Surah As-Saf (The Ranks) 61

Revealed 109th in the Qur'an

Read the Full Text with References to the Torah and the Gospel

61:1
Whatever is in the heavens and whatever is on the earth exalts God, *Book of Enoch 41:7, *Book of Enoch 69:23 - 24, *Psalms 69:34*Psalms 148:3 - 4, *Psalms 148:7 - 12, *Prayer of Azariah 1:36 - 1:60 and He is the Almighty, the Wise.

61:2
O you who have believed, why do you say what you do not do?

61:3
God's hatred is great when you say what you do not do.

61:4
Indeed, God loves those who fight in His cause in a row as though they are a [single] structure joined firmly.

61:5
And when Moses said to his people, "O my people, why do you harm me while you certainly know that I am the messenger of God to you?" And when they deviated, God caused their hearts to deviate. And God does not guide the defiantly disobedient people.

61:6
And when Jesus, the son of Mary, said, "O Children of Israel, indeed I am the messenger of God to you confirming what is in my hands of the Torah and bringing good tidings of a messenger to come after me, *John 14:16*John 14:26*John 15:26*John 16:13 whose name is Ahmad." *Gospel of Barnabas 163:3 But when he came to them with clear evidences, they said, "This is clear magic."

61:7
And who is more wrong than one who invents lies about God while he is being invited to submission [to God]? And God does not guide the wrongdoing people.

61:8
They want to extinguish the light of God with their mouths, but God will perfect His light, although the disbelievers dislike it.

61:9
It is He who sent His messenger with guidance and the religion of truth to manifest it over every religion, although those who associate others [with God] dislike it.

61:10
O you who have believed, should I guide you to a transaction that will save you from a painful punishment?

61:11
[It is that] you believe in God and His messenger and strive in the cause of God with your wealth and your lives. That is best for you, if you should know.

61:12
He will forgive your sins for you and admit you to Gardens in which rivers flow beneath them, and pleasant dwellings in Gardens of Eternity. That is the great success.

61:13
And [you will obtain] another [favor] that you love - help from God and an imminent conquest; and give good news to the believers.

61:14
O you who have believed, be supporters of God, as when Jesus, the son of Mary, said to the disciples, "Who are my supporters for God?" The disciples said, "We are supporters of God." And a faction of the Children of Israel believed and a faction disbelieved. So We supported those who believed against their enemy, and they became dominant.