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Translation Transliteration — Al-Maidah

يَهْدِي بِهِ اللَّهُ مَنِ اتَّبَعَ رِضْوَانَهُ سُبُلَ السَّلَامِ وَيُخْرِجُهُم مِّنَ الظُّلُمَاتِ إِلَى النُّورِ بِإِذْنِهِ وَيَهْدِيهِمْ إِلَىٰ صِرَاطٍ مُّسْتَقِيمٍ ۝١٦

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Yahdee bihil laahu manit taba`a ridwaanahoo subulas salaami wa yukhrijuhum minaz zulumaati ilan noori bi iznihee wa yahdeehim ilaa Siraatim Mustaqeem

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📖 English Meaning

By which Allah guides those who pursue His pleasure to the ways of peace and brings them out from darknesses into the light, by His permission, and guides them to a straight path.

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Word Meanings:

Subl al-Salam (سُبُلَ السَّلَامِ): The paths of peace and safety—the ways that lead to salvation from punishment and to eternal bliss in Paradise.
Al-Dhulumat (الظُّلُمَاتِ): The darknesses—referring to the multifaceted shades of disbelief, ignorance, and disobedience.
Al-Nur (النُّورِ): The light—meaning the radiant guidance of faith, knowledge, and obedience to Allah.
Sirat Mustaqim (صِرَاطٍ مُّسْتَقِيمٍ): The straight path—the clear, upright way of Islam that leads directly to Allah’s pleasure.

Explanation of the Verse:

In this profound verse, Allah Almighty declares that through this magnificent Book—the Qur’an—and through His beloved Messenger Muhammad (peace be upon him), He guides those who sincerely seek His pleasure to the paths of peace and safety. These are the roads that lead to Paradise, protecting the traveler from every harm and leading them to ultimate success.

Allah takes the believer by the hand and brings them out from the overwhelming darkness of disbelief, ignorance, and sin into the brilliant light of faith, knowledge, and righteous action. This transformation is not by human effort alone—it happens by Allah’s will and permission, for He is the One who opens hearts and illuminates souls.

Finally, Allah guides them to the straight path—the path of Islam—which is the most direct and balanced route to Him. This path is free from the extremes of negligence and excess, and it encompasses all that Allah loves: sincere worship, moral excellence, and justice in every affair.

A Call to Reflection:

Dear reader, contemplate the immense mercy of your Lord! He did not leave you wandering in confusion—He sent down a Book that serves as a radiant lamp, lighting your way through every trial and uncertainty. Whoever sincerely turns to Allah, seeking His pleasure above all else, will find that Allah Himself becomes their Guide. He will lead them from the suffocating darkness of a life without purpose to the liberating light of faith. This is the ultimate honor: to be guided by Allah Himself to the path that leads to His eternal pleasure and the everlasting gardens of Paradise. So open your heart to this divine guidance, and let it transform your life from darkness to light, from confusion to certainty, from temporary worldly concerns to eternal success.

📜 Verse 14-18 — Al-Maidah

14وَمِنَ الَّذِينَ قَالُوا إِنَّا نَصَارَىٰ أَخَذْنَا مِيثَاقَهُمْ فَنَسُوا حَظًّا مِّمَّا ذُكِّرُوا بِهِ فَأَغْرَيْنَا بَيْنَهُمُ الْعَدَاوَةَ وَالْبَغْضَاءَ إِلَىٰ يَوْمِ الْقِيَامَةِ ۚ وَسَوْفَ يُنَبِّئُهُمُ اللَّهُ بِمَا كَانُوا يَصْنَعُونَ

And from those who say, "We are Christians" We took their covenant; but they forgot a portion of that of which they were reminded. So We caused among them animosity and hatred until the Day of Resurrection. And Allah is going to inform them about what they used to do.

15يَا أَهْلَ الْكِتَابِ قَدْ جَاءَكُمْ رَسُولُنَا يُبَيِّنُ لَكُمْ كَثِيرًا مِّمَّا كُنتُمْ تُخْفُونَ مِنَ الْكِتَابِ وَيَعْفُو عَن كَثِيرٍ ۚ قَدْ جَاءَكُم مِّنَ اللَّهِ نُورٌ وَكِتَابٌ مُّبِينٌ

O People of the Scripture, there has come to you Our Messenger making clear to you much of what you used to conceal of the Scripture and overlooking much. There has come to you from Allah a light and a clear Book.

16يَهْدِي بِهِ اللَّهُ مَنِ اتَّبَعَ رِضْوَانَهُ سُبُلَ السَّلَامِ وَيُخْرِجُهُم مِّنَ الظُّلُمَاتِ إِلَى النُّورِ بِإِذْنِهِ وَيَهْدِيهِمْ إِلَىٰ صِرَاطٍ مُّسْتَقِيمٍ

By which Allah guides those who pursue His pleasure to the ways of peace and brings them out from darknesses into the light, by His permission, and guides them to a straight path.

17لَّقَدْ كَفَرَ الَّذِينَ قَالُوا إِنَّ اللَّهَ هُوَ الْمَسِيحُ ابْنُ مَرْيَمَ ۚ قُلْ فَمَن يَمْلِكُ مِنَ اللَّهِ شَيْئًا إِنْ أَرَادَ أَن يُهْلِكَ الْمَسِيحَ ابْنَ مَرْيَمَ وَأُمَّهُ وَمَن فِي الْأَرْضِ جَمِيعًا ۗ وَلِلَّهِ مُلْكُ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ وَمَا بَيْنَهُمَا ۚ يَخْلُقُ مَا يَشَاءُ ۚ وَاللَّهُ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَدِيرٌ

They have certainly disbelieved who say that Allah is Christ, the son of Mary. Say, "Then who could prevent Allah at all if He had intended to destroy Christ, the son of Mary, or his mother or everyone on the earth?" And to Allah belongs the dominion of the heavens and the earth and whatever is between them. He creates what He wills, and Allah is over all things competent.

18وَقَالَتِ الْيَهُودُ وَالنَّصَارَىٰ نَحْنُ أَبْنَاءُ اللَّهِ وَأَحِبَّاؤُهُ ۚ قُلْ فَلِمَ يُعَذِّبُكُم بِذُنُوبِكُم ۖ بَلْ أَنتُم بَشَرٌ مِّمَّنْ خَلَقَ ۚ يَغْفِرُ لِمَن يَشَاءُ وَيُعَذِّبُ مَن يَشَاءُ ۚ وَلِلَّهِ مُلْكُ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ وَمَا بَيْنَهُمَا ۖ وَإِلَيْهِ الْمَصِيرُ

But the Jews and the Christians say, "We are the children of Allah and His beloved." Say, "Then why does He punish you for your sins?" Rather, you are human beings from among those He has created. He forgives whom He wills, and He punishes whom He wills. And to Allah belongs the dominion of the heavens and the earth and whatever is between them, and to Him is the [final] destination.

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