and their wealth, seeking bounty from Allah (God) and (His) Good Pleasure, and helping Allah (i.e., His Religion) and His Messenger (Muhammad); those are the truthful.
9. And those who, before them, had homes (in Madinah) and had adopted the Faith, love those who emigrate to them, and do not find in their hearts any need of what the immigrants are given, and prefer (them) before themselves even though they are in need of it; and whoever is saved from the greed of his own self, these are the successful.
10. And those who come after them say: (O Allah) our Lord! Forgive us and those of our brothers who have preceded us in Faith, and place not in our hearts any resentment or hatred toward those who believe, (O Allah) our Lord!
Surely You are Most Kind, Most Merciful.
11. Have you not observed the hypocrites? They say to those of their associates who disbelieved among the followers of the (earlier) Scripture (i.e., the Jews of the tribe of Nadheer): If you are expelled, we shall certainly go forth with you, and we shall never obey any one against you, and if you are fought, we shall certainly help you; and Allah bears witness that they are most surely liars.
12. Certainly if they are expelled, they will not go forth with them, and if they are fought, they (the hypocrites) will not help them, and even if they help them, they will certainly turn (their) backs, then they will not be victorious.
13. You (believers) are certainly more fearful in their hearts than Allah; this is because they are a people who do not understand.
14. They (the Jews of Nadheer) will not fight against you as a body except in fortified villages or from behind walls; their enmity among themselves is severe, you think they are together but their hearts are divided; this is because they are a people who have no sense.
15. Like those (the Jews from the tribe of Qaynu-qa’) who preceded them a little; they tasted the evil result of their affair, and they will have a painful Torment.
16. (The hypocrites are) like the example of Satan when he says to man: ‘Disbelieve (in Allah and His Messengers),’ but when he disbelieves, Satan says: ‘Indeed I am free from you; surely I fear Allah, the (real) Lord (Creator, Sustainer, and Ruler) of all that exists (of mankind, jinn, angels, etc.).’
17. Therefore the end of both of them is that they are both in the Fire (of Hell) to abide therein, and that is the recompense of the workers of iniquity (the evildoers).
18. O you who believe (in Allah and His last Messenger Muhammad)! Guard (against the Chastisement) of Allah, and let every soul look to what it has sent forth for tomorrow, and be steadfast in adhering to the Commandments of Allah; surely Allah is All-Aware of what you do.
19. And be not like those who forgot Allah (i.e., neglected obedience to Him), so He caused them to forget their own selves (i.e., forget to send forth good deeds for themselves in the Hereafter); these it is that are the defiantly disobedient.
20. Not equal are the dwellers of the Hellfire and the dwellers of Paradise, the dwellers of Paradise are the achievers (of ultimate Success).
21. Had We sent down this Qur’an on a mountain, you would certainly have seen it humbling itself, splitting asunder for Awe and Reverence to Allah, and We set forth these parables to the people, that they may reflect.
22. He is Allah, besides Whom there is no god (worthy of worship); the Knower of the unseen and the seen; He is the Most Compassionate, the Most Merciful.
23. He is Allah, besides Whom there is no god (worthy of worship); the King, the Holy, the (sole) Giver of Peace (and Salvation), the Granter of Security, Guardian over all, the All-Mighty, the Compeller, the Possessor of every Greatness. Glory be to Allah and may He be exalted far above from what they associate with Him (as partners from the Angels such as the Holy Spirit, from the Prophets, such as Jesus Christ, and from the jinn and saints; all have been created by Allah).
24. He is Allah, the Creator, the One Who originated (creation from nothing), the Fashioner; to Him (alone) belong the Most Excellent Names; whatever is in the heavens and the earth declares His Glory, and He is the All-Mighty, the All-Wise.