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)