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Part 52
Sura Buruj (The Constellations) 85 (22 verses)
In The Name of Allah, The Beneficent, The
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Sura Buruj
(The Constellations)
No. 85 (22 Verses)
Contents
of the Sura:
The early
Muslim believers of Mecca lived in turmoil especially at the beginning period
of Islam. They were always faced with torture; bodily and spiritually, by the
pagan Arabs who forced them to leave their Faith. Some of them, the weak ones,
succumbed, but, the stronger ones resisted.
This is a
Meccan Sura whose main objective seems to be the spiritual strengthening of the
believers against that process, and encouraging them to persevere.
Concerning
this point, it tells the story of 'the makers of the pit of fire', those
who dug some ditches in which they burnt people for their Faith. They
threatened them and burnt them, but the true believers did not loose their
Faith.
In another
section of the Sura, the pagans are threatened with the blazing fire of Hell
for the persecution of Allah's votaries, while the believers are given good
news about the gardens of Bliss.
Then, to
attract their attention to past generations, it illustrates the story of
Pharaoh, the people of Thamud and some other arrogant sects. They lived in such
great authority, in the past, that the pagans of Mecca were naught in
comparison with them, but they could not stand for Allah's command and
perished. Besides, these examples are for soothing the heart of the Prophet (p.h.u.h.)
and of the believers.
Finally, the
Sura ends wilh an explanation about the greatness and the extraordinary
importance of the Holy Qur'an.
On the
whole, this is a Sura of resistant perseverance, and patience from the side of
the believers against the persecutions of the enemies, amongst which the promise
Allah's victory is found.
The name of
the Sura is taken from the oath which occurred in the beginning verse of the
Sura.
The
Virtue in Studying this Sura:
There is a
tradition from the Prophet (p.b.u.h.) for the virtue of this Sura which
says: "Allah will give reward for the good-deeds ten times the number
of all peopie gathered in 'Friday Prayer' and all people gathered on the day of
'Arafah (the ninth day of Zilhajj), to the person who studies this Sura. Its
recitation saves Man from fears."
These
rewards fit in with the content of the Sura and it is obvious when we consider
that: one of the commentaries for the verse: "By the Witness and the
Witnessed" is 'Friday' and 'Arafah Day', and that the Sura
denotes to the severe perseverance of the early believers against the enemies'
persecutions. By the way, it also confirms that these rewards belong to those
who study the Sura, then contemplate on it and act accordingly.
