Surah Hashr




All in the heavens and the earth glorify God, who is the almighty, the supremely wise.
- Thomas Cleary
God is the one who got those among the people of scripture who scoffed out of their homes for the first gathering: you didn’t think they would get out, while they thought their fortresses would defend them against God. But God came to them from where they weren’t expecting, and cast terror into their hearts, so they demolished their homes with their own hands, and by the hands of the believers. So let those with eyes take warning:
- Thomas Cleary
for if God had not decreed banishment for them, God would have punished them in this world; and in the hereafter they would have the agony of the fire.
- Thomas Cleary
That is because they opposed God and the messenger of God; and if anyone opposes God, then God is severe in retribution.
- Thomas Cleary
Whether you cut palm trees down or left them standing on their roots, it was by God’s permission, to disgrace the corrupt.
- Thomas Cleary
For what of theirs God has awarded to the messenger of God, you did not drive horses or camels for it; rather, God gives the messengers of God authority over anyone God will, as God is in control of all things.
- Thomas Cleary
Whatever God has awarded to the messenger of God from the people of the cities is for God, and the messenger of God, and for relatives, and orphans, and the destitute, and travelers, so that it won’t circulate among the wealthy in your midst. So take whatever the messenger gives you, and refrain from anything he forbids you. And be conscious of God, for God is severe in requital.
- Thomas Cleary
It is for the poor refugees who were driven from their homes and their properties while seeking grace and acceptance from God, helping God and the messenger of God. They are the ones who are truly sincere.
- Thomas Cleary
And those who had settled in Medina and in the faith before them, they care for those who have taken refuge with them, and have no desire in their hearts for what has been given them, preferring them to themselves, even if it means hardship for them: and those who are preserved from their own avarice are the ones who succeed.
- Thomas Cleary
As for those who came after them, they say, “Our Lord, forgive us, and those who preceded us in the faith; and put no malice in our hearts toward those who believe, our Lord, for You are most kind, most merciful.”
- Thomas Cleary