The Immutable Decree of Allah and the Role of Prophet Muhammad (SAW)

Ar-Ra'd — Verses 39–41 | Explore this Quran theme on Muallim

يَمْحُو اللَّهُ مَا يَشَاءُ وَيُثْبِتُ ۖ وَعِندَهُ أُمُّ الْكِتَابِ ٣٩

Allah blots out what He wills and confirms (what He wills). And with Him is the Mother of the Book (Al-Lauh Al-Mahfuz)

يَمْحُو اللَّهُ مَا يَشَاءُ
Allah blots out what He wills
وَيُثْبِتُ ۖ
and confirms (what He wills)
وَعِندَهُ أُمُّ الْكِتَابِ
And with Him is the Mother of the Book (Al-Lauh Al-Mahfuz)

وَإِن مَّا نُرِيَنَّكَ بَعْضَ الَّذِي نَعِدُهُمْ أَوْ نَتَوَفَّيَنَّكَ فَإِنَّمَا عَلَيْكَ الْبَلَاغُ وَعَلَيْنَا الْحِسَابُ ٤٠

Whether We show you (O Muhammad SAW) part of what We have promised them or cause you to die, your duty is only to convey (the Message) and on Us is the reckoning.

وَإِن مَّا نُرِيَنَّكَ
Whether We show you
بَعْضَ الَّذِي نَعِدُهُمْ
part of what We have promised them
أَوْ نَتَوَفَّيَنَّكَ
or cause you to die
فَإِنَّمَا عَلَيْكَ الْبَلَاغُ
your duty is only to convey (the Message)
وَعَلَيْنَا الْحِسَابُ
and on Us is the reckoning

أَوَلَمْ يَرَوْا أَنَّا نَأْتِي الْأَرْضَ نَنقُصُهَا مِنْ أَطْرَافِهَا ۚ وَاللَّهُ يَحْكُمُ لَا مُعَقِّبَ لِحُكْمِهِ ۚ وَهُوَ سَرِيعُ الْحِسَابِ ٤١

See they not that We gradually reduce the land (of disbelievers, by giving it to the believers, in war victories) from its outlying borders. And Allah judges, there is none to put back His Judgement and He is Swift at reckoning.

أَوَلَمْ يَرَوْا
See they not
أَنَّا نَأْتِي الْأَرْضَ نَنقُصُهَا مِنْ أَطْرَافِهَا ۚ
that We gradually reduce the land (of disbelievers, by giving it to the believers, in war victories) from its outlying borders.
وَاللَّهُ يَحْكُمُ
And Allah judges,
لَا مُعَقِّبَ لِحُكْمِهِ ۚ
there is none to put back His Judgement
وَهُوَ سَرِيعُ الْحِسَابِ
and He is Swift at reckoning.