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Sura 16: The Bee (Al-Nahl) Part1 In the Name of God, Most Gracious, Most Merciful 1. GOD's command has already been issued (and everything has already been written), so do not rush it.* Be He glorified; the Most High, far above any idols they set up. 2. He sends down the angels with the revelations, carrying His commands, to whomever He chooses from among His servants: "You shall preach that there is no other god beside Me; You shall reverence Me." 3. He created the heavens and the earth for a specific purpose. He is much too High, far above any idols they set up. 4. He created the human from a tiny drop, then he turns into an ardent opponent. 5. And He created the livestock for you, to provide you with warmth, and many other benefits, as well as food. 6. They also provide you with luxury during your leisure, and when you travel. FOOTS = *15:99 The practices of worship are our means of attaining certainty (Appendix 15). *16:1 Everything is already recorded (57:22). See also Appendix 14. 1490 87039 CENTER = God's Blessings 7. And they carry your loads to lands that you could not reach without a great hardship. Surely, your Lord is Compassionate, Most Merciful. 8. And (He created) the horses, the mules, and the donkeys for you to ride, and for luxury. Additionally, He creates what you do not know. 9. GOD points out the paths, including the wrong ones. If He willed, He could have guided all of you. 10. He sends down from the sky water for your drink, and to grow trees for your benefit. 11. With it, He grows for you crops, olives, date palms, grapes, and all kinds of fruits. This is (sufficient) proof for people who think. 12. And He commits, in your service, the night and the day, as well as the sun and the moon. Also, the stars are committed by His command. These are (sufficient) proofs for people who understand. 13. And (He created) for you on earth things of various colors. This is a (sufficient) proof for people who take heed. 14. And He committed the sea to serve you; you eat from it tender meat, and extract jewelry which you wear. And you see the ships roaming it for your commercial benefits, as you seek His bounties, that you may be appreciative. 1491 87048 15. And He placed stabilizers (mountains) on earth, lest it tumbles with you, as well as rivers and roads, that you may be guided. 16. And landmarks, as well as the stars; to be used for navigation. 17. Is One who creates like one who does not create? Would you now take heed? 18. If you count GOD's blessings, you cannot possibly encompass them. GOD is Forgiver, Most Merciful. 19. And GOD knows whatever you conceal and whatever you declare. CENTER = The Dead Prophets and Saints 20. As for the idols they set up beside GOD, they do not create anything; they themselves were created. 21. They are dead, not alive, and they have no idea how or when they will be resurrected. 22. Your god is one god. As for those who do not believe in the Hereafter, their hearts are denying, and they are arrogant. 23. Absolutely, GOD knows everything they conceal and everything they declare. He does not love those who are arrogant. 24. When they are asked, "What do you think of these revelations from your Lord," they say, "Tales from the past." 25. They will be held responsible for their sins on the Day of Resurrection, all of them, in addition to sins of all those whom they misled by their ignorance. What a miserable load! 26. Others like them have schemed in the past, and consequently, GOD destroyed their building at the foundation, causing the roof to fall on them. The retribution struck them when they least expected. 1497 87154 27. Then, on the Day of Resurrection, He will disgrace them and ask, "Where are My partners that you had set up beside Me, and had opposed Me for their sake?" Those blessed with knowledge will say, "Today, the shame and misery have befallen the disbelievers." CENTER = Death for the Disbelievers 28. The angels put them to death in a state of wronging their souls. That is when they finally submit, and say, "We did not do anything wrong!" Yes indeed. GOD is fully aware of everything you have done. 29. Therefore, enter the gates of Hell, wherein you abide forever. What a miserable destiny for the arrogant ones. CENTER = The Believers Do Not Really Die* 30. As for the righteous, when they are asked, "What do you think of these revelations from your Lord," they say, "Good." For those who lead a righteous life, happiness; and the abode of the Hereafter is even better. What a blissful abode for the righteous. 31. The gardens of Eden are reserved for them, wherein rivers flow. They have anything they wish therein. GOD thus rewards the righteous. CENTER = They Go Straight to Paradise 32. The angels terminate their lives in a state of righteousness, saying, "Peace be upon you. Enter Paradise (now) as a reward for your works."* CENTER = The Disbelievers 33. Are they waiting for the angels to come to them, or until your Lord's judgment comes to pass? Those before them did the same thing. GOD is not the One who wronged them; they are the ones who wronged their own souls. 34. They have incurred the consequences of their evil works, and the very things they ridiculed came back to haunt them. FOOTS = *16:30-32 The righteous taste only the first death, which has been already experienced by all of us (see 44:56). At the end of their interim in this world, the angels of death simply invite them to move on to the Paradise where Adam and Eve once lived (2:154, 3:169, 8:24, 22:58, 36:26-27). 1500 87246 CENTER = Famous Excuse 35. The idol worshipers say, "Had GOD willed, we would not worship any idols besides Him, nor would our parents. Nor would we prohibit anything besides His prohibitions." Those before them have done the same. Can the messengers do anything but deliver the complete message? 36. We have sent a messenger to every community, saying, "You shall worship GOD, and avoid idolatry." Subsequently, some were guided by GOD, while others were committed to straying. Roam the earth and note the consequences for the rejectors. 37. No matter how hard you try to guide them, GOD does not guide the ones He had committed to straying. Thus, no one can help them. CENTER = Deep In Their Minds 38. They swore solemnly by GOD: "GOD will not resurrect the dead." Absolutely, such is His inviolable promise, but most people do not know. 39. He will then point out to everyone all the things they had disputed, and will let those who disbelieved know that they were liars. CENTER = To Resurrect the Dead 40. To have anything done, we simply say to it, "Be," and it is. 41. Those who emigrated for the sake of GOD, because they were persecuted, we will surely make it up to them generously in this life, and the recompense of the Hereafter is even greater, if they only knew. 42. This is because they steadfastly persevere, and in their Lord they trust. 1507 87433 43. We did not send before you except men whom we inspired. Ask those who know the scripture, if you do not know. 44. We provided them with the proofs and the scriptures. And we sent down to you this message, to proclaim for the people everything that is sent down to them, perhaps they will reflect. 45. Did those who scheme evil schemes guarantee that GOD will not cause the earth to swallow them, or that the retribution will not come to them when they least expect it? 46. It may strike them while they are asleep; they can never escape. 47. Or it may strike them while they are fearfully expecting it. Your Lord is Compassionate, Most Merciful. 48. Have they not seen all the things created by GOD? Their shadows surround them right and left, in total submission to GOD, and willingly. 49. To GOD prostrates everything in the heavens and everything on earth- every creature-and so do the angels; without the least arrogance.* 50. They reverence their Lord, high above them, and they do what they are commanded to do. 51. GOD has proclaimed: "Do not worship two gods; there is only one god. You shall reverence Me alone." 52. To Him belongs everything in the heavens and the earth and therefore, the religion shall be devoted absolutely to Him alone. Would you worship other than GOD? 53. Any blessing you enjoy is from GOD. Yet, whenever you incur any adversity you immediately complain to Him. 54. Yet, as soon as He relieves your affliction, some of you revert to idol worship. FOOTS = *16:49 The human body, whether it belongs to a believer or a disbeliever, submits to God; the heartbeats, the lungs' movement, and peristalsis illustrate this submission. 1514 87731 55. Let them disbelieve in what we have given them. Go ahead and enjoy temporarily; you will surely find out. 56. They designate for the idols they set up out of ignorance, a share of the provisions we bestow upon them. By GOD, you will be held accountable for your innovations. CENTER = Bigoted Bias Against Baby Girls 57. They even assign daughters to GOD, be He glorified, while they prefer for themselves what they like. 58. When one of them gets a baby girl, his face becomes darkened with overwhelming grief. 59. Ashamed, he hides from the people, because of the bad news given to him. He even ponders: should he keep the baby grudgingly, or bury her in the dust. Miserable indeed is their judgment. 60. Those who do not believe in the Hereafter set the worst examples, while to GOD belongs the most sublime examples. He is the Almighty, the Most Wise. CENTER = The Original Sin 61. If GOD punished the people for their transgressions, He would have annihilated every creature on earth. But He respites them for a specific, predetermined time. Once their interim ends, they cannot delay it by one hour, nor advance it. 62. They ascribe to GOD what they dislike for themselves, then utter the lie with their own tongues that they are righteous! Without any doubt, they have incurred Hell, for they have rebelled. 63. By GOD, we have sent (messengers) to communities before you, but the devil adorned their works in their eyes. Consequently, he is now their lord, and they have incurred a painful retribution. 64. We have revealed this scripture to you, to point out for them what they dispute, and to provide guidance and mercy for people who believe. 1520 88090 CENTER = Additional Proofs From God 65. GOD sends down from the sky water to revive the land after it had died. This should be (sufficient) proof for people who hear. 66. And in the livestock there is a lesson for you: we provide you with a drink from their bellies. From the midst of digested food and blood, you get pure milk, delicious for the drinkers. 67. And from the fruits of date palms and grapes you produce intoxicants, as well as good provisions. This should be (sufficient) proof for people who understand. CENTER = The Bee 68. And your Lord inspired the bee: build homes in mountains and trees, and in (the hives) they build for you. 69. Then eat from all the fruits, following the design of your Lord, precisely. From their bellies comes a drink of different colors, wherein there is healing for the people. This should be (sufficient) proof for people who reflect.* 70. GOD created you, then He ter- minates your lives. He lets some of you live to the oldest age, only to find out that there is a limit to the knowledge they can acquire. GOD is Omniscient, Omnipotent. CENTER = No Partners With God 71. GOD has provided for some of you more than others. Those who are given plenty would never give their properties to their subordinates to the extent of making them partners. Would they give up GOD's blessings?* 72. And GOD made for you spouses from among yourselves, and produced for you from your spouses children and grandchildren, and provided you with good provisions. Should they believe in falsehood, and turn unappreciative of GOD's blessings? FOOTS = *16:69 Besides its recognized nutritive value, honey has been scientifically proven as a healing medicine of certain allergies and other ailments. *16:71 If the humans would not give up their power to that extent, why do they expect God to do this, and create partners for Himself? 1527 88368 CENTER = Idol Worship: Not Very Intelligent 73. Yet, they worship beside GOD what possesses no provisions for them in the heavens, nor on earth, nor can provide them with anything. 74. Therefore, do not cite the examples for GOD; GOD knows while you do not know. CENTER = The Rich Believer is Better than the Poor Believer 75. GOD cites the example of a slave who is owned, and is totally power- less, compared to one whom we blessed with good provisions, from which he gives to charity secretly and publicly. Are they equal? Praise be to GOD, most of them do not know. 76. And GOD cites the example of two men: one is dumb, lacks the ability to do anything, is totally dependent on his master-whichever way he directs him, he cannot produce any- thing good. Is he equal to one who rules with justice, and is guided in the right path?
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