The Qur'an (Oxford World's Classics)
The Qur'an (Oxford World's Classics) The Qur'an (Oxford World's Classics)
(432) 100. THE CHARGING STEEDS An early Meccan sura in which God swears by the warhorses He has subjected to man’s use a that man is ungrateful and misguided. In the name of God, the Lord of Mercy, the Giver of Mercy 1 By the charging steeds that pant 2 and strike sparks with their hooves, 3 who make dawn raids, 4 raising a cloud of dust, 5 and plunging into the midst of the enemy, 6 man is ungrateful to his Lord––7 and He is witness to this b –– 8 he is truly excessive in his love of wealth. 9 Does he not know that when the contents of graves burst forth, 10 when the secrets of hearts are uncovered, on that Day, 11 their Lord will be fully aware of them all? a Cf. 36: 71–2; 43: 12–13. b Or man will by his own actions be a witness against himself on the Day of Judgement.
(433) 101. THE CRASHING BLOW A Meccan sura which gives some scenes from the Resurrection and Judgement. In the name of God, the Lord of Mercy, the Giver of Mercy 1 The Crashing Blow! 2 What is the Crashing Blow? 3 What will explain to you what the Crashing Blow is? 4 On a Day when people will be like scattered moths 5 and the mountains like tufts of wool, 6 the one whose good deeds are heavy on the scales 7 will have a pleasant life, 8 but the one whose good deeds are light 9 will have the Bottomless Pit for his home a –– 10 what will explain to you what that is?––11 a blazing fire. a Literally ‘his mother is the bottomless pit’.
- Page 408 and 409: 67. CONTROL a A Meccan sura that ch
- Page 410 and 411: 68. THE PEN An early Meccan sura th
- Page 412 and 413: 386 The Quran 68: 51 made him one o
- Page 414 and 415: 388 The Quran 69: 26 given any Reco
- Page 416 and 417: 390 The Quran 70: 36 36 What is wro
- Page 418 and 419: 392 The Quran 71: 25 many astray. L
- Page 420 and 421: 394 The Quran 72: 17 abundant water
- Page 422 and 423: 396 The Quran 73: 20 measure of it
- Page 424 and 425: 398 The Quran 74: 32 Hellfire - and
- Page 426 and 427: 400 The Quran 75: 32 32 but denied
- Page 428 and 429: 402 The Quran 76: 22 22 [It will be
- Page 430 and 431: 404 The Quran 77: 37 will be given
- Page 432 and 433: 406 The Quran 78: 39 when the Spiri
- Page 434 and 435: 408 The Quran 79: 35 great overwhel
- Page 436 and 437: 410 The Quran 80: 37 37 each of the
- Page 438 and 439: (412) 82. TORN APART A Meccan sura
- Page 440 and 441: 414 The Quran passed by them, 31 jo
- Page 442 and 443: (416) 85. THE TOWERING CONSTELLATIO
- Page 444 and 445: (418) 87. THE MOST HIGH A Meccan su
- Page 446 and 447: (420) 89. DAYBREAK A Meccan sura in
- Page 448 and 449: (422) 90. THE CITY Revealed in Mecc
- Page 450 and 451: (424) 92. THE NIGHT A Meccan sura s
- Page 452 and 453: (426) 94. RELIEF This Meccan sura,
- Page 454 and 455: (428) 96. THE CLINGING FORM a A Mec
- Page 456 and 457: (430) 98. CLEAR EVIDENCE A Medinan
- Page 460 and 461: (434) 102. STRIVING FOR MORE A Mecc
- Page 462 and 463: (436) 104. THE BACKBITER A Meccan s
- Page 464 and 465: (438) 106. QURAYSH This Meccan sura
- Page 466 and 467: (440) 108. ABUNDANCE When the Proph
- Page 468 and 469: (442) 110. HELP A Medinan sura said
- Page 470 and 471: (444) 112. PURITY [OF FAITH] This s
- Page 472 and 473: (446) 114. PEOPLE Another Meccan su
- Page 474 and 475: 448 almsgiving (cont.): 24; as mark
- Page 476 and 477: 450 creation (cont.): basis in God
- Page 478 and 479: 452 doubters, see disbelievers draw
- Page 480 and 481: 454 Hud (prophet) (cont.): encourag
- Page 482 and 483: 456 man: birth and resurrection (co
- Page 484 and 485: 458 Muhammad (cont.): their reward
- Page 486 and 487: 460 polytheism (cont.): 249, 250, 2
- Page 488 and 489: 462 sand dunes, place of destructio
- Page 490: 464 war and warfare: (cont.): kinsh
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100. THE CHARGING STEEDS<br />
An early Meccan sura in which God swears by the warhorses He has subjected<br />
to man’s use a that man is ungrateful and misguided.<br />
In the name of God, the Lord of Mercy, the Giver of Mercy<br />
1 By the charging steeds that pant 2 and strike sparks with their<br />
hooves, 3 who make dawn raids, 4 raising a cloud of dust, 5 and plunging<br />
into the midst of the enemy, 6 man is ungrateful to his Lord––7 and<br />
He is witness to this b –– 8 he is truly excessive in his love of wealth.<br />
9 Does he not know that when the contents of graves burst forth,<br />
10 when the secrets of hearts are uncovered, on that Day, 11 their Lord<br />
will be fully aware of them all?<br />
a Cf. 36: 71–2; 43: 12–13.<br />
b Or man will by his own actions be a witness against himself on the Day of<br />
Judgement.
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