The Consequences of Abu Jahl's Opposition to Prophet Muhammad (Peace be upon him) and the Inevitable Justice of Allah
Al-'Alaq — Verses 9–18 | Explore this Quran theme on Muallim
أَرَأَيْتَ الَّذِي يَنْهَىٰ ٩
Have you (O Muhammad (Peace be upon him)) seen him (i.e. Abu Jahl) who prevents,
- أَرَأَيْتَ
- Have you seen
- الَّذِي يَنْهَىٰ
- him who prevents
- Have you seen him who prevents
عَبْدًا إِذَا صَلَّىٰ ١٠
A slave (Muhammad (Peace be upon him)) when he prays?
- عَبْدًا
- A slave
- إِذَا صَلَّىٰ
- when he prays
أَرَأَيْتَ إِن كَانَ عَلَى الْهُدَىٰ ١١
Tell me, if he (Muhammad (Peace be upon him)) is on the guidance (of Allah)?
- أَرَأَيْتَ
- Tell me,
- إِن كَانَ
- if he (Muhammad (Peace be upon him)) is
- عَلَى الْهُدَىٰ
- on the guidance (of Allah)?
أَوْ أَمَرَ بِالتَّقْوَىٰ ١٢
Or enjoins piety?
- أَوْ
- Or
- أَمَرَ بِالتَّقْوَىٰ
- enjoins piety
أَرَأَيْتَ إِن كَذَّبَ وَتَوَلَّىٰ ١٣
Tell me if he (the disbeliever, Abu Jahl) denies (the truth, i.e. this Quran), and turns away?
- أَرَأَيْتَ
- Tell me
- إِن كَذَّبَ
- if he denies
- وَتَوَلَّىٰ
- and turns away
- (the disbeliever, Abu Jahl)
- (the truth, i.e. this Quran)
أَلَمْ يَعْلَم بِأَنَّ اللَّهَ يَرَىٰ ١٤
Knows he not that Allah does see (what he does)?
- أَلَمْ يَعْلَم
- Knows he not
- بِأَنَّ اللَّهَ يَرَىٰ
- that Allah does see (what he does)
كَلَّا لَئِن لَّمْ يَنتَهِ لَنَسْفَعًا بِالنَّاصِيَةِ ١٥
Nay! If he (Abu Jahl) ceases not, We will catch him by the forelock,
- كَلَّا
- Nay!
- لَئِن لَّمْ يَنتَهِ
- If he (Abu Jahl) ceases not,
- لَنَسْفَعًا بِالنَّاصِيَةِ
- We will catch him by the forelock,
نَاصِيَةٍ كَاذِبَةٍ خَاطِئَةٍ ١٦
A lying, sinful forelock!
- نَاصِيَةٍ
- A forelock
- كَاذِبَةٍ
- lying
- خَاطِئَةٍ
- sinful
فَلْيَدْعُ نَادِيَهُ ١٧
Then, let him call upon his council (of helpers),
- فَلْيَدْعُ
- Then, let him call upon
- نَادِيَهُ
- his council (of helpers)
سَنَدْعُ الزَّبَانِيَةَ ١٨
We will call the guards of Hell (to deal with him)!
- سَنَدْعُ
- We will call
- الزَّبَانِيَةَ
- the guards of Hell (to deal with him)