ترجمة معاني آية 21 سورة النور - الترجمة الإنجليزية - يعقوب - موسوعة القرآن الكريم

آية: 21

۞ يَٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُواْ لَا تَتَّبِعُواْ خُطُوَٰتِ ٱلشَّيۡطَٰنِۚ وَمَن يَتَّبِعۡ خُطُوَٰتِ ٱلشَّيۡطَٰنِ فَإِنَّهُۥ يَأۡمُرُ بِٱلۡفَحۡشَآءِ وَٱلۡمُنكَرِۚ وَلَوۡلَا فَضۡلُ ٱللَّهِ عَلَيۡكُمۡ وَرَحۡمَتُهُۥ مَا زَكَىٰ مِنكُم مِّنۡ أَحَدٍ أَبَدٗا وَلَٰكِنَّ ٱللَّهَ يُزَكِّي مَن يَشَآءُۗ وَٱللَّهُ سَمِيعٌ عَلِيمٞ

21. Believers, do not follow the footsteps of Satan, for whoever follows the footsteps (ways) of Satan, he commands indecency and evil. Had it not been Allah’s favor upon you and His mercy, not one of you would have ever been pure, but Allah purifies whom He wills⁶. Allah is All-Hearing, All-Knowing.

6. The Word of God, the Qur’an, keeps our heart clean by pointing out the areas that need confession and renunciation. It helps to remove the dirt. The Qur'an and the Sunnah of Prophet Muhammad exhorts us to obey Allah. The pure heart, by necessity, is the obedient heart. To obey Allah’s Word with all our heart is to obey Allah with a pure heart. There is an important connection between obedience and purity of heart. Such obedience involves doing actions that are pleasing to Allah. To be good and pure we should keep away from idolatry and sins. There are many forms of idolatry in the modern world, with many new and subtle ones in addition to the old and familiar ones. Materialism, greed, luxury, new gadgets, work, appearances, new lifestyles and the like - all these have the potential to negatively affect the purity of the heart. We are warned to keep away from anything that can become an idol, and every idol that pollutes our heart. The Prophet Muhammad said: "The lawful is clear and the unlawful is clear, and between them are matters unclear that are unknown to most people. Whoever is wary of these unclear matters has absolved his religion and honor. And whoever indulges in them has indulged in the unlawful. It is like a shepherd who herds his sheep too close to preserved sanctuary, and they will eventually graze in it. Every king has a sanctuary, and the sanctuary of Allah is what He has made unlawful. There lies within the body a piece of flesh. If it is sound, the whole body is sound; and if it is polluted, the whole body is polluted. This is the heart." The Prophet, peace be upon him, was once asked, who are the best people?” He said: "One with a heart swept clean and truthful in speech. We said: “O Messenger of God, we know truthful in speech. What is a heart swept clean?” The Prophet said: "One that is Godfearing and pure, in which there is neither sin, nor transgression, nor envy." We said, “Who shows a sign of it?” The Prophet said: "One who despises worldliness and loves the Hereafter." We said: “And who shows a sign of it?” The Prophet said: "A believer with good character."