The Verse of Evil Eye ( ar, آیه وَإِن يَكَادُ ) is
verse
Verse may refer to:
Poetry
* Verse, an occasional synonym for poetry
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* Blank verse, a type of poetry having regular meter but no rhyme
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51 and 52 of
Al-Qalam
The Pen ( ar, القلم, ''al-qalam'') is the sixty-eighth chapter (sūrah) of the Qur'an with 52 verses ( āyāt). Quran 68 describes God's justice and the judgment day. Three notable themes of this Surah are its response to the opponents' o ...
(
Q68:51-52) in the
Quran
The Quran (, ; Standard Arabic: , Classical Arabic, Quranic Arabic: , , 'the recitation'), also romanized Qur'an or Koran, is the central religious text of Islam, believed by Muslims to be a revelation in Islam, revelation from God in Islam, ...
. It is usually recited for protection from the
evil eye
The Evil Eye ( grc, ὀφθαλμὸς βάσκανος; grc-koi, ὀφθαλμὸς πονηρός; el, (κακό) μάτι; he, עַיִן הָרָע, ; Romanian: ''Deochi''; it, malocchio; es, mal de ojo; pt, mau-olhado, olho gordo; ar ...
. It states: "And indeed, those who disbelieve would almost make you slip with their eyes when they hear the message, and they say: Indeed, he is mad. But it is not except a reminder to the worlds (68:51 and 52)."
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The context of the verse
Verse 51: And indeed, those who disbelieve would almost make you slip with their eyes when they hear the message, and they say, "Indeed, he is mad."
Verse 52: But it is not except a reminder to the worlds.
Exegesis
The verse refers to an evil eye
The Evil Eye ( grc, ὀφθαλμὸς βάσκανος; grc-koi, ὀφθαλμὸς πονηρός; el, (κακό) μάτι; he, עַיִן הָרָע, ; Romanian: ''Deochi''; it, malocchio; es, mal de ojo; pt, mau-olhado, olho gordo; ar ...
. This meant that they want to make Muhammad
Muhammad ( ar, مُحَمَّد; 570 – 8 June 632 Common Era, CE) was an Arab religious, social, and political leader and the founder of Islam. According to Muhammad in Islam, Islamic doctrine, he was a prophet Divine inspiration, di ...
sick and die with a special kind of look.[Mahmoud ibn Omar Al-Zamakhshary, Kashaf, Qoqnoos Publication, vol.4, p.597.] It also suggests that the verse is a metonymy for 'very angry glances', as they looked very furiously as if they wanted to kill Muhammad
Muhammad ( ar, مُحَمَّد; 570 – 8 June 632 Common Era, CE) was an Arab religious, social, and political leader and the founder of Islam. According to Muhammad in Islam, Islamic doctrine, he was a prophet Divine inspiration, di ...
. In addition, the grudges of the disbelievers led them to a contradiction. On the one hand, they understood the importance of the Quran insofar as they desired the destruction of the Islamic Prophet, but on the other hand, they accuse him of madness.[Mohsen Qara'ti, Tafsire Nour, Cultural center of Quran lessons Publication, 2009, vol.10, p.191.]
See also
* Verse of Ikmal al-Din
The Verse of Ikmal al-Din ( ar, إِکْمَال الدِّيْن) or the Verse of Ikmal is verse 5:3 of Islam's central religious text, the Quran, which includes the passage
The interpretation of the Verse of Ikmal is disputed between the ...
* Verse of Loan
The Verse of Loan ( ar, آية ٱلدين, ) is verse 282 in chapter Al-Baqara ( Q2:282). This verse is the longest verse at the longest chapter in Quran. The concept of borrowing was explained in the verse.
Text and meaning
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* Verse of Purification
* People of Ditch
* Muhammad in the Quran
* Obedience Verse
* Verse of Mawadda
The Verse of Mawadda (Arabic: آية الْمَوَدَّة, ) refers to verse 42:23 of the Quran, the interpretation of which is disputed. This verse is often cited in Shia sources to support the elevated status of the family of the Islamic prop ...
References
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