The Inevitable Event (Al-Waqi‘ah)
Verses 75-82 GROUP_1436 56.75-82
75
فَلَا أُقْسِمُ بِمَوَاقِعِ النُّجُومِ
Nay, I swear by the setting of the stars—
76
وَإِنَّهُ لَقَسَمٌ لَّوْ تَعْلَمُونَ عَظِيمٌ
and, indeed, that is a most mighty oath, if you only knew—
77
إِنَّهُ لَقُرْآنٌ كَرِيمٌ
that this is indeed a noble Quran,
78
فِي كِتَابٍ مَّكْنُونٍ
in a well-guarded preserved Book,
79
لَّا يَمَسُّهُ إِلَّا الْمُطَهَّرُونَ
which none can touch except the purified.
80
تَنزِيلٌ مِّن رَّبِّ الْعَالَمِينَ
It is a revelation sent down from the Lord of the worlds.
81
أَفَبِهَذَا الْحَدِيثِ أَنتُم مُّدْهِنُونَ
How can you regard this discourse with disdain?
82
وَتَجْعَلُونَ رِزْقَكُمْ أَنَّكُمْ تُكَذِّبُونَ
Do you make its denial your means of livelihood?
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Commentary
(a) The word ‘mawaqi’ is the plural of ‘mauqa’a’. Its meaning is the place of falling. Here, the mawaqi of stars probably means the orbits of stars. In this universe, there are countless big stars. They are revolving in their respective orbits with extreme precision. (b) This is a happening so great as to be awesome. A person who gives serious consideration to this system functioning in space, will be compelled to admit that the Creator of this universe is unimaginably Mighty. Then the Book coming from such a Creator should also be certainly great, and the Qur’an is undoubtedly such a great Book. The Quran reached the Prophet through the angels in exactly the same condition as it was in the preserved tablet (lawh mahfudh) and it is still intact in that same condition today. There is no other book of ancient times which has been so perfectly preserved. This in itself is proof of the Book’s (the Quran’s) greatness. The misfortune of one who does not obtain guidance from such a book is incalculable.