{"id":414,"date":"2021-09-12T23:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-09-12T19:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/iqralaan.wordpress.com\/?p=414"},"modified":"2022-12-30T09:27:32","modified_gmt":"2022-12-30T05:27:32","slug":"welcome-friends-day-68-hq6-59-73-pages-135136","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/iqraprinciple.com\/ar\/welcome-friends-day-68-hq6-59-73-pages-135136\/","title":{"rendered":"HQ 6:59-73, pages 135+136"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Welcome Friends:  Ahlan wa sahlan<\/em>!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In our last Reading the Qur\u2019an clearly indicated that only God knows the Unseen \u2018al gheyb\u2019 \u0627\u0644\u063a\u064a\u0628)), referring to what no one has -or perhaps what no one could-<\/em> observe or perceive.  Today\u2019s Reading begins with a most beautiful illustration of that fact, mentioning what some understand as \u2018keys\u2019 to the Unseen  (\u0645\u0641\u0627\u062a\u062d \u0627\u0644\u063a\u064a\u0628)[1]<\/sup><\/a> the singular \u2018maftah,\u2019(\u0645\u064e\u0641\u062a\u062d)  not \u2018miftaah\u2019 also explained by some scholars as the Reserves themselves )God\u2019s \u2018Resources\u2019), which is why Yusuf Ali added the word \u2018treasures.\u2019 <\/a> It is also interesting to note that -\u0644\u0627 \u0631\u0637\u0628 \u0648\u0644\u0627 \u064a\u0627\u0628\u0633<\/strong>   literally means neither hydrated nor dehydrated, and is taken to mean neither the living nor the dead.  I have tried to offer a literal explanation of verses 59-60 below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Although these Timeless Verses were speaking to the idol-worshippers of Qureish in their time, they continue to speak to all Humanity for all time, for the Qur\u2019aan is superior in its attribute, delivering its principled Message in every aan (every moment\/ \u2018in the now\u2019)!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

COMMENTS:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

1.     Verses 59-60:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAnd with Him are the Reserves of the Unseen\/Unwitnessed, none knows them (marks them out\/ defines them) but He.  And He knows\/defines what is in the land and the sea. And not a single leaf falls but he knows\/defines it, nor a seed in the darkness-es of the earth, nor anything tender or stiff but is in an Evident Compilation.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

In this verse, we see a most beautiful illustration of God\u2019s 3ilm\/\u2019\u0639\u0650\u0644\u0645 “knowledge and demarcation,” where He defines -and knows- the minutest detail of everything in Creation. We spoke on Day 34 about the verb \u2018allama\u2019 and posted its meaning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In this verse we also note the harmony in the Compilation of \u2018Life and Death,\u2019 presented in concepts we easily relate to. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Since the beginning of Creation till its end, He knows\/marks out the landing-site of every dead leaf that blows off every tree\u2026 where it fertilizes the earth, and then coaxes, far below, a tiny seed hidden from all but God\u2026.which at that moment is splitting open to release a tender shoot, which still must push through the depths of darkness to reach light. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

His are the Resources of all that is Gheyb\/Unseen\/Unwitnessed (by Creation) and, and He, as their Creator WHO KNOWS their every flutter and murmur\u2026 their every need, He will grant them of these reserves!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dear Reader:  Think of the above verse whenever you are in distress or feeling abandoned; it works wonders, especially when you recall <\/em>Q.6:12; 6:54 <\/em><\/a> in which God has compiled Mercy as an assertion upon Himself to be delivered to us! <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Who, other than Our Creator, can sustain our tender shoots during dry patches in our  life? <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Before continuing onto Verse 60, please read the posting on Day 64 which shows the linguistic difference between the two words, \u2018wafaat\u2019 and \u2018mawt\u2019 (\u0648\u0641\u0627\u0629- \u0645\u0648\u062a), both usually translated as \u2018Death.\u2019  Muslim scholars have dubbed human sleep a \u2018minor Death\/waffaat sughraa,\u2019 the \u2018major Death \u0627\u0644\u0648\u0641\u0627\u0629 \u0627\u0644\u0643\u0628\u0631\u0649\u2019 in which the spirit\/consciousness is fully delivered unto its Creator.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAnd it is He Who delivers you (unto Him) by night and knows what you earn by day, then He rouses you [2]<\/sup><\/strong><\/sup><\/a><\/strong>(\u0628\u0639\u062b)<\/strong> <\/strong>within it in fulfillment of a designated term, then to Him is your return when He will inform you as to what you had been doing. \u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

2.     Verses 61-62 continue along the same lines, as the Qur\u2019an declares 4 things, and we notice the full circle of Life, in which God dominates\/subdues all creation:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00b7That He is Subduer (in domination) over His worshippers\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00b7 ..and He sends upon them guardians\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00b7\u2026until when Death (mawt) arrives to one of you, Our Messengers delivers (tawaffaa) him (his \u2018nafs\/self\u2019) without omission\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00b7 ..after which they are returned to God, their Rightful Protector\/Mawlaahum al-Haqq\/ \u0645\u0648\u0644\u0627\u0647\u0645 \u0627\u0644\u062d\u0642\u0651, to Whom belongs The Judgment, and Who Is the Swiftest of all reckoners.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

God\u2019s subduing dominance over<\/em> His worshippers, as we saw, includes sending them guardians, understood to be \u2018angels\u2019 (whom we shouldn\u2019t imagine to be similar to what we see in old paintings).  In fact, angels have many positive tasks that relate to humans, and we’ll know more about that as we go along.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It is interesting to note the differences in Yusuf Ali and Muhammad Asad\u2019s explanations (ie. that God is \u2018Irresistible\/holds sway,\u2019 and that he sends \u2018guardians\/heavenly forces\u2019 – Ali\/Asad). <\/p>\n\n\n\n

There are two attributes of God that share the root-verb  \u2018qahara\/\u0642\u064e\u0647\u064e\u0631\u2019 (to subdue in domination):<\/p>\n\n\n\n

-\u2018Al Qaahir fawqa 3ibaadih<\/em>: Subduing and Dominant over His worshippers\/\u0642\u0627\u0647\u0631 \u0641\u0648\u0642 \u0639\u0628\u0627\u062f\u0647<\/p>\n\n\n\n

-Al WaaHid Al Qahhaar<\/em>: \u2018The One, The Eternally Subduing and Dominant\/\u0627\u0644\u0648\u0627\u062d\u062f \u0627\u0644\u0642\u0647\u0651\u0627\u0631<\/p>\n\n\n\n

(Qahhaar \u0642\u0647\u0651\u0627\u0631\/ is the superlative form of Qaahir).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

See Sheykh Dr. Nabulsi\u2019s explanation of this Attribute here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Note that God doesn\u2019t give Himself the attribute of \u2018Al Qaahir or Al Qahhar\u2019 on its own.  When attributes are mentioned in the Qur\u2019an together, each relates to the other.  When they always<\/em> appear together, it is best that we understand them as a combination and try not to separate them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

3. All three Verses 63-65 start with the instruction \u2018Say!\u2019 which, being a Meccan Surah, helps us understand to whom they were primarily addressed, although the message itself is applicable for all time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Every verse has a lesson to be learnt, and here we have quite a few:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Verse 63 is related to the prayers of people in distress, that when faced by the impending prospect of dying in the darkness-es of land and sea, they turn to Him asking for deliverance, promising that -if delivered- they would be \u2018of the Appreciative.\u2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Verse 64 tells us that God Is The One Who delivers from such dangers and from ALL and every distress (\u0643\u0644 \u0643\u0631\u0628), after which \u2018you\u2019 (people who started out shirking God, then prayed and were saved) would return to shirking Him again!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

4. In Verse 65, after the previous verse asserted that it is God Who delivers from distress- we find the listeners being warned that it is God Who is capable of rousing suffering. Notice the contrast between what He does (something we wish for), versus what He is capable<\/em> of doing (something we fear).  If \u2018what He is capable of doing\u2019 sounds  alarming to those who shirk him, well, perhaps they would rethink their actions and beliefs!<\/em> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

In this verse we notice that God is warning listeners of suffering which is most unsettling to Cognizant Humans, and that it is of three kinds:<\/p>\n\n\n\n