Conditions for Receiving Allah's Favor and the Consequences of Disobedience

An-Nur — Verses 55–57 | Explore this Quran theme on Muallim

وَعَدَ اللَّهُ الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا مِنكُمْ وَعَمِلُوا الصَّالِحَاتِ لَيَسْتَخْلِفَنَّهُمْ فِي الْأَرْضِ كَمَا اسْتَخْلَفَ الَّذِينَ مِن قَبْلِهِمْ وَلَيُمَكِّنَنَّ لَهُمْ دِينَهُمُ الَّذِي ارْتَضَىٰ لَهُمْ وَلَيُبَدِّلَنَّهُم مِّن بَعْدِ خَوْفِهِمْ أَمْنًا ۚ يَعْبُدُونَنِي لَا يُشْرِكُونَ بِي شَيْئًا ۚ وَمَن كَفَرَ بَعْدَ ذَٰلِكَ فَأُولَٰئِكَ هُمُ الْفَاسِقُونَ ٥٥

Allah has promised those among you who believe, and do righteous good deeds, that He will certainly grant them succession to (the present rulers) in the earth, as He granted it to those before them, and that He will grant them the authority to practise their religion, that which He has chosen for them (i.e. Islam). And He will surely give them in exchange a safe security after their fear (provided) they (believers) worship Me and do not associate anything (in worship) with Me. But whoever disbelieved after this, they are the Fasiqun (rebellious, disobedient to Allah).

وَعَدَ اللَّهُ الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا مِنكُمْ وَعَمِلُوا الصَّالِحَاتِ
Allah has promised those among you who believe, and do righteous good deeds,
لَيَسْتَخْلِفَنَّهُمْ فِي الْأَرْضِ كَمَا اسْتَخْلَفَ الَّذِينَ مِن قَبْلِهِمْ
that He will certainly grant them succession to (the present rulers) in the earth, as He granted it to those before them,
وَلَيُمَكِّنَنَّ لَهُمْ دِينَهُمُ الَّذِي ارْتَضَىٰ لَهُمْ
and that He will grant them the authority to practise their religion, that which He has chosen for them (i.e. Islam).
وَلَيُبَدِّلَنَّهُم مِّن بَعْدِ خَوْفِهِمْ أَمْنًا ۚ
And He will surely give them in exchange a safe security after their fear
يَعْبُدُونَنِي لَا يُشْرِكُونَ بِي شَيْئًا ۚ
(provided) they (believers) worship Me and do not associate anything (in worship) with Me.
وَمَن كَفَرَ بَعْدَ ذَٰلِكَ فَأُولَٰئِكَ هُمُ الْفَاسِقُونَ
But whoever disbelieved after this, they are the Fasiqun (rebellious, disobedient to Allah).

وَأَقِيمُوا الصَّلَاةَ وَآتُوا الزَّكَاةَ وَأَطِيعُوا الرَّسُولَ لَعَلَّكُمْ تُرْحَمُونَ ٥٦

And perform As-Salat (Iqamat-as-Salat), and give Zakat and obey the Messenger (Muhammad SAW) that you may receive mercy (from Allah).

وَأَقِيمُوا الصَّلَاةَ
And perform As-Salat (Iqamat-as-Salat),
وَآتُوا الزَّكَاةَ
and give Zakat
وَأَطِيعُوا الرَّسُولَ
and obey the Messenger (Muhammad SAW)
لَعَلَّكُمْ تُرْحَمُونَ
that you may receive mercy (from Allah).

لَا تَحْسَبَنَّ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا مُعْجِزِينَ فِي الْأَرْضِ ۚ وَمَأْوَاهُمُ النَّارُ ۖ وَلَبِئْسَ الْمَصِيرُ ٥٧

Consider not that the disbelievers can escape in the land. Their abode shall be the Fire, and worst indeed is that destination.

لَا تَحْسَبَنَّ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا
Consider not that the disbelievers
مُعْجِزِينَ فِي الْأَرْضِ ۚ
can escape in the land.
وَمَأْوَاهُمُ النَّارُ ۖ
Their abode shall be the Fire,
وَلَبِئْسَ الْمَصِيرُ
and worst indeed is that destination.