The Congregation, Friday

Surah
Al-Jumu'ah

يُسَبِّحُ
لِلَّهِ
مَا
فِي
ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ
وَمَا
فِي
ٱلۡأَرۡضِ
ٱلۡمَلِكِ
ٱلۡقُدُّوسِ
ٱلۡعَزِيزِ
ٱلۡحَكِيمِ
١

Whatever is in the heavens and whatever is on the earth ˹constantly˺ glorifies Allah—the King, the Most Holy, the Almighty, the All-Wise.

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

62:2

هُوَ

ٱلَّذِي

بَعَثَ

فِي

ٱلۡأُمِّيِّـۧنَ

رَسُولٗا

مِّنۡهُمۡ

يَتۡلُواْ

عَلَيۡهِمۡ

ءَايَٰتِهِۦ

وَيُزَكِّيهِمۡ

وَيُعَلِّمُهُمُ

ٱلۡكِتَٰبَ

وَٱلۡحِكۡمَةَ

وَإِن

كَانُواْ

مِن

قَبۡلُ

لَفِي

ضَلَٰلٖ

مُّبِينٖ

He is the One Who raised for the illiterate ˹people˺ a messenger from among themselves—reciting to them His revelations, purifying them, and teaching them the Book and wisdom, for indeed they had previously been clearly astray—

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

62:3

وَءَاخَرِينَ

مِنۡهُمۡ

لَمَّا

يَلۡحَقُواْ

بِهِمۡۚ

وَهُوَ

ٱلۡعَزِيزُ

ٱلۡحَكِيمُ

along with others of them who have not yet joined them ˹in faith˺. For He is the Almighty, All-Wise.

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

62:4

ذَٰلِكَ

فَضۡلُ

ٱللَّهِ

يُؤۡتِيهِ

مَن

يَشَآءُۚ

وَٱللَّهُ

ذُو

ٱلۡفَضۡلِ

ٱلۡعَظِيمِ

This is the favour of Allah. He grants it to whoever He wills. And Allah is the Lord of infinite bounty.

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

62:5

مَثَلُ

ٱلَّذِينَ

حُمِّلُواْ

ٱلتَّوۡرَىٰةَ

ثُمَّ

لَمۡ

يَحۡمِلُوهَا

كَمَثَلِ

ٱلۡحِمَارِ

يَحۡمِلُ

أَسۡفَارَۢاۚ

بِئۡسَ

مَثَلُ

ٱلۡقَوۡمِ

ٱلَّذِينَ

كَذَّبُواْ

بِـَٔايَٰتِ

ٱللَّهِۚ

وَٱللَّهُ

لَا

يَهۡدِي

ٱلۡقَوۡمَ

ٱلظَّٰلِمِينَ

The example of those who were entrusted with ˹observing˺ the Torah but failed to do so, is that of a donkey carrying books.¹ How evil is the example of those who reject Allah’s signs! For Allah does not guide the wrongdoing people.

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

62:6

قُلۡ

يَٰٓأَيُّهَا

ٱلَّذِينَ

هَادُوٓاْ

إِن

زَعَمۡتُمۡ

أَنَّكُمۡ

أَوۡلِيَآءُ

لِلَّهِ

مِن

دُونِ

ٱلنَّاسِ

فَتَمَنَّوُاْ

ٱلۡمَوۡتَ

إِن

كُنتُمۡ

صَٰدِقِينَ

Say, ˹O Prophet,˺ “O Jews! If you claim to be Allah’s chosen ˹people˺ out of all humanity, then wish for death, if what you say is true.”

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

62:7

وَلَا

يَتَمَنَّوۡنَهُۥٓ

أَبَدَۢا

بِمَا

قَدَّمَتۡ

أَيۡدِيهِمۡۚ

وَٱللَّهُ

عَلِيمُۢ

بِٱلظَّٰلِمِينَ

But they will never wish for that because of what their hands have done.¹ And Allah has ˹perfect˺ knowledge of the wrongdoers.

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

62:8

قُلۡ

إِنَّ

ٱلۡمَوۡتَ

ٱلَّذِي

تَفِرُّونَ

مِنۡهُ

فَإِنَّهُۥ

مُلَٰقِيكُمۡۖ

ثُمَّ

تُرَدُّونَ

إِلَىٰ

عَٰلِمِ

ٱلۡغَيۡبِ

وَٱلشَّهَٰدَةِ

فَيُنَبِّئُكُم

بِمَا

كُنتُمۡ

تَعۡمَلُونَ

Say, “The death you are running away from will inevitably come to you. Then you will be returned to the Knower of the seen and unseen, and He will inform you of what you used to do.”

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

62:9

يَٰٓأَيُّهَا

ٱلَّذِينَ

ءَامَنُوٓاْ

إِذَا

نُودِيَ

لِلصَّلَوٰةِ

مِن

يَوۡمِ

ٱلۡجُمُعَةِ

فَٱسۡعَوۡاْ

إِلَىٰ

ذِكۡرِ

ٱللَّهِ

وَذَرُواْ

ٱلۡبَيۡعَۚ

ذَٰلِكُمۡ

خَيۡرٞ

لَّكُمۡ

إِن

كُنتُمۡ

تَعۡلَمُونَ

O believers! When the call to prayer is made on Friday, then proceed ˹diligently˺ to the remembrance of Allah and leave off ˹your˺ business. That is best for you, if only you knew.

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

62:10