We sent Our messengers with the clear proofs, and We sent down with them the Book and the Balance, that humanity may uphold justice. And We sent down iron, in which is violent force, and benefits for humanity. That God may know who supports Him and His messengers invisibly. God is Strong and Powerful.
What does the Qur'an say about iron being 'sent down'?
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- 01 57:25 We sent Our messengers with clear proofs, and revealed with them the Scripture and the Balance that mankind may observe right measure; AND HE REVEALED IRON, wherein is mighty power and uses for mankind, and that God may know who helpeth Him and His messengers, unseen. This is the verse the question is about. In Pickthall, Sale, Palmer and Itani one verb carries the Scripture and the Balance and then the iron - revealed, or sent down - where Rodwell has caused to descend and then sent down; the surah's name is Al-Hadid, The Iron. It also appears in What does the Qur'an say about balance in nature (mizan) - and about disturbing it?, for a different reason.
- 02 34:10 We gave David grace from Us: O ye hills and birds, echo his psalms; and We made the iron supple unto him. In because it is the other place iron is given rather than found, and here the gift is a change in the metal's behaviour.
- 03 18:96 Give me pieces of iron - till, when he had levelled up the gap between the cliffs, he said: blow! - till, when he had made it a fire, he said: bring me molten copper to pour thereon. Here iron is worked in the course of the passage: pieces of iron are set between the cliffs, made into a fire and covered with molten copper. The earlier part of the same passage, 18:83-90, is in Does the Qur'an say the sun sets in a muddy spring?
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One verse carries this question, and the argument about it turns on a single verb.
57:25 says God revealed - or sent down - iron, in which is mighty power and uses for mankind. The claim built on it is that this anticipates the astrophysical fact that iron is formed in stars and arrived on earth from space.
The verse itself makes the claim hard to rest on, for a reason internal to the sentence. THE SAME VERB governs three things in a row: He revealed with them the Scripture and the Balance ... and He revealed iron. Scripture is not sent down from space. Whatever the verb is doing, it is doing it to a book, to a measure, and to a metal, in one construction. Reading it as physical descent for the third item and as revelation for the first two is a choice the sentence does not make.
The rest of the verse is about purpose, not origin: wherein is mighty power AND USES FOR MANKIND, and that God may know who helps Him and His messengers unseen. Iron appears there as something given for use - and, in a surah that has just paired Scripture with the Balance, as the third term in a series about what human beings have been equipped with.
34:10 supports that reading. Iron there is not sent anywhere; it is made SUPPLE for David. And 18:96 shows it being worked - pieces of iron, a fire, molten copper poured over.
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57:25
Why this passage is in the study finding 01
لَقَدْ أَرْسَلْنَا رُسُلَنَا بِٱلْبَيِّنَٰتِ وَأَنزَلْنَا مَعَهُمُ ٱلْكِتَٰبَ وَٱلْمِيزَانَ لِيَقُومَ ٱلنَّاسُ بِٱلْقِسْطِ وَأَنزَلْنَا ٱلْحَدِيدَ فِيهِ بَأْسٌ شَدِيدٌ وَمَنَٰفِعُ لِلنَّاسِ وَلِيَعْلَمَ ٱللَّهُ مَن يَنصُرُهُۥ وَرُسُلَهُۥ بِٱلْغَيْبِ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ قَوِىٌّ عَزِيزٌ
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Easy-read (simplified)laqad arsalnaa rusulanaa bil-bayyinaati wa'anzalnaa ma'ahumu l-kitaaba wal-meezaana liyaqooma n-naasu bil-qisti wa'anzalnaa l-hadeeda feehi ba'sun shadeedun wamanaafi'u lilnnaasi waliya'lama llaahu man yansuruhu warusulahu bil-ghaybi inna llaaha qawiyyun 'azeez
DIN 31635laqad ʾarsalnā rusulanā bil-bayyināti waʾanzalnā maʿahumu l-kitāba wal-mīzāna liyaqūma n-nāsu bil-qisṭi waʾanzalnā l-ḥadīda fīhi baʾsun šadīdun wamanāfiʿu lilnnāsi waliyaʿlama llāhu man yanṣuruhu warusulahu bil-ġaybi ʾinna llāha qawiyyun ʿazīzun
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We verily sent Our messengers with clear proofs, and revealed with them the Scripture and the Balance, that mankind may observe right measure; and He revealed iron, wherein is mighty power and (many) uses for mankind, and that Allah may know him who helpeth Him and His messengers, though unseen. Lo! Allah is Strong, Almighty
We did send our apostles with manifest signs; and we did send down among you the Book and the balance, that men might stand by justice; and we sent down iron in which is both keen violence and advantages to men; and that God might know who helps Him and His apostles in secret; verily, God is strong and mighty
We have sent our apostles with the clear tokens, and we have caused the Book and the balance to descend with them, that men might observe fairness. And we have sent down IRON. Dire evil resideth in it, as well as advantage, to mankind! God would know who will assist Him and his apostle in secret. Verily, God is Powerful, Strong
We formerly sent our apostles with evident miracles and arguments; and We sent down with them the scriptures, and the balance, that men might observe justice: And We sent them down iron, wherein is mighty strength for war, and various advantages unto mankind: That God may know who assisteth him and his apostles in secret; for God is strong and mighty
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Other languages (18)
Ne çuam të dërguarit Tanë me prova të qarta dhe bashkë me ta zbritëm edhe Librat (e shenjtë) dhe peshoren, që njerëzit të punojnë me drejtësi, si dhe e zbritëm hekurin, në të cilin ka forcë të madhe dhe përfitime për njerëzit, që Allahu të nxjerrë në shesh ata që e ndihmojnë Atë dhe të dërguarit e Tij pa e parë Atë. Me të vërtetë, Allahu është i Fortë e i Gjithëfuqishëm.
নিশ্চয় আমি আমার রাসূলদেরকে সুস্পষ্ট প্রমাণাদিসহ পাঠিয়েছি এবং তাদের সাথে কিতাব ও (ন্যায়ের) মানদণ্ড নাযিল করেছি, যাতে মানুষ সুবিচার প্রতিষ্ঠা করে। আমি আরো নাযিল করেছি লোহা(২০), তাতে প্রচন্ড শক্তি ও মানুষের জন্য বহু কল্যাণ রয়েছে। আর যাতে আল্লাহ প্রকাশ করে দেন, কে না দেখেও তাঁকে ও তাঁর রাসূলদেরকে সাহায্য করে। অবশ্যই আল্লাহ মহা শক্তিমান, মহাপরাক্রমশালী।
Mi smo izaslanike Naše s jasnim dokazima slali i po njima Knjige i Mjerilo – pravdu slali da bi ljudi pravedno postupali, a gvožđe smo stvorili i spustili, u kome je velika snaga i koje ljudima koristi, a da bi Allah znao one koji pomažu Njega i poslanike Njegove iako ih i ne vide. Allah je, uistinu, moćan i silan.
Mi smo izaslanike Naše s jasnim dokazima slali i po njima Knjige i Mjerilo – pravdu slali da bi ljudi pravedno postupali, a gvožđe smo stvorili i spustili, u kome je velika snaga i koje ljudima koristi, a da bi Allah znao one koji pomažu Njega i poslanike Njegove iako ih i ne vide. Allah je, uistinu, moćan i silan.
Gooŋɗii Min nulirii Nulaaɓe amen ɓeen ɓanngannduyeeji, Min njippindinani ɓe defte e sariyaare, fii no yimɓe ɓeen ñiiɓira e nunɗal. Min njippini kadi njamndi ndiin, ndi doole tiiɗuɗe woni e mum e nafooje wonan'de yimɓe ɓeen, e no Allah feññinira ɓeen wallooɓe mo e Nulaaɗo makko on ka wirnii. Pellet, Allah ko Jom demmbe, pooluɗo.
ჩვენ უკვე წარვგზავნეთ ჩვენი შუამავლები ცხადი მტკიცებულებებით და მათთან ერთად გარდმოვავლინეთ წიგნი და სასწორი, რათა ადამიანებმა სამართლიანობა დაიცვან. და გარდმოვავლინეთ რკინა, რომელშიც დიდი ძალაა და სარგებლობანი ადამიანთათვის, რათა ალლაჰმა იცოდეს, ვინ შეეწევა მას და მის შუამავლებს ფარულად. უეჭველად, ალლაჰი ყოვლადძლიერი, დიადია.
Wir haben ja bereits Unsere Gesandten mit den klaren Beweisen gesandt und mit ihnen die Schrift und die Waage herabgesandt, damit die Menschen Gerechtigkeit üben sollen. Und Wir haben das Eisen herabgesandt, worin starke Gewalt und (vielerlei) Nutzen für die Menschen ist, damit Allah weiß, wer Ihn und Seinen Gesandten im Verborgenen unterstützt. Wahrlich, Allah ist stark und allmächtig.
Πράγματι, στείλαμε τους Αγγελιαφόρους Μας με τις ξεκάθαρες αποδείξεις, και μαζί τους στείλαμε το Βιβλίο και τη δικαιοσύνη, ώστε οι άνθρωποι να πράττουν με τη δικαιοσύνη. Και κατεβάσαμε (στη γη) το σίδηρο, το οποίο περιέχει μεγάλη δύναμη και οφέλη για τους ανθρώπους. Για να ξέρει ο Αλλάχ (-αυτό που ήδη ξέρει- δηλ. να εμφανιστεί σε σας) ποιος θα υποστηρίξει Αυτόν (δηλ. τη θρησκεία Του) και τους Αγγελιαφόρους Του, χωρίς να Τον έχει δει. Πράγματι, ο Αλλάχ είναι Καουέι (Πανίσχυρος) και ‘Αζείζ (Παντοδύναμος, Ανίκητος).
निःसंदेह हमने अपने रसूलों को स्पष्ट प्रमाणों के साथ भेजा तथा उनके साथ पुस्तक और तराज़ू उतारा, ताकि लोग न्याय पर क़ायम रहें। तथा हमने लोहा उतारा, जिसमें बहुत शक्ति[15] है और लोगों के लिए बहुत-से लाभ हैं, और ताकि अल्लाह जान ले कि कौन उसकी तथा उसके रसूलों की बिना देखे सहायता करता है। निश्चय ही अल्लाह अति शक्तिशाली, सब पर प्रभुत्वशाली है।
Abbiamo inviato i Nostri Messaggeri con le Evidenze e abbiamo fatto discendere, con loro, il Libro e la Giustizia, così che la gente agisse con giustizia. E abbiamo fatto discendere il ferro, in cui c’è molta forza e vantaggio per gli uomini. E che Allāh metta in evidenza chi, nell’Ignoto, sostiene Lui e il Suo Messaggero: in verità Allāh è Forte, Potente.
25. Iš tiesų, Mes siuntėme Mūsų Pasiuntinius su aiškiais įrodymais, ir atskleidėme jiems Raštus ir Balansą (teisingumą), kad žmonija palaikytų teisingumą. Ir Mes atsiuntėme geležį, kurioje yra didelė galia (karuose), ir nauda žmonijai, kad Allahas patikrintų, kuris padės Jam (Jo religijai) ir Jo Pasiuntiniams, nematomame. Iš tiesų, Allahas yra Stipriausias, Visa Galintis.
Dhugumatti, ergamtoota keenya ragaawwan mul'ataa ta’aniin erginee, kitaabaafi miizaana isaan waliin buufnee akka namoonni haqaan dhaabbataniif jecha. Sibiilas buufneerra kan isa keessa humna cimaafi namootaaf bu’aawwan jiru goonee. Rabbiin nama Isaafi ergamtoota Isaa fagootti (ghaybiitti) tumsanu mul’isuuf (kana godhe). Rabbiin jabaa, injifataadha. [10]
Действительно, Мы отправили Наших посланников с ясными знамениями и ниспослали вместе с ними Писание и весы, чтобы люди придерживались справедливости. И ниспослали железо, в котором — сильная мощь и польза для людей, — чтобы Аллах узнал тех, кто помогает Ему и Его посланникам втайне. Воистину, Аллах — сильный, могущественный.
Ми смо Наше изасланике слали са јасним доказима и по њима смо слали Књиге и мерило правде, да би људи праведно поступали, а гвожђе смо спустили, у коме је велика снага и које људима користи, а да би Аллах знао оне који помажу Њега и Његове посланике иако их и не виде. Аллах је, уистину, моћан и силан.
Kwa hakika tuliwatuma Mitume wetu na ishara waziwazi, na tukateremsha Kitabu pamoja nao na Mizani, ili watu wasimamie uadilifu, na tumeteremsha chuma chenye nguvu nyingi na manufaa kwa watu, na ili Mwenyezi Mungu amjue anayemnusuru Yeye na Mitume wake kwa ghaibu. Hakika Mwenyezi Mungu ni Mwenye nguvu, Mwenye kushinda.
Vi sände våra sändebud med klara bevis, och med dem sände vi ned skrifterna och måttstocken så att människorna skulle upprätta rättvisa. Vi gav dem dessutom järnet, i vilket finns enorm styrka och stor nytta för mänskligheten. Detta för att Gud ska göra det känt vem som, utan att kunna se honom, väljer att stödja honom och hans sändebud. Gud är förvisso stark och mäktig.
Andolsun ki, elçilerimizi açık delillerle gönderdik ve insanlar adaleti ayakta tutsunlar diye onlarla birlikte kitabı ve ölçüyü indirdik. Ve Allah’ın kendisine ve elçilerine görmediği halde (gıyaben) kimin yardım edeceğini ortaya çıkarması için, kendisinde çetin bir sertlik ve insanlar için (çeşitli) yararlar bulunan demiri indirdik. Şüphesiz Allah güçlüdür, kuvvet sahibidir.
یقیناً ہم نے اپنے پیغمبروں کو کھلی دلیلیں دے کر بھیجا اور ان کے ساتھ کتاب اور میزان (ترازو) نازل فرمایا[1] تاکہ لوگ عدل پر قائم رہیں۔ اور ہم نے لوہے کو اتارا[2] جس میں سخت ہیبت وقوت ہے[3] اور لوگوں کے لیے اور بھی (بہت سے) فائدے ہیں[4] اور اس لیے بھی کہ اللہ جان لے کہ اس کی اور اس کے رسولوں کی مدد بےدیکھے کون کرتا ہے[5]، بیشک اللہ قوت واﻻ اور زبردست ہے.[6]
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لِّكَيْلَا تَأْسَوْا۟ عَلَىٰ مَا فَاتَكُمْ وَلَا تَفْرَحُوا۟ بِمَآ ءَاتَىٰكُمْ وَٱللَّهُ لَا يُحِبُّ كُلَّ مُخْتَالٍ فَخُورٍ
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Easy-read (simplified)likaylaa ta'saw 'alaa maa faatakum walaa tafrahoo bimaa aataakum wallaahu laa yuhibbu kulla mukhtaalin fakhoor
DIN 31635likaylā taʾsaw ʿalā mā fātakum walā tafraḥū bimā ʾātākum wallāhu lā yuḥibbu kulla muḫtālin faḫūrin
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That you may not sorrow over what eludes you, nor exult over what He has given you. God does not love the proud snob.
That ye grieve not for the sake of that which hath escaped you, nor yet exult because of that which hath been given. Allah loveth not all prideful boasters
That ye may not vex yourselves for what ye miss, nor be overjoyed at what He gives you; for God loves no arrogant boaster
Lest ye distress yourselves if good things escape you, and be over joyous for what falleth to your share. God loveth not the presumptuous, the boaster
And this is written lest ye immoderately grieve for the good which escapeth you, or rejoice for that which happeneth unto you; for God loveth no proud or vain-glorious person
ٱلَّذِينَ يَبْخَلُونَ وَيَأْمُرُونَ ٱلنَّاسَ بِٱلْبُخْلِ وَمَن يَتَوَلَّ فَإِنَّ ٱللَّهَ هُوَ ٱلْغَنِىُّ ٱلْحَمِيدُ
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Easy-read (simplified)alladheena yabkhaloona waya'muroona n-naasa bil-bukhli waman yatawalla fa'inna llaaha huwa l-ghaniyyu l-hameed
DIN 31635allaḏīna yabḫalūna wayaʾmurūna n-nāsa bil-buḫli waman yatawalla faʾinna llāha huwa l-ġaniyyu l-ḥamīdu
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Those who are stingy, and induce people to be stingy. Whoever turns away-God is the Independent, the Praiseworthy.
Who hoard and who enjoin upon the people avarice. And whosoever turneth away, still Allah is the Absolute, the Owner of Praise
who are niggardly and bid men be niggardly: but whoso turns his back, verily, God is rich, praiseworthy
Who are covetous themselves and incite others to covetousness. But whose turneth away from almsgiving - Ah! God is the Rich, the Praiseworthy
or those who are covetous, and command men covetousness. And whoso turneth aside from giving alms; verily God is self-sufficient, worthy to be praised
57:25 — the verse above
وَلَقَدْ أَرْسَلْنَا نُوحًا وَإِبْرَٰهِيمَ وَجَعَلْنَا فِى ذُرِّيَّتِهِمَا ٱلنُّبُوَّةَ وَٱلْكِتَٰبَ فَمِنْهُم مُّهْتَدٍ وَكَثِيرٌ مِّنْهُمْ فَٰسِقُونَ
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Easy-read (simplified)walaqad arsalnaa noohan wa'ibraaheema waja'alnaa fee dhurriyyatihimaa n-nubuwwata wal-kitaaba faminhum muhtadin wakatheerun minhum faasiqoon
DIN 31635walaqad ʾarsalnā nūḥan waʾibrāhīma waǧaʿalnā fī ḏurriyyatihimā n-nubuwwata wal-kitāba faminhum muhtadin wakaṯīrun minhum fāsiqūna
We sent Noah and Abraham, and established in their line Prophethood and the Scripture. Some of them are guided, but many of them are sinners.
And We verily sent Noah and Abraham and placed the prophethood and the scripture among their seed, and among them there is he who goeth right, but many of them are evil-livers
And we sent Noah and Abraham; and placed in their seed prophecy and the Book; and some of them are guided, though many of them are workers of abomination
And of old sent we Noah and Abraham, and on their seed conferred the gift of prophecy, and the Book; and some of them we guided aright; but many were evil doers
We formerly sent Noah and Abraham, and We established in their posterity the gift of prophecy, and the scripture: And of them some were directed, but many of them were evil doers
ثُمَّ قَفَّيْنَا عَلَىٰٓ ءَاثَٰرِهِم بِرُسُلِنَا وَقَفَّيْنَا بِعِيسَى ٱبْنِ مَرْيَمَ وَءَاتَيْنَٰهُ ٱلْإِنجِيلَ وَجَعَلْنَا فِى قُلُوبِ ٱلَّذِينَ ٱتَّبَعُوهُ رَأْفَةً وَرَحْمَةً وَرَهْبَانِيَّةً ٱبْتَدَعُوهَا مَا كَتَبْنَٰهَا عَلَيْهِمْ إِلَّا ٱبْتِغَآءَ رِضْوَٰنِ ٱللَّهِ فَمَا رَعَوْهَا حَقَّ رِعَايَتِهَا فَـَٔاتَيْنَا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ مِنْهُمْ أَجْرَهُمْ وَكَثِيرٌ مِّنْهُمْ فَٰسِقُونَ
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Easy-read (simplified)thumma qaffaynaa 'alaa aathaarihim birusulinaa waqaffaynaa bi'eesaa bni maryama wa'aataynaahu l-'injeela waja'alnaa fee quloobi lladheena taba'oohu ra'fatan warahmatan warahbaaniyyatan btada'oohaa maa katabnaahaa 'alayhim illaa btighaa'a ridwaani llaahi famaa ra'awhaa haqqa ri'aayatihaa fa'aataynaa lladheena aamanoo minhum ajrahum wakatheerun minhum faasiqoon
DIN 31635ṯumma qaffaynā ʿalā ʾāṯārihim birusulinā waqaffaynā biʿīsā bni maryama waʾātaynāhu l-ʾinǧīla waǧaʿalnā fī qulūbi llaḏīna tabaʿūhu raʾfatan waraḥmatan warahbāniyyatan btadaʿūhā mā katabnāhā ʿalayhim ʾillā btiġāʾa riḍwāni llāhi famā raʿawhā ḥaqqa riʿāyatihā faʾātaynā llaḏīna ʾāmanū minhum ʾaǧrahum wakaṯīrun minhum fāsiqūna
Then We sent in their wake Our messengers, and followed up with Jesus son of Mary, and We gave him the Gospel, and instilled in the hearts of those who followed him compassion and mercy. But as for the monasticism which they invented-We did not ordain it for them-only to seek God's approval. But they did not observe it with its due observance. So We gave those of them who believed their reward, but many of them are sinful.
Then We caused Our messengers to follow in their footsteps; and We caused Jesus, son of Mary, to follow, and gave him the Gospel, and placed compassion and mercy in the hearts of those who followed him. But monasticism they invented - We ordained it not for them - only seeking Allah's pleasure, and they observed it not with right observance. So We give those of them who believe their reward, but many of them are evil-livers
Then we followed up their footsteps with our apostles; and we followed them up with Jesus the son of Mary; and we gave him the gospel; and we placed in the hearts of those who followed him kindness and compassion.- But monkery, they invented it; we only prescribed to them the craving after the goodwill of God, and they observed it not with due observance. But we gave to those who believe amongst them their hire; though many amongst them were workers of abomination
Then we caused our apostles to follow in their footsteps; and we caused Jesus the son of Mary to follow them; and we gave him the Evangel, and we put into the hearts of those who followed him kindness and compassion: but as to the monastic life, they invented it themselves. The desire only of pleasing God did we prescribe to them, and this they observed not as it ought to have been observed: but to such of them as believed gave we their reward, though many of them were perverse
Afterwards We caused our apostles to succeed in their footsteps; and We caused Jesus the son of Mary to succeed them, and We gave him the gospel: And We put in the hearts of those who followed him, compassion and mercy: But as to the monastic state, they instituted the same -- We did not prescribe it to them -- only out of a desire to please God; yet they observed not the same as it ought truly to have been observed. And We gave unto such of them as believed, their reward: But many of them were wicked doers
34:10
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وَلَقَدْ ءَاتَيْنَا دَاوُۥدَ مِنَّا فَضْلًا يَٰجِبَالُ أَوِّبِى مَعَهُۥ وَٱلطَّيْرَ وَأَلَنَّا لَهُ ٱلْحَدِيدَ
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Easy-read (simplified)walaqad aataynaa daawooda minnaa fadlan yaa jibaalu awwibee ma'ahu wat-tayra wa'alannaa lahu l-hadeed
DIN 31635walaqad ʾātaynā dāwūda minnā faḍlan yā ǧibālu ʾawwibī maʿahu waṭ-ṭayra waʾalannā lahu l-ḥadīda
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We bestowed upon David favor from Us: "O mountains, and birds: echo with him." And We softened iron for him.
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And assuredly We gave David grace from Us, (saying): O ye hills and birds, echo his psalms of praise! And We made the iron supple unto him
And we did give David grace from us, 'O ye mountains! echo (God's praises) with him, and ye birds!' and we softened for him iron
Of old bestowed we on David a gift, our special boon: - "Ye mountains and ye birds answer his songs of praise." And we made the iron soft for him
We heretofore bestowed on David excellence from Us: And We said, O mountains, sing alternate praises with him; and We obliged the birds also to join therein. And We softened the iron for him
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Me të vërtetë, Ne i dhuruam Davudit mirësi nga ana Jonë (dhe thamë): "O male, thurni lavde (për Allahun) bashkë me të, e edhe ju, o zogj!" Gjithashtu, Ne ia zbutëm hekurin.
আর অবশ্যই আমি আমার পক্ষ থেকে দাঊদকে মর্যাদা (৩)দান করেছি। আমি আদেশ করলামঃ ‘হে পর্বতমালা, তোমরা দাঊদের সাথে আমার পবিত্রতা ঘোষণা কর’ এবং পাখিদেরকেও। আর আমি তার জন্য লোহাকে নরম করে দিয়েছিলাম, (৩) এখানে ফাদল দ্বারা মর্যাদা, নবুওয়্যাত, রাজত্ব ও অনুগ্রহকে বুঝানো হয়েছে।
Mi smo Davudu od Nas dobro dali: “O brda, ponavljajte zajedno s njim hvalu i vi, ptice!” – i omekšali smo mu gvožđe.
Mi smo Davidu od Nas dobro dali: “O brda, ponavljajte zajedno s njim hvalu i vi, ptice!” i omekšali smo mu gvožđe.
Gooŋɗii Min ngokkii Daawuuda ɓural, immorde e Amen. [Min mbi'i]: "eey mon pelle e colli, cubbunhinodee e makko. Min newinani mo (tafugol) njamndi ndin.
და აი, ჩვენ უკვე ვუბოძეთ [შუამავალ] დაუდს ჩვენგან განსაკუთრებული სიკეთე: «ჰეი, მთებო! ადიდეთ თქვენი უფალი მასთან ერთად [დაუდთან], და ჩიტებო, თქვენც ადიდეთ!» და რკინა დავურბილეთ მას [ისე, რომ მის ხელში იგი რბილი გახდა, როგორც ცომი].
Und Wir gaben ja bereits Dawud eine Huld von Uns. - „Ihr Berge, preist (Allah) im Widerhall mit ihm, und auch ihr Vögel.“ Und Wir machten für ihn das Eisen geschmeidig:
Πράγματι, έχουμε δώσει εύνοιες από Εμάς στον Δαβίδ: «Ω, βουνά! Επαινέστε τον Αλλάχ όταν Τον επαινέσει και αυτός, και τα πουλιά επίσης!» Και κάναμε το σίδερο μαλακό γι' αυτόν.
E abbiamo concesso a Dāwūd una grazia: «O montagne, obbedite a lui, così come gli uccelli!» E gli abbiamo reso il ferro duttile,
10. Ir iš tiesų, Mes suteikėme malonę Davūdui (Dovydui) nuo Mūsų (sakydami): „Ei jūs kalnai, garbinkite (Allahą) su juo! Ir jūs paukščiai (taip pat)!“ Ir Mes padarėme geležį minkštą jam.“
Dhugumatti, Nuti Daawudiif tola Nu biraa ta’e kennineerra. “Yaa gaarreenii! isa (Daawudii) wajjin (Rabbiin) faarsaa sinbirris” (jenne). Sibiila isaaf laaffifnee jirra.[3]
Действительно, Мы даровали Дауду от Нас милость: «О горы, вторьте вместе с ним, и [вы,] птицы!» И Мы смягчили для него железо.
Ми смо Давиду Нашу милост указали: „О брда, понављајте заједно са њим хвалу, и ви, птице!“ - И омекшали смо му гвожђе.
Na tulimpa Daudi fadhila kutoka kwetu, tukasema: "Enyi milima, karirini kumtakasa Mwenyezi Mungu pamoja naye! Na ndege pia." Na tukamlainishia chuma.
Vi gav David vår särskilda välsignelse [och befallde]: ”Berg och fåglar! Lovprisa oss tillsammans med honom!” Och vi gjorde järnet mjukt och medgörligt för honom.
Dâvud’a katımızdan bir lütuf verdik. "Ey dağlar ve kuşlar! Dâvud’la tespih edin." Onun için demiri de yumuşattık.
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أَفْتَرَىٰ عَلَى ٱللَّهِ كَذِبًا أَم بِهِۦ جِنَّةٌۢ بَلِ ٱلَّذِينَ لَا يُؤْمِنُونَ بِٱلْـَٔاخِرَةِ فِى ٱلْعَذَابِ وَٱلضَّلَٰلِ ٱلْبَعِيدِ
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Easy-read (simplified)aftaraa 'alaa llaahi kadhiban am bihi jinnatun bali lladheena laa yu'minoona bil-'aakhirati fee l-'adhaabi wad-dalaali l-ba'eed
DIN 31635ʾaftarā ʿalā llāhi kaḏiban ʾam bihi ǧinnatun bali llaḏīna lā yuʾminūna bil-ʾāḫirati fī l-ʿaḏābi waḍ-ḍalāli l-baʿīdi
Did he invent a lie about God, or is there madness in him?" Indeed, those who do not believe in the Hereafter are in torment, and far astray.
Hath he invented a lie concerning Allah, or is there in him a madness? Nay, but those who disbelieve in the Hereafter are in torment and far error
he has forged against God a lie, or there is a ginn in him;' - nay, those who believe not in the hereafter are in the torment and in the remote error
He deviseth a lie about God, or there is a djinn in him," but they who believe not in the next life, shall incur the chastisement, and be lost in the mazes of estrangement from God
He hath forged a lie concerning God, or rather he is distracted. But they who believe not in the life to come, shall fall into punishment and a wide error
أَفَلَمْ يَرَوْا۟ إِلَىٰ مَا بَيْنَ أَيْدِيهِمْ وَمَا خَلْفَهُم مِّنَ ٱلسَّمَآءِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ إِن نَّشَأْ نَخْسِفْ بِهِمُ ٱلْأَرْضَ أَوْ نُسْقِطْ عَلَيْهِمْ كِسَفًا مِّنَ ٱلسَّمَآءِ إِنَّ فِى ذَٰلِكَ لَـَٔايَةً لِّكُلِّ عَبْدٍ مُّنِيبٍ
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Easy-read (simplified)afalam yaraw ilaa maa bayna aydeehim wamaa khalfahum mina s-samaa'i wal-'ardi in nasha' nakhsif bihimu l-'arda aw nusqit 'alayhim kisafan mina s-samaa'i inna fee dhaalika la'aayatan likulli 'abdin muneeb
DIN 31635ʾafalam yaraw ʾilā mā bayna ʾaydīhim wamā ḫalfahum mina s-samāʾi wal-ʾarḍi ʾin našaʾ naḫsif bihimu l-ʾarḍa ʾaw nusqiṭ ʿalayhim kisafan mina s-samāʾi ʾinna fī ḏālika laʾāyatan likulli ʿabdin munībin
Do they not reflect upon what lies before them and behind them, of the heaven and the earth? If We will, We can make the earth cave in beneath them, or make pieces of the sky fall down on them. In that is a sign for every devout servant.
Have they not observed what is before them and what is behind them of the sky and the earth? If We will, We can make the earth swallow them, or cause obliteration from the sky to fall on them. Lo! herein surely is a portent for every slave who turneth (to Allah) repentant
Have they not looked at what is before them and what is behind them of the heaven and the earth? if we pleased we would cleave the earth open with them, or we would make to fall upon them a portion of the heaven; verily, in that is a sign to every repentant servant
What! have they never contemplated that which is before them and behind them, the Heaven and the Earth? If such were our pleasure, we could sink them into that Earth, or cause a portion of that Heaven to fall upon them! herein truly is a sign for our every returning servant
Have they not therefore considered what is before them, and what is behind them, of the heaven and the earth? If We please, We will cause the earth to open and swallow them up, or will cause a piece of the heaven to fall upon them: Verily herein is a sign unto every servant, who turneth unto God
34:10 — the verse above
أَنِ ٱعْمَلْ سَٰبِغَٰتٍ وَقَدِّرْ فِى ٱلسَّرْدِ وَٱعْمَلُوا۟ صَٰلِحًا إِنِّى بِمَا تَعْمَلُونَ بَصِيرٌ
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Easy-read (simplified)ani 'mal saabighaatin waqaddir fee s-sardi wa'maloo saalihan innee bimaa ta'maloona baseer
DIN 31635ʾani ʿmal sābiġātin waqaddir fī s-sardi waʿmalū ṣāliḥan ʾinnī bimā taʿmalūna baṣīrun
The translators word this verse differently
"Make coats of armor, and measure the links well; and work righteousness. I am Observant of everything you do."
Saying: Make thou long coats of mail and measure the links (thereof). And do ye right. Lo! I am Seer of what ye do
Make thou coats of mail and adapt the rings thereof, and do right; verily, I at what ye do do look
Make coats of mail, and arrange its plates; and work ye righteousness; for I behold your actions
saying, make thereof complete coats of mail, and rightly dispose the small plates which compose the same: And work ye righteousness, O family of David; for I see that which ye do
وَلِسُلَيْمَٰنَ ٱلرِّيحَ غُدُوُّهَا شَهْرٌ وَرَوَاحُهَا شَهْرٌ وَأَسَلْنَا لَهُۥ عَيْنَ ٱلْقِطْرِ وَمِنَ ٱلْجِنِّ مَن يَعْمَلُ بَيْنَ يَدَيْهِ بِإِذْنِ رَبِّهِۦ وَمَن يَزِغْ مِنْهُمْ عَنْ أَمْرِنَا نُذِقْهُ مِنْ عَذَابِ ٱلسَّعِيرِ
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Easy-read (simplified)walisulaymaana r-reeha ghuduwwuhaa shahrun warawaahuhaa shahrun wa'asalnaa lahu 'ayna l-qitri wamina l-jinni man ya'malu bayna yadayhi bi'idhni rabbihi waman yazigh minhum 'an amrinaa nudhiqhu min 'adhaabi s-sa'eer
DIN 31635walisulaymāna r-rīḥa ġuduwwuhā šahrun warawāḥuhā šahrun waʾasalnā lahu ʿayna l-qiṭri wamina l-ǧinni man yaʿmalu bayna yadayhi biʾiḏni rabbihi waman yaziġ minhum ʿan ʾamrinā nuḏiqhu min ʿaḏābi s-saʿīri
And for Solomon the wind-its outward journey was one month, and its return journey was one month. And We made a spring of tar flow for him. And there were sprites that worked under him, by the leave of his Lord. But whoever of them swerved from Our command, We make him taste of the punishment of the Inferno.
And unto Solomon (We gave) the wind, whereof the morning course was a month's journey and the evening course a month's journey, and We caused the fount of copper to gush forth for him, and (We gave him) certain of the jinn who worked before him by permission of his Lord. And such of them as deviated from Our command, them We caused to taste the punishment of flaming Fire
And to Solomon the wind; its morning journey was a month, and its evening journey was a month; and we made to flow for him a fountain of molten brass; and of the ginns some to work before him by the permission of his Lord; and whoso swerves amongst them from our bidding we will give him to taste the torment and the blaze
And unto Solomon did we subject the wind, which travelled in the morning a month's journey, and a month's journey in the evening. And we made a fountain of molten brass to flow for him. And of the Djinn were some who worked in his presence, by the will of his Lord; and such of them as swerved from our bidding will we cause to taste the torment of the flame
And We made the wind subject unto Solomon: It blew in the morning for a month, and in the evening for a month. And We made a fountain of molten brass to flow for him. And some of the genii were obliged to work in his presence, by the will of his Lord; and whoever of them turned aside from our command, We will cause him to taste the pain of hell fire
18:96
Why this passage is in the study finding 03
ءَاتُونِى زُبَرَ ٱلْحَدِيدِ حَتَّىٰٓ إِذَا سَاوَىٰ بَيْنَ ٱلصَّدَفَيْنِ قَالَ ٱنفُخُوا۟ حَتَّىٰٓ إِذَا جَعَلَهُۥ نَارًا قَالَ ءَاتُونِىٓ أُفْرِغْ عَلَيْهِ قِطْرًا
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Easy-read (simplified)aatoonee zubara l-hadeedi hattaa idhaa saawaa bayna s-sadafayni qaala nfukhoo hattaa idhaa ja'alahu naaran qaala aatoonee ufrigh 'alayhi qitraa
DIN 31635ʾātūnī zubara l-ḥadīdi ḥattā ʾiḏā sāwā bayna ṣ-ṣadafayni qāla nfuḫū ḥattā ʾiḏā ǧaʿalahu nāran qāla ʾātūnī ʾufriġ ʿalayhi qiṭran
"Bring me blocks of iron." So that, when he had leveled up between the two cliffs, he said, "Blow." And having turned it into a fire, he said, "Bring me tar to pour over it."
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Give me pieces of iron - till, when he had levelled up (the gap) between the cliffs, he said: Blow! - till, when he had made it a fire, he said: Bring me molten copper to pour thereon
Bring me pigs of iron until they fill up the space between the two mountain sides.' Said he, 'Blow until it makes it a fire.' Said he, 'Bring me, that I may pour over it, molten brass
Bring me blocks of iron," - until when it filled the space between the mountain sides - "Ply," said he, "your bellows," - until when he had made it red with heat (fire), he said, - "Bring me molten brass that I may pour upon it
Bring me iron in large pieces, until it fill up the space between the two sides of these mountains. And he said to the workmen, blow with your bellows, until it make the iron red hot as fire. And he said further, bring me molten brass, that I may pour upon it
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EditionTanzil Qur'an text (Uthmani) ·Uthmani, Version 1.1·Tanzil Project ·Creative Commons Attribution 3.0·retrieved 24 Aug 2026
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- Convention
- Hafs/Kufan verse numbering, 6236 ayahs. The bismillah is delivered as a separate `bismillah` attribute on ayah 1 and is NOT fused into the ayah text. 112 surahs carry one: every surah except al-Fatiha, where the bismillah is ayah 1:1 itself, and at-Tawba, which has none. Sourced from the XML output; the plain-text output of the same release DOES fuse it, which is defect D1.
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Më sillni blloqe hekuri!" Kur mbushi hapësirën ndërmjet dy vargmaleve, tha: "Fryjini zjarrit!" Kur hekuri u skuq fort nga zjarri, tha: "Më sillni bakër të shkrirë, që ta derdh mbi të!"
‘তোমরা আমাকে লোহার পাত এনে দাও’। অবশেষে যখন (লোহার স্তুপের দ্বারা) সে দু’পাহাড়ের মধ্যবর্তী জায়গা সমান করে দিলো, তখন সে বললো: ‘তোমরা (আগুন জ্বালিয়ে) হাঁপরে দম দিতে থাক।’ অতঃপর যখন সে তা আগুনে পরিণত করলো, তখন বললো: ‘তোমরা আমাকে কিছু তামা এনে দাও, আমি তা এর ওপর ঢেলে দিই।’
Donesite mi velike komade gvožđa!” I kad on izravna dvije strane brda, reče: “Pūšite!” A kad ga usija, reče: “Donesite mi rastopljen bakar da ga zalijem.”
Donesite mi velike komade željeza!” I kad on izravna dvije strane brda, reče: “Púšite!” A kad ga usija, reče: “Donesite mi rastopljen bakar da ga zalijem.”
Ngaddanee kam kunte njamɗe haa nde o feppi- ndirnoo hakkunde naɗe ɗen ɗiɗi, o wi'i: "pifee haa nde o waɗnoo ɗum yiite, o wi'i: ngaddanee kam sila mi wancina e dow mum".
მომიტანეთ რკინის ნაჭრები», როცა უკვე აღავსო [გაათანაბრა მშენებლობით] ორ კლდის შორისი! თქვა: «დაჰბერეთ!» და როცა მან აქცია იგი ცეცხლად, თქვა: «მომიტანეთ, გადავასხამ ამას გამდნარ სპილენძს!»
Bringt mir die Eisenstücke.“ Als er nun zwischen den beiden Berghängen gleich hoch (aufgeschüttet) hatte, sagte er: „Blast (jetzt).“ Als er es zum Glühen gebracht hatte, sagte er: „Bringt mir, damit ich (es) darüber gieße, geschmolzenes Kupfer.“
Φέρτε μου κομμάτια σιδήρου [ή βράχους σιδήρου].» Ώσπου όταν ίσιωσε (το μπάζωμα και το χτίσιμο) ανάμεσα στα δύο βουνά, είπε: «(Ανάψτε φωτιά και) φυσήξτε (σ' αυτή)», ώσπου όταν το έκανε φωτιά, είπε: «Φέρτε μου λιωμένο χαλκό να τον χύσω πάνω του.»
मुझे लोहे के टुकड़े ला दो, यहाँ तक कि जब दोनों पहाड़ों के बीच का हिस्सा ऊपर तक बराबर कर दिया, तो कहा : अब इसमें आग दहकाओ, यहाँ तक कि जब उसे आग कर दिया, तो कहा : मुझे पिघला हुआ ताँबा ला दो, ताकि मैं इसपर उँड़ेल दूँ।
Portatemi grandi pezzi di ferro!” Finché non riempì il vuoto tra i due lati. Disse: «Soffiate!» Finché le rese incandescenti. Disse: «Datemi adesso del bronzo fuso da versarci sopra!»
96. Duokite man geležies gabalus (plytas).“ Tada, kai jis užpildė plyšį tarp dviejų kalnų skardžių, tarė: „Papūskite“. Tada, kai jis padarė juos (raudonus kaip) ugnimi, jis tarė: „Atneškite man išlydytą varį užpilti ant jų.“
Muraa Sibiilaa naaf kennaa.” hanga iddoo gaara lamaan gidduu jiru (jaaree) guute “afuufaa” jedheen, hanga ibidda (diimaa) isa godhetti “sibiila baqe isa irrattin dhangalaasa naa fidaa ” jedhe.
Несите мне куски железа». Когда же он сравнял между двумя склонами, то сказал: «Раздувайте!» А когда он раскалил его, то сказал: «Принесите мне — я вылью на него расплавленную медь».
Донесите ми велике комаде гвожђа.“ И кад он изравна две стране брда, рече: „Распалите ватру!“ А кад га усија, рече: „Донесите ми растопљени бакар да га залијем.“
Nileteeni vipande vya chuma. Hata alipoijaza sawasawa nafasi iliyo katikati ya milima miwili hiyo, akasema, "Pulizeni moto" mpaka alipokifanya kuwa moto, akasema, "Nileteeni shaba iliyoyeyuka niimimine juu ya chuma hicho."
Förse mig med järnblock!” När han hade fyllt utrymmet mellan de två bergväggarna sa han: ”Blås på det [med era blåsbälgar]!” När han hade fått [järnet] att glöda, sa han: ”Hämta smält koppar som jag kan hälla över det.”
“Bana (yeterince) demir madeni getirin” dedi. İki yamacın arasındaki boşluğu (dağlarla) bir hizaya getirince; “Körükleyin!” dedi. Demiri eritip kor (gibi) yapınca da; “Bana erimiş bakır getirin, bunun üzerine boşaltayım.” dedi.
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قَالُوا۟ يَٰذَا ٱلْقَرْنَيْنِ إِنَّ يَأْجُوجَ وَمَأْجُوجَ مُفْسِدُونَ فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ فَهَلْ نَجْعَلُ لَكَ خَرْجًا عَلَىٰٓ أَن تَجْعَلَ بَيْنَنَا وَبَيْنَهُمْ سَدًّا
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Easy-read (simplified)qaaloo yaa dhaa l-qarnayni inna ya'jooja wama'jooja mufsidoona fee l-'ardi fahal naj'alu laka kharjan 'alaa an taj'ala baynanaa wabaynahum saddaa
DIN 31635qālū yā ḏā l-qarnayni ʾinna yaʾǧūǧa wamaʾǧūǧa mufsidūna fī l-ʾarḍi fahal naǧʿalu laka ḫarǧan ʿalā ʾan taǧʿala baynanā wabaynahum saddan
They said, "O Zul-Qarnain, the Gog and Magog are spreading chaos in the land. Can we pay you, to build between us and them a wall?"
They said: O Dhu'l-Qarneyn! Lo! Gog and Magog are spoiling the land. So may we pay thee tribute on condition that thou set a barrier between us and them
They said, 'O Dhu 'l Qarnain! verily, Yagug and Magug are doing evil in the land. Shall we then pay thee tribute, on condition that thou set between us and them a rampart
They said, "O Dhoulkarnain! verily, Gog and Magog waste this land; shall we then pay thee tribute, so thou build a rampart between us and them
And they said, O Dhu'lkarnein, verily Gog and Magog waste the land; shall we therefore pay thee tribute, on condition that thou build a rampart between us and them
قَالَ مَا مَكَّنِّى فِيهِ رَبِّى خَيْرٌ فَأَعِينُونِى بِقُوَّةٍ أَجْعَلْ بَيْنَكُمْ وَبَيْنَهُمْ رَدْمًا
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Easy-read (simplified)qaala maa makkannee feehi rabbee khayrun fa'a'eenoonee biquwwatin aj'al baynakum wabaynahum radmaa
DIN 31635qāla mā makkannī fīhi rabbī ḫayrun faʾaʿīnūnī biquwwatin ʾaǧʿal baynakum wabaynahum radman
He said, "What my Lord has empowered me with is better. But assist me with strength, and I will build between you and them a dam."
He said: That wherein my Lord hath established me is better (than your tribute). Do but help me with strength (of men), I will set between you and them a bank
He said, 'What my Lord hath established me in is better; so help me with strength, and I will set between you and them a barrier
He said, "Better than your tribute is the might wherewith my Lord hath strengthened me; but help me strenuously, and I will set a barrier between you and them
He answered, the power wherewith my Lord hath strengthened me, is better than your tribute: But assist me strenuously, and I will set a strong wall between you and them
18:96 — the verse above
فَمَا ٱسْطَٰعُوٓا۟ أَن يَظْهَرُوهُ وَمَا ٱسْتَطَٰعُوا۟ لَهُۥ نَقْبًا
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Easy-read (simplified)famaa staa'oo an yazharoohu wamaa stataa'oo lahu naqbaa
DIN 31635famā sṭāʿū ʾan yaẓharūhu wamā staṭāʿū lahu naqban
So they were unable to climb it, and they could not penetrate it.
And (Gog and Magog) were not able to surmount, nor could they pierce (it)
So they could not scale it, and they could not tunnel it
And Gog and Magog were not able to scale it, neither were they able to dig through it
Wherefore, when this wall was finished, Gog and Magog could not scale it, neither could they dig through it
قَالَ هَٰذَا رَحْمَةٌ مِّن رَّبِّى فَإِذَا جَآءَ وَعْدُ رَبِّى جَعَلَهُۥ دَكَّآءَ وَكَانَ وَعْدُ رَبِّى حَقًّا
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Easy-read (simplified)qaala haadhaa rahmatun min rabbee fa'idhaa jaa'a wa'du rabbee ja'alahu dakkaa'a wakaana wa'du rabbee haqqaa
DIN 31635qāla hāḏā raḥmatun min rabbī faʾiḏā ǧāʾa waʿdu rabbī ǧaʿalahu dakkāʾa wakāna waʿdu rabbī ḥaqqan
He said, "This is a mercy from my Lord. But when the promise of my Lord comes true, He will turn it into rubble, and the promise of my Lord is always true."
He said: This is a mercy from my Lord; but when the promise of my Lord cometh to pass, He will lay it low, for the promise of my Lord is true
Said he, 'This is a mercy from my Lord; but when the promise of my Lord comes to pass, He will make it as dust, for the promise of my Lord is true
This," said he, "is a mercy from my Lord: But when the promise of my Lord shall come to pass, he will turn it to dust; and the promise of my Lord is true
And Dhu'lkarnein said, this is a mercy from my Lord: But when the prediction of my Lord shall come to be fulfilled, he shall reduce the wall to dust; and the prediction of my Lord is true
What this study rests on, and what it refusessigned with it6 of the 7 paragraphs signed with this study; the paragraph naming what it does not answer is at the top of the page
The selection above and this account of it are part of what was signed. Where the renderings disagree it says so; where the question runs past what has cleared the rights audit it says that too.
Read across the four public-domain translations - Sale 1734, Rodwell 1861, Palmer 1880, Pickthall 1930 - of 57:25, 34:10, 18:96, in full, and nothing else. This study consults no , no , no occasion of revelation and no biography, because none is yet available in an edition whose usage rights can be verified. Itani 2012, the fifth translation shown with these verses, was not consulted for this study.
How this set was arrived at. The verses were found by a word search of the four public-domain translations, using terms chosen by the editor and listed here as they were searched - iron; sent + down + iron. The search was a way of finding passages, not a judgement about what they mean: that several translators chose the same English word is not evidence about the Arabic. A different choice of terms gives a different set.
What was returned and not carried. 2 verse(s) the search qualified are recorded as not carried, rather than silently discarded: 17:50; 22:21. The reason for each was not recorded.
Verses carried by more than one study. Some passages here also serve another study. Each carries its own reason in each place, and the reason states where else it appears.
Where the translations part company, named rather than resolved. How differently the translations word each verse is shown on that verse's page, and the study names the differences it turns on rather than choosing between them.
Correction record, 2026-09-17. At 18:96, a claim that this is the one place iron is worked was removed, and a cross-reference was reworded to say which part of the passage the other study carries. The verses shown and their translations are unchanged.
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Translations Edward Henry Palmer, English translation of the Qur'an·Public domain — copyright term expired
Edward Henry Palmer, English translation of the Qur'an ·1880 translation, digital edition of unverified printing·None — public domain work ·Public domain — copyright term expired·retrieved 24 Aug 2026
Translations George Sale, English translation of the Qur'an·Public domain — copyright term expired
George Sale, English translation of the Qur'an ·1734 translation, digital edition of unverified printing·None — public domain work ·Public domain — copyright term expired·retrieved 24 Aug 2026
Translations John Medows Rodwell, English translation of the Qur'an·Public domain — copyright term expired
John Medows Rodwell, English translation of the Qur'an ·1861 translation, digital edition of unverified printing·None — public domain work ·Public domain — copyright term expired·retrieved 24 Aug 2026
Translations Pickthall, The Meaning of the Glorious Koran·Public domain — copyright term expired
Pickthall, The Meaning of the Glorious Koran ·1930 translation, digital edition of unverified printing·None — public domain work ·Public domain — copyright term expired·retrieved 24 Aug 2026
Translations Talal Itani, ClearQuran·Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International
Talal Itani, ClearQuran ·ClearQuran, "God" edition, EPUB·Talal Itani / ClearQuran.com ·Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International·retrieved 7 Sep 2026
Translation by Talal Itani, ClearQuran.com https://clearquran.com
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- 5 September 2026
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- 17 September 2026
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