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Monday, January 17, 2011

Day 308; Qur’an 101: 1-11 page 600



Welcome Friends:  Ahlan wa sahlan!
Yusuf Ali’s explanation of this Chapter.
Muhammad Asad’s explanation of this Chapter.
Laleh Bakhtiar’s explanation of this Chapter.


سورة القارعة
'The Striker’
 

From Introduction of Yusuf Ali:
This Makkan Surah describes the Judgment Day as the Day of Clamour, when men will be distracted and the landmarks of this world will be lost, but every deed will be weighed in a just balance, and find its real value and setting..”



From Introduction of Muhammad Asad:

AN early Meccan surah, most probably revealed after surah 95 (At-Tin). “


COMMENTS:

This Chapter about a phenomenal occurrence which heralds in the Hereafter. The closest thing to it perhaps, in our experience, is being struck by both thunder and lightening, magnified beyond imagination.
Here, this Chapter defines ‘the Striker/ Al Qaari’ah for us, showing the dramatic changes it generates on this earth. The term ‘the Striker/ Al Qaari’ahالقارعة appears 4 times in the Qur'an (i).

PAGE 600 Arabic Qur’an
 
>>1. Verses 1-3 ‘hit’ us three times with the powerful world ‘The Striker/ Al Qaari’ah’ asking the listener about it, then telling him –in two words: ‘maa adraaka,’ that he would not be able to pursue it to determine what it is.  (See 12 similar statements/ questions. Put ‘daraa’ in ‘Search.)

>>2. Then Verse 4 tells us the state in which people (Naas/ Cognizant Humans) will be:
'On that day/ at that time' people will be like scattered moths.'

But, before our imaginations begin to show us 'moths scattering' in familiar surroundings, Verse 5 immediately indicates that NOTHING about earth will be familiar at that time:

'And the mountains will be like tufted wool/ عهن'
Oh!!
In an image similar to HQ 70:9, we understand that this would be taking place as earth itself is being transformed into 'another' earth (HQ 14:48).
Truly awful images, if one paused to think!

>>3. But even more awful than that, are Verses 6-9 which bring us to Judgement, and the evidence presented for each of us, plus the VERDICT passed:

The person whose 'scales are heavy-laden' (with Good deeds) shall be in a well-pleasing state of being (ii see HQ 69:21).

The person whose 'scales are light-weighted' (lacking Good deeds) shall find himself plummeting 'headlong/ ' (umm) into the abyss.

Then the listener is asked/ told 'maa adraaka' (can he..? / he cannot) determine what it is:

We'd spoken of 'umm' earlier; it is about the foundation and origin of something or its direction (put word in 'Search'). The noun 'umm' mostly stands for 'mother'... the verb 'amma' is related to directing or leading oneself or others (think of the word 'imaam'); the descriptive noun/ adjective 'ummi' is about being unindoctrinated/ untaught; also the 'umm' of one's head is the brain.. etc..

For the persons mentioned above, their 'umm' is in the abyss into which they plummet.

An intense Fire (is what it is!).


This Chapter closes on a note of dire Dissuasion, after having showed us in a few verses the importance of accumulating all the Good Deeds we possibly can.

Peace unto all!

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i
قرع:معظمُ البابِ ضربُ الشيء. يقال قَرَعْتُ الشيءَ أقرَعُه: ضربتُه. ومُقارَعة الأبطال: قَرعُ بعضِهم بعضاً. والإقراع والمُقارَعة: هي المساهمَة. وسمِّيت بذلك لأنَّها شيءٌ كأنَّه يُضرَب. وقارعتُ فلاناً فقرعتُه، أي أصابتني القُرعةُ دونَه. والقارعة: الشَّديدة من شدائد الدهر؛ وسمِّيت بذلك لأنَّها تقرع الناس، أي تضربُهم بشدَّتها. والقارعة: القِيامةُ، لأنَّها تَضرِبُ وتُصيب النَّاسَ بإقراعها.
ومن الباب: قولهم: رجلٌ قَرِعٌ، إذا كان يَقبل مشورةَ المُشير. ومعنى هذا أنَّه قُرِع بكلامٍ في ذلك فقبِله. فإنْ كان لا يقبلُها قيل: فلانٌ لا يُقرَع. ويقولون: أقرَعْتُ إلى الحقِّ إقراعاً: رجَعت.
ومن الباب القَرِيع، وهو السيِّد، سمِّي بذلك لأنه يعوَّلُ عليه في الأمور، فكأنَّهُ يقرَع بكثرةِ ما يُسأل ويستعان بهِ فيه. والدَّليل على هذا أنَّهم يسمُّونه مقروعاً أيضاً.
ثم يُحمَل على هذا ويستعار، فقالوا: أقرَعَ فلانٌ فلاناً: أعطاه خيرَ مالِه.
وخيارُ المال: قُرعتُه، وسمِّي لأنَّه يعَوَّل عليه في النَّوائب كما قلناه في القَرِيع.
وممّا اتّسعوا فيه والأصل ما ذكرناه: القَريعة، وهو خير بيتٍ في الرّبع، إن كان بَرْدٌ فخيارُ كِنِّهِ، وإن كان حرٌّ فخِيارُ ظلِّه.
ومما شذَّ عن هذا الأصل القَرَع، وفَصِيلٌ مقرَّع.
والقَرَع أيضاً: ذَهابُ الشَّعَْر من الرأس.



ii

عيش: يدلُّ على حياةٍ وبقاء، قال الخليل: العيش: الحياة. والمعيشة: الذي يعيش بها الإنسان: من مطعمٍ ومشربٍ وما تكون به الحياة. والمعيشة: اسمٌ لما يعاش به. وهو في عِيشةٍ ومَعيشةٍ صالحة.والمعاش يجري مجرى العَيْش. تقول عاشَ يَعِيشُ عَيْشاً ومعاشاً. وكلُّ شيء يُعاش به أو فيه فهو مَعاشٌ. قال الله تعالى: {وَجَعَلْنَا النَّهَارَ مَعَاشاً} [النبأ ، والأرضُ مَعاشٌ للخلق، فيها يلتمسون معايِشَهم. وقال بعضهم: عاش فلانٌ عَيْشُوشةً صالحة، وإنّهم لمتعيِّشون، إذا كانت لهم بُلْغةٌ من عَيش. ورجل عائِشٌ، إذا كانت حالُه حسنةً.

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