At-Taghābun ( ar, التغابن, "Loss, Deprivation") is the 64th

surah A ''surah'' (; ar, سورة, sūrah, , ), is the equivalent of "chapter" in the Qur'an. There are 114 ''surahs'' in the Quran, each divided into '' ayats'' (verses). The chapters or ''surahs'' are of unequal length; the shortest surah (''Al-Ka ...

of the

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with 18 verses. This

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opens with the words of glorification of God ( Allah in

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), it is part of

Al-Musabbihat Al-Musabbihat ( ar, الْمُسَبِّحَاتِ) are those suras of the Quran that begin with Allah's (Glory be to him) glorification 'Subhana', 'Sabbaha', and 'Yusabbihu'. According to Islamic scholar Muhammad Shafi Deobandi (1897–1976) t ...

group. The theme of this surah is an invitation to the Faith, obedience (to God) and the teaching of good morals, contrasting with the previous surah,

Al-Munafiqun The Hypocrites ( ar, المنافقون, ''al-munāfiqūn'') is the 63rd chapter (surah) of the Qur'an, with 11 verses. Almost all of the chapter is preserved in the Ṣan‘ā’1 lower text. Summary The chapter deals with the phenomenon of ...

, which was concerned with hypocrisy and the lack of Iman.

Summary

The sequence followed is that the first four verses are addressed to all human-kind, verses 5-10 to those men who do not believe in the invitation of the Qur'an, and verses 11-18 to those who accept and believe in this invitation.

Ayat (verses)

*1 All things in heaven and earth praise God *2 God hath fore-ordained men to be either believers or unbelievers *3-4 God, the Creator, knows all things - what is in the universe and on earth, what you conceal and what you declare *5-6 Former nations destroyed for their unbelief *7 Unbelief will not prevent infidels from rising from the dead *8-10 Exhortation to believe in God and all his messengers including his final messenger Muhammad(Peace be Upon him and upon all the messengers) *11-13 God sovereignsov, therefore should be trusted *14-18 Muslims

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to abjure worldly ties and to devote themselves to God

Theme and subject matter

The surah opens with a description of God’s power, wisdom, and knowledge, and takes its name from “the day of dispossession” (''yawm al-taghabun'') mentioned in verse 9. God, the Creator, knoweth all things, is told in 3rd and 4th verse. The disbelievers are reminded of the end of those who disbelieved before them in verses 5 and 6. Unbelief will not prevent infidels from rising from the dead and their denial of the

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is strongly refuted in verse 7. Next 3 ayaat then present exhortation to believe in God and his

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. In the discourse verses 11 to 13 prescribe to humanity that God is sovereign, therefore should be trusted. Further in verse 14, the believers are urged to be wary but forgiving of the enemies they may have within their own families and

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are exhorted to abjure worldly ties and to devote themselves to God in ayaat 14 to 18 and are warned to remain steadfast and to spend in God’s cause in verse 8 and 16.

Sayid Qutb Sayyid 'Ibrāhīm Ḥusayn Quṭb ( or ; , ; ar, سيد قطب إبراهيم حسين ''Sayyid Quṭb''; 9 October 1906 – 29 August 1966), known popularly as Sayyid Qutb ( ar, سيد قطب), was an Egyptian author, educator, Islamic ...

(1981)
''Fi Dhilāl al-Qurān''
Beirut: Dar al-Shurruq

References

External links

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