Surah 25. Al-Furqan, Ayah 1
| تَبَارَكَ الَّذِي نَزَّلَ الْفُرْقَانَ عَلَىٰ عَبْدِهِ لِيَكُونَ لِلْعَالَمِينَ نَذِيرًا |
| Transliteration | : | tabaaraka 'alladhe nazzala al- furqaan calaa cabd -hi li- yakon li- al- caalamen nadher(an) |
| Pickthall | : | Blessed is He Who hath revealed unto His slave the Criterion (of right and wrong), that he may be a warner to the peoples. |
| Asad | : | HALLOWED is He who from on high, step by step, has bestowed upon His servant the standard by which to discern the true from the false,1 so that to all the world it might be a warning: |
| Malik | : | Blessed is the One Who has revealed Al-Furqan (the criterion to distinguish right from wrong: The Qur'an) to His servant, that he may be a Warner to the worlds; |
| Yusuf Ali | : | Blessed is He Who sent down the Criterion to His servant that it may be an admonition to all creatures 3052 3053 3054 |
Note - 1Almost all the commentators give this meaning to the term
al-furqan. In the above context it denotes the Qur'an as
well as the phenomenon of divine revelation as such. (For
an amplified interpretation of this term by Muhammad
'Abduh, see note [38] on 2:53.) The verbal form nazzala
implies gradualness both in time ("successively") and in
method ("step by step").
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Note - 3052Tabaraka: the root meaning is "increase" or "abundance".
Here that aspect of Allah's dealing with His creatures is
emphasised, which shows His abundant goodness to all His
creatures, in that He sent the Revelation of His Will,
not only in the unlimited Book of Nature, but in a
definite Book in human language, which gives clear
directions and admonitions to all. The English word
"blessed" hardly conveys that meaning, but I can find no
other without departing far from established usage. To
emphasise the meaning I have explained, I have translated
"Blessed is..." but "Blessed be..." is also admissible,
as it brings out another shade of meaning, that we praise
and bless His holy name.
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Note - 3053That by which we can judge clearly between right and
wrong. Here the reference is to the Qur-an, which has
already been symbolised by light. This symbol is
continued here, and many contrasts are shown, in the
midst of which we can distinguish between the true and
the false by Allah's Light, especially the contrast
between righteousness and sin.
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Note - 3054The pronoun in yakuna may refer either to Furqan (the
Criterion) or to 'Abd (the holy Prophet). In either case
the ultimate meaning is the same. The Qur-an is the
standing Criterion for judgment between right and wrong.
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Almost all the commentators give this meaning to the term al-furqan. In the above context it denotes the Qur'an as well as the phenomenon of divine revelation as such. (For an amplified interpretation of this term by Muhammad 'Abduh, see note [38] on 2:53.) The verbal form nazzala implies gradualness both in time ("successively") and in method ("step by step"). |
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Tabaraka: the root meaning is "increase" or "abundance". Here that aspect of Allah's dealing with His creatures is emphasised, which shows His abundant goodness to all His creatures, in that He sent the Revelation of His Will, not only in the unlimited Book of Nature, but in a definite Book in human language, which gives clear directions and admonitions to all. The English word "blessed" hardly conveys that meaning, but I can find no other without departing far from established usage. To emphasise the meaning I have explained, I have translated "Blessed is..." but "Blessed be..." is also admissible, as it brings out another shade of meaning, that we praise and bless His holy name. |
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That by which we can judge clearly between right and wrong. Here the reference is to the Qur-an, which has already been symbolised by light. This symbol is continued here, and many contrasts are shown, in the midst of which we can distinguish between the true and the false by Allah's Light, especially the contrast between righteousness and sin. |
