The Holy Qor-aan 002:244
اَلَمۡ تَرَ اِلَى الَّذِيۡنَ خَرَجُوۡا مِنۡ دِيَارِهِمۡ وَهُمۡ اُلُوۡفٌ حَذَرَ الۡمَوۡتِ فَقَالَ لَهُمُ اللّٰهُ مُوۡتُوۡا ثُمَّ اَحۡيَاھُمۡؕ اِنَّ اللّٰهَ لَذُوۡ فَضۡلٍ عَلَى النَّاسِ وَلٰـكِنَّ اَکۡثَرَ النَّاسِ لَا يَشۡکُرُوۡنَ○
Aa-lum-ta-ra-aiy-lul-la-zee-na-kha-ra-joo-min-day-yaa-ray-him Wa-hoom-o-loo-foon-ha-za-rul-mao-tay. Fa-qaa-la-la-ho-mool-laa-ho-moo-too Thoom-ma-ah-yaa-hoom. In-nul-laa-ha-la-zoo-fudz-lin-aa-lun-naa-say Wa-laa-kin-na-uk-tha-run-naa-say-laa-yush-ko-roo-n
Why don’t you look at those who came from their homes And they were thousands but feared death? Then Allah said to them “Die”. Then He gave them life. Allah is indeed the Lord of Grace to the people. But most people are not grateful.
See Phrase Aa-lum-ta-ra … meaning Why don’t you look at.
- أَ — Aa — Why (= Question mark like are, can, have, shall, why or will?)
- لَمۡ — Lum — Don’t (= Absolutely never; no, not at all)
- تَرَ — Ta-ra — You look (= v., pres., pl., 2nd person. Look; observe; ponder; view; watch; witness. See Note 002:244a)
- اِلٰٓى — Aiy-la … (ul) At (= In the direction of; to; towards. In some situations, this word can also mean for, till or until)
- ٱلَّذِينَ — Ul-la-zee-na — Those who (= pl., m, 3rd person. All those articles, things or persons)
- خَرَجُواْ — Kha-ra-joo — Came (= v., pl., Came out; driven; exited; fled; forced to leave; got out; left; ran away; went. A/t/a Caused or made to abandon)
- مِنۡ — Min — From (= Among, from or out of the class, category, count, kind of several articles, things, persons or phenomenon)
- دِ يَا رِ — Day-yaa-ray — Homes (= pl., Dwellings. Habitations. Habitats. Hamlets. Houses. Hutments. Lodgings. Properties. Residences. Also areas, cities, villages and territories)
- هِمۡ — Him — Their (= pro., pl., m., 3rd person. Refers to aforesaid persons)
- وَ — Wa — And (= Additionally; in addition to; also)
- ھُمۡ — Hoom — They (= pro., pl., m., 3rd person. Refers to aforesaid persons)
- أُلُوفٌ — O-loo-foon — Thousands (= pl., Ulfoon that means 1000’s. Indicates a huge number)
- حَذَرَ — Ha-za-ra..(ul) — Feared (= v., past., m., 3rd person. Anticipated; apprehended; felt the hazard; frightened; scared; terrified; were afraid. Also, for fear of; in terror of)
- ٱلۡمَوۡتِ — Mao-tay — Death (= n., ” After life has ended; downfall; end of life on earth; extinction; stupor )
- فَ — Fa — Then (= Consequently; as a result; so; thus; therefore; yet)
- قَا لَ — Qaa-la — He said (= v., past, s., m., 3rd person. 1. Admonished; declared; directed; commanded; instructed; mandated; ordered; specified; prohibited; sated; told)
- لَ — La — To (= 1. For the attention, benefit, convenience, object or purpose of. 2. Belonging, concerning, intended for, regarding; relative to, or to)
- هُمُ — Ho-mo…(ol) –Them (= pro., pl., m., 3rd person. Refers to aforesaid persons)
- ٱللَّهُ — Laa-ho — Allah (= The Almighty God; The only One worthy of worship)
- مُوتُوا — Moo-too — Die (= Be prepared or get ready to brace death, lay down life, perish, sacrifice. A/t/a ‘Be you as dead’ – M Zafrulla Khan)
- ثُمَّ — Thoom-ma — Then (= After that; further more; subsequently; thereafter)
- اَحۡيَا — Aah-yaa — He gave life (= v., past., s., 3rd person. Bestowed life on; brought back, raised or restored to life; enlivened; quickened; restored; resurrected; returned; revived)
- ھُمۡ — Hoom — Them (= pro., pl., m., 3rd person. Refers to aforesaid persons)
- إِنَّ — In-n..(ul) — Indeed (= Absolutely; certainly; definitely; positively; surely; truly; verily)
- ٱللَّهَ — Laa-ha — Allah (= The Almighty God; The only One worthy of worship)
- لَ — La — Certainly (= Absolutely; assuredly; categorically; clearly, definitely doubtlessly; earnestly; indeed; positively; really; truly; verily; seriously; sincerely; specifically; surely)
- ذُوۡ — Zoo — Lord of (= Bestowed or endowed with; lord; master; owner; possessor. A/t/a ‘full of’)
- فَضۡلٍ — Fudz-lin — Abundance (= n., 1. As an Attribute of Allah: Bountiful. Lord of grace benevolence and kindness. Full of grace. Generous. Gracious. Granter of more reward than the good deeds done – 10 times like it is stated in 006:161. Munificent)
- عَلَى — Aa-la…(un) — On (= Above; for; of; over; upon)
- ٱلنَّاسِ — Naa-say — The people (= Factions; folks, mankind, groups, men, nations or tribes Human beings. All people regardless of color, creed, culture or country of origin)
- وَ — Wa — And — (= Conj., links words, phrases or clauses; additionally; but; also; more over; though; when; while; yet; whereupon)
- لٰـكِنَّ — Laa-kin-na — But (= However; instead; nevertheless; yet)
- اَکۡثَرَ — Uk-tha-ra..(un) — Most of (= Greater or large number; majority; mostly)
- ٱلنَّاسِ — Naa-say — The people (= Factions; folks, mankind, groups, men, nations or tribes Human beings. All people regardless of color, creed, culture or country of origin)
- لَا — Laa — No (= Naught; neither; never; none; nor; not at all; absolute denial and total negation without exception)
- يَشۡڪُرُونَ — Yush-ko-roon — Appreciate (= Give thanks; grateful; thank; use facilities provided)
Note 002:244a. Various authors have translated the phrase اَلَمۡ تَرَ اِلَى differently from each other. Some authors stated it differently from their own translations in other verses. Examples of such difference are in several verses.
The segment اَلَمۡ (= aa-lum = don’t) is a combination of two words. The first word أ (= aa) is a question mark. The second word لَمۡ (= lum) means no, not, not at all, never. Jointly the combination means can’t, don’t, hasn’t, haven’t, shan’t or won’t as in verses
The segment تَرَ (= ta-ra = you see) is a combination of two words. The first word تَ (= ta) means ‘you’ which some authors just mimicking the Western renditions of other scriptures have translated as thou or thy. The second word رَ (= ra = v., pres., pl., 2nd person) means find, look, observe, ponder, see, view, watch or witness. Some situations can justify translating this word as consider, evaluate, know, notice or realize. The simple straightforward translation of this verb includes all the readers and addressees of this verse.
See verses 002:244, 002:247, 002:259, 003:024, 004:045, 004:050, 004:052, 004:061, 004:078, 005:063 and 105:002 among others.
** Note 002:244b. M Pickthall limited this rule to only the event of Exodus in the history of Jews. Likewise AM Omar quoted his father, “Allah said to them ‘Die’ (with the result that this generation perished while wandering in the wilderness for forty years.) Then (from the next generation) He revived them.”
However, as a Rule of Universal Application this verse has a much broader scope of its application. It indeed is an accurate record of an historical event. It also is a forecast as the guidance relative to the similar events that will happen in the future of mankind. It is one of the grounds that permits immigration. It labeled as the Fear of Death is judicially held to be a good ground for the grant of Asylum and Refugee Status in the laws of all civilized jurisdictions and the charter of the United Nations.
002:244
The Holy Qor-aan 002:244
اَلَمۡ تَرَ اِلَى الَّذِيۡنَ خَرَجُوۡا مِنۡ دِيَارِهِمۡ وَهُمۡ اُلُوۡفٌ حَذَرَ الۡمَوۡتِ فَقَالَ لَهُمُ اللّٰهُ مُوۡتُوۡا ثُمَّ اَحۡيَاھُمۡؕ اِنَّ اللّٰهَ لَذُوۡ فَضۡلٍ عَلَى النَّاسِ وَلٰـكِنَّ اَکۡثَرَ النَّاسِ لَا يَشۡکُرُوۡنَ○
Aa-lum-ta-ra-aiy-lul-la-zee-na-kha-ra-joo-min-day-yaa-ray-him Wa-hoom-o-loo-foon-ha-za-rul-mao-tay. Fa-qaa-la-la-ho-mool-laa-ho-moo-too Thoom-ma-ah-yaa-hoom. In-nul-laa-ha-la-zoo-fudz-lin-aa-lun-naa-say Wa-laa-kin-na-uk-tha-run-naa-say-laa-yush-ko-roo-n
Why don’t you look at those who came from their homes And they were thousands but feared death? Then Allah said to them “Die”. Then He gave them life. Allah is indeed the Lord of Grace to the people. But most people are not grateful.
See Phrase Aa-lum-ta-ra … meaning Why don’t you look at.
Note 002:244a. Various authors have translated the phrase اَلَمۡ تَرَ اِلَى differently from each other. Some authors stated it differently from their own translations in other verses. Examples of such difference are in several verses.
The segment اَلَمۡ (= aa-lum = don’t) is a combination of two words. The first word أ (= aa) is a question mark. The second word لَمۡ (= lum) means no, not, not at all, never. Jointly the combination means can’t, don’t, hasn’t, haven’t, shan’t or won’t as in verses
The segment تَرَ (= ta-ra = you see) is a combination of two words. The first word تَ (= ta) means ‘you’ which some authors just mimicking the Western renditions of other scriptures have translated as thou or thy. The second word رَ (= ra = v., pres., pl., 2nd person) means find, look, observe, ponder, see, view, watch or witness. Some situations can justify translating this word as consider, evaluate, know, notice or realize. The simple straightforward translation of this verb includes all the readers and addressees of this verse.
See verses 002:244, 002:247, 002:259, 003:024, 004:045, 004:050, 004:052, 004:061, 004:078, 005:063 and 105:002 among others.
** Note 002:244b. M Pickthall limited this rule to only the event of Exodus in the history of Jews. Likewise AM Omar quoted his father, “Allah said to them ‘Die’ (with the result that this generation perished while wandering in the wilderness for forty years.) Then (from the next generation) He revived them.”
However, as a Rule of Universal Application this verse has a much broader scope of its application. It indeed is an accurate record of an historical event. It also is a forecast as the guidance relative to the similar events that will happen in the future of mankind. It is one of the grounds that permits immigration. It labeled as the Fear of Death is judicially held to be a good ground for the grant of Asylum and Refugee Status in the laws of all civilized jurisdictions and the charter of the United Nations.
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