Verse 7:159 | inQuran

English - Hazrat Molavi Sher Ali ^ra

Say, ‘O mankind! truly I am a Messenger to you all from Allah to Whom belongs the kingdom of the heavens and the earth. There is no God but He. He gives life, and He causes death. So believe in Allah and His Messenger, the Prophet, the Immaculate one, who believes in Allah and His words; and follow him that you may be rightly guided.’

English - Five Volume Translation

Say, ‘O mankind! [a]truly I am a Messenger to you all from Allah to Whom belongs the kingdom of the heavens and the earth. There is no God but He. [b]He gives life, and He causes death. So believe in Allah and His Messenger, the Prophet, the Immaculate one, who believes in Allah and His words; and follow him that you may be rightly guided.’[1048]

English - Short Commentary Translation

Say, ‘O mankind, [b]truly I am a Messenger to you all[1060] from Allah to Whom belongs the Kingdom of the heavens and the earth. There is no god but He. [c]He gives life and He causes death. So believe in Allah and His Messenger, the Ummi Prophet, who believes in Allah and His words; and follow him that you may be rightly guided.’

اردو ترجمہ مرزا طاہر احمد خلیفة المسیح الرابعؒ

تُو کہہ دے کہ اے انسانو! یقیناً میں تم سب کی طرف اللہ کا رسول ہوں جس کے قبضے میں آسمانوں اور زمین کی بادشاہی ہے۔ اس کے سوا اور کوئی معبود نہیں۔ وہ زندہ بھی کرتا ہے اور مارتا بھی ہے۔ پس ایمان لے آؤ اللہ پر اور اس کے رسول نبی اُمّی پر جو اللہ پر اور اس کے کلمات پر ایمان رکھتا ہے اور اُسی کی پیروی کرو تاکہ تم ہدایت پا جاؤ۔

French

Dis : « Ô hommes, en vérité, je suis auprès de vous tous le Messager d’Allāh à Qui appartient le royaume des cieux et de la terre. Il n’y a de dieu que Lui. Il donne la vie et Il donne la mort. Croyez donc en Allāh et en Son Messager, le Prophète, l'Illettré, qui croit en Allāh et en Ses Paroles ; et suivez-le afin d’être bien dirigés. »

German

Sprich: "O Menschen, ich bin euch allen ein Gesandter Allahs, Des das Königreich der Himmel und der Erde ist. Es ist kein Gott außer Ihm. Er gibt Leben und Er lässt sterben. Darum glaubet an Allah und an Seinen Gesandten, den Propheten, den Makellosen, der an Allah glaubt und an Seine Worte; und folget ihm, auf dass ihr recht geleitet werdet."

Chinese

你说: “人类啊! [a]我是为你们全体[523]从安拉来的使者, 他是天地的主宰, 除他以外, 再没有任何值得崇拜的对象。[b]他是赐予生命的, 也是致使死亡的。所以你们要信仰安拉和他的使者--------一位不识文字的先知, 他信仰安拉和他的言语。你们要服从他, 以便获得正道。”

Italian

Di': «O uomini, in verità io sono per voi tutti un messaggero di Allah, a cui appartiene il regno dei cieli e della terra. Non c'è altro dio all'infuori di Lui. Egli dà la vita ed Egli causa la morte. Così credete in Allah e nel Suo messaggero, il profeta, colui che era senza un'istruzione formale, che crede in Allah e nelle Sue parole; e seguitelo affinché siate rettamente guidati.»

Spanish

Diles: “¡Oh, humanidad! En verdad soy un Mensajero enviado a todos vosotros por Al-lah, a Quien pertenece el reino de los cielos y la tierra. No existe otro dios sino Él. Él da la vida y causa la muerte. Creed pues en Al-lah y en Su Mensajero, el Profeta Iletrado, que cree en Al-lah y en Sus Palabras; y seguidlo para que seáis bien guiados”.

اردو تفسیرِ صغیر

کہو (کہ) اے لوگو! میں تم سب کی طرف اللہ کا رسول ہوں جس کو آسمانوں اور زمین کی بادشاہت حاصل ہے اس کے سوا کوئی معبود نہیں۔ وہ زندہ بھی کرتا ہے اور مارتا بھی ہے۔ پس اللہ پر اور اس کے رسول پر ایمان لاؤ جو نبی بھی ہے اور امی بھی ہے (اور) جو ایمان لاتا ہے اللہ پر اور اس کے کلمات پر اور اس کی اتباع کرو تا کہ تم ہدایت پاؤ۔

اردو ترجمہ مودودی

اے محمدؐ، کہو کہ "اے انسانو، میں تم سب کی طرف اُس خدا کا پیغمبر ہوں جو زمین اور آسمانوں کی بادشاہی کا مالک ہے، اُس کے سوا کوئی خدا نہیں ہے، وہی زندگی بخشتا ہے اور وہی موت دیتا ہے، پس ایمان لاؤ اللہ پر اور اس کے بھیجے ہوئے نبی اُمی پر جو اللہ اور اس کے ارشادات کو مانتا ہے، اور پیروی اختیار کرو اُس کی، امید ہے کہ تم راہ راست پا لو گے"

English - Sahih

Say, [O Muhammad], "O mankind, indeed I am the Messenger of Allah to you all, [from Him] to whom belongs the dominion of the heavens and the earth. There is no deity except Him; He gives life and causes death." So believe in Allah and His Messenger, the unlettered prophet, who believes in Allah and His words, and follow him that you may be guided.

اردو ترجمہ احمد علی

کہہ دو اے لوگو تم سب کی طرف الله کا رسول ہوں جس کی حکومت آسمانوں اور زمین میں ہے اس کے سوا اور کوئی معبود نہیں وہی زندہ کرتا اور مارتا ہے پس الله پر ایمان لاؤ اوراس کے رسول نبی امی پر جو کہ الله پر اور اس کے سب کلاموں پر یقین رکھتا ہے اور اس کی پیروی کرو تاکہ تم راہ پاؤ

English - Talal Itani

Say, "O mankind! Indeed I am (the) Messenger (of) Allah to you all, the One for Whom (is the) dominion (of) the heavens and the earth. (There is) no god except Him, He gives life and causes death. So believe in Allah and His Messenger, the Prophet, the unlettered the one who believes in Allah and His Words, and follow him so that you may (be) guided."

Chinese Commentary ^*

Cross Refs:

a

21:108; 25:2; 34:29.

b

2:259; 23:81; 44:9; 57:3.

523

安拉的所有使者在伊斯兰教的先知之前的, 都是民族的先知, 他们的教导都是在他们选拔出来的时期内为他们被派往那里的各个民族准备的, 而穆圣是永远为全人类选出来的。他的降临是人类历史上独一无二的大事。它力图把所有不同的民族和社团团结成为一个大家庭--------一个完全消除掉肤色、种族和信念区别的人类大家庭。

اردہ تفصیرِ صغیر نوٹس ^*

English - Arberry

Say: 'O mankind, I am the Messenger of God to you all, of Him to whom belongs the kingdom of the heavens and of the earth. There is no god but He. He gives life, and makes to die. Believe then in God, and in His Messenger, the Prophet of the common folk, who believes in God and His words, and follow him; haply so you will be guided.'

English - Maududi

[Say, O Muhammad]: 'O men! I am Allah's Messenger to you all - of Him to Whom belongs the dominion of the heavens and the earth. There is no god but He. He grants life and deals death. Have faith then, in Allah and in His Messenger, the ummi Prophet who believes in Allah and His words; and follow him so that you may be guided aright.'

English - Ahmed Ali

Say: "O men, I am verily the apostle of God to you all. His whose kingdom extends over the heavens and the earth. There is no god but He, the giver of life and death. So believe in God and the messenger, the gentile Prophet, sent by Him, who believes in God and His messages. Obey him; you may haply be guided aright."

English - Yusuf Ali

Say: "O men! I am sent unto you all, as the Messenger of Allah, to Whom belongeth the dominion of the heavens and the earth: there is no god but He: it is He That giveth both life and death. So believe in Allah and His Messenger, the Unlettered Prophet, who believeth in Allah and His words: follow him that (so) ye may be guided."

English - Five Volume Commentary ^*

Cross Refs:

a

21:108; 25:2; 34:29.

b

2:259; 23:81; 44:9; 57:3.

1048

Commentary:

This verse beautifully declares that the prophecies of the Old and New Testaments concerning the Promised Prophet have been fulfilled in the Holy Prophet.

The reference in the words, to Whom belongs the kingdom of the heavens and the earth, is to the fact that just as there is one kingdom in the heavens, so, as a result of the advent of the Holy Prophet, there will in future be only one spiritual kingdom on earth. It is to this kingdom that the prayer of Jesus (Matt. 6:10) refers. This prayer embodied a prophecy about the advent of the Holy Prophet.

The establishment of one spiritual kingdom on earth points to the fact that the Promised Prophet will be a Messenger of God to all mankind, and that by his advent all distinctions of race, nationality and colour will cease.

English - Short Commentary Notes ^*

Cross Refs:

b

21:108; 25:2; 34:29.

c

2:259; 23:81; 44:9; 57:3.

1060

Whereas all the Divine Messengers who appeared before the Prophet of Islam were national Prophets whose teachings were meant for the peoples to whom they were sent and for the particular periods in which they were raised, the Holy Prophet was raised for the whole of mankind till the end of time. His advent was a unique event in human history. It sought to weld all the different nations and communities into one brotherhood—the Brotherhood of Man in which all the distinctions of colour, clime and creed were completely obliterated.

English - Pickthall

Say (O Muhammad): O mankind! Lo! I am the messenger of Allah to you all - (the messenger of) Him unto Whom belongeth the Sovereignty of the heavens and the earth. There is no Allah save Him. He quickeneth and He giveth death. So believe in Allah and His messenger, the Prophet who can neither read nor write, who believeth in Allah and in His Words, and follow him that haply ye may be led aright.

English - Muhammad Ali ^ra

Say: O mankind, surely I am the Messenger of Allah to you all, of Him, Whose is the kingdom of the heavens and the earth. There is no god but He; He gives life and causes death. So believe in Allah and His Messenger, the Ummi Prophet who believes in Allah and His words, and follow him so that you may be guided aright.

English - Sir Muhammad Zafrullah Khan ^ra

Proclaim, O Prophet: O 'mankind, verily I am Allah's Messenger to you all. To Him belongs the kingdom of the heavens and the earth. There is no god but He. He bestows life and He causes death. So believe in Allah and His Messenger, the Prophet, the Immaculate one, who believes in Allah and His words, and follow him that you may be rightly guided.

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