1 The Virtues of Surah Al-Ma'idah; When It was Revealed Surah to ...

people's affairs were guided and protected by
them. With Islam they became the symbols of
their Hajj, their rituals, and the direction of the
prayer, i.e., the Ka`bah in Makkah.
ذَلِكَ‏ لِتَعْلَمُواْ‏ أَن َّ اللّهَ‏ یَعْلَمُ‏ مَا فِي الس َّمَاوَاتِ‏ وَمَا فِي الأَرْضِ‏ وَأَن َّ اللّهَ‏
بِكُل ِّ شَيْءٍ‏ عَلِيمٌ‏
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that you may know that Allah has knowledge of all that
is in the heavens and all that is in the earth, and that
Allah is the All-Knower of each and everything.
Allah says; O people, I made these symbols an
asylum for you, so that you know that He Who
made these symbols that benefit your life and
provide you with security, also knows everything
in the heavens and earth that brings about your
immediate or eventual benefit. Know that He has
perfect knowledge of everything and that none of
your deeds or affairs ever escapes His
observation; and He will count them for you so
that He rewards those who do good with the
same and those who do evil in kind.
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اعْلَمُواْ‏ أَن َّ اللّهَ‏ شَدِیدُ‏ الْعِقَابِ‏ وَأَن َّ اللّهَ‏ غَفُورٌ‏ ر َّحِيمٌ‏
Know that Allah is severe in punishment and that Allah is
Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful.
Allah says, know that your Lord, Who has perfect
knowledge of whatever is in the heavens and
earth, and Who is never unaware of your deeds -
public or secret - is severe in punishment for
those who disobey and defy Him. He also pardons
the sins of those who obey and repent to Him,
more Merciful than to punish them for the sins
that they repented from.
م َّا عَلَى الر َّسُولِ‏ إِ‏ َّلا الْبَلاَغُ‏ وَاللّهُ‏ یَعْلَمُ‏ مَا تُبْدُونَ‏ وَمَا تَكْتُمُو ‏َن ﴿٩٩ ﴾
The Messenger's duty is but to convey. And Allah knows
all that you reveal and all that you conceal.
This is a warning from Allah for His servants in
which He says: