SURAH AL-HUJURAT (THE CELLS)

MEDINAN PERIOD

Division: 647

1O you who have believed! Do not put yourselves forward between two hands of Allah and His Messenger/do not bring forth your ideas in the religion. And surrender under the guardianship of Allah. Surely, Allah is the Most Hearing, the Most Knowing.

2O you who have believed! Do not raise your voices over the voice of the Prophet. Do not call Prophet with raised voice as you call each other with raised voice; lest you transgress in respect and your deeds become wasted.

3Surely, as for those who lower their voices before the Messenger of Allah; they are the ones whose hearts Allah tests so they may surrender under the guardianship of Allah. For them will be forgiveness, protection and a great reward.

4Surely, those who call you from the back of their cells; most of them do not act wisely.

5And had they had patience until you come to them, it would have been better for them. and Allah is the Most Forgiving of the sins of His servants, the One Who does not punish them and the Possessor of Forgiveness, the Most Merciful.

6O you who have believed! When a man who has gone astray from the righteous path brings you news, investigate/verify its source. Or, you may attack/harm a people and then become repented.

7,8And surely, know that the Messenger is among you. Had he followed you for so many matters, you would have surely been in trouble. But Allah has made you love the faith and made it a jewelry for your hearts as a favor and blessing from Him. He has made blasphemy; conscious denial of the Divinity of Allah and the fact that He is Rabb, going astray from the righteous path and rebellion evil to you. They are the wise/righteous people. And Allah is the Most Knowing, the Best Law-Maker, the One Who makes incorruptible.

9And if two groups from among the believers are made to fight each other, immediately make peace between them. should one of them attack the other, fight against the attacking side until they return to the command of Allah. And if they should return, make peace among them with justice and treat them justly. Surely, Allah likes those who act justly.

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10Believers are only brothers. Therefore, make peace between your brothers and surrender under the guardianship of Allah so you may receive mercy.

11O you who have believed! Do not let a people mock other people. The people whom they mock may be better than them. do not let women mock other women. The women whom they mock may be better than them. And do not mock yourselves; humiliate nor scorn; do not call each other with offensive nick names; do not insult each other, do not despise. How evil is to be accused of going astray from the righteous path! And whoever resists repenting; they are the ones who do wrong; act against their own good.

12O you who have believed! Avoid much assumption. Surely, some assumptions are sin. Do not investigate each other’s faults. Do not backbite each other/speak ill behind each other’s back. Would one of you like to eat his dead brother’s flesh? You find it despicable. And surrender under the guardianship of Allah. Surely, Allah is the Acceptor of repentances, the One Who gives chance to repent, the Most Merciful.

(106/49; Al-Hujurat/1-12)

Division: 648

13O people! We created you from a man and a woman, made you nations and groups so you might meet each other. Surely, in the eye of Allah, the most precious among you is the one who surrenders himself under the guardianship of Allah the most. Truly, Allah is the Most Knowing, the Most Acquainted.

(106/49; Al-Hujurat/13)

Division: 649

14Bedouin Arabs said: “We believe!”. Say: “No you do not, but say ‘Eslamna’ [We have made incorruptible/assured ourselves]! Faith has not yet penetrated into your hearts. And should you obey Allah and His Messenger, He will not let any of your deeds be wasted”. Truly, Allah is the Most Forgiving, the Most Merciful!

15Believers are the ones who believe in Allah and His Messenger and do not doubt about this and who make their best efforts in the path of Allah with their wealth and lives. They are the truthful.

16Say: “Do you teach your religion to Allah? Yet, Allah knows that which is in the Heavens and on the Earth”. And Allah is the Most Knowing of all things.

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17They expect you to be grateful to them as they have converted to Islam. Say: “Do not expect gratefulness from me for your conversion to Islam. Quite contrary, if you are righteous, be grateful to Allah for He has made you reach the faith”.

18Surely, Allah knows the unseen, the unheard, the unfelt of the Heavens and the Earth. And Allah is the Most Seeing of what you do.

(106/49; Al-Hujurat/14-18)

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