Commentary on the Koran: Surah 37 (No. Q037)

Pickthall Translation; Revised Standard Version used unless otherwise noted.

Introduction

As Saffat takes its name from the text of verse 1 being Those Who Set the Ranks in Battle Order. It is from the Middle group of Beccan Surahs and refers back to the Scriptures as the Word.

The traditions attributed to the coming of the Prophet were that the soothsayers and astrologers throughout the East were baffled by the appearance of a comet and many meteors contrary to their understanding of science and made them afraid to sit on the high peaks observing the stars as was their general custom. They told enquirers that their familiars were at a loss to explain matters to them and all were afraid.

It is this theme that is given in explanation of verses 7-9 and of the similar text in S LXXII: 8-10 and also LXVII: 5. S72 refers to the Jinn or “elemental spirits” and also the “clever” foreigners such as those who served Solomon. It is thus also called “The Congregation” for the three variations of meaning in the Koran. These are the congregation of the elect.

37.1. By those who set the ranks in battle order

37.2. And those who drive away (the wicked) with reproof.

37.3. And those who read (the Word) for a reminder,

Revelation 1:6 and made us a kingdom, priests to his God and Father, to him be glory and dominion forever and ever. Amen.

Revelation 6:9 When he opened the fifth seal, I saw under the altar the souls of those who had been slain for the word of God and for the witness they had borne.

Revelation 12:17 Then the dragon became furious with the woman and went off to make war on the rest of her offspring, on those who keep the commandments of God and hold to the testimony of Jesus. And he stood on the sand of the sea.

Revelation 14:12 Here is a call for the endurance of the saints, those who keep the commandments of God and their faith in Jesus.

James 4:7 Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.

Philippians 3:2 Look out for the dogs, look out for the evildoers, look out for those who mutilate the flesh.

It is the Law of God that the Law is to be read every Seven years on the Sabbath Year of release at Tabernacles (Deut. 31:10-11) as noted in verse 3.

Refer to 2Peter 3:18 at ayat 10.5 and Deuteronomy 10:12 at ayat 10.108 Commentary on the Koran: Surah 10 (No. Q010).

37.4. Lo! thy Lord is surely One;

37.5. Lord of the heavens and of the earth and all that is between them, and Lord of the sun's risings.

Deuteronomy 6:4 Hear, O Israel: The LORD our God, the LORD is one.

John 17:3 And this is eternal life: to know you, the only true God, and the one whom you sent —Jesus the Messiah. (ISV)

Psalm 103:19 The LORD has established his throne in the heavens, and his kingdom rules over all.

Refer to 1Corinthians 8:6 at ayat 10.30 and Isaiah 46:9 at ayat 10.61 Commentary on the Koran: Surah 10 (No. Q010).

37.6. Lo! We have adorned the lowest heaven with an ornament, the planets;

Refer to Isaiah 40:26 at ayat 6.97 Commentary on the Koran: Surah 6 (No. Q006).

Psalm 147:4 He determines the number of the stars; he gives to all of them their names.

Amos 5:8 He who made the Pleiades and Orion, and turns deep darkness into the morning and darkens the day into night, who calls for the waters of the sea and pours them out on the surface of the earth, the LORD is his name;

Deuteronomy 4:19 And beware lest you raise your eyes to heaven, and when you see the sun and the moon and the stars, all the host of heaven, you be drawn away and bow down to them and serve them, things that the LORD your God has allotted to all the peoples under the whole heaven.

So we see that the planetary system was part of the lowest section of the heavens.

37.7. With security from every froward devil.

37.8. They cannot listen to the Highest Chiefs for they are pelted from every side,

37.9. Outcast, and theirs is a perpetual torment;

37.10. Save him who snatcheth a fragment, and there pursueth him a piercing flame.

(cf. Introduction re Surah 72 etc.)

Psalm 121:7 The LORD will keep you from all evil; he will keep your life.

Revelation 12:7-9 Now war arose in heaven, Michael and his angels fighting against the dragon. And the dragon and his angels fought back, ⁸but he was defeated, and there was no longer any place for them in heaven. ⁹And the great dragon was thrown down, that ancient serpent, who is called the devil and Satan, the deceiver of the whole world—he was thrown down to the earth, and his angels were thrown down with him.

2Peter 2:4 For if God did not spare angels when they sinned, but cast them into hell and committed them to chains of gloomy darkness to be kept until the judgment;

Jude 1:6 And the angels who did not stay within their own position of authority, but left their proper dwelling, he has kept in eternal chains under gloomy darkness until the judgment of the great day—

The fallen Host do not have any access to the divine assembly. Some are confined to this earth, some were confined to the pit of Tartaros. They are intent to listen to what is revealed through us as is the entire Angelic Host of the sons of God.

The fallen Host will be killed and later raised in the Second Resurrection to undergo intensive corrective training to lead them to repentance. If they do not repent they will face the Second Death.

37.11. Then ask them (O Muhammad): Are they stronger as a creation, or those (others) whom we have created? Lo! We created them of plastic clay.

Job 10:9 Remember that you have made me like clay; and will you return me to the dust?

Jeremiah 18:6 O house of Israel, can I not do with you as this potter has done? declares the LORD. Behold, like the clay in the potter's hand, so are you in my hand, O house of Israel.

Psalm 144:3-4 O LORD, what is man that you regard him, or the son of man that you think of him?⁴Man is like a breath; his days are like a passing shadow.

Isaiah 2:22 Stop regarding man in whose nostrils is breath, for of what account is he?

37.12. Nay, but thou dost marvel when they mock

37.13. And heed not when they are reminded,

37.14. And seek to scoff when they behold a portent.

37.15. And they say: Lo! this is mere magic;

Refer to 2Chronicles 36:16 at ayat 30.10 Commentary on the Koran: Surah 30 (No. Q030).

37.16. When we are dead and have become dust and bones, shall we then, forsooth, be raised (again)?

37.17. And our forefathers?

37.18. Say (O Muhammad): Ye, in truth; and ye will be brought low.

37.19. There is but one Shout, and lo! they behold,

37.20. And say: Ah, woe for us! This is the Day of Judgment.

37.21. This is the Day of Separation, which ye used to deny.

Refer to John 5:28-29 at ayat 30.19 and Daniel 12:2 at ayat 30.57 Commentary on the Koran: Surah 30 (No. Q030), 1Thessalonians 4:16-17 at ayat 36.53 in Surah 36 Commentary on the Koran: Surah 36 (No Q036), and 2Corinthians 5:10 at ayat 10.8 and Revelation 20:6 at ayat 10.9 Commentary on the Koran: Surah 10 (No. Q010).

Hebrews 9:27 And just as it is appointed for man to die once, and after that comes judgment,

The First Resurrection takes place at the return of Christ and the elect are part of this resurrection. The Second or General Resurrection for the rest of humanity occurs 1,000 years or so later.

37.22. (And it is said unto the angels): Assemble those who did wrong, together with their wives and what they used to worship

37.23. Instead of Allah, and lead them to the path to hell;

37.24. And stop them, for they must be questioned.

37.25. What aileth you that ye help not one another?

37.26. Nay, but this day they make full submission.

37.27. And some of them draw near unto others, mutually questioning.

37.28. They say: Lo! ye used to come unto us, imposing, (swearing that ye spoke the truth).

37.29. They answer: Nay, but ye (yourselves) were not believers.

37.30. We had no power over you, but ye were wayward folk.

37.31. Now the Word of our Lord hath been fulfilled concerning us. Lo! we are about to taste (the doom).

37.32. Thus we misled you. Lo! we were (ourselves) astray.

37.33. Then lo! this day they (both) are sharers in the doom.

37.34. Lo! thus deal We with the guilty.

Read Revelation 20:11-15 as quoted at ayat 17.15 in Commentary on the Koran: Surah 17 (No. Q017).

1Timothy 2:5 or there is one God, and there is one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus,

There is no other intercessor available other than Christ.

37.35. For when it was said unto them, There is no God save Allah, they were scornful

37.36. And said: Shall we forsake our gods for a mad poet?

37.37. Nay, but he brought the Truth, and he confirmed those sent (before him).

37.38. Lo! (now) verily ye taste the painful doom–

37.39. Ye are requited naught save what ye did –

Refer to Isaiah 46:9 at ayat 10.61 Commentary on the Koran: Surah 10 (No. Q010) and Matthew 5:17 at ayat 30.30 Commentary on the Koran: Surah 30 (No. Q030).

Romans 2:6 He will render to each one according to his works:

Surah 2.87 And verily We gave unto Moses the Scripture and We caused a train of messengers to follow after him, and We gave unto Jesus, son of Mary, clear proofs (of Allah's sovereignty), and We supported him with the Holy spirit. Is it ever so, that, when there cometh unto you a messenger (from Allah) with that which ye yourselves desire not, ye grow arrogant, and some ye disbelieve and some ye slay?

Surah 5.46 And We caused Jesus, son of Mary, to follow in their footsteps, confirming that which was (revealed) before him in the Torah, and We bestowed on him the Gospel wherein is guidance and a light, confirming that which was (revealed) before it in the Torah - a guidance and an admonition unto those who ward off (evil).

The Koran confirms the OT and the NT Scripture that was revealed before it. Humanity is without any excuse whatsoever as God’s instruction manuals are crystal clear as to His laws and testimonies. Those who claim that Scripture has been lost or corrupted are destined unto destruction unless they repent. They will be sent to the Second Resurrection to face corrective judgement.

37.40. Save single-minded slaves of Allah;

37.41. For them there is a known provision,

37.42. Fruits. And they will be honoured

37.43. In the Gardens of delight,

37.44. On couches facing one another;

37.45. A cup from a gushing spring is brought round for them,

37.46. White, delicious to the drinkers,

37.47. Wherein there is no headache nor are they made mad thereby.

37.48. And with them are those of modest gaze,

with lovely eyes,

37.49. (Pure) as they were hidden eggs (of the ostrich).

1Peter 1:3-5 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! According to his great mercy, he has caused us to be born again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, ⁴to an inheritance that is imperishable, undefiled, and unfading, kept in heaven for you, ⁵who by God's power are being guarded through faith for a salvation ready to be revealed in the last time.

2Timothy 4:8 Henceforth there is laid up for me the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous judge, will award to me on that Day, and not only to me but also to all who have loved his appearing.

Refer to Revelation 20:6 at ayat 10.9 Commentary on the Koran: Surah 10 (No. Q010).

37.50. And some of them draw near unto others, mutually questioning.

37.51. A speaker of them saith: Lo! I had a comrade

37.52. Who used to say: Art thou in truth of those who put faith (in his words)?

37.53. Can we, when we are dead and have become mere dust and bones - can we (then) verily be brought to book?

37.54. He saith: Will ye look?

37.55. Then looketh he and seeth him in the depth of hell.

37.56. He saith: By Allah, thou verily didst all but cause my ruin,

37.57. And had it not been for the favour of my Lord, I too had been of those haled forth (to doom).

37.58. Are we then not to die

37.59. Saving our former death, and are we not to be punished?

37.60. Lo! this is the supreme triumph.

37.61. For the like of this, then, let the workers work.

See Hebrews 9:27 at ayat 37.21 above and also 2Corinthians 5:10 at ayat 10.8 Commentary on the Koran:Surah 10 (No. Q010), Ezekiel 37:5-6 at ayat 36.79 in Surah 36 Commentary on the Koran: Surah 36 (No Q036) and John 5:28-29 at ayat 30.19 Commentary on the Koran: Surah 30 (No. Q030).

The faithful elect attain eternal life in the First Resurrection at the return of Messiah. Those raised during the Second or General Resurrection will undergo the most intensive correction training to lead them to repentance. If they repent during the 100 years allocated for that purpose they will not face the Second Death and will become spirit beings.

37.62. Is this better as a welcome, or the tree of Zaqqum?

37.63. Lo! We have appointed it a torment for wrong-doers.

37.64. Lo! it is a tree that springeth in the heart of hell.

37.65. Its crop is as it were the heads of devils

37.66. And lo! they verily must eat thereof, and fill (their) bellies therewith.

37.67. And afterward, lo! thereupon they have a drink of boiling water

37.68. And afterward, lo! their return is surely unto hell.

37.69. They indeed found their fathers astray,

37.70. But they make haste (to follow) in their footsteps.

37.71. And verily most of the men of old went astray before them,

37.72. And verily We sent among them warners.

37.73. Then see the nature of the consequence for those warned,

37.74. Save single-minded slaves of Allah.

Romans 2:6 He will render to each one according to his works:

Job 34:11-12 For according to the work of a man he will repay him, and according to his ways he will make it befall him. ¹²Of a truth, God will not do wickedly, and the Almighty will not pervert justice.

Daniel 9:6 We have not listened to your servants the prophets, who spoke in your name to our kings, our princes, and our fathers, and to all the people of the land.

The evildoers refused to listen and repent after they were warned by God’s messengers. The penalty is that they face ruin and death in this physical life and to be raised in the General Resurrection to face correction and intensive training during the Great White Throne Judgment.

Now we begin to list the sequence of those who set the ranks beginning with Noah.

37.75. And Noah verily prayed unto Us, and gracious was the Hearer of his prayer

37.76. And We saved him and his household from the great distress,

37.77. And made his seed the survivors,

37.78. And left for him among the later folk (the salutation):

37.79. Peace be unto Noah among the peoples!

37.80. Lo! thus do We reward the good.

37.81. Lo! he is one of Our believing slaves.

37.82. Then We did drown the others.

Refer to Hebrews 11:7 at ayat 10.13 Commentary on the Koran: Surah 10 (No. Q010).

1Peter 3:20 because they formerly did not obey, when God's patience waited in the days of Noah, while the ark was being prepared, in which a few, that is, eight persons, were brought safely through water.

Then Abraham was chosen.

37.83. And lo! of his persuasion verily was Abraham

37.84. When he came unto his Lord with a whole heart;

37.85. When he said unto his father and his folk: What is it that ye worship?

37.86. Is it a falsehood - gods beside Allah - that ye desire?

37.87. What then is your opinion of the Lord of the Worlds?

37.88. And he glanced a glance at the stars

37.89. Then said: Lo! I feel sick!

37.90. And they turned their backs and went away from him.

37.91. Then turned he to their gods and said: Will ye not eat?

37.92. What aileth you that ye speak not?

37.93. Then he attacked them, striking with his right hand.

37.94. And (his people) came toward him, hastening.

37.95. He said: Worship ye that which ye yourselves do carve

37.96. When Allah hath created you and what ye make?

37.97. They said: Build for him a building and fling him in the red-hotfire.

37.98. And they designed a snare for him, but We made them the undermost.

37.99. And he said: Lo! I am going unto my Lord Who will guide me.

37.100. My Lord! Vouchsafe me of the righteous.

Joshua 24:2-3 And Joshua said to all the people, "Thus says the LORD, the God of Israel, 'Long ago, your fathers lived beyond the Euphrates, Terah, the father of Abraham and of Nahor; and they served other gods. ³Then I took your father Abraham from beyond the River and led him through all the land of Canaan, and made his offspring many. I gave him Isaac.

1Samuel 12:21 And do not turn aside after empty things that cannot profit or deliver, for they are empty.

Acts 14:15 Men, why are you doing these things? We also are men, of like nature with you, and we bring you good news, that you should turn from these vain things to a living God, who made the heaven and the earth and the sea and all that is in them.

Romans 4:13 For the promise to Abraham and his offspring that he would be heir of the world did not come through the law but through the righteousness of faith.

A somewhat similar story is told in Judges 6 verses 25 to 32 in the life of Gideon.

Then Isaac was chosen.

37.101. So We gave him tidings of a gentle son.

37.102. And when (his son) was old enough to walk with him, (Abraham) said: O my dear son, I have seen in a dream that I must sacrifice thee. So look, what thinkest thou? He said: O my father! Do that which thou art commanded. Allah willing, thou shalt find me of the steadfast.

37.103. Then, when they had both surrendered (to Allah), and he had flung him down upon his face,

37.104. We called unto him: O Abraham!

37.105. Thou hast already fulfilled the vision. Lo! thus do We reward the good.

37.106. Lo! that verily was a clear test.

37.107. Then We ransomed him with a tremendous victim.

37.108. And We left for him among the later folk (the salutation):

37.109. Peace be unto Abraham!

37.110. Thus do We reward the good.

37.111. Lo! he is one of Our believing slaves.

Genesis 22:1-2 After these things God tested Abraham and said to him, "Abraham!" And he said, "Here I am." ²He said, "Take your son, your only son Isaac, whom you love, and go to the land of Moriah, and offer him there as a burnt offering on one of the mountains of which I shall tell you."

Genesis 22:7-13 And Isaac said to his father Abraham, "My father!" And he said, "Here I am, my son." He said, "Behold, the fire and the wood, but where is the lamb for a burnt offering?" ⁸Abraham said, "God will provide for himself the lamb for a burnt offering, my son." So they went both of them together. ⁹When they came to the place of which God had told him, Abraham built the altar there and laid the wood in order and bound Isaac his son and laid him on the altar, on top of the wood. ¹⁰Then Abraham reached out his hand and took the knife to slaughter his son. ¹¹But the angel of the LORD called to him from heaven and said, "Abraham, Abraham!" And he said, "Here I am." ¹²He said, "Do not lay your hand on the boy or do anything to him, for now I know that you fear God, seeing you have not withheld your son, your only son, from me." ¹³And Abraham lifted up his eyes and looked, and behold, behind him was a ram, caught in a thicket by his horns. And Abraham went and took the ram and offered it up as a burnt offering instead of his son.

Genesis 15:6 Abram believed the LORD, and it was credited to him as righteousness. (ISV)

Hebrews 11:17-19 By faith Abraham, when he was tested, offered up Isaac, and he who had received the promises was in the act of offering up his only son, ¹⁸of whom it was said, "Through Isaac shall your offspring be named." ¹⁹He considered that God was able even to raise him from the dead, from which, figuratively speaking, he did receive him back.

37.112. And we gave him tidings of the birth of Isaac, a prophet of the righteous.

37.113. And We blessed him and Isaac. And of their seed are some who do good, and some who plainly wrong themselves.

Genesis 17:19 God said, "No, but Sarah your wife shall bear you a son, and you shall call his name Isaac. I will establish my covenant with him as an everlasting covenant for his offspring after him.

Genesis 22:17-18 I will surely bless you, and I will surely multiply your offspring as the stars of heaven and as the sand that is on the seashore. And your offspring shall possess the gate of his enemies, ¹⁸and in your offspring shall all the nations of the earth be blessed, because you have obeyed my voice.

Hebrews 11:20 By faith Isaac invoked future blessings on Jacob and Esau.

Some of Abraham’s descendants were faithful, the rest just do what seems right in their own eyes. Ancient Israel was dispersed from the land and Judah was sent into captivity, all because of their disobedience. Judah was finally dispersed abroad by the Roman armies after their refusal to repent.

Then Moses and Aaron were chosen to set the ranks.

37.114. And We verily gave grace unto Moses and Aaron,

37.115. And saved them and their people from the great distress,

37.116. And helped them so that they became the victors.

37.117. And We gave them the clear Scripture

37.118. And showed them the right path.

37.119. And We left for them among the later folk (the salutation):

37.120. Peace be unto Moses and Aaron!

37.121. Lo! thus do We reward the good.

37.122. Lo! they are two of Our believing slaves.

See Deuteronomy 29:29 at ayat 21.15 Commentary on the Koran: Surah 21 (No. Q021).

Exodus 14:13 And Moses said to the people, "Fear not, stand firm, and see the salvation of the LORD, which he will work for you today. For the Egyptians whom you see today, you shall never see again.

John 1:17 For the law was given through Moses; grace and truth came through Jesus Christ.

Psalm 99:6-7 Moses and Aaron were among his priests, Samuel also was among those who called upon his name. They called to the LORD, and he answered them. ⁷In the pillar of the cloud he spoke to them; they kept his testimonies and the statute that he gave them.

Then the prophets are listed; Elijah being the one chosen to warn Israel and then, with Enoch in the Last Days, to warn mankind.

37.123. And lo! Elias was of those sent (to warn),

37.124. When he said unto his folk: Will ye not ward off (evil)?

37.125. Will ye cry unto Baal and forsake the Best of creators,

37.126. Allah, your Lord and Lord of your forefathers?

37.127. But they denied him, so they surely will be haled forth (to the doom)

37.128. Save single-minded slaves of Allah.

37.129. And we left for him among the later folk (the salutation):

37.130. Peace be unto Elias!

37.131. Lo! thus do We reward the good.

37.132. Lo! he is one of our believing slaves.

1Kings 18:21 And Elijah came near to all the people and said, "How long will you go limping between two different opinions? If the LORD is God, follow him; but if Baal, then follow him." And the people did not answer him a word.

1Kings 19:10 He said, "I have been very jealous for the LORD, the God of hosts. For the people of Israel have forsaken your covenant, thrown down your altars, and killed your prophets with the sword, and I, even I only, am left, and they seek my life, to take it away."

Psalm 37:38 But transgressors shall be altogether destroyed; the future of the wicked shall be cut off.

2Thessalonians 1:9 They will suffer the punishment of eternal destruction, away from the presence of the Lord and from the glory of his might,

Baal as Hubal was the god of the Kaabah and head of the 360 idols of the days. So also is Baal the god of the Trinitarian Romans and Protestants and Orthodox. Elijah will destroy the idols and the Kaabah.

Lot

37.133. And lo! Lot verily was of those sent (to warn).

37.134. When We saved him and his household, every one,

37.135. Save an old woman among those who stayed behind;

37.136. Then We destroyed the others.

37.137. And lo! ye verily pass by (the ruin of) them in the morning

37.138. And at night-time; have ye then no sense?

Refer to Genesis 19:24-26 at ayat 29.35 Commentary on the Koran: Surah 29 (No.Q029).

2Peter 2:6-9 if by turning the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah to ashes he condemned them to extinction, making them an example of what is going to happen to the ungodly; ⁷and if he rescued righteous Lot, greatly distressed by the sensual conduct of the wicked ⁸(for as that righteous man lived among them day after day, he was tormenting his righteous soul over their lawless deeds that he saw and heard); ⁹then the Lord knows how to rescue the godly from trials, and to keep the unrighteous under punishment until the day of judgment,

Then we are told of Jonah who was sent to the Assyrians but also his was the sign of the Churches of God and the final and sole sign of the plan of God to the Last Days (see the paper Sign of Jonah and the History of the Reconstruction of the Temple (No. 013)).

37.139. And lo! Jonah verily was of those sent (to warn)

37.140. When he fled unto the laden ship,

37.141. And then drew lots and was of those rejected;

37.142. And the fish swallowed him while he was blameworthy;

37.143. And had he not been one of those who glorify (Allah)

37.144. He would have tarried in its belly till the day when they are raised;

37.145. Then We cast him on a desert shore while he was sick;

37.146. And We caused a tree of gourd to grow above him;

37.147. And We sent him to a hundred thousand (folk) or more

37.148. And they believed, therefor We gave them comfort for a while.

Jonah 1:2-7 "Arise, go to Nineveh, that great city, and call out against it, for their evil has come up before me." ³But Jonah rose to flee to Tarshish from the presence of the LORD. He went down to Joppa and found a ship going to Tarshish. So he paid the fare and went down into it, to go with them to Tarshish, away from the presence of the LORD. ⁴But the LORD hurled a great wind upon the sea, and there was a mighty tempest on the sea, so that the ship threatened to break up. ⁵Then the mariners were afraid, and each cried out to his god. And they hurled the cargo that was in the ship into the sea to lighten it for them. But Jonah had gone down into the inner part of the ship and had lain down and was fast asleep. ⁶So the captain came and said to him, "What do you mean, you sleeper? Arise, call out to your god! Perhaps the god will give a thought to us, that we may not perish." ⁷And they said to one another, "Come, let us cast lots, that we may know on whose account this evil has come upon us." So they cast lots, and the lot fell on Jonah.

Jonah 1:17 And the LORD appointed a great fish to swallow up Jonah. And Jonah was in the belly of the fish three days and three nights.

Jonah 2:1, 10 Then Jonah prayed to the LORD his God from the belly of the fish,

¹⁰And the LORD spoke to the fish, and it vomited Jonah out upon the dry land.

Jonah 3:5, 10 ⁵And the people of Nineveh believed God. They called for a fast and put on sackcloth, from the greatest of them to the least of them.

¹⁰When God saw what they did, how they turned from their evil way, God relented of the disaster that he had said he would do to them, and he did not do it.

Jonah 4:6-11 Now the LORD God appointed a plant and made it come up over Jonah, that it might be a shade over his head, to save him from his discomfort. So Jonah was exceedingly glad because of the plant. ⁷But when dawn came up the next day, God appointed a worm that attacked the plant, so that it withered. ⁸When the sun rose, God appointed a scorching east wind, and the sun beat down on the head of Jonah so that he was faint. And he asked that he might die and said, "It is better for me to die than to live." ⁹But God said to Jonah, "Do you do well to be angry for the plant?" And he said, "Yes, I do well to be angry, angry enough to die." ¹⁰And the LORD said, "You pity the plant, for which you did not labor, nor did you make it grow, which came into being in a night and perished in a night. ¹¹And should not I pity Nineveh, that great city, in which there are more than 120,000 persons who do not know their right hand from their left, and also much cattle?"

37.149. Now ask them (O Muhammad): Hath thy Lord daughters whereas they have sons?

37.150. Or created We the angels females while they were present?

37.151. Lo! it is of their falsehood that they say:

37.152. Allah hath begotten. Allah! verily they tell a lie.

37.153. (And again of their falsehood): He hath preferred daughters to sons.

37.154. What aileth you ? How judge ye?

37.155. Will ye not then reflect?

37.156. Or have ye a clear warrant?

37.157. Then produce your writ, if ye are truthful.

The text refers to the sons of God against the fact that the pagans taught that gods had sex with women and begat sons and daughters.

Job 1:6 Now there was a day when the sons of God came to present themselves before the LORD, and Satan also came among them.

Job 2:1 Again there was a day when the sons of God came to present themselves before the LORD, and Satan also came among them to present himself before the LORD.

Job 38:7 when the morning stars sang together and all the sons of God shouted for joy?

Deuteronomy 32:8 When the Most High gave to the nations their inheritance, when he divided mankind, he fixed the borders of the peoples according to the number of the sons of God.

Matthew 22:30 For in the resurrection they neither marry nor are given in marriage, but are like angels in heaven.

The Almighty God created His many angelic sons by divine fiat. Humans have told many lies to their fellow humans about God and they will be punished and sent to the Second Resurrection to face corrective judgement.

37.158. And they imagine kinship between him and the jinn, whereas the jinn know well that they will be brought before (Him)

37.159. Glorified be Allah from that which they attribute (unto Him),

37.160. Save single-minded slaves of Allah.

See 2 Corinthians 5:10 at ayat 10.8 Commentary on the Koran: Surah 10 (No. Q010).

James 2:19 You believe that God is one; you do well. Even the demons believe—and shudder!

1Corinthians 6:2-3 Or do you not know that the saints will judge the world? And if the world is to be judged by you, are you incompetent to try trivial cases? ³Do you not know that we are to judge angels? How much more, then, matters pertaining to this life!

2Peter 2:4 For if God did not spare angels when they sinned, but cast them into hell and committed them to chains of gloomy darkness to be kept until the judgment;

The fallen angelic Host will be reduced to the human level and killed towards the end of the Millennium and they will be resurrected during the Second Resurrection to face corrective judgment just like the human host to lead them to repentance.

The slaves of Allah do not face this White Throne Judgment as they will be part of the First Resurrection.

37.161. Lo! verily, ye and that which ye worship,

37.162. Ye cannot excite (anyone) against Him.

37.163. Save him who is to burn in hell.

[Gehenna Fire]

Proverbs 21:30 No wisdom, no understanding, no counsel can avail against the LORD.

Proverbs 19:21 Many are the plans in the mind of a man, but it is the purpose of the LORD that will stand.

Acts 5:38-39 So in the present case I tell you, keep away from these men and let them alone, for if this plan or this undertaking is of man, it will fail; ³⁹but if it is of God, you will not be able to overthrow them. You might even be found opposing God!" So they took his advice,

37.164. There is not one of us but hath his known position.

37.165. Lo! we, even we are they who set the ranks,

37.166. Lo! we, even we are they who hymn His praise

All the prophets and their works are ordained before their birth and sent by God (Jer. 1:5).

Revelation 7:3-4 saying, "Do not harm the earth or the sea or the trees, until we have sealed the servants of our God on their foreheads." ⁴And I heard the number of the sealed, 144,000, sealed from every tribe of the sons of Israel:

Revelation 14:3 and they were singing a new song before the throne and before the four living creatures and before the elders. No one could learn that song except the 144,000 who had been redeemed from the earth.

Revelation 7:9-10 After this I looked, and behold, a great multitude that no one could number, from every nation, from all tribes and peoples and languages, standing before the throne and before the Lamb, clothed in white robes, with palm branches in their hands, ¹⁰and crying out with a loud voice, "Salvation belongs to our God who sits on the throne, and to the Lamb!"

Refer to Revelation 20:6 at ayat 10.9 Commentary on the Koran: Surah 10 (No. Q010).

37.167. And indeed they used to say:

37.168. If we had but a reminder from the men of old

37.169. We would be single-minded slaves of Allah.

37.170. Yet (now that it is come) they disbelieve therein; but they will come to know.

37.171. And verily Our word went forth of old unto Our bondmen sent (to warn)

37.172. That they verily would be helped,

2Kings 17:13 Yet the LORD warned Israel and Judah by every prophet and every seer, saying, "Turn from your evil ways and keep my commandments and my statutes, in accordance with all the Law that I commanded your fathers, and that I sent to you by my servants the prophets."

Nehemiah 9:29-30 And you warned them in order to turn them back to your law. Yet they acted presumptuously and did not obey your commandments, but sinned against your rules, which if a person does them, he shall live by them, and they turned a stubborn shoulder and stiffened their neck and would not obey. ³⁰Many years you bore with them and warned them by your Spirit through your prophets. Yet they would not give ear. Therefore you gave them into the hand of the peoples of the lands.

Jeremiah 44:4-5 Yet I persistently sent to you all my servants the prophets, saying, 'Oh, do not do this abomination that I hate!' ⁵But they did not listen or incline their ear, to turn from their evil and make no offerings to other gods.

Revelation 16:11 and cursed the God of heaven for their pain and sores. They did not repent of their deeds.

Revelation 16:21 And great hailstones, about one hundred pounds each, fell from heaven on people; and they cursed God for the plague of the hail, because the plague was so severe.

Even when there is no shadow of a doubt that God is dealing with them they do not repent.

37.173. And that Our host, they verily would be the victors.

Revelation 17:14 They will make war on the Lamb, and the Lamb will conquer them, for he is Lord of lords and King of kings, and those with him are called and chosen and faithful.

37.174. So withdraw from them (O Muhammad) awhile,

37.175. And watch, for they will (soon) see.

37.176. Would they hasten on Our doom?

37.177. But when it cometh home to them, then it will be a hapless morn for those who have been warned.

37.178. Withdraw from them awhile

37.179. And watch, for they will (soon) see.

Isaiah 66:4 I also will choose harsh treatment for them and bring their fears upon them, because when I called, no one answered, when I spoke, they did not listen; but they did what was evil in my eyes and chose that in which I did not delight.

Hebrews 10:37 For, "Yet a little while, and the coming one will come and will not delay;

Refer to 2Peter 3:9 and Habakkuk 2:3 at ayat 30.60 Commentary on the Koran: Surah 30 (No. Q030).

37.180. Glorified be thy Lord, the Lord of Majesty, from that which they attribute (unto Him)

37.181. And peace be unto those sent (to warn).

37.182. And praise be to Allah, Lord of the Worlds!

Refer to Jude 1:25 and1Timothy 1:17 at ayat 29.26 Commentary on the Koran: Surah 29 (No.Q029).

Isaiah 26:3 You keep him in perfect peace whose mind is stayed on you, because he trusts in you.

Philippians 4:7 And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.

So the One True God appoints all those who set the ranks and they are ordained and sent through to the Last Days, the Return of the Messiah and the Resurrection for the Millennium and the Last Judgment.

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