Surah al-Ruum (Surah 30: Revelation Order 84)

Oath of God

[I swear by] Alif.Laam.Meem (30:1).
Note: This is an oath of God referring to a set of Quranic initials, Alif.Laam.Meem consisting of three Arabic letters. In addition, this set of Initials is found prefixed to 6 surahs and their total count in the Arabic text in 6 suras is a multiple of 19 => 19874 (19x1046) as shown in the table below, which is a factual that the Quran is from God to eliminate any doubt from our hearts and what has been stated in it is nothing but absolute truth:

Note: The updated count of Quranic initial, Aleef.Laam.Meem obtained from https://submission.org while we know that the Quranic initials serve as guards to continue the pure Quran until the end of the world preventing from any distortion.

Victory comes from God

The Romans have been defeated (30:2), In the nearest land, and after their defeat they will overcome (30:3). Within a few years. To God belongs the decision before and after. And on that day, the believers rejoice (30:4). By the help of God. He helps whomever He wills. And He is the Almighty, the Merciful (30:5). It is a promise of God. God does not break His promise, but most people do not know (30:6)
Note: By taking oath God has affirmed a prophecy that the believers will defeat the Romans first time but the Romans will defeat the believers second time. Thus, the decision of victory or defeat comes from God and He helps whomever He wills, and He never breaks His promise.

People care about the life of the world but not about the life of the Hereafter

They know only the apparent of the life of the world, and they are heedless of the Hereafter (30:7). Have they not reflected within themselves? God has not created the heavens and the earth, and what is between both of them, except with truth and for an appointed term. And indeed, most of the people are surely disbelievers in the meeting of their Lord (30:8).Have they not traveled through the land to see how was the end of those before them? They had been mightier than them in power, and they had plowed the earth and had built it up more than what they had built it. And there had come to them their messengers with clear proofs. God had not been wronging them, but they had been wronging themselves (30:9). Then it had been the end of those who did evil that they had denied the revelations of God and had been mocking them (30:10).
Note: Most people have concern about the life of the world being disbelievers in the meeting of their Lord even disregarding the consequences of the people who had denied God’s revelations in the past, who had been mightier than them, even not reflecting that God has created the heavens and the earth for an appointed term.

The world will come to an end to compensate us based on our deeds

God initiates creation, then He repeats it; then to Him you are returned (30:11). And the Day the Hour establishes, the criminals despair (30:12). And there was not for them any intercessors among their partners, and they have been disbelievers in their partners (30:13). And the Day the Hour establishes, on that day they separate (30:14). Then as for those who have believed and have done righteous deeds, they are delighted in a garden (30:15). And as for those who have disbelieved and have denied Our revelations and the meeting of the Hereafter, those are brought forth in the punishment (30:16). So glory to God when you reach the evening and when you reach the morning (30:17). And to Him belongs all praise in the heavens and the earth, at nightfall and when you enter noon (30:18).
Note: The people will be compensated based on their deeds followed by the end of the world. The criminals who had denied God’s revelations will despair and there will be no intercessors among their partners, even they will disbelievers in their partners. On the other hand the righteous will be delighted in the Paradise. So, He has ordered us to glorify Him in the evening and morning but to observe salat prayer at night and noon are two prayer times of the five times salat prayers God has scheduled for us a day.

There are many signs around us to reflect to God

He brings forth the living from the dead and brings forth the dead from the living, and He gives life to the earth after its death; and thus you are brought forth (30:19). And of His signs is that He has created you from dust; then, behold, you are human beings dispersing (30:20). And of His signs is that He has created for you spouses from among yourselves that you find tranquility in them, and He has placed love and mercy between of you. Indeed, in that are surely signs for a people who reflect (30:21). And of His signs is the creation of the heavens and the earth, and the diversity of languages of you and colors of you. Indeed, in that are surely signs for the knowledgeable (30:22). And of His signs is your sleep by night, and day and your seeking of His bounty. Indeed, in that are surely signs for a people who listen (30:23). And of His signs is that He shows you the lightning as fear and hope, and He sends down water from the sky, then He gives life with it to the earth after its death. Indeed, in that are surely signs for a people who use reason (30:24). And of His signs is that the heaven and the earth stand by His command. Then, when He calls you with a single call from the earth, behold, you come forth(30:25).

Note: God has given us many signs including our life and death, our creation and reproduction, within ourselves as spouses having tranquility and love, lightning and sending down water from the sky, and standing of the heaven and the earth by His command while a day He will resurrect us all to reflect to believe in Him and we cannot escape from His punishment.

Worshiping of God without associating partners with Him

And to Him belongs whoever is in the heavens and the earth; all are obedient to Him (30:26). And He is the One who initiates the creation, then He repeats it, and it is easier for Him. To Him belongs the Paradigm, the High in the heavens and the earth, and He is the Almighty, the Wise (30:27). He has set forth for you a parable from among yourselves. Do you have among that which your right hands possess any partners in what We have provided you, so that you are equal in it, fearing them as you fear yourselves? Thus We explain the revelations for a people who use reason (30:28). Nay, those who have done wrong have followed their desires without knowledge. So who can guide whomever God has let go astray? And for them there are no helpers (30:29).
Note: God Himself is His example of the High in the heavens and the earth being the Almighty and the Wise, and there is nothing like Him in the heavens and the earth. He has also given us an example with our servants that we do not give them status equal to us, then how could we associate partners with Him if we apply this simple logic for God? Thus, those who associate partners with God have done wrong and He lets them go astray, and there are no helpers for them.

Humans are born with a religion of Monotheism being it an instinct given by God

So, establish yourself for the religion of Monotheism — the instinct of God upon which He has created mankind. There is no change in the creation of God. That is the established religion, but most people do not know (30:30). Being turned to Him, while you shall fear Him and shall establish the salat prayer, and do not be with the partner-makers (30:31). Of those who have divided their religion and have become sects, each party rejoicing in what they have (30:32).
And when an adversity had afflicted the people, they called their Lord, being turned to Him. Then, when He has made them taste mercy from Him, behold, a party of them make partners with their Lord (30:33). That they deny what We have given them. So enjoy; then you will know (30:34). Or have We sent down an authority to them, so it speaks of what they have been associating partners with Him? (30:35). And when We have made the people taste mercy, they have rejoiced with it. And if evil afflicts them for what their hands have sent forth, behold, they despair (30:36).

Note: Every human being carries an independent, individual responsibility for their own spiritual choices, regardless of the environment they were raised in. Followed by confirming worship of God without associating partners with Him we all including His prophet have been commanded to establish the religion of monotheism, which He has given us as faith with our birth but we have divided it into sects and we are rejoicing with it even associating partners with Him denying His revelations, but when an evil afflicts the disbelievers they despair for what they had sent forth with their own hands.

Zakat is one of the righteous deeds for the believers

And do they not see that God extends provision for whom He wills and straitens it? Indeed, in that are surely signs for a people who believe (30:37). So give the close relative his right, and the poor, and the wayfarer. That is better for those who desire God’s pleasure; and those — they are the successful ones (30:38). And what you have given for usury to increase within the wealth of people, it does not increase with God. But what you have given for zakat (zakah), desiring God’s pleasure, then those — they are the ones who receive a manifold increase. (30:39).
Note: God has given us provision and has commanded us to give Zakah from it to the specified recipients desiring His pleasure as well as to increase our wealth manyfold with Him to be successful in the Hereafter instead of practicing of usury desiring to increase our wealth, which does not increase anything with God. Thus, we must increase our wealth in manyfold with God that we can get it back at our meeting with Him.

God has given an example to avoid association of partners with Him

God is the One who has created you, then He has provided for you, then He causes you death, then He gives you life. Is there any of your partners who does anything of that? Glory is His, and He has exalted high above what they associate (30:40).
Note: God has cited a crucial example that He controls our lives from birth to resurrection to avoid association of partners with Him if we can reflect.

There is a reminder from the adversity in the earth to turn to God

The corruption has appeared in land and sea for what hands of the people have earned, that He lets them taste any of that which they have done, that they return (30:41). Say, “Travel in the land that you see how has been an end of those who were before.” Majority of them have been partner-makers. (30:42). So, establish yourself for the established religion, before that a day comes there is no reversion of it from God. That day they separate (30:43). Whoever has disbelieved, then his disbelief is against him. And whoever has done as a righteous one, then they prepare for themselves (30:44). That He recompenses those who have believed and have done the righteous deeds from His bounty. Indeed, He does not love the disbelievers (30:45).
Note: God has destroyed those for what they have done. The disaster in the land and the sea may be a reminder for the people to turn to God that they may become righteous through believing in God and doing the righteous deeds to prepare them for a reward from Him while we may see an end of the idol worshipers and the disbelievers if we travel the land.

Presence of God and His mercy

And of His signs is that He sends the winds as a good news, and that He lets you taste of His mercy, and that the ships sail by His command, and that you seek of His bounty, and that you appreciate (30:46). And certainly, We had sent messengers before of you to their people, and they had come to them with the clear proofs; then We took retribution of those who had committed crimes, while it has been a duty upon Us to help the believers (30:47).God is the One who sends the winds that they raise clouds, then He spreads them in the sky, how He wills, and He makes it fragments that you see the rain coming forth from its midst. Then when He has caused to fall with it whomever He wills of His servants, when they rejoice (30:48). And though they had been before that it is sent down on them, before of it, surely are the despaired ones (30:49). So look at the outcomes of God’s mercy, how He gives life to the earth after its death. Indeed, that He is surely a Giver of life to the dead. And He is Powerful over everything (30:50). And surely, if We had sent a wind, then they would have seen it turning to yellow, surely, they would have continued to disbelieve after of it (30:51).
Note: God has given many signs as good news being merciful on us including sending of the winds, sailing of the ships by His command to seek provision from His bounty, of sending messengers, and giving life to the land after its death that we can reflect to that to appreciate Him and to worship Him without associating partners with Him.

Submitters respond to God’s revelations to guide them to a straight path

So indeed, you cannot make the dead to hear, nor can you make the deaf to hear the call when they have turned back as retreaters (30:52). Nor can you be of a guide for the blind from their straying, nor can you make to hear except whoever believes in our revelations that they are submitters (30:53).
Note: Neither the dead nor the deaf hear the call, and the blind cannot guide them from their staying. Thus, those who are submitters respond the call to God’s revelations being hearer to guide them to a straight path.

From our birth to death is a reverse process

God is the One who has created you from weakness, then has made strength after weakness, then has made weakness and gray hair after strength. He creates whatever He wills, and He is the Knower, the Supreme (30:54).
Note: God has created us and has defined a process for us to return to Him that we can reflect to appreciate Him. We are weak at our childhood but we are strong at our adulthood, then again we are weak at our old age before leaving this world.

The knowledgeable know how long they have been in the earth

And a day the Hour establishes, the criminals swear that they had not remained except an hour. Thus they have been deluded (30:55). And those who have been given the knowledge and the faith said, “Certainly you had remained in God’s decree until a day of the Resurrection, that this is a day of the Resurrection, but you had not been knowing.” (30:56). So, that day their excuses will not benefit those who have wronged nor will they be allowed to amend (30:57).
Note: On a day of the Resurrection the knowledgeable who had faith are aware that how long they had been in the earth. On that day excuses from the disbelievers will not benefit them for their wrongdoing nor will they be allowed to amend their wrongdoing even they will claim that their staying in the earth was not enough for them to do the righteous deeds.

Whatever sign is brought to the disbelievers they will not believe

And certainly, We have cited for the people in this – the Quran – of every example. And surely, if you had come to them with a sign, surely, those who have disbelieved would say, “You are not except falsifiers.”(30:58). Thus God seals on hearts of those who do not know (30:59). So, be patient; indeed, God’s promise is truth, and let not those who do not ascertain make light of you (30:60).
Note: God has placed every example in the Quran for the people to believe in Him and His revelations, but the disbelievers will not believe whatever sign is brought to them as He seals their hearts for their disbelief.

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