In the name of God, Most Gracious, Most Merciful
25:1Most blessed is the One who revealed the Statute Book to His servant, so he can serve as a warner to the whole world.
25:2The One to whom belongs all sovereignty of the heavens and the earth. He never had a son, nor does He have any partners in sovereignty. He created everything in exact measure; He precisely designed everything.*
Footnote 25:2
*25:2 When we launch astronauts into space, we measure precisely the amount of food, water, oxygen, and other needs throughout the journey. Similarly, God has launched us into space – on board spaceship Earth – and He has designed all kinds of renewable provisions for us and other creatures, a perfect design. Think, for example, of the symbiotic relationship between us and the plants; we use the oxygen they produce in photosynthesis, while they use the carbon dioxide we produce in respiration.
25:3Yet, they set up beside Him gods who do not create anything – they themselves are created – and who possess no power to even harm or benefit themselves, nor do they possess any power to control life, or death, or resurrection.
The Disbelievers Rebutted by the Quran’s Mathematical Code
25:4Those who disbelieved said, “This is a fabrication that he produced, with the help of some other people.” They have uttered a blasphemy and a falsehood.
25:5They also said, “Tales from the past that he wrote down; they were dictated to him day and night.”*
Footnote 25:5
*25:5 Muhammad’s contemporaries knew that he was a literate man who could read and write; he wrote God’s revelations with his own hand (see Appendix 28).
25:6Say, “This was revealed by the One who knows the Secret* in the heavens and the earth. He is Forgiving, Most Merciful.”
Footnote 25:6
*25:6 The Quran’s miraculous mathematical code, the incontrovertible answer to the disbelievers’ claims, remained a divinely guarded secret for 1400 years. God’s Messenger of the Covenant was destined to unveil it by God’s leave (Appendices 1, 2, & 26).
Typical Utterances of Disbelievers
25:7And they said, “How come this messenger eats the food and walks in the markets? If only an angel could come down with him, to serve with him as a preacher!”
25:8Or, “If only a treasure could be given to him!” Or, “If only he could possess an orchard from which he eats!” The transgressors also said, “You are following a bewitched man.”
25:9Note how they called you all kinds of names, and how this led them astray, never to find their way back.
25:10Most blessed is the One who can, if He wills, give you much better than their demands – gardens with flowing streams, and many mansions.
The Real Reason
25:11In fact, they have disbelieved in the Hour (Day of Resurrection), and we have prepared for those who disbelieve in the Hour a flaming Hell.
Retribution for the Disbelievers
25:12When it sees them from afar, they will hear its rage and fuming.
25:13And when they are thrown into it, through a narrow place, all shackled, they will declare their remorse.
25:14You will not declare just a single remorse, on that day; you will suffer through a great number of remorses.
Reward for the Righteous
25:15Say, “Is this better or the eternal Paradise that is promised for the righteous? It is their well deserved reward; a well deserved destiny.”
25:16They get anything they wish therein, forever. This is your Lord’s irrevocable promise.
25:17On the day when He summons them, together with the idols they had set up beside GOD, He will say, “Have you misled these servants of Mine, or did they go astray on their own?”
25:18They will say, “Be You glorified, it was not right for us to set up any lords beside You. But You allowed them to enjoy, together with their parents. Consequently, they disregarded the message and thus became wicked people.”
25:19They have disbelieved in the message you have given them, and, consequently, you can neither protect them from the retribution they have incurred, nor can you help them in any way. Anyone among you who commits evil, we will commit him to severe retribution.
Messengers Are Just Human Beings
25:20We did not send any messengers before you who did not eat food and walk in the markets. We thus test you by each other; will you steadfastly persevere? Your Lord is Seer.
25:21Those who do not expect to meet us said, “If only the angels could come down to us, or we could see our Lord (we would then believe)!” Indeed, they have committed a gross arrogance, and have produced a gross blasphemy.
25:22The day they see the angels, it will not be good news for the guilty; they will say, “Now, we are irreversibly confined.”
25:23We will look at all the works they have done, and render them null and void.
25:24The dwellers of Paradise are far better on that day; they will hear better news.
25:25The heaven will break apart, into masses of clouds, and the angels will descend in multitudes.
25:26All sovereignty on that day belongs to the Most Gracious. For the disbelievers, it will be a difficult day.
God’s Messenger of the Covenant*
25:27The day will come when the transgressor will bite his hands (in anguish) and say, “Alas, I wish I had followed the path with the messenger.
Footnote 25:27
*25:27-30 This verse refers also to God’s Messenger of the Covenant whose name is mathematically coded in the Quran as “Rashad Khalifa.” If you write down the gematrical value of “Rashad” (505), followed by the gematrical value of “Khalifa” (725), followed by this sura number (25), followed by verses 27, 28, 29, and 30, the final number (5057252527282930) is a multiple of 19 (see Appendices 2 & 26 for details). The prophet Muhammad will also make such a statement as in 25:30 on the Day of Judgment.
25:28“Alas, woe to me, I wish I did not take that person as a friend.
25:29“He has led me away from the message after it came to me. Indeed, the devil lets down his human victims.”
25:30The messenger* said, “My Lord, my people have deserted this Quran.”
Footnote 25:30
*25:27-30 This verse refers also to God’s Messenger of the Covenant whose name is mathematically coded in the Quran as “Rashad Khalifa”. If you write down the gematrical value of “Rashad” (505), followed by the gematrical value of “Khalifa” (725), followed by this sura number (25), followed by the verses 27, 28, 29, and 30, the final number (5057252527282930) is a multiple of 19 (see Appendices 2 & 26 for details). The prophet Muhammad will also make such a statement as in 25:30 on the Day of Judgment.
25:31We also set up against every prophet enemies from among the guilty. Your Lord suffices as a guide, a master.
25:32Those who disbelieved said, “Why did not the Quran come through him all at once?” We have released it to you gradually, in order to fix it in your memory. We have recited it in a specific sequence.
God’s Evidence is Overwhelming
25:33Whatever argument they come up with, we provide you with the truth, and a better understanding.
25:34Those who are forcibly summoned to Hell are in the worst position; they are the farthest from the right path.
25:35We have given Moses the scripture, and appointed his brother Aaron to be his assistant.
25:36We said, “Go, both of you, to the people who rejected our revelations,” and subsequently, we utterly annihilated the rejectors.
25:37Similarly, when the people of Noah disbelieved the messengers, we drowned them, and we set them up as a sign for the people. We have prepared for the transgressors a painful retribution.
25:38Also `Aad, Thamoud, the inhabitants of Al-Russ, and many generations between them.
25:39To each of these groups, we delivered sufficient examples, before we annihilated them.
25:40They have passed by the community that was showered with a miserable shower (Sodom). Did they not see it? The fact is, they never believed in resurrection.
Messengers Ridiculed
25:41When they saw you, they always ridiculed you: “Is this the one chosen by GOD to be a messenger?
25:42“He almost diverted us from our gods, if it were not that we steadfastly persevered with them.” They will certainly find out, when they see the retribution, who are the real strayers from the path.
The Ego as a god
25:43Have you seen the one whose god is his own ego? Will you be his advocate?
25:44Do you think that most of them hear, or understand? They are just like animals; no, they are far worse.
Infinite Blessings From God
25:45Have you not seen how your Lord designed the shadow? If He willed, He could have made it fixed, then we would have designed the sun accordingly.
25:46But we designed it to move slowly.
25:47He is the One who designed the night to be a cover, and for you to sleep and rest. And He made the day a resurrection.
25:48He is the One who sends the winds with good omens of His mercy, and we send down from the sky pure water.
25:49With it, we revive dead lands and provide drink for our creations – multitudes of animals and humans.
25:50We have distributed it among them in exact measure, that they may take heed. But most people insist upon disbelieving.
25:51If we willed, we could have sent to every community a warner.
25:52Therefore, do not obey the disbelievers, and strive against them with this, a great striving.
25:53He is the One who merges the two seas; one is fresh and palatable, while the other is salty and undrinkable. And He separated them with a formidable, inviolable barrier (evaporation).
25:54He is the One who created from water a human being, then made him reproduce through marriage and mating. Your Lord is Omnipotent.
25:55Yet, they still set up beside GOD idols that cannot benefit them, nor harm them. Indeed, the disbeliever is an enemy of his Lord.
25:56We have sent you (Rashad) as a deliverer of good news, as well as a warner. *
Footnote 25:56
*25:56 The gematrical value of “Rashad Khalifa” (1230), plus the sura and verse number (25+56) give a total of 1230+25+56=1311=19×69.
25:57Say, “I do not ask you for any money. All I seek is to help you find the right path to your Lord, if this is what you choose.”
The Prophets and the Saints Are Dead
25:58You shall put your trust in the One who is Alive – the One who never dies – and praise Him and glorify Him. He is fully Cognizant of His creatures’ sins.
25:59He is the One who created the heavens and the earth, and everything between them, in six days, then assumed all authority. The Most Gracious; ask about Him those who are well founded in knowledge.
The Unappreciative Human
25:60When they are told, “Fall prostrate before the Most Gracious,” they say, “What is the Most Gracious? Shall we prostrate before what you advocate?” Thus, it only augments their aversion.
25:61Most blessed is the One who placed constellations in the sky, and placed in it a lamp, and a shining moon.
25:62He is the One who designed the night and the day to alternate: a sufficient proof for those who wish to take heed, or to be appreciative.
Traits of the Righteous
25:63The worshipers of the Most Gracious are those who tread the earth gently, and when the ignorant speak to them, they only utter peace.
25:64In the privacy of the night, they meditate on their Lord, and fall prostrate.
25:65And they say, “Our Lord, spare us the agony of Hell; its retribution is horrendous.
25:66“It is the worst abode; the worst destiny.”
25:67When they give, they are neither extravagant nor stingy; they give in moderation.
25:68They never implore beside GOD any other god, nor do they kill anyone – for GOD has made life sacred – except in the course of justice. Nor do they commit adultery. Those who commit these offenses will have to pay.
25:69Retribution is doubled for them on the Day of Resurrection, and they abide therein humiliated.
25:70Exempted are those who repent, believe, and lead a righteous life. GOD transforms their sins into credits. GOD is Forgiver, Most Merciful.
25:71Those who repent and lead a righteous life, GOD redeems them; a complete redemption.
Additional Traits of the Righteous
25:72They do not bear false witness. When they encounter vain talk, they ignore it.
25:73When reminded of their Lord’s revelations, they never react to them as if they were deaf and blind.
25:74And they say, “Our Lord, let our spouses and children be a source of joy for us, and keep us in the forefront of the righteous.”
25:75These are the ones who attain Paradise in return for their steadfastness; they are received therein with joyous greetings and peace.
25:76Eternally they abide therein; what a beautiful destiny; what a beautiful abode.
25:77Say, “You attain value at my Lord only through your worship. But if you disbelieve, you incur the inevitable consequences.”