Nouman Ali Khan - 081 At-Takwir - Part 1
Surah At Takwir
My Transcripts
========== (Imagery) Day of Resurrection ===========
- 1. "When infact the sun does get wrapped up"
iza= when (future tense; certain event)
talking to the one who disbelieves in aqirah(worst of the kafir)
threatening tone is being used
the speech is highlighted instead of the speaker (the sun, the stars)
kuwwirat/ kawwara/ yukawwira/ takwir = wrap something up (mostly for turbans)
--> the sun's light is folded up
-->the sun looses its light
-->sun will look like it is being wrapped up with something, covered up, folded up, something covering or hovering above it or around it. - 2. " And stars will become dull and stale and falling"
inkidaar= one to loose color/ to loose brilliance - 3. " And when the mountains are made to move casually"
(talking to adamant kafir)
suyyirat/ sayyara= casually, softly, easy travel (like taking a walk in a garden) - 4. "And when the she-camel is let loose"
ishar/ ushara= she-camel that are 10 month pregnant
ishar(plural)/ ushara(single)
attala= become useless/ not taken care of
mu-attal= put to waste(well that have been put to waste when town destroyed) - 5. "And when the wild animals are herded togethor one on top of the other"
wahash= animal that does not have affection for other creatures on the land; wild
animal; beast; opposite of ins
walked on the earth by himself, without company, hard to get along with;
hashar= gathering, herding animals - 6. "And even the oceans are going to experience tasjir"
water of the ocean will actually turn into fuel for a fire
abhur= few oceans, few bodies of water
bihar= (super plural, vast multitudes of bodies of water,) all bodies of water collectively.
tasjir/ sujjiratan noor= a large pot, fill it with coal, fill it with fuel, and then throw a fire in
oceans boiling over can be figurative as well as literal - 7. " And When the people/persons/every single individual will be paired togethor"
nafs = souls
anfus =weaker plural
nufus= multiplied plural
tazwidj= to pair something
souls will be paired with their bodies again and people will be paired with their own deeds. - 8. "And when the women/female was buried alive is asked"
mau-uda= women that was buried alive - 9. "For what crime/sin exactly was she killed for"
zanb/zanab= means smallest infraction, minutest thing
"For what smallest bit of crime that this girl committed for which she was killed" - 10. " And when all of the scrolls laid out, spread out, opened up"
when the scrolls spread out and the content is brought to life
when the scrolls have been given life
nashara= spread out, also means bring to life
suhuf=scrolls ; suhufe-amal - 11. " And when the sky's skin will be peeled"
sama= means that which is above
kashata= to peel the skin off the camel
kashaat= butcher
kishaat= peeled skin itself
how blood red the sky is gonna turn
it will look like its skin has been peeled - 12. ''And when even the hell fire has been blazed"
sa'ara= cause a fire that towers high
hellfire has been given towering flame
blazing torch of the fire - 13. "And when the paradise is brought close, near in honor of the believers"
waiting for the believers
zulf= portion or a great portion of something
zulfa= status
azlafa/ muzdalifa = close by place(for mina) and honored place
izlaaf= to bring close out of honor
paradise has been depicted as an honorary gift to the believers.
=========concluding ayah======
- 14. "every person knows what it forcefully brought forward"
concluding remark
what it has to present for itself; every person knows full well what he/she has to present in front of Allah
what do i have to show for myself
hadara= to present itself; to be present
ahdara = to take something and bring it for presentation; a reluctant presentation
Self evaluation
Here are few questions with the help of which we can assess ourself towards understanding the above surah.
Q1) What is the literal meaning of 'iza'
A1) when (implies a future event)
A1) when (implies a future event)
Q2) Ayat 4: The she-camel that is 10 month pregnant is called_________
A2) ishar(plural) and ushara(singular)
A2) ishar(plural) and ushara(singular)
Q3) What is the imagery described for mountains as on day of resurrection?
A3) mountains will move casually/floating away
A3) mountains will move casually/floating away
Q4) Ayah 5: 'abhur' means few bodies of water. What does 'bihar' mean?
A4) vast multitudes of water, all bodies of water collectively
A4) vast multitudes of water, all bodies of water collectively
Q5) Ayah 7: 'Nafs' is commonly translated as souls. The weaker plural of nafs is
_____________ and multiplied plural is __________
A5) anfus is weaker plural and nufus is multiplied plural
_____________ and multiplied plural is __________
A5) anfus is weaker plural and nufus is multiplied plural
Q6) Ayah 11: What is the literal meaning of 'sama'
A6) everything above/ that which is above
A6) everything above/ that which is above
Q7) Ayah 11&12: Why will the sky look red?
A7) sky is a reflection of whats going on on earth. Something is going on on earth
that is so vicious in color that even the sky has turned red. the hellfire has been
given towering flame so high that its redness affects the sky.
A7) sky is a reflection of whats going on on earth. Something is going on on earth
that is so vicious in color that even the sky has turned red. the hellfire has been
given towering flame so high that its redness affects the sky.
Q8) Ayah 12: What is the literal meaning of the word "sa'ara"?
A8) cause a fire that towers high
A8) cause a fire that towers high
Q9) Ayah 12&13: "And when the hellfire has been _______; And when the paradise
is _________" ( Fill in the blanks with : brought close, blazed)
A9) And when the hellfire has been blazed ;And when the paradise is brought close
is _________" ( Fill in the blanks with : brought close, blazed)
A9) And when the hellfire has been blazed ;And when the paradise is brought close
Q10) What is the meaning of the word 'ahdara'?
A10) to take something and bring it for presentation; a reluctant presentation
A10) to take something and bring it for presentation; a reluctant presentation
