Al-Inshiqāq(Arabic:الانشقاق,"The Sundering", "Splitting Open" ) is the eighty-fourth chapter (surah) of theQur'an,with 25 verses (āyāt). It mentions details of theDay of Judgmentwhen, according to this chapter, everyone will receive reckoning over their deeds in this world.[2]
| الانشقاق Al-Inshiqāq The Sundering | |
|---|---|
| Classification | Meccan |
| Other names | Splitting Open, The Rupture[1]The Rending[citation needed] |
| Position | Juzʼ30 |
| No.ofverses | 25 |
| No.ofSajdahs | 1 |
| No.of words | 108 |
| No.of letters | 436 |
Summary
edit- 1-5Signs of theJudgment Day
- 6-15The books of therighteousand the wicked given into their hands, and the consequence thereof
- 16-20Oaths attesting the doctrine of theresurrection
- 21۩25Theunbelieversdenounced and threatened[3]
The name of the chapter,Al-Inshi QAQ,is a noun variously translated as "The Sundering", "The Bursting Asunder", "The Splitting Open", among others. This name comes from the first verse of the chapter which readsWhen the sky is rent asunder.The verse does not contain the wordal-inshi QAQverbatim, but rather it contains a word of the same root. It is a reference to thedestruction of the worldat the end of days, which the chapter portend. Thematically, the chapter follows a day-of-judgement theme that is present in the preceding chapters, includingAl-Infitar(the 82nd chapter) andAl-Mutaffifin(83rd).[4][5][6]
The chapter begins (verses 1 to 5) by mentioning events that will happen on the Day of Judgment, including the sundering of the sky and the flattening of all that is on earth. Verses 6 to 15 talk about the disparity between those who in that day will be "given [their] book in [their] right hand" and have a joyful reckoning, and those who will not. A series of oaths (verses 16—18) follows, and then another contrast between the fate of the believers and the unbelievers in the day of judgment.[7]
Revelation
editAccording to the Islamic tradition, Al-Inshi QAQ was most likely revealed after the 82nd chapterAl-Infitar,and was chronologically one of the last of theMeccan surahs—chapters revealed before Muhammad'smigration to Medina.[4]
Prostration
editAccording to thehadith,Muhammed wasprostrated when recitingthis chapter, particularly after the verse 21 which reads... and that when the Quran is recited unto them, they do not prostrate?Therefore, most Islamic scholars consider this verse one of the 15 verses in the Quran where one prostrates after reciting it. In most copies of the Qur'an these are indicated by the symbol۩.[8]MostMalikijurists consider it obligatory to prostrate after reciting the verse;Malik ibn Anas,the founder of the Maliki school, was a notable exception.[9][10]
References
editCitation
edit- ^http:// submission.orgQuran 84translated byRashad Khalifa
- ^Quran Surah Al-Inshiqaaq
- ^Wherry, Elwood Morris(1896).A Complete Index toSale's Text,Preliminary Discourse, and Notes.London: Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner, and Co.
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in thepublic domain.
- ^abThe Study Quran,p. 1492.
- ^The Study Quran,p. 1493, commentary.
- ^Al-Dargazelli 2013,p. 80.
- ^The Study Quran,pp. 1492–1493.
- ^Clear Quran:Surely those ˹angels˺ nearest to your Lord are not too proud to worship Him. They glorify Him. And to Him they prostrate..Note the inclusion of the Islamic Symbol,۩in the Arabic script.
- ^Muwatta Imam Malik,USC-MSA web (English) reference: Book 15, Number 15.5.12Archived2018-05-03 at theWayback Machine;Arabic reference: Book 15, Hadith 484
- ^The Study Quran,p. 1494, v.21 commentary.
Bibliography
edit- Al-Dargazelli, Shetha (2013).The Names of the Qur'anic Chapters.The Other Press.ISBN978-967-5062-93-3.
- Seyyed Hossein Nasr; Caner K. Dagli; Maria Massi Dakake; Joseph E.B. Lumbard; Mohammed Rustom, eds. (2015).The Study Quran: A New Translation and Commentary.New York, NY:HarperCollins.ISBN978-0-06-112586-7.
External links
edit