Episode 33: With modest gaze and lovely eyes

Surah 37: Those who set the ranks (As-Saffat)

The Highest Chiefs and plastic clay

^5-7 The Lord of the rising sun has adorned the lowest heaven with ornaments (the planets) that are safe from every devil. ^8-10 The devils can't listen to the Highest Chiefs because they are pelted on every side, and are outcasts, in perpetual torment - except for a few who get to hear a bit now and then, when they're not burning in the flame. ¹¹ We created them from plastic clay.

This is mere magic

^12-16 Don't be surprised when they mock a portent by saying, “This is mere magic. When we are dead and nothing but dust and bones, will we be made alive again?”

^19-20 There will be a single shout, and they'll say: “Woe for us! This is the day of judgment.”

Together with their wives

^22-23 Those that did wrong will go to hell along with their wives. ^31-32 Then they'll say to each other, We are about to taste the doom

A mad poet

^35-36 When they heard it said, "There is no god but Allah," they were scornful, and said, Should we reject our gods for a mad poet? ³⁸ Now taste the painful doom.

With modest gaze and lovely eyes

^40-43 But the single-minded slaved of Allah will be honored in the gardens of delight. ^44-47 On couches facing one another, where they'll be brought a cup of white, delicious liquid that won't give them headaches or make them mad. ^48-49 And with them are maidens with modest gaze and lovely eyes, pure as the hidden eggs of an ostrich.

The tree of Zaqqum

^50-53 But some will say, “When we are dead and have become just dust and bones - can we be brought back to life?” ⁵⁵ Then he looks and sees the depth of hell.

62-63 This is the Tree of Zaqqum. We [Allah] use it to torment wrong doers. ⁶⁴ It grows in the heart of hell. 65 Its fruits are like the heads of devils. ^66-67 The inhabitants of hell are forced to eat its fruit and drink boiling water. ⁶⁸ Then they return to hell.

⁷¹ Most of the men of old went astray. ⁷⁵ Except for the single-minded slaves of Allah.

Noah was one of our believing slaves

^75-76 Noah prayed to us, and we saved him and his family. ^81-82 He was one of our believing slaves. We drowned everyone else.

Abraham: I dreamed that I must sacrifice you

^83-87 Abraham said to his father and his folk, “What are you worshiping? What's your opinion of the Lord of the Worlds?”

^88-89 Abraham glanced at the stars and said, “Lo! I feel sick!”

^90-92 Abraham turned to their gods and said, “Aren't you going to eat? What's wrong with you? Why aren't you speaking?”

⁹³ Then Abraham attacked the gods, striking them with his right hand.

⁹⁷ Abraham's father's people said, “Let's build a fire and burn Abraham on it.”

⁹⁸ And they designed a snare for him, but We made them the undermost.

⁹⁹ Abraham said, “I'm going to my Lord who will guide me.”

¹⁰¹ So we gave him a gentle son.

¹⁰² When his (unnamed) son was old enough to walk, Abraham said, “I had a dream that I must sacrifice you. What do you think about that?”

Abraham's son said, “Do what you are commanded. I won't even flinch.”

^103-6 So Abraham flung his son down on his face, and we called to him, saying, “Abraham! You passed the test.”

^109-111 Peace be to Abraham! That's how we reward the good. He is one of our believing slaves. ¹¹² And we gave him tidings of the birth of Isaac.

Moses, Aaron, and Elias were our believing slaves

^114-22Moses and Aaron were two of our believing slaves.

¹²³ Elias was sent to warn people. ^127-8127-8 But they denied him, so they'll be sent forth to the doom - except for the single-minded slaves of Allah. ^130-2130-2 Elias is one of our believing slaves.

Lot and an old woman who stayed behind

¹³³ Lot was sent to warn. ^134-5 We saved him and his family, except for an old woman who stayed behind. ¹³⁶ We killed everyone else.

Jonah would have tarried in its belly

¹³⁹Jonah was swallowed by a fish. ^143-4 If he didn't glorify Allah, he'd still be in the fishes belly.

Allah didn't create any female angels

¹⁵⁰ Did we create any female angels? a href="/quran/37.html#151">¹⁵¹ No, we didn't.

a href="/quran/37.html#152">¹⁵² Does Allah have any children? a href="/quran/37.html#153">¹⁵³ No, he has no children. And he doesn't prefer daughters to sons. a href="/quran/37.html#154">¹⁵⁴ What the heck is wrong with you, anyway?

The single-minded slaves of Allah

¹⁵⁸ They say Allah is related to the jinn.

^162-3 You can't excite anyone against him, except for those who will burn in hell.

^168-9 If we were just reminded by the men of old, we'd be the single-minded slaves of Allah.

^176-9 The doom is coming soon enough. It'll be a sad day for those who have been warned. Just watch and see.

¹⁸² Praise Allah, the lord of the worlds.