Surah At-Taghabun
(The Mutual Loss and Gain)
Chapter 64
It is 18 Verses 2 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; to Him belongs the dominion, and to Him is due (all) Praise, and He is Able to do all things.
2. He it is Who created you, then some of you are disbelievers and others are believers; and Allah sees what you do.
3. He created the heavens and the earth in truth, and He formed you, and made you of the best of forms, and to Him (Allah) is the final Return.
4. He knows what is in the heavens and the earth, and He knows what you hide and what you manifest; and Allah is the All-Knower of what is in the chests (of mankind).
5. Has there not come to you the story of those who disbelieved before, then tasted the evil result of their affair, and they had a painful torment?
6. This is because there came to them their Messengers with clear Proofs, but they said: Shall human beings guide us? So they disbelieved and turned back, and Allah (God) was in no need of them (or their faith), and Allah is Self-Sufficient, Praiseworthy.
7. Those who disbelieve (in Allah, His last Messenger Muhammad, and the Last Day) think that they will never be raised up (from the dead). Say: Yes, by my Lord (Allah)! You shall most certainly be raised up, then you shall most certainly be informed of what you did; and this is easy for Allah.
8. Therefore believe in Allah (God) and His Messenger (the Prophet Muhammad) and the Light (the Qur’an) which We have sent down; for Allah is All-Aware of what you do.
9. On the Day that He will gather you for the Day of Gathering, that is the Day of mutual loss and gain. And whoever believes in Allah and does righteous good deeds, He (Allah) will remove from him his bad deeds and cause him to enter Gardens beneath which rivers flow, to abide therein forever; this is the Great Achievement.
10. And (as for) those who disbelieve (in the Oneness of Allah) and deny Our Verses (the Qur’an), they are the residents of the Fire (of Hell), to abide therein, and evil is the destination.
11. No calamity befalls (anyone) except by Allah’s Permission; and whoever believes in Allah, He guides his heart; and Allah is All-Knowing of all things.
12. And obey Allah (God) and obey the Messenger (the Prophet Muhammad), but if you turn away, then the duty of Our Messenger is only the clear delivery (of the Message).
13. Allah, there is no god (worthy of worship) except Him; and upon Allah (alone) let the believers rely.
14. O you who believe (in Allah and His last Messenger Muhammad)! Surely among your wives and your children there are some who are enemies to you (since they may turn you away from following the Divine Path); therefore beware of them; but if you pardon and overlook and forgive (their faults toward you and in worldly matters), then surely Allah is Most Forgiving, Most Merciful.
15. Your wealth and your children are only a trial, whereas with Allah there is a Great Reward (Paradise).
16. Therefore be careful of (your duty to) Allah (God) as much as you can, and listen and obey and spend (in the Way of Allah), it is better for your own selves; and whoever is saved from the greediness of his own self, these are the successful.
17. If you lend to Allah (God) a goodly loan (i.e., spend voluntarily in charity), He will double it for you and forgive you; for Allah is Appreciative, Forbearing,
18. (He is) the Knower of the unseen and the seen, the All-Mighty, the All-Wise.