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Guardians of the True Path

Disbelief and hindering others from the path of Allah leads to divine nullification of deeds.

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Guardians of the True Path
Disbelief and hindering others from the path of Allah leads to divine nullification of deeds.

Those who disbelieve and repel from the path of God—He nullifies their works.

Surah 47, Ayah 1
Multi-Source Confirmation
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Those who disbelieve and avert [people] from the way of Allah - He will waste their deeds.
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Those who disbelieve and bar from God's way, God will send their works astray.
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Allah has caused the works of those who disbelieve and hinder people from the way of Allah to go to waste.
yusufali
Those who reject Allah and hinder (men) from the Path of Allah,- their deeds will Allah render astray (from their mark).
pickthall
Those who disbelieve and turn (men) from the way of Allah, He rendereth their actions vain.
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The Test of Faith: Turning Adversity into Sacred Struggle
When you encounter those who disbelieve, strike at their necks. Then, when you have routed them, bind them firmly....
Surah 47, Ayah 4
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Echoes of the Erased: Witnessing the Fate of the Unbelievers
Have they not journeyed through the earth and seen the consequences for those before them? God poured destruction...
Surah 47, Ayah 10
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Witnessing Divine Justice: Lessons from the Fallen Cities
How many a town was more powerful than your town which evicted you? We destroyed them, and there was no helper for them.
Surah 47, Ayah 13
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Character Dossier
9 characters in this edition
Allah
spiritual entity
33 mentions this sura
4187 total mentions
Dominant: Transcendence
esteem
1.2
safety
3.2
transcendence
10
belonging love
1.0
self actualization
0.9
Allah Hypocrites curse
Believers
group
19 mentions this sura
878 total mentions
Dominant: Transcendence
esteem
0.5
safety
5.9
transcendence
10
belonging love
5.5
self actualization
5.3
Those who believe say, “If only a chapter is sent down.” Yet when a decisive chapter is sent down, and fighting is mentioned in it, you see those in whose hearts is sickness looking at you with the look of someone fainting at death. So woe to them!
Surah 47, Ayah 20
Disbelievers
group
14 mentions this sura
1145 total mentions
Dominant: Transcendence
transcendence
10
belonging love
0.2
self actualization
0.5
Disbelievers Hypocrites secret_alliance
Ibn Arabi Ibn Arabi | Character Profiler & Unseen Bureau Chief
The Consequence Column
Angels
punishment
Hypocrites
47:27
Sayyid Abul A'la Maududi Sayyid Abul A'la Maududi | Power & Governance Analyst
Faction Map
9 characters · 6 relationships
Allah (33)
Believers (19)
Disbelievers (14)
Hypocrites (12)
Muhammad (8)
Mankind (2)
Angels (1)
Iblis (1)
Quraysh (1)
Allah Hypocrites curse
Hypocrites Iblis domination
Hypocrites Muhammad striving_against
Disbelievers Hypocrites secret_alliance
Muhammad Quraysh expulsion
Angels Hypocrites punishment
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Audio Edition
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38 verse segments
Speaker Distribution
Narrator 37 Believers 1
Verse Segments
Surah 47, Ayah 1 Narrator
Those who disbelieve and repel from the path of God—He nullifies their works.
Surah 47, Ayah 2 Narrator
While those who believe, and work righteousness, and believe in what was sent down to Muhammad—and i
Surah 47, Ayah 3 Narrator
That is because those who disbelieve follow falsehoods, while those who believe follow the truth fro
Surah 47, Ayah 4 Narrator
When you encounter those who disbelieve, strike at their necks. Then, when you have routed them, bin
Surah 47, Ayah 5 Narrator
He will guide them, and will improve their state of mind.
Surah 47, Ayah 6 Narrator
And will admit them into Paradise, which He has identified for them.
Surah 47, Ayah 7 Narrator
O you who believe! If you support God, He will support you, and will strengthen your foothold.
Surah 47, Ayah 8 Narrator
But as for those who disbelieve, for them is perdition, and He will waste their deeds.
Surah 47, Ayah 9 Narrator
That is because they hated what God revealed, so He nullified their deeds.
Surah 47, Ayah 10 Narrator
Have they not journeyed through the earth and seen the consequences for those before them? God poure
Shaykh Hamza Yusuf Shaykh Hamza Yusuf | Reader Engagement Editor
Editorial
Word of the Edition
Faith
Appears 37 times · 19.1% of themes
Faith
37
Guidance
18
Accountability
18
Prophets
15
Creation
13
Worship
12
Community
10
Patience
10
Surah 47, Ayah 1 Guardians of the True Path Surah 47, Ayah 2 The Alchemy of Faith and Deed Surah 47, Ayah 3 The Divine Mirror: Truth vs Falsehood
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Cross-Edition References
1, Ayah 6 -- The Alchemy of Faith and Deed 16x cited
Edition 2 Surah 2, Ayah 6 -- The Alchemy of Faith and Deed 16x cited
Edition 2 Surah 2, Ayah 7 -- The Alchemy of Faith and Deed 16x cited
2, Ayah 8 -- The Alchemy of Faith and Deed 16x cited
Edition 1 Surah 1, Ayah 1 -- Guardians of the True Path 11x cited
Edition 1 Surah 1, Ayah 2 -- Guardians of the True Path 11x cited
Edition 1 Surah 1, Ayah 3 -- Guardians of the True Path 11x cited
Edition 1 Surah 1, Ayah 4 -- Guardians of the True Path 11x cited
Edition 2 Surah 2, Ayah 65 -- Anchored by Divine Assurance 4x cited
Edition 2 Surah 2, Ayah 76 -- Anchored by Divine Assurance 4x cited
Edition 2 Surah 2, Ayah 87 -- Anchored by Divine Assurance 4x cited
Edition 2 Surah 2, Ayah 104 -- Anchored by Divine Assurance 4x cited
Edition 2 Surah 2, Ayah 110 -- Unmasking the Disease of the Heart 2x cited
Edition 3 Surah 3, Ayah 48 -- Unmasking the Disease of the Heart 2x cited
Edition 4 Surah 4, Ayah 63 -- Unmasking the Disease of the Heart 2x cited
Edition 4 Surah 4, Ayah 79 -- Unmasking the Disease of the Heart 2x cited
Edition 2 Surah 2, Ayah 3 -- The Divine Mirror: Truth vs Falsehood
Edition 2 Surah 2, Ayah 11 -- The Divine Mirror: Truth vs Falsehood
Surah Sura, Ayah 2 -- The Divine Mirror: Truth vs Falsehood
Edition 2 Surah 2, Ayah 44 -- The Divine Mirror: Truth vs Falsehood
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Reader Action
Supplications
Guardians of the True Path
O Allah, grant me the wisdom to distinguish truth from error, the humility to correct others without arrogance, and the strength to protect the path of Your servants from misguidance.
Surah 47, Ayah 1
The Test of Faith: Turning Adversity into Sacred Struggle
Allahumma inni a'udhu bika min al-harami wa al-mas'ah, wa a'udhu bika min al-`a'ani wa al-`arabi, wa a'udhu bika min al-`asr al-`azim, wa a'udhu bika min al-`asr al-`amri.
Surah 47, Ayah 4
Echoes of the Erased: Witnessing the Fate of the Unbelievers
O Allah, grant me the wisdom to recognize Your signs in the world, the humility to accept Your judgment, and the steadfastness to remain firm in faith even when I witness calamities. Protect me from the arrogance that leads to disbelief.
Surah 47, Ayah 10
Daily Actions
Guardians of the True Path
Today, whenever you encounter a misguided idea or a false claim about Islam, gently correct it with knowledge and compassion, ensuring your words guide others toward the authentic path.
Surah 47, Ayah 1
The Test of Faith: Turning Adversity into Sacred Struggle
When you face a challenge or injustice today, respond with courage and trust in Allah, viewing it as a test of faith, and act with integrity.
Surah 47, Ayah 4
Echoes of the Erased: Witnessing the Fate of the Unbelievers
Today, identify a society or group that fell due to disbelief and examine the signs of divine judgment.
Surah 47, Ayah 10
Reflect
Guardians of the True Path -- How often do I allow misconceptions to spread unchallenged, and what is the impact on the community’s understanding of the way of Allah?
The Test of Faith: Turning Adversity into Sacred Struggle -- In what ways have I allowed fear or self-interest to replace trust in Allah when facing challenges? How can I transform my response from self‑preservation to obedience and sacrifice?
Echoes of the Erased: Witnessing the Fate of the Unbelievers -- When I observe a community's downfall, do I see it as a result of Allah's decree or merely human failure? How does this perspective influence my own accountability?
Weekly Challenge
Misguidance Countermeasure Log: For seven days, each day note one instance of misinformation you encounter (social media post, conversation, etc.). Draft a concise, factual correction citing Qur’an or authentic Hadith, and share it with the source if appropriate. Record how the other person responded and how you felt after the exchange. At the end of the week, tally the number of corrections made and reflect on any changes in your confidence and in the community’s understanding. Additionally, read one Hadith daily about protecting the community from falsehood (e.g., ‘Whoever guides someone to a good deed, Allah will guide him to Paradise’).
Surah 47, Ayah 1
Pause, read verse 47:1, then in the next two minutes write down a common misconception you see around you and draft a short, factual correction you can share. Surah 47, Ayah 1
Sit quietly, close your eyes, take a deep breath, and say: 'Allahumma inni a'udhu bika min al-harami wa al-mas'ah', then 'Allahumma inni a'udhu bika min al-`a'ani wa al-`arabi'. Let the words settle in your heart, and feel the readiness to face the challenge. Surah 47, Ayah 4
Tariq Ramadan Tariq Ramadan | Community Action Editor
The Revelation Transcript
38 verses
1
Those who disbelieve and repel from the path of God—He nullifies their works.
2
While those who believe, and work righteousness, and believe in what was sent down to Muhammad—and it is the truth from their Lord—He remits their sins, and relieves their concerns.
3
That is because those who disbelieve follow falsehoods, while those who believe follow the truth from their Lord. God thus cites for the people their examples.
4
When you encounter those who disbelieve, strike at their necks. Then, when you have routed them, bind them firmly. Then, either release them by grace, or by ransom, until war lays down its burdens. Had God willed, He could have defeated them Himself, but He thus tests some of you by means of others. As for those who are killed in the way of God, He will not let their deeds go to waste.
5
He will guide them, and will improve their state of mind.
6
And will admit them into Paradise, which He has identified for them.
7
O you who believe! If you support God, He will support you, and will strengthen your foothold.
8
But as for those who disbelieve, for them is perdition, and He will waste their deeds.
9
That is because they hated what God revealed, so He nullified their deeds.
10
Have they not journeyed through the earth and seen the consequences for those before them? God poured destruction upon them, and for the unbelievers is something comparable.
11
That is because God is the Master of those who believe, while the disbelievers have no master.
12
God will admit those who believe and do good deeds into gardens beneath which rivers flow. As for those who disbelieve, they enjoy themselves, and eat as cattle eat, and the Fire will be their dwelling.
13
How many a town was more powerful than your town which evicted you? We destroyed them, and there was no helper for them.
14
Is he who stands upon evidence from his Lord, like someone whose evil deed is made to appear good to him? And they follow their own desires?
15
The likeness of the Garden promised to the righteous: in it are rivers of pure water, and rivers of milk forever fresh, and rivers of wine delightful to the drinkers, and rivers of strained honey. And therein they will have of every fruit, and forgiveness from their Lord. Like one abiding in the Fire forever, and are given to drink boiling water, that cuts-up their bowels?
16
Narrator
Among them are those who listen to you, but when they leave your presence, they say to those given knowledge, “What did he say just now?” Those are they whose hearts God has sealed, and they follow their own desires.
17
As for those who are guided, He increases them in guidance, and He has granted them their righteousness.
18
Are they just waiting until the Hour comes to them suddenly? Its tokens have already come. But how will they be reminded when it has come to them?
19
Know that there is no god but God, and ask forgiveness for your sin, and for the believing men and believing women. God knows your movements, and your resting-place.
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Believers
Those who believe say, “If only a chapter is sent down.” Yet when a decisive chapter is sent down, and fighting is mentioned in it, you see those in whose hearts is sickness looking at you with the look of someone fainting at death. So woe to them!
21
Obedience and upright speech. Then, when the matter is settled, being true to God would have been better for them.
22
If you turn away, you are likely to make mischief on earth, and sever your family ties.
23
Those are they whom God has cursed. He made them deaf, and blinded their sight.
24
Will they not ponder the Quran? Or are there locks upon their hearts?
25
Those who reverted after the guidance became clear to them—Satan has enticed them, and has given them latitude.
26
Narrator
That is because they said to those who hated what God has revealed, “We will obey you in certain matters.” But God knows their secret thoughts.
27
How about when the angels take them at death, beating their faces and their backs?
28
That is because they pursued what displeases God, and they disliked His approval, so He nullified their works.
29
Do those in whose hearts is sickness think that God will not expose their malice?
30
Had We willed, We could have shown them to you, and you would have recognized them by their marks. Yet you will recognize them by their tone of speech. And God knows your actions.
31
We will certainly test you, until We know those among you who strive, and those who are steadfast, and We will test your reactions.
32
Those who disbelieve, and hinder from the path of God, and oppose the Messenger after guidance has become clear to them—they will not hurt God in the least, but He will nullify their deeds.
33
O you who believe! obey God, and obey the Messenger, and do not let your deeds go to waste.
34
Those who disbelieve, and hinder from God’s path, and then die as disbelievers—God will not forgive them.
35
So do not waver and call for peace while you have the upper hand. God is with you, and He will not waste your efforts.
36
The life of this word is nothing but play and pastime. But if you have faith and lead a righteous life, He will grant you your rewards, and He will not ask you for your possessions.
37
Were He to ask you for it, and press you, you would become tightfisted, and He would expose your unwillingness.
38
Here you are, being called to spend in the cause of God. Among you are those who withhold; but whoever withholds is withholding against his own soul. God is the Rich, while you are the needy. And if you turn away, He will replace you with another people, and they will not be like you.
Imam Malik Imam Malik | Medina Bureau Chief