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Surah Az-Zumar Englsh Translation, Transliteration Tafsir [21-30]

About the surah Az-Zumar

Az-Zumar (Arabic: الزمر, ’az-zumar; meaning: "The Troops, The Throngs") is the 39th chapter (surah).

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The summary /theme of the Surah Az-Zumar: 

It is primarily about calling people to monotheism and sincerity in worship in Surah Zumar. As the surah begins, it emphasizes the benefits of monotheism and Allah not having any sons. It asks the Prophet to purify his religion and not to worship the polytheist gods.

Lesson learned from Az-Zumar: 

  1. No soul will carry the burden of another on the Day of Qiyāmah.  
  2. Generally, when a human is afflicted with difficulty, he/she turns to Allāh, but when they then enjoy a blessing, they forget their turning to Allāh.  
  3. Ignorant and knowledgeable people can never be equal.  
  4. Allāh promises those who adopt taqwā and do good, goodness in this world as well as the Hereafter  
  5. None except Allāh can save those who have been doomed to the Fire 
  6. When those who fear Allāh hear the Qur’ān, they tremble, and their hearts soften and incline towards Allāh’s remembrance.  
  7. There is no greater oppressor than the one who attributes falsehood to Allāh, and denies the truth when it comes to him.  
  8. Is Allāh not sufficient for His slave?  
  9. If the oppressors had the option to give the equivalent of twice the world and everything that it contains in return for safety from the severe punishment of the Hereafter, they would give it. However, they shall face such punishment that they had not anticipated in the slightest.  
  10.  Allāh forgives all sins; let not those who have sinned excessively lose hope in Allāh’s Mercy.  
  11. Turn to Allāh and submit to Him before it’s too late, and His punishment befalls you. You will then be totally helpless.  
  12. Those who lied against Allāh will find their faces blackened on the Day of Qiyāmah.  
  13. On the Day of Judgement, each soul shall be recompensed for its deeds in full.  
  14. When the people of Jahannam shall be taken to Jahannam, the doors will be flung open for them to enhance their horrific experience.  
  15. When the people of Jannah will be led to Jannah, its doors will already be open to receive them with honour.
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بِسۡمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحۡمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ

 

أَلَمۡ تَرَ أَنَّ ٱللَّهَ أَنزَلَ مِنَ ٱلسَّمَآءِ مَآءٗ فَسَلَكَهُۥ يَنَٰبِيعَ فِي ٱلۡأَرۡضِ ثُمَّ يُخۡرِجُ بِهِۦ زَرۡعٗا مُّخۡتَلِفًا أَلۡوَٰنُهُۥ ثُمَّ يَهِيجُ فَتَرَىٰهُ مُصۡفَرّٗا ثُمَّ يَجۡعَلُهُۥ حُطَٰمًاۚ إِنَّ فِي ذَٰلِكَ لَذِكۡرَىٰ لِأُوْلِي ٱلۡأَلۡبَٰبِ
 Transliteration:( Alam tara annal laaha anzala minas samaaa'i maaa'an fasalakahoo yanaabee'a fil ardi summa yukhriju bihee zar'am mukhtalifan alwaanuhoo summa yaheeju fatarahu musfarran summa yaj'aluhoo hutaamaa; inna fee zaalika lazikraa li ulil albaab (section 2) )

21.Have you not seen that Allah has sent(56) down water from the sky, and then made springs (57) in the earth from them? Then He causes to grow therewith crops of diverse colours (58), Thereafter it dries up and you see that it turns yellow. Then He breaks it into small grains(59)". Surely, it is a lesson for men of understanding,(60)
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Topic Discussed: Water(Word)   | Allah send water from Sky and bed rocks   | Sky(Direct Word)   | Allah(Word)   | Signs of Allah   | Grains(Word)   | Earth(Direct Word)   | Crops(Word)   |

أَفَمَن شَرَحَ ٱللَّهُ صَدۡرَهُۥ لِلۡإِسۡلَٰمِ فَهُوَ عَلَىٰ نُورٖ مِّن رَّبِّهِۦۚ فَوَيۡلٞ لِّلۡقَٰسِيَةِ قُلُوبُهُم مِّن ذِكۡرِ ٱللَّهِۚ أُوْلَـٰٓئِكَ فِي ضَلَٰلٖ مُّبِينٍ
 Transliteration:( Afaman sharahal laahu sadrahoo lil Islaami fahuwa 'alaa noorim mir Rabbih; fa wailul lilqaasiyati quloobuhum min zikril laah; ulaaa'ika fee dalaalim mubeen )

22.Cannot such one, whose heart Allah has opened for Islam (61) (peace), possess a light (62) from his Lord? But woe to those whose hearts are hardened (63) from the (64) rememberance of Allah. They are clearly on the wrong way.
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Topic Discussed: Woe(Word)   | Islam(Word)   | Heart(Word)   | Rememberance of Allah   | Rab(Word)   | Allah(Word)   | Hear   | Allah has harden their hearts   |

ٱللَّهُ نَزَّلَ أَحۡسَنَ ٱلۡحَدِيثِ كِتَٰبٗا مُّتَشَٰبِهٗا مَّثَانِيَ تَقۡشَعِرُّ مِنۡهُ جُلُودُ ٱلَّذِينَ يَخۡشَوۡنَ رَبَّهُمۡ ثُمَّ تَلِينُ جُلُودُهُمۡ وَقُلُوبُهُمۡ إِلَىٰ ذِكۡرِ ٱللَّهِۚ ذَٰلِكَ هُدَى ٱللَّهِ يَهۡدِي بِهِۦ مَن يَشَآءُۚ وَمَن يُضۡلِلِ ٱللَّهُ فَمَا لَهُۥ مِنۡ هَادٍ
 Transliteration:( Allahu nazzala ahsanal hadeesi Kitaabam mutashaa biham masaaniy taqsha'irru minhu juloodul lazeena yakhshawna Rabbahum summa taleenu julooduhum wa quloo buhum ilaa zikril laah; zaalika hudal laahi yahdee bihee mai yashaaa'; wa mai yudlilil laahu famaa lahoo min haad )

23.Allah has revealed the best Book that is alike from beginning to the end (in beauty, truth and fairness), having repeated description (65) (promise of reward and award of punishment) at which do shiver (66) the skins of those who fear their Lord. Their skins and hearts soften towards the rememberance of Allah. This is the guidance of Allah. He guides therewith whom He Pleases (67). And he, whom Allah leaves to go on the wrong (68) way, there is none to guide him.
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Topic Discussed: Revelation   | Fear   | Punishment(Word)   | Guidance   | Reward(Word)   | Heart(Word)   | Truth   | Book(Word)   | Book of Allah   | Rememberance of Allah   | Skin   | Rab(Word)   | Allah(Word)   | Allah guides and astray whom he wills   | Consistent Book which repeats its contents in manifold forms   |

أَفَمَن يَتَّقِي بِوَجۡهِهِۦ سُوٓءَ ٱلۡعَذَابِ يَوۡمَ ٱلۡقِيَٰمَةِۚ وَقِيلَ لِلظَّـٰلِمِينَ ذُوقُواْ مَا كُنتُمۡ تَكۡسِبُونَ
 Transliteration:( Afamai yattaqee biwaj hihee sooo'al 'azaabi Yawmal Qiyaamah; wa qeela lizzaali meena zooqoo maa kuntum taksiboon )

24.He who will make his face (69) to undergo the great punishment on the Day of Judgement is not equal to him who will be saved. And it will be said to the oppressors: "Taste (70) what you earned".
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Topic Discussed: Oppressor(Word)   | Day of Judgement/Resurrection(Word)   | Day(Word)   | Punishment(Word)   | Hell Fire   |

كَذَّبَ ٱلَّذِينَ مِن قَبۡلِهِمۡ فَأَتَىٰهُمُ ٱلۡعَذَابُ مِنۡ حَيۡثُ لَا يَشۡعُرُونَ
 Transliteration:( Kazzabal lazeena min qablihim fa ataahumul 'azaabu min haisu laa yash'uroon )

25.Those who falsified before them, faced punishment whence they knew not "(71).
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Topic Discussed: Punishment(Word)   | Allah destroyed Disobedient Nations   |

فَأَذَاقَهُمُ ٱللَّهُ ٱلۡخِزۡيَ فِي ٱلۡحَيَوٰةِ ٱلدُّنۡيَاۖ وَلَعَذَابُ ٱلۡأٓخِرَةِ أَكۡبَرُۚ لَوۡ كَانُواْ يَعۡلَمُونَ
 Transliteration:( Fa azaaqahumul laahul khizya fil hayaatid dunyaa wa la'azaabul Aakhirati akbar; law kaanoo ya'lamoon )

26. Therefore, Allah made them to taste humiliation "(72) in the life of this world. But the punishment of the Hereafter is the greatest (73). What a good thing it would bave been if they knew?
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Topic Discussed: Life(Word)   | World   | Hereafter   | Punishment(Word)   | Humiliation(Word)   | Allah(Word)   | Punishment in this world and heavier punishment in Hereafter   |

وَلَقَدۡ ضَرَبۡنَا لِلنَّاسِ فِي هَٰذَا ٱلۡقُرۡءَانِ مِن كُلِّ مَثَلٖ لَّعَلَّهُمۡ يَتَذَكَّرُونَ
 Transliteration:( Wa laqad darabnaa linnaasi fee haazal Qur-aani min kulli masalil la'allahum yatazakkaroon )

27.And surely We have narrated in this Quran all types of examples for mankind, in order that they may take (74) heed.
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Topic Discussed: Mankind(Word)   | Quran(Direct Word)   | Allah has given all kinds of Examples for mankind to understand   |

قُرۡءَانًا عَرَبِيًّا غَيۡرَ ذِي عِوَجٖ لَّعَلَّهُمۡ يَتَّقُونَ
 Transliteration:( Qur-aanan 'Arabiyyan ghaira zee 'iwajil la'allahum yattaqoon )

28.It is an Arabic (75) Quran, wherein there is no deviation (76) from reality, that they may become pious.
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Topic Discussed: Quran(Direct Word)   | Quran in Arabic   | It is an Arabic Quran free of all crookedness   | Pious(Word)   |

ضَرَبَ ٱللَّهُ مَثَلٗا رَّجُلٗا فِيهِ شُرَكَآءُ مُتَشَٰكِسُونَ وَرَجُلٗا سَلَمٗا لِّرَجُلٍ هَلۡ يَسۡتَوِيَانِ مَثَلًاۚ ٱلۡحَمۡدُ لِلَّهِۚ بَلۡ أَكۡثَرُهُمۡ لَا يَعۡلَمُونَ
 Transliteration:( Darabal laahu masalar rajulan feehi shurakaaa'u mutashaakisoona wa rajulan salamal lirajulin hal yastawi yaani masalaa; alhamdu lillaah; bal aksaruhum laa ya'lamoon )

29.Allah sets an example: A servant belonging to disagreeing rude masters, and another belonging solely to one master. Are they both equal (77) in condition? All praise be to Allah. But most of them do not know.
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Topic Discussed: All praise to Allah, the Lord of the heavens and earth   | Dont understand even with Allah example   | Allah(Word)   |

إِنَّكَ مَيِّتٞ وَإِنَّهُم مَّيِّتُونَ
 Transliteration:( Innaka maiyitunw wa inna hum maiyitoon )

30.Surely, you shall die (78), and surely they shall also die (79).
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Topic Discussed: Death(Direct Word)   | You are destined to die and they too are destined to die   |

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Surah Az-Zumar English Translation and Transliteration

In Surah Az-Zumar you can read the translation of Ahmad Raza Khan who was a renowned scholar of the Islamic world and his translation book is known as Kanzul Imaan. You can read the transliteration of Surah Az-Zumar which will help you to understand how to read the Arabic text. Apart from that, we have included a Word-By-Word English Translation of the Arabic text of Surah Az-Zumar.

Surah Az-Zumar English Tafsir/Tafseer (Commentry)

In Surah Az-Zumar we have included two Tafseer (Commentary) in English. The first one is from Mufti Ahmad Yaar Khan who was a well-known scholar. In this tafsir, we have also included the most popular Tafsir Ibn-Kathir which is the most comprehensive tafsir available in the world. You can read both or any one of your choice.

Frequently Asked Questions

There are 75 verses / Ayat in Surah Az-Zumar

Surah Az-Zumar was revealed in Makkah

Surah Az-Zumar can be found in Juz or Para 23-24

There are 8 Ruku in Surah Az-Zumar

Surah number of Surah Az-Zumar is 39

The meaning of Surah Az-Zumar is The Crowds, The Troops, Throngs

You can find English Translation, Transliteration and Tafseer/Tafsir of Surah Az-Zumar here at quran4ever.com. Here two tafseer are currently.One is Tafsir Ibn-Kathir and another one is Tafsir-e-Naeemi.

Dear bothers and sisters as a Sunni Muslim we cannot say any Translation and Tafseer was as long it conforms with the 4 school of thoughts. But here at quran4ever.com, we have included Tafsir Ibn-Kathir which is most comprehensive tafsir. Apart from that we have also included tafsir of Mufti Ahmad Yaar khan, Tafsir-e-Naeemi of Surah Az-Zumar.

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