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Understanding Quran : Understanding Quran Session -3
Surat An-Naba' : Surat An-Naba' Ayah (Verse) 8 onwards
And We created you in pairs : And We created you in pairs
Slide 5 : Allah made male & female in humans, animals & plants.
Allah created pair of poles causing earth’s magnetic field.
It is due to the mating of positive and negative pair that causes electricity to be produced.
Pairing of electrons causes chemical reactions between two different elements and produces useful compounds like water.
And made your sleep [a means for] rest : And made your sleep [a means for] rest
Slide 7 : Subatan is from “Subatun” meaning “Kita Karna”(in Urdu) i.e. in the state of Subatun one is cutoff from his day to day activity.
And made the night as clothing : And made the night as clothing
Slide 9 : Libaas means to cover.
Most of the work to be done in privacy is normally done at night. e.g. meeting with wife, hiding from enemies etc.
And made the day for livelihood : And made the day for livelihood
Slide 11 : Life always requires movement “Harkat”.
For Harkat, sukoon is necessary too.
One cannot always work, nor can one always rest.
In aakhirah there is no need of Day and Night. Why?
And We have built above you seven strong (heavens) : And We have built above you seven strong (heavens)
Slide 13 : Shidaada means “Strong”.
Is it atmosphere?
Ozone Layer & Ionosphere ?
These layers can destroy
meteors /meteorites.
Is it beyond our knowledge today?
And have made a hot & shinning lamp (sun). : And have made a hot & shinning lamp (sun).
Slide 15 : Meaning of Wahhaaja :-
Extremely hot.
Extremely shining.
Diameter :1,392,000 km, about 109 times of Earth.
Temperature : 15,699,726.85 C
149.6 million kilometers from Earth.
And have sent down from the rainy clouds abundant water. : And have sent down from the rainy clouds abundant water.
Slide 17 : Mu’siraat: Al-Farra' said, "They are the clouds that are filled with rain, but they do not bring rain. This is like the woman being called Mu`sir when (the time of) her menstrual cycle approaches, yet she does not menstruate.''
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Slide 19 : Mujahid, Qatadah, and Ar-Rabi` bin Anas all said, "Thajjaj means poured out.'' At-Thawri said, "Continuous.'' Ibn Zayd said, "Abundant.''
That We may bring forth thereby grain and vegetation. And gardens of thick growth. : That We may bring forth thereby grain and vegetation. And gardens of thick growth.
Verily the Day of Sorting out is a thing appointed, : Verily the Day of Sorting out is a thing appointed,
The Day when the Trumpet will be blown, and you shall come forth in crowds (groups); : The Day when the Trumpet will be blown, and you shall come forth in crowds (groups);
Slide 23 : Concerning this statement, Al-Bukhari reported: Abu Hurayrah said that the Messenger of Allah said, (That which is between the two blowings is forty.) Someone asked, "Is it forty days, O Abu Hurayrah'' But he (Abu Hurayrah) refused to reply, saying "no comment.'' They then asked, "Is it forty months'' But he (Abu Hurayrah) refused to reply, saying "no comment.'' They asked again, "Is it forty years'' But he (Abu Hurayrah) refused to reply, saying "no comment.'' (Abu Hurayrah added:) "Then the Prophet went on to say, Then Allah will send down a rain from the sky and the dead body will sprout just as a green plant sprouts. Every part of the last person will deteriorate except for one bone, and it is the coccyx bone (tailbone). From it the creation will be assembled on the Day of Judgement.
Slide 24 : (Remember) the day when We will call every people with their Imam; then whoever is given his book in his right hand, these shall read their book; and they shall not be dealt with a whit unjustly.
(Surat Al-'Isrā' (The Night Journey) , Verse 71)
And the heaven shall be opened, and it will become as gates, : And the heaven shall be opened, and it will become as gates,
And the mountains shall be moved away from their places and they will be as if they were a mirage. : And the mountains shall be moved away from their places and they will be as if they were a mirage.
And you will see the mountains and think them solid, but they shall pass away as the passing away of the clouds. The Work of Allah, Who perfected all things, verily! He is Well-Acquainted with what you do. Surat An-Naml (The Ant), Verse 88 : And you will see the mountains and think them solid, but they shall pass away as the passing away of the clouds. The Work of Allah, Who perfected all things, verily! He is Well-Acquainted with what you do. Surat An-Naml (The Ant), Verse 88
And the mountains shall be as loosened wool.Surat Al-Qāri`ah (The Calamity), Verse 5 : And the mountains shall be as loosened wool.Surat Al-Qāri`ah (The Calamity), Verse 5
Slide 29 : They appear to the one who looks at them as if they are something, but they are actually nothing. After this they will be completely removed. Nothing will be seen of them, and there will be neither base nor trace of them.
And they ask you about the mountains, so say, "My Lord will blow them away with a blast. And He will leave it a level plain; You will not see therein a depression or an elevation.“Surat Ţāhā, Verse 105-107 : And they ask you about the mountains, so say, "My Lord will blow them away with a blast. And He will leave it a level plain; You will not see therein a depression or an elevation.“Surat Ţāhā, Verse 105-107
Truly, Hell is a place of ambush, : Truly, Hell is a place of ambush,