The Merciful (Al-Rahman)
Verses 1-9 GROUP_1424 55.1-9
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الرَّحْمَنُ
The Merciful
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عَلَّمَ الْقُرْآنَ
who taught the Quran—
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خَلَقَ الْإِنسَانَ
He created man
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عَلَّمَهُ الْبَيَانَ
and He taught him speech.
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الشَّمْسُ وَالْقَمَرُ بِحُسْبَانٍ
The sun and the moon move according to a fixed reckoning;
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وَالنَّجْمُ وَالشَّجَرُ يَسْجُدَانِ
the stars and the trees bend in prostration.
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وَالسَّمَاء رَفَعَهَا وَوَضَعَ الْمِيزَانَ
He raised the heavens and set up the measure,
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أَلَّا تَطْغَوْا فِي الْمِيزَانِ
so that you should not transgress the measure.
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وَأَقِيمُوا الْوَزْنَ بِالْقِسْطِ وَلَا تُخْسِرُوا الْمِيزَانَ
Always measure with justice and do not give short measure.
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Commentary
(a) God created human beings. He granted them the unique power of speech—a power not bestowed upon any other creature or anything else in the whole known universe. Then, there is the practical example of the role of justice and fair play which inheres in the universe at God’s behest. The whole world surrounding the human being is based on these principles of balance and justice, which God wants human beings to follow; and this is clearly set forth in the Quran. The Quran is the verbal expression of this Divine justice and the universe is its practical expression. It is imperative that the subjects of God weigh their words and deeds in this balance. They should not be unjust in either giving or taking.