Highlighted Quranic listing of the twenty-ninth Separa (Tabarakal Ladhi) is here. An attempt has been made to simplify tracking of the desired information. At the outset, it is necessary to acknowledge innumerable sources used in the compilation of this effort. No attempt has been made to list the references individually; but sincere thanks are due to all, individually and collectively.
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Separa 29 (Tabarakal Ladhi)
Surah AL Mulk (67: 01-30)
Surah AL Qalam (68: 01-52)
Surah AL Haqqah (69: 01-52)
Surah AL Ma-Arij (70:01-44)
Surah Nuh (71: 01-28)
Surah Al Jinn (72: 01-28)
Surah AL Muzzammil (73: 01-20)
Surah AL Muddaththir (74: 01-56)
Surah AL Qiyamah (75: 01-40)
Surah AD Dahr (76: 01-31)
Surah AL Mursalat (77: 01-50)
IN THE NAME OF ALLAH, THE BENEFICENT, THE MERCIFUL
Surah AL Mulk
(67: 01-30)
> ” Hallowed is He in whose hand is the kingdom, and He has power over all things”: (01)
Flag 1: Allah: The Blessed, holy and inviolable owner of the known and unknown kingdom and the owner of absolute unilateral, unrestricted and unrestrained power over everything: (Mulk-67: 01)
> ” Who created death and life in order that He may prove to you (as to) who of you is the best in deeds. He is the ever-prevalent, the oft-forgiving”: (02)
Flag 2: The sequence and logic behind life and death: (Mulk-67: 02)
Note:
(i) Performance can only be assessed by putting an individual to task.
(ii) The life and death cycle is the necessity for achieving this objective.
(iii) Accordingly, life tenure is the testing ground to achieve well defined targets using the gift of intellect bestowed by the merciful.
(iv) Allah with His all encompassing knowledge is fully aware of the results in respect of each individual; but his absolute justice (Adl) demands physical proofs of the permanence duly certified by the witnesses (Prophets, Imams, written down statement by angels, physical evidence by organs of the performer, etc).
(v) The verse below should be adequate to understand Allah’s all encompassing knowledge:
> ” Shall not He who created you know? He is subtle, the aware”
(Mulk-67: 14)
(vi) The element of prefixed destiny does not exist as each individual has been provided with absolute freedom of action.
(vii) Allah provides guidance and multiplies the same in respect of the seekers.
(viii) Anyone not interested in availing guidance and mercy is left unattended so are the ungrateful, rebellious, persistent liars & beliers.
ijz-e-Gunah Ke Dam Tak Hain Asmat Kamil Ke Jalwey
The recognition of piety rests with the existence of lowly pathetic impiety (overwhelming state of being drowned in sins)
Pasti Hai tu Bulandi Hai Raz Bulandi Pasti Hai
The existence of lowliness give rise to the recognition of heights
> ” Who created the seven heavens one above the other. You do not see any flaw in the creation of AR Rahman. Then look again. Do you see any fissure”? (03)
> ” Turn your eyes again and again, your gaze shall turn back dulled and tired”: (04)
> ” Verily We have adorned the lowest heaven with lamps, and We have made them missiles to drive away the devils, and We have prepared for them the chastisement of the flaming fire”: (05)
Flag 3: Allah’s Faultless Kingdom: (Mulk-67: 03-05)
Note:
(i) The description of heavens other than lowest heavens is known to Allah alone.
> ” For those who disbelieve in their Lord there is chastisement of hell, an evil destination”! (06)
> ” When they shall be flung into it, the shall hear its roaring”: (07)
> ” It would almost burst with rage. Every time a group is flung into it, its keepers shall ask: Did not a warner come to you”? (08)
> ” They shall say: Yes, surely a warner came to us, but we belied him, and said: Allah has not sent down anything; you are in nothing but a great delusion”: (09)
> ” And they say: Had we but listened and used our intelligence, we would not have been among the inmates of blazing fire”: (10)
> ” So they will confess their sins, but far away (from Allah’s mercy) will be the people of the blazing fire”: (11)
Flag 4: Far away from Allah’s mercy (Mulk: 06-11):
> ” Verily those who fear their Lord in secret, for them shall be forgiveness and recompense”: (12)
> “Whether you conceal your word or declare it, verily He is the knower of whatsoever is in the breasts”: (13)
> ” Shall not He who created you know? He is subtle , the aware”: (14)
Flag 5: Shall there be anything unknown to Allah who created you and everything else?: Those who fear their Lord: (Mulk-67: 12-14)
> “He it is who made the earth subservient to you, so walk through its vast valleys and eat of His provisions; while unto Him is the resurrection”: (15)
> ” Do you feel secure that He who is in the heaven shall not cause earth to swallow you, when it shall quake”? (16)
> “Or do you feel secure that He who is in the heaven shall not send down upon you a violent storm to shower stones at you? Then you shall know how (terrible) was My warning”! (17)
> ” But indeed those before them also belied (My signs). How (terrible) was then My wrath”! (18)
> ” Do they not behold the birds above them, their flying wings spread or folded? No one holds them aloft but ARRAHMAN. Verily He sees everything”: (19)
> “Or who is he who (can be) an army unto you and help you apart from ARRAHMAN? The disbelievers are surely lost to delusion”: (20)
> ” or who is he who can provide you with sustenance should He withhold His sustenance? Yet they persist in perverseness and aversion”: (21)
> ” Is he who goes about grovelling upon his face better guided, or he who walks walks upright on the right path”? (22)
> ” Say (O Muhammad): He it is who brought you into being and gave you ears and eyes and hearts; yet how little are the thanks you offer”: (23)
Flag 6: Think and answer the above question in earnest! Is there an option other than surrender to Allah? (Mulk-67: 13-24)
Note:
(i) Who is it who provides everything and reigns supreme on all affairs? None other than Allah of course!
(ii) Is there anything at all? based on any criterion to be realised by persisting in the ‘Divine’ denial? Think and contemplate in earnest and avail the final call before it is too late!
> ” Say: He it is who has spread you over the earth, and to him you shall be gathered”: (24)
> ” They say: when shall this promise come to pass, if you are truthful”: (25)
> ” Say: Allah alone has the knowledge I am only an open warner”: (26)
> ” But when they shall see it near, grieved shall be the faces of those who disbelieve, and it shall be said (to them): This is what you have been calling for”: (27)
Flag 7: The knowledge of the ‘Hour’ rests with Allah alone: (Mulk-67: 25-27)
> ” Say: Just think. If Allah were to destroy me, and those with me, or if He bestows His mercy on us, then who will protect the disbelievers from a painful chastisement”? (28)
> ” Say: He is ARRAHMAN. We believe in Him, and in Him do We put our trust. So soon you shall know who it is that is in manifest straying”: (29)
Flag 8: Being under ARRahman’s Protection: (Mulk-67: 28-29)
> ” Say: Just think. If your water were to dry up in the morning who then can bring you flowing water”? (30)
Flag 9: Think ! If your water dries up, who other than Allah can restore it? (Mulk-67: 24-30)
Note:
(i) Is any recourse to persist in the ‘Divine’ denial left? Answer? Take immediate action based as guided by your intellect!
Surah Al Mulk ends
Separa-29 (Tabarakal Ladhi) continues
IN THE NAME OF ALLAH, THE BENEFICENT, THE MERCIFUL
Surah Al Qalam
(68: 01-52)
> ” Nun. By the pen and by what they write”: (01)
Flag 10: The (Qalam: Pen), Knowledge (ilm) and the City of Knowledge: (Qalam: 68: 01)
Note:
(i) if ‘Nun’ is taken as the ink or ink holder reference to (Qalam: Pen) leads to knowledge.
(ii) Wisdom of the innumerable in written form exists due to the existence of the (Qalam).
(iii) This verse lays a great emphasis on knowledge and learning.
(iv) Any reference to knowledge is incomplete without reference to Ali Ibn Abu Talib.
(v) On the authority of the holy Prophet: I am the city of knowledge while Ali is its gate.
> ” (O Muhammad) you are not, by the grace of your Lord, mad”: (02)
Flag 11: Allah’s ever encompassing grace on Muhammad: (Qalam-68: 02)
Note:
(i) The mutual whispering of the hypocrites is referred to herein(Qalam-68: 02) saying: Muhammad has gone astray in love of Ali.
> ” Verily for you there is an unending recompense”: (03)
> ” Verily you (stand) on an exalted standard of sublime morality”: (04)
> ” So you will see and they will see”: (05)
> ” Which of you is afflicted with madness”: (06)
Flag 12: The exalted Holy Prophet: (Qalam-68: 02-06)
> ” Verily your Lord is He who knows best who has gone astray from His path, and He knows best those who are guided aright”: (07)
> ” So do not yield to the beliers”: (08)
> ” They wish that you should be pliant so that they would be pliant”: (09)
> ” Do not yield to any despicable swearer”: (10)
Flag 13: No yielding or flexibility to the beliers: (Qalam-68: 07-10)
> ” Any slanderer going about with calumnies”: (11)
> ” Any hinderer of the good, transgressor, sunk deep in sin”: (12)
> ” Any violent tyrant, who is in addition base born”: (13)
> ” Simply because he possesses wealth and children”: (14)
> ” When our signs are recited to him he says: Stories of the ancient”: (15)
> ” We will brand him on the snout”: (16)
Flag 14: Possessors of the hateful qualities: (Qalam-68: 11-16)
Note:
(i) The hateful qualities mentioned in above verses refer to enemies of the Holy Prophet.
(ii) Snout branded evil doer (Walid ibn Mughayra; an illegitimate child) is referred to in verse (Qalam-68: 11-13).
> ” Verily We will try them as We tried the people of garden, when they vowed that they would certainly gather the fruits in the morning”: (17)
> ” And they had not made the exception (if Allah wills)”: (18)
> ” So a visitation from you Lord came upon it while they were asleep”: (19)
> ” And it was turned into dark, desolate and barren soil’: (20)
> ” And in the morning they cried out one to another”: (21)
> ” Go early to your field if you want to gather the fruits”: (22)
> ” So they departed , whispering to one another”: (23)
> ” let no needy person come to you within it today”: (24)
> ” They went early in the morning fully determined in the purpose (to prevent the poor and the needy)”: (25)
> ” When they saw it, they said: verily we have lost the way”: (26)
> ” No. We have been deprived”: (27)
> ” The most moderate of them said: Did I not say: Why do you not glorify (Allah)”? (28)
> ” They said: Glory be to you O Lord. Verily we have been unjust”: (29)
> ” Then they started blaming one another”: (30)
> ” They said: Woe to us, verily we have been arrogant”: (31)
> ” May be Our Lord will give us better than this. Verily we turn to our Lord in repentance”: (32)
> ” Such is Our chastisement: and certainly the chastisement of the hereafter is greater, if only they knew”: (33)
> ” Verily for those who safeguard themselves against evil there are gardens of bliss with their Lord”: (34)
Flag 15: Those who turned repentant after the trial: (Qalam-68: 17-34)
Note:
(i) The episode is about two brothers going against the tradition of their god fearing father who used to share yield of his gardens with the poor.
(ii) Two sons ignoring the old practice, decided to abandon any reference to Allah and sharing with the poor and declared intent to have everything to themselves.
(iii) They were punished for their excess but were forgiven by the Lord (Allah) on sincere repentance.
> ” Shall We then treat those who submit (to Allah’s will) like the guilty”? (35)
> ” What is the matter with you? How do you judge”? (36)
> ” Or have you a scripture from which you learn”? (37)
> ” That you shall indeed have whatever you choose”? (38)
> ” Or have you taken a binding covenant from Us which will hold till the day of the judgement, that you shall surely have whatever you demand”? (39)
> ” Ask them (O Muhammad) ( as to) who among them will stand surety of that”? (40)
> ” Or have they partners? Then let them bring their partners (associate gods), if they are truthfull”? (41)
> ” On the day the shin shall be laid bare, and they shall be called to prostrate themselves but they shall not be able to do so”: (42)
> ” Lowered will be their eyes, and disgrace will cover them. They had indeed been called to prostrate themselves while yet they were safe and sound”: (43)
> ” So leave Me and him who belies this announcement. We will lead on (to ruin) step by step in a way that they do not know”: (44)
> ” Yet I will give them respite. Verily My plan is firm”: (45)
> ” Or do you ask from them any recompense that they are burdened with a load of debt”? (46)
> ” Or do they have knowledge of the unseen which they write down”? (47)
Flag 16: Allah Firm Plan: Disbelievers challenged to bring evidence in support of their contention: Guilty and believing faithfuls are not equal:(Qalam-68: 35-47)
> ” So wait with patience for the judgment of your Lord, and do not be like the companion of the fish who cried (to his Lord) when he was in anguish”: (48)
> ” Had not bounty from his Lord reached him, he would certainly have been cast off on the naked shore, in disgrace”: (49)
> ” Then his Lord chose him and made him of the righteous”: (50)
Flag 17: Be patient and wait for Allah’s judgement: (Qalam-68: 48-50)
Note:
(i) ‘The companion of fish’ refers to Zun-Nun, known as Prophet Yunus – (Jonah in bible).
(ii) The verses above have cleared Prophet Yunus from all possible blame and also to choose him and give him yet greater rank and station.
> ” Those who disbelieve would almost smite you with their eyes when they hear the reminder, and say: Verily he is mad”: (51)
> ” While it is nothing but a reminder unto the worlds”: (52)
Flag 18: Allah’s true message prevailed: (Qalam-68: 51-52)
Note:
(i) When disbelievers found themselves helpless against the force of Quran, their hatred consolidated towards the Holy Prophet.
(ii) The holy Quran being the true message of Allah, nevertheless, prevailed, and continues to be an eternal source of guidance to all mankind.
Surah Al Qalam ends
Separa-29 (Tabarakal Ladhi) continues
IN THE NAME OF ALLAH, THE BENEFICENT, THE MERCIFUL
SURAH AL HAQQAH
(69: 01-52)
> ” The reality”! (01)
> ” What is the reality”? (02)
> ” What shall make you know what the reality is”? (03)
Flag 19: Resurrection: The Absolute Reality (Haqqul Yaqin): (Haqqah-59: 01-03)
> ” The Thamud and the Ad belied the striking calamity”: (04)
> ” So destroyed were the Thamud by a terrible storm of thunder and lightening”: (05)
> ” And the Ad were destroyed by the furious blast of a roaring wind”: (06)
> ” He made it rage against them for seven nights and eight days in succession so that you might have seen the people prostrate like the hollow trunks of uprooted palm-trees”: (07)
> ” Do you see any trace of them”? (08)
> ” Then came Firawn, and those before him, and the cities were overthrown, while they were persisting in doing evil”: (09)
> ” They disobeyed the messenger of their Lord, so He seized them with a severe tightening seizure”: (10)
> ” Verily when the water (of the great flood) rose high, We bore you in the floating ark”: (11)
> ” So that We might make it to you a reminder, and that it might be retained by the retaining ear”: (12)
Flag 20: Destruction of those who belied Allah’s messengers: Would anyone think and take these Reminders seriously? (Haqqah-69: 01-12)
> ” When a single blast shall be sounded on the trumpet”: (13)
> ” And the earth and the mountains shall be heaved and crushed (to powder) with one crushing blow”: (14)
> ” Then, on that day shall come to pass the great event (of reckoning)”: (15)
> ” The heaven shall cleave asunder on that day and turn frail”: (16)
> ” The angels will be on its fringes, and eight will, that day, bear the arsh of your Lord above them”: (17)
Flag 21: The Trumpet, Single blast & Existence of Earth no More: Angelic Forces in Action: (Haqqah-69: 13-17)
> ” On that day you will be exposed; not a secret of you will remain hidden”: (18)
Flag 22: The day when all secrets shall become evident: (Haqqah-69: 18)
> ” Then he, who is given his record (of deeds) in right hand, will say: Here, read my record”: (19)
> ” Verily, I was sure that I will be given my account”: (20)
> ” So he shall be in a life of bliss”: (21)
> ” In an exalted garden”: (22)
> ” With fruits hanging low within reach”: (23)
> ” (It will be said): Eat and drink to your full satisfaction (as reward) for good deeds you sent before in past days”: (24)
Flag 23: Holders of record in Right Hand enjoying its joyful reading! (Haqqah-69: 10-24)
> ” But he, who is given the record (of deeds) in left hand, will say: Would that the record had not been given to me”: (25)
> ” And that I had not known what my account was”! (26)
> ” Would that (death) had made an end of me”: (27)
> ” Of no use was even my wealth”: (28)
> ” My power has gone from me”: (29)
> ” (It will be said): Seize you him and chain you him”: (30)
> ” Then burn in the blazing fire”: (31)
> ” Then tie him in a chain seventy cubits long”: (32)
> ” Verily, he used not to believe in Allah the supreme”: (33)
> ” And he did not urge on the feeding of the poor”: (34)
> ” This is why he has no friends today”: (35)
> ” Nor has he any food except pus”: (36)
> Which none but sinners eat”: (37)
Flag 24: Holders of record in Left Hand read it in desperation, disgust & despair: (Haqqah-69: 25-37)
> ” So I swear by what you see”: (38)
> ” And what you do not see”: (39)
> ” That, verily, it is the word of an honoured messenger”: (40)
> ” And not the word of a poet. (How) little is that you believe”! (41)
> ” Nor is it the word of a soothsayer. (How) little is that you reflect”! (42)
> ” It is the revelation (sent down) from the Lord of the worlds”: (43)
> ” And if he were to invent any saying concerning Us”: (44)
> ” Certainly We would have seized by his right hand”: (45)
> ” And, then cut of his aorta”: (46)
> ” And not one of you would have been able to prevent us from doing this to him”: (47)
> ” Verily it is a reminder to those who safeguard themselves against evil with full awareness of (Our) laws”: (48)
Flag 25: Degree of Freedom of speech available to the holy Prophet in revealing Allah’s message explained: (Haqqah: 69: 44-48)
Note:
(i) Above verses indicate that each and every word spoken by the holy Prophet, at any stage of life inclusive of the deathbed, was the word of the Lord (Allah).
> ” Verily We know that some among you are beliers”: (49)
> ” Verily it is a great grief to the disbelievers”: (50)
> ” Verily, it is the truth of assured certainty”: (51)
Flag 26: The truth of assured reality (Haqq-al-Yaqqin) to be faced by all: (Haqqah-69: 38-51)
> ” So glorify the name of your Lord, the supreme” (52)
Flag 27: Glory is for the Supreme Lord (Rabbik-al-Azim) alone: (Haqqah-69: 52)
Surah Al Haqqah ends
Separa-29 (Tabarak Al Ladhi) continues
IN THE NAME OF ALLAH, THE BENEFICENT, THE MERCIFUL
Surah Al Ma-Arij
(70: 01-44)
> ” A demander demanded the chastisement that is to befall”: (01)
> ” The disbelievers – which none shall be able to repel”: (02)
> ” From Allah, the Lord of the ways of ascent”: (03)
Flag 28: The ‘One’ who challenged words of the Holy Prophet at Ghadir Khum: (Maarij-70: 01-03)
Note:
(i) Harith ibn Nauman al Fahiri demanded the Holy Prophet to state if his imposition at Ghadir Khum concerning “Ali as Maula of all the faithfuls’ was from him or from Allah. The Holy Prophet confirmed that the declaration was from Allah.
(ii) On hearing this Haris said: O Allah, if what Muhammad says is true then fling on us a stone from the sky and make us suffer severe pain and torture.
(iii) He had not yet reached his she-camel to return when a stone came at him and struck him on his head, penetrated in his body and passed out through his anus leaving him dead.
(iv) The verses (Maarij-70: 01-03) were revealed thereafter.
(v) Refer to (Anfal-8: 32) concerning challenge to Allah:
> ” And remember when they said: O Allah! If this (Quran) be the truth from you, then rain down on us stones from heavens, or bring on us a painful chastisement”
(Anfal-8: 32)
> ” To whom the angels and spirits ascend in a day whose measure is fifty thousand years”: (04)
Flag 29: Spiritual realm travel at speeds beyond comprehension! Days, periods, stages, and time in the spiritual realm explained? (Maarij-70: 04)
Note:
(i) Nearness to Allah and His pleasure are attainable with spiritual exertion in obtaining the divine attribute in the spiritual realms in a day or a moment which if measured according to the time of this earth may be thousands of years.
(ii) The Quranic description concerning creation of earth is the best example to have some understanding of periods, steps, days and speeds beyond the contemporary knowledge of science.
(iii) The Stepwise Creation of Earth in its Solar System Explained: (Ha Mim-41: 09-12).
(iv) Other references concerning creation of the universe: (Araf-7: 54: Yunus-10: 03: Hud-11: 07: Sajdah-32: 04): identifying a six day period for creation.
(v) (Yawm: Day) used in some places in Quran is not the day in relation to earth’s solar system.
(vi) At the time when there was no solar system(s), the (Day) may refer to a period with its duration known only to Allah.
(vii) The first two days of creation of earth may refer to the very first two stages.
(viii) Similarly, four days with respect to completion of earth and its environment (heavens) may also represent four different stages of creation.
> ” So ( O Muhammad) persevere with becoming patient”: (05)
> ” Verily they take it to be far away”: (06)
> ” But We see it (very) near”: (07)
> ” On the day when heaven shall become like molten brass”: (08)
> ” The mountains shall become like (flake of) wool”: (09)
> ” And no friend will enquire after friend”: (10)
> ” Though within sight of one another. The guilty would like to ransom himself from the punishment of that day by (offering) his children”: (11)
> ” His wife and his brother”: (12)
> ” His kindred who gave him shelter”: (13)
> ” And all that are in the earth – that (this) might deliver him”: (14)
> ” By no means! For verily it is the flaming fire”: (15)
> ” That will skin the scalp”: (16)
> ” Claim him who had turned his back, and ran away (from the truth)”: (17)
> ” And amassed (wealth), and then hoarded”: (18)
> ” Verily man is greedy by nature”: (19)
> ” When evil befalls him he is perturbed”: (20)
> ” When good comes to him, he becomes niggardly”: (21)
Flag 30: How close is the ‘Day’? When relationships shall cease to exist; Ransom of no avail and earths physical existence no more! (Maarij-70: 05-21)
> ” Save those devoted to worship”: (22)
> ” Who are regular in prayers”: (23)
> ” All those in whose wealth there is a recognised right”: (24)
> ” For the (needy) who asks and for him who is prevented (from asking)”: (25)
> ” And those who testify to the day of judgement”: (26)
> ” And those who are afraid of the day of the chastisement of their Lord”: (27)
> ” Verily no one can feel secure from the punishment of his Lord”: (28)
> ” And those who guard their private parts”: (29)
> ” Save from their wives and those their right hand possess: for then verily they are not to be blamed”: (30)
> ” But whosoever seeks beyond this, then it is they who are transgressors”: (31)
> ” And those who faithfully fulfil their pledges and covenants”: (32)
Flag 31: Fulfilment of Pledges & Covenants: A Prerequisite for entry into the ‘Gardens of Bliss’: (Maarij-70: 32)
Note:
(i) Fulfilment of the pledge at Ghadir Khum is included therein.
> ” And those who stand firm in their testimonies”: (33)
> ” And those who are mindful of their (regular) prayers”: (34)
> ” Those will dwell in the gardens, honoured”: (35)
Flag 32: The Dwellers of the Gardens? Know the routines and limits for the Faithfuls who do not transgress? (Maarij-70: 22-35)
> ” What is the matter with disbelievers that they hasten towards you”: (36)
> ” From the right from the left, in groups”? (37)
> ” Does everyone of them covet to enter the garden of bliss”? (38)
> ” By no means! For what We have created them of what they know (base matter)”: (39)
> ” But nay, I swear by the Lord of the easts and wests, (that) We are certainly able”: (40)
> ” To bring better people than they in their place; and We shall not be outmanoeuvred”: (41)
Flag 33: Approaching entry to the ‘Gardens of Bliss’ by hypocritical means? Never shall they succeed: Not possible to outmanoeuvre Allah: (Maarij-70: 36-41)
> ” So leave them in their (vain) disputes and amusement until they encounter their day (of reckoning) promised them:” (42)
> ” The day when they shall come out of their graves in haste as though hastening to a sign post”: (43)
> ” With their eyes cast down, covered by disgrace. That is the day they have been promised”: (44)
Flag 34: Limited time to enjoy for the disbelievers for their enjoyment and manoeuvring before the curtain falls: (Maarij-70: 41-44)
Surah Al Ma-Arij ends
Separa-29 (Tabarakal Lafhi) continues
IN THE NAME OF ALLAH, THE BENEFICENT, THE MERCIFUL
Surah Nuh
(71: 01-28)
> ” Verily We sent Nuh to his people (saying): Warn your people before there comes to them a painful chastisement”: (01)
> ” He said: O my people: Verily, I am to you an open warner”: (02)
> ” Worship Allah, fear Him, and obey me”: (03)
> ” He will forgive your sins and give you respite till an appointed term. Verily, the fixed term of Allah, when it comes, shall not be put off, if only you knew”! (04)
> ” He said: O my Lord, verily I called my people night and day”: (05)
> ” But my calling has only increased their flight (from the right path)”: (06)
> ” Whenever I called them that you may forgive them, they thrust their fingers into their ears, and covered themselves with their garments, persisted (in their refusal) and swelled with pride”: (07)
> ” Then verily I called them loudly”: (08)
> ” Then verily I spoke to them in public and I spoke to them in private”: (09)
> ” And I said: Seek forgiveness of your Lord. Verily He is ever most forgiving”: (10)
> ” He will send you abundant rain from the heavens”: (11)
> ” And will help you with wealth and sons, and will make for you gardens, and will make for you rivers”: (12)
Flag 35: Prophet Nuh to his people” (Nuh-71: 01-12)
Note:
(i) On the authority of Ibne Abbas: Multiple visitors to Imam Ali came seeking his blessings and advice.
(ii) One man sinned a great deal, another did not have a child, the third was very poor and a few others with different problems. All of them were suffering from one misfortune or the other.
(iii) To each one of them, Imam Ali said: Ask forgiveness (istaghfar) of your Lord (Allah) for He is the most merciful and forgiving.
(iv) When Imam Ali was asked why did he give the same advice for different kinds of problems faced by different people?
(v) Imam Ali replied: Read verse (Nuh-70: 10-12).
> ” What is the matter with you that you do not recognise the greatness of Allah’s majesty”: (13)
> ” While He has created you by various (regular) stages”: (14)
>” Do you not see how Allah has created seven heavens one above the other”: (15)
> ” And made the moon a light in their midst, and made the sun a lamp”: (16)
> ” Allah has caused you to grow from the earth as a growth”: (17)
> ” Then he returns you back to it, and he will bring you forth again, a new forth-bringing”: (18)
> ” Verily Allah has made the earth for you a spreading”: (19)
> ” So that you may walk therein along its wide paths”: (20)
Flag 36: Revisiting Allah’s Creations inclusive of the ‘Scientific Miracles’ mentioned centuries ago while confirmation of the same by science continues to be an ongoing process: (Nuh-71: 13-20)
Note:
(i) Human biology describing creation from the stage of sperm, fetus onward.
(ii) Astronomical related description of the lowest heavens consisting of multiple galaxies, solar systems, black holes, supernovas, etc.
(iii) Only Allah has knowledge of the other six heavens beyond the known limits.
(iv) Sun is the source of light (lamp) while the moon is a simple illuminated body.
(v) The cyclic nature of Allah’s creations inclusive of, but not limited to: the herbal life, water cycle, nitrogen cycle, etc.
> ” Nuh said: O my Lord, they have disobeyed me, and followed him whose wealth and children increase him in nothing but a loss”: (21)
> ” And they have plotted a great plot”: (22)
> ” And they say (to each other): Do not forsake your gods, and do not forsake Wadd, Suwa, or Yaghuth, or Ya-uq or Nasr”: (23)
> ” And they have led many astray, so do not give the unjust increase but in error”: (24)
Flag 37: Prophet Nuh to Allah: (Nuh-71: 21-24)
> ” They were destroyed because of their sins, and made to enter fire, and did not find any helper other than Allah”: (25)
Flag 38. The destruction of the people of Nuh: (Nuh-71: 25)
> ” And Nuh said: O my Lord, do not leave a single dweller from the unjust on the earth”: (26)
> ” Verily, if you leave them (alive), they will lead Your servants astray, and they will not beget except immoral ingrates”: (27)
> ” O my Lord, forgive me, my parents, and him who enters my abode as a believer, and the believing men and the believing women, and do not give the unjust increase except in perdition”: (28)
Flag 39: Prophet Nuh’s submission (Dua) to Allah: ( Nuh-71: 26-28)
Surah Nuh ends
Separa-29 (Tabarakal Ladhi) coninues
IN THE NAME OF ALLAH, THE BENEFICENT, THE MERCIFUL
Surah Al-Jinn
(72: 01-28)
> ” Say: It has been revealed to me that a party of the jinn has listened (the Quran), and said: Verily, we heard a wonderful recitation”: (01)
> ” Which guides to the right path; so we believe in it, and will not associate any one with our Lord”: (02)
> ” Exalted is the majesty of our Lord; He has taken neither a wife nor a son”: (03)
> ” The foolish among us used to say preposterous things against Allah”: (04)
> ” We thought that neither men nor jinn would ever speak a lie against Allah”: (05)
Flag 40: Jinns turning into believers on hearing the Holy Quran: (Jinn-72: 01-05)
> ” But (some) individuals amongst humankind used to seek protection with (some) individuals amongst the jinn, so they increased them in rebellion”: (06)
> ” And they thought just as you think that Allah would never resurrect anyone”: (07)
> ” We sought (to pry into secrets) of heavens, but we found it filled with strong guards and shooting flames”: (08)
> ” We used to sit on seats there to (steal) a hearing, but anyone who tries to listen now finds a shooting flames in wait for him”: (09)
Flag 41: Rebellious tendencies amongst men and jinn: (Jinn-72: 06-09)
> ” We do not understand whether evil is intended to those who are on the earth, or whether their Lord wills to guide them aright”: (10)
> ” Some amongst us are good and some amongst us are otherwise. We are sects following different ways”: (11)
> ” We knew that we could never defeat (the will of) Allah in the earth, nor defeat his His (will) by running away”: (12)
Flag 42: The perplexed community of Jinns before receiving Quranic guidance: (Jinn-72: 10-12)
> ” So when we heard the guidance we believed in it, and whosoever believes in his Lord will neither fear loss nor oppression”: (13)
> ” Some of us are Muslims and some are deviators. Thus whosoever has submitted – such follow the right guidance”: (14)
Flag 43: Muslims and deviators amongst jinn: (Jinn-72: 13-14)
> ” As for the deviators, they shall be fuel of hell”: (15)
> ” If they remain steadfast on the right path, We shall certainly give them water (as sustenance) in abundance”: (16)
> ” So that We may test them thereby; but whomsoever turns away from remembrance of his Lord, then He will make him undergo a severe chastisement”: (17)
Flag 44: Reward for righteous and chastisement for deviators: (Jinn-72: 16-17)
Note:
(i) On the authority of Imam Jafar Sadiq: The ‘Water’ in this verse stands for the knowledge and insight into the higher things which is available to those who follow the teachings of Imams of Ahlul Bayt.
> ” The places of prostration are for Allah, so do not invoke any one along with Allah:” (18)
Flag 45: The things which are used in prostration to Allah: (Jinn-72: 18)
Note: On the authority of Ahlul Bayt:
(i) Masjid (Masajid: Plural) means a place where one lays or bends with face on the ground with humble reverence – prostration.
(ii) Masajids in this verse also refer to parts of the body which are used in prostration, i.e. palms, knees, feet (toes) and forehead.
(iii) Imam Taqi advised the Abbasi Caliph not to cut the portions of hands of a thief above the four fingers, because the palms are used in the act of prostration.
> ” And when the servant of Allah (Muhammad) stands up in the prayer to Him, they crowd upon him, almost stifling”: (19)
> ” Say (O Muhammad): I only pray to my Lord, and I do not associate any one with Him”: (20)
> ” Say: I do not own any (power) to harm or benefit you”: (21)
> ” No one can protect me from Allah, nor can I find a place of refuge apart from Him”: (22)
> ” Except conveying what I receive from Allah and His messages. Whosoever disobeys Allah and His messenger, verily for him shall be the fire of hell where he shall abide forever”: (23)
> ” Until they see what they are promised, and then shall they know who is weaker in aid and fewer in number”: (24)
> ” Say: I do not know whether that you are promised is near, or if my Lord has appointed for it a distant term”: (25)
Flag 46: The Holy Prophet to Disbelievers: (Jinn-72: 19-25)
Note:
(i) It may refer to rough treatment given to the Holy Prophet by the unruly mobs of Taif (Jinn-72: 19):
> ” He is the knower of the unseen, and He does not reveal His secrets to any one”: (26)
> ” Except to the messenger whom He chooses; and then, verily, He causes a guard to march before him and a guard behind him”: (27)
> ” So that He may know that they have really delivered the message of their Lord, and He encompasses all that is with them, and takes account of everything”: (28)
Flag 47: Allah’s secrets not revealed to anyone except to the messenger whom He chooses: (Jinn-72: 26-28)
Surah Al Jinn ends
Separa-29 (Tabarakal Ladhi) continues
IN THE NAME OF ALLAH, THE BENEFICENT, THE MERCIFUL
Surah Al Muzzammil
(73: 01-20)
> ” O you wrapped up with a mantle”: (01)
> ” Stand to pray in the night, save a little”: (02)
> ” Half of it – or a little less”: (03)
> ” Or a little more, and intone the Quran in a regulated tone”: (04)
Flag 48: Allah, Quran & the (Muzzammil) in Tahajjud Prayers: (Muzzammil-73: 01-04)
Note:
(i) Al Muzzammal (Wrapped-up) is one of the titles of the Holy Prophet.
(ii) Folded in sheet as one renouncing the vanities of this world.
(iii) Allah taking note of the holy Prophet’s preparedness on the eve of launching his mission.
> ” We shall soon send down upon you a weighty word”: (05)
Flag 49: Allah’s Weighty Word (Quran) & the two weighty things (Hadith al Thaqalayn):(Muzzammil-73: 05)
Note:
(i) ‘Qawlan thaqila’ (weighty word) refers to Quran.
(ii) The Holy Prophet used (Thaqalayn: two weighty things) for Quran and Ahlul Bayt.
(iii) ‘Hadith al Thaqalayn’: The Holy Prophet said: I leave behind, amongst you, the ‘Thaqalayn’ (two weighty, indispensable, influential authorities), the book of Allah and my Ahlul Bayt. Should you be attached to these two, never, never, shall you go astray, after me’, for verily these two shall never separate from each other; and, joined together, they shall meet me at the spring of Kawthar.
> ” Verily the rising at night is (a time) when impression is most effective, and (it is) most suitable for (clear pronunciation of) words”: (06)
Flag 50: Night Worship Excellence (Fazilat): (Muzzammil-73: 06)
Note:
(i) For seeking tranquility and to have an unperturbed direct access to the Lord (Allah), night is the most suitable time with prevailing silence without distractions.
> ” Verily you have a long occupation during the day”: (07)
> ” So remember the name of your Lord, and devote yourself to Him with an exclusive devotion”: (08)
Flag 51. How ‘Day’ time worship differs: (Muzzammil-73: 07-08)
Note:
(i) Verse (Muzzammil-73: 07) provides a clear demarcation in respect of day time activities and commands a respect for the same.
(ii) The day time devotion to Allah consists of two components of ‘Worship’ as outlined below:
(iii) Execution of Haqooq-al-Allah (Wajibats: Mandatory Worship). Know that spending the whole day saying optional prayers is not a recommended act.
(iv) Attending Haqooq-al-ibad (Worldly Affairs) is the key day time activity requiring sincere attention. Acts mentioned below are only a few examples of the antonyms (opposites) of the ‘Worship’.
(v) Not paying attention to your job for which you are being paid: Not complying with the civil/civic laws: infringing rights of others or ignoring the same: Not being an honest, law-abiding citizen: Not being good to family or parents or to neighbors or subordinates: Recourse to corrupt business and ethical practices, etc.
(vi ) Ignoring either of these (Mandatory Worship or Worldly Affairs) is no worship at all.
> ” (He is) the Lord of the east and west. There is no god but He. So take Him then as protector”: (09)
Flag 52: The Protector (Rabul-Mashriq-wa-Rabbul-Maghrib): (Muzzammil-73: 09)
> ” Bear with patience whatsoever they say, and avoid them with a graceful avoidance”:(10)
> ” And leave Me (to deal) with the beliers, the possessors of (many) bounties; and give them respite for a while”: (11)
> ” Verily with Us are the strong fetters and flaming fire”: (12)
> ” And food that chokes, and a painful chastisement”: (13)
> ” On the day when earth and mountains shall shake violently and the mountains shall be turned into heaps of poured-out sand”: (14)
Flag 53: The limited short respite to the disbelievers leading to unending chastisement: (Muzzammil-73: 10-14)
> ” Verily , We have sent a messenger to you as a witness against you, as We had sent a messenger to Firawn”: (15)
> ” But Firawn disobeyed the messenger, so We seized him with a severe seizure”: (16)
Flag 54: Warning: Messengers witness against mankind: (Muzzammil-73: 15-16)
> ” How, then, if you disbelieve, will you guard yourself on the day which shall even turn children hoary”? (17)
> ” The heaven will be rent asunder (on that day). His promise is bound to be fulfilled”: (18)
> ” Verily this is a reminder. Let him therefore, who will. choose the (right) way to his Lord”: (19)
Flag 55: Choose Allah’s way while the option is open: (Muzzammil-73: 16-19)
> ” Verily your Lord knows that you stand up (in prayer) about two-thirds of the night, and (sometimes) half of it, and sometimes one-third of it as do a group of those with you. Allah measures the night and day. He knows that you are unable to keep an exact account of it (the timing of the night prayers), so He turns to you in mercy. So recite (in the prayers) of the Quran which is easy for you. He knows some among you are sick, and some are traveling in the earth seeking the grace of Allah, and some are fighting in the way of Allah. So recite from it as much as you can easily, and establish the (regular) prayers, and pay the (prescribed) poor-rate, and lend a goodly loan to Allah. Whatsoever good you send beforehand for yourself, you will find it with Allah. This is the best and greatest reward, and seek forgiveness of Allah. Verily, Allah is oft-forgiving, most merciful”: (20)
Flag 56: The Optional Tahajjud Prayer: (Muzzammil-73: 20)
Note:
(i) The first and last verse if studied together, makes it clear that tahajjud prayer is highly desirable but optional.
(ii) Unlike the regular prayer, there is no compulsion to recite a complete surah in Tahajjud prayer as reciting a part of it is permissible.
(iii) ‘group of those with you’ refers to Ali ibn Abu Talib and Abu Dhar.
Surah Al Muzammil ends
Separa-29 (Tabarakal Ladhi) continues
IN THE NAME OF ALLAH, THE BENEFICENT, THE MERCIFUL
Surah Al Muddaththir
(74: 01-56)
> ” O you covered with your mantle”: (01)
> ” Arise and warn”: (02)
Flag 57: O the Cloaked One (Muddaththir): Come into open: Declare & Promote your mission (Islam): (Muddaththir-74: 01-02)
Note:
(i) Muddaththir is one of the titles bestowed by Allah on the Holy Prophet.
(ii) The command to the holy Prophet to launch his mission publicly.
> ” Proclaim the supreme greatness of your Lord”: (03)
> ” Purify you raiment”: (04)
> ” Keep away from (all) abominations”: (05)
Flag 58: Command to Proclaim Allah’s Unity (Tawhid) and Supremacy: Promote Islam (Allah’s Din: Religion): (Muddaththir-74: 03-05)
> ” Do not bestow favour (with the object) that you may receive more in return”: (06)
Flag 59: Deliver favours without expectation of any recompense: Persuasion to the faithfuls to render no string favours : (Muddaththir-74: 06)
Note:
(i) Right from the beginning, holy Prophet asked no recompense for his Prophet-hood except what was in the interest of the believers
(ii)The love of Ahlul Bayt: (Shura-42: 23).
(iii) The near relatives of the Holy Prophet are Ahlul Bayt (Ali, Fatima, Hasan, Hussain inclusive of twelve Imams: Ahzab-33: 33).
>>> ” I do not ask of you any recompense for it (the toils of Prophet-hood) save love of (my) relatives>>>”
(Shura-23: 42)
> ” Say: Whatever recompense I have asked of you is for your (own good). My recompense is with Allah. He is witness over all things”
(Saba-34: 47)
(iv) The above two verses make it clear that the purpose and the meaning of the Holy Prophet’s demand for the love of his nearest kin (Ahlul Bayt: Ahzab-33: 33) was for their own benefit, ensuring the right path for them all the way.
(v) The recompense the Holy Prophet asked for, as an exception to other prophets, refer to (Saba-47: Furqan-57: Shura-23: Sad-38: 86).
(vi) The significance of the above shall become evident to those who discard it (the Imamah: Sad-38: 88).
> ” And you will come to know its truth after a time”
(Sad-38: 88)
(vii) The lesson from verse (Muddaththir-74: 06) could be summarised in a well known proverb giving a general sense of direction.
Kar Bhalla Hoga Bhalla
(Do good and get good in return)
> ” And exercise patience for the sake of your Lord”: (07)
> ” For when the trumpet is sounded”: (08)
> ” It will be a day of distress”: (09)
> ” Not at all easy for the disbelievers”: (10)
Flag 60: The Trumpet Sounding: Day of distress of the disbelievers: (Muddaththir-74: 07-10)
> ” Leave me (to deal) with him whom I created (bare and) lonely”: (11)
> ” And gave him abundant wealth”: (12)
> ” And sons living in his presence”: (13)
> ” To whom I made (life) smooth and comfortable”: (14)
> ” Yet he desire that I should give him more”: (15)
> ” Never. He has been hostile to our signs”: (16)
> ” Soon I will afflict him with a severe punishment”: (17)
> ” Verily he had thought and calculated”: (18)
> ” May he be ruined, how he planned”! (19)
> ” May he then be ruined, how he plotted”! (20)
> ” Then he looked around”: (21)
> ” Frowned and scowled”: (22)
> ” Then he turned his back and swelled with pride”: (23)
> ” And said: This is nothing but sorcery of old”: (24)
> ” Nothing but the word of human being”: (25)
> ” Soon I will cast him into the fire of hell”: (26)
Flag 61: Punishment for denying the verses of holy Quran: Knowing Allah’s enemy (Walid Bin Mughayra): (Muddaththir-74: 11-26)
Note:
(i) Verses (Muddaththir-74: 11-26) refer to disbelievers in general and, (Walid bin Mughayra), an illegitimate born very rich Makkan, a vocal, persistent hardened enemy of Allah and the holy Prophet.
> ” What will make you know what the hell is”? (27)
> ” It leaves nothing, neither does it spare”: (28)
> ” It shrivels the man”: (29)
> ” Above it their are nineteen (guards)”: (30)
> ” We have not appointed anyone but angels as keepers of hell, and We have not fixed their numbers but as a trial for those who disbelieve, so that those who were given the book may have certainty, and those who believe may have a greater increase in faith, and those to whom the book is given and those who believe may not have doubt; and those in whose heart there is a disease and disbelievers say: What does Allah mean by this similitude? Thus Allah leaves to stray whomsoever He wills and guides whomsoever He wills. None knows the hosts of your Lord save Himself. This is naught but a reminder to the mankind”: (31)
Flag 62: Fear Hell: A reminder to the Mankind: (Muddaththir-74: 27-31)
> ” Nay, by the moon”: (32)
> ” And by the night when it retreats”: (33)
> ” And by the dawn when it brightens”: (34)
> ” Verily it (hell) is one of the most grievous woes”: (35)
> ” A warning to the mankind”: (36)
> ” To any of you who desires to go forward or lag behind”: (37)
> ” Every soul is a pledge for what it has earned”: (38)
Flag 63: A Warning to the Mankind to surrender to (Islam): Know that ‘Hell’ is worst of the woes: (Muddaththir-74: 27-38)
> ” Except for the people of right hand”: (39)
> ” In gardens they shall ask”: (40)
> ” The guilty”: (41)
Flag 64: People of the Garden questioning guilty being led to the ‘Hell’: (Muddaththir-74: 39-41)
> ” What was it that brought you to the hell”? (42)
> ” They shall say: We were not those who prayed (obligatory salat)”: (43)
> ” And We did not feed the poor”: (44)
> ” And We used to talk vanities with vain talkers”: (45)
> ” And We used to belie the day of judgement”: (46)
> ” Until the certainty (death) came upon us: (47)
Flag 65: Disbeliever revisiting their blunders on the ‘Day’: (Muddaththir-74: 42-47)
> ” So, the intercession of the intercessors shall not avail them”: (48)
> ” Then what is the matter with them that they turn away from warning”: (49)
> ” As though they were frightened asses”: (50)
> ” Fleeing from a lion”? (51)
> ” Nay, but everyone of them wants that he should be given open pages (of heavenly book addressed to him)”: (52)
> ” Nay, but they do not fear the hereafter”: (53)
Flag 66: Disbelievers’ ‘Wish List’ making them turn away from warnings: (Muddaththir-74: 48-53)
> ” Nay, verily it is a reminder”: (54)
> ” So whosoever wills may pay attention to it”: (55)
> ” They will not heed unless Allah wills. He alone is worthy of being feared and He alone is the source of protection”: (56)
Flag 67: Reminder: Allah: The only source of (Hidayat: Guidance), (Taqwah: To be feared) and (Maghfirah: Protection): (Muddaththir-74: 54-56)
Note:
(i) Free will and freedom of action bestowed on each soul by Allah.
(ii) Guidance is for those who desire it and Allah has promised to multiply it for the seekers.
(iii) No guidance for the ingrates, liars and those who are in persistent rebellious denial (Mushrikin).
Surah Al Muddaththir ends
Separa-29 (Tabarakal Ladhi) continues
IN THE NAME OF ALLAH, THE BENEFICENT, THE MERCIFUL
Surah Al Qiyamah
(75: 01-40)
> ” Nay, I, swear by the day of resurrection”: (01)
> ” I swear by the self accusing soul”: (02)
> ” Does man think We shall not assemble his bones”: (03)
> ” We certainly have the power to re-form even his finger-tips”: (04)
> ” Yet man desires to do evil during the time (that lies) before him”: (05)
Flag 68: Follow the sincere friendly call and avert the catastrophe on the ‘Day’: Understand (Nafs lawwama: the sincere friend) and (Nafs ammara: the enemy):(Qiyamah-75: 01-05)
Note:
(i) ‘Nafs lawwama’: the self-reproaching conscience is mankind’s defence against ‘Nafs ammara’ (Shaytanic instigation).
(ii) ‘Nafs mutma-inna’ is the highest stage of tranquillity and satisfaction to achieve the status identified in the verse below:
>>> ” Allah is well pleased with them and they are well pleased with Him>>>”
(Bayyanah-98: 08)
Khudi Ko Kar Buland Etna Ke Har Taqdir Se Pehley
(Raise the ‘Self’ to a level beyond the destiny)
Khuda Bundey Se Khud Puchhey Batta Teri Reza Kiya Hai
(So that God may Himself seek His servants desired preference)
> ” He asks: When will the day of resurrection be”: (06)
> ” So when the sight shall be confounded”: (07)
> ” And the moon shall be eclipsed”: (08)
> ” And the sun and moon shall be brought together”: (09)
Flag 69: Scientific happenings on the day: The collapse of our solar system”: (Qiyamah-75: 06-09)
> ” That day man will say: Whither to flee”: (10)
> ” By no means! No refuge”! (11)
> ” With your Lord that day shall be the place of rest”: (12)
> ” That day man shall be told what he had sent ahead and what he had left behind”: (13)
> ” Nay, man will be a witness against himself”: (14)
> ” Even though he may put forth his excuses”: (15)
Flag 70: No escape, No refuge: Man witness against himself: (Qiyamah-75: 10-15)
> ” (O Muhammad) do not move your tongue with (the Quran) to hasten it”: (16)
> ” Verily its collection and its recitation is Our responsibility”: (17)
> ” So, when We have recited it, follow (Our) recitation”: (18)
> “The exposition (of its meaning) rests on Us”: (19)
Flag 71: Quran: Accuracy, Protection and its delivery is) the Divine Responsibility: (Qiyamah-75: 16-19)
Note:
(i) The collection, recital, and explanation of Quran is the divine responsibility. It was not left to the imperfect wisdom of man.
(ii) To fulfil the promise of making Quran’s meaning clear, Allah has appointed Imams in the progeny of the Holy Prophet (Ahlul Bayt inclusive of their twelve Imams: Ahzab-33: 33).
(iii) (Rabbik-al-Azim: Allah, the Supreme): The Honorable Quran: None can touch (Quran) save the (thoroughly) Purified: (Waqiah-56: 75-80).
(iv) Quran (Maknun: hidden, precious, well guarded): Beyond the reach of any attempted alterations/additions/deletions or any other Shaytanic instigation (Waqiah-56: 78: Ha Mim-41: 41-42).
(v) The Arabic Quran: (Shura-23: 07:Ha Mim-41: 03&44).
(vi) Quran: The Reminder to: (Ummul al Qura) refers to Makkah, and ‘all around it’ refers to the whole world.
(vii) (Quran): Greatest Revelation: (Mumin-40: 02: Ibrahim-14: 01-04: Zukhruf-43: 03-04: Shu’ara-26: 198-200: Waqiah-56: 78)
(viii) Reconfirmation: Whole Quran was revealed to the holy Prophet in a complete book form: (Ibrahim-14: 01).
(ix) Quran was neither edited nor arranged nor compiled by anyone after its revelation.
(x) Gradual revelation as commanded by Allah followed subsequently.
(xi) The descending of the Quran on Muhammad in Arabic in order to increase its acceptability to Arabs (Shua’ra-26: 198-199: Zukhruf-43: 03-04).
(xii) Only the Thoroughly Purified by Allah (Ahzab-33: 33), can grasp the true meaning of the holy Quran.
(xiii) Further Quranic references concerning Rasekhoona-fil-Ilm, Utul-Ilm, Ulil Ilm and those who have knowledge of the book (Imran-03: 07/ Nisa 04:162/ Imran-03: 18/ Rad-13: 43/ Nahl: 16:27/ Bani Israil-17: 107/ Hajj-22: 54/ Anakbut-29: 49/ Rum-30: 56/ Saba-34: 06/ Muhammad-47: 16).
> ” Nay, but you love this transient life”: (20)
> ” And neglect the hereafter”: (21)
> ” (Some) faces on that day will be resplendent”: (22)
> ” Watching their Lord”: (23)
Flag 72: In the presence of full Glory of the Lord (Allah): (Qiyamah-75: 20-25)
Note:
(i) ‘Watching their Lord’ implies witnessing Allah’s Glory.
> ” (Some) faces on that day will be despondent”: (24)
> ” Thinking that some great calamity is going to befall them”: (25)
> ” Nay, when the life comes up to throat”: (26)
> ” And it is said: Who is the enchanter”? (27)
> ” Then man realises that it is the parting”: (28)
> ” And when legs are twisted around each other (in extreme agony)”: (29)
> ” To your Lord that day will be the driving”: (30)
Flag 73: Physical conditions at the approach of death highlighted: (Qiyamah-75: 26-30)
> ” For he neither believed nor prayed (regular prayers)”: (31)
> ” But only belied truth and turned away”: (32)
> ” Then haughtily he went to his people”: (33)
> ” Woe unto you (O man); yes, woe”! (34)
> ” Woe unto you, again, yes, woe”! (35)
Flag 74: Are the disbelievers not a fit stock for universal hatred? (Qiyamah-75: 31-36)
> ” Does man think he will be left uncontrolled”? (36)
> ” Was he not an emitted drop of sperm”? (37)
> ” Then he was a clot of blood; then He created (him), and proportioned (him)”: (38)
> ” Then He made it of two kinds, the male and the female”: (39)
> ” Is He not able to give life (again) to the dead”? (40)
Flag 75: Allah: Commencing a drop of sperm, the Creator, Fashioner, and Giver of life! Have no doubt about His capability to give the second awakening after death! (Qiyamah-75: 36-40)
Note:
(i) Man’s desire to be left uncontrolled in this world is false” (Qiyamah-75: 36).
Surah Al Qiyamah ends
Separa-29 (Tabarakal Ladhi) continues
IN THE NAME OF ALLAH, THE BENEFICENT, THE MERCIFUL
Surah Ad Dahr
(76: 01-31)
> ” Did not a space of time pass over man when he was not anything worth mentioning”? (01)
> ” Verily We created man from a drop of mingled fluid (life-germ) in order to test and try him; so We gave him hearing and sight”: (02)
> ” Verily We showed him the (right) way, (then) he is either grateful or ungrateful”: (03)
Flag 76: The insignificant origin of Man: (Homo-Erectus), (Homo-Sapiens) & Adam: (Dahr-76: 01-03)
Note:
(i) The insignificant physical existence of the ancient man is verified by verse (Dahr-76: 01).
(ii) The description may correspond to the known existence of two legged species identified as (homo-erectus) nearly two million years ago.
(iii) Homo erectus (meaning ‘upright man’) is an extinct species of archaic human from the Pleistocene, with its earliest occurrence about 2 million years ago, and its specimens are among the first recognisable members of the genus Homo. H. erectus was the first human ancestor to spread throughout the Old World, having a distribution in Eurasia extending from the Iberian Peninsula to Java. African populations of H. erectus are likely to be the direct ancestors to several human species.
(iv) The (homo-erectus), though physically similar to the (homosapiens), did not carry the gift of intellect; thereby being closer to animals in characteristics.
(v) (Homo-Sapiens) the known intellect bearing ancestors of the existing mankind appeared on the scene commencing 20,000 to 60,000 BC.
(vi) Prior to the advent of Adam, life on earth for the living being had no meaning except to struggle for survival. It appears that the arrival of Adam on earth coincided with the indication of (Homo Sapiens).
(vii) When Allah declared His intent to appoint a vicegerent on earth, represented by Adam: angels stated that Your appointee on earth will make mischief and shed blood (Baqarah-2: 30). How did the angels know this in advance? It is obvious that angels were comparing Adam with the species on earth at that time involved in their indicated violent activities. The real potential of Adam was unknown to them and their observation was based on conjecture.
(viii) Besides, the descending of the spirit of Adam simultaneously or periodically into the physical existence of pre-(homo-sapiens) known as (homo-eerectus) or else can not be ruled out.
(ix) Adam gave new significance to life on earth. The man was given the knowledge to learn how to choose between good and evil.
(x) The term ‘Adam’ in the Quran, refers to the first man who came out of a state of ease and comfort to make effort and reach ultimate excellence. In this journey, within the sphere of time and space, he, as the most well-equipped creature among all the created beings, has, at his disposal, divine guidance to fight and overcome obstacles and evil satanic forces.
(xi) According to the traditions of Muhammad and Ali, there were several Adams. It may also be indicative of several worlds like earth.
> ” Verily We have prepared for disbelievers chains and shackles and a flaming fire”: (04)
> ” Verily the righteous shall drink a cup tempered with camphor (kafur)”: (05)
> ” From a spring which the servants of Allah shall drink and make it flow in abundance”: (06)
Flag 77: The contrasting future of disbelievers and the righteous (Dahr-76: 04-06)
> ” They fulfil their vow, and fear the day whose evil shall spread far and wide”: (07)
> ” And (in spite of their own needs) they give food, for love of Him, to the poor, and the orphan and the captive”: (08)
> ” (Saying): We feed you only for the sake of Allah; we do not seek any recompense from you, nor (even) thanks”: (09)
Flag 78: ‘Tajdar-e-Hal Ata’: Know those appreciated by Allah? (Dahr-76: 07-09)
Note:
(i) All Muslim traditionalists and historians agree that verses (Dahr-76: 07-14) were revealed in the praise of Ali, Fatima, Hasan and Hussain when in fulfilment of a vow they gave whatever food they had in the house to a destitute, an orphan, and a (freed) captive on three consecutive days while breaking their fasts with water only as no additional food was available in the house.
(ii) Philosopher/Poet Iqbal described Ali as ‘Tajdar-e-Hal Ata’ (he who has been crowned with surah Adh Dahr).
(iii) According to the followers of the Ahlul Bayt, when it is accepted that Ali has been crowned with surah Adh Dahr, it follows that at no time the world was, is and will be without ( visible or invisible) Ali ibn Abu Talib.
> ” So Allah will guard them from evil of that day, and cause them to find cheerfulness and happiness”: (11)
> ” And shall reward them, for that which they endured with patience, garden and silk”: (12)
> ” Where they shall recline on exalted couches, (and) shall find therein neither (heat of the) sun nor (bitter) cold”: (13)
> ” The shades (of the garden) will bend low over them, and clusters of fruits will bow down (within easy reach)”: (14)
> ” And vessels of silver and goblets of crystal will be passed around amongst them” : (15)
> ” Bright as glass, made of silver, (which) they shall measure according to an exact measure”: (16)
> ” And they shall be given to drink there of a cup tempered with ginger (zanjabil)” : (17)
> ” From a spring named Salsabil” : (18)
> ” And boys of everlasting youth will go about serving them. Looking at them you would think that they were scattered pearls”: (19)
> ” When you see, you shall see there (abundant) bounties and a magnificent kingdom”: (20)
> ” Upon them shall be robes made of the finest green silk and brocades, and they shall be adorned with bracelets of silver; and their Lord will give them a pure (wholesome) drink”: (21)
> ” (Saying to them): Verily this a recompense for you; and your endeavour is accepted (and appreciated)”: (22)
Flag 79: Allah’s Acceptance, Appreciation & the Recompense: (Dahr-76: 11-22)
> ” Verily We ! It is We who have sent down to you (O Muhammad) the Quran, in a proper descension”: (23)
> ” So wait patiently for the command of your Lord, and do not obey anyone of them, (any) sinner or ungrateful person”: (24)
Flag 80: This Quran (in Arabic) & its Descension: Blessing & Mercy to the doers of Good) confirms earlier book to Musa (Taurat): (Dahr-76: 23-24: Ahqaf-45: 12)
Note:
(i) (Quran): (Kitabim Mubin: The Manifest Book): (Dukhan-44: 02 & 58-59): Greatest Revelation: (Mumin-40: 02: Ibrahim-14: 01-04: Zukhruf-43: 03-04: Shu’ara-26: 198-200: Waqiah-56: 78: Ha Mim-41: 41-42: Zukhruf-43: 02-04: Dukhan-44: 02).
(ii) Reconfirmation of the fact the whole Quran was revealed to the holy Prophet in a complete book form: (Ibrahim-14: 01).
(iii) Quran was neither edited nor arranged nor compiled by anyone after its revelation.
(iv) Gradual revelation as commanded by Allah followed subsequently.
(v) The descending of Quran on Muhammad in Arabic in order to increase its acceptability to Arabs (Shua’ra-26: 198-199: Zukhruf-43: 03-04).
(vi) Quran (Maknun: hidden, precious, well guarded) beyond the reach of any attempted alterations/additions/deletions or any other Shaytanic instigation (Waqiah-56: 78:Ha Mim-41: 41-42).
(vii) Only the thoroughly purified by Allah (Ahzab-33: 33) can grasp its true meaning.
(viii) Further Quranic references concerning Rasekhoona-fil-Ilm, Utul-Ilm, Ulil Ilm and those who have knowledge of the book (Imran-03: 07/ Nisa 04:162/ Imran-03: 18/ Rad-13: 43/ Nahl: 16:27/ Bani Israil-17: 107/ Hajj-22: 54/ Anakbut-29: 49/ Rum-30: 56/ Saba-34: 06/ Muhammad-47: 16).
> ” Remember the name of your Lord morning and the evening”: (25)
> ” And prostrate before him part of the night, and glorify him a long night through”: (26)
Flag 81: Remember and Glorify Allah: Prayer Timing: (Dahr: 25-26)
Note:
(i) Night: The best time for worship, free of distractions and disturbance, with utmost devotion to the Lord (Allah).
> ” Verily, these (people) love the fleeting present, and put away behind them a day (that shall be) hard”: (27)
> ” We created them and made their bones and joints strong; and when We will, We will replace them with others like them”: (28)
> ” Verily, this is a reminder; therefore whosoever desires, take the (right) way to his Lord”: (29)
Flag 82: Allah will replace the disbelievers with other people as He wills: (Dahr-26: 27-29)
> ” And you do not desire except what Allah desires. Verily Allah is all-knowing, all-wise”: (30)
Flag 83. Holy Prophet does not desire anything except what Allah desires”: (Dahr-76: 30-31)
Note:
(i) Refer to the undermentioned verses:
> ” Your companion does not err, nor does he go astray”
(Najm-53: 02)
> ” Nor does he speak out of (his own) desire”
(Najm-53: 03)
> ” It is but a revelation revealed”
(Najm-53: 04)
> ” He admits whomsoever He wills to His mercy; and (as) for the evil doers, He has prepared a painful chastisement”: (31)
Surah Adh Dahr ends
Separa-29 (Tabarakal Ladhi) continues
IN THE NAME OF ALLAH, THE BENEFICENT, THE MERCIFUL
Surah Al Mursalat
(77: 01-50)
> ” By those sent forth one after another (with beneficence)”: (01)
> ” Which then rage violently”: (02)
> ” And by those which spread (beneficence) far and wide”: (03)
> ” Then by those that separate them, one from another”: (04)
> ” Then by those that give forth the reminder”: (05)
> ” Either to justify (the punishment), or to warn”: (06)
Flag 84: Allah’s communication agencies: (Mursalat-77: 01-06)
Note:
(i) (Winds, Angels, Prophets, others) which carry divine blessings and grace to the created beings.
> ” Verily that you are promised shall come to pass”: (07)
> ” So when the stars shall seize to radiate”: (08)
> ” When the heavens shall split asunder”: (09)
> ” When the mountains shall be blown away as dust”: (10)
Flag 85: The wonders of the ‘Day’ as viewed by ‘Science’: (Mursalat-77: 07-10)
> ” And when the messengers will be made to reach their appointed time”: (11)
> “To what day is the appointment (fixed)”? (12)
> ” To the day of decision”: (13)
Flag 86: Messengers on ‘Call’ on the ‘Day’: (Mursalat-77: 11-13)
> ” And what will make you know what the day of decision is”? (14)
> ” Woe on that day to the beliers”: (15)
> ” Did We not destroy the former people?” : (16)
> ” Then We made the later people follow them”: (17)
> ” In this way We deal with the guilty”: (18)
> ” Woe on that day to the beliers”: (19)
> ” Did We not create you with a despicable fluid”:? (20)
> ” Which We placed in a safe place”: (21)
> ” For an appointed time”: (22)
> ” Thus did We plan, how excellent is Our plan”: (23)
> ” Woe on that day to the beliers”: (24)
Flag 87: Allah: The best of Planners: (Mursalat-77: 14-24)
> ” Have We not made the earth a receptacle”? (25)
> ” For the living and the dead”: (26)
> ” And placed upon it high mountains, and gave you sweet water to drink”: (27)
> ” Woe on that day to the beliers”: (28)
> ” Go to that which you used to belie”: (29)
> ” Go to the shadow with three columns”: (30)
> ” (Which) neither gives shade nor protects against the flames”: (31)
> ” Verily, it throws out sparks (huge) like towering castles”: (32)
> ” As if they were yellow tawny camels”: (33)
> ” Woe on that day to the beliers”: (34)
> ” They will not be able to speak on that day”: (35)
> ” Nor will they be given leave to make excuses”: (36)
> ” Woe on that day to the beliers”: (37)
> ” That is the day of decision, We shall gather you together and those before you”: (38)
> ” If you have any plot to devise, try it now”: (39)
> ” Woe on that day to the beliers”: (40)
Flag 88: Disbelievers! Try your mischief and tricks now, if you can? (Mursalat-77: 25-40)
> ” Verily those who safeguarded themselves against evil with full awareness of divine laws will be amidst the shades and springs”: (41)
> ” And such fruits as they desire”: (42)
> ” (To them it will be said): Eat and drink in good health (with relish) as reward for what you had done”: (43)
> ” Verily in this way We recompense the doers of good”: (44)
Flag 89: Doers of Good recompensed: (Mursalat-77: 41-44)
> ” Woe on that day to the beliers”: (45)
> ” Eat and enjoy (on earth) for a while: Verily you are guilty: (46)
> ” Woe on that day to the beliers”: (47)
> ” When it said to them: ‘Bow down’: they do not bow down”: (48)
> ” Woe on that day to the beliers”: (49)
> ” In what other word after this will they then believe”: (50)