H. M.*
حم
Haa-Meeem
*43:1 See Footnote 40:1. The frequency of occurrence of the letters “H” (Haa) and “M” (Meem) in the seven H.M.-initialed suras is 292, and 1855, respectively. This adds up to 2147, or 19×113.
H. M.*
حم
Haa-Meeem
*43:1 See Footnote 40:1. The frequency of occurrence of the letters “H” (Haa) and “M” (Meem) in the seven H.M.-initialed suras is 292, and 1855, respectively. This adds up to 2147, or 19×113.
We have rendered it an Arabic Quran, that you may understand.*
إِنّا جَعَلنٰهُ قُرءٰنًا عَرَبِيًّا لَعَلَّكُم تَعقِلونَ
innaa ja’alnaahu Quraanan ‘Arabiyyal la’allakum ta’qiloon
*43:3 Arabic is the most efficient language, especially in expressing commandments, statutes and exacting laws. Hence the revelation of the Quran in Arabic for the clear understanding of all peoples, regardless of their tongues. See Appendix 4 for the details.
It is preserved with us in the original master, honorable and full of wisdom.
وَإِنَّهُ فى أُمِّ الكِتٰبِ لَدَينا لَعَلِىٌّ حَكيمٌ
wa innahoo feee Ummil Kitaabi Ladainaa la’aliyyun hakeem
Should we just ignore the fact that you have transgressed the limits?*
أَفَنَضرِبُ عَنكُمُ الذِّكرَ صَفحًا أَن كُنتُم قَومًا مُسرِفينَ
afa nadribu ‘ankumuz Zikra safhan an kuntum qawman musrifeen
*43:5 This refers to our original sin as detailed in the Introduction and Appendix 7.
(The Plan for Redemption)
We have sent many a prophet to the previous generations.
وَكَم أَرسَلنا مِن نَبِىٍّ فِى الأَوَّلينَ
wa kam arsalnaa min Nabiyyin fil awwaleen
Every time a prophet went to them, they ridiculed him.
وَما يَأتيهِم مِن نَبِىٍّ إِلّا كانوا بِهِ يَستَهزِءونَ
wa maa yaateehim min Nabiyyin illaa kaanoo bihee yastahzi’oon
Consequently, we annihilated people who were even more powerful than these. We thus set the examples from the previous communities.
فَأَهلَكنا أَشَدَّ مِنهُم بَطشًا وَمَضىٰ مَثَلُ الأَوَّلينَ
fa ahlaknaaa ashadda minhum batshanw wa madaa masalul awwaleen
If you asked them, “Who created the heavens and the earth,” they would say, “The Almighty, the Omniscient has created them.”
وَلَئِن سَأَلتَهُم مَن خَلَقَ السَّمٰوٰتِ وَالأَرضَ لَيَقولُنَّ خَلَقَهُنَّ العَزيزُ العَليمُ
wa la’in sa altahum man khalaqas samaawaati wal arda la yaqoolunna khalaqa hunnal ‘Azeezul ‘Aleem
He is the One who made the earth habitable for you, and created for you roads therein, that you may follow the right way.
الَّذى جَعَلَ لَكُمُ الأَرضَ مَهدًا وَجَعَلَ لَكُم فيها سُبُلًا لَعَلَّكُم تَهتَدونَ
allazee ja’ala lakumul arda mahdanw wa ja’ala lakum feehaa subulan la’allakum tahtadoon