Day 26

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TWENTY-SEVENTH PÂRA

At the end of the 26th pâra, those angels were discussed whom
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Ibrâhîm ‫اﻟﺴ�م‬ ‫ َﻋﻠ ْ� ِﻪ‬regarded as ordinary guests. When the reality
opened up to him and he come to know that these were angels, he
asked them, “What important task did you come for?” They told him
that they had been sent to rain down stones and destroy the nation
of Lût. Besides the nation of Lût, Sûrah Dhâriyât mentions the end
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result of Fir’awn, the nation of Âd, Thamûd and Nûh ‫اﻟﺴ�م‬ ‫ َﻋﻠ ْ� ِﻪ‬and
thereafter turns our attention to the creation of the heavens and
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earth. Allâh �‫ ُﺳ ْب َﺤﺎﻧﻪ َوﺗ َﻌﺎ‬declares this scientific reality that Allâh
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�‫ ُﺳ ْب َﺤﺎﻧﻪ َوﺗ َﻌﺎ‬has created everything in pairs. At the end of the sûrah,
the purpose of man and jinn’s creation have been mentioned which
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is the recognition and worship of Allâh �‫ﺳ ْب َﺤﺎﻧﻪ َوﺗ َﻌﺎ‬. ُ We are informed
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that Allâh �‫ ُﺳ ْب َﺤﺎﻧﻪ َوﺗ َﻌﺎ‬is responsible for the sustenance of all
creation. A warning of punishment on the Day of Qiyâmah is
sounded out to the disbelievers and mushrikîn.

Sûrah Tûr

This is a Makkî sûrah. It has 49 verses and 2 rukûs. In the beginning of

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the sûrah, after taking an oath on five things, Allâh �‫ُﺳ ْب َﺤﺎﻧﻪ َوﺗ َﻌﺎ‬
mentions, “Verily the punishment of your Rabb will definitely take
place. None can escape it.” (1-8) Under the commentary of these
verses, some commentators have mentioned the incident of Hadhrat
ُْ ُ َ ‫َ ض‬
Jubayr Ibn Mut’im ‫ﷲ َﻋﻨﻪ‬ � ‫ر ِ ي‬, to show the powerful effect of the
Qur’ân on hearts. He came to Madînah Munawwarah, whilst he was
still a disbeliever, to discuss the prisoners of Badr. When he reached
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there, Nabî ‫ﷲ َﻋﻠ ْ� ِﻪ َو َﺳﻠﻢ‬ �‫ َﺻ‬was reciting Sûrah Tûr in Maghrib salâh.
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Nabî ‫ﷲ َﻋﻠ ْ� ِﻪ َو َﺳﻠﻢ‬ �‫ َﺻ‬read the 7th verse the translation of which is,
“Verily the punishment of your Rabb will definitely take place.”
ُْ ُ َ ‫َ ض‬
Hadhrat Jubayr ‫ﷲ َﻋﻨﻪ‬ �‫ ر ِ ي‬says that on hearing it I felt as if my heart
was going to burst. Therefore I accepted Islâm due to fear of the
� � ُ �
punishment descending. When Nabî ‫ﷲ َﻋﻠ ْ� ِﻪ َو َﺳﻠﻢ‬ �‫ َﺻ‬recited the 35th
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and 36th verse, in which Allâh �‫ ُﺳ ْب َﺤﺎﻧﻪ َوﺗ َﻌﺎ‬asks, “Were they created
without a creator or are they the creators themselves? Or did they
create the heavens and the earth? The fact is that they have no
conviction.” He says that on hearing these verses, the thought
crossed my mind that my heart and senses were going to collapse.
ُْ ُ َ ‫َ ض‬
It is mentioned regarding Hadhrat Umar ‫ﷲ َﻋﻨﻪ‬ �‫ ر ِ ي‬that one night
while he was walking around the streets and alleys of Madînah
Munawwarah, he passed by a Muslim person’s house who was
reciting the beginning verses of Sûrah Tûr in salâh. When he reached
this verse, “Verily the punishment of your Rabb will definitely take
ُْ ُ َ ‫َ ض‬
place,” Hadhrat Umar ‫ﷲ َﻋﻨﻪ‬ �‫ ر ِ ي‬got off his mule and for a long time,
he sat down leaning against a wall. Thereafter, for a period of one
month, he remained within the confines of his home. People came to
visit him but found no apparent cause for his illness.
Countless incidents of the effect of the Qur’ân can be presented, but
the gathering of all these incidents is not the purpose here. The main
aim is that we should take lesson from it, and we should recite and
listen to the Qur’ân with concentration and pondering so that our
hearts are affected.

Thereafter this sûrah mentions the everlasting abode of the pious i.e.
Jannah where-in they will be granted bounties such as hûrs (maidens
of Jannah), young boys (as servants) tasty fruit, meat and glasses of
wine filled to the brim. While speaking amongst themselves, they will
say, “Before this, we used to be fearful among our families.
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However, Allâh �‫ ُﺳ ْب َﺤﺎﻧﻪ َوﺗ َﻌﺎ‬favoured us and saved us from the
punishment of the scorching winds.” (26-28) In the following verses,
this sûrah clarifies the standpoint of the mushrikîn regarding the call
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of Rasûlullâh ‫ﷲ َﻋﻠ ْ� ِﻪ َو َﺳﻠﻢ‬ �‫ﺻ‬. They would taunt him and regard him
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as a fortune-teller and mad. Allâh �‫ ُﺳ ْب َﺤﺎﻧﻪ َوﺗ َﻌﺎ‬commands Nabî �‫َﺻ‬
� � ُ
‫ﷲ َﻋﻠ ْ� ِﻪ َو َﺳﻠﻢ‬ that he should continue his work of calling and
reminding because they cannot cause any harm. At the end of the
sûrah, the false notions of the mushrikîn are refuted. Proofs of Allâh
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�‫’ﺳ ْب َﺤﺎﻧﻪ َوﺗ َﻌﺎ‬s
ُ divinity and oneness are shown and those foolish
َُ
people who say that the angels are the daughters of Allâh ‫ُﺳ ْب َﺤﺎﻧﻪ‬
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�‫ َوﺗ َﻌﺎ‬are rebuked. Nabî ‫ﷲ َﻋﻠ ْ� ِﻪ َو َﺳﻠﻢ‬ �‫ َﺻ‬is commanded to be patient
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in propagation and inviting and to glorify and praise Allâh �‫ُﺳ ْب َﺤﺎﻧﻪ َوﺗ َﻌﺎ‬
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(tasbîh and tahmîd). Allâh �‫ ُﺳ ْب َﺤﺎﻧﻪ َوﺗ َﻌﺎ‬asserts that He will protect
� � ُ � َ
Nabî ‫ﷲ َﻋﻠ ْ� ِﻪ َو َﺳﻠﻢ‬ �‫ﺻ‬, and the oppressors will have to face two
punishments. One is the worldly punishment and one is the
punishment of the hereafter. (47)

Sûrah Najm

This is a Makkî sûrah. It has 62 verses and 3 rukûs. The important

points mentioned in this sûrah are :
(1) In the beginning of this sûrah, an oath is taken on the falling stars
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mentioning Nabî ‫ﷲ َﻋﻠ ْ� ِﻪ َو َﺳﻠﻢ‬ �‫’ﺻ‬s truthfulness. The miracle of
� َ َ ْ�َ ُ �
Mi’raj is mentioned, where Nabî ‫ َﺻ� ﷲ ﻋﻠ� ِﻪ وﺳﻠﻢ‬witnessed the
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wonders and marvels of Allâh �‫’ﺳ ْب َﺤﺎﻧﻪ َوﺗ َﻌﺎ‬s ُ power and kingdom. He
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saw Hadhrat Jibrâ’îl ‫ َﻋﻠ ْ� ِﻪ اﻟﺴ�م‬in his original form. He visited such
places like Jannah, Jahannum, Baitul-Mamûr and Sidratul-Muntahâ.
(1-18)

(2) Sûrah Najm criticizes the mushrikîn who worship idols such as Lât,
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Uzzâ and Manât and who regard the angels to be Allâh �‫’ﺳ ْب َﺤﺎﻧﻪ َوﺗ َﻌﺎ‬s
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daughters. (19-23)

(3) This sûrah discusses Qiyâmah, where the good and evil actions of
man will be fully recompensed. Mention is made of the pious, that
they abstain from major sins and acts of shamelessness, whereas the
disbelievers turned away from Islâm. (32-35)

(4) Every person is individually responsible for his own actions. The
burden of one’s sins will not be carried by another. The man, who
praises himself, will not be accepted. (42-43)
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(5) This noble sûrah mentions some proofs of Allâh �‫’ﺳ ْب َﺤﺎﻧﻪ َوﺗ َﻌﺎ‬s
ُ
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power and oneness e.g. Allâh �‫ ُﺳ ْب َﺤﺎﻧﻪ َوﺗ َﻌﺎ‬makes us laugh, He makes
us cry, He takes away life and gives life, He creates males and
females, it is His task to create us a second-time, He makes us
wealthy and grant us possessions and it is He who has destroyed
disobedient nations. (43-55)

At the end of the sûrah, the actions of the mushrikîn regarding the
Qur’ân are mentioned, “Are you then surprised with this speech, as
you laugh instead of crying and do you continue behaving
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arrogantly? Now prostrate to Allâh �‫ ُﺳ ْب َﺤﺎﻧﻪ َوﺗ َﻌﺎ‬and worship Him.”
(59-62)

Sûrah Qamar

Sûrah Qamar is a Makkî sûrah. It has 55 verses and 3 rukûs. In this

sûrah, there are promises as well as warnings. There are glad tidings
for the believers and warnings for the disbelievers. There are advices
and lessons in it as well as fundamental beliefs like nubuwwat,
risâlat, resurrection and taqdîr (predestination). A glimpse of a few
important points of this sûrah :

(1) In the first verse of this sûrah, mention is made of the closeness
of Qiyâmah and the splitting of the moon. The meaning of the
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closeness of Qiyâmah is that the era after Nabî ‫ﷲ َﻋﻠ ْ� ِﻪ َو َﺳﻠﻢ‬ �‫’ﺻ‬s
nubuwwat is very little compared to the era before it. In a narration
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of Bukhârî and Muslim, Nabî ‫ﷲ َﻋﻠ ْ� ِﻪ َو َﺳﻠﻢ‬ �‫ َﺻ‬lifted up his index and
middle finger and said, “Qiyâmah and I have been sent like this.” The
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splitting of the moon is Nabî ‫ﷲ َﻋﻠ ْ� ِﻪ َو َﺳﻠﻢ‬ �‫’ﺻ‬s famous miracle.
When the people of Makkah asked him for a miracle, he pointed
towards the moon which split into two. However, where would those
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in whose share guidance was not written accept this? Allâh ‫ُﺳ ْب َﺤﺎﻧﻪ‬
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�‫ َوﺗ َﻌﺎ‬states, “And if they see any miracle, they turn away and say,
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“Magic will soon vanish.” (3) Allâh �‫ ُﺳ ْب َﺤﺎﻧﻪ َوﺗ َﻌﺎ‬commands Nabî �‫َﺻ‬
� � ُ
‫ﷲ َﻋﻠ ْ� ِﻪ َو َﺳﻠﻢ‬ to turn away from them and to wait for that day when
they will arise from their graves. Their eyes will be lowered, the
blackness of disgrace will envelop their faces, they will go towards
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the caller (i.e. Isrâfîl ‫اﻟﺴ�م‬ ‫)ﻋﻠ ْ� ِﻪ‬ running and will say, “This is a very
difficult day for us.” (8)

(2) Thereafter, this sûrah warns the disbelievers of Makkah. It should

not happen that they are afflicted with such a punishment which had
come to the past nations because of their involvement in those sins
which those people were involved in. Here, after mentioning all the
nations which had been destroyed, this question is posed, “Then,
how was My punishment and My warning?” Immediately after this
question, we are informed, “Undoubtedly we have made the Qur’ân
simple to take lesson from, so is there anyone who will take lesson?”

The meaning of the Qur’ân being easy, is that to recite it, memorize
it, take advice from it and to practice on it is easy. The result of this is
that a simple bedouin who cannot read a small booklet in his native
language, can easily recite the Qur’ân-e-Karîm. Small, innocent
children memorize it in their hearts keeping in mind all its laws and
finer points. When pure-hearted people recite and hear it, then their
eyes well up with tears and the desire for practise becomes alive in
their hearts. The Qur’ân being easy does not imply that any person
after studying it, can start extracting laws from it and can sit back
and become a mujtahid. ( A Mujtahid is one who is an expert in all
those branches of knowledge required for the proper understanding
of Qu’rân and Hadîth. In this day and age, such people are non-
existent. Translator)
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(3) At the end of the sûrah, Allâh �‫ ُﺳ ْب َﺤﺎﻧﻪ َوﺗ َﻌﺎ‬states, “We have
created everything by measure.” (49) Everything that happens in this
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universe, whether good or evil, is the creation of Allâh �‫ُﺳ ْب َﺤﺎﻧﻪ َوﺗ َﻌﺎ‬
and it is all according to the demands of wisdom and order.
Whatever is going to happen, is all written in the lawhe-mahfûz (the
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protected tablet). Allâh �‫ ُﺳ ْب َﺤﺎﻧﻪ َوﺗ َﻌﺎ‬knows what is going to happen
before it comes into existence. The Ahlus-Sunnah wal-Jamâ’at have
proven the belief of taqdîr (predestination) from this verse. In these
verses, we learn that every small and big action has been noted in
the lawhe-mahfûz, and that the kirâman-kâtibîn are writing them
down. Therefore, one should never regard any sin as small and
perpetrate it, nor should one regard any act of goodness as petty and
leave it out. In the end, glad tidings of a good result, earning the
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pleasure of Allâh �‫ ُﺳ ْب َﺤﺎﻧﻪ َوﺗ َﻌﺎ‬and a place of honour have been
mentioned for the pious. (52-55)

Sûrah Rahmân

This is a Madanî sûrah. It has 78 verses and 3 rukûs. Its other name is
“Urûsul-Qur’ân.” Hadhrat Ali ‫ ﻛﺮم ﷲ وﺟﻬﻪ‬has mentioned that Nabî
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‫ﷲ َﻋﻠ ْ� ِﻪ َو َﺳﻠﻢ‬ �‫ َﺻ‬has said, “Everything has an urûs (bride, beauty), the
bride (beauty) of the Qur’ân is Sûrah Rahmân.” In this sûrah, Allâh
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�‫ ُﺳ ْب َﺤﺎﻧﻪ َوﺗ َﻌﺎ‬has mentioned His favours, the first of which is the
revelation of the Qur’ân and teaching it to His servants. Definitely,
this is a great favour. No material favour can ever compare with it.
Every bounty has some substitute or the other, but nothing can ever
substitute the Qur’ân. Its every verse and every letter is better than
the whole world and whatever it contains. The Qur’ân is the
protector, gatherer and abrogator of the contents of all other
heavenly scriptures.
� َ َُ ْ ‫ﱠ‬
Allâh �‫ ُﺳ ْب َﺤﺎﻧﻪ َوﺗ َﻌﺎ‬commences this sûrah with His quality of ‫اﻟﺮﺣﻤﻦ‬
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(the Most Merciful), as if to inform us that all of Allâh �‫’ﺳ ْب َﺤﺎﻧﻪ َوﺗ َﻌﺎ‬s
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bounties, especially the bounty of the Qur’ân is due to the blessings
and effects of His mercy. Due to Him being Rahmân, He has mercy on
His servants. He grants them all types of bounties. For their
instruction and guidance, He has revealed the Qur’ân. To show the
greatness and honour of the Qur’ân, the teaching of the Qur’ân has
been mentioned before the creation of man. Thereafter, this sûrah
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mentions Allâh �‫’ﺳ ْب َﺤﺎﻧﻪ َوﺗ َﻌﺎ‬s
ُ bounties which are spread out
throughout the universe : the sun and moon which move about in
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their orbits according to Allâh �‫’ﺳ ْب َﺤﺎﻧﻪ َوﺗ َﻌﺎ‬s
ُ set pattern; the stars and
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trees which are prostration in front of Allâh �‫;ﺳ ْب َﺤﺎﻧﻪ َوﺗ َﻌﺎ‬
ُ the earth
which has been spread out like a carpet; different fruits, grains and
flowers from which man takes benefit from; rivers of sweet and
bitter water which flows in their respective places; those pearls and
emeralds which are extracted from these oceans; ships that are high
and wide as mountains which move in the ocean, and which were,
and are the best means of transportation and freighting. (5-24)

Besides these worldly bounties, the bounties of the hereafter as well

as punishments have been mentioned. Mention is made of the
flames and smoke of the fire of Jahannum wherein one cannot
breathe properly, Jahannum whose one spark is sufficient to burn
man, the boiling water which the people of Jahannum will be
constrained to drink and which will cut through their intestines. On
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the other side, for those who fear Allâh �‫ﺳ ْب َﺤﺎﻧﻪ َوﺗ َﻌﺎ‬,ُ there (is a
promise) of two lush and dense gardens, flowing streams, two types
of every type of fruit and spread out carpets. The people of Jannah
will sit reclining on pillows of thick silk. Besides the above mentioned
gardens, there will be two other gardens which are lower than the
first two. Two streams will gush forth from them. There will be
different types of fruit as well as such hûrs (maidens of paradise)
who will be an embodiment of modesty and beauty. After
mentioning all these bounties of this world and the hereafter, Allâh
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�‫ ُﺳ ْب َﺤﺎﻧﻪ َوﺗ َﻌﺎ‬asks this question 31 times in this sûrah ‫ﻓبﺎي آﻻء ر�كﻤﺎ‬
‫“ ﺗﻜﺬبﺎن‬So which favours of Your Rabb do you deny?”

If there are one or two or even ten or twenty bounties, they can be
denied. However when the condition is such that the bounties are
uncountable, then to deny them is impossible.
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If this sûrah is studied properly, it will be seen that Allâh �‫ُﺳ ْب َﺤﺎﻧﻪ َوﺗ َﻌﺎ‬
has in the beginning mentioned the amazing nature of His creation.
This verse has been mentioned 8 times in between them. Thereafter
Jahannum and its punishment are mentioned wherein this verse is
mentioned 7 times. One who has studied the Qur’ân knows that
Jahannum has 7 doors. Thereafter, mentioning the gardens of Jannah
and the inhabitants of Jannah, this verse has been mentioned 8
times. The doors of Jannah are eight. Finally, those gardens are
mentioned which are lower in rank than the first ones. Here too, this
verse is mentioned 8 times. The people of knowledge have extracted
this result from this order and division that the person who has firm
belief in the first eight and practices according to its demands, Allâh
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�‫ ُﺳ ْب َﺤﺎﻧﻪ َوﺗ َﻌﺎ‬will save him from the seven doors of Jahannum and will
make him worthy of the two types of Jannah. Some crooked-minded
people have raised this objection, “How can the punishment of the
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hereafter be a bounty of Allâh �‫ ”? ُﺳ ْب َﺤﺎﻧﻪ َوﺗ َﻌﺎ‬This can be answered in
two ways :

1- Punishing the oppressors and disobedient ones is the demand

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of Allâh �‫’ﺳ ْب َﺤﺎﻧﻪ َوﺗ َﻌﺎ‬s
ُ justice and is a mercy and favour in the
right of the oppressed.
2- Warning His servants of the result of kufr, shirk, disobedience
and sin, before it becomes apparent is a great favour of that
Being who is Merciful and Kind. Is this not surprising that if
someone informs us of the coming of any danger or calamity in
this world, then we regard him as our benefactor, but we do
not regard Our Master as our benefactor who has informed us
in this world of the dangers of the hereafter, whereas there
stands no comparison between the life of this world and the
hereafter and the dangers of this world in comparison to the
hereafter.
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At the end of the sûrah Allâh �‫ ُﺳ ْب َﺤﺎﻧﻪ َوﺗ َﻌﺎ‬states, “The name of Your
Rabb is full of blessings who is the Most Magnificent, the Most Kind.”
The Ulamâ state that the name referred to is the same which Allâh
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�‫ ُﺳ ْب َﺤﺎﻧﻪ َوﺗ َﻌﺎ‬commences the sûrah with. This is an indication that the
creation of the heavens and earth; and the existence of Jannah and
Jahannum and whatever else has been mentioned in this sûrah is the
result of the mercy of Ar-Rahmân (The Most Merciful)
 Sûrah Wâqi’ah

Sûrah Wâqi’ah is a Makkî sûrah. It has 96 verses and 3 rukûs. It is also

called Sûratul-Ginâ (sûrah of wealth). Hadhrat Abdullâh Ibn Mas’ûd
� � ُ �
‫ﷲ َﻋﻠ ْ� ِﻪ َو َﺳﻠﻢ‬ �‫ َﺻ‬has narrated “Whoever recites Sûrah Wâqi’ah every
night, will never face poverty.” (‫ )وﷲ اﻋﻠﻢ بﺎﻟﺼﻮاب‬This sûrah informs
us that when Qiyâmah takes place, then an earthquake will take
place on the earth. The mountains will be razed to dust. Man will be
divided into three groups :
1- As’hâbul-Yamîn (those who will be in Jannah).
2- As’hâbush-Shimâl (those who will be in Jahannum).
3- Sâbiqûn (The special believers who surpassed others in the
good actions).
After dividing man into three groups, the recompense of everyone is
mentioned in detail. (1-56)

After this, the sûrah brings forth proofs of the existence, unity and
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perfect power of Allâh �‫ ُﺳ ْب َﺤﺎﻧﻪ َوﺗ َﻌﺎ‬as well as proofs of resurrection
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and reckoning. Allâh �‫ﺳ ْب َﺤﺎﻧﻪ َوﺗ َﻌﺎ‬, ُ who creates man from a drop of
liquid, who creates trees and plants from seeds placed in the soil,
who cause rain to fall from the clouds, and who creates fire from
trees can also bring a dead person back to life. After mentioning His
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power, Allâh �‫ ُﺳ ْب َﺤﺎﻧﻪ َوﺗ َﻌﺎ‬mentions the greatness of His speech.
Thereafter, He takes an oath on the falling stars. Regarding this oath,
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Allâh �‫ ُﺳ ْب َﺤﺎﻧﻪ َوﺗ َﻌﺎ‬states, “This is undoubtedly a great oath if you
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knew.” (76) After taking this oath, Allâh �‫ ُﺳ ْب َﺤﺎﻧﻪ َوﺗ َﻌﺎ‬states, “Verily
this is the honourable Qur’ân in a protected tablet. Only pure people
should touch it. It has been revealed from the Rabb of the universe.”
(77-80)
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Allâh �‫ ُﺳ ْب َﺤﺎﻧﻪ َوﺗ َﻌﺎ‬has regarded the oath of stars as great. Today
science has made apparent such investigations and wonders of
thousands of stars by which we learn that definitely it is a huge oath.
The scientists state that the universe is made up of 500 million
galaxies. Each galaxy is made up of approximately 100 000 million
stars. All these galaxies are in constant motion. The moon also orbits
continuously. The earth rotates on its orbit at the speed of 1000
miles per hour. The sun orbits at a speed of 600 000 miles per hour.
Amongst the stars, some move in their orbits at a distance of 8 miles
per second, some at 33 miles per second and others at 84 miles per
second. If these orbiting bodies have to clash with each other, then
the whole system of the universe will go into chaos. Similarly, if there
is a change in the speed of these celestial bodies, then our day night
and even our seasons would change. Keeping all these details in
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front, one can judge what a huge oath Allâh �‫ ُﺳ ْب َﺤﺎﻧﻪ َوﺗ َﻌﺎ‬has taken.
The connection between the stars and the Qur’ân is that just as by
means of stars, one is guided in the darkness when one is on land
and in the ocean, by the verses of the Qur’ân, guidance is attained
from the darkness of ignorance and misguidance. Just as all the
amazing facts of the stars are not open to man as yet, similarly man
is not aware of all the hidden knowledge in the verses and sûrahs of
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the Qur’ân-e-Karîm. At the end of the sûrah, Allâh �‫ُﺳ ْب َﺤﺎﻧﻪ َوﺗ َﻌﺎ‬
mentions regarding the recompense of all three groups which have
been mentioned, “This is most definitely the irrefutable truth. So
glorify the name of Your Majestic Rabb.” (95-96)

Sûrah Hadîd

This is a Madanî sûrah. It comprises of 29 verses and 4 rukûs. Hadîd

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means “steel.” Since it is mentioned in this sûrah that Allâh ‫ُﺳ ْب َﺤﺎﻧﻪ‬
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�‫ َوﺗ َﻌﺎ‬has created steel, this sûrah has been named Sûrah Hadîd.
Basically, this sûrah has 3 main topics :
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(1) Whatever is in the universe belongs to Allâh �‫ﺳ ْب َﺤﺎﻧﻪ َوﺗ َﻌﺎ‬.
ُ He is the
Creator and Owner of everything. Everything in the universe praises
and glorifies Him. Man and animals, trees, and rocks, jinns and
angels, plants, and stones, in short everything, either verbally or by
action testifies to His greatness and majesty. When there was
nothing, He was in existence. When nothing remains, then too He
will be there. He overpowers everything. Nothing can overpower
Him. He is so apparent that in everything He manifests Himself and
He is so hidden that no mind can comprehend His reality and no
senses can perceive Him. (1-6)
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(2) The command is given to believe in Allâh �‫ ُﺳ ْب َﺤﺎﻧﻪ َوﺗ َﻌﺎ‬and His
� � ُ �
Rasûl ‫ﷲ َﻋﻠ ْ� ِﻪ َو َﺳﻠﻢ‬ �‫ َﺻ‬and of sacrificing one’s life and wealth for the
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upliftment of dîn. Allâh �‫ ُﺳ ْب َﺤﺎﻧﻪ َوﺗ َﻌﺎ‬encourages spending in the path
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of Allâh �‫ﺳ ْب َﺤﺎﻧﻪ َوﺗ َﻌﺎ‬,ُ “Why is it that you do not spend in the path of
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Allâh �‫ ُﺳ ْب َﺤﺎﻧﻪ َوﺗ َﻌﺎ‬when the inheritance of the heavens and the earth
belongs to Him?” (10) After your death, He alone will be the owner
of your wealth, goods, gold, silver and precious material. Thereafter
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Allâh �‫ ُﺳ ْب َﺤﺎﻧﻪ َوﺗ َﻌﺎ‬states, “Who is there who will grant Allâh ‫ُﺳ ْب َﺤﺎﻧﻪ‬
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�‫ َوﺗ َﻌﺎ‬a beautiful loan, so that Allâh �‫ ُﺳ ْب َﺤﺎﻧﻪ َوﺗ َﻌﺎ‬will multiply it for him
so that he may have a generous reward.” (11) Together with
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encouragement of spending in the path of Allâh �‫ﺳ ْب َﺤﺎﻧﻪ َوﺗ َﻌﺎ‬, ُ the
conditions of the true believers and the hypocrites are also
mentioned. (12-15) Thereafter, the believers are warned in a severe
tone that they should not be deceived by the life and outward
attractions of this world like the hypocrites, Jews and Christians.
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Allâh �‫ ُﺳ ْب َﺤﺎﻧﻪ َوﺗ َﻌﺎ‬states, “Has not the time come for the believers to
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submit to Allâh �‫’ﺳ ْب َﺤﺎﻧﻪ َوﺗ َﻌﺎ‬sُ remembrance and to the truth which
has been revealed. And do not be like those who had been given the
Book before, when after a long period of time elapsed, their hearts
hardened. A large number of them are sinners.” (16)
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(3) Allâh �‫ ُﺳ ْب َﺤﺎﻧﻪ َوﺗ َﻌﺎ‬mentions the reality of this world to man so
that he does not become deceived by its outward glamour and
beauties. We are made to understand that this world is a mirage, a
deception, a place of play and futility. People of low intelligence are
proud of their abundance of wealth and children, they have airs over
their lineage and ancestry. They spend their whole life and all their
abilities in gathering the goods of this world. The example of this
world is that of a field whose greenery and beauty pleases the
farmer. People become envious of it. Then a time comes when
everything becomes destroyed and disperses in the air. This is the
condition of this world. It is transitory and everything here will also
come to an end. The life of the hereafter is everlasting, and the
bounties of the hereafter also will remain forever. (20) Thus the
believers are commanded to compete with each other and to hasten
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towards the forgiveness of Allâh �‫ ُﺳ ْب َﺤﺎﻧﻪ َوﺗ َﻌﺎ‬and towards Jannah.
(21)

At the end of the sûrah a promise of a double reward is given to

� َ َُ ُ �� ‫َﺻ‬
those who fear Allâh �‫ ُﺳ ْب َﺤﺎﻧﻪ َوﺗ َﻌﺎ‬and believe in Rasûlullâh ‫ﷲ‬
� �
‫ َﻋﻠ ْ� ِﻪ َو َﺳﻠﻢ‬as the bestowal of a light by means of which they will be
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able to navigate the darkness of the hereafter. (28) May Allâh ‫ُﺳ ْب َﺤﺎﻧﻪ‬
� َ
�‫ َوﺗ َﻌﺎ‬grant all of us this light. (Amîn).