RENAISSANCE OCTOBER 2021

Qur’ ā nic Exegesis 8 Monthly Renaissance October 2021 ﴿jۡM ﻧﺎ دﻣﺮۡﻧٰﻬﻢۡ و ﻗﻮۡﻣﻬﻢۡ ﺟۡﻤﻌ ٥١﴾ ﻓﺘﻠۡﻚﺑﻴﻮۡﺗﻬﻢۡ ﺧﺎو ۡﻳﺔًۢ ﺑﻤﺎ ﻇﻠﻤﻮ O ۡ ذٰﻟﻚﻵﻹٰﻳﺔً X ن ﻟﻘﻮۡمٍ *ﻌۡﻠﻤﻮۡن ﴿ ٥٢﴾ و ﻧۡﺠﻴۡﻨﺎ ﻟﺬﻳۡﻦ ٰﻣﻨﻮۡ و [ﺎﻧﻮۡ ﻳﺘﻘﻮۡن ﴿ ٥٣﴾ و ﻟﻮۡﻃًﺎ ذۡ ﻗﺎل ﻟﻘﻮۡﻣﻪٖۤ وۡن﴿ +rۡ ﺗﺎۡﺗﻮۡن ﻟۡﻔﺎﺣﺸﺔ و ﻧۡﺘﻢۡ ﺗﺒ ٥٤﴾ ﻨﻜﻢۡ ﻟﺘ s ﺎۡﺗﻮۡن ﻟﺮﺟﺎلﺷﻬۡﻮةً ﻣﻦۡ دوۡن ﻟﻨﺴﺂء O ﺑﻞۡ ﻧۡﺘﻢۡ ﻗﻮۡمٌ ﺗﺠۡﻬﻠﻮۡن ﴿ ٥٥﴾ ﺟﻮۡۤ ٰل ﻟﻮۡطٍ ﻣﻦۡ +ۡx ۤۡ ﻓﻤﺎ [ﺎن ﺟﻮ ب ﻗﻮۡﻣﻪٖۤ ﻵﻹۤ نۡ ﻗﺎﻟﻮ ۡ ۡﻳﺘﻜﻢ +z ? ﻧﻬﻢۡ ﻧﺎسٌ ﻳﺘﻄﻬﺮوۡن ﴿ ٥٦﴾ ﻓﺎﻧۡﺠﻴۡﻨٰﻪ ۤ ﻵﻹ a و ﻫۡﻠﻪ } ﻗﺪرۡﻧٰﻬﺎ ﻣﻦ a ﻣۡﺮ ﺗﻪ ﻳۡﻦ﴿ L~ٰ ﻟۡﻐ ٥٧﴾ ً C ۡﻧﺎﻋﻠﻴۡﻬﻢۡ ﻣ Cۡ و ﻣ ? ﻟۡﻤﻨۡﺬرﻳۡﻦ﴿ C ﻓﺴﺂءﻣ ٥٨﴾ And to the Tham ū d, We had sent their brother Ṣā li ḥ as a messenger with the message: “People! Worship God.” So, by becoming two factions, they began arguing with one another. Ṣā li ḥ said: “O People of My Nation! Why do you show haste for evil before good? Why do you not ask for God’s forgiveness that mercy be shown to you?” (45-46) They replied: “We regard all this to be a result of bad luck from you and your companions.” Ṣā li ḥ said: “Your bad luck is with God. In fact, you are being put to test.” (47) And there were nine families in the city that would spread disorder in the land and were not prepared to mend their ways. They made a promise by swearing upon God: “We shall secretly kill him and his people at night; then tell his heir: ‘We have nothing to do with his killing and we are absolutely truthful.’” And they also plotted a plan and We also chalked out a scheme, and they did not even know. Then see the fate of their scheme! We destroyed them and their whole nation. So, these are their houses, ruined because they were unjust to themselves. Indeed, there is a great lesson in it for those who want to know. And We saved those people who had accepted faith and used to fear God. (48-53) And We had sent Lot also as a messenger. When he said to his nation: “Do you engage in this vulgar act with open eyes? Do you fulfil your sexual desire from men leaving aside women? In fact, you are totally overwhelmed with frenzy.” But the only answer his nation gave was: “Turn out Lot and his people from your settlement; these people pose as very noble.” So, We saved him and his people except his wife; We had counted her among those left behind. And We unleashed on them a horrible shower. Then how terrible was the rain for those who had been