Ar-Raḥmân (Surah 55)
Ar-Raḥmân (The Most Compassionate)
Makki SurahIntroduction
This Meccan sûrah is a call to humans and jinn to acknowledge Allah’s infinite blessings, hence the recurring question: “Then which of your Lord’s favours will you both deny?” which is repeated thirty-one times. Life on earth will come to an end, ushering in the Day of Judgment, where people will be classified into three groups based on their deeds and consequent rewards: the disbelievers (verses 31-45), the best of the believers (verses 46-61), and the average believers (verses 62-78). In the Name of Allah—the Most Compassionate, Most Merciful
بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ
In the Name of Allah—the Most Compassionate, Most Merciful.
Allah’s Favours: 1) Speech
1. The Most Compassionate 2. taught the Quran, 3. created humanity, 4. (and) taught them speech.
Surah 55 - Ar-Raḥmân (The Most Compassionate) - Verses 1-4
Favour 2) The Universe
5. The sun and the moon (travel) with precision. 6. The stars and the trees bow down (in submission). 7. As for the sky, He raised it (high), and set the balance (of justice) 8. so that you do not defraud the scales. 9. Weigh with justice, and do not give short measure.
Surah 55 - Ar-Raḥmân (The Most Compassionate) - Verses 5-9
Favour 3) Provisions
10. He laid out the earth for all beings. 11. In it are fruit, palm trees with date stalks, 12. and grain with husks, and aromatic plants. 13. Then which of your Lord’s favours will you (humans and jinn) both deny?
Surah 55 - Ar-Raḥmân (The Most Compassionate) - Verses 10-13
Favour 4) Humans and Jinn
14. He created humankind from (sounding) clay like pottery, 15. and created jinn from a (smokeless) flame of fire. 16. Then which of your Lord’s favours will you both deny?