Sura 41 Detailed (Fussilat)

In the name of God, the Almighty, the Merciful.

[41:1] Hha. M.

[41:2] A revelation from the Almighty, the Merciful.

[41:3] A Book whose verses have been detailed; an Arabic Quran for people who know,

[41:4] a bearer of good news and a warner. Yet most of them turn away, for they do not hear.

[41:5] They said, "Our hearts are sealed from what you invite us to, and there is deafness in our ears, and a barrier stands between us and you. So do what you must do, and so will we."

[41:6] Say, "I am only a human being like you. It is inspired to me that your god is but One God, so get yourselves straight before Him and ask Him for forgiveness." Woe to the mushrikeen

[41:7] who do not give the Zakat, and they disbelieve in the Hereafter.

[41:8] Those who believe and do good deeds shall have an uninterrupted reward.

[41:9] Say, "Do you disbelieve in the One who created the earth in two days, and you set up equals with Him? That is the Lord of the Worlds."

[41:10] And He placed stabilisers therein that rise above it. He blessed it and determined therein its provision, available equally for all who seek it, in four days.

[41:11] Then He took hold of the heaven while it was smoke and said to it and to the earth, "Come willingly or unwillingly." They said, "We come willingly."

Footnote 41:11 – The deliberate use of the word 'smoke' in 41:11 provides an accurate piece of scientific knowledge. Current theories of cosmology state that approximately 300,000 years after the Big Bang, the universe was like a smoke-filled chamber consisting of hydrogen. Vast volumes of gas clouds then started to condense under the pull of gravity which generated higher and higher levels of heat and pressure. Gravity kept the pressure on, sucking in more gas and dust particles. When the temperature reached around 15 million degrees Celsius, nuclear fusion began, and that was when stars were born. Vast numbers of newly formed stars started to rotate around their centre of gravity, and that was when galaxies were born. The word 'earth' in 41:11 and various other Quranic verses, such as 21:30, speaks of matter and not planet earth.

[41:12] So He ordained them seven universes in two days and inspired in every universe its commands. We adorned the lowest universe with lamps and guarded it. Such is the determination of the Dignified, the Knowledgeable.

[41:13] If they turn away, then say, "I have warned you of a thunderbolt like the thunderbolt of Aad and Thamoud."

[41:14] When messengers came to them, before them and after them, saying, "Worship none but God." They said, "Had our Lord willed, He would have brought down angels, and so, we are disbelievers in what you have been sent with."

[41:15] As for Aad, they acted arrogantly in the land without any right and said, "Who is more powerful than us?" Did they not see that God who created them is far more powerful than them? They used to reject Our revelations,