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13. Surah • 39. Verse
Word Analysis
ٱللَّهُ
l-lahu
(by) Allah
مَا
mā
what
Rashad Khalifa
The Final Testament
GOD erases whatever He wills, and fixes (whatever He wills). With Him is the original Master Record.
The Monotheist Group
The Quran: A Monotheist Translation
Goderases and confirms what He wishes, and with Him is the source of the Book.
Edip-Layth
Quran: A Reformist Translation
God erases what He wishes and affirms, and with Him is the source of the book.
Abdullah Yusuf Ali
Holy Quran Translation
Allah doth blot out or confirm what He pleaseth: with Him is the Mother of the Book.
Al-Hilali & Khan
Holy Quran Translation
Allâh blots out what He wills and confirms (what He wills). And with Him is the Mother of the Book (Al-Lauh Al-Mahfûz)
Abdul Haleem
Holy Quran Translation
God erases or confirms whatever He will, and the source of Scripture is with Him.
Taqi Usmani
Holy Quran Translation
Allah wipes off what He wills and affirms (what He wills), and with Him is the Mother Book.
Marmaduke Pickthall
Holy Quran Translation
Allah effaceth what He will, and establisheth (what He will), and with Him is the source of ordinance.
Abul A'la Maududi
Tafhim commentary
Allah effaces whatever He wills and retains whatever He wills. With Him is the Mother of the Book.[1]
1
This is the answer to another objection raised against the revelation of the Quran. The disbelievers said: What was the need of this new Book, when there already had existed the former revealed Books? You say that this need has arisen because the former Books have been tampered with; therefore Allah has abrogated them and commanded that this new Book should be followed. This position you have taken is wrong for how can anyone tamper with the Book of Allah and how is it possible that any Book of Allah might be tampered with? Why did not Allah protect these Books from such things as these? You say that this Book has been revealed by the same Allah Who revealed the Torah and the Gospel. How is it then that your way is different from that of the Torah? You consider certain things lawful while they are unlawful according to the Torah, etc. etc. Detailed answers to these objections have been given in other Surahs but here only a brief and comprehensive answer has been given to them.
Mustafa Khattab
The Clear Quran
Allah eliminates and confirms what He wills, and with Him is the Master Record.[1]
Ali Quli Qarai
Holy Quran Translation
Allah effaces and confirms whatever He wishes and with Him is the Mother Book.
E. Henry Palmer
Holy Quran Translation
God blots out what He will, or He confirms; and with Him is the Mother of the Book.
George Sale
Holy Quran Translation
God shall abolish and shall confirm what he pleaseth. With Him is the original of the book.
Bijan Moeinian
Holy Quran Translation
The original source of all Divine Books (referred to as Mother of the Books) is at the disposition of the Lord. He erases (from the previously revealed Books) whatever he decides (in accordance with a planned strategy by Him) and keeps intact whatever He wills.
Amatul Rahman Omar
Holy Quran Translation
Allâh repeals (the law relating to punishment) what He will and He establishes and confirms (what He pleases) and with Him is the source and origin of all laws and commandments.
Arthur John Arberry
Holy Quran Translation
God blots out, and He establishes whatsoever He will; and with Him is the Essence of the Book.
Aisha Bewley
Holy Quran Translation
Allah erases whatever He wills or endorses it. The Master Copy of the Book is in His Hands.
Mahmoud Ghali
Holy Quran Translation
Allah erases whatever He decides and He makes firm (whatever He decides), and in His Providence is the Essence (Literally: Mother) of the Book.
Mohamed Ahmed - Samira
Holy Quran Translation
God abrogates or confirms whatsoever He will, for He has with Him the Book of Books.
Hamid S. Aziz
Holy Quran Translation
Allah blots out what He will, or He establishes (what He wills); and with Him is the Mother of the Book (or Source of Ordinances).
Shabbir Ahmed
Holy Quran Translation
Allah blots out and establishes communities according to His Laws. Nations rise and fall accordingly, and with Him is the Ultimate Ordinance.
Syed Vickar Ahamed
Holy Quran Translation
Allah removes and confirms what He pleases: The Mother of the Book is with Him.
Muhammad Asad
Holy Quran Translation
God annuls or confirms whatever He wills [of His earlier messages] -for with Him is the source of all revelation.
Sahih International
(Umm Muhammad, Mary Kennedy, Amatullah Bantley)
Allah eliminates what He wills or confirms, and with Him is the Mother of the Book.
Progressive Muslims
Holy Quran Translation
God erases what He wishes and affirms, and with Him is the source of the Scripture.
Abdel Khalek Himmat
Al- Muntakhab
Allah deletes -what becomes of secondary character- as He wills and He confirms what He will, and this and that are put on record in the archetypal Book in the realm of Heaven.
Sam Gerrans
The Qur'an: A Complete Revelation
God eliminates what He wills, and He confirms; and with Him is the foundation of the Writ.