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Surah 78. An-Naba

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Mohammad Asad
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بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ

Bismi All a hi a l rra h m a ni a l rra h eem i

IN THE NAME OF GOD, THE MOST GRACIOUS, THE DISPENSER OF GRACE:¹

- Mohammad Asad

According to most of the authorities, this invocation (which occurs at the beginning of every surah with the exception of surah 9) constitutes an integral part of "The Opening" and is, therefore, numbered as verse {1}. In all other instances, the invocation "in the name of God" precedes the surah as such, and is not counted among its verses. - Both the divine epithets rahman and rahim are derived from the noun rahmah, which signifies "mercy", "compassion", "loving tenderness" and, more comprehensively, "grace". From the very earliest times, Islamic scholars have endeavoured to define the exact shades of meaning which differentiate the two terms. The best and simplest of these explanations is undoubtedly the one advanced by Ibn al-Qayyim (as quoted in Manar I,48): the term rahman circumscribes the quality of abounding grace inherent in, and inseparable from, the concept of God's Being, whereas rahim expresses the manifestation of that grace in, and its effect upon, His creation - in other words, an aspect of His activity.

In the name of Allah, the Compassionate, the Merciful.

- Muhammad Farooq-i-Azam Malik

In the Name of Allah- the Most Compassionate, Most Merciful.

- Mustafa Khattab

In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful

- Marmaduke Pickthall

In the name of Allah Most Gracious Most Merciful. ¹⁹

- Abdullah Yusuf Ali

The Arabic words "Rahman" and "Rahim" translated "Most Gracious" and "Most Merciful" are both intensive forms referring to different aspects of God's attribute of Mercy. The Arabic intensive is more suited to express God's attributes than the superlative degree in English. The latter implies a comparison with other beings, or with other times or places, while there is no being like unto God, and He is independent of Time and Place. Mercy may imply pity, long-suffering, patience, and forgiveness, all of which the sinner needs and God Most Merciful bestows in abundant measure. But there is a Mercy that goes before even the need arises, the Grace which is ever watchful, and flows from God Most Gracious to all His creatures, protecting the, preserving them, guiding them, and leading them to clearer light and higher life. For this reason the attribute Rahman (Most Gracious) is not applied to any but God, but the attribute Rahim (Merciful), is a general term, and may also be applied to Men. To make us contemplate these boundless gifts of God, the formula: "In the name of God Most Gracious, Most Merciful": is placed before every Sura of the Qur-an (except the ninth), and repeated at the beginning of every act by the Muslim who dedicates his life to God, and whose hope is in His Mercy.

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78:1

عَمَّ يَتَسَآءَلُونَ AAamma yatas a aloon a

ABOUT WHAT do they [most often] ask one another?

- Mohammad Asad

About what are they asking?

- Muhammad Farooq-i-Azam Malik

What are they asking one another about?

- Mustafa Khattab

Whereof do they question one another?

- Marmaduke Pickthall

Concerning what are they disputing?

- Abdullah Yusuf Ali

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78:2

عَنِ ٱلنَّبَإِ ٱلْعَظِيمِ AAani a l nnabai alAAa th eem i

About the awesome tiding [of resurrection],

- Mohammad Asad

About the mighty event

- Muhammad Farooq-i-Azam Malik

About the momentous news,

- Mustafa Khattab

(It is) of the awful tidings,

- Marmaduke Pickthall

Concerning the Great News ⁵⁸⁸⁹

- Abdullah Yusuf Ali

Great News: usually understood to mean the News or Message of the Resurrection or the Hereafter, about which there are various schools of thought among the Jews and Christians and other nations. There is practically nothing about the Resurrection in the Old Testament, and the Jewish sect of Sadducees even in the time of Christ denied the Resurrection altogether. The Pagan ideas of a future life-if any-varied from place to place and from time to time. Even in the early Christian Church, as we learn from Paul's First Epistle to the Corinthians, there were contentions in that little community (1, Corinthians, i. 11), and some definitely denied the resurrection of the dead (ib., xv. 12). Great News may also be translated Great Message or a Message Supreme as I have translated at xxxviii. 67. In that case it would refer to the Qur-an, or the Message of Revelation, or the Message of the Holy Prophet, about which there was great contention in those days. As this Message also lays great stress on the Day of Judgment and the Resurrection, the practical result by either mode of interpretation amounts to the same.

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78:3

ٱلَّذِى هُمْ فِيهِ مُخْتَلِفُونَ Alla th ee hum feehi mukhtalifoon a

on which they [so utterly] disagree.¹

- Mohammad Asad

- the theme of their disputes.

- Muhammad Farooq-i-Azam Malik

over which they disagree.¹

- Mustafa Khattab

The pagans used to mock the teachings of the Quran (e.g., resurrection and judgment). They disagreed whether the Quran was magic, poetry, or fortune-telling.

Concerning which they are in disagreement.

- Marmaduke Pickthall

About which they cannot agree.

- Abdullah Yusuf Ali

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78:4

كَلَّا سَيَعْلَمُونَ Kall a sayaAAlamoon a

Nay, but in time they will come to understand [it]!

- Mohammad Asad

Very soon they shall come to know;

- Muhammad Farooq-i-Azam Malik

But no! They will come to know.

- Mustafa Khattab

Nay, but they will come to know!

- Marmaduke Pickthall

Verily they shall soon (come to) know!

- Abdullah Yusuf Ali

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78:5

ثُمَّ كَلَّا سَيَعْلَمُونَ Thumma kall a sayaAAlamoon a

And once again:² Nay, but in time they will come to understand!

- Mohammad Asad

For this rendering of the particle thumma, see surah {6}, note [31].

We repeat, very soon they shall come to know.

- Muhammad Farooq-i-Azam Malik

Again, no! They will come to know.

- Mustafa Khattab

Nay, again, but they will come to know!

- Marmaduke Pickthall

Verily verily they shall soon (come to) know!

- Abdullah Yusuf Ali

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