سورة التغابن
Surah At-Taghabun
The Mutual Disillusion
Surah At-Taghabun (The Mutual Disillusion) is the 64th surah of the Quran. It has 18 verses and is a Medinan surah. Below is the complete Arabic text with an English translation and transliteration, verse by verse.
بِسۡمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحۡمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ
يُسَبِّحُ لِلَّهِ مَا فِي ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَ مَا فِي ٱلۡأَرۡضِ ۖ لَهُ ٱلۡمُلۡكُ وَ لَهُ ٱلۡحَمۡدُ ۖ وَ هُوَ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَيۡءࣲ قَدِيرٌ﴿١﴾
Yusabbihu lillahi ma fee alssamawati wama fee alardi lahu almulku walahu alhamdu wahuwa ʿala kulli shayin qadeerun
Whatever is in the heavens and whatever is on the earth is exalting Allāh. To Him belongs dominion, and to Him belongs [all] praise, and He is over all things competent.
هُوَ ٱلَّذِي خَلَقَكُمۡ فَمِنكُمۡ كَافِرࣱ وَ مِنكُم مُّؤۡمِنࣱ ۚ وَ ٱللَّهُ بِمَا تَعۡمَلُونَ بَصِيرٌ﴿٢﴾
Huwa allathee khalaqakum faminkum kafirun waminkum muminun waAllahu bima taʿmaloona baseerun
It is He who created you, and among you is the disbeliever, and among you is the believer. And Allāh, of what you do, is Seeing.
خَلَقَ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَ ٱلۡأَرۡضَ بِٱلۡحَقِّ وَ صَوَّرَكُمۡ فَأَحۡسَنَ صُوَرَكُمۡ ۖ وَ إِلَيۡهِ ٱلۡمَصِيرُ﴿٣﴾
Khalaqa alssamawati waalarda bialhaqqi wasawwarakum faahsana suwarakum wailayhi almaseeru
He created the heavens and earth in truth and formed you and perfected your forms; and to Him is the [final] destination.
يَعۡلَمُ مَا فِي ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَ ٱلۡأَرۡضِ وَ يَعۡلَمُ مَا تُسِرُّونَ وَ مَا تُعۡلِنُونَ ۚ وَ ٱللَّهُ عَلِيمُۢ بِذَاتِ ٱلصُّدُورِ﴿٤﴾
Yaʿlamu ma fee alssamawati waalardi wayaʿlamu ma tusirroona wama tuʿlinoona waAllahu ʿaleemun bithati alssudoori
He knows what is within the heavens and earth and knows what you conceal and what you declare. And Allāh is Knowing of that within the breasts.
أَلَمۡ يَأۡتِكُمۡ نَبَؤُاْ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُواْ مِن قَبۡلُ فَذَاقُواْ وَبَالَ أَمۡرِهِمۡ وَ لَهُمۡ عَذَابٌ أَلِيمࣱ﴿٥﴾
Alam yatikum nabao allatheena kafaroo min qablu fathaqoo wabala amrihim walahum ʿathabun aleemun
Has there not come to you the news of those who disbelieved before? So they tasted the bad consequence of their affair, and they will have a painful punishment.
ذَٰلِكَ بِأَنَّهُۥ كَانَت تَّأۡتِيهِمۡ رُسُلُهُم بِٱلۡبَيِّنَٰتِ فَقَالُوٓاْ أَبَشَرࣱ يَهۡدُونَنَا فَكَفَرُواْ وَ تَوَلَّواْ ۖ وَّ ٱسۡتَغۡنَى ٱللَّهُ ۚ وَ ٱللَّهُ غَنِيٌّ حَمِيدࣱ﴿٦﴾
Thalika biannahu kanat tateehim rusuluhum bialbayyinati faqaloo abasharun yahdoonana fakafaroo watawallaw waistaghna Allahu waAllahu ghaniyyun hameedun
That is because their messengers used to come to them with clear evidences, but they said, "Shall human beings guide us?" and disbelieved and turned away. And Allāh dispensed [with them]; and Allāh is Free of need and Praiseworthy.
زَعَمَ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوٓاْ أَن لَّن يُبۡعَثُواْ ۚ قُلۡ بَلَىٰ وَ رَبِّي لَتُبۡعَثُنَّ ثُمَّ لَتُنَبَّؤُنَّ بِمَا عَمِلۡتُمۡ ۚ وَ ذَٰلِكَ عَلَى ٱللَّهِ يَسِيرࣱ﴿٧﴾
Zaʿama allatheena kafaroo an lan yubʿathoo qul bala warabbee latubʿathunna thumma latunabbaonna bima ʿamiltum wathalika ʿala Allahi yaseerun
Those who disbelieve have claimed that they will never be resurrected. Say, "Yes, by my Lord, you will surely be resurrected; then you will surely be informed of what you did. And that, for Allāh, is easy."
فَـَٔامِنُواْ بِٱللَّهِ وَ رَسُولِهِۦ وَ ٱلنُّورِ ٱلَّذِيٓ أَنزَلۡنَا ۚ وَ ٱللَّهُ بِمَا تَعۡمَلُونَ خَبِيرࣱ﴿٨﴾
Faaminoo biAllahi warasoolihi waalnnoori allathee anzalna waAllahu bima taʿmaloona khabeerun
So believe in Allāh and His Messenger and the light [i.e., the Qur’ān] which We have sent down. And Allāh is Aware of what you do.
يَوۡمَ يَجۡمَعُكُمۡ لِيَوۡمِ ٱلۡجَمۡعِ ۖ ذَٰلِكَ يَوۡمُ ٱلتَّغَابُنِ ۗ وَ مَن يُؤۡمِنۢ بِٱللَّهِ وَ يَعۡمَلۡ صَٰلِحࣰا يُكَفِّرۡ عَنۡهُ سَيِّـَٔاتِهِۦ وَ يُدۡخِلۡهُ جَنَّٰتࣲ تَجۡرِي مِن تَحۡتِهَا ٱلۡأَنۡهَٰرُ خَٰلِدِينَ فِيهَآ أَبَدࣰا ۚ ذَٰلِكَ ٱلۡفَوۡزُ ٱلۡعَظِيمُ﴿٩﴾
Yawma yajmaʿukum liyawmi aljamʿi thalika yawmu alttaghabuni waman yumin biAllahi wayaʿmal salihan yukaffir ʿanhu sayyiatihi wayudkhilhu jannatin tajree min tahtiha alanharu khalideena feeha abadan thalika alfawzu alʿatheemu
The Day He will assemble you for the Day of Assembly - that is the Day of Deprivation. And whoever believes in Allāh and does righteousness - He will remove from him his misdeeds and admit him to gardens beneath which rivers flow, wherein they will abide forever. That is the great attainment.
وَ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُواْ وَ كَذَّبُواْ بِـَٔايَٰتِنَآ أُوْلَٰٓئِكَ أَصۡحَٰبُ ٱلنَّارِ خَٰلِدِينَ فِيهَا ۖ وَ بِئۡسَ ٱلۡمَصِيرُ﴿١٠﴾
Waallatheena kafaroo wakaththaboo biayatina olaika ashabu alnnari khalideena feeha wabisa almaseeru
But the ones who disbelieved and denied Our verses - those are the companions of the Fire, abiding eternally therein; and wretched is the destination.
مَآ أَصَابَ مِن مُّصِيبَةٍ إِلَّا بِإِذۡنِ ٱللَّهِ ۗ وَ مَن يُؤۡمِنۢ بِٱللَّهِ يَهۡدِ قَلۡبَهُۥ ۚ وَ ٱللَّهُ بِكُلِّ شَيۡءٍ عَلِيمࣱ﴿١١﴾
Ma asaba min museebatin illa biithni Allahi waman yumin biAllahi yahdi qalbahu waAllahu bikulli shayin ʿaleemun
No disaster strikes except by permission of Allāh. And whoever believes in Allāh - He will guide his heart. And Allāh is Knowing of all things.
وَ أَطِيعُواْ ٱللَّهَ وَ أَطِيعُواْ ٱلرَّسُولَ ۚ فَإِن تَوَلَّيۡتُمۡ فَإِنَّمَا عَلَىٰ رَسُولِنَا ٱلۡبَلَٰغُ ٱلۡمُبِينُ﴿١٢﴾
Waateeʿoo Allaha waateeʿoo alrrasoola fain tawallaytum fainnama ʿala rasoolina albalaghu almubeenu
And obey Allāh and obey the Messenger; but if you turn away - then upon Our Messenger is only [the duty of] clear notification.
ٱللَّهُ لَآ إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا هُوَ ۚ وَ عَلَى ٱللَّهِ فَلۡيَتَوَكَّلِ ٱلۡمُؤۡمِنُونَ﴿١٣﴾
Allahu la ilaha illa huwa waʿala Allahi falyatawakkali almuminoona
Allāh - there is no deity except Him. And upon Allāh let the believers rely.
يَٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوٓاْ إِنَّ مِنۡ أَزۡوَٰجِكُمۡ وَ أَوۡلَٰدِكُمۡ عَدُوࣰّا لَّكُمۡ فَٱحۡذَرُوهُمۡ ۚ وَ إِن تَعۡفُواْ وَ تَصۡفَحُواْ وَ تَغۡفِرُواْ فَإِنَّ ٱللَّهَ غَفُورࣱ رَّحِيمٌ﴿١٤﴾
Ya ayyuha allatheena amanoo inna min azwajikum waawladikum ʿaduwwan lakum faihtharoohum wain taʿfoo watasfahoo wataghfiroo fainna Allaha ghafoorun raheemun
O you who have believed, indeed, among your spouses and your children are enemies to you, so beware of them. But if you pardon and overlook and forgive - then indeed, Allāh is Forgiving and Merciful.
إِنَّمَآ أَمۡوَٰلُكُمۡ وَ أَوۡلَٰدُكُمۡ فِتۡنَةࣱ ۚ وَ ٱللَّهُ عِندَهُۥٓ أَجۡرٌ عَظِيمࣱ﴿١٥﴾
Innama amwalukum waawladukum fitnatun waAllahu ʿindahu ajrun ʿatheemun
Your wealth and your children are but a trial, and Allāh has with Him a great reward.
فَٱتَّقُواْ ٱللَّهَ مَا ٱسۡتَطَعۡتُمۡ وَ ٱسۡمَعُواْ وَ أَطِيعُواْ وَ أَنفِقُواْ خَيۡرࣰا لِّأَنفُسِكُمۡ ۗ وَ مَن يُوقَ شُحَّ نَفۡسِهِۦ فَأُوْلَٰٓئِكَ هُمُ ٱلۡمُفۡلِحُونَ﴿١٦﴾
Faittaqoo Allaha ma istataʿtum waismaʿoo waateeʿoo waanfiqoo khayran lianfusikum waman yooqa shuhha nafsihi faolaika humu almuflihoona
So fear Allāh as much as you are able and listen and obey and spend [in the way of Allāh]; it is better for your selves. And whoever is protected from the stinginess of his soul - it is those who will be the successful.
إِن تُقۡرِضُواْ ٱللَّهَ قَرۡضًا حَسَنࣰا يُضَٰعِفۡهُ لَكُمۡ وَ يَغۡفِرۡ لَكُمۡ ۚ وَ ٱللَّهُ شَكُورٌ حَلِيمٌ﴿١٧﴾
In tuqridoo Allaha qardan hasanan yudaʿifhu lakum wayaghfir lakum waAllahu shakoorun haleemun
If you loan Allāh a goodly loan, He will multiply it for you and forgive you. And Allāh is [most] Appreciative and Forbearing,
عَٰلِمُ ٱلۡغَيۡبِ وَ ٱلشَّهَٰدَةِ ٱلۡعَزِيزُ ٱلۡحَكِيمُ﴿١٨﴾
ʿalimu alghaybi waalshshahadati alʿazeezu alhakeemu
Knower of the unseen and the witnessed, the Exalted in Might, the Wise.
Translation: Saheeh International · Transliteration
About this surah
Name
The Surah takes its name from the sentence Dhalika yaum-ut taghabun of verse 9, thereby implying that it is the Surah in which the word at taghabun has occurred.
Period of Revelation
Muqatil and Kalbi say that it was partly revealed at Makkah and partly at Madinah. Hadrat Abdullah bin Abbas and Ata bin Yasar say that vv. 1-13 were revealed at Makkah and vv. 14-18 at Madinah. But the majority of commentators regard the whole of the surah as a Madinan Revelation. Although there is no internal evidence to help determine its exact period of revelation, yet a study of its subject matter shows that it might probably have been sent down at an early stage at Madinah. That is why it partly resembles the Makkah surahs and partly the Madinan Surahs.
Theme and Subject Matter
The theme of this surah is invitation to the Faith and obedience (to Allah) and the teaching of good morals. The sequence followed is that the first four verses are addressed to all men; verses 5-10 to those men, who do not believe in the invitation of the Qur'an; and verses 11-18 to those who accept and believe in this invitation.
In the verses addressed to all men, they have been made aware in a few brief sentences of the four fundamental truths:
First, that the universe in which they live is not Godless, but its Creator, Master and Ruler is an All Powerful God, and everything in it testifies to His being most Perfect and absolutely faultless.
Second, that the universe is not without purpose and wisdom, but its Creator has created it with truth no one should be under the delusion that it is a mock show, which began without a purpose and will come to an end without a purpose.
Third, that the excellent form that God has created you with and the choice that He has given you to choose between belief and unbelief is not a useless and meaningless activity so that it may be of no consequence whether you choose belief or unbelief. In fact, God is watching as to how you exercise your choice.
Fourth, that you have not been created irresponsible and un-answerable. You have to return ultimately to your Creator, and have to meet the Being who is aware of everything in the universe, from Whom nothing is hidden, to Whom even the innermost thoughts of the minds are known.
After stating these four fundamental truths about the Universe and Man, the address turns to the people who adopted the way of unbelief, and their attention is drawn to a phenomenon which has persisted throughout human history, namely that nation after nation has arisen and ultimately gone to its doom. Man by his intellect and reason has been explaining this phenomenon in a thousand ways, but Allah tells the real truth and declares that the fundamental causes of the destruction of the nations were only two:
First, that they refused to believe in the Messengers whom He sent for their guidance, with the result that Allah too left them to themselves, and they invented their own philosophies of life and went on groping their way from one error to another.
Second, that they also, rejected the doctrine of Hereafter, and thought this worldly life to be an end in itself, and that there was no life hereafter when they would have to render an account of their deeds before God. This corrupted their whole attitude towards life, and their impure morals and character so polluted the world that eventually the scourge of God itself had to descend and eliminate them from the scene.
After stating these two instructive truths of human history, the deniers of the message of Truth have been admonished to wake up and believe in Allah, His Messenger and the Light of Guidance that Allah has sent in the form of the Qur'an if they want to avoid the fate met by the former peoples. Besides, they have been warned that the Day shall eventually come when all the former and the latter generations will be collected at one place and the fraud and embezzlement committed by each will be exposed before all mankind. Then the fate of each man will be decided finally on the basis as to who had adopted the path of the Faith and righteousness and who had followed the way of disbelief and denial of the Truth. The first group shalt deserve eternal Paradise and the second shall be doomed to everlasting Hell.
Then, addressing those who adopt the way of the Faith, a few important instructions have been given:
First, that whatever affliction befalls a person in the world, it befalls him by Allah's leave. Whoever in this state of affliction remains steadfast to the Faith, Allah blesses his heart with guidance; otherwise although the affliction of the one who in confusion or bewilderment turns away from the path of the Faith, cannot be averted except by Allah's leave, yet he becomes involved in another, the greatest affliction of all, namely that his heart is deprived of the guidance of Allah.
Secondly, that the believer is not required to affirm the faith with the tongue only, but after the affirmation of the Faith he should practically obey Allah and His Messenger. If he turns away from obedience he would himself be responsible for his loss, for the Holy Messenger of Allah (upon whom be His peace) has become absolved from the responsibility after having delivered the message of Truth.
Thirdly, that the believer should place his trust in Allah alone and not in his own power or some other power of the world.
Fourthly, that the worldly goods and children are a great trial and temptation for the believer, for it is their love which generally distracts man from the path of faith and obedience. Therefore, the believers have to beware some of their children, and wives lest they become robbers for them on the Way of God directly or indirectly; and they should spend their wealth for the sake of God so that their self remains safe against the temptations of Satan.
Fifthly, that every man is responsible only to the extent of his power and ability. Allah does not demand that man should exert himself beyond his power and ability. However, the believer should try his best to live in fear of God as far as possible, and should see that he does not transgress the bounds set by Allah in his speech, conduct and dealings through his own negligence.
Source: Sayyid Abul Ala Maududi - Tafhim al-Qur'an - The Meaning of the Quran