Programming Creation

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Family of Imran (3:59)

إِنَّ مَثَلَ عِيسَىٰ عِندَ ٱللَّهِ كَمَثَلِ ءَادَمَ ۖ خَلَقَهُۥ مِن تُرَابٍۢ ثُمَّ قَالَ لَهُۥ كُن فَيَكُونُ ٥٩

Indeed, the example of Jesus in the sight of Allah is like that of Adam. He created him from dust, then said to him, “Be!” And he was!

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

Surely, the case of ‘Īsā , in the sight of Allah, is like the case of ’Edam . He created him from dust, then He said to him, “Be”, and he came to be.

— T. Usmani

Indeed, the example of Jesus to Allāh[1] is like that of Adam. He created him from dust; then He said to him, "Be," and he was.

— Saheeh International

[1]- i.e., regarding His creation of him.

In God’s eyes Jesus is just like Adam: He created him from dust, said to him, ‘Be’, and he was.

— M.A.S. Abdel Haleem

 59. Verily, the likeness of ‘Îsâ (Jesus) before Allâh is the likeness of Adam. He created him from dust, then (He) said to him: "Be!" - and he was.

— Al-Hilali & Khan

Surely, in the sight of Allah, the similitude of the creation of Jesus is as the creation of Adam whom He created out of dust, and then said: 'Be', and he was.¹

— A. Maududi (Tafhim commentary)

[1]This means that if Jesus' miraculous birth is sufficient proof that he should be regarded either as God or as the son of God then there are even stronger grounds to apply this to Adam. For, while Jesus was born without a father, Adam was born with neither father nor mother.

Lo! the likeness of Jesus with Allah is as the likeness of Adam. He created him of dust, then He said unto him: Be! and he is.

— M. Pickthall

The similitude of Jesus before Allah is as that of Adam; He created him from dust, then said to him: "Be". And he was.

— A. Yusuf Ali

‘ اللہ کے نزدیک عیسیٰ کی مثال آدم کی سی ہے کہ اللہ نے اسے مٹی سے پیدا کیا اور حکم دیا کہ ہوجا اور وہ ہوگیا۔

— Fe Zilal al-Qur'an

اللہ کے نزدیک عیسٰی کی مثال آدم کی سی ہے کہ اللہ نے اسے مٹی سے پیدا کیا اور حکم دیا کہ ہوجا اور وہ ہوگیا۔¹

— Tafheem e Qur'an - Syed Abu Ali Maududi

[1] یعنی اگر محض اعجاز ی پیدائش ہی کسی کو خدا یا خدا کا بیٹا بنانے کے لیے کافی دلیل ہو تب تو پھر تمہیں آدم کے متعلق بدرجہٴ اولیٰ ایسا عقیدہ تجویز کرنا چاہیے تھا، کیونکہ مسیح تو صرف بے باپ ہی کے پیدا ہوئے تھے ، مگر آدم ماں اور باپ دونوں کے بغیر پیدا ہوئے۔

اللہ تعالیٰ کے نزدیک عیسیٰ (علیہ السلام) کی مثال ہو بہو آدم (علیہ السلام) کی مثال ہے جسے مٹی سے بنا کر کے کہہ دیا کہ ہو جا! پس وه ہو گیا!

— Maulana Muhammad Junagarhi

عیسیٰ کا حال خدا کے نزدیک آدم کا سا ہے کہ اس نے (پہلے) مٹی سے ان کا قالب بنایا پھر فرمایا کہ (انسان) ہو جا تو وہ (انسان) ہو گئے

— Fatah Muhammad Jalandhari

بیشک عیسیٰ کی مثال اللہ کے نزدیک آدم ؑ کی سی ہے اس کو مٹی سے بنایا پھر کہا ہوجا تو وہ ہوگیا

— بیان القرآن (ڈاکٹر اسرار احمد)

بیشک عیسٰی کی مثال اللہ کے نزدیک جیسے مثال آدم کی بنایا اس کو مٹی سے پھر کہا اس کو کہ ہو جا وہ ہو گیا [1]

— Shaykh al-Hind Mahmud al-Hasan(with Tafsir E Usmani)

[1]حضرت عیسٰی علیہ السلام حضرت آدم علیہ السلام کی طرح بغیر باپ کے پیدا ہوئے:نصاریٰ اس بات سے حضرت سے بہت جھگڑے کہ عیسٰیؑ بندہ نہیں۔ اللہ کا بیٹا ہے۔ آخر کہنے لگے کہ وہ اللہ کا بیٹا نہیں تو تم بتاؤ کس کا بیٹا ہے؟ اس کے جواب میں یہ آیت اتری کہ آدمؑ کے تو نہ باپ تھا نہ ماں۔ عیسٰیؑ کے باپ نہ ہوں تو کیا عجب ہے (موضح القرآن) اس حساب سے تو آدمؑ کو خدا کا بیٹا ثابت کرنے پر زیادہ زور دینا چاہیئے۔ حالانکہ کوئی بھی اس کا قائل نہیں۔

بے شک عیسیٰ کی مثال اللہ کے نزدیک آدم کی سی ہے اللہ نے اس کو مٹی سے بنایا پھر اس کو کہا کہ ہوجا، تو وہ ہوگیا

— Maulana Wahiduddin Khan

Allah ke nazdeek Isa ki misaal Adam ki si hai ke Allah ne usey mitti se paida kiya aur hukum diya ke hoja aur woh hogaya

— Abul Ala Maududi(Roman Urdu)

[https://quran.com/3/59]

Allah creates the hardware and then He speaks the software. 

Allah created Adam with His Own Hands. 

Allah breathed into Adam His Ruh.  

Allah sent a Messenger to Mary (Maryam alaihisalam) to breathe into her the Command to conceive Jesus (Isa alaihisalam). 

According to Allah, the creation of Jesus is similar to the creation of Adam: 

• Allah created Adam from dust, and then spoke him into existence (Q3:59)
• Allah sent His angels to give His Word to Mary to conceive Jesus (Q3:45)
• Jesus created the form of a bird from clay, and then, blew into it, to make it come alive, with Allah's permission (Q3:49). 

The creation of the form of a bird, and then, the making of its coming alive, was a clear sign from Allah for a Bani Israel. 

Adam was a bashr, Jesus was a bashr, and Jesus was a Prophet, and a Messenger to the Bani Israel. Jesus never claimed divinity. 

Family of Imran (3:79)

مَا كَانَ لِبَشَرٍ أَن يُؤْتِيَهُ ٱللَّهُ ٱلْكِتَـٰبَ وَٱلْحُكْمَ وَٱلنُّبُوَّةَ ثُمَّ يَقُولَ لِلنَّاسِ كُونُوا۟ عِبَادًۭا لِّى مِن دُونِ ٱللَّهِ وَلَـٰكِن كُونُوا۟ رَبَّـٰنِيِّـۧنَ بِمَا كُنتُمْ تُعَلِّمُونَ ٱلْكِتَـٰبَ وَبِمَا كُنتُمْ تَدْرُسُونَ ٧٩

It is not appropriate for someone who Allah has blessed with the Scripture, wisdom, and prophethood to say to people, “Worship me instead of Allah.” Rather, he would say, “Be devoted to the worship of your Lord ˹alone˺—by virtue of what you read in the Scripture and what you teach.”

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

It is not (possible) for a man that Allah gives him the Book, the wisdom and the prophethood, then he starts saying to the people “Become my worshippers, aside from Allah” rather, (he would say), “Be men of the Lord; as you have been teaching the Book, and as you have been learning it.”

— T. Usmani

It is not for a human [prophet][1] that Allāh should give him the Scripture[2] and authority and prophethood and then he would say to the people, "Be servants to me rather than Allāh," but [instead, he would say], "Be pious scholars of the Lord because of what you have taught of the Scripture and because of what you have studied."

— Saheeh International

[1]Or any believer.

[2]Or in the case of Prophet Muḥammad (ﷺ), 'the Book' (i.e., the Qur’ān) .

No person to whom God had given the Scripture, wisdom, and prophethood would ever say to people, ‘Be my servants, not God’s.’ [He would say], ‘You should be devoted to God because you have taught the Scripture and studied it closely.’

— M.A.S. Abdel Haleem

 79. It is not (possible) for any human being to whom Allâh has given the Book and Al-Hukm (the knowledge and understanding of the laws of religion) and Prophethood to say to the people: "Be my worshippers rather than Allâh’s." On the contrary (he would say): "Be you Rabbâniyyûn (learned men of religion who practise what they know and also preach others), because you are teaching the Book, and you are studying it."

— Al-Hilali & Khan

It does not befit a man that Allah should grant him His Book and sound judgement and prophet-hood, and thereafter he should say to men: 'Become servants to me apart from Allah.' He would rather say: 'Become dedicated men of Allah,¹ in accord with the dictates of the Book you have been teaching and studying.'

— A. Maududi (Tafhim commentary)

[1]The term rabbani is used here to denote Jewish religious scholars and functionaries who were supposed to provide true religious guidance to establish their rites of worship, implement religious laws, and so on. The same word occurs in( Surah 5: 44 and  63). In the Christian tradition the word 'divine' is used as an equivalent to the word rabbani.

It is not (possible) for any human being unto whom Allah had given the Scripture and wisdom and the prophethood that he should afterwards have said unto mankind: Be slaves of me instead of Allah; but (what he said was): Be ye faithful servants of the Lord by virtue of your constant teaching of the Scripture and of your constant study thereof.

— M. Pickthall

It is not (possible) that a man, to whom is given the Book, and Wisdom, and the prophetic office, should say to people: "Be ye my worshippers rather than Allah's": on the contrary (He would say) "Be ye worshippers of Him Who is truly the Cherisher of all: For ye have taught the Book and ye have studied it earnestly."

— A. Yusuf Ali

کسی انسان کا کام یہ نہیں ہے کہ اللہ تو اس کو کتاب اور حکم اور نبوت عطا فرمائے اور وہ لوگوں سے کہے کہ اللہ کے بجائے تم میرے بندے بن جاؤ ‘ وہ تو یہی کہے گا کہ سچے ربانی بنو ‘ جیسا کہ اس کتاب کی تعلیم کا تقاضا ہے جسے تم پڑھتے اور پڑھاتے ہو۔

— Fe Zilal al-Qur'an

کسی انسان کا یہ کام نہیں ہے کہ اللہ تو اس کو کتاب اور حکم اور نبوت عطا فرما ئے اور وہ لوگوں سے کہے کہ اللہ کے بجائے تم میرے بندے بن جاؤ۔ وہ تو یہی کہے گاکہ سچّےربّانی بنو¹ جیسا کہ اس کتاب کی تعلیم کا تقا ضا ہے جسے تم پڑھتے اور پڑھا تےہو

— Tafheem e Qur'an - Syed Abu Ali Maududi

[1] یہودیوں کے ہاں جو علماء مذہبی عہدہ دار ہوتے تھے اور جن کا کام مذہبی اُمُور میں لوگوں کی رہنمائی کرنا اور عبادات کے قیام اور احکامِ دین کا اجراء کرنا ہوتا تھا، ان کے لیے لفظ رَبَّانِی استعمال کیا جا تا تھا جیسا کہ خود قرآن میں ارشاد ہوا ہے لَوْ لَا یَنْھٰھُمُ الرَّبَّانِیُّوْنَ و َ الْاَ حْبَارُ عَنْ قَوْلِھِمُ الْاِثْمَ وَ اَکْلِھِمُ السُّحْت (ان کے ربّانی اور ان کے علماء ان کو گناہ کی باتیں کرنے اور حرام کے مال کھانے سے کیوں نہ روکتے تھے)۔ اسی طرح عیسائیوں کے ہاں لفظ ( Divine  ) بھی ”ربّانی “ کا ہی ہم معنی ہے۔

کسی ایسے انسان کو جسے اللہ تعالیٰ کتاب وحکمت اور نبوت دے، یہ ﻻئق نہیں کہ پھر بھی وه لوگوں سے کہے کہ تم اللہ تعالیٰ کو چھوڑ کر میرے بندے بن جاؤ[1] ، بلکہ وه تو کہے گا کہ تم سب رب کے ہو جاؤ، تمہارے کتاب سکھانے کے باعﺚ اور تمہارے کتاب پڑھنے کے سبب۔[2]

— Maulana Muhammad Junagarhi

[1]یہ عیسائیوں کے ضمن میں کہا جا رہا ہے کہ انہوں نے حضرت عیسیٰ (عليه السلام) کو خدا بنایا ہوا ہے حالانکہ وہ ایک انسان تھے جنہیں کتاب وحکمت اور نبوت سے سرفراز کیا گیا تھا، اور ایسا کوئی شخص یہ دعویٰ نہیں کر سکتا کہ اللہ کو چھوڑ کر میرے پجاری اور بندے بن جاؤ، بلکہ وہ تو یہی کہتا ہے کہ رب والے بن جاؤ۔ رَبَّانِيٌّ رب کی طرف منسوب ہے، الف اور نون کا اضافہ مبالغہ کے لئے ہے۔ (فتح القدیر )

[2]یعنی کتاب اللہ کی تعلیم وتدریس کے نتیجےمیں رب کی شناخت اور رب سے خصوصی ربط وتعلق قائم ہونا چاہیئے۔ اسی طرح کتاب اللہ کا علم رکھنے والے کے لئے ضرور ی ہے کہ وہ لوگوں کو بھی قرآن کی تعلیم دے۔ اس آیت سے واضح ہے کہ جب اللہ کے پیغمبروں کو یہ حق حاصل نہیں ہے کہ وہ لوگوں کو اپنی عبادت کرنے کا حکم دیں، تو کسی اور کو یہ حق کیوں کر حاصل ہو سکتا ہے؟ (تفسیر ابن کثیر)

کسی آدمی کو شایاں نہیں کہ خدا تو اسے کتاب اور حکومت اور نبوت عطا فرمائے اور وہ لوگوں سے کہے کہ خدا کو چھوڑ کر میرے بندے ہو جاؤ بلکہ (اس کو یہ کہنا سزاوار ہے کہ اے اہلِ کتاب) تم (علمائے) ربانی ہو جاؤ کیونکہ تم کتابِ (خدا) پڑھتے پڑھاتے رہتے ہو

— Fatah Muhammad Jalandhari

کسی انسان کے شایان شان نہیں ہے کہ اللہ تعالیٰ تو اس کو کتاب حکمت اور نبوت عطا فرمائے پھر وہ لوگوں سے کہنے لگے کہ میرے بندے بن جاؤ اللہ کو چھوڑ کر بلکہ (وہ تو یہی دعوت دے گا کہ) اللہ والے بن جاؤ اس وجہ سے کہ تم لوگوں کو کتاب کی تعلیم دیتے ہو اور تم خود بھی اس کو پڑھتے ہو

— بیان القرآن (ڈاکٹر اسرار احمد)

کسی بشر کا کام نہیں کہ اللہ اس کو دیوے کتاب اور حکمت اور پیغمبر کرے پھر وہ کہے لوگوں کو کہ تم میرے بندے ہو جاؤ اللہ کو چھوڑ کر [1] لیکن یوں کہے کہ تم اللہ والے ہو جاؤ جیسے کہ تم سکھلاتے تھے کتاب اور جیسے کہ تم آپ بھی پڑھتے تھے اسے [2]

— Shaykh al-Hind Mahmud al-Hasan(with Tafsir E Usmani)

[1]موضح القرآن میں ہے 'جس کو اللہ نبی بنائے اور وہ لوگوں کو کفر و شرک سےنکال کر مسلمانی میں لائے،  پھر کیونکر ان کو کفر سکھلائے گا۔ ہاں تم کو (اے اہل کتاب!) یہ کہتا ہے کہ تم میں جو آگے دینداری تھی۔ کتاب کا پڑھنا اور سکھانا وہ نہیں رہی۔ اب میری صحبت میں پھر وہی کمال حاصل کرو '۔ اور عالم، حکیم، فقیہہ، عارف، مدبر، متقی اور  پکے خدا پرست بن جاؤ۔ اور یہ بات اب قرآن کریم پڑھنے پڑھانے اور سیکھنے سکھانے سے حاصل ہو سکتی ہے ۔

[2]آنحضرت صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم کی عصمت کا بیان:وفد نجران کی موجودگی میں بعض یہود و نصاریٰ نے کہا تھا کہ اے محمد ﷺ ! کیا تم یہ چاہتے ہو کہ ہم تمہاری اسی طرح پرستش کرنے لگیں؟ جیسے نصاریٰ عیسٰی بن مریمؑ کو پوجتے ہیں۔ آپ ﷺ نے فرمایا معاذ اللہ کہ ہم غیر اللہ کی بندگی کریں۔ یا دوسروں کو  اس کی دعوت دیں۔ حق تعالیٰ نے ہم کو اس کام کے لئے نہیں بھیجا۔ اس پر یہ آیت نازل ہوئی یعنی جس بشر کو حق تعالیٰ کتاب و حکمت اور قوت فیصلہ دیتا اور پیغمبری کے منصب جلیل پر فائز کرتا ہے کہ وہ ٹھیک ٹھیک پیغام الہٰی پہنچا کر لوگوں کو اس کی بندگی اور وفاداری کی طرف متوجہ کرے اس کا یہ کام کبھی نہیں ہو سکتا کہ ان کو خالص ایک خدا کی بندگی سے ہٹا کر خود اپنا یا کسی دوسری مخلوق کا بندہ بنانے لگے۔ اس کے تو یہ معنی ہوں گے کہ خداوند قدوس نے جس کو جس منصب کا اہل جان کر بھیجا تھا، فی الواقع وہ اس کا اہل نہ تھا۔ دنیا کی کوئی گورنمنٹ بھی اگر کسی شخص کو ایک ذمہ داری کے عہدہ پر مامور کرتی ہے تو پہلے دو باتیں سوچ لیتی ہے ۔ (۱) یہ شخص گورنمنٹ کی پالیسی کو سمجھنے اور اپنے فرائض کو انجام دینے کی لیاقت رکھتا ہے یا نہیں (۲) گورنمنٹ کے احکام کی تعمیل کرنے اور رعایا کو جادۂ وفاداری پر قائم رکھنے کی کہاں تک اس سے توقع کی جاسکتی ہے؟ کوئی بادشاہ یا پارلیمنٹ ایسے آدمی کو نائب السلطنت یا سفیر مقرر نہیں کر سکتی جس کی نسبت حکومت کے خلاف بغاوت پھیلانے یا اس کی پالیسی اور احکام سے انحراف کرنے کا ادنیٰ شبہ ہو  بیشک یہ ممکن ہے کہ ایک شخص کی قابلیت یا جذبہ وفاداری کا اندازہ حکومت صحیح طور پر نہ کر سکی ہو ۔ لیکن خداوند قدوس کے یہاں یہ بھی احتمال نہیں۔ اگر کسی فرد کی نسبت اس کو علم ہے کہ یہ میری وفاداری اور طاعت شعاری سے بال برابر تجاوز نہ کرے گا تو محال ہے کہ وہ آگے چل کر اس کےخلاف ثابت ہو سکے۔ ورنہ علم الہٰی کا غلط ہونا لازم آتا ہے۔ العیاذ باللہ یہیں سےعصمت انبیاء علیہم السلام کا مسئلہ سمجھ میں آ جاتا ہے (کما نبہ علیہ ابوحیان فی البحر و فصلہ مولانا قاسم العلوم و الخیرات فی تصانیفہ) پھر جب انبیاء علیہم السلام ادنیٰ عصیان سے پاک ہیں تو شرک اور خدا کے مقابلہ میں بغاوت کرنے کا امکان کہاں باقی رہ سکتا ہے۔ اس میں نصاریٰ کے اس دعوے کا بھی رد ہو گیا جو کہتے تھے کہ ابنیت و الوہیت مسیحؑ کا عقیدہ ہم کو خود مسیحؑ نے تعلیم فرمایا ہے۔ اور ان مسلمانوں کو بھی نصیحت کر دی گئ جنہوں نے رسول اللہ ﷺ سے عرض کیا تھا کہ ہم سلام کے بجائے آپ کو سجدہ کریں تو کیا حرج ہے۔ اور اہل کتاب پر بھی تعریض ہو گئ جنہوں نے اپنے احبار و رہبان کو خدائی کا درجہ دے رکھا تھا۔ (العیاذ باللہ) تنبیہ مَاکَانَ لِبَشَرٍ الخ میں ابو حیان کے نزدیک اسی طرح کی نفی ہے جیسے مَا کَانَ  لَکُمۡ  اَنۡ تُنۡۢبِتُوۡا  شَجَرَہَا (النمل۔۶۰) میں یا وَ مَا کَانَ لِنَفۡسٍ اَنۡ تَمُوۡتَ اِلَّا بِاِذۡنِ اللّٰہِ (آل عمران۔۱۴۵) میں۔ وہوا صوب عندی۔

Kisi Insaan ka yeh kaam nahin hai ke Allah to usko kitab aur hukum aur nabuwat ata farmaye aur woh logon se kahey ke Allah ke bajaye tum mere banday ban jao. Woh to yahi kahega ke sacchey Rabbani bano jaisa ke is kitab ki taleem ka taqaza hai jisey tum padhte aur padhate ho

— Abul Ala Maududi(Roman Urdu)

کسی انسان کا یہ کام نہیں کہ اللہ اس کو کتاب اورحکمت اور نبوت دے اور وہ لوگوں سے یہ کہے کہ تم اللہ کو چھوڑ کر میرے بندے بن جاؤ بلکہ وہ تو کہے گا کہ تم اللہ والے بنو، اس واسطے کہ تم دوسروں کو کتاب کی تعلیم دیتے ہو اور خود بھی اس کو پڑھتے ہو

— Maulana Wahiduddin Khan

[https://quran.com/3/79]

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Ta-Ha (20:53)

ٱلَّذِى جَعَلَ لَكُمُ ٱلْأَرْضَ مَهْدًۭا وَسَلَكَ لَكُمْ فِيهَا سُبُلًۭا وَأَنزَلَ مِنَ ٱلسَّمَآءِ مَآءًۭ فَأَخْرَجْنَا بِهِۦٓ أَزْوَٰجًۭا مِّن نَّبَاتٍۢ شَتَّىٰ ٥٣

˹He is the One˺ Who has laid out the earth for ˹all of˺ you, and set in it pathways for you, and sends down rain from the sky, causing various types of plants to grow,

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

(He is) the One who made the earth a cradle for you, and made in it pathways for you to move, and sent down water from the heavens; and We brought forth with it pairs of different vegetations :

— T. Usmani

[It is He] who has made for you the earth as a bed [spread out] and inserted therein for you roadways and sent down from the sky, rain and produced thereby categories of various plants.

— Saheeh International

” وہی جس نے تمہارے لئے زمین کو گہوارہ بنایا اور اس میں تمہارے چلنے کو راستے بنائے اور اوپر سے پانی برسایا “ ‘ پھر اس کے ذریعہ سے مختلف اقسام کی پیداوار نکالی۔

— Fe Zilal al-Qur'an

وہ (وہی تو ہے) جس نے تم لوگوں کے لئے زمین کو فرش بنایا اور اس میں تمہارے لئے رستے جاری کئے اور آسمان سے پانی برسایا۔ پھر اس سے انواع واقسام کی مختلف روئیدگیاں پیدا کیں

— Fatah Muhammad Jalandhari

وہی جس نے زمین کو تمہارے لیے بچھونا بنایا اور اس میں تمہارے (چلنے کے) لیے راستے بنائے اور آسمان سے پانی نازل کیا پھر ہم نے اس (پانی) سے نکالے طرح طرح کے نباتات

— بیان القرآن (ڈاکٹر اسرار احمد)

[https://quran.com/20/53]

The word 'مَهْدًۭا' is used to describe how Allah has made or appointed (جَعَلَ) the Earth (ٱلْأَرْضَ) for us (لَكُمُ). 

The root 'م ه د' occurs sixteen times in The Quran. Exploring the usage of the words in the various ayaat:

 

The Romans (30:44)

مَن كَفَرَ فَعَلَيْهِ كُفْرُهُۥ ۖ وَمَنْ عَمِلَ صَـٰلِحًۭا فَلِأَنفُسِهِمْ يَمْهَدُونَ ٤٤

Those who reject Faith will suffer from that rejection: and those who work righteousness will spread their couch (of repose) for themselves (in heaven):

— A. Yusuf Ali

جس شخص نے کفر کیا تو اس کے کفر کا ضرر اُسی کو ہے اور جس نے نیک عمل کئے تو ایسے لوگ اپنے ہی لئے آرام گاہ درست کرتے ہیں

— Fatah Muhammad Jalandhari

[https://quran.com/30/44]

Those who revert to the Deen of Allah, and do acts of reform are for themselves preparing their resting place. 

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The Cloaked One (74:14)

وَمَهَّدتُّ لَهُۥ تَمْهِيدًۭا ١٤

and extended (power and honour) to him pretty well.

— T. Usmani

And spread [everything] before him, easing [his life].

— Saheeh International

اور اس کے لئے ریاست کی راہ ہموار کی ،

— Fe Zilal al-Qur'an

اور میں نے اس کے لیے ہر قسم کا سامان خوب اچھی طرح سے تیار کردیا۔

— بیان القرآن (ڈاکٹر اسرار احمد)

[https://quran.com/74/14]

With reference to context, regarding a particular 'kafir' individual, Allah is stating that He has made everything easy and within his power.  

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The Cow (2:206)

وَإِذَا قِيلَ لَهُ ٱتَّقِ ٱللَّهَ أَخَذَتْهُ ٱلْعِزَّةُ بِٱلْإِثْمِ ۚ فَحَسْبُهُۥ جَهَنَّمُ ۚ وَلَبِئْسَ ٱلْمِهَادُ ٢٠٦

When it is said to them, “Fear Allah,” pride carries them off to sin. Hell will be their proper place. What an evil place to rest!

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

When it is said to him, “Fear Allah”, he is tempted by arrogance to (commit) sin. Hell is then enough for him, and it is indeed an evil bed to rest.

— T. Usmani

When it is said to him, "Fear Allah", He is led by arrogance to (more) crime. Enough for him is Hell;-An evil bed indeed (To lie on)!

— A. Yusuf Ali

اور جب اس سے کہا جاتا ہے کہ اللہ سے ڈرو تو جھوٹی عزت نفس اس کو گناہ پر اور جما دیتی ہے اور یقیناً وہ برا ٹھکانہ ہے۔

— بیان القرآن (ڈاکٹر اسرار احمد)

[https://quran.com/2/206]

Regarding a type of pilgrim who seeks to cause corruption, destroying crops and progeny (Q2:205), when he is reminded to fear Allah, his power (ٱلْعِزَّةُ) drives him to more sin. Such a person is preparing an evil place of rest for himself. 

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Family of Imran (3:12)

قُل لِّلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ سَتُغْلَبُونَ وَتُحْشَرُونَ إِلَىٰ جَهَنَّمَ ۚ وَبِئْسَ ٱلْمِهَادُ ١٢

˹O Prophet!˺ Tell the disbelievers, “Soon you will be overpowered and driven to Hell—what an evil place to rest!”

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

Say to those who disbelieve: “You shall soon be overcome and shall be gathered into Hell. Indeed, it is an evil bed (in which) to rest.”

— T. Usmani

(اے نبی ﷺ !) کہہ دیجیے ان لوگوں سے جو کفر کی روش اختیار کر رہے ہیں کہ تم سب کے سب (دُنیا میں) مغلوب ہو کر رہو گے اور (پھر آخرت میں) جہنم کی طرف گھیر کرلے جائے جاؤ گے اور وہ بہت برا ٹھکانہ ہے

— بیان القرآن (ڈاکٹر اسرار احمد)

[https://quran.com/3/12]

The kafirs (rejectors /disbelievers) are being warned that they will be overcome. The example of Pharaoh and his family, and those before them, is presented in the previous ayat (Q3:11). They also belied the signs, and thus were caught out for their sins, and Allah is indeed severe in punishment. The disbelievers are being warned of the terrible place of rest they are preparing for themselves through their disbelief and rejection.  

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Family of Imran (3:196-197)

لَا يَغُرَّنَّكَ تَقَلُّبُ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ فِى ٱلْبِلَـٰدِ ١٩٦

The strutting of the disbelievers about the land should not deceive you.

— T. Usmani

Be not deceived by the [uninhibited] movement of the disbelievers throughout the land.

— Saheeh International

اے نبیؐ! دنیا کے ملکوں میں خدا کے نافرمان لوگوں کی چلت پھرت تمہیں کسی دھوکے میں نہ ڈالے

— Tafheem e Qur'an - Syed Abu Ali Maududi

3:197

مَتَـٰعٌۭ قَلِيلٌۭ ثُمَّ مَأْوَىٰهُمْ جَهَنَّمُ ۚ وَبِئْسَ ٱلْمِهَادُ ١٩٧

It is just a little enjoyment. After that, their resort is Hell; and it is an evil abode.

— T. Usmani

[It is but] a small enjoyment; then their [final] refuge is Hell, and wretched is the resting place.

— Saheeh International

یہ محض چند روزہ زندگی کا تھوڑا سا لطف ہے، پھر یہ سب جہنم میں جائیں گے جو بدترین جائے قرار ہے

— Tafheem e Qur'an - Syed Abu Ali Maududi

[https://quran.com/3/196-197]

Again, it is being explained that we should not be deceived by the movement of disbelieving people across lands (international travel), which essentially is a symbol of worldly business and prosperity. It is just a little enjoyment, but eventually they will be led to Hell, an evil final resting place. 

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 The Heights (7:41)

لَهُم مِّن جَهَنَّمَ مِهَادٌۭ وَمِن فَوْقِهِمْ غَوَاشٍۢ ۚ وَكَذَٰلِكَ نَجْزِى ٱلظَّـٰلِمِينَ ٤١

Hell will be their resting place and their covering, layer upon layer- this is how We punish those who do evil.

— M.A.S. Abdel Haleem

For them there is Hell, as a couch (below) and folds and folds of covering above: such is Our requital of those who do wrong.

— A. Yusuf Ali

ان کے لیے جہنم ہی کا بچھونا ہوگا اور اوپر سے اسی کا اوڑھنا ہوگا۔ اور اسی طرح ہم ظالموں کو بدلہ دیں گے۔

— بیان القرآن (ڈاکٹر اسرار احمد)

[https://quran.com/7/41]

For the arrogant falsifiers, the gates of the sky will not be opened for a very long time; they will not be able to ascend to the sky, and their resting place/ bed/ couch and coverings will be in Hell; this is how those who ut their nafs in darkness will be recompensed. 

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The Thunder (13:18)

لِلَّذِينَ ٱسْتَجَابُوا۟ لِرَبِّهِمُ ٱلْحُسْنَىٰ ۚ وَٱلَّذِينَ لَمْ يَسْتَجِيبُوا۟ لَهُۥ لَوْ أَنَّ لَهُم مَّا فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ جَمِيعًۭا وَمِثْلَهُۥ مَعَهُۥ لَٱفْتَدَوْا۟ بِهِۦٓ ۚ أُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَ لَهُمْ سُوٓءُ ٱلْحِسَابِ وَمَأْوَىٰهُمْ جَهَنَّمُ ۖ وَبِئْسَ ٱلْمِهَادُ ١٨

For those who have responded to their Lord is the best [reward], but those who did not respond to Him - if they had all that is in the earth entirely and the like of it with it, they would [attempt to] ransom themselves thereby. Those will have the worst account, and their refuge is Hell, and wretched is the resting place.

— Saheeh International

There will be the best of rewards for those who respond to their Lord; those who do not respond would willingly give away the earth’s contents twice over, if they had it, in order to ransom themselves, so terrible will be their reckoning. Hell will be their home, and their bed wretched.

— M.A.S. Abdel Haleem

جن لوگوں نے اپنے رب کی دعوت پر لبیک کہا ان کے لیے بھلائی ہے اور جنہوں نے اس کی دعوت کو قبول نہیں کیا اگر ان کے پاس ہو جو کچھ ہے زمین میں سب کا سب اور اس کے ساتھ اتنا ہی اور بھی تو وہ (یہ سب کچھ) ضرور بدلے میں دے ڈالیں یہی لوگ ہیں جن کے لیے برا حساب ہے اور ان کا ٹھکانہ جہنم ہے اور وہ بہت برا ٹھکانہ ہے

— بیان القرآن (ڈاکٹر اسرار احمد)

[https://quran.com/13/18]

For those who respond to their Lord is a good recompense. 

Those who do not, they will face their terrible reckoning, and a terrible bed in Hell. 

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Similarly, Q38:56  جَهَنَّمَ يَصْلَوْنَهَا فَبِئْسَ الْمِهَادُ resting place, place to dwell, bed 

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The Tidings (78:6)

أَلَمْ نَجْعَلِ ٱلْأَرْضَ مِهَـٰدًۭا ٦

Have We not made the earth a resting place?

— Saheeh International

 6. Have We not made the earth as a bed,

— Al-Hilali & Khan

کیا ہم نے زمین کو بچھونا نہیں بنایا

— Fatah Muhammad Jalandhari

[https://quran.com/78/6]

The Earth is a resting place, a bed, for each one of us. We live upon it, and we are buried in it. Each one in his or her own grave. 

Notice that the usage of the word in all the ayaat quoted above consistently applies to each person individually. So, it is talking about the micro shape of the Earth. Exploring a few more ayaat: 

Q3:46, Q5:110 and Q19:29 are mentioning Jesus' miraculous ability to speak from the 'الْمَهْدِ', translated as cradle. 

Q20:53 has been quoted at the beginning of this post. 

Q43:10 is also similarly worded: 'الَّذِي جَعَلَ لَكُمُ الْأَرْضَ مَهْدًا' 

So, a cradle, or a bed, is a place of rest for a human being. Such a structure may be a cube, a cuboid, or an ovoid. Some shape with volume. Yet, it is one for each person. It can be comfortable, or it can be discomforting. Generally, graves are cuboid shaped. Similarly, beds and houses upon the Earth are also generally cuboid-shaped. Cradles may be a bit more ovoid in shape. 

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The Winnowing Winds (51:48)

وَٱلْأَرْضَ فَرَشْنَـٰهَا فَنِعْمَ ٱلْمَـٰهِدُونَ ٤٨

And the earth was spread out by Us as a floor; so how well have We spread it out!

— T. Usmani

And We have spread out the (spacious) earth: How excellently We do spread out!

— A. Yusuf Ali

اورزمین کوہم نے بچھایا، پس کیاہی ہم خوب بچھانے والے ہیں

— Maulana Wahiduddin Khan

[https://quran.com/51/48]

Regarding the Earth in general, again we find the use of the same root. So, assuming it is again informing of the micro structure, what does modern research's finding is? To quote from University of Pennsylvania's website (emphasis mine): 

In a new paper in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, a team from the University of Pennsylvania, Budapest University of Technology and Economics, and University of Debrecen uses math, geology, and physics to demonstrate that the average shape of rocks on Earth is a cube. 

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Related Posts

In this blog: 

Creation 

Tidal Locking? 

Separate in Space  

Until The Camel Passes Through The Eye Of The Needle (Q7:40) 

When the Sun rose from the West 

Point and Place in SpaceTime 

The Permanent Touch

External links: 

Micro Earth

Plato was right. Earth is made, on average, of cubes 

Macro Earth 

Is the Earth round? 

History of geodesy 

Dajjals in The Quran

The False Messiahs in The Past 

أَلَمْ تَرَ إِلَى ٱلَّذِى حَآجَّ إِبْرَٰهِـۧمَ فِى رَبِّهِۦٓ أَنْ ءَاتَىٰهُ ٱللَّهُ ٱلْمُلْكَ إِذْ قَالَ إِبْرَٰهِـۧمُ رَبِّىَ ٱلَّذِى يُحْىِۦ وَيُمِيتُ قَالَ أَنَا۠ أُحْىِۦ وَأُمِيتُ ۖ قَالَ إِبْرَٰهِـۧمُ فَإِنَّ ٱللَّهَ يَأْتِى بِٱلشَّمْسِ مِنَ ٱلْمَشْرِقِ فَأْتِ بِهَا مِنَ ٱلْمَغْرِبِ فَبُهِتَ ٱلَّذِى كَفَرَ ۗ وَٱللَّهُ لَا يَهْدِى ٱلْقَوْمَ ٱلظَّـٰلِمِينَ ٢٥٨

Are you ˹O Prophet˺ not aware of the one who argued with Abraham about his Lord because Allah had granted him kingship? ˹Remember˺ when Abraham said, “My Lord is the One Who has power to give life and cause death.” He argued, “I too have the power to give life and cause death.” Abraham challenged ˹him˺, “Allah causes the sun to rise from the east. So make it rise from the west.” And so the disbeliever was dumbstruck. And Allah does not guide the wrongdoing people.

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

Have you not considered the one who argued with Abraham about his Lord [merely] because Allāh had given him kingship? When Abraham said, "My Lord is the one who gives life and causes death," he said, "I give life and cause death." Abraham said, "Indeed, Allāh brings up the sun from the east, so bring it up from the west." So the disbeliever was overwhelmed [by astonishment], and Allāh does not guide the wrongdoing people.

— Saheeh International

Bethink thee of him who had an argument with Abraham about his Lord, because Allah had given him the kingdom; how, when Abraham said: My Lord is He Who giveth life and causeth death, he answered: I give life and cause death. Abraham said: Lo! Allah causeth the sun to rise in the East, so do thou cause it to come up from the West. Thus was the disbeliever abashed. And Allah guideth not wrongdoing folk.

— M. Pickthall

Hast thou not Turned thy vision to one who disputed with Abraham About his Lord, because Allah had granted him power? Abraham said: "My Lord is He Who Giveth life and death." He said: "I give life and death". Said Abraham: "But it is Allah that causeth the sun to rise from the east: Do thou then cause him to rise from the West." Thus was he confounded who (in arrogance) rejected faith. Nor doth Allah Give guidance to a people unjust.

— A. Yusuf Ali

[The Cow (2:258)]

The King who claimed power over life and death thus argued with Prophet Abraham.  

The ayat quoted above follows the three ayaat (2:255 ayat al-kursi), (2:256 no compulsion in Deen), (2:257 Allah takes towards Nur, while atTaghut (ٱلطَّـٰغُوتُ) takes towards darknesses). Reading 2:257 again: 

ٱللَّهُ وَلِىُّ ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ يُخْرِجُهُم مِّنَ ٱلظُّلُمَـٰتِ إِلَى ٱلنُّورِ ۖ وَٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوٓا۟ أَوْلِيَآؤُهُمُ ٱلطَّـٰغُوتُ يُخْرِجُونَهُم مِّنَ ٱلنُّورِ إِلَى ٱلظُّلُمَـٰتِ ۗ أُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَ أَصْحَـٰبُ ٱلنَّارِ ۖ هُمْ فِيهَا خَـٰلِدُونَ ٢٥٧

Allah is the Guardian of the believers—He brings them out of darkness and into light. As for the disbelievers, their guardians are false gods who lead them out of light and into darkness. It is they who will be the residents of the Fire. They will be there forever.

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

Allāh is the Ally[1] of those who believe. He brings them out from darknesses into the light. And those who disbelieve - their allies are ṭāghūt. They take them out of the light into darknesses.[2] Those are the companions of the Fire; they will abide eternally therein.

— Saheeh International

[1]Including the meanings of patron, supporter, benefactor, guardian, protector, defender and caretaker.

[2]The light of truth is one, while the darknesses of disbelief, doubt and error are many.

Allah is the Protecting Guardian of those who believe. He bringeth them out of darkness into light. As for those who disbelieve, their patrons are false deities. They bring them out of light into darkness. Such are rightful owners of the Fire. They will abide therein.

— M. Pickthall

Allah is the Protector of those who have faith: from the depths of darkness He will lead them forth into light. Of those who reject faith the patrons are the evil ones: from light they will lead them forth into the depths of darkness. They will be companions of the fire, to dwell therein (For ever).

— A. Yusuf Ali

[The Cow (2:257)]

The Taghut (ٱلطَّـٰغُوتُ) are protecting friends of the disbelievers, the rejectors, those who reject Allah and His Deen. Though there is no compulsion in religion (Deen), yet the legally correct (ٱلرُّشْدُ) and legally wrong (ٱلْغَىِّ) have been laid out. Q2:256 spells that out:  

لَآ إِكْرَاهَ فِى ٱلدِّينِ ۖ قَد تَّبَيَّنَ ٱلرُّشْدُ مِنَ ٱلْغَىِّ ۚ فَمَن يَكْفُرْ بِٱلطَّـٰغُوتِ وَيُؤْمِنۢ بِٱللَّهِ فَقَدِ ٱسْتَمْسَكَ بِٱلْعُرْوَةِ ٱلْوُثْقَىٰ لَا ٱنفِصَامَ لَهَا ۗ وَٱللَّهُ سَمِيعٌ عَلِيمٌ ٢٥٦

Let there be no compulsion in religion, for the truth stands out clearly from falsehood.[1] So whoever renounces false gods and believes in Allah has certainly grasped the firmest, unfailing hand-hold. And Allah is All-Hearing, All-Knowing.

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

[1] This verse was revealed when some new Muslims tried to force their Jewish and Christian children to convert to Islam after the Prophet’s emigration (Hijrah) to Medina. The verse prohibits forced conversion.

There shall be no compulsion in [acceptance of] the religion. The right course has become distinct from the wrong. So whoever disbelieves in ṭāghūt[1] and believes in Allāh has grasped the most trustworthy handhold with no break in it. And Allāh is Hearing and Knowing.

— Saheeh International

[1]- False objects of worship, such as idols, heavenly bodies, spirits, human beings, etc.

There is no compulsion in religion. The right direction is henceforth distinct from error. And he who rejecteth false deities and believeth in Allah hath grasped a firm handhold which will never break. Allah is Hearer, Knower.

— M. Pickthall

Let there be no compulsion in religion: Truth stands out clear from Error: whoever rejects evil and believes in Allah hath grasped the most trustworthy hand-hold, that never breaks. And Allah heareth and knoweth all things.

— A. Yusuf Ali

[The Cow (2:256)]

The Taghut (ٱلطَّـٰغُوتُ) has been variously translated in the above ayat as: false gods, false objects of worship, false deities, evil. 

T. Usmani, in his translation, does not translate the word, but puts 'the Rebel, the Satan' in parenthesis. 

Syed Abu Ali Maududi, in his Tafheem e Qur'an, writes about Taghut thus: 

”طاغوت“ لغت کے اعتبار سے ہر اُس شخص کو کہا جائے گا، جو اپنی جائز حد سے تجاوز کر گیا ہو۔ قران کی اِصطلاح میں طاغوت سے مُراد وہ بندہ ہے، جو بندگی کی حد سے تجاوز کر کے خود آقائی و خداوندی کا دم بھرے اور خدا کے بندوں سے اپنی بندگی  کرائے۔ خدا کے مقابلے میں ایک بندے کی سرکشی کے تین مرتبے ہیں۔پہلا مرتبہ یہ ہے کہ بندہ اُصُولاً اس کی فرماں برداری ہی کو حق مانے، مگر دعملاً اس کے احکام کی خلاف ورزی کرے ۔ اِس کا نام فِسق ہے۔ دوسرا مرتبہ یہ ہے کہ وہ اس کی فرماں برداری  سے اُصُولاً منحرف ہو کر یا تو خود مختار بن جائے یا اس کے سوا کسی اَور کی بندگی  کرنے لگے۔ یہ کففر ہے۔ تیسرا مرتبہ یہ ہے  کہ وہ مالک سے باغی ہو کر اس کے مُلک اور اس کی رعیت میں خود اپنا حکم چلانے لگے۔ اس آخری مرتبے پر جو بندہ پہنچ جائے ، اسی کا نام طاغوت ہے اور کوئی شخص صحیح معنوں میں اللہ کا مومن نہیں ہو سکتا ،جب تک کہ وہ اس طاغوت کا منکر نہ ہو۔ 

Roughly translating: 

Taghut, according to the dictionary, will be every person who exceeds his rightful limits. In Quran's use of the terminology, Taghut is that 'slave' who exceeds the limit of slavery and declares himself the Lord God, and makes Allah's slaves worship himself instead. There are three levels of rebellion against Allah in a slave: first, on principle, he accepts that Allah deserves obedience, but practically, he disobeys: that is called 'fisq'; second, on principle he refuses to obey, or declares himself independent, or worships someone else: that is called 'kufr'; third, he rebels against the Lord, and starts to impose his commands on Allah's country (kingdom) and his subjects: this is the last stage and is known as 'taghut'; and no person can be a true believer in Allah until he rejects the Taghut. 

 

So, going back to the story of the king who argued with Prophet Abraham: the king claimed power over life and death. From other places in The Quran, we know that he tried to kill Prophet Abraham by throwing him in a huge fire, yet by Allah's command, the fire became cool and did not harm Abraham. Thus, he was saved by Divine intervention: 

قَالُوا۟ حَرِّقُوهُ وَٱنصُرُوٓا۟ ءَالِهَتَكُمْ إِن كُنتُمْ فَـٰعِلِينَ ٦٨

They said, "Burn him and support your gods - if you are to act."

قُلْنَا يَـٰنَارُ كُونِى بَرْدًۭا وَسَلَـٰمًا عَلَىٰٓ إِبْرَٰهِيمَ ٦٩

We [i.e., Allāh] said, "O fire, be coolness and safety upon Abraham."

[The Prophets (21:68-69), Translation: Saheeh International]

Fast-forward to the time of Prophet-Messenger Moses. There was another claimant of power who rejected Allah as the true God: 

79:15

هَلْ أَتَىٰكَ حَدِيثُ مُوسَىٰٓ ١٥

Has the story of Moses reached you ˹O Prophet˺?

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

Has there reached you the story of Moses? -

— Saheeh International

Hath there come unto thee the history of Moses?

— M. Pickthall

Has the story of Moses reached thee?

— A. Yusuf Ali

79:16

إِذْ نَادَىٰهُ رَبُّهُۥ بِٱلْوَادِ ٱلْمُقَدَّسِ طُوًى ١٦

His Lord called him in the sacred valley of Ṭuwa,

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

When his Lord called to him in the sacred valley of Ṭuwā,

— Saheeh International

How his Lord called him in the holy vale of Tuwa,

— M. Pickthall

Behold, thy Lord did call to him in the sacred valley of Tuwa:-

— A. Yusuf Ali

79:17

ٱذْهَبْ إِلَىٰ فِرْعَوْنَ إِنَّهُۥ طَغَىٰ ١٧

˹commanding,˺ “Go to Pharaoh, for he has truly transgressed ˹all bounds˺.

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

"Go to Pharaoh. Indeed, he has transgressed.

— Saheeh International

(Saying:) Go thou unto Pharaoh - Lo! he hath rebelled -

— M. Pickthall

"Go thou to Pharaoh for he has indeed transgressed all bounds:

— A. Yusuf Ali

79:18

فَقُلْ هَل لَّكَ إِلَىٰٓ أَن تَزَكَّىٰ ١٨

And say, ‘Would you ˹be willing to˺ purify yourself,

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

And say to him, 'Would you [be willing to] purify yourself

— Saheeh International

And say (unto him): Hast thou (will) to grow (in grace)?

— M. Pickthall

"And say to him, 'Wouldst thou that thou shouldst be purified (from sin)?-

— A. Yusuf Ali

79:19

وَأَهْدِيَكَ إِلَىٰ رَبِّكَ فَتَخْشَىٰ ١٩

and let me guide you to your Lord so that you will be in awe ˹of Him˺?’”

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

And let me guide you to your Lord so you would fear [Him]?'"

— Saheeh International

Then I will guide thee to thy Lord and thou shalt fear (Him).

— M. Pickthall

"'And that I guide thee to thy Lord, so thou shouldst fear Him?'"

— A. Yusuf Ali

79:20

فَأَرَىٰهُ ٱلْـَٔايَةَ ٱلْكُبْرَىٰ ٢٠

Then Moses showed him the great sign,[1]

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

[1] The staff turning into a snake. See 20:17-23.

And he showed him the greatest sign,[1]

— Saheeh International

[1]- i.e., the miracle of his staff becoming a great snake.

And he showed him the tremendous token.

— M. Pickthall

Then did (Moses) show him the Great Sign.

— A. Yusuf Ali

79:21

فَكَذَّبَ وَعَصَىٰ ٢١

but he denied and disobeyed ˹Allah˺,

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

But he [i.e., Pharaoh] denied and disobeyed.

— Saheeh International

But he denied and disobeyed,

— M. Pickthall

But (Pharaoh) rejected it and disobeyed (guidance);

— A. Yusuf Ali

79:22

ثُمَّ أَدْبَرَ يَسْعَىٰ ٢٢

then turned his back, striving ˹against the truth˺.

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

Then he turned his back, striving [i.e., plotting].[1]

— Saheeh International

[1]- An alternative meaning is 'running [from the snake].'

Then turned he away in haste,

— M. Pickthall

Further, he turned his back, striving hard (against Allah).

— A. Yusuf Ali

79:23

فَحَشَرَ فَنَادَىٰ ٢٣

Then he summoned ˹his people˺ and called out,

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

And he gathered [his people] and called out

— Saheeh International

Then gathered he and summoned

— M. Pickthall

Then he collected (his men) and made a proclamation,

— A. Yusuf Ali

79:24

فَقَالَ أَنَا۠ رَبُّكُمُ ٱلْأَعْلَىٰ ٢٤

saying, “I am your lord, the most high!”

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

And said, "I am your most exalted lord."

— Saheeh International

And proclaimed: "I (Pharaoh) am your Lord the Highest."

— M. Pickthall

Saying, "I am your Lord, Most High".

— A. Yusuf Ali

79:25

فَأَخَذَهُ ٱللَّهُ نَكَالَ ٱلْـَٔاخِرَةِ وَٱلْأُولَىٰٓ ٢٥

So Allah overtook him, making him an example in this life and the next.

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

So Allāh seized him in exemplary punishment for the last and the first [transgression].[1].

— Saheeh International

[1]- i.e., for Pharaoh's setting himself up as a deity and for his previous oppression of the people and denial of Moses.

So Allah seized him (and made him) an example for the after (life) and for the former.

— M. Pickthall

But Allah did punish him, (and made an) example of him, - in the Hereafter, as in this life.

— A. Yusuf Ali

79:26

إِنَّ فِى ذَٰلِكَ لَعِبْرَةًۭ لِّمَن يَخْشَىٰٓ ٢٦

Surely in this is a lesson for whoever stands in awe of ˹Allah˺.

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

Indeed in that is a lesson [i.e., warning] for whoever would fear [Allāh].

— Saheeh International

Lo! herein is indeed a lesson for him who feareth.

— M. Pickthall

Verily in this is an instructive warning for whosoever feareth (Allah).

— A. Yusuf Ali

[Those who drag forth (79:15-26)]

The Pharaoh who ruled at the time of Moses has been extensively discussed in The Quran. His deceptions, brutality, and false claims have been recorded. He misled his people away from the worship of the true God (Allah), and forced them to worship him and follow his Deen. 

These days there is a great aversion against Islamic Shariah. In fact, there is no country anymore where Allah's Deen is the Law of the Land. Some of it still remains in Saudi Arabia and Iran, but that too is being diluted to adapt to the 'modern' world. Muslim leaders are apologetic when accused of trying to bring in Shariah laws. 

Prophet Muhammad has foretold the coming of the Dajjal (false messiah) during end times, and then Allah sending Jesus (the true Messiah) to destroy the false messiah. So, in Surah alMuzammil, we read: 

73:15

إِنَّآ أَرْسَلْنَآ إِلَيْكُمْ رَسُولًۭا شَـٰهِدًا عَلَيْكُمْ كَمَآ أَرْسَلْنَآ إِلَىٰ فِرْعَوْنَ رَسُولًۭا ١٥

Indeed, We have sent to you a messenger as a witness over you, just as We sent a messenger to Pharaoh.

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

Indeed, We have sent to you a Messenger as a witness upon you just as We sent to Pharaoh a messenger.

— Saheeh International

Lo! We have sent unto you a messenger as witness against you, even as We sent unto Pharaoh a messenger.

— M. Pickthall

We have sent to you, (O men!) a messenger, to be a witness concerning you, even as We sent a messenger to Pharaoh.

— A. Yusuf Ali

73:16

فَعَصَىٰ فِرْعَوْنُ ٱلرَّسُولَ فَأَخَذْنَـٰهُ أَخْذًۭا وَبِيلًۭا ١٦

But Pharaoh disobeyed the messenger, so We seized him with a stern grip.

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

But Pharaoh disobeyed the messenger, so We seized him with a ruinous seizure.

— Saheeh International

But Pharaoh rebelled against the messenger, whereupon We seized him with no gentle grip.

— M. Pickthall

But Pharaoh disobeyed the messenger; so We seized him with a heavy Punishment.

— A. Yusuf Ali

[The Enshrouded One (73:15-16)]

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Hadith 

The following are some Hadith which foretell the coming of dajjal. Reading them in the light of the above ayaat, it is difficult to miss the similarity between the deceivers of the past, and the deceiver to come: 

حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو الْيَمَانِ، أَخْبَرَنَا شُعَيْبٌ، عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ، أَخْبَرَنِي عُبَيْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عُتْبَةَ بْنِ مَسْعُودٍ، أَنَّ أَبَا سَعِيدٍ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم يَوْمًا حَدِيثًا طَوِيلاً عَنِ الدَّجَّالِ، فَكَانَ فِيمَا يُحَدِّثُنَا بِهِ أَنَّهُ قَالَ ‏ "‏ يَأْتِي الدَّجَّالُ وَهُوَ مُحَرَّمٌ عَلَيْهِ أَنْ يَدْخُلَ نِقَابَ الْمَدِينَةِ، فَيَنْزِلُ بَعْضَ السِّبَاخِ الَّتِي تَلِي الْمَدِينَةَ، فَيَخْرُجُ إِلَيْهِ يَوْمَئِذٍ رَجُلٌ وَهْوَ خَيْرُ النَّاسِ أَوْ مِنْ خِيَارِ النَّاسِ، فَيَقُولُ أَشْهَدُ أَنَّكَ الدَّجَّالُ الَّذِي حَدَّثَنَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم حَدِيثَهُ، فَيَقُولُ الدَّجَّالُ أَرَأَيْتُمْ إِنْ قَتَلْتُ هَذَا ثُمَّ أَحْيَيْتُهُ، هَلْ تَشُكُّونَ فِي الأَمْرِ فَيَقُولُونَ لاَ‏.‏ فَيَقْتُلُهُ ثُمَّ يُحْيِيهِ فَيَقُولُ وَاللَّهِ مَا كُنْتُ فِيكَ أَشَدَّ بَصِيرَةً مِنِّي الْيَوْمَ‏.‏ فَيُرِيدُ الدَّجَّالُ أَنْ يَقْتُلَهُ فَلاَ يُسَلَّطُ عَلَيْهِ ‏"‏‏.‏

Narrated Abu Sa`id: One day Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) narrated to us a long narration about Ad-Dajjal and among the things he narrated to us, was: "Ad-Dajjal will come, and he will be forbidden to enter the mountain passes of Medina. He will encamp in one of the salt areas neighboring Medina and there will appear to him a man who will be the best or one of the best of the people. He will say 'I testify that you are Ad-Dajjal whose story Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) has told us.' Ad-Dajjal will say (to his audience), 'Look, if I kill this man and then give him life, will you have any doubt about my claim?' They will reply, 'No,' Then Ad- Dajjal will kill that man and then will make him alive. The man will say, 'By Allah, now I recognize you more than ever!' Ad-Dajjal will then try to kill him (again) but he will not be given the power to do so."

Sahih al-Bukhari 7132

https://sunnah.com/bukhari:7132

حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ بُكَيْرٍ، حَدَّثَنَا اللَّيْثُ، عَنْ عُقَيْلٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ، قَالَ أَخْبَرَنِي عُبَيْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عُتْبَةَ، أَنَّ أَبَا سَعِيدٍ الْخُدْرِيَّ ـ رضى الله عنه ـ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم حَدِيثًا طَوِيلاً عَنِ الدَّجَّالِ، فَكَانَ فِيمَا حَدَّثَنَا بِهِ أَنْ قَالَ ‏ "‏ يَأْتِي الدَّجَّالُ ـ وَهُوَ مُحَرَّمٌ عَلَيْهِ أَنْ يَدْخُلَ نِقَابَ الْمَدِينَةِ ـ بَعْضَ السِّبَاخِ الَّتِي بِالْمَدِينَةِ، فَيَخْرُجُ إِلَيْهِ يَوْمَئِذٍ رَجُلٌ، هُوَ خَيْرُ النَّاسِ ـ أَوْ مِنْ خَيْرِ النَّاسِ ـ فَيَقُولُ أَشْهَدُ أَنَّكَ الدَّجَّالُ، الَّذِي حَدَّثَنَا عَنْكَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم حَدِيثَهُ، فَيَقُولُ الدَّجَّالُ أَرَأَيْتَ إِنْ قَتَلْتُ هَذَا ثُمَّ أَحْيَيْتُهُ، هَلْ تَشُكُّونَ فِي الأَمْرِ فَيَقُولُونَ لاَ‏.‏ فَيَقْتُلُهُ، ثُمَّ يُحْيِيهِ فَيَقُولُ حِينَ يُحْيِيهِ وَاللَّهِ مَا كُنْتُ قَطُّ أَشَدَّ بَصِيرَةً مِنِّي الْيَوْمَ، فَيَقُولُ الدَّجَّالُ أَقْتُلُهُ فَلاَ أُسَلَّطُ عَلَيْهِ ‏"‏‏.‏

Narrated Abu Sa`id Al-Khudri: Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) told us a long narrative about Ad-Dajjal, and among the many things he mentioned, was his saying, "Ad-Dajjal will come and it will be forbidden for him to pass through the entrances of Medina. He will land in some of the salty barren areas (outside) Medina; on that day the best man or one of the best men will come up to him and say, 'I testify that you are the same Dajjal whose description was given to us by Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) .' Ad-Dajjal will say to the people, 'If I kill this man and bring him back to life again, will you doubt my claim?' They will say, 'No.' Then Ad-Dajjal will kill that man and bring him back to life. That man will say, 'Now I know your reality better than before.' Ad-Dajjal will say, 'I want to kill him but I cannot.' "

Sahih al-Bukhari 1882

https://sunnah.com/bukhari:1882

حَدَّثَنِي يَحْيَى بْنُ مُوسَى، حَدَّثَنَا يَزِيدُ بْنُ هَارُونَ، أَخْبَرَنَا شُعْبَةُ، عَنْ قَتَادَةَ، عَنْ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ ‏ "‏ الْمَدِينَةُ يَأْتِيهَا الدَّجَّالُ، فَيَجِدُ الْمَلاَئِكَةَ يَحْرُسُونَهَا، فَلاَ يَقْرَبُهَا الدَّجَّالُ ـ قَالَ ـ وَلاَ الطَّاعُونُ، إِنْ شَاءَ اللَّهُ ‏"‏‏.‏

Narrated Anas bin Malik: The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "Ad-Dajjal will come to Medina and find the angels guarding it. So Allah willing, neither Ad-Dajjal, nor plague will be able to come near it."

Sahih al-Bukhari 7134

https://sunnah.com/bukhari:7134

حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو أُسَامَةَ، وَمُحَمَّدُ بْنُ بِشْرٍ، قَالاَ حَدَّثَنَا عُبَيْدُ، اللَّهِ عَنْ نَافِعٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ، ح 

 وَحَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ نُمَيْرٍ، - وَاللَّفْظُ لَهُ - حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ بِشْرٍ، حَدَّثَنَا عُبَيْدُ اللَّهِ، عَنْ نَافِعٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم ذَكَرَ الدَّجَّالَ بَيْنَ ظَهْرَانَىِ النَّاسِ فَقَالَ ‏

"‏ إِنَّ اللَّهَ تَعَالَى لَيْسَ بِأَعْوَرَ ‏.‏ أَلاَ وَإِنَّ الْمَسِيحَ الدَّجَّالَ أَعْوَرُ الْعَيْنِ الْيُمْنَى كَأَنَّ عَيْنَهُ عِنَبَةٌ طَافِئَةٌ ‏"‏ ‏.‏

Ibn Umar reported that Allah's Messenger (ﷺ). made a mention of Dajjal in the presence of the people and said: Allah is not one-eyed and behold that Dajjal is blind of the right eye and his eye would be like a floating grape.

Sahih Muslim 169e

https://sunnah.com/muslim:169e

وَعَنْ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ الْخُدْرِيِّ قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: " يَخْرُجُ الدَّجَّالُ فَيَتَوَّجُهُ قِبَلَهُ رَجُلٌ مِنَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ فَيَلْقَاهُ الْمَسَالِحُ مَسَالِحُ الدَّجَّالِ. فَيَقُولُونَ لَهُ: أَيْنَ تَعْمِدُ؟ فَيَقُولُ: أَعْمِدُ إِلَى هَذَا الَّذِي خَرَجَ. قَالَ: فَيَقُولُونَ لَهُ: أَو مَا تبَارك وَتَعَالَى ؤمن بِرَبِّنَا؟ فَيَقُولُ: مَا بِرَبِّنَا خَفَاءٌ. فَيَقُولُونَ: اقْتُلُوهُ. فَيَقُولُ بَعْضُهُمْ لِبَعْضٍ: أَلَيْسَ قَدْ نَهَاكُمْ رَبُّكُمْ أَنْ تَقْتُلُوا أَحَدًا دُونَهُ ". قَالَ: " فَيَنْطَلِقُونَ بِهِ إِلَى الدَّجَّالِ فَإِذَا رَآهُ الْمُؤْمِنُ قَالَ: يَا أَيُّهَا النَّاسُ هَذَا الدَّجَّالُ الَّذِي ذَكَرَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ". قَالَ: " فَيَأْمُرُ الدَّجَّال بِهِ فَيُشَبَّحُ. فَيَقُولُ: خُذُوهُ وَشُجُّوهُ فَيُوسَعُ ظَهْرُهُ وَبَطْنُهُ ضَرْبًا ". قَالَ: " فَيَقُول: أَوَ مَا تُؤْمِنُ بِي؟ " قَالَ: " فَيَقُولُ: أَنْتَ الْمَسِيحُ الْكَذَّابُ ". قَالَ: «فيؤْمر بِهِ فَيْؤشَرُ بالمنشارِ مِنْ مَفْرِقِهِ حَتَى يُفَرَّقَ بَيْنَ رِجْلَيْهِ» . قَالَ: " ثُمَّ يَمْشِي الدَّجَّالُ بَيْنَ الْقِطْعَتَيْنِ ثُمَّ يَقُولُ لَهُ: أتؤمنُ بِي؟ فَيَقُول: مَا ازْدَدْتُ إِلَّا بَصِيرَةً ". قَالَ: " ثُمَّ يَقُولُ: يَا أَيُّهَا النَّاسُ إِنَّهُ لَا يَفْعَلُ بَعْدِي بِأَحَدٍ مِنَ النَّاسِ ". قَالَ: «فَيَأْخُذُهُ الدَّجَّالُ لِيَذْبَحَهُ فَيُجْعَلُ مَا بَيْنَ رَقَبَتِهِ إِلَى تَرْقُوَتِهِ نُحَاسًا فَلَا يَسْتَطِيع إِليه سَبِيلا» قَالَ: «فَيَأْخذهُ بِيَدَيْهِ وَرِجْلَيْهِ فَيَقْذِفُ بِهِ فَيَحْسِبُ النَّاسُ أَنَّمَا قَذَفَهُ إِلَى النَّارِ وَإِنَّمَا أُلْقِيَ فِي الْجَنَّةُ» فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «هَذَا أَعْظَمُ النَّاسِ شَهَادَةً عِنْدَ رَبِّ الْعَالَمِينَ» . رَوَاهُ مُسلم

Abu Sa'id al-Khudri reported God's messenger as saying, "When the dajjal comes forth one of the believers will go towards him, and the armed men, those of the dajjal, will meet him and ask him where he is making for. He will reply that he is making for this man who has come forth, whereupon they will ask him whether he does not believe in their lord, and when he replies, `There is nothing hidden about our Lord,' they will say, `Kill him.' But they will ask one another whether their lord has not forbidden them to kill anyone without his knowledge, and so they will take him to the dajjal; and when the believer sees him, he will say, `0 people, this is the dajjal whom God's messenger mentioned.' The dajjal will then order that he be stretched out, saying, `Take him and stretch him out.' After he has been given many blows on his back and stomach, he will ask him if he does not believe in him, but he will reply that he is the false Messiah. He will then order him to be sawn with a saw from the parting of his hair to between his legs, after which the dajjal will walk between the two pieces and tell him to get up. When he stands up he will ask him if he believes in him, to which he will reply that he has simply received more insight into his true nature, adding, `0 people, no one will be treated thus after me.' The dajjal will then seize him to cut his throat, but the space between bis neck and his collar-bone will be turned into copper and he will find no way by which he can kill him, so he will take him by the hands and feet and throw him into the air, and the people will think he has thrown him into hell, but he will simply have been thrown into paradise." God's messenger said, "This will be the one who suffers the severest martyrdom in the sight of the Lord of the universe."

Muslim transmitted it.

Mishkat al-Masabih 5476

https://sunnah.com/mishkat:5476

حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا الْحُسَيْنُ بْنُ عَلِيٍّ، عَنْ زَائِدَةَ، عَنْ عَبْدِ الْمَلِكِ بْنِ عُمَيْرٍ، عَنْ جَابِرِ بْنِ سَمُرَةَ، عَنْ نَافِعِ بْنِ عُتْبَةَ بْنِ أَبِي وَقَّاصٍ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ قَالَ ‏ "‏ سَتُقَاتِلُونَ جَزِيرَةَ الْعَرَبِ فَيَفْتَحُهَا اللَّهُ ثُمَّ تُقَاتِلُونَ الرُّومَ فَيَفْتَحُهَا اللَّهُ ثُمَّ تُقَاتِلُونَ الدَّجَّالَ فَيَفْتَحُهَا اللَّهُ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ قَالَ جَابِرٌ فَمَا يَخْرُجُ الدَّجَّالُ حَتَّى تُفْتَحَ الرُّومُ ‏.‏

It was narrated from Jabir bin Samurah, that Nafi' bin 'Utbah bin Abu Waqqas narrated that the Prophet (ﷺ) said: "You will fight the Arabian Peninsula and victory will be granted by Allah. Then you will fight the Romans and victory will be granted (by Allah). Then you will fight Dajjal and victory will be granted (by Allah)." Jabir said: "Dajjal will not appear until you have fought the Romans."

Sunan Ibn Majah 4091

https://sunnah.com/ibnmajah:4091

حَدَّثَنِي مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ قُهْزَاذَ، مِنْ أَهْلِ مَرْوَ حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ عُثْمَانَ، عَنْ أَبِي حَمْزَةَ، عَنْ قَيْسِ بْنِ وَهْبٍ، عَنْ أَبِي الْوَدَّاكِ، عَنْ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ الْخُدْرِيِّ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏"‏ يَخْرُجُ الدَّجَّالُ فَيَتَوَجَّهُ قِبَلَهُ رَجُلٌ مِنَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ فَتَلْقَاهُ الْمَسَالِحُ مَسَالِحُ الدَّجَّالِ فَيَقُولُونَ لَهُ أَيْنَ تَعْمِدُ فَيَقُولُ أَعْمِدُ إِلَى هَذَا الَّذِي خَرَجَ - قَالَ - فَيَقُولُونَ لَهُ أَوَمَا تُؤْمِنُ بِرَبِّنَا فَيَقُولُ مَا بِرَبِّنَا خَفَاءٌ ‏.‏ فَيَقُولُونَ اقْتُلُوهُ ‏.‏ فَيَقُولُ بَعْضُهُمْ لِبَعْضٍ أَلَيْسَ قَدْ نَهَاكُمْ رَبُّكُمْ أَنْ تَقْتُلُوا أَحَدًا دُونَهُ - قَالَ - فَيَنْطَلِقُونَ بِهِ إِلَى الدَّجَّالِ فَإِذَا رَآهُ الْمُؤْمِنُ قَالَ يَا أَيُّهَا النَّاسُ هَذَا الدَّجَّالُ الَّذِي ذَكَرَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ فَيَأْمُرُ الدَّجَّالُ بِهِ فَيُشَبَّحُ فَيَقُولُ خُذُوهُ وَشُجُّوهُ ‏.‏ فَيُوسَعُ ظَهْرُهُ وَبَطْنُهُ ضَرْبًا - قَالَ - فَيَقُولُ أَوَمَا تُؤْمِنُ بِي قَالَ فَيَقُولُ أَنْتَ الْمَسِيحُ الْكَذَّابُ - قَالَ - فَيُؤْمَرُ بِهِ فَيُؤْشَرُ بِالْمِئْشَارِ مِنْ مَفْرِقِهِ حَتَّى يُفَرَّقَ بَيْنَ رِجْلَيْهِ - قَالَ - ثُمَّ يَمْشِي الدَّجَّالُ بَيْنَ الْقِطْعَتَيْنِ ثُمَّ يَقُولُ لَهُ قُمْ ‏.‏ فَيَسْتَوِي قَائِمًا - قَالَ - ثُمَّ يَقُولُ لَهُ أَتُؤْمِنُ بِي فَيَقُولُ مَا ازْدَدْتُ فِيكَ إِلاَّ بَصِيرَةً - قَالَ - ثُمَّ يَقُولُ يَا أَيُّهَا النَّاسُ إِنَّهُ لاَ يَفْعَلُ بَعْدِي بِأَحَدٍ مِنَ النَّاسِ - قَالَ - فَيَأْخُذُهُ الدَّجَّالُ لِيَذْبَحَهُ فَيُجْعَلَ مَا بَيْنَ رَقَبَتِهِ إِلَى تَرْقُوَتِهِ نُحَاسًا فَلاَ يَسْتَطِيعُ إِلَيْهِ سَبِيلاً - قَالَ - فَيَأْخُذُ بِيَدَيْهِ وَرِجْلَيْهِ فَيَقْذِفُ بِهِ فَيَحْسِبُ النَّاسُ أَنَّمَا قَذَفَهُ إِلَى النَّارِ وَإِنَّمَا أُلْقِيَ فِي الْجَنَّةِ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏"‏ هَذَا أَعْظَمُ النَّاسِ شَهَادَةً عِنْدَ رَبِّ الْعَالَمِينَ ‏"‏ ‏.‏

Abu Sa'id al-Khudri reported Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) as saying: The Dajjal would come forth and a person from amongst the believers would go towards him and the armed men of the Dajjal would meet him and they would say to him: Where do you intend to go? He would say: I intend to go to this one who is coming forth. They would say to him: Don't you believe in our Lord? He would say: There is nothing hidden about our Lord. They would say: Kill him. Then some amongst them would say: Has your master (Dajjal) not forbidden you to kill anyone without (his consent)? And so they would take him to the Dajjal and when the believer would see him, he would say: O people. he is the Dajjil about whom Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) has informed (us). The Dajjal would then order for breaking his head and utter (these words): Catch hold of him and break his head. He would be struck even on his back and on his stomach. Then the Dajjal would ask him: Don't you believe in me? He would say: You are a false Masih. He would then order him to be torn (into pieces) with a saw from the parting of his hair up to his legs. After that the Dajjal would walk between the two pieces. He would then say to him: Stand, and he would stand erect. He would then say to him: Don't you believe in me? And the person would say: It has only added to my insight concerning you (that you are really the Dajjal). He would then say: O people, he would not behave with anyone amongst people (in such a manner) after me. The Dajjal would try to catch hold of him so that he should kill him (again). The space between his neck and collar bone would be turned into copper and he would find no means to kill him. So he would catch hold of him by his hand and feet and throw him (into the air) and the people would think as if he had been thrown in the Hell-Fire whereas he would be thrown in Paradise. Thereupon Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said: He would be the most eminent amongst persons in regard to martyrdom in the eye of the Lord of the world.

Sahih Muslim 2938c

https://sunnah.com/muslim:2938c

حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْمُثَنَّى، قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي ابْنُ أَبِي عَدِيٍّ، عَنِ ابْنِ عَوْنٍ، عَنْ مُجَاهِدٍ، قَالَ كُنَّا عِنْدَ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ ـ رضى الله عنهما ـ فَذَكَرُوا الدَّجَّالَ أَنَّهُ قَالَ ‏"‏ مَكْتُوبٌ بَيْنَ عَيْنَيْهِ كَافِرٌ ‏"‏‏.‏ فَقَالَ ابْنُ عَبَّاسٍ لَمْ أَسْمَعْهُ وَلَكِنَّهُ قَالَ ‏"‏ أَمَّا مُوسَى كَأَنِّي أَنْظُرُ إِلَيْهِ إِذِ انْحَدَرَ فِي الْوَادِي يُلَبِّي ‏"‏‏.‏

Narrated Mujahid: I was in the company of Ibn `Abbas and the people talked about Ad-Dajjal and said, "Ad-Dajjal will come with the word Kafir (non-believer) written in between his eyes." On that Ibn `Abbas said, "I have not heard this from the Prophet (ﷺ) but I heard him saying, 'As if I saw Moses just now entering the valley reciting Talbyia. ' "

Sahih al-Bukhari 1555

https://sunnah.com/bukhari:1555

-وعن أنس رضي الله عنه قال‏: ‏ قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏: ‏ ‏ "‏ليس من بلد إلى سيطؤه الدجال، إلا مكة والمدينة، وليس نقب من أنقابها إلا عليه الملائكة صافين تحرسهما، فينزل بالسبخة، فترجف المدينة ثلاث رجفات، يخرج الله منها كل كافر ومنافق‏"‏‏.‏ ‏(‏‏(‏رواه مسلم‏)‏‏)‏‏.‏

Anas bin Malik (May Allah be pleased with him) said: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, "There will be no land which will not be trampled by Dajjal (the Antichrist) but Makkah and Al-Madinah; and there will be no passage leading to them which will not be guarded by the angels, arranged in rows. Dajjal will appear in a barren place adjacent to Al- Madinah and the city will be shaken three times. Allah will expel from it every disbeliever and hypocrite." [Muslim].

Riyad as-Salihin 1811

https://sunnah.com/riyadussalihin:1811

حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْعَزِيزِ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، حَدَّثَنَا إِبْرَاهِيمُ، عَنْ صَالِحٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ، عَنْ سَالِمِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، أَنَّ عَبْدَ اللَّهِ بْنَ عُمَرَ ـ رضى الله عنهما ـ قَالَ قَامَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم فِي النَّاسِ فَأَثْنَى عَلَى اللَّهِ بِمَا هُوَ أَهْلُهُ ثُمَّ ذَكَرَ الدَّجَّالَ فَقَالَ ‏ "‏ إِنِّي لأُنْذِرُكُمُوهُ، وَمَا مِنْ نَبِيٍّ إِلاَّ وَقَدْ أَنْذَرَهُ قَوْمَهُ، وَلَكِنِّي سَأَقُولُ لَكُمْ فِيهِ قَوْلاً لَمْ يَقُلْهُ نَبِيٌّ لِقَوْمِهِ، إِنَّهُ أَعْوَرُ وَإِنَّ اللَّهَ لَيْسَ بِأَعْوَرَ ‏"‏‏.‏

Narrated `Abdullah bin `Umar: Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) stood up amongst the people and then praised and glorified Allah as He deserved and then he mentioned Ad-Dajjal, saying, "I warn you of him, and there was no prophet but warned his followers of him; but I will tell you something about him which no prophet has told his followers: Ad- Dajjal is one-eyed whereas Allah is not."

Sahih al-Bukhari 7127

https://sunnah.com/bukhari:7127

حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو خَالِدٍ الأَحْمَرُ، عَنْ كَثِيرِ بْنِ زَيْدٍ، عَنْ رُبَيْحِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ الْخُدْرِيِّ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ، قَالَ خَرَجَ عَلَيْنَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ وَنَحْنُ نَتَذَاكَرُ الْمَسِيحَ الدَّجَّالَ فَقَالَ ‏"‏ أَلاَ أُخْبِرُكُمْ بِمَا هُوَ أَخْوَفُ عَلَيْكُمْ عِنْدِي مِنَ الْمَسِيحِ الدَّجَّالِ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ قَالَ قُلْنَا بَلَى ‏.‏ فَقَالَ ‏"‏ الشِّرْكُ الْخَفِيُّ أَنْ يَقُومَ الرَّجُلُ يُصَلِّي فَيُزَيِّنُ صَلاَتَهُ لِمَا يَرَى مِنْ نَظَرِ رَجُلٍ ‏"‏ ‏.‏

It was narrated that Abu Sa’eed said: “The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) came out to us when we were discussing Dajjal (False Christ) and said: ‘Shall I not tell you of that which I fear more for you than Dajjal?’ We said: ‘Yes.’ He said: ‘Hidden polytheism, when a man stands to pray and makes it look good because he sees a man looking at him.’”

Sunan Ibn Majah 4204

https://sunnah.com/ibnmajah:4204

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