Surah 34. Saba, Ayah 46
| ۞ قُلْ إِنَّمَا أَعِظُكُمْ بِوَاحِدَةٍ ۖ أَنْ تَقُومُوا لِلَّهِ مَثْنَىٰ وَفُرَادَىٰ ثُمَّ تَتَفَكَّرُوا ۚ مَا بِصَاحِبِكُمْ مِنْ جِنَّةٍ ۚ إِنْ هُوَ إِلَّا نَذِيرٌ لَكُمْ بَيْنَ يَدَيْ عَذَابٍ شَدِيدٍ |
| Transliteration | : | qul 'inna-maa aciz. -kum bi- waah.idah 'an taqomo li- 'allaah mathnaa wa- furaad(an) thumma tatafakkaro maa bi- s.aah.ib -kum min jinnah 'in huwa 'illaa nadher la- -kum bayna yadai cadhaab shaded |
| Pickthall | : | Say (unto them, O Muhammad): I exhort you unto one thing only: that ye awake, for Allah's sake, by twos and singly, and then reflect: There is no madness in your comrade. He is naught else than a warner unto you in face of a terrific doom. |
| Asad | : | Say: "I counsel you one thing only: Be [ever-conscious of] standing before God, whether you are in the company of others or alone;56 and then bethink yourselves [that] there is no madness in [this pro-phet,] your fellow-man:57 he is only a warner to you of suffering severe to come." |
| Malik | : | O Prophet say: "I would ask you one thing. For Allah's sake! Think individually or consult one another and ponder whether your companion Muhammad is really mad? You yourself will come to the conclusion that he is nothing but a Warner to you to forewarn you of a sever punishment." |
| Yusuf Ali | : | Say: "I do admonish you on one point: that ye do stand up before Allah--(it may be) in pairs or (it may be) singly and reflect (within yourselves): your Companion is not possessed: he is no less than a Warner to you in face of a terrible Penalty." 3857 3858 |
Note - 56Lit., "two by two (mathna) and singly (furada)".
According to Razi, the expression mathna denotes, in this
context, "together with another person" or "other
persons": hence, the above phrase may be understood to
refer to man's social behaviour - i.e., his actions
concerning others - as well as to his inner, personal
attidtude in all situations requiring a moral choice.
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Note - 57See note [150] on 7:184.
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Note - 3857A crowd mentality is not the best for the perception of
the final spiritual truths. For these, it is necessary
that each soul should commune within itself with earnest
sincerity as before Allah: if it requires a Teacher, let
it seek out one, or it may be that it wants the
strengthening of the inner convictions that dawn on it,
by the support of a sympathiser or friend. But careful
and heart-felt reflection is necessary to appraise the
higher Truths.
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Note - 3858Note that in verses 46, 47, 48, 49 and 50, arguments are
suggested to the Prophet, by which he can convince any
right-thinking man of his sincerity and truth. Here the
argument is that he is not possessed or out of his mind.
If he is different from ordinary men, it is because he
has to give a warning of a terrible spiritual danger to
the men whom he loves but who will not understand his
Message.
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Lit., "two by two (mathna) and singly (furada)". According to Razi, the expression mathna denotes, in this context, "together with another person" or "other persons": hence, the above phrase may be understood to refer to man's social behaviour - i.e., his actions concerning others - as well as to his inner, personal attidtude in all situations requiring a moral choice. |
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A crowd mentality is not the best for the perception of the final spiritual truths. For these, it is necessary that each soul should commune within itself with earnest sincerity as before Allah: if it requires a Teacher, let it seek out one, or it may be that it wants the strengthening of the inner convictions that dawn on it, by the support of a sympathiser or friend. But careful and heart-felt reflection is necessary to appraise the higher Truths. |
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Note that in verses 46, 47, 48, 49 and 50, arguments are suggested to the Prophet, by which he can convince any right-thinking man of his sincerity and truth. Here the argument is that he is not possessed or out of his mind. If he is different from ordinary men, it is because he has to give a warning of a terrible spiritual danger to the men whom he loves but who will not understand his Message. |
