24 verses Starts at An-Nahl 51 Ends at An-Nahl 74

Rub’ al-Hizb 109 of 240

Rub’ al-Hizb 109 ربع ١٠٩

A quarter of a hizb: 240 short portions.

From: An-Nahl 51
To: An-Nahl 74
Verses: 24

بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ

16:51

God said, ‘Do not take two gods’- for He is the One God––‘ I alone am the One that you should hold in awe.’

M.A.S. Abdel Haleem

16:52

Everything in the heavens and earth belongs to Him: everlasting obedience is His right. Will you heed anyone other than God?

M.A.S. Abdel Haleem

16:53

Whatever good things you possess come from God, and when hardship afflicts you, it is to Him alone you cry out for help,

M.A.S. Abdel Haleem

16:54

yet when He has relieved you of your hardship- lo and behold!- some of you attribute partners to your Lord.

M.A.S. Abdel Haleem

16:55

Let them show ingratitude for the favours We have shown them; ‘Enjoy your brief time- soon you will know.’

M.A.S. Abdel Haleem

16:56

They set aside part of the sustenance We give them, for [idols] about which they have no true knowledge. By God! You will be questioned about your false inventions.

M.A.S. Abdel Haleem

16:57

They assign daughters to God––may He be exalted!––and the [sons] they desire to themselves.

M.A.S. Abdel Haleem

16:58

When one of them is given news of the birth of a baby girl, his face darkens and he is filled with gloom.

M.A.S. Abdel Haleem

16:59

In his shame he hides himself away from his people because of the bad news he has been given. Should he keep her and suffer contempt or bury her in the dust? How ill they judge!

M.A.S. Abdel Haleem

16:60

Those who do not believe in the Hereafter should have the contemptible image, and God should have the highest one: He is the Mighty, the Wise.

M.A.S. Abdel Haleem

16:61

If God took people to task for the evil they do, He would not leave one living creature on earth, but He reprieves them until an appointed time: when their time comes they cannot delay it for a moment nor can they bring it forward.

M.A.S. Abdel Haleem

16:62

They attribute to God what they themselves dislike while their own tongues utter the lie that the best belongs to them. Without doubt it is the Fire that belongs to them: they will be given priority there!

M.A.S. Abdel Haleem

16:63

By God, We have sent messengers before you [Muhammad] to other communities, but Satan made their foul deeds seem alluring to them. He is the patron of these present disbelievers too, and a painful punishment awaits them all.

M.A.S. Abdel Haleem

16:64

We have sent down the Scripture to you only to make clear to them what they differ about, and as guidance and mercy to those who believe.

M.A.S. Abdel Haleem

16:65

It is God who sends water down from the sky and with it revives the earth when it is dead. There truly is a sign in this for people who listen.

M.A.S. Abdel Haleem

16:66

In livestock, too, you have a lesson- We give you a drink from the contents of their bellies, between waste matter and blood, pure milk, sweet to the drinker.

M.A.S. Abdel Haleem

16:67

From the fruits of date palms and grapes you take sweet juice and wholesome provisions. There truly is a sign in this for people who use their reason.

M.A.S. Abdel Haleem

16:68

And your Lord inspired the bee, saying, ‘Build yourselves houses in the mountains and trees and what people construct.

M.A.S. Abdel Haleem

16:69

Then feed on all kinds of fruit and follow the ways made easy for you by your Lord.’ From their bellies comes a drink of different colours in which there is healing for people. There truly is a sign in this for those who think.

M.A.S. Abdel Haleem

16:70

It is God who has created you and in time will cause you to die. Some of you will be reduced, in old age, to a most abject state, so that, after having knowledge, they will know nothing at all: God is truly all knowing and all powerful.

M.A.S. Abdel Haleem

16:71

God has given some of you more provision than others. Those who have been given more are unwilling to pass their provision on to the slaves they possess so that they become their equals. How can they refuse to acknowledge God’s blessings?

M.A.S. Abdel Haleem

16:72

And it is God who has given you spouses from amongst yourselves and through them He has given you children and grandchildren and provided you with good things. How can they believe in falsehood and deny God’s blessings?

M.A.S. Abdel Haleem

16:73

Those they worship beside God have no power to provide anything for them from the heavens or the earth: they can do nothing.

M.A.S. Abdel Haleem

16:74

So do not make up images about God: God knows and you do not.

M.A.S. Abdel Haleem

End of An-Nahl

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