Muslims worship Allah who takes away your souls and brings you back to life

                                                                                         

In the Noble Quran, Allah is asking mankind some important questions.
It seems compulsory for the serious one who is looking for the truth to have a look at those questions and if possible to answer them.
Allah' questions are many. In this series, these questions are chosen randomly.
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In verses 10:101-104 of the Noble Quran, Allah ask the disbelievers: Behold what is in the heavens: and what is in the earth; What do they await or expect, when they deny you O Muhammad save the like of the punishment of those who passed away (before them) among the disbelievers. Say O Muhammad: O mankind! If you are in doubt of my religion, then know that I worship Allah who takes away your souls and brings you back to life after He makes you die.
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Verses 10:101-104 of the Noble Quran give the question of this article and talk about it.
The meanings of the verses 10:101-104


Verse 10:101 says:
Say to them, O Muhammad: Behold what is in the heavens: the sun, the moon and the stars; and what is in the earth: the trees, beasts, mountains and oceans! These are all signs for you.
But these signs and the revelations, the warnings and the messengers do not avail those who will not believe, as it is in Allah's foreknowledge.

Verse 10:102 says:
Is there any sign left for them to believe?
What do they await or expect, when they deny you O Muhammad?
Save the like of the days of those who passed away except the punishment of those who passed away (before them) among the disbelievers
Save the like of the days of those who passed away before them? Of communities, that is, the like of chastisements that befell them.
Say: ‘Then await, this: I shall indeed be with you among the waiting’.
Say O Muhammad: Expect then! The descent of punishment and my own destruction! I am with you among the expectant of the descent of punishment and destruction upon you.

Verse 10:103 says:
Then Allah shall save his messengers and the believers in these messengers after the destruction of their people; in like manner as of old, thus. It is incumbent upon Allah to save believers with their messengers. It is incumbent upon Allah to deliver the believers, the Prophet (s) and his Companions, when the time comes for chastising the disbelievers.

Verse 10:104 says:
Say O Muhammad: O mankind! If you are in doubt of my religion, Islam, and whether it is true, then know that I worship not those whom you worship, those upon whom you call instead of Allah, but I worship Allah who one day will cause you to die. He is Allah who takes away your souls and brings you back to life after He makes you die, I worship Allah Who will take you to Him; Who will seize your souls, and I have been commanded to be of the believers with the believers, following their faith.

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Verses 10:101-104 in different translations:

Verse 10:101
QARIB: say: 'see what is in the heavens and the earth! 'But neither signs nor warnings help the unbelievers.
SHAKIR: say: consider what is it that is in the heavens and the earth; and signs and warners do not avail a people who would not believe
PICKTHAL: say: behold what is in the heavens and the earth! But revelations and warnings avail not folk who will not believe.
YUSUFALI: say: "behold all that is in the heavens and on earth"; but neither signs nor warners profit those who believe not.

Verse 10:102
QARIB: do they watch and wait for anything except for days similar to those who passed away before them? Say: 'wait; I shall be with you among those who are waiting. '
SHAKIR: what do they wait for then but the like of the days of those who passed away before them? Say: wait then; surely I too am with you of those who wait
PICKTHAL: what expect they save the like of the days of those who passed away before them? Say: expect then! I am with you among the expectant.
YUSUFALI: do they then expect (any thing) but (what happened in) the days of the men who passed away before them? Say: "wait ye then: for I, too, will wait with you."

Verse 10:103
QARIB: then we shall save our messengers and the believers. It is our obligated duty, we shall save those who believe.
SHAKIR: then we deliver our messengers and those who believe-- even so (now), it is binding on us (that) we deliver the believers
PICKTHAL: then shall we save our messengers and the believers, in like manner (as of old). It is incumbent upon us to save believers.
YUSUFALI: in the end we deliver our messengers and those who believe: thus is it fitting on our part that we should deliver those who believe!

Verse 10:104
QARIB: say: 'O people! if you are in doubt concerning my religion, I worship none of those you worship, other than Allah but I worship Allah, who will cause you to die, for I am commanded to be among the believers,
SHAKIR: say: o people! If you are in doubt as to my religion, then (know that) I do not serve those whom you serve besides Allah but I do serve Allah, who will cause you to die, and i am commanded that I should be of the believers
PICKTHAL: say (O Muhammad): O mankind! If ye are in doubt of my religion, then (know that) I worship not those whom ye worship instead of Allah, but I worship Allah who causeth you to die, and I have been commanded to be of the believers.
YUSUFALI: say: "o ye men! If ye are in doubt as to my religion, (behold!) I worship not what ye worship, other than Allah! But I worship Allah - who will take your souls (at death): I am commanded to be (in the ranks) of the believers.

About the author:
Safaa Abdel-Aziz
Co-Chief Editor, October Weekly Magazine,
Cairo, Egypt.


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