Tafheem-ul-Quran - Abul Ala Maududi

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Tafheem-ul-Quran - Abul Ala Maududi translation for Surah Fussilat — Ayah 30

41:30
إِنَّ ٱلَّذِينَ قَالُواْ رَبُّنَا ٱللَّهُ ثُمَّ ٱسۡتَقَٰمُواْ تَتَنَزَّلُ عَلَيۡهِمُ ٱلۡمَلَٰٓئِكَةُ أَلَّا تَخَافُواْ وَلَا تَحۡزَنُواْ وَأَبۡشِرُواْ بِٱلۡجَنَّةِ ٱلَّتِي كُنتُمۡ تُوعَدُونَ ٣٠
Those1 who say “Allah is our Lord” and then remain steadfast,2 upon them descend angels3 (and say): “Do not fear nor grieve,4 and receive good tidings of Paradise which you were promised.
Footnotes
  • [1] Qira’at: Nafieʻ and Abu Jaʻfar read it as: “winds ”.
  • [2] Anas has reported that the Prophet (peace be upon him) said: Many people called Allah their Lord, but most of them became disbelievers. Firm and steadfast is he who remained firm on this creed till his death. (Ibn Jarir, Nasai, Ibn Abi Hatim).
  • [3] “Then remain upright” has been explained by the Prophet (peace be upon him) and the eminent companions thus:
  • [4] After warning the disbelievers of the consequences of their opposition to the truth and their stubbornness, the address now turns to the believers and the Prophet (peace be upon him).
  • [5] That is, they did not call Allah their Lord merely incidentally, nor were they involved in the error to regard Allah as their Lord and at the same time others as well as their lords, but they embraced the faith sincerely and stood by it steadfastly: neither adopted a creed contrary to it later nor mixed it up with a false creed, but they fulfilled the demands of the doctrine of Tauhid in their practical lives as well.
  • [6] Qira’at: Hamza, Al-Kesa’i and Khalaf read it as: “. . . and those who avoid the grave kind of sin and . . .”
  • [7] A grammatical shift from 3rd person to 1st person.
  • [8] Qira’at: Nafieʻ, Ibn ʻAmer, and Abu Jaʻfar read it as: “. . . yet He pardons much. 35Thus those who dispute Our signs know that there is no escape for them.