Sūra al-Taghābun (Arabic: سورة التغابن) is the sixty forth sura of the Qur'an. It is a Madani sura located in juz' twenty eight. This sura is named al-Taghabun, because in verse nine of this sura, the Day of Judgement is mentioned as Yawm al-Taghabun (Day of Regret). Some of the topics discussed in this sura are the hereafter, the creation of human being and some moral instructions such as trust in God, desirability of Good Loan[1] and avoiding stinginess.
| al-Munafiqun | |
|---|---|
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| Sura Number | 64 |
| Juz' | 28 |
| Revelation | |
| Revelation Number | 110 |
| Makki/Madani | Madani |
| Information | |
| Word Count | 242 |
| Letter Count | 1091\ |
This article is an introduction to the Sura al-Taghabun; to read its text see text:Sura al-Taghabun.Two of the famous verses of Sura al-Taghabun are the verse fifteen which introduces properties and children a cause of human's trial and the verse seventeen which describes giving in the way of God as giving loan to God, which God counts and rewards for it as several more times. About the merits of recitation of this sura, it is transmitted from the Prophet (s) that sudden death will be away from a person who recites Sura al-Taghabun.
Introduction
- Naming
This sura is named al-Taghabun because in the verse nine of this sura, the Day of Judgement is called Yawm al-Taghabun which means the "Day of Regret".[2]
- Order and Place of Revelation
Sura al-Taghabun is among Madani suras. It was the 110th sura which was revealed to the prophet (s). In the current order of the Qur'an, it is the sixty forth sura located in juz' twenty eight.[3]
- Number of Verses and Other Features
Sura al-Taghabun has eighteen verses, 242 words, and 1091 letters. Regarding volume, this sura is among Mufassalat (which have several short verses). Since this sura begins with the praise of God, it is considered among Musabbihat.[4]
Content
Topics mentioned in Sura al-Taghabun are:
- The hereafter and the Day of Judgement,
- The creation of human being and that he has been created in the best form,
- Some moral and social instructions such as trusting in God,
- Desirability of giving loan and giving loan in the way of God and avoiding stinginess,
- Not expressing sadness upon receiving a flood of afflictions and that if you suffer afflictions and calamities in the way of God and struggle in His path and give in His way, it is all the will of God.[5]
Famous Verses
Verse fifteen
| “ | "Rather, your possessions, and children are a test, and Allah—with Him is a great reward!" | ” |
In verse fourteen, God introduces some wives and children enemies of men and in this verse, He considers all of them the means of fitna (test).[7] Fitna refers to calamities, troubles, afflictions, and problems people would be confronted with and are means of test.[8]
In its commentaries, it is mentioned that properties and children are among the most important means of test;[9] because loving children and properties by human being put him in a situation he has to choose between the hereafter and the two (properties and children).[10] It is quoted from Imam 'Ali (a), "do not say 'O God I take refuge with You from fitna and trials'; because, anyone will be afflicted to it; so, take refuge with God from misguiding fitnas!"[11]
Verse Seventeen
| “ | "If you lend Allah a good loan, He shall multiply it for you and forgive you, and Allah is all-appreciative, all-forbearing," | ” |
In exegetical books, it is mentioned that the "good loan" in this verse refers to giving in the way of God.[12] However, in Tafsir-i tasnim, "a good loan" is interpreted as any good action a person performs for the sake of God, whether it be an act of worship, financial giving or public services; thus, it includes zero-interest loan in jurisprudence as well. According to this commentary, to express the fact that an act of goodness is preserved by God and He even multiplies it, God uses the phrase "a good loan" as in giving a loan, the capital is preserved and returns to the owner.[13]
Merits and Benefits
It is transmitted from the Prophet (s) that if a person recites Sura al-Taghabun, sudden death will be away from him.[14] Also, it is transmitted from Imam al-Sadiq (a) that if a person recites this sura in obligatory prayers, it intercedes for him on the Day of Judgement and will be a just witness which will testify in favor of the reciter before God on the Day of Judgement. Also afterward, it will not leave him until it takes him into the Paradise.[15] It is transmitted from Imam al-Baqir (a) that if a person recites all Musabbihat suras, he will meet Imam of his time before he dies and if he dies, he will be together with the Prophet (s).[16]
In Tafsir al-Burhan, some benefits such as safety and repelling the enemies and also finding lost things are mentioned among the benefits of reciting this sura.[17]
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Notes
- ↑ Al-qard al-hasan (القرض الحسن) is an interest-free loan in Islam on the basis of benevolence.
- ↑ Rāghib al-Iṣfahānī, Mufradāt alfāẓ al-Qurʾān, under the word «ِغبن».
- ↑ Maʿrifat, Āmūzish-i ʿulūm-i Qurʾānī, vol. 2, p. 168.
- ↑ Dānishnāma-yi Qurʾān wa Qurʾān pazhūhī, vol. 2, p. 1256.
- ↑ Dānishnāma-yi Qurʾān wa Qurʾān pazhūhī, vol. 2, p. 1256.
- ↑ Khamagar, Muhammad, Sakhtar-i suraha-yi Qur'an-i karim, Mu'assisa-yi Farhangi-yi Qur'an wa 'Itrat-i Nur al-Thaqalayn, Qom: Nashra, ed.1, 1392 Sh.
- ↑ Makārim Shirāzī, Tafsīr-i nimūna, vol. 24, p. 206.
- ↑ Mahdawīyān & Naṭanzī, Nigāhī Qurʾānī bi āzmūn-i ilāhī, p. 25.
- ↑ Makārim Shirāzī, Tafsīr-i nimūna, vol. 24, p. 206.
- ↑ Ṭabāṭabāʾī, al-Mīzān, vol. 19, p. 308.
- ↑ Nahj al-balāgha, Maxim 93.
- ↑ Makārim Shirāzī, Tafsīr-i nimūna, vol. 24, p. 211; Ṭabāṭabāʾī, al-Mīzān, vol. 19, p. 309; Ṭabrisī, Majmaʿ al-bayān, vol. 10, p. 453.
- ↑ Jawādī Āmulī, Tasnīm, vol. 11, p. 582-587.
- ↑ Ṭabrisī, Majmaʿ al-bayān, vol. 10, p. 446.
- ↑ Ṣadūq, Thawāb al-aʿmāl, p. 118.
- ↑ Ṣadūq, Thawāb al-aʿmāl, p. 118.
- ↑ Baḥrānī, al-Burhān, vol. 5, p. 391.
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