al-Mīzān⌕
Sūrah 11
هُود

Hud (Hud)

Tafsīr al-Mīzān by ʿAllāmah Muḥammad Ḥusayn Ṭabāṭabāʾī (English translation). Source: vol 19 pp 171–184, vol 19 pp 185–227, vol 19 pp 228–249, vol 20 pp 11–39, vol 20 pp 40–127, vol 20 pp 128–142, vol 20 pp 143–155, vol 20 pp 156–178, vol 20 pp 179–206, vol 20 pp 207–230, vol 20 pp 231–235, vol 21 pp 13–61, vol 21 pp 62–97, vol 21 pp 98–101

  1. Verses 1–4Alif, Lām Ra. A Book, whose signs have been made definitive (uḥkimat āyātu-hu) and then elaborated (thumma fuṣṣilat), from One all-wise, all-aware,
  2. Verses 5–16Look! They fold up (yathnūn) their breasts to hide from himExamining Narrations
  3. Verses 17–24And who is a greater wrongdoer than him who fabricates a lie against Allah? They shall be presented before theirExamining Narrations · The end. All praise be to Almighty God. · About the Author
  4. Verses 25–35Certainly We sent Noah to his people: ‘Indeed (innī) I am a manifest warner to you …’Examining Narrations
  5. Verses 36–49‘Soon you will know whom a disgraceful punishment will overtake and on whom a lasting punishment will descend.’Examining Narrations
  6. Verses 50–60‘O my people! I do not ask you any reward for it. My reward lies only with Him who originated me (alladhī faṭaranī). Do you not apply reason?’Examining Narrations
  7. Verses 61–68They said, ‘O Ṣāliḥ! You were a source of hope to us (qad kunta fī-nā marjuwwan) before this. Do you forbid us to worship what our fathers have been worshippingExamining Narrations
  8. Verses 69–76But when he saw their hands not reaching for it, he took them amiss and felt a fear of them (awjasa min-hum khīfa). They said, ‘Do not be afraid. We have been sExamining Narrations
  9. Verses 77–83He said, ‘If only I had some power through you (law anna lī bi-kum quwwa), or could take refuge in a mighty support (aw āwī ilā ruknin shadīd)!’Examining Narrations
  10. Verses 84–95And to Midian, Shuʿayb, their brother. He said, ‘O my people! Worship Allah. You have no other god besides Him. Do not diminish the measure or the balance. IndeExamining Narrations
  11. Verses 96–99… to Pharaoh and his elite, but they followed Pharaoh’s dictates, and Pharaoh’s dictates were not right-minded.
  12. Verses 100–108These are from the accounts of (min) the townships which We recount to you. Of them there are some that still stand, and some that have been mown down.Examining Narrations
  13. Verses 109–119So do not be in doubt about what these worship: they worship just as their fathers worshipped before, and We shall surely pay them their full share, undiminisheExamining Narrations
  14. Verses 120–123And say to those who do not have faith, ‘Act according to your ability; we too are acting. And wait! We too are waiting.’