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Chapter 54 · 55 Verses

The Moon

سُوۡرَةُ القَمَرAl-Qamar

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بِسۡمِ ٱللهِ ٱلرَّحۡمَـٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ

In the name of Allah, The Most Gracious, The Most Merciful.

54:1

ٱقۡتَرَبَتِ ٱلسَّاعَةُ وَٱنشَقَّ ٱلۡقَمَرُ ١

The Hour has come closer, and the moon has split.

54:2

وَإِن يَرَوۡاْ ءَايَةً۬ يُعۡرِضُواْ وَيَقُولُواْ سِحۡرٌ۬ مُّسۡتَمِرٌّ۬٢

Then they saw a miracle; but they turned away and said, "Old magic.”

Proofs and revelations

54:1 and 54:2 - The Proof:

 

 Revealed: The Allah letters are 8 and 7 in each verse, revealing the diff. of 1.

54:3

وَڪَذَّبُواْ وَٱتَّبَعُوٓاْ أَهۡوَآءَهُمۡ‌ۚ وَڪُلُّ أَمۡرٍ۬ مُّسۡتَقِرٌّ۬٣

They disbelieved, followed their opinions, and adhered to their old traditions.

Proofs and revelations

54:3 - The Proof:

 

Revealed: The messenger’s letters are 14.

54:4

وَلَقَدۡ جَآءَهُم مِّنَ ٱلۡأَنۢبَآءِ مَا فِيهِ مُزۡدَجَرٌ ٤

Sufficient warnings have been delivered to alert them.

Proofs and revelations

54:4 - The Proof:

 

Revealed: The Allah letters are 9 and messenger’s initials are 10, revealing the diff. of 1.

54:5

حِڪۡمَةُۢ بَـٰلِغَةٌ۬‌ۖ فَمَا تُغۡنِ ٱلنُّذُرُ ٥

Great wisdom; but all the warnings have been in vain.

54:6

فَتَوَلَّ عَنۡهُمۡ‌ۘ يَوۡمَ يَدۡعُ ٱلدَّاعِ إِلَىٰ شَىۡءٍ۬ نُّڪُرٍ ٦

Ignore them; the day will come when the caller will announce a terrible disaster.

Proofs and revelations

54:5 and 54:6 - The Proof:

 

Revealed: The Allah letters are 6 and 7 in each verse, revealing the diff. of 1.

54:7

خُشَّعًا أَبۡصَـٰرُهُمۡ يَخۡرُجُونَ مِنَ ٱلۡأَجۡدَاثِ كَأَنَّہُمۡ جَرَادٌ۬ مُّنتَشِرٌ۬ ٧

With their eyes humiliated, they come out of the graves like scattered locusts.

Proofs and revelations

54:7 - The Proof:

 

Revealed: The Aleefs of Absoluteness are 7 and the verse number is also 7, revealing the Miracle of Seven Pairs.

54:8

مُّهۡطِعِينَ إِلَى ٱلدَّاعِ‌ۖ يَقُولُ ٱلۡكَـٰفِرُونَ هَـٰذَا يَوۡمٌ عَسِرٌ۬ ٨

As they respond to the caller, the disbelievers will say, "This is a difficult day."

Proofs and revelations

54:8 - The Proof:

 

54:8 Part 1: As they respond to the caller.

54:8 Part 2:The disbelievers will say, "This is a difficult day".

 

Revealed: The Allah letters are 6 and 5 in each part, revealing the diff. of 1.

54:9

كَذَّبَتۡ قَبۡلَهُمۡ قَوۡمُ نُوحٍ۬ فَكَذَّبُواْ عَبۡدَنَا وَقَالُواْ مَجۡنُونٌ۬ وَٱزۡدُجِرَ ٩

The people of Noah disbelieved before them. They disbelieved our servant and said, "Crazy!" He was persecuted.

54:10

فَدَعَا رَبَّهُ ۥۤ أَنِّى مَغۡلُوبٌ۬ فَٱنتَصِرۡ ١٠

He implored his Lord, "I am oppressed; grant me victory."

54:11

فَفَتَحۡنَآ أَبۡوَٲبَ ٱلسَّمَآءِ بِمَآءٍ۬ مُّنۡہَمِرٍ۬ ١١

We then opened the gates of the sky, pouring water.

54:12

وَفَجَّرۡنَا ٱلۡأَرۡضَ عُيُونً۬ا فَٱلۡتَقَى ٱلۡمَآءُ عَلَىٰٓ أَمۡرٍ۬ قَدۡ قُدِرَ ١٢

And we caused springs to gush out of the Earth. The waters met to effect a predetermined decision.

Proofs and revelations

54:11 and 54:12 - The Proof:

 

Revealed: The combined count of Allah letters are 19 (7 and 12 in each verse).

Noah’s Ark

54:13

وَحَمَلۡنَـٰهُ عَلَىٰ ذَاتِ أَلۡوَٲحٍ۬ وَدُسُرٍ۬ ١٣

We carried him on a watercraft made of logs and ropes.

54:14

تَجۡرِى بِأَعۡيُنِنَا جَزَآءً۬ لِّمَن كَانَ كُفِرَ ١٤

It ran under our watchful eyes; a reward for one who was rejected.

Proofs and revelations

54:13 and 54:14 - The Proof:

 

Revealed: The Allah letters are 6 and 5 in each verse, revealing the diff. of 1.

 

54:14 - The Proof:

 

Revealed: The cumulative count of Allah letters from the start of the chapter is 110, to proclaim the Absoluteness of Allah. It explains that Noah’s watercraft made of logs and ropes along with few people and animals sailed safely under the watchful eyes of Allah as a reward for one who was rejected by his people.

Revealed: The verse number is 14, representing the Miracle of Seven Pairs. The digits of chapter and verse number add up to 14.

54:15

وَلَقَد تَّرَكۡنَـٰهَآ ءَايَةً۬ فَهَلۡ مِن مُّدَّكِرٍ۬ ١٥

We have set it up as a lesson. Does any of you wish to learn?

Proofs and revelations

54:15 - The Proof:

 

Revealed: The Allah letters are 7.

54:16

فَكَيۡفَ كَانَ عَذَابِى وَنُذُرِ ١٦

How terrible was My retribution after the warnings!

Proofs and revelations

54:16 - The Proof:

 

Revealed: The GV of messenger’s letters is 128, to confirm Allah’s retribution on the disbelievers after they have been warned by the messengers.

54:17

وَلَقَدۡ يَسَّرۡنَا ٱلۡقُرۡءَانَ لِلذِّكۡرِ فَهَلۡ مِن مُّدَّكِرٍ۬ ١٧

We made the Quran easy to learn. Does any of you wish to learn?

Proofs and revelations

54:17 - The Proof:

 

Revealed: The cumulative count of Allah letters to verse 54:17 is 128. The proof of the messenger’s name being revealed teaches the people that the Quran is made easy to learn through the revealed messages and the meaning of the verses.

 

54:17 Part: We made the Quran easy to learn.

 

Revealed: The Arabic letters are 21 and the Allah letters are 7, revealing the diff. of 14.

Revealed: The GV of Allah letters is 123 and the GV of messenger’s letters is 496, with the sum of 619. Refer to verses 6:19 and 61:9.

Revealed: There are 4 occurrences of this verse in this chapter on the "Quran being easy to learn. Does anyone wish to learn?". They occur as verses 54:17, 22, 32 and 40. When the verse numbers are added together with the chapter number (17 + 22 + 32 + 40 + 54) the sum is 165, proclaiming Allah’s Absoluteness. He is the only One who can inflict upon the disbelievers the retribution promised for them.

54:18

كَذَّبَتۡ عَادٌ۬ فَكَيۡفَ كَانَ عَذَابِى وَنُذُرِ ١٨

`Aad disbelieved. Consequently, how terrible was My retribution after the warnings.

54:19

إِنَّآ أَرۡسَلۡنَا عَلَيۡہِمۡ رِيحً۬ا صَرۡصَرً۬ا فِى يَوۡمِ نَحۡسٍ۬ مُّسۡتَمِرٍّ۬ ١٩

We sent upon them violent winds, on a day of continuous misery.

54:20

تَنزِعُ ٱلنَّاسَ كَأَنَّہُمۡ أَعۡجَازُ نَخۡلٍ۬ مُّنقَعِرٍ۬ ٢٠

It tossed the people around as if they were decayed palm tree trunks.

54:21

فَكَيۡفَ كَانَ عَذَابِى وَنُذُرِ ٢١

How terrible was My retribution after the warnings!

54:22

وَلَقَدۡ يَسَّرۡنَا ٱلۡقُرۡءَانَ لِلذِّكۡرِ فَهَلۡ مِن مُّدَّكِرٍ۬ ٢٢

We made the Quran easy to learn. Does any of you wish to learn?

54:23

كَذَّبَتۡ ثَمُودُ بِٱلنُّذُرِ ٢٣

Thamoud rejected the warnings.

54:24

فَقَالُوٓاْ أَبَشَرً۬ا مِّنَّا وَٲحِدً۬ا نَّتَّبِعُهُ ۥۤ إِنَّآ إِذً۬ا لَّفِى ضَلَـٰلٍ۬ وَسُعُرٍ ٢٤

They said, "Shall we follow one of us; a human being? We will then go astray, then end up in Hell.

54:25

أَءُلۡقِىَ ٱلذِّكۡرُ عَلَيۡهِ مِنۢ بَيۡنِنَا بَلۡ هُوَ كَذَّابٌ أَشِرٌ۬ ٢٥

"Did the message come down to him, instead of us? He is a flagrant liar."

Proofs and revelations

54:24 and 54:25 - The Proof:

 

Revealed: The messenger’s letters are 17 and 16 in each verse, revealing the diff. of 1.

 

The disbelievers opposed the sending of a messenger to guide them and refused to follow a human like them and express their opposition and jealousy by saying “Did the message come down to him, instead of us?”

54:26

سَيَعۡلَمُونَ غَدً۬ا مَّنِ ٱلۡكَذَّابُ ٱلۡأَشِرُ ٢٦

They will find out tomorrow who the flagrant liar is.

54:27

إِنَّا مُرۡسِلُواْ ٱلنَّاقَةِ فِتۡنَةً۬ لَّهُمۡ فَٱرۡتَقِبۡہُمۡ وَٱصۡطَبِرۡ ٢٧

We are sending the female camel as a test for them. Watch them and be patient.

Proofs and revelations

54:27 - The Proof:

 

Revealed: The Allah letters are 14.

54:28

وَنَبِّئۡہُمۡ أَنَّ ٱلۡمَآءَ قِسۡمَةُۢ بَيۡنَہُمۡ‌ۖ كُلُّ شِرۡبٍ۬ مُّحۡتَضَرٌ۬ ٢٨

Inform them that the water shall be divided among them; (the camel) shall be allowed to drink on her designated day.

54:29

فَنَادَوۡاْ صَاحِبَهُمۡ فَتَعَاطَىٰ فَعَقَرَ ٢٩

But they persuaded their friend to kill (the camel), and he obliged.

54:30

فَكَيۡفَ كَانَ عَذَابِى وَنُذُرِ ٣٠

Consequently, how terrible was My retribution! They have been warned.

Proofs and revelations

54:29 and 54:30 - The Proof:

 

Revealed: The messenger’s letters are 7 and 6 in each verse, revealing the diff. of 1.

Revealed: The cumulative count of the Aleefs of Absoluteness is 128 from the beginning of the chapter to verse 54:30.

 

The explanation provided through the meaning of the verses and the proofs is that the retribution from Allah comes after the warning has been delivered to the disbelievers by the messengers.

54:31

إِنَّآ أَرۡسَلۡنَا عَلَيۡہِمۡ صَيۡحَةً۬ وَٲحِدَةً۬ فَكَانُواْ كَهَشِيمِ ٱلۡمُحۡتَظِرِ ٣١

We sent upon them one blow, whereupon they became like harvested hay.

Proofs and revelations

54:31 - The Proof:

 

Revealed: The Aleefs of Absoluteness are 7 and the Allah letters are 14, proving that when the retribution comes from Allah, it only takes “one blow” and the allegory used is that they become like harvested hay.

54:32

وَلَقَدۡ يَسَّرۡنَا ٱلۡقُرۡءَانَ لِلذِّكۡرِ فَهَلۡ مِن مُّدَّكِرٍ۬ ٣٢

We made the Quran easy to learn. Does any of you wish to learn?

54:33

كَذَّبَتۡ قَوۡمُ لُوطِۭ بِٱلنُّذُرِ ٣٣

The people of Lot rejected the warnings.

54:34

إِنَّآ أَرۡسَلۡنَا عَلَيۡہِمۡ حَاصِبًا إِلَّآ ءَالَ لُوطٍ۬‌ۖ نَّجَّيۡنَـٰهُم بِسَحَرٍ۬ ٣٤

We showered them with rocks. Only Lot’s family was saved at dawn.

54:35

نِّعۡمَةً۬ مِّنۡ عِندِنَا‌ۚ كَذَٲلِكَ نَجۡزِى مَن شَكَرَ ٣٥

We blessed him and his family; we thus reward the appreciative.

54:36

وَلَقَدۡ أَنذَرَهُم بَطۡشَتَنَا فَتَمَارَوۡاْ بِٱلنُّذُرِ ٣٦

He warned them about our requital, but they ridiculed the warnings.

Proofs and revelations

54:36 - The Proof:

 

Revealed: The Allah letters are 8 and the messenger’s letters are 12, revealing the messenger's last name (Husain) through the pattern of letters.

54:37

وَلَقَدۡ رَٲوَدُوهُ عَن ضَيۡفِهِۦ فَطَمَسۡنَآ أَعۡيُنَہُمۡ فَذُوقُواْ عَذَابِى وَنُذُرِ ٣٧

They negotiated with him about his guests; we blinded them. Suffer My retribution; you have been warned.

54:38

وَلَقَدۡ صَبَّحَهُم بُكۡرَةً عَذَابٌ۬ مُّسۡتَقِرٌّ۬ ٣٨

Early the next morning, a devastating retribution struck them.

54:39

فَذُوقُواْ عَذَابِى وَنُذُرِ ٣٩

Suffer My retribution; you have been warned.

54:40

وَلَقَدۡ يَسَّرۡنَا ٱلۡقُرۡءَانَ لِلذِّكۡرِ فَهَلۡ مِن مُّدَّكِرٍ۬ ٤٠

We made the Quran easy to learn. Does any of you wish to learn?

54:41

وَلَقَدۡ جَآءَ ءَالَ فِرۡعَوۡنَ ٱلنُّذُرُ ٤١

Pharaoh’s people were warned.

Proofs and revelations

54:41 - The Proof:

 

Revealed: Up to the word “warned”, the cumulative count of Allah letters is 306 from the beginning of the chapter with 14 verses left to the end of the chapter.

54:42

كَذَّبُواْ بِـَٔايَـٰتِنَا كُلِّهَا فَأَخَذۡنَـٰهُمۡ أَخۡذَ عَزِيزٍ۬ مُّقۡتَدِرٍ ٤٢

They rejected all our signs. Consequently, we requited them as an Almighty, Omnipotent should.

54:43

أَكُفَّارُكُمۡ خَيۡرٌ۬ مِّنۡ أُوْلَـٰٓٮِٕكُمۡ أَمۡ لَكُم بَرَآءَةٌ۬ فِى ٱلزُّبُرِ ٤٣

Are your disbelievers better than those disbelievers? Have you been absolved by the scripture?

Proofs and revelations

54:42 and 54:43 - The Proof:

 

Revealed: The Allah letters are 9 and 10 in each verse, revealing the diff. of 1.

54:44

أَمۡ يَقُولُونَ نَحۡنُ جَمِيعٌ۬ مُّنتَصِرٌ۬ ٤٤

Perhaps they think, "We will be the winners."

54:45

سَيُہۡزَمُ ٱلۡجَمۡعُ وَيُوَلُّونَ ٱلدُّبُرَ ٤٥

All of them will be defeated; they will turn around and flee.

Proofs and revelations

54:44 and 54:45 - The Proof:

 

Revealed: The messenger’s letters are 14 and 13 in each verse, revealing the diff. of 1.

 

54:45 to the end of the chapter on 54:55 - The Proof:

 

Revealed: The Allah letters are precisely 66.

54:46

بَلِ ٱلسَّاعَةُ مَوۡعِدُهُمۡ وَٱلسَّاعَةُ أَدۡهَىٰ وَأَمَرُّ ٤٦

The Hour is awaiting them, and the Hour is far worse and more painful.

54:47

إِنَّ ٱلۡمُجۡرِمِينَ فِى ضَلَـٰلٍ۬ وَسُعُرٍ۬ ٤٧

Certainly, the guilty are astray, and will end up in Hell.

54:48

يَوۡمَ يُسۡحَبُونَ فِى ٱلنَّارِ عَلَىٰ وُجُوهِهِمۡ ذُوقُواْ مَسَّ سَقَرَ ٤٨

They will be dragged into the hellfire, forcibly. Suffer the agony of retribution.

Proofs and revelations

54:48 - The Proof:

 

Revealed: The Allah letters are 7.

Revealed: The cumulative count of Allah letters from the beginning of the chapter up to the Aleef of the word “Al-Naar - the hellfire” is precisely 352. This kind of proof has great significance and it shows and proves that the disbelievers that rejected the Absoluteness of Allah will be condemned and dragged into the hellfire forcibly. After the Aleef of Al-Naar, the remaining words in the verse are inscribed with 14 letters of the messenger.

54:49

إِنَّا كُلَّ شَىۡءٍ خَلَقۡنَـٰهُ بِقَدَرٍ۬ ٤٩

Everything we created is precisely measured.

Proofs and revelations

54:49 - The Proof:

 

Revealed: The Arabic letters are 17 and messenger’s letters are 8, reveals the name of the messenger through the pattern and proves that everything that Allah has created is precisely measured.

54:50

وَمَآ أَمۡرُنَآ إِلَّا وَٲحِدَةٌ۬ كَلَمۡحِۭ بِٱلۡبَصَرِ ٥٠

Our commands are done within the blink of an eye.

54:51

وَلَقَدۡ أَهۡلَكۡنَآ أَشۡيَاعَكُمۡ فَهَلۡ مِن مُّدَّڪِرٍ۬ ٥١

We annihilated your counterparts. Does any of you wish to learn?

Proofs and revelations

54:50 and 54:51 - The Proof:

 

Revealed: The Allah letters are 10 and 9 in each verse, revealing the diff. of 1.

Revealed: The messenger’s letters are 13 and 11 in each verse, revealing the diff. of 2 gods. These revelations are a serious warning to the disbelievers who are being made aware that their counterparts in the past were annihilated through the command of Allah which He can carry out in the blink of an eye.

54:52

وَكُلُّ شَىۡءٍ۬ فَعَلُوهُ فِى ٱلزُّبُرِ ٥٢

Everything they did is recorded in the scriptures.

54:53

وَكُلُّ صَغِيرٍ۬ وَكَبِيرٍ۬ مُّسۡتَطَرٌ ٥٣

Everything, small or large, is written down.

Proofs and revelations

54:52 and 54:53 - The Proof:

 

Revealed: The GV of Allah letters is 96 and 30, revealing the diff. of 66, proclaiming the Glorified Name of Allah.

This proves that the history of the disbelievers has all been recorded through the various scriptures sent down to the people and everything small or large has been written down in the Master Record of Allah, Most Glorified.

Revealed: The combined GV of Allah letters for both verses is 126 and the combined GV of messenger’s letters is 288, revealing the diff. of 162, to proclaim the religion of Submission (162) that has been the only religion approved by Allah.

54:54

إِنَّ ٱلۡمُتَّقِينَ فِى جَنَّـٰتٍ۬ وَنَہَرٍ۬ ٥٤

Surely, the righteous have deserved gardens and rivers.

54:55

فِى مَقۡعَدِ صِدۡقٍ عِندَ مَلِيكٍ۬ مُّقۡتَدِرِۭ ٥٥

In a position of honor, at an Omnipotent King.

Proofs and revelations

54:54 and 54:55 - The Proof:

 

Revealed: The Allah letters are stamped in the last two verses as 4 and 1 in each verse, to reveal 14, the Miracle of Seven Pairs in reverse order.

 

54:55 - The Proof:

 

Revealed: The Allah letter is only 1 to proclaim His Absoluteness and the messenger’s letters are 10, revealing the number 110 to confirm His Absoluteness through the messenger.

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