In the Noble Quran, Allah is asking mankind some important questions.
It seems compulsory for the serious one who is looking for the truth to have a look at those questions and if possible to answer them.
Allah" questions are many. In this series, these questions are chosen randomly.
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The question in this article is:
Who is more unjust than he who forges a lie against Allah?
Who is greater in evil than he who forges a lie against Allah?
Who does greater wrong than he who invented a lie concerning Allah?
Who do more wrong than those who invent a lie against Allah?
What is a lie against Allah?
To ascribe to Him partner, equivalent and/or a son,
To claim that you are a prophet while you are not,
To claim that you have got Revealed Scripture while you do not,
To claim that Muhammad is not a Prophet although He is, and
To claim that the Quran is not the book Revealed by Allah
What is waiting for those who invent a lie against Allah?
Severe chastisement of Allah is upon them on the Day of Resurrection and they will dwell in the Eternal Fire.
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Verses 11:18-19 give the question of this article and talk about it
The meanings of the verses 11:18-19
Verse 11:18 says:
And who, that is, none, does greater wrong than he who invents a lie concerning Allah?
Who is more insolent and daring than those who invent a lie concerning Allah?
By ascribing to Him partner, equivalent and/or a son,
By claiming that he is a prophet while he is not
By claiming that he has got revealed scripture while he is lying.
By claiming that Muhammad is not a Prophet although He is, and
By claiming that the Quran is not the book revealed by Allah
Those who invents a lie concerning Allah,
They shall be brought before their Lord, on the Day of Resurrection,
They will be dragged to their Lord, on the Day of Resurrection,
Amid [the rest of] creation, and the witnesses namely, the angels, who will bear witness that the messengers conveyed [the Message] and that the disbelievers denied [them],
The witnesses, the Angels and the prophets will say: These are the disbelievers; they who lied concerning their Lord.
Surely the curse of Allah, the chastisement of Allah is upon wrong-doers upon the idolaters is upon the liars, the wrong-doers and the idolaters.
Verse 11:19 says:
For they debar and prevent people from the way of Allah, from Allah"s religion the religion of Islam.
They are only desiring and seeking the crooked way.
They would have it deviated from the Truth
They are the disbelievers in and the deniers of the Hereafter, resurrection after death.
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Verses 11:18- 19 in different translations:
Verse 11:18
QARIB:
And who is greater in evil than he who forges a lie against Allah? Those, they shall be brought before their lord, and witnesses will say: "those are they who lied against their lord. "indeed, the curse of Allah shall fall upon the evildoers,
SHAKIR:
And who is more unjust than he who forges a lie against Allah? These shall be brought before their lord, and the witnesses shall say: these are they who lied against their lord. now surely the curse of Allah is on the unjust
PICKTHAL:
Who doeth greater wrong than he who inventeth a lie concerning Allah? Such will be brought before their lord, and the witnesses will say: these are they who lied concerning their lord. Now the curse of Allah is upon wrong-doers,
YUSUFALI:
Who doth more wrong than those who invent a lie against Allah? They will be turned back to the presence of their lord, and the witnesses will say, "These are the ones who lied against their lord! Behold! The curse of Allah is on those who do wrong!-
Verse 11:19
QARIB:
Who bar others from the path of Allah and seek to make it crooked, they disbelieve in the everlasting lie.
SHAKIR:
Who turn away from the path of Allah and desire to make it crooked; and they are disbelievers in the hereafter
PICKTHAL:
Who debar (men) from the way of Allah and would have it crooked, and who are disbelievers in the hereafter.
YUSUFALI:
"Those who would hinder (men) from the path of Allah and would seek in it something crooked: these were they who denied the hereafter!"