11. Surah Hud

The Quranic Text & Ali’s Version:

قَالُواْ يَا شُعَيْبُ أَصَلاَتُكَ تَأْمُرُكَ أَن نَّتْرُكَ مَا يَعْبُدُ آبَاؤُنَا...   

11: 87.  They said:

"Oh Shu'ayb! does thy (religion of) prayer command thee that we leave off the worship which our fathers practiced,

 ...أَوْ أَن نَّفْعَلَ فِي أَمْوَالِنَا مَا نَشَؤُا...

or that we leave off doing what we like with our property?

C1586. It is the way of selfish and material minded people;

-        to scoff at spiritual things like prayer and worship and

-        to hug their own property rights as if there were not other rights even greater than those of property!

...إِنَّكَ لَأَنتَ الْحَلِيمُ الرَّشِيدُ ﴿٨٧﴾

Truly, though art the one that forbeareth with faults and is right-minded!"

C1587. They grow sarcastic against Shu'ayb. In effect they say:

"You are a fine man! You teach us that we must be kind and forbearing with other people's faults, and now get at what you call our sins! You think you are the only right minded man!"

Pickthall’s Version:

11: 87

Pickthall They said: O Shueyb! Doth thy way of prayer command thee that we should forsake that which our fathers (used to) worship, or that we (should leave off) doing what we will with our own property. Lo! thou are the mild, the guide to right behavior.

Transliteration Qa_lu_ ya_ syu'aibu asala_tuka ta'muruka an natruka ma_ ya'budu a_ba_'una_ au an naf'ala fi amwa_lina_ ma_ nasyu_'(u), innaka la antal halimur rasyid(u).

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29. Al-'Ankabut (The Spider)

Period Uncertain

The Quranic Text & Ali’s Version:

اتْلُ مَا أُوحِيَ إِلَيْكَ مِنَ الْكِتَابِ وَأَقِمِ الصَّلَاةَ...

29: 45 Recite what is sent of the Book by inspiration to thee, and establish Regular Prayer:

C3471. The tilawat of the Quran implies:

- rehearsing or reciting it, and publishing it abroad to the world;

- reading it to ourselves;

- studying it to understand it as it should be studied and understood (2:121);

- meditating on it so as to accord our knowledge and life and desires with it.

...إِنَّ الصَّلَاةَ تَنْهَى عَنِ الْفَحْشَاء وَالْمُنكَرِ...

for Prayer restrains from shameful and unjust deeds;

...وَلَذِكْرُ اللَّهِ أَكْبَرُ...

and remembrance of Allah is the greatest (thing in life) without doubt.

...وَاللَّهُ يَعْلَمُ مَا تَصْنَعُونَ ﴿٤٥﴾

And Allah knows the (deeds) that ye do.

Asad’s Version:

29:45 CONVEY [unto others] whatever of this divine writ has been revealed unto thee, 40 and be constant in prayer: for, behold, prayer restrains [man] from loathsome deeds and from all that runs counter to reason;" and remembrance of God is indeed the greatest [good]. And God knows all that you do.

Yuksel’s note on - 011:087 Sala prayer observed properly keeps away from immorality and crimes (29:45).