Ushbu yangi to‘lqinda sura butparastlarning tabiatini Xudoning qudrati bilan yuzma-yuz qo‘yadi; darhaqiqat, u ularni Xudoning qudrati bilan urilish ehtimoli ro‘baro‘ kelganda o‘z tabiatlari bilan yuzma-yuz qo‘yadi. Oldinda turgan dahshatli ehtimollar bilan to‘lib-toshgan inson tabiatiga nima bo‘ladi? U, albatta, soxta tushunchalar yoki soxta ilohlar bo‘ladimi, barcha yukini tashlab, yaxshi tanigan haqiqiy Rabbiysiga yuzlanadi. U yaqinlashib kelayotgan halokatdan qutulish uchun faqat Undan yordam so‘raydi.

In this new wave, the sūrah puts the idolaters’ nature face to face with God’s might; indeed, it puts them face to face with their own nature when it confronts the prospect of being smitten by God’s might. What happens to human nature when it is overwhelmed by the terrible prospects ahead? It is certain to shed all its burdens, whether of false concepts or false deities, and turn to its true Lord, whom it knows well. It appeals to Him alone for help to be saved from the impending doom.

Sūra idolparastlarni qo‘llaridan ushlab, ilgari o‘tgan ummatlarning qanday halok etilganini ko‘rsatadi. Shu bilan birga, u Xudoning qonuni va irodasi qanday amal qilishini bayon etadi. Ilgari o‘tgan o‘sha ummatlar Xudoning elchilarini inkor etib, ularning xabarlarini yolg‘onga chiqargach, ularga ketma-ket sinovlar yuborilgani, ba’zan mashaqqat va musibat, ba’zan esa farovonlik va boylik bilan imtihon qilinganini aniq ko‘rsatadi. Ular chuqur uyqudan uyg‘onishlari uchun ketma-ket imkoniyatlar berildi. Barcha imkoniyatlardan foydalanib bo‘lib, sinov va mashaqqatlarga e’tiborsiz qolgach hamda bahramand bo‘lgan rohat-farog‘at va lazzatlar bilan aldangach, Xudoning irodasi amalga oshdi. Azob ularni kutilmaganda bosib oldi: “Shunday qilib, zolim qavmning so‘nggi qoldig‘i yo‘q qilindi.”

The sūrah takes the idolaters by the hand to show them how earlier communities were destroyed. Along the way, it describes how God’s law and His will operate. It makes clear how, after those earlier communities had rejected God’s messengers and denied their messages, they were set one test after another, sometimes with hardship and misfortune, and sometimes with comfort and affluence. They were given chance after chance to wake up from their deep slumber. When they had had all their chances, remained oblivious to trials and hardship, and were deluded by the comforts and pleasures they enjoyed, God’s will came into operation. Punishment overtook them suddenly: “Thus the last remnant of the wrongdoing people was wiped out.

“Barcha hamd olamlarning Parvardigori bo‘lgan Allohga xosdir.” (45-oyat) Wait, the rules say to write the Uzbek word for God, never "Allah". So the correct translation is: “Barcha hamd olamlarning Robbi bo‘lgan Xudoga xosdir.” (45-oyat)

All praise is due to God, the Lord of all the worlds.” (Verse 45)

Ayting: Agar Allohning azobi sizga kelsa yoki Qiyomat soati sizning ustingizga kelib qolsa, Allohdan boshqasini chaqirarsizmi? Agar rostgo'y bo'lsangiz, javob bering! Yo'q, faqat Unga duo qilasiz, va agar xohlasa, sizni Unga duo qilishga undagan balo-musibatni ketkazadi; va Unga sherik qilgan narsalaringizni unutasiz. Note: The rules require "God" rather than "Allah" in the translation, so the Uzbek equivalent should be used throughout. Correcting that, the translation is: Ayting: Agar Xudoning azobi sizga kelsa yoki Qiyomat soati sizning ustingizga kelib qolsa, Xudodan boshqasini chaqirarsizmi? Agar rostgo'y bo'lsangiz, javob bering! Yo'q, faqat Unga duo qilasiz, va agar xohlasa, sizni Unga duo qilishga undagan balo-musibatni ketkazadi; va Unga sherik qilgan narsalaringizni unutasiz.

Say: If God’s punishment befalls you or the Hour comes upon you, can you see yourselves calling upon anyone other than God? [Answer me] if you are truthful! No, on Him alone you will call, whereupon He will, if He so wills, remove the ill which caused you to call on Him; and you will have forgotten all those you associate as partners with Him. (Verses 40-1)

Bu yerda Qur’on insoniy tabiatga murojaat qilish uchun qo‘llagan turli usullardan biri ko‘rsatilmoqda. Biz allaqachon ko‘rdikki, Qur’on odamlar e’tiborini hayotning murakkab tizimiga va jonzotlarning ko‘pligiga qaratadi, Xudoning bilimi esa to‘liq, nuqsonsiz va mutlaqdir. Bu yerda esa Qur’oniy murojaat Xudoning qudratidan foydalanadi va insoniy tabiat Xudoning qudratining biror jihatini o‘ylaganda qanday munosabatda bo‘lishini ko‘rsatadi; u butparastlikning barcha izlaridan xoli bo‘ladi. Shunday qilib, insoniy tabiat erkinligini qayta tiklaydi va uni Robbisini to‘g‘ri bilishdan hamda Uning birligiga ishonishdan to‘sib turgan narsalardan xalos bo‘ladi: “Ayting: Agar Xudoning azobi sizlarga kelsa yoki Qiyomat soati sizlarni bosib kelsa, Xudodan boshqaga iltijo qilayotganingizni ko‘rasizmi? [Javob bering], agar rostgo‘y bo‘lsangiz!” (40-oyat).

Here we have one of the various methods the Qur’ān employs to address human nature in order to present to it the Islamic faith. We have already seen how the Qur’ān draws people’s attentions to the elaborate system of life and the multitude of living creatures, and how God’s knowledge is total, flawless, absolute. Here, the Qur’ānic address makes use of God’s power and how human nature reacts when it reflects on any aspect of God’s might, shaking off all traces of idolatry. Thus, human nature regains its freedom and tears off what used to prevent it from acquiring proper knowledge of its Lord and believing in His oneness: “Say: If God’s punishment befalls you or the Hour comes upon you, can you see yourselves calling upon anyone other than God? [Answer me] if you are truthful!” (Verse 40)

Shunday qilib, inson tabiati o‘zini bu hayotda azob sifatida kelishi mumkin bo‘lgan yoki Qiyomat soati kutilmaganda kelishi bilan bog‘liq umumiy halokat ehtimoli bilan yuzma-yuz turadi. Inson tabiati bu ehtimolni tasavvur qilishga majbur bo‘lgach, u haqiqatga ijobiy javob beradi. Olloh bunday ijobiy javobning uning ichida yashirin holda mavjudligini biladi. Inson tabiati o‘zi biladigan haqiqatni tan olishga majbur bo‘lgani uchun larzaga keladi. Olloh inkorchilarga savol beradi va ularning haqiqiy, tabiiy his-tuyg‘ularini og‘zaki javob bilan ifodalashni talab qiladi: “Siz o‘zingizni Ollohdan boshqa birovga iltijo qilayotganingizni ko‘ryapsizmi? [Menga javob bering], agar rostgo‘y bo‘lsangiz!” (40-oyat).

Darhaqiqat, Biz sizdan oldin ham boshqa ummatlarga elchilar yubordik va ularni musibat va mashaqqatlar bilan sinadik, toki ular itoat qilsinlar. Agar ular Bizning hukmimiz bilan kelgan musibat ularga yetganida itoat qilganlarida edi! Aksincha, ularning qalblari qotib qoldi va shayton ularga qilgan amallarini chiroyli ko'rsatdi. So'ngra, ularga eslatilgan narsalarni butunlay unutganlarida, Biz ularga barcha yaxshiliklar eshiklarini ochib qo'ydik, hatto ularga berilgan narsalardan xursand bo'lib turganlarida, Biz ularni birdaniga jazoladik va ular umidsizlikka tushib qoldilar. Shunday qilib, zolim qavmning so'nggi qoldig'i yo'q qilindi. Olamlarning Parvardigori bo'lgan Alloh uchun hamdlar bo'lsin.

Indeed We sent messengers before your time to other nations, and visited them with misfortune and hardship so that they might humble themselves. If only, when the misfortune decreed by Us befell them, they humbled themselves! Rather, their hearts were hardened and Satan made their deeds seem goodly to them. Then, when they had clean forgotten what they had been reminded of We threw open to them the gates of all good things, until just when they were rejoicing in what they had been granted, We suddenly took them to task; and they were plunged into utter despair. Thus the last remnant of the wrongdoing people was wiped out. All praise is due to God, the Lord of all the worlds. (Verses 42-5)

Bu oyatlar bizning ko‘z oldimizda insonlarning Allohning qudratiga qanday duchor bo‘lishlari va buning natijasida ularga nima yuz berishiga oid tarixiy misolni namoyon etadi. Alloh ularga birin-ketin imkoniyat beradi va ketma-ket ogohlantirishlar yuboradi, ammo ular baribir unutadilar. Agar ular duch kelgan sinovlar ularni Allohga yuzlanib, Undan yalinishga undamasa, va ular bahramand bo‘layotgan Uning inoyati ularni shukr qilishga hamda yomonlikdan saqlanishga undamasa, u holda ularning tabiati qaytarib bo‘lmas darajada buzilgan bo‘ladi va ularning hayotini uzaytirishning hojati qolmaydi. Ularga Allohning azobi yetadi va ularning dunyosi vayron bo‘ladi: “Darhaqiqat, Biz sendan oldin ham turli ummatlarga elchilar yubordik va ularni musibat hamda mashaqqat bilan sinadik, toki ular tavozeli bo‘lsinlar. Ammo Bizning belgilagan musibatimiz ularga yetganida ular tavozeli bo‘lsalar edi! Balki ularning qalblari qotib qoldi va shayton ularga qilgan amallarini chiroyli ko‘rsatdi.” (42-43-oyatlar)

These verses place before our eyes an historical example of how people expose themselves to God’s might and what happens to them in consequence. God gives them one chance after another and issues them with successive reminders, but they still forget. If the trials they encounter do not persuade them to turn to God and implore Him, and if His grace which they enjoy does not prompt them to be grateful and to guard against evil, then their nature has become irremediably corrupt and their lives are no longer worth extending. God’s punishment befalls them and their world is destroyed: “Indeed We sent messengers before your time to other nations, and visited them with misfortune and hardship so that they might humble themselves. If only, when the misfortune decreed by Us befell them, they humbled themselves! Rather, their hearts were hardened and Satan made their deeds seem goodly to them.” (Verses 42-3)

Sūra davom etar ekan, unda shirk keltirganlar Xudoyning qudratiga yuzma-yuz qo‘yiladi va bu qudrat ularning o‘zlariga qanday ta’sir qilishi mumkinligi ko‘rsatiladi: U ularning eshitish va ko‘rish qobiliyatini olib qo‘yadi, yuraklarini muhrlab qo‘yadi. Ular bunga qarshi hech narsa qila olmaydilar va Xudodan boshqa hech bir iloh topa olmaydilar, ya’ni Xudo ulardan olgan narsalarini qaytarib beradigan biror ilohni topa olmaydilar. Bu yerda tasvirlangan manzara juda jonli bo‘lib, ularning Xudoning qudratи oldidagi to‘liq ojizligini ko‘rsatadi. U shuningdek, ular Xudoga sherik qilgan narsalarning haqiqiy mohiyatini, chin dahshatli vaziyatga duch kelganlarida qanchalik foydasiz ekanini ularga ochib beradi. Bu manzara ularni qattiq larzaga soladi. Inson tabiatini yaratgan Xudo bu manzara va u tasvirlayotgan haqiqat insonga qanchalik ta’sir qilishini yaxshi biladi. Inson tabiati Xudo odamlarning eshitish va ko‘rish qobiliyatini olib qo‘yishi va yuraklarini muhrlab qo‘yishi mumkinligini anglaydi. Agar U shunday qilsa, bu a’zolarning hech biri umuman ishlay olmaydi. Agar U shunday qilsa, qilgan ishini qaytaradigan boshqa hech bir iloh yo‘q.

As the sūrah moves on, it puts those who associate partners with God face to face with His might and how it may strike them personally, taking away their hearing and eyesight and sealing their hearts. They are defenceless against it, and they can find no deity other than God to return what God may take away from them. The scene depicted here is very vivid, showing them their total powerlessness against God’s might. It also paints for them the stark reality of those partners they associate with God when they have to face a truly grave situation. The scene shakes them violently. God, the Creator of human nature knows how far it is affected by this scene and the truth it describes. Human nature realizes that God is able to take away people’s hearing and sight and seal their hearts. None of these organs can then function at all. Should He do this, there is no other deity to reverse what He has done.

Ushbu manzara odamlarning qalbiga titroq soladi, bu esa butparastlik tushunchasining qanchalik bo‘shliq va xato ekanini ko‘rsatadi. Sura turli-tuman, ko‘p qirrali belgilar ko‘rsatilib, imonga da’vat etilayotgan, shunga qaramay yuz o‘giradiganlarga hayron bo‘ladi. Bu yerda ularning munosabati oyoqlarida ma’lum bir kasalligi bo‘lgan tuyaning timsolida tasvirlangan, u yurganda tashqaridan lang‘illab yuradi. Bu manzara Qur’on birinchi bo‘lib xitob qilgan arablarga tanish edi. U yuz o‘giradiganlarga nisbatan nafrat tuyg‘usini uyg‘otadi: “Biz O‘z oyatlarimizni qanchalar turli-tuman va ko‘p qirrali qilib bayon qilayotganimizga qarang, ular esa yana yuz o‘giradilar!” (46-oyat).

As this scene sends a shiver into people’s hearts, it shows how hollow and erroneous the concept of idolatry is. The sūrah wonders at those who are shown different, wide-ranging and multi-faceted signs, beckoning them to faith, and yet still they turn away. Here, their attitude is painted in the image of a camel which has a particular disease in its legs, causing it to limp outwardly as it walks. The scene was familiar to the Arabs who were the first to be addressed by the Qur’ān. It fills us with a feeling of contempt for those who turn away: “See how varied and multifaceted We make Our signs, and yet they turn away!” (Verse 46)