27 Oct, 2025
Quran 43:59~61 (Ayah az-Zukhruf)
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He (Jesus) was only a servant We showed favour to, and made as an example for the Children of Israel. Had We willed, We could have easily replaced you ˹all˺ with angels, succeeding one another on earth. And his (Jesus’s) ˹second˺ coming is truly a sign for the Hour. So have no doubt about it, and follow me (Allah). This is the Straight Path. Quran 43:59~61 Surah az-Zukhruf (Ornaments of Gold)
The Surah takes its name from the Ayat, وَزُخْرُفًا ۚ وَإِن كُلُّ ذَٰلِكَ لَمَّا مَتَاعُ الْحَيَاةِ الدُّنْيَا ۚ وَالْآخِرَةُ عِندَ رَبِّكَ لِلْمُتَّقِينَ “And gold ornament. But all that is not but the enjoyment of worldly life. And the Hereafter with your Lord is for the righteous.” (43:35). There are 89 Ayat in this Surah.
إِنۡ هُوَ إِلَّا عَبۡدٌ أَنۡعَمۡنَا عَلَیۡهِ وَجَعَلۡنَـٰهُ مَثَلࣰا لِّبَنِیۤ إِسۡرَ ٰۤءِیلَ وَلَوۡ نَشَاۤءُ لَجَعَلۡنَا مِنكُم مَّلَـٰۤىِٕكَةࣰ فِی ٱلۡأَرۡضِ یَخۡلُفُونَ وَإِنَّهُۥ لَعِلۡمࣱ لِّلسَّاعَةِ فَلَا تَمۡتَرُنَّ بِهَا وَٱتَّبِعُونِۚ هَـٰذَا صِرَ ٰطࣱ مُّسۡتَقِیمࣱ
Theme 1: Dangers from the trials of this world its beautification.
Theme 2: In this Surah a forceful and severe criticism has been made of the Quraysh and the common Arabs creeds and superstitions of ignorance in which they persisted, and their stubbornness has been exposed in a firm and effective way, so that every member of the society, who was reasonable in some degree, should be made to consider the evils in which the community was involved and its tyrannical treatment of the person who was trying to redeem it.
ابن مریمؑ اِس کے سوا کچھ نہ تھا کہ ایک بندہ تھا جس پر ہم نے انعام کیا اور بنی اسرائیل کے لیے اپنی قدرت کا ایک نمونہ بنا دیا ہم چاہیں تو تم سے فرشتے پیدا کر دیں جو زمین میں تمہارے جانشین ہوں اور وہ (عیسی ٰ عليہ السلام جب آسمان سے نزول کريں گے تو قربِ) قیامت کی علامت ہوں گے، پس تم اُس میں شک نہ کرو اور اور میری تابعداری کرو، یہی سیدھا راستہ ہے
Summary
1-3 Quran is in Arabic and it is preserved by God in the Master Record
4-7 Former nations, like the Quraish, rejected the prophets
8-14 Idolaters acknowledge God to be creator, yet worship the creature
15-18 The Arabs hate female offspring, and yet attribute such to God
19-24 Idolaters vainly excuse their unbelief by saying they will follow the religion of their fathers
25-27 Abraham rejected the idolatry of his fathers
28-29 God prospered the idolatrous Quraish until a prophet came, and now they reject him
30-31 The unbelievers rebuked for saying they would have received the Quran from some great man
32-34 Poverty only permitted to save men from idolatry
35-38 Devils are constituted the companions of infidels, who lead them to destruction
39-44 Muhammad exhorted to remain steadfast in faith notwithstanding the unbelief of his countrymen
45-56 Moses rejected with contempt by Pharaoh and the Egyptians, who were drowned
57-58 The Arab idolaters justified their idolatry by reference to the Christian worship of Jesus
59-64 But Jesus did not say he was a god, but was a servant and a prophet of God
65-67 Unbelievers warned of approaching judgment
68-73 The joys of Paradise reserved for believers and their wives
74-78 The damned shall vainly seek relief in annihilation
79-80 Angels record the secret plottings of infidels
81-82 If God had a son, Muhammad would be the first to worship him
83-87 God knoweth the folly of idolaters
88-89 Muhammad commanded to turn aside from the unbelieving Quraish