Friday, August 15, 2008

Al-Humazah

(1)Woe to every slanderer and backbiter.

(2)Who has gathered wealth and counted it,

(3)He thinks that his wealth will make him last forever!

(4)Nay! Verily, he will be thrown into the crushing Fire.

(5)And what will make you know what the crushing Fire is?

(6)The fire of Allâh, kindled,

(7)Which leaps up over the hearts,

(8)Verily, it shall be closed in on them,

(9)In pillars stretched forth (i.e. they will be punished in the Fire with pillars, etc.).

Wednesday, August 13, 2008

Al-'Asr

(1)By Al-'Asr (the time).

(2)Verily! Man is in loss,

(3)Except those who believe (in Islâmic Monotheism) and do righteous good deeds, and recommend one another to the truth (i.e. order one another to perform all kinds of good deeds (Al-Ma'which Allâh has ordained, and abstain from all kinds of sins and evil deeds (Al-Munkar which Allâh has forbidden), and recommend one another to patience (for the sufferings, harms, and injuries which one may encounter in Allâh's Cause during preaching His religion of Islâmic Monotheism or Jihâd, etc.).