In the name of God, Most Gracious, Most Merciful
53:1As the stars fell away.*
Footnote 53:1
*53:1-18 Muhammad was summoned to the highest universe to receive this Quran into his heart. The stars fell away as he traveled through them at millions of times the speed of light. Subsequently, the Quran was gradually released to his memory. Please see Appendix 28.
53:2Your friend (Muhammad) was not astray, nor was he deceived.
53:3Nor was he speaking out of a personal desire.
53:4It was divine inspiration.
53:5Dictated by the Most Powerful.
53:6Possessor of all authority. From His highest height.
53:7At the highest horizon.
53:8He drew nearer by moving down.
53:9Until He became as close as possible.
53:10He then revealed to His servant what was to be revealed.
53:11The mind never made up what it saw.
53:12Are you doubting what he saw?
53:13He saw him in another descent.
53:14At the ultimate point.
53:15Where the eternal Paradise is located.
53:16The whole place was overwhelmed.
53:17The eyes did not waver, nor go blind.
53:18He saw great signs of his Lord.
The Flimsy Idols
53:19Compare this with the female idols Allaat and Al-`Uzzah.
53:20And Manaat, the third one.
53:21Do you have sons, while He has these as daughters?
53:22What a disgraceful distribution!
53:23These are but names that you made up, you and your forefathers. GOD never authorized such a blasphemy. They follow conjecture, and personal desire, when the true guidance has come to them herein from their Lord.
53:24What is it that the human being desires?
53:25To GOD belongs both the Hereafter, and this world.
53:26Not even the angels in heaven possess authority to intercede. The only ones permitted by GOD are those who act in accordance with His will and His approval.
53:27Those who disbelieve in the Hereafter have given the angels feminine names.
53:28They had no knowledge about this; they only conjectured. Conjecture is no substitute for the truth.
Choose Your Friends Carefully
53:29You shall disregard those who turn away from our message, and become preoccupied with this worldly life.
53:30This is the extent of their knowledge. Your Lord is fully aware of those who strayed away from His path, and He is fully aware of those who are guided.
53:31To GOD belongs everything in the heavens and everything on earth. He will requite those who commit evil for their works, and will reward the righteous for their righteousness.
53:32They avoid gross sins and transgressions, except for minor offenses. Your Lord’s forgiveness is immense. He has been fully aware of you since He initiated you from the earth, and while you were embryos in your mothers’ bellies. Therefore, do not exalt yourselves; He is fully aware of the righteous.
53:33Have you noted the one who turned away?
53:34Rarely did he give to charity, and then very little.
53:35Did he possess knowledge of the future? Could he see it?
53:36Was he not informed of the teachings in the scripture of Moses?
53:37And Abraham who fulfilled?
53:38No soul bears the sins of another soul.
53:39Every human being is responsible for his own works.
53:40And everyone’s works will be shown.
53:41Then they will be paid fully for such works.
53:42To your Lord is the final destiny.
53:43He is the One who makes you laugh or cry.
53:44He is the One who controls death and life.
The Husband Determines The Baby’s Gender
53:45He is the One who created the two kinds, male and female –
53:46from a tiny drop of semen.
53:47He will effect the recreation.
53:48He is the One who makes you rich or poor.
53:49He is the Lord of the galaxies.
53:50He is the One who annihilated ancient `Aad.
53:51And wiped out Thamoud.
53:52Also the people of Noah before that; they were evil transgressors.
53:53The evil communities (of Sodom and Gomorrah) were the lowliest.
53:54Consequently, they utterly vanished.
53:55Which of your Lord’s marvels can you deny?
53:56This is a warning like the older ones.
53:57The inevitable is imminent.
53:58None beside GOD can relieve it.
53:59Are you questioning this matter?
53:60Are you laughing, instead of crying?
53:61Are you insisting on your ways?
53:62You shall fall prostrate before GOD, and worship.