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In the name
of Allah, the Compassionate, the Merciful |
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SECTION: 1
O Muzzammil (folded in garments - one of the nick names of
the Prophet Muhammad)![1] Stand in prayers at night, but not
the whole night,[2] half of it or a little less,[3] or a little
more; and recite the Qur’an with measured tone.[4] Soon We are
going to send you a weighty message.[5] Surely the getting up at
night for prayer is most effective for controlling the self and
most suitable for reciting the Qur’an as well;[6]
because, during the day you are hard pressed with worldly
affairs.[7] Remember the name of your Rabb and devote yourself
to Him exclusively.[8] He is the Rabb of the east and the west:
there is no god but Him, therefore, take Him as your
Protector.[9] Bear patiently with what they say and leave their
company in a polite manner.[10] Let me deal with rejecters who
are enjoying the comforts of this life, so put up with them for
a while.[11] We have in store for them heavy fetters and a
blazing fire,[12] choking food and a painful punishment.[13] On
the day when the earth with all its mountains will be in a
violent commotion, and the mountains will crumble into heaps of
shifting sand.[14] O mankind, We have sent towards you a Rasool,
to bear witness for you or against you, as We sent a
Rasool towards Fir'on (Pharaoh) before you.[15] Fir'on
disobeyed Our Rasool; so We seized him with a firm grip.[16] If
you persist in unbelief, how will you save yourselves on that
Day which shall turn the children grey-headed (old),[17]
the heaven shall split asunder, and His promise shall be
fulfilled?[18] Surely this is but a reminder, so let him who
wills, take the Right way to His Rabb.[19]
73:[1-19] |
Allah ordered the Prophet not to stand in prayer the whole night
Those who oppose the Prophet will be treated with heavy fetters
and blazing fire
The Qur'an is a reminder for those who seek to find the Right
Way |
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SECTION: 2
Surely your Rabb knows that you stand in prayers nearly two-
thirds of the night, and sometimes one-half or one-third of it,
so do others among your companions. Allah has the measures of
the night and the day. He knows that you will not be able to
keep it up, so He has turned to you in Mercy, therefore, read
from the Qur’an as much as you easily can. He knows that there
may be some sick people among you, and some others who travel
through the land to seek Allah’s bounty; and yet some others
fighting for the cause of Allah. Therefore, read as much of the
Qur’an as you easily can. Establish the Salah (five time
daily prayers) and pay the Zakah (poor due), and give
to Allah a goodly loan. Whatever good you will send forth for
yourselves, you will find it with Allah, which will be much
better and greater in reward. Seek Allah’s forgiveness, surely
Allah is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful.[20]
73:[20] |
Read from the Qur'an as much as you easily can
Whatever you spend in the way of Allah, you will find it in the
Hereafter |
Major Issues, Divine
Law and Guidance:
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* Allah ordered the Prophet not to stand
in prayer the whole night.
* Those who oppose the Prophet will be treated with heavy
fetters and blazing fire.
* The Qur’an is a reminder for those who want to find the Right
Way.
* Read from the Qur’an as much as you easily can.
* Whatever you spend in the way of Allah, you will find it in
the Hereafter.
In the first seven verses, the Prophet (pbuh)
has been commanded: “Prepare yourself to shoulder the
responsibilities of the great Mission that has been entrusted to
you; its practical form is that you should rise during the hours
of night and stand up in Prayer for half the night, or for a
little more or less of it. Devote yourself exclusively to that
God Who is the Owner of the whole universe and entrust all your
affairs to Him with full satisfaction of the heart. Bear with
patience whatever your opponents may utter against you. Do not
be intimate with them. Leave their affair to God: He Himself
will deal with them.” The people of Makkah are warned: “We have
sent a Messenger to you just as We sent a Messenger to the
Pharaoh. Just consider what fate Pharaoh met when he did not
accept the invitation of the Messenger of Allah. Supposing that
you are not punished by a torment in this world, how will you
save yourselves from the punishment for disbelief on the Day of
Resurrection.”
The second section, according to a tradition from Sayyidunã
Sa‘id bin Jubair, was sent down ten years later, and in it the
initial command given in connection with the Tahajjud Prayer, in
the beginning of the first section, was curtailed. The new
Command enjoined, “Offer as much of the Tahajjud Prayer as you
easily can, but what the Muslims should particularly mind and
attend to is the five times obligatory prayer a day:, they
should establish it regularly and punctually; they should
discharge their Zakah dues accurately; and they should spend
their wealth with sincere intentions for the sake of Allah.
In conclusion, the Muslims are exhorted: “Whatever good works
you do in the world will not go waste, but they are like the
provision which a traveller sends up in advance to his permanent
place of residence. Whatever good you send up from the world,
you will find it with Allah, and the provision thus sent up is
much better than what you will have to leave behind in the
world, and with Allah you will also get a much better and richer
reward than what you have actually sent up before.”
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