In this sura the people who had committed crimes are punished by the day of reckoning. According to this sura the day of reckoning is so important in the poem that it had to be written twice. "What can tell you of the day of reckoning? Again, what can tell you of the day of reckoning?" (Verses 17-18) In these two lines the sura explains that no one will be certain of the day of reckoning if they do not live by the rules set by the lord. "The pure of heart will be in bliss. The hard of heart will be in blazing fire." (Verses 13-14) The hard of the heart are the wrongdoings in a life of a human. This verse use the analogy of blazing fire to describe that something bad will happen if that person has committed sins.
When a person has committed a sin then they will know it because that is "When the sky is torn. When the stars are scattered. When the seas are poured forth. When the tombs are burst open." (Verses 1-4) These lines suggest the gravity of the sins committed by human beings. This poem is directed only to those who had committed sins and does not follow by the words of the lord. It accuses those people for denying the reckoning but also tells them that the lord is watching over them and when the day of reckoning come along they will pay dearly for the wrongdoings they have committed. "A day no soul has a say for another and the decision is at that time with God." (Verses 19-20) .
In the commentary the author points out that the question of what can tell you of the day of reckoning gives the readers a feeling of mystery and it is only a tiny piece of the puzzle with the other pieces somewhere in other poetic verses of the Qur"an. This interests me because the Bible tells us of stories and morals somewhat straight forward. The Qur"an is just the opposite, leaving traces and hints of the components that all comes together to form the greater picture. .
They read verses of the Quran backwards. ... Many got better by praying; by reciting Quranic verses such as 'sura Nas' and 'sura Falaq'. ... There is mention of Jadhu in the Quran. ... The prophet became seriously ill, and then Allah revealed through the Archangel Gabriel to the prophet the suras 'Nas' (some verses) and 'Falaq" (verse). ...
The description of the purpose of our creation in the Quran is like a test, whose results will determine our place in the life hereafter. ... Arguments have been given continuously made in the Quran for the occurrence and necessity of the Resurrection and Hereafter. ... Quran states, "We created death and life that we may test which of you is best in conduct" (Ali 51:56) therefore judgment is inevitable. The Resurrection is referred by several names and expressions in the Quran, each signifying a special condition and system ascribed to it. ... It has been stated again and again in the...
Going back to the Quran, however, will reveal that Islam has held the answers to these century old questions about the origin and manifestation of life. "His command, when He desires a thing, is to say to it "Be", and it is" (chapter 36, verse 82). This simple, yet complex verse of the Holy Quran uncovers the age-old mystery of how the universe took shape. ...
" It continued for 23 years and which is now the Holy Quran. ... Holy Quran The Holy Quran is like what Christians call their holy book a bible. ... The Quran is about what a Muslim's faith and practice should be. ... The word Quran means "recitation" or "reading." Believers memorize most of the Quran or all of it. ...
According to the Quran women are seen as equal to men. ... Muhammad forbade this crime and considered it murder, "and when the female (infant) buried alive- is questioned, for what crime she was killed" (Quran, 81:8-9). ... "And we have enjoined upon man (to be good) to his parents: His mother bears him in weakness upon weakness" (Quran, 31:14- 46:15,29:8). ... It is the extremists who misinterpreted the Quran. ... According to the Quran women are seen as equal to men. ...
Jihad, holy war, is an important principle in the Quran that implores Muslims to fight the non-believer and bring their lands under the control of Islam. ... Sharia While moderate and reform-minded Muslims assert that the Quran permits freedom of opinion and expression, this is not the way it is widely interpreted. ... Similarly, any questioning of the Quran, which fundamentalists view as God`s Word, is defined as sacrilege. ...
The following verse of the Holy Quran can clarify this mater quite clearly: "And He has subjected to you whatever is in the skies are whatever is on the earth, it is all from Him. ... Al Quran says it Aayah for the mankind with the mention of several verses in itself. ...
The following verse of the Holy Quran can clarify this mater quite clearly: "And He has subjected to you whatever is in the skies are whatever is on the earth, it is all from Him. ... Al Quran says it Aayah for the mankind with the mention of several verses in itself. ...
In The Koran, Sura four is solely devoted to speaking out against women and showing that women are to be owned and controlled by man. There are several parts in this Sura, which could lead one to believe that women possess the rights equal to men, but the negative attitude outweighs the positive in many people's minds. Take these few lines in to context from this Sura: " Give orphans (girls) the property which belongs to them. ... Later in this Sura, The Koran goes on to instruct men, " If any of your women commit fornication, call in four witnesses from among yourselves against them; if...