جَنَّٰتُ
عَدۡنٖ
يَدۡخُلُونَهَا
تَجۡرِي
مِن
تَحۡتِهَا
ٱلۡأَنۡهَٰرُۖ
لَهُمۡ
فِيهَا
مَا
يَشَآءُونَۚ
كَذَٰلِكَ
يَجۡزِي
ٱللَّهُ
ٱلۡمُتَّقِينَ
٣١

the Gardens of Eternity which they will enter, under which rivers flow. In it they will have whatever they desire. This is how Allah rewards the righteous—

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

16:32

ٱلَّذِينَ

تَتَوَفَّىٰهُمُ

ٱلۡمَلَٰٓئِكَةُ

طَيِّبِينَ

يَقُولُونَ

سَلَٰمٌ

عَلَيۡكُمُ

ٱدۡخُلُواْ

ٱلۡجَنَّةَ

بِمَا

كُنتُمۡ

تَعۡمَلُونَ

٣٢

those whose souls the angels take while they are virtuous, saying ˹to them˺, “Peace be upon you! Enter Paradise for what you used to do.”

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

16:33

هَلۡ

يَنظُرُونَ

إِلَّآ

أَن

تَأۡتِيَهُمُ

ٱلۡمَلَٰٓئِكَةُ

أَوۡ

يَأۡتِيَ

أَمۡرُ

رَبِّكَۚ

كَذَٰلِكَ

فَعَلَ

ٱلَّذِينَ

مِن

قَبۡلِهِمۡۚ

وَمَا

ظَلَمَهُمُ

ٱللَّهُ

وَلَٰكِن

كَانُوٓاْ

أَنفُسَهُمۡ

يَظۡلِمُونَ

٣٣

Are they only awaiting the coming of the angels or the command of your Lord ˹O Prophet˺? So were those before them. And Allah never wronged them, but it was they who wronged themselves.

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

16:34

فَأَصَابَهُمۡ

سَيِّـَٔاتُ

مَا

عَمِلُواْ

وَحَاقَ

بِهِم

مَّا

كَانُواْ

بِهِۦ

يَسۡتَهۡزِءُونَ

٣٤

Then the evil ˹consequences˺ of their deeds overtook them, and they were overwhelmed by what they used to ridicule.

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

16:35

وَقَالَ

ٱلَّذِينَ

أَشۡرَكُواْ

لَوۡ

شَآءَ

ٱللَّهُ

مَا

عَبَدۡنَا

مِن

دُونِهِۦ

مِن

شَيۡءٖ

نَّحۡنُ

وَلَآ

ءَابَآؤُنَا

وَلَا

حَرَّمۡنَا

مِن

دُونِهِۦ

مِن

شَيۡءٖۚ

كَذَٰلِكَ

فَعَلَ

ٱلَّذِينَ

مِن

قَبۡلِهِمۡۚ

فَهَلۡ

عَلَى

ٱلرُّسُلِ

إِلَّا

ٱلۡبَلَٰغُ

ٱلۡمُبِينُ

٣٥

The polytheists argue, “Had Allah willed, neither we nor our forefathers would have worshipped anything other than Him, nor prohibited anything without His command.” So did those before them. Is not the messengers’ duty only to deliver ˹the message˺ clearly?

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

16:36

وَلَقَدۡ

بَعَثۡنَا

فِي

كُلِّ

أُمَّةٖ

رَّسُولًا

أَنِ

ٱعۡبُدُواْ

ٱللَّهَ

وَٱجۡتَنِبُواْ

ٱلطَّٰغُوتَۖ

فَمِنۡهُم

مَّنۡ

هَدَى

ٱللَّهُ

وَمِنۡهُم

مَّنۡ

حَقَّتۡ

عَلَيۡهِ

ٱلضَّلَٰلَةُۚ

فَسِيرُواْ

فِي

ٱلۡأَرۡضِ

فَٱنظُرُواْ

كَيۡفَ

كَانَ

عَٰقِبَةُ

ٱلۡمُكَذِّبِينَ

٣٦

We surely sent a messenger to every community, saying, “Worship Allah and shun false gods.” But some of them were guided by Allah, while others were destined to stray. So travel throughout the land and see the fate of the deniers!

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

16:37

إِن

تَحۡرِصۡ

عَلَىٰ

هُدَىٰهُمۡ

فَإِنَّ

ٱللَّهَ

لَا

يَهۡدِي

مَن

يُضِلُّۖ

وَمَا

لَهُم

مِّن

نَّٰصِرِينَ

٣٧

Even though you ˹O Prophet˺ are keen on their guidance, Allah certainly does not guide those He leaves to stray, and they will have no helpers.

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

16:38

وَأَقۡسَمُواْ

بِٱللَّهِ

جَهۡدَ

أَيۡمَٰنِهِمۡ

لَا

يَبۡعَثُ

ٱللَّهُ

مَن

يَمُوتُۚ

بَلَىٰ

وَعۡدًا

عَلَيۡهِ

حَقّٗا

وَلَٰكِنَّ

أَكۡثَرَ

ٱلنَّاسِ

لَا

يَعۡلَمُونَ

٣٨

They swear by Allah their most solemn oaths that Allah will never raise the dead to life. Yes ˹He will˺! It is a true promise binding on Him, but most people do not know.

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

16:39