Who is Allah? (8) What if the Quran revealed unto a Mountain?
Many People do not know their Almighty Creator, Allah.
This series is aimed to help the readers which do not know who is Allah.
It is said, anyone is hidden but when he talks he reveals himself.
In this series, Allah reveals himself through his Words, the Noble Quran.
In the Quran (Verses 59:20) says what will happen if Allah had caused the Quran to descend upon a tremendous mountain?
Verse 59:20 says:
If Allah had had caused this Quran to descend upon a tremendous mountain whose summit is high and whose base is deep in earth?
What will happen?
The mountain with all its might will be humbled and surrendered
The mountain with all its strength will be cracked and crumbled
Why the mountain will do that?
From the fear of Allah because of the promises and threats contained in the Quran.
Allah strikes such similitude mankind, that haply they may reflect, and so become believers.
Verse 59:21 in six different translations:
QARIB
Had We sent down this Koran upon a mountain, you would have seen it humble itself and split asunder for fear of Allah. Such are the parables we strike for people so that they will reflect.
SHAKIR
Had We sent down this Quran on a mountain, you would certainly have seen it falling down, splitting asunder because of the fear of Allah, and we set forth these parables to men that they may reflect
PICKTHAL
If We had caused this Quran to descend upon a mountain, thou (o Muhammad) verily hadst seen it humbled, rent asunder by the fear of Allah. Such similitudes coin we for mankind that haply they may reflect.
YUSUFALI
Had We sent down this Quran on a mountain, verily, thou wouldst have seen it humble itself and cleave asunder for fear of Allah. Such are the similitudes which we propound to men that they may reflect.
Sahih International
If We had sent down this Qur'an upon a mountain, you would have seen it humbled and coming apart from fear of Allah. And these examples We present to the people that perhaps they will give thought.
Muhsin Khan
Had We sent down this Quran on a mountain, you would surely have seen it humbling itself and rending asunder by the fear of Allah. Such are the parables which We put forward to mankind that they may reflect.
About the Author:Safaa Abdel-Aziz
Co-Chief Editor, October Weekly magazine, Cairo, Egypt.
Member of the Egyptian Society of Save Children.
Member of the Egyptian Society of Tourism
