Qaf ( ar, ق, the letter ''
qāf
Qoph ( Phoenician Qōp ) is the nineteenth letter of the Semitic scripts. Aramaic Qop is derived from the Phoenician letter, and derivations from Aramaic include Hebrew Qof , Syriac Qōp̄ ܩ and Arabic .
Its original sound value was a W ...
''), is the 50th chapter (''
sūrah
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
Qur'an
The Quran (, ; Standard 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 from God. It is organized in 114 chapters (pl.: , s ...
with 45 verses (''
āyāt''). The name is taken from the single discrete Quranic "
mysterious letter"
qāf
Qoph ( Phoenician Qōp ) is the nineteenth letter of the Semitic scripts. Aramaic Qop is derived from the Phoenician letter, and derivations from Aramaic include Hebrew Qof , Syriac Qōp̄ ܩ and Arabic .
Its original sound value was a W ...
that opens the chapter. It is the beginning of the ''Hizb al-Mufassal'', the seventh and the last portion (''
manzil
For the convenience of those who read the Quran in a week the text may be divided into seven portions, each known as Manzil.
The following division to 7 equal portions is by Hamza Al-Zayyat (d.156/772):
# Al-Fatihah (chapter 1) through An-Nis ...
''). Concepts which "Qaf" deals with the
Resurrection
Resurrection or anastasis is the concept of coming back to life after death. In a number of religions, a dying-and-rising god is a deity which dies and is resurrected. Reincarnation is a similar process hypothesized by other religions, whic ...
and the
Day of Judgement.
Summary
*1 Q. The letter ''
qāf
Qoph ( Phoenician Qōp ) is the nineteenth letter of the Semitic scripts. Aramaic Qop is derived from the Phoenician letter, and derivations from Aramaic include Hebrew Qof , Syriac Qōp̄ ܩ and Arabic .
Its original sound value was a W ...
''
*2-3 The
unbelievers wonder at the
doctrine of the resurrection
*4-5 Talks about the resurrection raising up to Allah and effect of disbelief in Truth
*6-11
God’s works
In theology, Divine Providence, or simply Providence, is God's intervention in the Universe. The term ''Divine Providence'' (usually capitalized) is also used as a title of God. A distinction is usually made between "general providence", which ...
a proof of his power to
raise the dead
*12-14 The Quraish warned by the fate of other nations who rejected their prophets
*15 God not so exhausted by the
creation
Creation may refer to:
Religion
*''Creatio ex nihilo'', the concept that matter was created by God out of nothing
* Creation myth, a religious story of the origin of the world and how people first came to inhabit it
* Creationism, the belief tha ...
that he cannot raise the dead
[ ]
*16 God is nearer to man than his jugular vein
[ Q50:16 ''We are closer to them than (their) jugular vein'' (Translation (2015) by Dr. ]Mustafa Khattab
Mustafa Khattab is a Canadian–Egyptian Muslim scholar, author, youth mentor, public speaker, imam, and university chaplain. He holds a professional ijâzah in the Ḥafṣ style of recitation. He is known for his translation of the Quran in ...
Huzaima Bukhari Opinion, Daily Times
12 December 2020 [ ]
*17-18
Angels
In various theistic religious traditions an angel is a supernatural spiritual being who serves God.
Abrahamic religions often depict angels as benevolent celestial intermediaries between God (or Heaven) and humanity. Other roles inclu ...
record all human thoughts and actions
*19-20
Death
Death is the irreversible cessation of all biological functions that sustain an organism. For organisms with a brain, death can also be defined as the irreversible cessation of functioning of the whole brain, including brainstem, and brain ...
and judgment shall overtake all men
*21-22 The testimony of the two angels shall condemn the unbelievers
*24-26 God shall cast the
wicked
Wicked may refer to:
Books
* Wicked, a minor character in the ''X-Men'' universe
* '' Wicked'', a 1995 novel by Gregory Maguire that inspired the musical of the same name
* ''Wicked'', the fifth novel in Sara Shepard's ''Pretty Little Liars'' s ...
into hell
*27-29 The devils shall disclaim the idolaters in hell and the hell shall be filled with the wicked
*30 God says to Hell-fire whether Hellfire has been filled fully.
*31-35 Paradise shall receive the true believers
*36-37 Former generations destroyed as a warning to the people of Makkah
*38 The heavens and the earth created in six days
*39-40 Muhammad exhorted to patience with unbelievers
*41-44 Events at Day of Resurrection and proof of Allah's ability to create and cause anything (especially, humans) to die
*45 Muhammad not sent to compel men to believe, but only to warn them
See also
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Esoteric interpretation of the Quran
Esoteric interpretation of the Quran ( ar, تأويل, taʾwīl) is the allegorical interpretation of the Quran or the quest for its hidden, inner meanings. The Arabic word ''taʾwīl'' was synonymous with conventional interpretation in its earl ...
References
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