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In the name
of Allah, the Compassionate, the Merciful |
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Has the news of the over shadowing event
of resurrection reached you?[1] On that Day some faces shall
be downcast,[2] in hard labor, worn out,[3] scorching in the
blazing fire,[4] given to drink from a boiling fountain.[5] They
shall have no food except bitter thorny fruit,[6] which will
neither provide nourishment nor satisfy hunger.[7] While some
faces on that Day shall be radiant,[8] well pleased with their
endeavors,[9] in a lofty garden.[10] Therein they shall hear no
loose talk.[11] Therein they shall have running springs.[12]
Therein they shall be reclining on raised soft couches,[13] with
goblets placed before them;[14] silky cushions ranged in
order[15] and fine carpets richly spread.[16]
88:[1-16] |
Condition of the disbelievers and the believers on the Day of
Judgment |
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Do they not look at the camels, how they were
created?[17] The heaven, how it was raised high?[18] The
mountains, how they were firmly set?[19] And the earth, how it
is spread out?[20] So keep on giving admonition, for you are an
admonisher[21] not a taskmaster over them.[22] As for those who
turn their backs and disbelieve,[23] Allah will punish them with
the mighty punishment.[24] Surely to Us is their return,[25]
then surely it is for Us to take their account.[26]
88:[17-26] |
Wonders of nature, admonition and accountability |
Major Issues, Divine
Law and Guidance:
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* The condition of the disbelievers and
the believers on the Day of Judgement.
* The wonders of nature, admonition and accountability.
To understand the subject matter of this
Sürah one should keep in view the fact that in the initial stage
the preaching of the Prophet (pbuh) mostly centered around two
points which he wanted to instill in the peoples' minds:
- Tawhïd, and
- The Life after death.
Guidance is provided through questions inviting people to
think, such as: do these people not observe the common things
which they experience daily in their lives? Do they not consider
how the camels, on whom their whole life's activity in the
Arabian desert depends, came into being? How they were endowed
precisely with the same characteristics required to live the
desert life? When they go on their journeys, they see the sky,
the mountains, and the earth. Let them ponder over these three
phenomena and consider as to how the sky was stretched above
them, how the mountains were erected and how the earth was
spread beneath them? Has all this come about without the skill
and craftsmanship of an All-Powerful, All Wise Designer? If they
acknowledge that a Creator has created all this with great
wisdom and power and that no one else is an associate with Him
in their creation, why then do they refuse to accept Him Alone
as their Sustainer? And if they acknowledge that Allah (God) had
the power to create all this, then on what rational ground do
they hesitate to acknowledge that Allah also has the power to
bring about resurrection, to recreate man, and to make hell and
heaven?
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