The Majestic Quran

T Q 85 We created the Heavens, the Earth and what lies between them for a true purpose. Messenger, the Final Hour is coming, pardon them graciously . 37 86 Your Lord alone is the Creator, the Knower. 87 We’ve given you seven oft-recited verse s 38 and the Majestic Quran. 88 Don’t look longingly at worldly pleasures We gave some of their groups to enjoy, and don’t be unhappy about them; instead take the believers under your wing, 89 and say: “I’m, a clear warner.” T M r 90 We have already spoken regarding those who divided the scripture 91 and those who abused the Quran; 92 by your Lord, Messenger, We’ll question them 93 about what they did. 94 So openly announce what you are commanded, and turn away from the idolaters. 95 We are sufficient for you against those who mock, 96 who set up another god besides God, they will surely come to know. 97 We know what they say distresses you. 98 So glorify your Lord with praises, and prostrate, 99 and continue to worship your Lord until you die . 39 1 Idrakahu algharaq , literally means ‘overwhelmed by the sea’. 2 Commentators think this Pharaoh was the famous Ramesses II (1303-1213 BC), whilst others say it was his predecessor Tutankhamun (1341-1323 bc), (Asad). His body embalmed now is in the Egyptian Museum. 3 The reason God let’s them go astray is because they “do not think”, were they to use reason they would get God’s approval and win His grace. 4 Sanun Sudurahum means to sit with knees folded in front of the chest, to hide ones face, a metaphor for ‘hide feelings’. 5 Literally “He will lead you astray”, has been interpreted as “He will punish you for your sins”. Here I have expressed this as human choice, God doesn‘t compel people to believe. 6 Tannur literally means a clay oven or kiln, but here it is the sun-baked river bank or the shore of the lake around which they lived. 7 The precise location of Mount Judi is not clear. Some say it’s near Lake Van in Eastern Turkey. 8 Literally means “He has hold of them by their forelocks”, which is an idiom for God’s control over the destiny of His creation. 9 Prophet Lot is telling them to behave themselves and satisfy their desires with their wives. 10 Lot’s town was on the trading route north from Makkah to Syria, and was a terrifying reminder to the passers-by of what happens to those who rebel against God. 11 The reference here to the people of Lot is significant. Many commentators interpret the distance as one of time. However, it’s possible to see in this verse a sort of moral equivalence is being drawn between the evils of all these peoples: a society that practises wholesale cheating and fraud is every