An-Naba
| النبأ An-Nabaʾ The Tidings | |
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| Classification | Meccan |
| No.ofverses | 40 |
| No.ofRukus | 2 |
| No.of words | 174 |
| No.of letters | 796 |
| Quran |
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An-NabaorThe News[1](Arabic:النبأ,an-nabaʼ,[2]also known as "The Tidings", "The Announcement" ) is theseventy-eighth chapter(surah) of theQuran,with fortyayator verses.
Summary
[edit]The first twenty verses discuss the wonders of the worldly creation (the earth, plants, the peace of night, the mountains and rain); the final twenty verses are about the eternal wonders and horrors of the next world, with the raging sinner (the Arabictriliteral rootTGY "taagheena" is used) being punished starkly opposed with the rewarding of dutiful believers in paradise.[3]The Arabic triliteral root WQY "muttaqeena" is employed as a poeticparataxisto TGY).[citation needed]
Ayat (Verses)
[edit]- 1-5Unbelievers shall yet learn the truth of the resurrection
- 6-16God the Creator and Preserver of all things
- 17-20Judgment-day scenes described
- 21-30The recompense of unbelievers in hell described
- 31-37The joys of believers inParadisedescribed
- 37-38Nointercessorexcept by God’s permission
- 39-40Sinners exhorted to flee from the day of wrath[4]
Hadith
[edit]- Abu Ishaq narrated fromIkrima ibn Abi Jahl,fromIbn Abbaswho said: "Abu Bakr[may Allah be pleased with him] said: 'O Messenger of Allah! You have become gray.' He said: 'I have gone gray fromHud (surah),Al-Waqi'a,Al-Mursalatand `Amma Yatasa'alun (An-Naba) and Idhash-Shamsu Kuwwirat (At-Takwir).' "[5][relevant?–discuss]
References
[edit]- ^George Sale's translation
- ^Ibn Kathir."Tafsir Ibn Kathir (English): Surah Al Naba".Quran 4 U.Retrieved3 February2020.
- ^An-Nabaat Sacred Texts
- ^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.
- ^Jami` at-TirmidhiEnglish reference: Vol. 5, Book 44, Hadith 3297 Arabic reference: Book 47, Hadith 3609
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