Abdul Muqit Chowdhury :
Some Verses of the Holy Quran on The Day of Judgment and Shafa’at (Intercession) are quoted below:
“Say : Unto Allah belongeth all intercession. He is the sovereignty of the heavens and the earth.
And afterward into Him ye will be brought back.” (Verse 44, Az-Zumar 39, The Meanings of the Glorious Qur’an by Muhammad Marmaduke Pickthall)
“Say : To God belongs/Exclusively (the right/To grant) Intercession :/To Him belongs the dominion/Of the heavens and the earth!/In the End, it is to Him/That ye shall be/Brought back.” (Verse 44, Az-Zumar 39, The Holy Qur’an Translation and Commentary by A. Yusuf Ali)
“They will have no power of intercession, save him who hath made a covenant with his Lord.” (Verse 87, Maryam 19, The Meanings of the Glorious Qur’an by Muhammad Marmaduke Pickthall)
“None shall have the power/Of intercession, but such a one/As has received permission (or promise)/From God most Gracious.” (Verse 87, Maryam 19, The Holy Qur’an Translation and Commentary by A. Yusuf Ali)
“On that Day as intercession availeth save (that of) him unto whom the Beneficient hath given leave and whom He accepteth.” (Verse 109, Ta-Ha 20, the Meanings of the Glorious Holy Qur’an by Muhammad Marmaduke Pickthall)
“On that Day shall no/Intercession avail/Except for those for whom/Permission has been granted/By (God) Most Gracious /And whose word is/Acceptable to Him.” (Verse 109, Ta-Ha 20, The Holy Qur’an Translation and Commentary by A. Yusuf Ali)
“No intercession availeth with Him save for him whom He permiteth. Yet when fear is vanished from their hearts, they say : what was it that your Lord said ? They say : The Truth. And He is the Sublime, the Great.” (Verse 23, Saba 34, The Meanings of the Glorious Qur’an by Muhammad Marmaduke Pickthall)
“No intercession can avail/In His Presence, except for those /For whom He has granted/Permission. So far (is this/The case) that, when terror/Is removed from their hearts/(At the Day of Judgment then) /Will they say, ‘What is it/That your Lord commanded?’/They will say, ‘that which is/True and just ; and He is/The Most High, Most Great.” (Verse 23, Saba 34, The Holy Qur’an Translation and Commentary by A. Yusuf Ali)
Allama Yusuf Ali comments on Shafa’at (Intercession, Advocacy) : “…. It follows that no one can intercede with God, except (1) by God’s permission, and (2) for those who have prepared themselves by penitence for God’s acceptance. Even in earthly courts, Advocacy is not permitted to any one : The Advocate must be granted the position of Advocate before he can plead before the judge. Nor can it be supposed that a plea for forgiveness or mercy can be put forward except on grounds recognised by equity and justice.” (The Holy Qur’an Translation and Commentary by A. Yusuf Ali, P.1251)
“Here man is in the accusative case governed by Tanfa’u, and it is better to construe as I have done. That is, intercession will benefit no one except those for whom God has granted permission, and whose word (of repentance) is true and sincere, and therefore acceptable to God.
“Others construe : no intercession will avail, except by those to whom God has granted permission, and whose word (of intercession) is acceptable to God…” (Do, P.813)
According to our Iman (Faith) as Muslims we believe in The Day of Judgment and Shafa’at (Intercession) by Saiyedul Mursalin Khatimun Nabiyin Hazrat Muhammad (Sm). The above quoted Verses focus on him and are related with his Prophethood to seek forgiveness of Allah on behalf of the members of his Ummat for salvation.
At first we should know that “unto Allah belongeth all intercession”. “To God belongs/Exclusively (the right/To grant) Intercession:” And then “save him who hath made a covenant with his Lord”, “but such a one/As has received permission (or promise)/From God Most Gracious.” “save (that of) him unto whom the Beneficient hath given leave and whom He accepteth.”, “for whom permission has been granted”, “save for him whom He permiteth.” “for whom He has granted permission”. Rasulullah (Sm) is : “save for him whom He permitteth.”
The Verses on Shafa’at (Intercession) in the Day of Judgment of Allah Rabbul ‘Alameen in the Holy Quran are :
Sura Al-Baqarah 2: 48, 123, 254, 255 An-Nisa 4:85 Al-An’am 6: 51,70 Al-A’raf 7 : 46, 47, 48, 49 Yunus 10 : 3 Maryam 19:87 Ta-Ha 20: 109 Al-Anbia 21:28 As-Sajdah 32:4 Saba 34: 23 Az-Zumar 39 : 43, 44 Az-Zukhruf 43: 86 An-Najm 53: 26 Al-Muddaththir 74: 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48 Kauthar 108 : 1, 2, 3 (Al-Quraner Bishoybhittik Ayat Prothom Khondo, P.455-459. Islamic Foundation Bangladesh, Dhaka)
The Verses on Rasul, Risalat and Wahy (Revelation):
Sura Al-Baqarah 2 : 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 23, 24, 87, 98, 119, 129, 143, 151, 213, 251, 252, 253, 285 Al-i-‘Imran : 3 : 32, 81, 86, 132, 144, 161, 164, 184 An-Nisa 4: 13, 14, 59, 64, 65, 69, 79, 80, 115, 136, 163, 164, 165, 170, 171 Al-Ma’ida 5: 15, 16, 19, 33, 41, 42, 55, 56, 67, 92, 99 Al-An’am 6: 8, 9, 10, 34, 35, 42, 48, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 91, 112 Al-A’raf 7 : 6, 35, 59, 73, 85, 94, 144, 145, 157, 158, 188, 203 Al-Anfal 8: 20, 21, 24, 27, 46, 64, 65 At-Taubah 9: 24, 33, 63, 70, 113, 128, 129 Yunus 10 : 2, 13, 47, 94, 95, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109 Hud 11:12,13, 25,26,36,96,97,120 Yusuf 12: 3, 102, 108, 109, 110 Ar-Ra’d 13: 30, 37, 38 Ibrahim 14: 4, 5 Al-Hijr 15: 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 An-Nahl 16: 2, 36, 43, 44, 63, 64, 113 Al-Israa /Bani Israil 17 : 15, 94, 95, 105, 106 Al-Kahf 18 : 56, 110 Maryam 19 : 41, 51, 54, 56 Ta Ha 20 : 77 Al-Anbia 21: 73, 107, 108 Al-Hajj 22: 52, 53, 54, 75 Al-Mu’minun 23 : 44, 45, 46 An-Nur 24: 54 Al- Furqan 25: 7, 8, 20, 41, 42, 56, 57, 58 Al-Naml 27: 45 Al-Qasas 28 : 43, 59 Al-‘Anqabut 29: 14, Ar-Rum 30 :47 Al-Ahzab 33: 1, 2, 3, 21, 36, 38, 39, 40, 45, 46, 47, 48 Saba 34 : 28, 34, 35 Al-Malaikah/ Fatir 35: 24, 25 Ya-Sin 36: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 30 As-Saffat 37 : 171, 172, 181 Saad 38: 70 Al-Mu-min 50 : 51, 78 Fussilat/ Ha, Mim, As- Sajda 41: 43 Ash-Shura 42 : 3, 7, 51, 52, Az-Zukhruf 43: 23, 24, 43, 44, 45 Al-Ahqaf 46 : 7, 8, 9 Muhammad 47: 32, 33 Al-Fath 48 : 8, 9, 13, 17, 27, 29 Al-Hujurat 49: 7, 14, 15 Az-Zariat 51: 52 Al-Al-Hadid 57 : 7, 8, 19, 25, 26, 27, Al-Muzadilah 58 : 5, 12, 20, 21 Al-Hashr 59: 4, 7 As-Saff 61 : 9 Al-Jum’a 62 : 2 Al-Tagabun : 64 : 5, 6, 12 Al-Talaq 65 : 8, Al-Haqqa : 69 : 10 Al-Muzzammil 73 : 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 Al-Qiamat 75 : 16, 17, 18 Al-‘Alaq 96 : 1,2, 3, 4, 5.
(Al Quraner Bishoybhittik Ayat Prothom Khondo, P.302-347, Islamic Foundation Bangladesh, Dhaka)
Some Verses of the Holy Quran on The Day of Judgment and Shafa’at (Intercession) are quoted below:
“Say : Unto Allah belongeth all intercession. He is the sovereignty of the heavens and the earth.
And afterward into Him ye will be brought back.” (Verse 44, Az-Zumar 39, The Meanings of the Glorious Qur’an by Muhammad Marmaduke Pickthall)
“Say : To God belongs/Exclusively (the right/To grant) Intercession :/To Him belongs the dominion/Of the heavens and the earth!/In the End, it is to Him/That ye shall be/Brought back.” (Verse 44, Az-Zumar 39, The Holy Qur’an Translation and Commentary by A. Yusuf Ali)
“They will have no power of intercession, save him who hath made a covenant with his Lord.” (Verse 87, Maryam 19, The Meanings of the Glorious Qur’an by Muhammad Marmaduke Pickthall)
“None shall have the power/Of intercession, but such a one/As has received permission (or promise)/From God most Gracious.” (Verse 87, Maryam 19, The Holy Qur’an Translation and Commentary by A. Yusuf Ali)
“On that Day as intercession availeth save (that of) him unto whom the Beneficient hath given leave and whom He accepteth.” (Verse 109, Ta-Ha 20, the Meanings of the Glorious Holy Qur’an by Muhammad Marmaduke Pickthall)
“On that Day shall no/Intercession avail/Except for those for whom/Permission has been granted/By (God) Most Gracious /And whose word is/Acceptable to Him.” (Verse 109, Ta-Ha 20, The Holy Qur’an Translation and Commentary by A. Yusuf Ali)
“No intercession availeth with Him save for him whom He permiteth. Yet when fear is vanished from their hearts, they say : what was it that your Lord said ? They say : The Truth. And He is the Sublime, the Great.” (Verse 23, Saba 34, The Meanings of the Glorious Qur’an by Muhammad Marmaduke Pickthall)
“No intercession can avail/In His Presence, except for those /For whom He has granted/Permission. So far (is this/The case) that, when terror/Is removed from their hearts/(At the Day of Judgment then) /Will they say, ‘What is it/That your Lord commanded?’/They will say, ‘that which is/True and just ; and He is/The Most High, Most Great.” (Verse 23, Saba 34, The Holy Qur’an Translation and Commentary by A. Yusuf Ali)
Allama Yusuf Ali comments on Shafa’at (Intercession, Advocacy) : “…. It follows that no one can intercede with God, except (1) by God’s permission, and (2) for those who have prepared themselves by penitence for God’s acceptance. Even in earthly courts, Advocacy is not permitted to any one : The Advocate must be granted the position of Advocate before he can plead before the judge. Nor can it be supposed that a plea for forgiveness or mercy can be put forward except on grounds recognised by equity and justice.” (The Holy Qur’an Translation and Commentary by A. Yusuf Ali, P.1251)
“Here man is in the accusative case governed by Tanfa’u, and it is better to construe as I have done. That is, intercession will benefit no one except those for whom God has granted permission, and whose word (of repentance) is true and sincere, and therefore acceptable to God.
“Others construe : no intercession will avail, except by those to whom God has granted permission, and whose word (of intercession) is acceptable to God…” (Do, P.813)
According to our Iman (Faith) as Muslims we believe in The Day of Judgment and Shafa’at (Intercession) by Saiyedul Mursalin Khatimun Nabiyin Hazrat Muhammad (Sm). The above quoted Verses focus on him and are related with his Prophethood to seek forgiveness of Allah on behalf of the members of his Ummat for salvation.
At first we should know that “unto Allah belongeth all intercession”. “To God belongs/Exclusively (the right/To grant) Intercession:” And then “save him who hath made a covenant with his Lord”, “but such a one/As has received permission (or promise)/From God Most Gracious.” “save (that of) him unto whom the Beneficient hath given leave and whom He accepteth.”, “for whom permission has been granted”, “save for him whom He permiteth.” “for whom He has granted permission”. Rasulullah (Sm) is : “save for him whom He permitteth.”
The Verses on Shafa’at (Intercession) in the Day of Judgment of Allah Rabbul ‘Alameen in the Holy Quran are :
Sura Al-Baqarah 2: 48, 123, 254, 255 An-Nisa 4:85 Al-An’am 6: 51,70 Al-A’raf 7 : 46, 47, 48, 49 Yunus 10 : 3 Maryam 19:87 Ta-Ha 20: 109 Al-Anbia 21:28 As-Sajdah 32:4 Saba 34: 23 Az-Zumar 39 : 43, 44 Az-Zukhruf 43: 86 An-Najm 53: 26 Al-Muddaththir 74: 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48 Kauthar 108 : 1, 2, 3 (Al-Quraner Bishoybhittik Ayat Prothom Khondo, P.455-459. Islamic Foundation Bangladesh, Dhaka)
The Verses on Rasul, Risalat and Wahy (Revelation):
Sura Al-Baqarah 2 : 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 23, 24, 87, 98, 119, 129, 143, 151, 213, 251, 252, 253, 285 Al-i-‘Imran : 3 : 32, 81, 86, 132, 144, 161, 164, 184 An-Nisa 4: 13, 14, 59, 64, 65, 69, 79, 80, 115, 136, 163, 164, 165, 170, 171 Al-Ma’ida 5: 15, 16, 19, 33, 41, 42, 55, 56, 67, 92, 99 Al-An’am 6: 8, 9, 10, 34, 35, 42, 48, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 91, 112 Al-A’raf 7 : 6, 35, 59, 73, 85, 94, 144, 145, 157, 158, 188, 203 Al-Anfal 8: 20, 21, 24, 27, 46, 64, 65 At-Taubah 9: 24, 33, 63, 70, 113, 128, 129 Yunus 10 : 2, 13, 47, 94, 95, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109 Hud 11:12,13, 25,26,36,96,97,120 Yusuf 12: 3, 102, 108, 109, 110 Ar-Ra’d 13: 30, 37, 38 Ibrahim 14: 4, 5 Al-Hijr 15: 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 An-Nahl 16: 2, 36, 43, 44, 63, 64, 113 Al-Israa /Bani Israil 17 : 15, 94, 95, 105, 106 Al-Kahf 18 : 56, 110 Maryam 19 : 41, 51, 54, 56 Ta Ha 20 : 77 Al-Anbia 21: 73, 107, 108 Al-Hajj 22: 52, 53, 54, 75 Al-Mu’minun 23 : 44, 45, 46 An-Nur 24: 54 Al- Furqan 25: 7, 8, 20, 41, 42, 56, 57, 58 Al-Naml 27: 45 Al-Qasas 28 : 43, 59 Al-‘Anqabut 29: 14, Ar-Rum 30 :47 Al-Ahzab 33: 1, 2, 3, 21, 36, 38, 39, 40, 45, 46, 47, 48 Saba 34 : 28, 34, 35 Al-Malaikah/ Fatir 35: 24, 25 Ya-Sin 36: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 30 As-Saffat 37 : 171, 172, 181 Saad 38: 70 Al-Mu-min 50 : 51, 78 Fussilat/ Ha, Mim, As- Sajda 41: 43 Ash-Shura 42 : 3, 7, 51, 52, Az-Zukhruf 43: 23, 24, 43, 44, 45 Al-Ahqaf 46 : 7, 8, 9 Muhammad 47: 32, 33 Al-Fath 48 : 8, 9, 13, 17, 27, 29 Al-Hujurat 49: 7, 14, 15 Az-Zariat 51: 52 Al-Al-Hadid 57 : 7, 8, 19, 25, 26, 27, Al-Muzadilah 58 : 5, 12, 20, 21 Al-Hashr 59: 4, 7 As-Saff 61 : 9 Al-Jum’a 62 : 2 Al-Tagabun : 64 : 5, 6, 12 Al-Talaq 65 : 8, Al-Haqqa : 69 : 10 Al-Muzzammil 73 : 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 Al-Qiamat 75 : 16, 17, 18 Al-‘Alaq 96 : 1,2, 3, 4, 5.
(Al Quraner Bishoybhittik Ayat Prothom Khondo, P.302-347, Islamic Foundation Bangladesh, Dhaka)
