RENAISSANCE NOVEMBER 2020

Qur’ ā nic Exegesis 13 Monthly Renaissance November 2020 ﴿ ۡ نۡ ﻛﻨۡﺘﻢۡ ﺻٰﺪﻗ ٣٦﴾ D ۡ و ﻟﺬﻳۡﻦﻣﻦۡ ﻗﺒۡﻠﻬﻢ  ٍ ٌ مۡ ﻗﻮۡمﺗﺒﻊ 1ۡ ﻫﻢۡ ﺧ ﴿ ۡ ﻧﻬﻢۡ ?ﺎﻧﻮۡ ﻣﺠۡﺮﻣ ž ۡ ﻫۡﻠﻜۡﻨٰﻬﻢ ٣٧﴾ ﴿ ۡ و ﻣﺎ ﺧﻠﻘۡﻨﺎ ﻟﺴﻤٰﻮٰتو ﻵۡﻹرۡضو ﻣﺎ ﺑﻴۡﻨﻬﻤﺎ ﻟٰﻌﺒ ٣٨﴾ ﻣﺎ ﺧﻠﻘۡﻨٰﻬﻤﺎۤ ﻵﻹ ﺑﺎﻟۡﺤﻖو ﻟٰﻜﻦ ﻫﻢۡ ﻵﻹ;ﻌۡﻠﻤﻮۡن﴿ 1 ۡ0 ٣٩﴾ نﻳﻮۡم ﻟۡﻔﺼۡﻞﻣﻴۡﻘﺎﺗﻬﻢۡ ۙ ﴿ ۡ ﺟۡﻤﻌ ٤٠﴾ 4ً‚ۡ ﻋﻦۡ ﻣﻮ 4ً‚ۡ ۡ ﻣﻮ k•ۡ ﻳﻮۡمﻵﻹ;ﻐ ۙ وۡن﴿ t¢ۡ ﺷﻴۡﺌًﺎوﻵﻹ ﻫﻢۡ ﻳﻨ ٤١﴾ ﻫﻮ ﻟۡﻌﺰﻳۡﺰ ﻟﺮﺣﻴۡﻢ﴿ M ﻧﻪ D ٰ ﻵﻹﻣﻦۡ رﺣﻢ ﷲ ٤٢﴾ ۙ نﺷﺠﺮت ﻟﺰﻗﻮۡم﴿ ٤٣﴾ ¤ ﴿ ﻃﻌﺎم ﻵۡﻹﺛﻴۡﻢ ٤٤ ;¦ ﴾?ﺎﻟۡﻤﻬۡﻞ ۙ ﻟۡﺒﻄﻮۡن﴿ 45 ۡ4ƒۡ ﻐ ٤٥﴾ ﻟۡﺤﻤﻴۡﻢ﴿ 4ۡƒ ﻛﻐ ٤٦﴾ and we shall not be raised to life again. So, [believers!] if you are truthful, bring back our forefathers.” 25 (34-36) [On what basis are they showing stubbornness? Ask them:] Are they better or the people of the nation of Tubba‘ and those who were before them? We destroyed them because they too were [similar] wrongdoers. (37) We have not made the heavens and the earth and what lies between them for amusement. [In reality,] We have only created them with a purpose but most of their people do not know. 26 Certainly, the Day of Judgement is the prescribed time for all of them. 27 The day no relative shall be of any benefit to another and nor shall they be helped. 28 Yes, except those to whom God shows mercy. Surely, He alone is Powerful; Ever-Merciful. 29 (38-42) Undoubtedly, the tree of zaqq ū m 30 [on that day] shall be the 25. The Qur’ ā n has not commented on their demand because of its baselessness. 26. Ie., do not know the fact that if it is not accepted that this world has a purpose and that it will continue without it or will end without it, then it will have to be accepted that its creator is a merry-maker who is amusing himself by the injustices and oppressions found in this world. This obviously is such an ill-estimation that cannot be expected from a knowledeable and wise, forgiving and merciful creator. 27. The word ۡ ﺟۡﻤﻌ of the verse is note-worthy. The implication is that on that day, the small and the big, the rulers and the ruled, the beggar and the king, the common man and the intellectuals – all will be called to justice and such will be this justice that neither will any reality remain hidden nor will anyone be able to cause hindrance to the justice being dispensed because of his influence and status. 28. Ie., from any of their alleged deities or intecessors. 29. Thus people should only fear Him and pin their hopes on Him alone. 30. This is the cactus tree – however it is the cactus of Hell of which