RENAISSANCE NOVEMBER 2019

Qur’ ā nic Exegesis 25 Monthly Renaissance November 2019 وَ ﻫﻮَ ﻟۡﻌَﻠﻴۡﻢ ﻟۡﻘَﺪﻳۡﺮ﴿ § ﻳَﺨۡﻠﻖﻣَﺎﻳَﺸَﺂء J ً ﻌۡﻔًﺎوَ ﺷَﻴۡﺒَﺔ Í ﺿ ٥٤﴾ َﺎﻧﻮۡ ﻳﺆۡﻓَﻜﻮۡنَ ﴿ ~ َ ﻛَﺬٰﻟﻚ J ٍ َ ﺳَﺎﻋَﺔ Xۡ;َ ﻣَﺎﻟَﺒﺜﻮۡ ﻏ 8Ï َ ﻘۡﺴﻢ ﻟۡﻤﺠۡﺮﻣﻮۡن E َﻘﻮۡم ﻟﺴَﺎﻋَﺔ َ وَ ﻳَﻮۡم ٥٥﴾ وَ ﻗَﺎ ﻓَﻬٰﺬَ ﻳَﻮۡم ¾ ﻳَﻮۡم ﻟۡﺒَﻌۡﺚ 2ٰÈ ٰ ۡ ﻛﺘٰﺐ ﷲ 26 ۡ لَ ﻟَﺬﻳۡﻦَ وۡﺗﻮ ﻟۡﻌﻠۡﻢَ وَ ﻵۡﻹﻳۡﻤَﺎنَ ﻟَﻘَﺪۡ ﻟَﺒﺜۡﺘﻢ َﻌۡﻠَﻤﻮۡنَ ﴿ ﻟۡﺒَﻌۡﺚوَ ﻟٰﻜﻨَﻜﻢۡ ﻛﻨۡﺘﻢۡ ﻵَﻹ ٥٦﴾ ﺬٍ ﻵَﻹ ﻳَﻨۡﻔَﻊ ﻟَﺬﻳۡﻦَ ﻇَﻠَﻤﻮۡ ﻣَﻌۡﺬرَﺗﻬﻢۡ وَ Hَ ﻓَﻴَﻮۡﻣ ﻵَﻹ ﻫﻢۡ ﻳﺴۡﺘَﻌۡﺘَﺒﻮۡنَ ﴿ ٥٧﴾ ﻦۡ ﺟﺌۡﺘَﻬﻢۡ ﺑﺎٰﻳَﺔٍ ﻟَﻴَﻘﻮۡﻟَﻦَ ﻟَﺬﻳۡﻦَ Hَ وَ ﻟ J ٍ ﻞﻣَﺜَﻞ ~ ۡ ٰۡنﻣﻦ C½ۡ ۡ ﻫٰﺬَ ﻟ 26 َﺑۡﻨَﺎ ﻟﻠﻨَﺎس ©َª ۡ وَ ﻟَﻘَﺪ وۡۤ نۡ َﻧۡﺘﻢۡ ﻵَﻹ ﻣﺒۡﻄﻠﻮۡنَ ﴿ CَDَ ﻛ ٥٨﴾ ﻗﻠﻮۡ 2ٰ¨َ ٰ ﻋ ﻛَﺬٰﻟﻚَ ﻳَﻄۡﺒَﻊ ﷲ َ َﻌۡﻠَﻤﻮۡن E ب ﻟَﺬﻳۡﻦَ ﻵَﻹ ﴿ ٥٩﴾ ٰ ﺣَﻖٌ وَ ﻵَﻹﻳَﺴۡﺘَﺨﻔَﻨَﻚَ ﻟَﺬﻳۡﻦَ ﻵَﻹﻳﻮۡﻗﻨﻮۡنَ ﴿ ۡ نَ وَﻋۡﺪَ ﷲ Xۡ ﻓَﺎﺻ ٦٠﴾ gave weakness and old age after strength. He creates whatsoever He desires and it is He Who is all-knowledgeable and powerful. (54) [What they are regarding as far off] the day the Hereafter arrives, these wrongdoers will swear oaths and say: “We did not stay in our graves for more than a while.” In this manner were they continued to be led away. On the other hand, those who were endowed with knowledge and faith will say: “In the record of God, you have remained till the Day of Judgement; so this is the Day of Judgement, but you did not know.” Then on that day neither the apology of the unjust will be of any benefit to them nor will they be given the opportunity to please God. (55-57) [They ask for a sign.] We have mentioned in this Qur’ ā n examples of all sorts [and they alone are sufficient]. Whichever sign you bring them, those who have decided to deny will only say: “You people are absolute liars.” In this way, does God seal the hearts of those who do not want to know. So, [O Prophet!] be steadfast. Indeed, God’s promise is true and [be informed that] these people who do not believe in His promises should not the slightest succeed in reducing your substance. (58-60) ( Translated by Dr Shehzad Saleem ) _______________