QURAN CHAPTER - 78
An-Naba - The Great News
Revealed - Meccan
Ruku - 2
Ayat - 40
Theme - The theme of this Surah is to affirm the Resurrection and Hereafter, and to warn the people of the consequences of acknowledging or disacknowledging it.
- When the Holy Prophet (SAW) first started to preach Islam in Makkah, his message consisted of 3 elements:
(1) Tauheed - That none be held as an associate with Allah in Godhead;
(2) Risalat - that Allah had appointed him as His Messenger;
(3) Resurrection - that this world will come to an end one day and then another world will be established when all the former and the latter generations will be resurrected with the same bodies; then they will be called to account for their beliefs and deeds and those who emerge as believing and righteous in this accountability will go to Paradise and those who are proved to be disbelieving and wicked will live in Hell for ever.
- In the beginning verses of this Surah, allusion has been made to the common talk and the doubts that were being expressed in every street of Makkah and in every assembly of the people of Makkah on hearing the news about Resurrection.
- Then, the deniers have been asked:
- "Don't you see this earth which We have spread as a carpet for you?"
- "Don't you see the high mountains which we have so firmly placed in the earth?"
- "Don't you consider your own selves how We have created you as pairs of men and women?"
- "Don't you consider your sleep by which We make you seek a few hours rest after every few hours labour and toil so as to keep you fit for work in the world?"
- "Don't you see the alternation of the night and day which We are so regularly perpetuating precisely according to your needs and requirements?"
- Do these things only tell you that the power of the Almighty Being Who has created them, will be unable to bring about Resurrection and establish the Next World?
- After giving these arguments it has been emphatically stated that the Day of Judgment shall certainly come to pass on its appointed time.
- In Verses: 21-30; it has been stated that every single misdeed of those who do not expect any accountability to take place and have thus belied Our Revelations, lies reckoned and recorded with Us, and Hell is ever lying an ambush to punish them and punish them fully for all their doings.
- In Verses: 31-36, the best rewards of those who lived as responsible people in the world and have provided for their Hereafter beforehand have been mentioned.
In conclusion, the Divine Court in the Hereafter has been depicted, making it plain that there will be no question of somebody's being adamant in the matter of getting his followers and associates forgiven, none will speak without leave, and leave will be granted on the condition that intercession be made only for the one to whom leave of intercession will have been given, and the intercessor will say only what is right.
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