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==Introduction== | ==Introduction== | ||
Names: since this Quranic chapter involves the word, | Names: since this Quranic chapter involves the word, "al-Qalam" (pen) in its first verse where God has sworn to the pen and what is written by it, it came to be known as "Sura al-Qalam". And since it begins with the disjoined letter, "n" (nūn), it also came to be called "Sura N/al-Nun" or "Sura Nun wa l-Qalam". | ||
Number of verses: reciters and exegetes of the Qur'an agree that this chapter has 52 verses, 301 words, and 1288 letters. With respect to its volume, it counts as one of the [[Mufassalat]] chapters; it is about one half of one [[hizb]] of the Qur'an. With respect to its content, it counts as one of the [[Mumtahanat]] chapters. | Number of verses: reciters and [[exegetes]] of the [[Qur'an]] agree that this chapter has 52 verses, 301 words, and 1288 letters. With respect to its volume, it counts as one of the [[Mufassalat]] chapters; it is about one half of one [[hizb]] of the Qur'an. With respect to its content, it counts as one of the [[Mumtahanat]] chapters. | ||
Order and place of revelation: in the traditional order of compilation, Sura al-Qalam is the 68th verse of the Qur'an, and in the chronological order of revelation, it is the 5th or the second Quranic chapter. It is the 29th and the last Quranic chapter which begins with [[al-Muqatta'at]] (disjoined letters), and the 10th Quranic chapter which begins with swearing. Many exegetes of the Qur'an take this chapter to be wholly [[Makki]], and others take verses 17 to 33 as well as verses 48 to 50 to be [[Madani]] and the rest to be Makki. | Order and place of revelation: in the traditional order of compilation, Sura al-Qalam is the 68th verse of the Qur'an, and in the chronological order of revelation, it is the 5th or the second Quranic chapter. It is the 29th and the last Quranic chapter which begins with [[al-Muqatta'at]] (disjoined letters), and the 10th Quranic chapter which begins with swearing. Many exegetes of the Qur'an take this chapter to be wholly [[Makki]], and others take verses 17 to 33 as well as verses 48 to 50 to be [[Madani]] and the rest to be Makki. | ||
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* Bad characteristics of [[polytheists]] and the enemies of the Prophet (s) | * Bad characteristics of [[polytheists]] and the enemies of the Prophet (s) | ||
* The story of | * The story of "Ashab al-Janna" (Owners of the Garden) and warning the polytheists | ||
* Reminding the [[resurrection]] and the punishments of polytheists | * Reminding the [[resurrection]] and the punishments of polytheists | ||
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{{main|Wa In Yakad Verse}} | {{main|Wa In Yakad Verse}} | ||
Verses 51 and 52 of this chapter are known as | Verses 51 and 52 of this chapter are known as "Wa In Yakad Verse" or the "Verse of Evil Eye". Many people in [[Iran]] put boards or cloths containing this verse on the walls of their houses or work places, because they believe that it helps to prevent [[evil eyes]]. However, some scholars, such as [[Shahid Mutahhari]], believe that this verse, or having it in one's house or work place, is irrelevant to evil eyes, although evil eyes do have effects. | ||
===Great Morality of the Prophet (s)=== | ===Great Morality of the Prophet (s)=== | ||
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According to another hadith, the reward for reciting Sura al-Qalam is equal to that of a person the fulfilment of whose wishes is postponed by God. It is also said that if this chapter is written on something and is put on a damaged tooth, one's toothache will calm down then. | According to another hadith, the reward for reciting Sura al-Qalam is equal to that of a person the fulfilment of whose wishes is postponed by God. It is also said that if this chapter is written on something and is put on a damaged tooth, one's toothache will calm down then. | ||
==References== | |||
* The material for this article is mainly taken from [[:fa:سوره_قلم|{{ia|سوره_قلم}}]] in Farsi WikiShia. | |||
[[fa:سوره قلم]] | [[fa:سوره قلم]] | ||
[[ur:سورہ قلم]] | [[ur:سورہ قلم]] | ||
[[tr:Kalem Suresi]] | [[tr:Kalem Suresi]] | ||
[[id:Surah Al-Qalam]] | [[id:Surah Al-Qalam]] | ||
[[Category:Makki suras]] | |||
[[Category:Mufassalat suras]] | |||
[[Category:Mumtahanat suras]] | |||