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Qor-aan – Examples illustrating its Content

Posted on September 5, 2015 by Abid

The Holy Qor-aan – Examples illustrating its Content

The Holy Qor-aan is the Code for the best human conduct. It regulated the conduct 15 centuries ago. It provides guidance today. It will enlighten the way in future. By examples it shows its teachings (The Holy Qor-aan – The Most Read Book In The World) produce top quality results.

The events exemplifying its contents have occurred throughout the history. Some were stated in the Holy Qor-aan because they had already occurred before its time. Some illustrated in the form of current events when a particular translation became public. Some will appear in the future as man continues to make progress in his evolutionary walk. Some of its content is providing illustrations of substantial benefit to mankind every day. Anyone any place can see its teachings producing fruits of their tremendous value to man.

Some translators stated those events as the ‘forecasts’ that came true and substantiated the truthfulness of the Holy Qor-aan. The Tufseer Sagheer at the time of its publication described what then were the discoveries like the cosmic rays, X-rays, laser (055:036), Panama and Suez canals (055:021 & 022), huge ships (055:025), nuclear weapons (070: 009) among others.

Others have underscored them as current examples of the contents of the Holy Qor-aan. The Code illuminating man’s conduct for all times cannot be fathomed, circumscribed or limited by the brain or imagination of any man of any period – of yesterday, today or tomorrow. Who knows what event or occurrence tomorrow will illustrate what part of this Book?

One example is the translation of 081:006 as “when the rivers will be drained away” by Allamah Nooruddin, died 1914. Nobody could at that time predict what the Russians would start doing years later in 1960. Our Note under the aforesaid verse reads as follows.

‘Drained rivers’ or ‘dried lakes’ appear to contradict the above-mentioned meanings. But there is no contradiction with its real meanings ‘raised’ which also implies ‘drained up.’ Aral Sea is an example; I recall reading (Acknowledgements) about it in the magazine Wired. The article gave details how it had shrunk by many, many miles from its former shore-line. Its photographs showed several ships and boats parked on its dry parched former lake-bed. A PIA pilot who had routinely flown over the lake for years provided a visual confirmation. And a quick search for this section further provided the following quote in the Wikipedia.
“The Aral Sea (Kazakh: Арал Теңізі Aral Teñizi; Mongolian: Арал тэнгис; Russian: Ара́льское море, tr. Aral’skoye Morye; IPA: [ɐˈralʲskəjə ˈmorʲɪ]; Tajik: Баҳри Арал Bahri Aral; older Persian: دریای خوارزم‎ Daryâ-ye Khârazm) was an endorheic lake lying between Kazakhstan (Aktobe and Kyzylorda provinces) in the north and Uzbekistan (Karakalpakstan autonomous region) in the south. The name roughly translates as “Sea of Islands”, referring to over 1,100 islands that once dotted its waters; in Mongolian aral means “island”.[3] The Aral Sea drainage basin encompasses Uzbekistan and parts of Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Kyrgyzstan and Kazakhstan.[4]
Formerly one of the four largest lakes in the world with an area of 68,000 km2 (26,300 sq mi), the Aral Sea has been steadily shrinking since the 1960s after the rivers that fed it were diverted by Soviet irrigation projects. By 2007, it had declined to 10% of its original size, splitting into four lakes – the North Aral Sea, the eastern and western basins of the once far larger South Aral Sea, and one smaller lake between the North and South Aral Seas.[5] By 2009, the southeastern lake had disappeared and the southwestern lake had retreated to a thin strip at the extreme west of the former southern sea; in subsequent years, occasional water flows have led to the southeastern lake sometimes being replenished to a small degree.[6] Satellite images taken by NASA in August 2014 revealed that for the first time in modern history the eastern basin of the Aral Sea had completely dried up.[7] The eastern basin is now called the Aralkum desert.
In an ongoing effort in Kazakhstan to save and replenish the North Aral Sea, a dam project was completed in 2005; in 2008, the water level in this lake had risen by 12 m (39 ft) compared to 2003. Salinity has dropped, and fish are again found in sufficient numbers for some fishing to be viable.[8] The maximum depth of the North Aral Sea is 42 m (138 ft) (as of 2008).[1]
The shrinking of the Aral Sea has been called “one of the planet’s worst environmental disasters”.[9][10] The region’s once-prosperous fishing industry has been essentially destroyed, bringing unemployment and economic hardship. The Aral Sea region is also heavily polluted, with consequential serious public health problems.”

Another example is the interpretation of 081:008. A forecast “for easy travel by ships” it said. Indeed the ships brought together people of different countries and cultures. But then a rampant growth of the slavery was also a by-product of the same ‘easy travel by ships’. Another sad thing is the recent resurgence of a centuries-old bad practice. See our Note under 08l:008.

Few could have forecast over 18-centuries ago (003:048) that one day man could ‘create from earthen material the things that could heal the ill, infirm and sick’ who then were considered incurable. Now pharmaceutical industry and synthetic medicine are delivering cures to man.

Few could have forecast over 19-centuries ago (003:048) that one day man could ‘create from earthen material a thing looking like a bird’ and ‘blow into it’ and the object will start flying. Yes, man invented the airplane, found the energy of fossil fuel and has not stopped flying since.

Few could have forecast over 20-centuries ago (003:048) that one day man could create from earthen material the things that would see and know from far out what others were eating and storing inside the homes. Computers, Wii-Fi and Drones are enabling man to do that now.

The above events exemplify some content of the Book that God gave us. More things will happen to man in the future. The translators of the Holy Qor-aan will no doubt cite them for illustrative purposes. But those examples will be for their period – to be further expanded or ended, improved or destroyed as man adds to his knowledge (020:115). Yet the content of the Holy Qor-aan is an everlasting ‘App’ – application to keep producing spectacular results.

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Arabic Grammar – 5 – Punctuations and Vowels

Posted on August 20, 2015 by Abid

Arabic Grammar 5

Punctuations and Vowels

Abrogation – up to 20% of the Holy Qor-aan stated before the West Pakistan High Court.
Caliphate – creating Shiite sects different from the Sunni sects of Moslems.
Clerics’ superiority – based upon ‘firmly grounded in knowledge’.
Divorce – instantaneous by only men and by thrice pronouncing ‘I divorce thee’.
Exclusion from inheritance of the children from a predeceased son or daughter.
Hadood – in rape cases excluding DNA evidence for not specifically allowed in Qor-aan.
Jehaad / Jihad– when, where, why, who with and how allowed or not.
Marriage – invalidity when husband incarcerated or changes religion.
Organized religion – founded upon economic and militant power and expansion.
Punishment – for a Moortud Moslem who changes his religion in a Moslem state.
Punishment – for non-payment of Zakat as 1st Caliph Abu Bakr did by waging war.
Punishment – for rape victim if she can’t produce four men giving eye-witness account.
Zakat – What percentage is mandatory? When is it due on whose income or saving? How is it to be used besides the obvious use for orphans, needy and wayfarers.

Common in most above issues is disregarding a vowel or punctuation in the original text. The Holy Qor-aan laid down some laws initially but consolidated many cited in earlier scriptures. The above issues came to mind as of this writing but nearly 15-century history shows many more. The initial bifurcation invariably occurred when the Clergy was lured into solving a controversy. Private-ruling-letters are obtained from a tax-collector and used by rich knowledgeable tax-payers. Fut-waa or ‘religious justification’ by money-hungry Clergy are secured and used the same way. Moslem Clergy has yoked its followers with many Ma-saa-il or ‘problems’ to keep them in tow. Corrupt Clergy has organized the uneducated in enslaved sects in one continually fighting mode. The obligation of a non-Moslem to ‘choose’ between accepting Islam, or paying the Juzyah ‘the protection tax,’ or getting ready to be beheaded in a duel, is yet another example which has a Zero basis in Islam but has been practiced by the warring expansionists in the name of Islam.

Arabic language as any other language has its own and vowels. Familiarity with them is essential to understand anything that is spoken or written in Arabic. Studying the written Holy Qor-aan is subject to the effects and impacts of the punctuations. Placing a vowel at a different location often alters the essence and result of an entire writing. One example I had in my earliest exposures to learn the Arabic was which I will never forget. Yes, I have translated it in English so that the readers here can also comprehend the concept. Take a very simple sentence to see the massive impact in it made by relocating only the coma. Reading it as “Stop, not let go” or “Stop not, let go” conveys two totally opposite meanings.

The verses 002:003 reads “This is the Book no doubt – in it – guidance for the righteous.” Punctuations exist before and after the words ‘in it’ for a good reason. Understanding the text depends upon recognizing the impact of those punctuations. Disregarding them could confuse a reader whether to join ‘in it’ with the clause ‘This is the Book no doubt’ that comes before it, or ‘guidance for the righteous’ that comes after it. Accurate comprehension results by joining the words ‘in it’ to both clauses; firstly, as ‘This is the Book no doubt in it’ and secondly as ‘In it is guidance for the righteous. Thus one sees that the writing in the Holy Qor-aan is very compact.

These different punctuations clearly indicated whether to pause or continue to get the real message. Some translators, interpreters and extrapolators in translating these clauses joined them differently. Connecting a clause with the antecedent or precedent clauses does change the depth of the meanings. It would be okay if it stayed at just a scholarly difference but that is not shown in Moslem history. Conflicts don’t arise if the Holy Qor-aan is read rightly, benignly.

A part of 003:004 was added to 003:005 by disregarding the punctuations which changed the impact of the message also. Our Commentary under 003:005 highlights that phenomenon.

The reading of 003:008 shows a big difference among the innumerable Moslem sects. Is it ‘None knows its interpretation except Allah. And those dug-deep in knowledge say..’ or is it ‘But none knows its interpretation except Allah and those dug-deep in knowledge …’ In the former, the punctuation-forced pause between the words except and Allah says one thing. In the later, the statement continues to link the prior clause with the next in one sentence to say another — palpably setting up the ‘well-grounded in knowledge’ nearly ‘equals’ of Allah which is an idea so repugnant that no Moslem can dare to openly proclaim, profess or practice it. Yet the Moslem Clergy has used this concept for centuries to establish its supremacy and control masses.

Another example of the failure of some authors to understand effect of the punctuation in accurately translating a verse is provided in our Note 005:107.

Disregarding the effects of the vowels and punctuations alters the meanings of the text. The scholars thrive on such alterations as opportunities to show their expertise at interpretations. The adherents blindly follow their leaders and call these alterations of no serious consequence. The unbiased researcher is baffled as the scriptures are said to clearly state the intended message.

The punctuation ؕ equals ‘a period, a stop’ in English; it ends the sentence; it completes the message in the sentence. The punctuation ۙ equals ‘a coma’; it shows that the message is NOT yet complete and more info in the next verse or verses will complete the message.

A translation of 086:009 to 086:011 is an example of producing two meanings that way. 086:009 ends with the punctuationؕ by stating “He has the power to bring him back to life.” 086:010 starts with “On the day when secrets are disclosed” and ۙ continues to the next verse. 086:011 with the ۙ from prior verse continues to “He will then have no strength and no helper.” The two translations when pitched against each other show the difference that speaks for itself.

Is it “He (God) has the power to bring him (man) back to life, on the day when secrets are disclosed.” “He (man) will then have no strength and no helper.”
Or, is it: “He (God) has the power to bring him (man) back to life.” “On the day when secrets are disclosed, he (man) will then have no strength and no helper.”

The above distinctions are not insignificant hair-splitting. Similar tiny difference cut up Moslems into Sunni and Shiites who have battled each other for 14 centuries killing hundreds of millions Moslems. Often small differences mushroom into clerical jugglery, academic acrobatics or politically exploitable campaigns with huge bones of contentions founding blood-thirsty sects. A doubter needs to just look at the numbers killed in the last few decades only.

In Iraq. Shiites bombed Sunni praying in their mosques. Sunnis exploded Shiite mosques.
In Pakistan. Shiite bus-load on way to visit their holy places in Iraq/Iran killed by Sunni shooters, and the revenge-killing by Shiites followed soon after. 30+ persons offering pre-dawn prayers in one sect’s mosque gunned down by the fanatics of the other sect; the retaliation was equally brutal. Taliban-organized simultaneous shootings of Ahmadi Fri afternoon prayers in 2 mosques nearly 8-miles apart. Killed 98. Injured many more.
In Saudi Arabia. About 200 Shiites created a law and order situation during the Hujj. All killed swiftly under their fast-moving Wahabi judicial decree – all in same one day.

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084:007 to 016

Posted on August 20, 2015 by Abid

Continued from 084:001 to 006

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The Holy Qor-aan 084:007

○ يٰۤاَيُّهَا الۡاِنۡسَانُ اِنَّكَ كَادِحٌ اِلٰى رَبِّكَ كَدۡحًا فَمُلٰقِيۡه ۚ

Yaa-auy-yo-hul-in-saa-no-in-na-ka-kaa-day-hoon-elaa-rub-bay-ka-kud-hun–fa-mo-laa-qee-hay

Listen, you Man, if you really work hard to reach you God, then you will meet Him.

يٰۤ — Yaa — Listen (= Be attentive; pay attention; O!)
اَيُّهَا — Auy-yo-h…(ul) — You (= All, entire or whole of the addressees or audience)
الۡاِنۡسَانُ — In-saa-no — Man (= The human being; mankind; the species known as man including his feminine gender woman)
اِنَّ — In-na — Really (= Absolutely; certainly; definitely; doubtlessly; earnestly positively; seriously; surely; truly; verily. Indeed)
كَ — Ka — You (= pro., s., m., 2nd person. You single male. The addressee of this divine message is initially the Holy Prophet s.a.w and secondarily every Moslem, in fact every human being. See the Note under 002:005)
كَادِحٌ — Kaa-day-hoon — Work hard * (= Strive hard. One who fully, really and truly applies pressure, exerts, belabors himself, makes an all-in effort and toils hard. A/t/a Returning with your own load of good and bad acts)
اِلٰٓى — E-laa — To (= In the direction of or towards reaching your God)
رَبِّ –Rub-bay — God (= The Almighty Allah who fills needs of all creatures;
Cherisher; Creator; Guardian; Master; Lord Provident. The Only One Who provides all that sustains life. The Ultimate Provider of air, water, food and whatever we and all other creatures need to live and subsist)
كَ — Ka — You (= pro., s., m., 2nd person. You single male. See كَ above)
كَدۡحًا — Kud-hun — Hard work * (= Applying pressure. Constant, consistent and painful exertion, labor and toiling. 2. A sure return )
فَ — Fa — Then (= Consequently; as a result; so; then; thus; therefore; yet)
مُلٰقِيۡ — Mo-laa-qee — Meet (= End up in His presence. Join Him. Face Him. See Him)
هِ — Hay — Him (= pro., s., m., 3rd person. Refers to the Almighty God)

* Note 084:007. The literal translation of كَادِحٌ is working hard hard-work. The intent of the original text is best conveyed by translating it as fully, really or whole-heartedly working hard.

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The Holy Qor-aan 084:008 ○ فَاَمَّا مَنۡ اُوۡتِىَ كِتٰبَهٗ بِيَمِيۡنِهٖ ۙ‏

Fa-um-maa-mun-oo-tay-ya-ke-taa-ba-hoo-bay-ya-me-nay-he

So as for him who is given his book in his right hand

فَ — Fa — So (= Consequently; as a result; so; then; thus; therefore; yet)
اَمَّا — Um-maa — As far (= Combination of two words. The first word اَن means ‘that.’ The second word مَا means ‘all that or whatever.’ Joined together they mean ‘whatever’, ‘as regards’)
مَنۡ — Mun — Him (= Anyone; who; whoever; whom; whomever; whoso)
اُوۡتِىَ — Oo-tay-ya — Given (= Awarded; bestowed; conferred; gifted; granted; handed)
كِتٰبَ — Ke-taa-ba — Book (= Account statement. Authentic written chronicle of what man did in his life. Penned down version in black and white of his whole life story. Record that collected all his omissions and commissions of his life time)
هٗ — Hoo — Him (= pro., s., m., 3rd person. Refers to the man given his book)
بِ — Bay — With (= The Arabic word بِ literally means ‘with’ in English)
يَمِيۡنِ — Ya-me-nay — Right hand (= Concept is what his dominant hand is)
هٖ — He — His (= pro., s., m., 3rd person. Refers to the man given his book)

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The Holy Qor-aan 084:009 ○ فَسَوۡفَ يُحَاسَبُ حِسَابًا يَّسِيۡرًا ۙ‏

Fa-sao-fa-yo-haa-sa-bo-hay-saa-bun-ya-se-raa

Then he will soon receive an easy reckoning

فَ — Fa — Then (= Consequently; as a result; so; then; thus; therefore; yet)
سَوۡفَ — Sao-fa — Soon (= 1. In near term; in the near future; in a short while; 2. Briskly; Quickly. Swiftly)
يُحَاسَبُ — Yo-haa-sa-bo — Receive (= Called upon or required to account for his deeds. Give account of. Will be dealt with, get, receive or be taken)
حِسَابًا — Hay-saa-bun — Reckoning (= Accounting; adjusting credit and debits; balancing; calling to count; finalizing the gives and takes; settling account. Settlement)
يَّسِيۡرًا — Ya-se-raa — Easy (= Lenient; soft)

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The Holy Qor-aan 084:010 ○ وَّيَنۡقَلِبُ اِلٰٓى اَهۡلِهٖ مَسۡرُوۡرًا ؕ‏

Wa-yun-qa-la-bo-elaa-ah-lay-he-mus-roo-raa

And he will return to his family happy

وَّ — Wa — And (= Conj., links words, phrases or clauses; additionally; but; also; more over; though; when; while; yet; whereupon)
يَنۡقَلِبُ — Yun-qa-la-bo — Return (= Come back; go back; retreat)
اِلٰٓى — E-laa — To (= In the direction of; towards)
اَهۡلِ — Ah-lay — Family (= Companions; folks; household; kith and kin; people)
هٖ — He — His (= pro., s., m., 3rd person. Refers to the man given his book)
مَسۡرُوۡرًا — Mus-roo-raa — Happy (= Ecstatic. In joy. Joyful. Rejoicing)

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The Holy Qor-aan 084:011 ○ وَاَمَّا مَنۡ اُوۡتِىَ كِتٰبَهٗ وَرَآءَ ظَهۡرِهٖ ۙ‏

Wa-um-maa-mun-oo-tay-ya-ke-taa-ba-hoo-wa-raa-aa-zuh-ray-he

And as far him who is given his record from behind his back

وَ — Wa — And (= Conj., links words, phrases or clauses; additionally; but; also; more over; though; when; while; yet; whereupon)
اَمَّا — Um-maa — As far (= Combination of two words. The first word اَن means ‘that.’ The second word مَا means ‘all that or whatever.’ Joined together they mean ‘whatever’, ‘as regards’)
مَنۡ — Mun — Who (= Anyone; who; whoever; whom; whomever; whoso)
اُوۡتِىَ — Oo-tay-ya — Given (= Awarded; bestowed; conferred; gifted; granted; handed)
كِتٰبَ — Ke-taa-ba — Book (= Account statement. Authentic written chronicle of what man did in his life. Penned down version in black and white of his whole life story. Record that collected all his omissions and commissions of his life time)
هٗ — Hoo — His (= pro., s., m., 3rd person. Refers to the man given his book)
وَرَآءَ — Wa-raa-a — Behind (= 1. Across; the back; besides; beyond; far away; further than; being seen; out of; what comes after that’s clearly visible.
2. Ignoring; shutting eyes to not see. A/t/a from their behind and the front to punish them; those who ignore facts and shut their eyes so as not to see them)
ظَهۡر — Zuh-ray-he — Back (= Behind. Part of the human body below the back of neck; back of human torso He threw God’s commands behind his back in his life)
هٖ — He — Him (= pro., s., m., 3rd person. Refers to the man given his book)

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The Holy Qor-aan 084:012 ○ فَسَوۡفَ يَدۡعُوۡا ثُبُوۡرًا ۙ‏

Fa-sao-fa-yud-oo-tha-boo-raa

Then he will soon cry for his own destruction

فَ — Fa — Then (= Consequently; as a result; so; then; thus; therefore; yet)
سَوۡفَ — Sao-fa — Soon (= 1. In near term; in the near future; in a short while; 2. Briskly. Quickly. Right away; Swiftly)
يَدۡعُوۡا — Yud-oo — He will cry for (= Beseech; call for; invoke; pray; seek; want; wish)
ثُبُوۡرًا — Tho-boo-raa — Destruction (= Perdition. Pray for an end to his agony. Ruin. Wish he was dead or not even born)

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The Holy Qor-aan 084:013 ○ وَّيَصۡلٰى سَعِيۡرًا ؕ‏

Wa-yus-lee-sa-ee-ra

And he will enter in flaming fire

وَّ — Wa — And (= Conj., links words, phrases or clauses; additionally; but; also; more over; though; when; while; yet; whereupon)
يَصۡلَى — Yus-lee — He will enter (= Be plunged in. Burn. Endure. Roast. Suffer pains of the chastisement)
سَعِيۡرًا — Sa-ee-raa — Flaming fire (= Blazing fire; really burning fire)

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The Holy Qor-aan 084:014 اِنَّهٗ كَانَ فِىۡۤ اَهۡلِهٖ مَسۡرُوۡرًا ؕ○‏

In-na-hoo-kaa-na-fee-ah-lay-he-mus-roo-raa

Surely he used to be happy in his family

اِنَّ — In-na — Surely (= Absolutely; certainly definitely; doubtlessly; earnestly; indeed; positively; really; seriously; truly; verily)
هٗ — Hoo — He (= pro., s., m., 3rd person. Refers to man given his book)
كَانَ — Kaa-na — Used to be (= v., Conveys continuation; ‘That one in the 3rd persons ‘had been, ‘continued doing’ or ‘went on doing’)
فِىۡ — Fee — In (= 1. Among. In. Contained inside or amidst a duration, , event, time, place, period, thing or situation. 2. Relative to; concerning; for the sake of; pursuant to; regarding)
اَهۡلِ — Ah-lay — Family (= Folk; kith and kin; people in the household)
هٖ — He — His (= pro., s., m., 3rd person. Refers to man given his book)
مَسۡرُوۡرًا — Mus-roo-raa — Happy (= Ecstatic. In joy. Joyful. Rejoicing)

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The Holy Qor-aan 084:015 ○ اِنَّهٗ ظَنَّ اَنۡ لَّنۡ يَّحُوۡرَ ۛۚ‏

In-na-hoo-zun-na-un-lunn-ya-hoo-ra

Surely he believed that things would never change

اِنَّ — In-na — Surely (= Absolutely; certainly definitely; doubtlessly; earnestly; indeed; positively; really; seriously; truly; verily)
هٗ — Hoo — He (= pro., s., m., 3rd person. Refers to man given his book)
ظَنَّ — Zun-na — Believed (= Deemed. Fancied. Guessed. Thought)
اَنۡ — Un — That (= Since; so that; for the purpose)
لَّنۡ — Lunn — Never (= No; not all. Absolutely not)
يَّحُوۡرَ — Ya-hoo-ra — Change (= 1. Change in his happily living with his family. 2. Change to come back, return or revert to God. 3. Change in his returning to account for his deeds)

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The Holy Qor-aan 084:016 ○ بَلٰٓى ۛۚ اِنَّ رَبَّهٗ كَانَ بِهٖ بَصِيۡرًا ؕ‏

Ba-laa-in-na-rub-ba-hoo-kaa-na-bay-he-ba-see-raa

Indeed. Really his God has always watched over him.

بَلٰى — Ba-laa — Indeed (= But; aye; nay; however; instead; of course; nevertheless; on the contrary; rather; really; the fact is; the fact nevertheless is; the truth is; truthfully; verily; yea but; yes)
اِنَّ — In-na — Really (= Absolutely; certainly; doubtlessly; earnestly; indeed; in all seriousness; positively; really; surely; truly; verily)
رَبَّ — Rub-ba — God (= The Almighty Allah who fills needs of all creatures;
Cherisher; Creator; Guardian; Master; Lord Provident. The Only One Who provides all that sustains life. The Ultimate Provider of air, water, food and whatever we and all other creatures need to live and subsist)
هٗ — Hoo — Him (= pro., s., m., 3rd person. Refers to man given his book)
كَانَ — Kaa-na — Had (= v., Conveys continuation; ‘That one in the 3rd persons ‘used to’, ‘continued doing’, ‘went on doing; ‘had been’)
بِ — Bay — With (= The Arabic word بِ literally means ‘with’ in English but here ‘over’ is more appropriate)
هٖ — He — His (= pro., s., m., 3rd person. Refers to man given his book)
بَصِيۡرًا — Ba-see-raa — Watch (= Beholding. Always looking after him, or on a look out for him. Mindful. Observer. One taking cognizance very well. Onlooker. Overseer. Seer. Top-seer. Watch. Indeed his God had continually observed, seen and watched him)

Continued: See 084:017 to 026

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084:001 to 006

Posted on August 19, 2015 by Abid

The Holy Qor-aan 084:001 to 006

Verses of the Holy Qor-aan are quoted on this site with the numbers, the first set of three being the number of Soorah (Chapter) followed by the last set of three being the number of the verse. The numbers include بِسۡمِ اللهِ الرَّحۡمٰنِ الرَّحِيۡمِ‏‏ as the verse #1 in every Soorah except the Soorah #9. The original Arabic word is shown first, or in Col #1. The phonetic transliteration in English is shown next, or in Col #2, and is based upon words commonly pronounced like bat, cat, sat → fate, gate, hate → bait, trait → bay, nay, say → be, he, she → bet, pet, wet → bit, fit, sit → cot, dot, rot → boot, hoot, root → bout, rout → but, cut, hut, ultimatum. The English equivalent to the Arabic words (shown first, or in Col #1) are provided next, or in Col #3. Some other alternates in English used in other translations are given last, or in Col #4.

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Chapter # 84 Soora-tool-In-she-quaq سُوۡرَةُ الانشقاق

بِسۡمِ اللهِ الرَّحۡمٰنِ الرَّحِيۡمِ
اِذَا السَّمَآءُ انْشَقَّتۡۙۙ‏‏○ وَاَذِنَتۡ لِرَبِّهَا وَحُقَّتۡۙۙ○ وَاِذَا الۡاَرۡضُ مُدَّتۡ ۙ‏ؕ‏ ○ وَاَلۡقَتۡ مَا فِيۡهَا وَتَخَلَّتۡۙۙ‏‏○ وَاَذِنَتۡ لِرَبِّهَا وَحُقَّتۡ ؕ‏○ يٰۤاَيُّهَا الۡاِنۡسَانُ اِنَّكَ كَادِحٌ اِلٰى رَبِّكَ كَدۡحًا فَمُلٰقِيۡه ۚ ○ فَاَمَّا مَنۡ اُوۡتِىَ كِتٰبَهٗ بِيَمِيۡنِهٖ ۙ‏ ○ فَسَوۡفَ يُحَاسَبُ حِسَابًا يَّسِيۡرًا ۙ‏ ○ وَّيَنۡقَلِبُ اِلٰٓى اَهۡلِهٖ مَسۡرُوۡرًا ؕ‏ ○ وَاَمَّا مَنۡ اُوۡتِىَ كِتٰبَهٗ وَرَآءَ ظَهۡرِهٖ ۙ‏ ○ فَسَوۡفَ يَدۡعُوۡا ثُبُوۡرًا ۙ‏ ○ وَّيَصۡلٰى سَعِيۡرًا ؕ‏ ○ اِنَّهٗ كَانَ فِىۡۤ اَهۡلِهٖ مَسۡرُوۡرًا ؕ‏ ○ اِنَّهٗ ظَنَّ اَنۡ لَّنۡ يَّحُوۡرَ ۛۚ‏ ○ بَلٰٓى ۛۚ اِنَّ رَبَّهٗ كَانَ بِهٖ بَصِيۡرًا ؕ‏ ○ فَلَاۤ اُقۡسِمُ بِالشَّفَقِ ۙ‏ ○ وَالَّيۡلِ وَمَا وَسَقَ ۙ‏ ○ وَالۡقَمَرِ اِذَا اتَّسَقَ ۙ‏ ○ لَتَرۡكَبُنَّ طَبَقًا عَنۡ طَبَقٍ ؕ‏○ فَمَا لَهُمۡ لَا يُؤۡمِنُوۡنَ ۙ‏ ○ وَاِذَا قُرِئَ عَلَيۡهِمُ الۡقُرۡاٰنُ لَا يَسۡجُدُوۡنَ ؕ ۩‏ ○ بَلِ الَّذِيۡنَ كَفَرُوۡا يُكَذِّبُوۡنَ ۖ‏ ○ وَاللّٰهُ اَعۡلَمُ بِمَا يُوۡعُوۡنَ ۖ○ ‏ فَبَشِّرۡهُمۡ بِعَذَابٍ اَلِيۡمٍ ۙ‏ ○ اِلَّا الَّذِيۡنَ اٰمَنُوۡا وَعَمِلُوا الصّٰلِحٰتِ لَهُمۡ اَجۡرٌ غَيۡرُ مَمۡنُوۡنٍ‏

1. Bis-mil-laa-hir-rah-maa-nir-ra-heem
2. Ezus-sa-maa-oon-shuq-qut
3. Wa-aa-zay-nut-lay-rub-bay-haa-wa-hooq-qut
4. Wa-ezul-ur-dzo-mood-dut
5. Wa-ul-qut-maa-fee-haa-wa-ta-khul-lut
6. Wa-aa-zay-nut-lay-rub-bay-haa-wa-hooq-qut
7. Yaa-auy-yo-hul-in-saa-no-in-na-ka-kaa-day-hoon-elaa-rub-bay-ka-kud-hun–fa-mo-laa-qee-hay
8. Fa-um-maa-mun-oo-tay-ya-ke-taa-ba-hoo-bay-ya-me-nay-he
9. Fa-sao-fa-yo-haa-sa-bo-hay-saa-bun-ya-se-raa
10. Wa-yun-qa-lay-bo-elaa-ah-lay-he-mus-roo-raa
11. Wa-um-maa-mun-oo-tay-ya-ke-taa-ba-hoo-wa-raa-aa-zuh-ray-he
12. Fa-sao-fa-yud-oo-tha-boo-raa
13. Wa-yus-lee-sa-ee-ra
14. In-na-hoo-kaa-na-fee-ah-lay-he-mus-roo-raa.
15. In-na-hoo-zun-na-un-lunn-ya-hoo-ra.
16. Ba-laa-in-na-rub-ba-hoo-kaa-na-bay-he-ba-see-raa
17. Fa-la-ooq-say-mo-bish-sha-fa-qay
18. Wul-lai-lay-wa-maa-wa-sa-qa
19. Wul-qa-ma-ray-ezut-ta-sa-qa
20. La-tur-ka-boon-na-ta-ba-qun-un-ta-ba-qin
21. Fa-maa-la-hoom-laa-yoe-me-noon
22. Wa-ezaa-qo-ray-ya-alai-hay-mool-qor-aa-no-la-yus-jo-doon

Sujdah

23. Ba-lil-la-zee-na-ka-fa-roo-yo-kuz-zay-boon
24. Wul-laa-ho-au-la-mo-bay-maa-you-oon
25. Fa-baush-shir-hoom-bay-azaa-bin-aleem
26. Il-lul-la-zee-na-aa-ma-noo-wa-aa-me-loos-suaa-le-haa-tay-la-hoom-uj-roon-ghai-room-mum-noon.

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1. With the name of Allah, the most Beneficent, the most Merciful I begin.
2. When the sky has split
3. And has listened to her God and justifiably
4. And when the earth has expanded
5. And has delivered all inside her and emptied herself clean
6. And has listened to her God and justifiably
7. Listen, you Man, if you really work hard to reach you God, then you will meet Him
8. So as for him who is given his book in his right hand
9. So he will soon receive an easy reckoning
10. And he will return to his family happy.
11. And as far him who is given his record from behind his back
12. So he will soon cry for his own destruction
13. And he will enter in flaming fire.
14. Surely he used to be happy in his family
15. Surely he believed that things would never change
16. Indeed. Really his God has always watched over him.
17. So I certainly swear by the twilight
18. By the night and all what it covers
19. And the moon when it has grown full
20. Certainly you will move from stage to stage
21. So what is with them that they do not believe
22. And when the Qor-aan is read to them they do not prostrate.

PROSTATE here

23. Really those who disbelieved reject that
24. And Allah knows best what they hide in their minds
25. So inform them with the news of a painful punishment
26. Except those who believed and performed good deeds. For them the reward is without an end.

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The Holy Qor-aan 084:001 ○بِسۡمِ اللهِ الرَّحۡمٰنِ الرَّحِيۡمِ‏‏

Bis-mil-laa-hir-rah-maa-nir-ra-heem

With the name of Allah, the most Beneficent, the most Merciful I begin

(Beginning, commencing, starting)

بِ — B…(is) — With (= This Arabic word literally means ‘with’. Its translation in English is more accurate with ‘with’ than with ‘in’)
سۡمِ — Ism…(il) — The name of (= The way to be addressed or called)
اللهِ — Laa-h…(ir) — Allah (= The Almighty God; the One Only worthy of worship)
الرَّحۡمٰنِ — Rah-maa-n(ir) — The Most Beneficent (= The One who fully, totally and wholly benefits all, to the maximum, with no condition, limitation or restriction. Compassionate. Gracious)
الرَّحِيۡمِ — Ra-heem — The Most Merciful (= The One who fully, totally and wholly showers mercy, to the maximum, again and again, continually, indefinitely and perpetually like the endlessly incoming waves from the oceans)

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The Holy Qor-aan 084:002 ○ اِذَا السَّمَآءُ انْشَقَّتۡۙۙ‏‏

Ezus-sa-maa-oon-shuq-quat

When the sky has split

اِذَا — Ez….(us) — When (= Behold; call to mind, consider; recall; ponder over; reflect; remember or think of the time, event, occasion, opportunity or time; take into consideration. See our Commentary titled as The Holy Qor-aan – Spiritual Guidance Book. A/t/a ‘Watch for the time when’ – M Zafrulla Khan) )
السَّمَآءُ — Sa-maa-o..(on) — The sky (=1. All above ground or earth and in the space above. 2. All astronomical objects and geographical heights. 3. Firmament; heavens; space; the world on the highs. 4. A/t/a clouds, rains; water)
انْشَقَّتۡۙ — Oon-shuq-qut — Has split (= Burst. Cleft. Rent or split asunder. Torn apart)

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The Holy Qor-aan 084:003 ○ وَاَذِنَتۡ لِرَبِّهَا وَحُقَّتۡۙ ۙ‏‏

Wa-aa-zay-nut-lay-rub-bay-haa-wa-hooq-qut

And has listened to her God and justifiably

وَ — Wa — And (= Conj., links words, phrases or clauses; additionally; but; also; more over; though; when; while; yet; whereupon)
اَذِنَتۡ — Aa-zay-nut — Has Listened (= Those who know and are conversant have heard; hearkened, given the ear, obeyed or paid attention)
ل — Lay — To (= Concerning. Regarding. Relative to. For the attention, benefit, purpose or reason of. With intent to. With the object of. In order to; towards)
رَبِّ — Rub-bay — God (= The Almighty Allah who fills needs of all creatures;
Cherisher; Creator; Guardian; Master; Lord Provident. The Only One Who provides all that sustains life. The Ultimate Provider of air, water, food and whatever we and all other creatures need to live and subsist)
هَا — Haa — It (= pro., s., f., 3rd person. Refers to aforesaid ‘sky’)
وَ — Wa — And (= Conj., links words, phrases or clauses; additionally; but; also; more over; though; when; while; yet; whereupon)
حُقَّتۡۙ — Hooq-qut — Justifiably (= Determined to submit fully, firmly, properly and truly. Incumbent upon. Obeyed accordingly as it must do. Is made to fit in awe and fear. Has submitted)

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The Holy Qor-aan 084:004 ○ وَاِذَا الۡاَرۡضُ مُدَّتۡ ۙ‏ؕ‏

Wa-ezul-ur-dzo-mood-dut

And when the earth has expanded

وَ — Wa — And (= Conj., links words, phrases or clauses; additionally; but; also; more over; though; when; while; yet; whereupon)
اِذَا — Ez….(ul) — When (= Behold; call to mind, consider; recall; ponder over; reflect; remember or think of the time, event, occasion, opportunity or time; take into consideration)
الۡاَرۡضِ — Ur-dzo — The earth (=1. Area; country; earth; ground; land; soil; territory. 2. Life on earth. 3. Nation; people or society in general)
مُدَّتۡ — Mood-dut — Has expanded (= Flattened; opened up wide; spread out; stretched)

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The Holy Qor-aan 084:005 ○ وَاَلۡقَتۡ مَا فِيۡهَا وَتَخَلَّتۡۙۙ‏‏

Wa-ul-qut-maa-fee-haa-wa-ta-khul-lut

And has delivered all inside her and emptied herself clean

وَ — Wa — And (= Conj., links words, phrases or clauses; additionally; but; also; more over; though; when; while; yet; whereupon)
اَلۡقَتۡ — Ul-qut — Delivered (= Cast out. Emptied. Thrown out, thrown up or poured out)
مَاۤ — Maa — All that (= What; whatever; whatsoever)
فِىۡ — Fee — Inside (= 1. In. Contents. Contained inside or amidst a duration, , event, time, place, period, thing or situation. 2. Relative to; concerning; for the sake of; in reference to; pursuant to; regarding)
هَا — Haa — Her (= pro., s., f., 3rd person. Refers to the ‘Earth’)
وَ — Wa — And (= Conj., links words, phrases or clauses; additionally; but; also; more over; though; when; while; yet; whereupon)
تَخَلَّتۡۙ — Ta-khul-lut — Emptied clean (= Become empty and void. Fully finished what she had inside her)

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The Holy Qor-aan 084:006 ○وَاَذِنَتۡ لِرَبِّهَا وَحُقَّتۡ ؕ‏

Wa-aa-zay-nut-lay-rub-bay-haa-wa-hooq-qut

And has listened to her God and justifiably

وَ — Wa — And (= Conj., links words, phrases or clauses; additionally; but; also; more over; though; when; while; yet; whereupon)
اَذِنَتۡ — Aa-zay-nut — Has Listened (= Those who know and are conversant have heard; hearkened, given the ear, obeyed or paid attention)
ل — Lay — To (= Concerning. Regarding. Relative to. For the attention, benefit, purpose or reason of. With intent to. With the object of. In order to; towards)
رَبِّ — Rub-bay — God (= The Almighty Allah who fills needs of all creatures;
Cherisher; Creator; Guardian; Master; Lord Provident. The Only One Who provides all that sustains life. The Ultimate Provider of air, water, food and whatever we and all other creatures need to live and subsist)
هَا — Haa — It (= pro., s., f., 3rd person. Refers to aforesaid ‘sky’)
وَ — Wa — And (= Conj., links words, phrases or clauses; additionally; but; also; more over; though; when; while; yet; whereupon)
حُقَّتۡۙ — Hooq-qut — Justifiably (= Determined to submit fully, firmly, properly and truly. Incumbent upon. Obeyed accordingly as it must do. Is made to fit in awe and fear. Has submitted)

Continued: See 084:007 to 016

084:017 to 026

Posted on August 19, 2015 by Abid

Continued from 084:007 to 016

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The Holy Qor-aan 084:017 ○ فَلَاۤ اُقۡسِمُ بِالشَّفَقِ ۙ‏

Fa-la-ooq-say-mo-bish-sha-fa-qay

So I certainly swear by the twilight

فَ — Fa — So (= Consequently; as a result; so; then; thus; therefore; yet)
لَ — La — Certainly (= Absolutely; definitely; doubtlessly; earnestly; indeed; in all seriousness; really; surely; verily)
آ — Aa — I (= s., 1st person)
أُقۡسِمُ — Ooq-say-mo — Swear (= Take oath; call or cite as a witness and affirm)
بِ — B…(ish) — With (= The Arabic word بِ literally means ‘with’ in English)
لشَّفَقِ — Sha-fa-qay — Twilight (= The ruddy glow of sunset. After-glow of sunset. Post Sunset Glow. Sunset Redness. The way sky looks when the sun is about to set or even rise)

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The Holy Qor-aan 084:018 ○ ۙ وَالَّيۡلِ وَمَا وَسَقَ

Wul-lai-lay-wa-maa-wa-sa-qa

By the night and what it covers

وَ — Wa…(ul) — And By (= The وَ vaao is tantamount to taking oath; solemn declaration or calling as a witness)
الَّيۡلِ — Lai-lay — Night (= Absence of sunlight; the opposite of a sunlit day; period darkness between the sunset and sunrise next day)
وَ — Wa — And (= Conj., links words, phrases or clauses; additionally; also; and; but; more over; though; when; while; yet)
مَاۤ — Maa — What (= 1. All that; whatever; whatsoever. 2. Any time; at such time; when; whenever)
وَسَقَ — Wa-sa-qa — It covers (= Brings home; brings together; drives on; enshrouds; envelops; gathers in its darkness)

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The Holy Qor-aan 084:019 ○ وَالۡقَمَرِ اِذَا اتَّسَقَ ۙ‏

Wul-qa-ma-ray-ezut-ta-sa-qa

And the moon when it has grown full

وَ — Wa…(ul) — By (= The وَ vaao is tantamount to taking oath; solemn declaration or calling as a witness)
الۡقَمَرِ — Qa-ma-ray — The moon (= The satellite that orbits earth and reflects sun’s light without radiating heat like it)
اِذۡ — Ez…(ut) — When (= Behold; call to mind, consider; recall; ponder over; reflect; remember or think of the time, event, occasion, opportunity or time; take into consideration)
اتَّسَقَ — Ta-sa-qa — Grown full (= Appears, becomes, grows or shows itself full moon; in its full perfection)

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The Holy Qor-aan 084:020 ○ لَتَرۡكَبُنَّ طَبَقًا عَنۡ طَبَقٍ ؕ‏

La-tur-ka-boon-na-ta-ba-qun-un-ta-ba-qin

Certainly you will move from stage to stage

لَ — La — Certainly (= Absolutely; assuredly; definitely; doubtlessly; indeed; earnestly; in all seriousness; in all sincerity; positively; really; surely; truly; verily)
تَرۡكَبُنَّ — Tur-ka-boon-na — Move * (= March; journey; pass on; ride; travel)
طَبَقًا — Ta-ba-qun — Stage (= Level in the evolutionary process; plane to plane; stage to stage; state to state)
عَنۡ — Un — From (= About; concerning; regarding; relative to)
طَبَقٍ — Ta-ba-qin — Stage (= Level in the evolutionary process; plane to plane; stage to stage; state to state)

* Note 084:020. This word has been translated in many ways and some of them are directly opposed to others.
1. Moving upwards – One set conveyed ‘ascending, developing, evolving, growing or improving into next better stage.’ M Muhammad Ali and M Zafrulla Khan did that.
2. Moving downwards – Another set conveyed ‘deteriorating down to the next lower stage’ based upon the two verses that follow this verse, 084:020. Many translations did that
3. Moving sideways – Another set translated it with ‘pass on’ and covered both sides. Maulawi Sher Ali did that.

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The Holy Qor-aan 084:021 ○ فَمَا لَهُمۡ لَا يُؤۡمِنُوۡنَ ۙ‏

Fa-maa-la-hoom-laa-yoe-me-noon

So what is with them that they do not believe

فَ — Fa — So (= Consequently; as a result; so; then; thus; therefore; yet)
مَاۤ — Maa — What (= Whatever; whatsoever. What ails. What is the matter. What is wrong with them)
لَ — La — With (= Concerning. Regarding. Relative to. For the attention, benefit, purpose or reason of. With regard to)
ھُمۡ‌ — Hoom — Them (= pro., pl, .m., 3rd person. Refers to aforesaid persons moving up or down from one stage to another)
لَا — Laa — Do not (= Absolute denial; never; not at all; total negation)
يُؤۡمِنُوۡنَ — Yoe-me-noon — They believe (= v. Accept or enter faith. Follow the Holy Qor-aan, the Islaam and become Moslems)

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The Holy Qo-aan 084:022 ○ ؕ ۩ وَاِذَا قُرِئَ عَلَيۡهِمُ الۡقُرۡاٰنُ لَا يَسۡجُدُوۡن

Wa-ezaa-qo-ray-ya-alai-hay-mool-qor-aa-no-la-yus-jo-doon

Sujdah: PROSTRATE here

And when the Qor-aan is read to them they do not prostrate

وَ — Wa — And (= Conj., links words, phrases or clauses; additionally; also; and; but; more over; though; when; while; yet)
اِذَاۤ — Ezaa — When (= Any time or event; now that; when; whenever)
قُرِئَ — Qo-ray-ya — Read (= Narrated. Recited. Related)
عَلَيۡ — Alai — On (= Above; against; before; for; on top of; over; upon)
هِمُ — Hay-m…(ool) — Them (= pro., pl, .m., 3rd person. Refers to those who do not believe)
الۡقُرۡاٰنُ — Qor-aa-no — Qor-aan (= The Book to be read again and again, repeatedly. See Commentaries titled “The Holy Qor-aan, The Most Read Book In The World” and “The Holy Qor-aan is no joke“)
لَا — Laa — Do not (= Absolute denial; never; not at all; total negation)
يَسۡجُدُوۡنَ — Yus-jo-doon — Prostrate (= v., pres., pl., 3^rd person, Action in worship wherein one prostrates with his head down and forehead on the ground expressing humility, obedience and reverence. Adore God. Bow down, kneel and put head on floor in prayer and submission. A/t/a, ‘Prostrate themselves in adoration’

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The Holy Qor-aan 084:023 ○ بَلِ الَّذِيۡنَ كَفَرُوۡا يُكَذِّبُوۡنَ ۖ‏

Ba-lil-la-zee-na-ka-fa-roo-yo-kuz-zay-boon

Really those who disbelieved reject that

بَلِ — Ba…( lil) — Really (= Aye; nay; but the truth is; however; instead; of course; nevertheless; on the contrary; rather; truthfully; the fact is; verily; yea but; yes indeed)
الَّذِيۡنَ — La-zee-na — Those who (= pl., m, 3rd person. Ref is to the disbelievers)
كَفَرُوۡا — Ka-fa-roo — Disbelieved (= v., pl., 1. Denied, refused or rejected faith or belief in Allah, the Holy Qor-aan & Islaam to become Moslem. 2. Became faithless, heretics, infidels, non-believers, resistors to God or unbelievers. 3. Acted ungratefully by failing to appreciate, thank for, use or utilize God’s
given abilities, blessings, capabilities, capacities, gifts, opportunities and talents by their abuse and misuse)
يَكۡذِبُوۡنَ — Y0-kuz-zay-boon — Reject (= Deny, falsify, misstate, practice hypocrisy, tell lies and keep disbelieving the Holy Qor-aan and the Holy Prophet s.a.w)

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The Holy Qor-aan 084:024 ○ وَاللّٰهُ اَعۡلَمُ بِمَا يُوۡعُوۡنَ

Wul-laa-ho-au-la-mo-bay-maa-you-oon

And Allah is Well Aware of what they hide in their minds.

وَ — Wa…(ul) — And (= Conj., links words, phrases or clauses; additionally)
اللّٰهُ — Laa-ho — Allah (= The Almighty God; The only One worthy of worship)
اَعۡلَمُ — Au-la-mo — Well Aware (= adj., To the nth degree … Aware, experienced, familiar, informed or knowing. Also, where the text indicates, as a v., pres., s., 1^st person this word means I know more and best)
بِمَا — Bay-maa — Because (= Combination of two words. بِ means ‘with / in’ and مَاۤ means ‘all that, whatever, whatsoever or whenever.’ The combination بِمَا (be-maa) means ‘because of; on account of; for the reason; due to; with / in all that’)
يُوۡعُوۡنَ — You-oon — Hide in minds (= Falsely and secretly conceal, cover and cling in their heart, mind and soul. A/t/a gather or accumulate)

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The Holy Qor-aan 084:025 ○ فَبَشِّرۡهُمۡ بِعَذَابٍ اَلِيۡمٍ ۙ‏

Fa-baush-shir-hoom-bay-azaa-bin-aleem

Then inform them with the news of a painful punishment

فَ — Fa — Then (= Consequently; as a result; so; then; thus; therefore; yet)
بَشِّر — Baush-shir — Inform * (= Announce, give, inform, make aware, proclaim, share, state or tell a news, story or tiding)
ھُمۡ‌ — Hoom — Them (= pro., pl., m., 3rd person. Refers to aforesaid persons deteriorating from one stage to another)
بِ — Bay — With (= The Arabic word بِ literally means ‘with’ in English)
عَذَابٍ — Azaa-bin — Punishment (= Chastisement; doom; penalty; recompense; torment; torture)
اَلِيۡمٍ — Aleem — Painful (= Grievous; painful; severe; stern)

* Note 084:025. This word conveys a “congratulation for good, glad and happy news.” The same word also conveys a “warning about a grievous, painful, severe or woeful situation.” The context shows which of the two directly opposed meanings it conveyed in a particular case. The phrase ‘painful punishment’ following this word shows that here the 2nd alternative is meant.

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The Holy Qor-aan 084:026

اِلَّا الَّذِيۡنَ اٰمَنُوۡا وَعَمِلُوا الصّٰلِحٰتِ لَهُمۡ اَجۡرٌ غَيۡرُ مَمۡنُوۡن

Il-lul-la-zee-na-aa-ma-noo-wa-aa-me-loos-suaa-le-haa-tay La-hoom-uj-roon-ghai-room-mum-noon.

Except those who believed and practiced proper acts For them the reward is without an end *

اِلَّا — Il-la…(ul) — Except (= Apart from; besides; excluding; save; unless)

Holy Qor-aan has used often the “Phrase Aa-ma-noo …” in next five (5) words

الَّذِيۡن – La-zee-na — Those (= pl., m, 3^rd person. Refers to the Believers)
اٰمَنُوۡا — Aa-ma-noo — They Believed (= v., past., pl., 3^rd person. Believed in the Holy Qor-aan; became Moslems; entered in Islam. See Note 002:026c and our Commentaries Islam – 101 and BELIEVE and DISBELIEVE)
وَ — Wa — And (= Conj., links words, phrases or clauses; additionally; but also; more over; though; when; while; yet; whereupon)
عَمِلُوا — Aa-may-loo(s) — Practiced (= v., past., pl., 3^rd person. Acted; carried out; did; kept up; followed; led; lived out; performed; practiced; pursued; persisted in; strived. The Holy Qor-aan has used both verbs اٰمَنُوۡا and عَمِلُوا in the past tense but many authors inaccurately translated them in the present tense or as noun [O ye who believe; one author as ‘Believers’] as shown in Note 002:026c )
الصّٰلِحٰتِ — Sua-lay-haa-tay — Proper acts (= n., pl., Appropriate, befitting, correct, decent, fit, good, holy, honorable, moral, pious, proper, respectable, right righteous, upright, virtuous or worthy acts, activities, deeds, manners, operations, practices, performances, pursuits or righteousness or works. Righteous actions which are appropriate in manner, time and place — not the likes of a soldier who stands up for a prayer during a sword-fighting battle for life and death)
لَ — La — For (= For the benefit, object, purpose or reason of; with intent to)
ھُمۡ‌ — Hoom — Them (= pro., pl., m., 3rd person. Points to the Believers)
اَجۡرٌ — Uj-ro — Reward (= Consequence; outcome; recompense; result. Paradise)
غَيۡرُ — Ghai-ro — Without (= Besides; not; other than; out of)
مَمۡنُوۡنٍ — Mum-noon — End (= Bounds; cut off; limits; severances. This word when combined with the previous word mean everlasting; perpetual; unending; unfailing; never failing)

* * Note 084:026. But for one letter فَ (that comes after the words عَمِلُوا الصّٰلِحٰتِ and before the words لَهُمۡ in 095:007) the verses 084:026 and 095:007 are repeats. Both deliver an identical message.

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Praying for others

Posted on August 17, 2015 by Abid

(Please read our Commentary titled the PRAYERS, All Are In the Qor-aan

as a prelude to the following prayers)

PRAYING FOR OTHERS

The 110:001 starts with God’s names, counts the blessings of God’s help, victory and increasing numbers of followers entering Islam in successive waves, and then directs to ‘Seek forgiveness.‘

The Commands in the Holy Qor-aan are addressed to several persons, some to the mankind, some to the believers, and some addressed to ‘كَ, the pronoun for a single, male, 2^nd person.’

The initial addressee in 2^nd person is the Holy Prophet s.a.w. However, secondarily anyone who reads and practices said teachings must obey the Commands. See the note under 002:005.

The direction in the word اسۡتَغۡفِرۡ that literally means ‘Seek forgiveness’ was principally addressed to the Holy Prophet s.a.w but merits to be practiced by all his followers, really all human beings.

Prophets are known to exemplify the revelations to them. That is why the interpretation has been to ‘Seek forgiveness’ for others who join in waves in regard to their human shortcomings.

However, enormously broader meanings are to “Implore forgiveness for not only yourself but also for all those who already have joined you and those behind who have yet to join you in regard to all their human frailties and shortcomings.”

The concept was well-worded by Dr Majid Ali in a poem that can be translated as follows.

The Greatness of the Great God (Azam) is for everyone The worship of His worshiper (Abid) is also for everyone.

Indeed the prayers and worship of a true worshiper are for all – for everyone and not just anyone. The Great Glorious God mandated the Holy Prophet s.a.w to do that to benefit all. He directed him s.a.w with the “You Say” specifically and singularly as an Abid (109:005). He labeled His bondsmen as Qao-min Aabedeen (a nation of those who are Abid) (021:107). He declared him s.a.w as the “Blessing and Mercy for all those in the Universe” (021:108). He entrusted all of the followers of the Holy Prophet s.a.w with that responsibility (002:005). He had set up a similar reward (and the duty) in the Zaboor (the Book of David) and the Zikr (the Book of Moses) that His servants will ‘inherit the land’ meaning rule the world (021:106).

In fact the last word of the verse 110:006 makes the aforesaid meanings even more clear. The meanings of the words from the Arabic root of التَّوَّابُ are so vast and varied that they can’t be compressed or condensed in a word or phrase in English. They imply BESEECHING for 1) forgiveness, 2) recovery, 3) reversal, 4) rewards better than those sought even when the acts seeking them prove to be mistakes and 5) the Almighty God generously forgiving all mistakes and granting all that was initially requested in the prayers (002:038 and 002:055).

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085:001 to 010

Posted on August 17, 2015 by Abid

The Holy Qor-aan 085:001 to 010

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Chapter # 86 Soora-tool-Bo-rooj سُوۡرَةُ البُرُوج

بِسۡمِ اللهِ الرَّحۡمٰنِ الرَّحِيۡمِ
وَٱلسَّمَآءِ ذَاتِ ٱلۡبُرُوجِ ○ وَٱلۡيَوۡمِ ٱلۡمَوۡعُودِ ○ وَشَاهِدٍ۬ وَمَشۡہُودٍ۬ ○ قُتِلَ أَصۡحَـٰبُ ٱلۡأُخۡدُودِ ○ ٱلنَّارِ ذَاتِ ٱلۡوَقُودِ ○ إِذۡ هُمۡ عَلَيۡہَا قُعُودٌ۬ ○ وَهُمۡ عَلَىٰ مَا يَفۡعَلُونَ بِٱلۡمُؤۡمِنِينَ شُہُودٌ۬ ○ وَمَا نَقَمُواْ مِنۡہُمۡ إِلَّآ أَن يُؤۡمِنُواْ بِٱللَّهِ ٱلۡعَزِيزِ ٱلۡحَمِيدِ ○ ٱلَّذِى لَهُ ۥ مُلۡكُ ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٲتِ وَٱلۡأَرۡضِ‌ۚ وَٱللَّهُ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَىۡءٍ۬ شَہِيدٌ ○ إِنَّ ٱلَّذِينَ فَتَنُواْ ٱلۡمُؤۡمِنِينَ وَٱلۡمُؤۡمِنَـٰتِ ثُمَّ لَمۡ يَتُوبُواْ فَلَهُمۡ عَذَابُ جَهَنَّمَ وَلَهُمۡ عَذَابُ ٱلۡحَرِيقِ ○ إِنَّ ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُواْ وَعَمِلُواْ ٱلصَّـٰلِحَـٰتِ لَهُمۡ جَنَّـٰتٌ۬ تَجۡرِى مِن تَحۡتِہَا ٱلۡأَنۡہَـٰرُ‌ۚ ذَٲلِكَ ٱلۡفَوۡزُ ٱلۡكَبِيرُ ○ إِنَّ بَطۡشَ رَبِّكَ لَشَدِيدٌ ○ إِنَّهُ ۥ هُوَ يُبۡدِئُ وَيُعِيدُ ○ وَهُوَ ٱلۡغَفُورُ ٱلۡوَدُودُ ○ ذُو ٱلۡعَرۡشِ ٱلۡمَجِيدُ ○ فَعَّالٌ۬ لِّمَا يُرِيدُ ○ هَلۡ أَتَٮٰكَ حَدِيثُ ٱلۡجُنُودِ ○ فِرۡعَوۡنَ وَثَمُودَ ○ بَلِ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُواْ فِى تَكۡذِيبٍ۬ ○ وَٱللَّهُ مِن وَرَآٮِٕہِم مُّحِيطُۢ ○ بَلۡ هُوَ قُرۡءَانٌ۬ مَّجِيدٌ۬ ○ فِى لَوۡحٍ۬ مَّحۡفُوظِۭ

1. Bis-mil-laa-hir-rah-maa-nir-ra-heem
2. Wus-sa-maa-ai-zaa-til-bo-rooj
3. Wul-yao-mil-mao-ood
4. Wa-sha-hay-din-wa-mush-huo-od
5. Quo-tay-la-us-haa-bool-ookh-doo-d(in)
6. Naa-ray-zaa-til-wa-quood
7. Iz-hoom-alai-haa-quo-ood
8. Wa-hoom-alaa-maa-yuf-aloo-na-bil-moe-may-nee-na-sho-hood
9. Wa-maa-na-qua-moo-min-hoom-il-la-un-yoe-may-noo-bil-laa-hil-azee-zil-ha-meed
10. Ul-la-zee-la-hoo-mool-koos-sa-maa-waa-tay-wul-erdz–wul-laa-ho-alaa-kool-lay-shai-in-sha-heed
11. In-nul-la-zee-na-fa-ta-nool-moe-me-nee-na-wul-moe-me-naa-tay-thoom-ma-lum-ya-too-boo-fa-la-hoom-azaa-bo-ja-hun-na-ma–wa-la-hoom-azaa-bool-ha-ree-q.
12. In-nul-la-zee-na-aa-ma-noo-wa-aa-me-loos-sua-le-haa-tay-la-hoom-jun-naa-toon-tuj-ree-min-tuh-tay-hul-un-haa-r–zaa-le-kul-fao-zool-ka-bee-r.
13. In-na-but-sha-rub-bay-ka-la-sha-deed
14. In-na-hoo-ho-wa-yoob-de-o-wa-yo-eed
15. Wa-ho-wul-gha-foo-rool-wa-dood
16. Zool-ur-shil-ma-jeed
17. Fau-aa-loo-lay-maa-yo-reed
18. Hul-ataa-ka-ha-dee-thol-jo-nood
19. Phir-ao-na-wa-tha-mood
20. Ba-lil-la-zee-na-ka-fa-roo-fee-tuk-zeeb
21. Wul-laa-ho-min-wa-raa-ai-him-mo-heet
22. Bul-ho-wa-qor-aa-noon-ma-jeed
23. Fee-lao-him-mah-fooz

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1. With the name of Allah, the most Beneficent, the most Merciful I begin.
2. By the Sky with the starry patterns we see from earth
3. By the Promised Day
4. By the testifier and the testified
5. Ruined were the people of the pits
6. The fire filled with plenty of fuel of wood
7. While they sat around it to just watch
8. And they on what they were doing with the believers were witnesses
9. And they the persecutors did not hate them the believers except for that they believed in Allah, the Mightiest, the Most Praiseworthy
10. For Whom is the sovereignty of Heaven and Earth. By God Allah is a witness to all things.
11. Certainly those who oppressed the believing men and women, then do not repent, then for them is the punishment of Hell and for them is the punishment of burning.
12. Certainly those who believed and practiced righteousness, for them are gardens beneath which rivers flow. That is the greatest triumph.
13. Most certainly the seizure by your God is very strong and severe.
14. Surely Only He creates and repeats creating
15. And He is the Most Forgiving, Most Loving
16. Master of the most Glorious Throne
17. The doer of what He intends.
18. Has come to you the report of the armies
19. Of Pharaoh and Thamood?
20. Really they all disbelieved, excelling in the denial of Truth.
21. And Allah will encompass from behind them.
22. Really this is the Glorious Book – read again and again
23. In a safe and secure template.

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The Holy Qor-aan 086:001 ○بِسۡمِ اللهِ الرَّحۡمٰنِ الرَّحِيۡمِ‏‏

Bis-mil-laa-hir-rah-maa-nir-ra-heem

With the name of Allah, the most Beneficent, the most Merciful I begin

(Beginning, commencing, starting)

بِ — B…(is) — With (= This Arabic word literally means ‘with’. Its translation in English is more accurate with ‘with’ than with ‘in’)
سۡمِ — Ism…(il) — The name of (= The way to be addressed or called)
اللهِ — Laa-h…(ir) — Allah (= The Almighty God; the One Only worthy of worship)
الرَّحۡمٰنِ — Rah-maa-n(ir) — The Most Beneficent (= The One who fully, totally and wholly benefits all, to the maximum, with no condition, limitation or restriction. Compassionate. Gracious)
الرَّحِيۡمِ — Ra-heem — The Most Merciful (= The One who fully, totally and wholly showers mercy, to the maximum, again and again, continually, indefinitely and perpetually like the endlessly incoming waves from the oceans)

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The Holy Qor-aan 085:002 ○ وَالسَّمَآءِ ذَاتِ الۡبُرُوۡجِ ۙ‏

Wus-sa-maa-ai-zaa-til-bo-rooj

By the Sky with the starry patterns we see from earth

وَ — Wa…(us) — By (= The وَ vaao is tantamount to taking oath; solemn declaration or calling as a witness. Normally a Conj., links words, phrases or clauses; additionally; also; and; but; more over; though; when; while; yet; whereupon)
السَّمَآءَ — Sa-maa-e — The sky(=1. All above ground or earth and in the space above. 2. All astronomical objects and geographical heights. 3. Firmament; heavens; space; the world on the highs. 4. A/t/a clouds, rains; water)
ذَاتِ — Zaa-t…(il) — Of (= Holder. Master. Occupant. Owner. Possessor. With. A/t/a Creating and giving rise to)
الۡبُرُوۡجِ – Bo-rooj — Starry Patterns (= Constellations. Galaxies. Mansion of the stars. Starry spindles. A/t/a Displaying Zodiacal signs)

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The Holy Qor-aan 085:003 ○ وَالۡيَوۡمِ الۡمَوۡعُوۡدِ ۙ‏

Wul-yao-mil-mao-ood

By the Promised Day

وَ — Wa…(ul) — And / By (= The وَ vaao is tantamount to taking oath; solemn declaration or calling as a witness. . Normally a Conj., links words, phrases or clauses; additionally; also; and; but; more over; though; when; while; yet; whereupon)
الۡيَوۡمِ — Yao-m…(il) — The Day (= s., Judgment Day; The Day of Settling all Accounts; J Juncture; period, term or time that will come and end)
الۡمَوۡعُوۡدِ — Mao-ood — Promised (= Guaranteed to come, happen or occur)

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The Holy Qor-aan 085:004 ○ وَشَاهِدٍ وَّمَشۡهُوۡدٍ ؕ‏

Wa-sha-hay-din-wa-mush-huo-od

By the testifier and the testified

وَ — Wa — And / By (= The وَ vaao is tantamount to taking oath; solemn declaration or calling as a witness. Normally a Conj., links words, phrases or clauses; additionally; also; and; but; more over; though; when; while; yet; whereupon)
شَاهِدٍ — Sha-hay-din — Testifier * (= Approver. Person who adduces testimony. Provider of evidence. of evidence. Watch. Witness)
وَ — Wa — And (= Conj., links words, phrases or clauses; additionally; but; also; more over; though; when; while; yet; whereupon)
مَشۡهُوۡدٍ — Mush-huo-od — Testified * (= Approved. Corroborated. Proved. The fact to prove which the evidence is adduced, borne, given, produced or provided. Subject of the evidence. What bears the witness. What is watched and witnessed.

* Note 085:004. The translators have differed as to what is meant by the word شَاهِدٍ and the word مَشۡهُوۡدٍ that follows it. 1. Dr Al-Hilali and Dr Khan referred شَاهِدٍ to the “Witnessing day, the Friday'” and مَشۡهُوۡدٍ to the “Witnessed Day, i.e., the day of Arafah (Hujj) the ninth of Dhul-Hijjah.” 2. Allamah Nooruddin referred شَاهِدٍ to the Holy Prophet s.a.w and مَشۡهُوۡدٍ to his community.

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The Holy Qor-aan 085:005 ○قُتِلَ اَصۡحٰبُ الۡاُخۡدُوۡدِ ۙ‏

Qo-tay-la-us-haa-bool-ookh-doo-d

Ruined were the people of the pits

قُتِلَ — Quo-tay-la — Ruined (= v., Annihilated; destroyed. A/t/a Cursed. Woe onto. Destruction overtook. Executed. Faced destruction. Killed. Massacred. Murdered. Slain. Slaughtered)
اَصۡحٰبُ — Us-haa-bo..(ol) — People (= pl., Associates; companions; controllers; fellows; folks; friends; dwellers; inhabitants; inmates; live-ins; makers; masters; observers; occupants; occupiers; owners; natives; residents; watches. A/t/a Diggers of the ditches)
لۡاُخۡدُوۡدِ — Ookh-doo-d — Pits (= Ditches. Trenches. Victims burnt alive on stakes in pits, ditches and trenches. See our Commentary ‘People of the Pits)

* Note 085:005. Burning dissidents on stakes for opposing established religion has been one old practice. Abraham for that reason was ordered to be put on fire that was extinguished by timely divine dictate. Mediaeval Europe witnessed many lives sacrificed at the stakes for exactly that deplorable reason. The Jewish King of Yemen Zu-Nuwas persecuted Christians of Najran by burning them on pits. That was “In the generation immediately preceding the Prophet’s birth in 570” wrote A Yusuf Ali. And today in the 21st century the ISIS in Iraq is burning the people of religions other than theirs. Islam prohibits such atrocities and actually protects the rights of minorities to practice their faith. The teachings of the Holy Qor-aan such as in this verse apply to all mankind for all times to come. See our several Commentaries that start with the word ‘Qor-aan’ on this site.

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The Holy Qor-aan 085:006 ○ النَّارِ ذَاتِ الۡوَقُوۡدِ ۙ‏

Naa-ray-zaa-til-wa-qood

The fire filled with plenty of fuel of wood

ٱلنَّارِ — Naa-ray — The Fire (= Rapid sustained chemical reaction releasing heat and light)
ذَاتِ — Zaa-t…(il) — Of (= Holder. Master. Occupant. Owner. Possessor. With. A/t/a Creating and giving rise to)
الۡوَقُوۡدِ — Wa-qood — Fuel of wood (= Abounding with abundant and plentiful supply of wood to keep the fire burning full ablaze. Consuming. Fueled for full blast with lots of wood)

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The Holy Qor-aan 085:007 ○اِذۡ هُمۡ عَلَيۡهَا قُعُوۡدٌ ۙ‏

Iz-hoom-alai-haa-qo-ood

While they sat around it to just watch

اِذۡ — Iz — When / while (= 1. Behold, consider, reflect or think of the time, event or occasion. 2. Call to mind, recall or remember of the time, event or occasion)
ھُمۡ‌ — Hoom — They (= pro., pl, .m., 3rd person. Refers to the persecutors who victimized the believers and the spectators who just watched them)
عَلَيۡ — Alai — Around (= Above; against; before; by; during; for; over; to; upon)
هَا — Haa – It (= pro., s., f., 3rd person. Refers to the aforesaid ‘fire’)
قُعُوۡدٌ — Qo-ood — Sat (= v., Watched without taking any step to stop or thwart so abominable a practice)

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The Holy Qor-aan 085:008

○وَّهُمۡ عَلٰى مَا يَفۡعَلُوۡنَ بِالۡمُؤۡمِنِيۡنَ شُهُوۡدٌ ؕ‏

Wa-hoom-alaa-maa-yuf-aloo-na-bil-moe-may-nee-na-sho-hoo-d

And they on what they were doing with the believers were witnesses

وَّ — Wa — And (= Conj., links words, phrases or clauses; additionally; but; also; more over; though; when; while; yet; whereupon)
ھُمۡ‌ — Hoom — They (= pro., pl, .m., 3rd person. Refers to the persecutors who victimized the believers and the spectators who just watched them)
عَلٰى — Alaa — On (= Above; against; before; during; for; on top of; over; to; upon)
مَاۤ — Maa — All that time (= All that; whatever; whatsoever; when; whenever)
يَفۡعَلُوۡنَ — Yuf-aloo-na — Were doing (= v., They were committing the atrocity, brutality and cruelty of burning alive the believers)
بِ — B…(il) — With (= The Arabic word بِ literally means ‘with’ in English)
الۡمُؤۡمِنُوۡنَ‌ — Mo-me-noon — The believers (= n., Faithful. Men of faith. 1. As a statement of facts, the word describes the ‘faithful’ of the era before Islam. 2. As a forecast, the word descries for the believers in the Holy Qor-aan and the followers of Islam that like the earlier Men of Faith they too must be prepared for tough times ahead)
شُهُوۡدٌ — Sho-hoo-d — Witnesses (= Observers; onlookers; watches; watchers)

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The Holy Qor-aan 085:009

○ وَمَا نَقَمُوۡا مِنۡهُمۡ اِلَّاۤ اَنۡ يُّؤۡمِنُوۡا بِاللّٰهِ الۡعَزِيۡزِ الۡحَمِيۡدِ ۙ‏

Wa-maa-na-qa-moo-min-hoom-il-la-un-yoe-may-noo-bil-laa-hil-azee-zil-ha-meed

And they the persecutors did not hate them the believers except for the reason that they believed in Allah, the Mightiest, the Most Praiseworthy

وَ — Wa — And (= Conj., links words, phrases or clauses; additionally; but; also; more over; though; when; while; yet; whereupon)
مَاۤ — Maa — No (= Absolutely not; never; no; not at all)
نَقَمُوۡا — Na-qa-moo — They hated * (= v., Most translations have applied the word to patrons and persecutors who disliked, hated, ill-treated and wrecked vengeance on the believers by burning them alive and inflicting on them the ultimate torture. But Dr Khan applied it to the believers who had “No fault except that they believed in Allah, the All Mighty”)
مِنۡ — Min — From / For (= Among, from or out of the class, category, count, kind or several things)
ھُمۡ‌ — Hoom — They (= pro., pl, .m., 3rd person. Refers to the victimized believers)
اِلَّا — Il-laa — Except (= Apart from; but; besides; excluding; save; for no reason other than)
اَنۡ — Un — That (= Since; so that; for the purpose)
يُّؤۡمِنُوۡا — Yoe-me-noo — They believe (= v. Entered faith; followed the Holy Qor-aan, the Islaam and are Moslems)
بِ — B…(il) — With (= The Arabic word بِ literally means ‘with’ in English)
اللّٰهِ — Laa-h…(il) — Allah (= The Almighty God; The only One worthy of worship)
الۡعَزِيۡزِ — Azee-z…(il) — Mightiest (= superlative form indicates the greatest, the highest, the most and highlights that none more than Him is revered. The Highest; most elevated, honored and respected. All-Mighty. Exalted in might and the power. Mightiest. This one word has the meanings of might with respect)
الۡحَمِيۡدِ — Ha-meed — Praiseworthy (= superlative form indicates the greatest, the highest, the most. and highlights that none more than Him is praised
and admired. Highly appreciated and honored. None other is more praise-worthy than-Him

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The Holy Qor-aan 085:010

الَّذِىۡ لَهٗ مُلۡكُ السَّمٰوٰتِ وَالۡاَرۡضِ‌ؕ وَ اللّٰهُ عَلٰى كُلِّ شَىۡءٍ شَهِيۡدٌ ○ ؕ‏

Ul-la-zee-la-hoo-mool-koos-sa-maa-waa-tay-wul-eardz–wul-laa-ho-alaa-kool-lay-shai-in-sha-heed

For (= belonging to) Whom is the sovereignty of the Heavens and the Earth. By God Allah is a witness over all things.

الَّذِىۡ — Ul-la-zee — He who (= s., m., 3rd person. That one article, thing or person)
لَ — La — For (= Belonging. For the attention, benefit, purpose or reason of. With intent to. With the object of)
هٗ — Hoo — Him (= pro., s., m., 3rd person. Refers to the Almighty God)
مُلۡكُ — Mool-ko..(os) — Sovereignty (= n. 1. Control; domain; dominion; kingdom; kingship; power; reign; rule. 2. Area, country,, empire or territories ruled over. Also man’s life-time)
السَّمٰوٰتِ — Sa-maa-waa-tay — The Heavens (= pl., All above earth, ground, clouds and space. Sky)
وَ — Wa..(ul) — By (= The وَ vaao is tantamount to taking oath; solemn declaration or calling as a witness)
الۡاَرۡضِ — Eardz — The Earth (=1. Area; country; earth; ground; land; soil; territory
2. Life on earth. 3. Nation; people or society in general)
وَ — Wa…(ul) — And (= Conj., links words, phrases or clauses; additionally; also; and; but; more over; though; when; while; yet)
اللّٰهُ — Laa-ho — Allah (= The Almighty God; The only One worthy of worship)
عَلٰى — Alaa — Over (= Above; against; during; for; on; on top of; to; upon)
كُلِّ — Kool-lay — All (= Altogether; each and everyone; entirely; everything without exception; entirely; totally; wholly)
شَىۡءٍ — Sha-in — Thing (= Any; article; item; object; phenomenon)
شَهِيۡدٌ — Sha-heed — Witness (= Attester. Bearer or provider of testimony. Giver of evidence. Testifier)

Continued: See 085:011 to 023

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085:011 to 023

Posted on August 17, 2015 by Abid

Continued from 085:001 to 010

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The Holy Qor-aan 085:011

اِنَّ الَّذِيۡنَ فَتَـنُوا الۡمُؤۡمِنِيۡنَ وَ الۡمُؤۡمِنٰتِ ثُمَّ لَمۡ يَتُوۡبُوۡا فَلَهُمۡ عَذَابُ جَهَنَّمَ وَلَهُمۡ عَذَابُ الۡحَرِيۡقِؕ

In-nul-la-zee-na-fa-ta-nool-moe-me-nee-na-wul-moe-me-naa-tay-thoom-ma-lum-ya-too-boo-fa-la-hoom-azaa-bo-ja-hun-na-ma-wa-la-hoom-azaa-bool-ha-ree-q.

Certainly those who oppressed the believing men and women, then do not repent, then for them is the punishment of Hell and for them is the punishment of burning.

اِنَّ — In-na…(ul) — Certainly (= Absolutely; definitely; doubtlessly; earnestly; indeed; positively; really; seriously; surely; truly; verily)
ٱلَّذِينَ — La-zee-na — Those who (= pl., m, 3rd person. All those people who acted ‘bad’)
فَتَـنُوا — Fa-ta-noo…(l) — Oppressed (= 1. Persecuted. Created for them hurdles, obstacles, obstructions and ordeals. 2. Caused among them discord, disorder, dissension, and mischief. 3. Lured; misled; put them to hard, tough, difficult tests and temptations. 4. Put them on trials intending to create impressions of a fair and impartial trial by the judiciary of that time)
الۡمُؤۡمِنِيۡنَ — Moe-me-nee-na — Believing men (= n,. pl., m., Adherents of Islam; those who entered the Faith, believe and follow the Holy Qor-aan, the Islaam and became Moslems. Men of faith)
وَ — Wa — And (= Conj., links words, phrases or clauses; additionally; but; also; more over; though; when; while; yet; whereupon)
الۡمُؤۡمِنٰتِ — Moe-me-naa-tay — Believing women (= n. pl., f., Adherents of Islam; those who entered the Faith, believe and follow the Holy Qor-aan, the Islaam and became Moslems. Women of faith)
ثُمَّ — Thoom-ma — Then (= After that; subsequently; thereafter)
لَمۡ — Lum — Do not (= Never; no, not at all)
تُوۡبُوۡا — Too-boo — Repent (= Ask forgiveness; repent; turn in penitence, repentance penitently)
فَ — Fa — Then (= Consequently; as a result; so; thereafter; therefore; yet)
لَ — La — For (= For the benefit, purpose or reason; awaits them)
ھُمۡ‌ — Hoom — Them (= pro., pl., m., 3rd person. Refers to aforesaid persecutors)
عَذَابُ — Azaa-bo — Punishment (= Appropriate, due and fair agony, chastisement, doom, hard task, penalty, torment, torture or scourge)
جَهَنَّمَ — Ja-hun-na-ma — Hell (= Blazing Fire. Purgatory; Gehenna; hell-fire. Also the hellish life in this world)
وَ — Wa — And (= Conj., links words, phrases or clauses; additionally; but; also; more over; though; when; while; yet; whereupon)
لَ — La — For (= For the benefit, purpose or reason; awaits them)
ھُمۡ‌ — Hoom — Them (= pro., pl., m., 3rd person. Refers to aforesaid persecutors)
عَذَابُ — Azaa-bo..(ol) — Punishment (= Appropriate, due and fair agony, chastisement, doom, hard task, penalty, torment, torture or scourge)
الۡحَرِيۡقِ — Ha-ree-q — Burning (= Conflagration; roasting. Some translations narrowed this part to mean ‘heart-burning)

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The Holy Qor-aan 085:012

اِنَّ الَّذِيۡنَ اٰمَنُوۡا وَعَمِلُوا الصّٰلِحٰتِ لَهُمۡ جَنّٰتٌ تَجۡرِىۡ مِنۡ تَحۡتِهَا الۡاَنۡهٰرُ ؕؔ ذٰلِكَ الۡفَوۡزُ الۡكَبِيۡرُ○ ؕ‏

In-nul-la-zee-na-aa-ma-noo-wa-aa-may-loos-suaa-lay-haa-tay La-hoom-jun-naa-toon-tuj-ree-min-tuh-tay-hul-un-haa-r Zaa-lay-kul-fao-zool-ka-bee-r.

Certainly those who believed and practiced proper acts For them are gardens beneath which rivers flow. That is the greatest triumph.

اِنَّ — In-na…(ul) — Certainly (= Absolutely; definitely; doubtlessly; earnestly; indeed; positively; really; seriously; surely; truly; verily)

Holy Qor-aan has used often the “Phrase Aa-ma-noo …” in next five (5) words

الَّذِيۡن – La-zee-na — Those (= pl., m, 3^rd person. Refers to the Believers)
اٰمَنُوۡا — Aa-ma-noo — They Believed (= v., past., pl., 3^rd person. Believed in the Holy Qor-aan; became Moslems; entered in Islam. See Note 002:026c and our Commentaries Islam – 101 and BELIEVE and DISBELIEVE)
وَ — Wa — And (= Conj., links words, phrases or clauses; additionally; but also; more over; though; when; while; yet; whereupon)
عَمِلُوا — Aa-may-loo(s) — Practiced (= v., past., pl., 3^rd person. Acted; carried out; did; kept up; followed; led; lived out; performed; practiced; pursued; persisted in; strived. The Holy Qor-aan has used both verbs اٰمَنُوۡا and عَمِلُوا in the past tense but many authors inaccurately translated them in the present tense or as noun [O ye who believe; one author as ‘Believers’] as shown in Note 002:026c )
الصّٰلِحٰتِ — Sua-lay-haa-tay — Proper acts (= n., pl., Appropriate, befitting, correct, decent, fit, good, holy, honorable, moral, pious, proper, respectable, right righteous, upright, virtuous or worthy acts, activities, deeds, manners, operations, practices, performances, pursuits or righteousness or works. Righteous actions which are appropriate in manner, time and place — not the likes of a soldier who stands up for a prayer during a sword-fighting battle for life and death)
لَ — La — For (= For the benefit, purpose or reason; on account of; with intent to or object of towards)
ھُمۡ‌ — Hoom — Them (= pro., pl., m., 3rd person. Refers to aforesaid believers)

The Holy Qor-aan has used the Phrase Jun-naa-tin-tuj-ree … several times.

جَنّٰتٌ — Jun-naa-toon — Gardens (= pl., Big groves. The Gardens. The orchards. See also the Commentary titled as “The Paradise“)
تَجۡرِىۡ — Tuj-ree — Flow (= Running with irrigation water; sailing water. A/t/a, ‘watered by running streams’)
مِنۡ — Min — From (= From a class, category, count, kind, persons or out of)
تَحۡتِ — Tuh-tay — Underneath (= Below; beneath; deep in ground; on lower level; sub-soil. Under-current)
هَا — Ha…(ul) — Which (= pro., s., f., 3^rd person.. Refers to the جَنّٰتٍ, the Paradise)
الۡاَنۡهٰرُ — Un-haa-ro — Rivers (= Abundant bodies, currents, supplies or streams of running water)
ذٰلِكَ — Zaa-lay-ka..(ul) — That (= Here; refers to an aforesaid fact, person or statement; it was because; right here; such is this; that is how it is)
الۡفَوۡزُ — Fao-zo…(ol) — Triumph (= Achievement; success; win. A/t/a salvation)
الۡكَبِيۡر — Ka-bee-r — Greatest (= Biggest; most fantastic; supreme)

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The Holy Qor-aan 085:013 ○ اِنَّ بَطۡشَ رَبِّكَ لَشَدِيۡدٌ ؕ‏

In-na-but-sha-rub-bay-ka-la-sha-deed

Most certainly the seizure by your God is very strong and severe.

اِنَّ — In-na — Certainly * (= Absolutely; definitely; doubtlessly; earnestly; indeed; positively; really; seriously; surely; truly; verily)
بَطۡشَ — But-sha — Seizure (= Catching; grasp; grip; punishment; seizing; vengeance)
رَبِّ — Rub-bay — God (= The Almighty Allah who fills needs of all creatures;
Cherisher; Creator; Guardian; Master; Lord Provident. The Only One Who provides all that sustains life. The Ultimate Provider of air, water, food and whatever we and all other creatures need to live and subsist)
كَ — Ka — You (= pro., s., m., 2nd person. You single male. The addressee of this divine message is initially the Holy Prophet s.a.w and secondarily every Moslem, in fact every human being. See the Note under 002:005)
لَ — La — Certainly * (= Absolutely; definitely; doubtlessly; earnestly; indeed; positively; really; seriously; surely; truly; verily)
شَدِيۡد — Sha-deed — Very severe (= Fierce; forceful; frightful; grievous; heavy-set; mighty; stern; strict; strong; terrible)

*Note: See our Commentary titled “2 Words of Emphasis used together Multiply Effect”

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The Holy Qor-aan 085:014 ○ اِنَّهٗ هُوَ يُبۡدِئُ وَيُعِيۡدُ‌ ۚ‏

In-na-hoo-ho-wa-yoob-de-o-wa-yo-eed

Surely Only He creates and repeats creating

اِنَّ — In-na — Surely (= Absolutely; certainly; definitely; doubtlessly; indeed; earnestly; positively; really; seriously; truly; verily
هٗ — Hoo — Him (= pro., s., m., 3rd person. Refers to the Almighty God)
هُو — Ho-wa — He (= pro., s., m., 3rd person. Refers to the Almighty God)
يُبۡدِئُ — Yoob-de-o — Creates (= Creates, initiates, originates or starts since its inception or right from the beginning. Starts from nothing before)
وَ — Wa — And (= Conj., links words, phrases or clauses; additionally; but; also; more over; though; when; while; yet; whereupon)
يُعِيۡدُ‌ — Yo-eed — Repeats (= Recreates the creating again and again. Reproduces. A translation by Dr Khan and Dr Al-Hilali first stated, “He it is Who begins (punishment) and repeats (punishment) in the Hereafter” and then repeated the above meanings as the secondary alternate)

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The Holy Qor-aan 085:015 ○ وَهُوَ الۡغَفُوۡرُ الۡوَدُوۡدُ ۙ‏

Wa-ho-wul-gha-foo-rool-wa-dood

And He is the Most Forgiving, Most Loving.

وَ — Wa — And (= Conj., links words, phrases or clauses; additionally; but; also; more over; though; when; while; yet; whereupon)
هُو — Ho-wa…(ul) — He (= pro., s., m., 3rd person. Refers to the Almighty God)
الۡغَفُوۡرُ — Ghafoo-ro(ol) — Forgiving (= superlative form indicates the greatest, the highest, the most and highlights that none more than Him Who excuses, overlooks and pardons; All Forgiving)
الۡوَدُوۡدُ — Wa-dood — Most Loving (= superlative form indicates the greatest, the highest, the most and highlights that none more than Him is loving,
affectionate and compassionate. All Loving. Benignant. Full of loving kindness.

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The Holy Qor-aan 085:016 ○ ذُو الۡعَرۡشِ الۡمَجِيۡدُ ۙ‏

Zool-ur-shil-ma-jeed

Master of the most Glorious Throne

ذُوۡ — Zoo…(l) — Of (= Lord. Master. Owner. Possessor)
الۡعَرۡشِ — Ur-sh…(il) — Throne * (= Center of water. Seat of Glory)
الۡمَجِيۡدُ — Ul-ma-jeed — Most Glorious (= Honored; respected)

* Note 085:016. Most translations construedالۡمَجِيۡدُ meaning glorious as an adjective to describe the الۡعَرۡشِ meaning the throne. However, M Zafrulla Khan treated both the words الۡعَرۡشِ and الۡمَجِيۡدُ as two independent nouns and translated them as “The Lord of the Throne, the Lord of Honour.” The quote is as in the original; it used the spellings of British English and not of the American English.

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The Holy Qor-aan 085:017 ○فَعَّالٌ لِّمَا يُرِيۡدُ ؕ‏

Fau-aa-loo-lay-maa-yo-reed

The doer of what He intends

فَعَّالٌ — Fau-aa-loon..(il) — Doer (= Absolutely the real executor, implementer, precipitator or pursuer. Achiever who never fails, always succeeds. Who materializes)
لِّ — Lay — For / Of (= For the goal, purpose or reason of)
مَا — Maa — What (= 1. All that; whatever; whatsoever. 2. Any time; at such time; when; whenever)
يُرِيۡدُ — Yo-reed — He intends (= Adjudicates, decides, wants, wills or wishes per His finalized Judgment)

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The Holy Qor-aan 085:018 ○ هَلۡ اَتٰٮكَ حَدِيۡثُ الۡجُـنُوۡدِ ۙ‏

Hul-ataa-ka-ha-dee-thol-jo-nood

Has come to you the report of the armies

هَلۡ — Hull — Has (= Question mark like Are, Can, Have, Shell or Will?)
اَتٰ — A-taa — Come to (= 1. Arrived; reached. 2. Heard of)
كَ — Ka — You (= pro., s., m., 2nd person. You single male. The addressee of this divine message is initially the Holy Prophet s.a.w and secondarily every Moslem, in fact every human being. See the Note under 002:005)
حَدِيۡثُ — Ha-dee-tho..(ol) — Report (= 1. Account. narration; news; proclamation; saying; story; tale. 2. Discourse. Explanation)
الۡجُـنُوۡدِ — Jo-nood — Armies (= Did you hear of the story of the great army. Forces;
garrisons; hosts; soldiers; warriors)

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The Holy Qor-aan 085:019 ○فِرۡعَوۡنَ وَثَمُوۡدَ ؕ‏

Phir-ao-na-wa-tha-mood

Of Pharaoh and Thamood.

فِرۡعَوۡنَ — Phir-auo-no — Pharaoh (= 1. The dictatorial monarchs of Egypt. 2. Also anyone who is extremely arrogant, boastful, pride-stricken and very vanity rich with a big ego)
وَ — Wa — And (= Conj., links words, phrases or clauses; additionally; but; also; more over; though; when; while; yet; whereupon)
ثَمُوۡدَ — Tha-mood — Thamood (= Name of a nation or tribe. See 089:010 and 011

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The Holy Qor-aan 085:020 ○ بَلِ الَّذِيۡنَ كَفَرُوۡا فِىۡ تَكۡذِيۡبٍ ۙ‏

Ba-lil-la-zee-na-ka-fa-roo-fee-tuk-zeeb

Really they all disbelieved, excelling in the denial of Truth.

بَل — Ba-l…(il) — Really (= Aye; nay; but the truth is; however; instead; of course; nevertheless; on the contrary; rather; the fact is; verily; truthfully; yea but; yes indeed)
ٱلَّذِينَ — La-zee-na — Those who (= pl., m, 3rd person. All those people who acted ‘bad’)
كَفَرُوۡا — Ka-fa-roo — Disbelieved (= v., pl., 1. Denied, refused or rejected faith or belief in Allah, the Holy Qor-aan & Islaam to become Moslem. 2. Became faithless, heretics, infidels, non-believers, resistors to God or unbelievers. 3. Acted ungratefully by failing to appreciate, thank for, use or utilize God’s
given abilities, blessings, capabilities, capacities, gifts, opportunities and talents by their abuse and misuse)
فِىۡ — Fee — In (= 1. Among. In. Contained inside or amidst a duration, , event, time, place, period, thing or situation. 2. Relative to; concerning; for the sake of; in reference to; pursuant to; regarding)
تَكۡذِيۡبٍ — Tuk-zeeb — Denial (= Excel, increase and persist in falsifying, giving lie to or rejecting the truth)

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The Holy Qor-aan 085:021 ○ وَّاللّٰهُ مِنۡ وَّرَآٮِٕهِمۡ مُّحِيۡطٌۚ‏

Wul-laa-ho-min-wa-raa-ai-him-mo-heet

And Allah will encompass from behind them

وَ — Wa…(ul) — And (=(= Conj., links words, phrases or clauses; additionally; but; also; more over; though; when; while; yet; whereupon)
اللّٰهُ — Laa-ho — Allah (= The Almighty God; The only One worthy of worship)
مِنۡ — Min — From (= Among, from or out of a class, category, count or kind. Among, from or out of a several persons or things)
وَرَآءَ — Wa-raa-a — Behind (= 1. At the back; besides; beyond; far away; further than being seen; what comes after that’s clearly visible. 2. Ignoring; shutting eyes to not see. a/t/a from their behind and the front to punish them; those who ignore facts and shut their eyes so as not to see the facts)
هِمۡ — Him — Them (= pro., pl, .m., 3rd person. Refers to aforesaid ‘armies’)
مُّحِيۡطٌۚ — Mo-heet — Encompass (= v., Always and invariably does encircle, encompass, gather, herd together, surround and lead them to the desired destination. Round them up from all around indicates ‘all of them’ leaving none behind, like a shepherd rounding up all his cattle from getting lost )

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The Holy Qor-aan 085:022 ○بَلۡ هُوَ قُرۡاٰنٌ مَّجِيۡدٌ ۙ‏

Bul-ho-wa-qor-aa-noon-ma-jeed

Really this is the Glorious Book — read again and again

بَلۡ — Bul — Really (= Aye; nay; but the truth is; however; instead; of course; nevertheless; on the contrary; rather; the fact is; verily; truthfully; yea but; yes indeed)
هُو — Ho-wa — He (= pro., s., m., 3rd person. Refers to the Holy Qor-aan)
قُرۡاٰنٌ — Qor-aan — The Book (= Read again and again. Most frequently. See our Commentary titled The Holy Qor-aan – The Most Read Book In The World)
مَّجِيۡدٌ — Ma-jeed — Glorious (= Honored; respected)

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The Holy Qor-aan 085:023 ○فِىۡ لَوۡحٍ مَّحۡفُوۡظٍ

Fee-lao-him-mah-fooz

In a safe and secure template.

فِىۡ — Fee — In (= 1. Among. In. Contained inside or amidst a duration, , event, time, place, period, thing or situation. 2. Relative to; concerning; in reference to; pursuant to; regarding)
لَوۡحٍ — Lao-hin…(m) — Template (= Tablet. The Standard with which all other Books and Codes will forever be judged)
مَّحۡفُوۡظٍ — Mah-fooz — Safe & secure (= Preserved, protected and well-guarded against any and all destruction, distortion or dissolution)

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People of the Pits

Posted on August 16, 2015 by Abid

CONTENTS

People Of the Pits

The 085:001 starts with God’s names and conveys the eternal message that those who hurt the Believers will be punished even though they can’t see it today with naked eye. They can repent truly to make amends because the Almighty is All-Forgiving, All-Loving – 085:015. Otherwise all worldly control, power or kingship (002:259) won’t save them from God’s wrath. He cites (085:002) natural elements (الۡبُرُوۡجِ Bo-rooj) of starry patterns, constellations, galaxies, mansions and spindles He made visible to us to lead us to believe in what He chose to keep invisible.

Allah swore by His creation of the Space and Stars. He chose the scene of cruelty by a few men who controlled the pits (085:006) where the fire was fed with a lot of fuel (085:006). The controllers put other human beings on stakes, burnt them alive and sat (085:006) watching (085:007) them. The victims were believers (085:009). The abomination was staged publicly to warn the others. This practice is as long as man’s history. Abraham was set up for that but God saved him. Pharaohs did that. Jews did it to the Christians. Christian crusades did that to the others. Moslems were fore-warned but they still practiced it. They burn their opponents even today. One of the significance of this Soorah is that it has prepared all future believers in advance. Those violated are consoled that His Seizure Is Strong And Very Severe (085:013). Those committing the atrocity have been put on a very clear notice of their total ruin (085:005). Forever all have been told of the divine scheme of things though some men do not understand. He knows the reasons why He planned that way and told man to wait (086:016 to 018). After all He Is The Doer Of What He Intends (085:016).

085:004 states the ‘witness’ شَاهِدٍ and the ‘witnessed’ مَشۡهُوۡدٍ although some translations have extrapolated them to mean differently. For example, Allamah Nooruddin referred شَاهِدٍ to the Holy Prophet s.a.w and مَشۡهُوۡدٍ to his community. And Dr Al-Hilali and Dr Khan referred شَاهِدٍ to the “Witnessing day, the Friday’ and مَشۡهُوۡدٍ to the “Witnessed Day, i.e. the day of Arafah (Hujj) the ninth of Dhul-Hijjah.”

085:005 shows that those who victimized ( اَصۡحٰبُ الۡاُخۡدُوۡدِ , us-haa-bool-ookh-dood) were ruined. A translation referred this phrass to a long story of a ‘Boy and a King’ and unfortunately tried to belittle the divinity of the message to the triviality of a fable.

085:009 provides the reason why the controllers, persecutors, patrons and spectators sat watching the brutalization. They disliked, hated and ill-treated by burning the victims alive for no fault except that they had believed in the Almighty.

The Almighty God concludes the lesson relative to the People of Pits as follows.
1. He tells all that everything belongs to Him and He witnesses everything (085:010).
2. He warns the persecutors of the believers with dire consequences (085:010).
3. He promises the Believers the Paradise as the best reward (085:010).
4. He reiterates that His Catching is indeed very severe (085:013).
5. He is the Doer Of What He Intends (085:016). He will surround the People of Pits all around (085:021) so they can’t escape the punishment for having wronged the Believers.

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Prayers to protect from evil

Posted on August 16, 2015 by Abid

Prayer to protect from evil

The 113:001 starts with God’s names and urges man to seek His protection from evil of all kinds. He made everything and can unmake it. He tears apart things when He wills. He can protect from all evil in His creation — in the dark, in the planners and plotters, in the works of jealousy.

113:002 directs to pray by saying قُلۡ (‘You say …’) that carries numerous connotations such as the following.
1. It commands a reader to deliver the message to all other persons in the whole wide world.
2. It orders him to tell himself too so that his telling only others is not an act of hypocrisy.
3. It directs the reader to acknowledge that he has received the message he gives others.
4. It mandates him to express his state of mind with the resolves like “I will do that.”

113:002 further exhorts to seek the protection of God of Cleaving (ٱلۡفَلَقِ, faluque) that among other things means as follows.
1. To cause something to burst open like the dawn or daybreak tears apart a night.
2. To cause the appearance, emergence and prevailing of the truth.
3. To split especially along a plane of natural weakness.
4. To broaden the depth of the request by seeking ‘protection from all evil ‘out there’ by ‘tearing it apart’ and ‘cleaving’ it.

113:003 elaborates the sphere of Evil. Man knows certain evils such as ‘mischief, bad things created as a test, set back, speed bump or stumbling block albeit temporary.’ But he can’t know ‘all that (مَا , maa) whatever, whenever and wherever’ that lies in all that He has created (خَلَقَ, kha-la-qua), brought into being, designed, fashioned or structured. Narrow meanings are conveyed by translating the prayer to ‘Seek protection from the evil He created.’ But very broad meanings appear in translations to “Seek protection from the evil of whatever He created.’ The broader meanings are obviously justified by the fact that God Almighty created everything and nothing really is inherently evil but its misuse or abuse by man is that makes it bad. Just as the Almighty’s blessings, forgiveness, grace, kindness and mercy have no bounds, man’s prayer like all prayers should be as broad as possible.

113:004 quotes one environment that breeds all kinds of evil for Man regardless of his color, creed or culture. Evil thrives in darkness, particularly when it has (وَقَبَ, wa-qub) become thick and is intensified into pitch dark, overspread with the thickness similar to what appears when the full moon has entered a total eclipse.

113:005 enumerates the evil of the blowers (ٱلنَّفَّـٰثَـٰتِ, nuf-fus-saa-tay) in the knots. Their kinds can be the breathers, the conjurers and evil whisperers who try to deter or obstruct good pursuits, the practitioners of secret arts and malignant methods, the promoters who join hands in witchcraft or the witches who cast evil suggestions. Their overt acts can be entering (لۡعُقَدِ, oqud) accords, agreements, compacts, pacts, pledges, resolutions, solutions and settlements which are agreed upon and firmed up between parties like in one or all of the following scenarios.
1. The age-old custom of concluding a solemn affirmation by blowing into hands.
2. The final step in the process of firming up an agreement, compact or mutual relationship.
3. The removal of complications which may have hitherto hindered finalizing a settlement.
4. The opening the knots that were tied up earlier.

113:006 specifies the evil of a jealous person when he perpetrates jealousy (حَاسِدٍ إِذَا حَسَدَ ). It is a fact of life we all experience, all the time, in all places. There have been in the past and there will always be in the future innumerable types of prejudices. Burning alive on the flaming fire for flouting established religion (085:005) may be just in the past. Protection from the evils of all kinds of biases and jealousy is as important today as in days gone by. Examples of this harsh reality abound all political, fiscal, social, professional or clerical arenas. In the world of today 2015 AD the most prominent may be have’s, have-nots and color-prejudices. Not at all is uncommon phenomenon to see the real impact of the evils of jealousy, grudge and biases. Ask the victim when an act of jealousy inflicted on him a harm or committed a crime against him.
 Ask a religious minority member in Pakistan or ISIS-controlled Iraq.
 Ask a ghetto resident who can’t improve his housing in many rich countries.
 Ask a black unemployable person in several places because he never got training.
 Ask a convict who lived a dozen years on death-row until DNA proved his innocence.
 Ask a poor who must feed his family in less than his rich neighbor spends in his dinner.
 Ask a child who attends integrated school hungry as his rich seatmate eats lavish lunch.
 Ask hundreds of first-responders battling cancer as Congress won’t fund insurance.
 Ask thousands of dependents of the innocent killed in World Trade Center on 9/11.
 Ask hundreds of thousands of dependents of Iraqis killed by oil-hungry foreigners.
 Ask millions of victims of religious and ethnic prejudices everywhere in the world.
The reasons go on and on why God taught to seek protection against the perpetrators of jealousy.

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