Sura 44: Smoke (Al-Dukhan)
Number of verses: 59
In the name of God, Most Gracious, Most Merciful
1. H. M. (Haa
Meem)
2. And this enlightening
scripture.
3. We have sent it down
in a blessed night, for we are to warn.
4. In it (the scripture),
every matter of wisdom is clarified.
5. It is a
predetermined command from us that we send messengers.
6. This is a mercy from
your Lord. He is the Hearer, the Omniscient.
7. Lord of the heavens
and the earth, and everything between them. If only you could be
certain!
8. There is no other god
beside Him. He controls life and death; your Lord and the Lord of
your ancestors.
9. Indeed, they are
doubtful, heedless.
The Smoke: A Major Prophecy*
10. Therefore, watch for
the day when the sky brings a profound smoke.
11. It will envelope the
people; this is a painful retribution.
12. "Our Lord,
relieve this retribution for us; we are believers."
God's Messenger of the
Covenant*
13. Now that it is too
late, they remember! An enlightening messenger had come to them.
14. But they turned away
from him, saying, "Well educated, but crazy!"
15. We will relieve
the retribution for awhile; you will soon revert.
16. The day we strike the
big stroke, we will avenge.
17. We have tested before them the people of Pharaoh; an honorable messenger went to them.
18. Proclaiming:
"Listen to me, servants of GOD. I am an
honest messenger to you."
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*44:10 Only two signs are yet to
be fulfilled, this smoke and Gog and Magog (Appendix 25).
*44:13 The sum of sura and
verse numbers (44+13) is 57, 19 x 3, and this Quranic code was
proclaimed by God's Messenger of the Covenant (Appendices 1, 2 ,
& 26).
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19. And, "Do not
transgress against GOD. I bring to you
powerful proofs.
20. "I seek refuge
in my Lord and your Lord, if you oppose me.
21. "If you do not
wish to believe, then simply leave me alone."
22. Subsequently, he
implored his Lord: "These are wicked people."
23. (God said,)
"Travel with My servants during the night; you will be
pursued.
24. "Cross the sea
quickly; their troops will be drowned."
25. Thus, they left
behind many gardens and springs.
26. Crops and a luxurious
life.
27. Blessings that they
enjoyed.
28. All these we caused
to be inherited by other people.
29. Neither the heaven,
nor the earth wept over them, and they were not given respite.
30. Meanwhile, we
saved the Children of Israel from the humiliating persecution.
31. From Pharaoh; he was
a tyrant.
32. We have chosen them
from among all the people, knowingly.
33. We showed them so
many proofs, which constituted a great test.
Expect The Same Consequences
34. The present generations
say,
35. "We only die the first
death; we will never be resurrected!
36. "Bring back our
forefathers, if you are truthful."
37. Are they better than
the people of Tubba` and others before them? We annihilated them
for their crimes.
38. We did not create
the heavens and the earth, and everything between them, just to
play.
39. We created them for a
specific purpose, but most of them do not know.
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40. The Day of
Decision awaits them all.
41. That is the day when
no friend can help his friend in any way; no one can be helped.
42. Only those who attain
mercy from GOD. He is the Almighty, Most
Merciful.
The Disbelievers
43. Surely, the tree of
bitterness -
44. will provide the food
for the sinful.
45. Like lye, it will
boil in the stomachs.
46. Like the boiling of
hellish drinks.
47. Take him and throw
him into the center of Hell.
48. Then pour upon his
head the retribution of the Inferno.
49. "Taste this; you
were so powerful, so honorable."
50. This is what you used
to doubt.
The Righteous
51. The righteous will be
in a secure position.
52. Enjoying gardens and
springs.
53. Wearing velvet and
satin; close to each other.
54. We grant them
wonderful spouses.
55. They enjoy in it all
kinds of fruits, in perfect peace.
The Righteous Do Not Really
Die*
56. They do not taste
death therein - beyond the first death - and He has spared them
the retribution of Hell.
57. Such is the blessing
from your Lord. Such is the great triumph.
58. We
have thus clarified it in your language, that they may take heed.
59. Therefore, wait; they
too will have to wait.
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*44:56 As detailed in Appendix 17,
the righteous do not really die; they move on directly to the
same Paradise where Adam and Eve once lived. Compare this
statement with the disbelievers' statement in 40:11.
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