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Introduction To Surah 36 - YA SIN
This particular Surah is devoted to the Holy Prophet and the Revelation which he brought. The Abbreviated Letters Ya Sin are usually construed as a title of the Holy Prophet. But it is not permissible to be dogmatic about the meaning of Abbreviated Letters. This Surah is considered to be " the heart of the Quran ", as it concerns the central figure in the teaching of Islam and the central doctrine of Revelation and the Hereafter. As referring to the Hereafter, it is appropriately read in solemn ceremonies after death.
Bismillah Ar Rahman Ar Raheem
" Ya Sin. By the Quran, full of Wisdom- thou art indeed one of the Messengers, on a Straight Way. It is a Revelation sent down by (Him), the Exalted in Might, Most Merciful, inorder that thou mayest admonish a people, whose fathers had received no admonition, and who therefore remained heedless (of the Signs of ALLAH). The word is proved true against the greater part of them; for they do not believe. We have put yokes round their necks right up to their chins, so that their heads are forced up (and they cannot see). And We have put a bar in front of them and a bar behind them, and further, We have covered them up; so that they cannot see. "
[Surah Ya Sin 36:1-9]
Ya Sin
Some Commentators take Ya to be the vocative article, and Sin to be the abbreviation of Insan. Sin being the only "Firm Letter"in the word. In that case it would be an address to man. "O Man" But "man" in this connection is understood to mean the Leader of man, the noblest of mankind, Muhammad (SalAllahu Alayhi WaSalam) the Prophet of ALLAH. For this Surah deals mainly with the Holy Prophet and his Message. But no dogmatic assertion can be made about the Abbreviated Letters. Ya Sin is usually treated as a title of the Holy Prophet.
The best credentials of the Holy Prophet are: (1) the revelation which he brought ("the Quran"), and the heroic unselfish life which he led ("on a Straight Way"). The appeal is therefore made on the testimony of these two facts.
The Revelation again is characterised by two attributes which we find most helpful in contemplating about ALLAH (Subhana Wa Ta'la). It has force and power: for ALLAH is Exalted in Might and able to enforce His Will. And it brings a Message of hope and mercy; for ALLAH is Most Merciful. By its characteristics we know that the Quran is from ALLAH (Subhana Wa Ta'la).
"In order that thou mayest admonish a people, whose fathers had received no admonition, and who therefore remained heedless (of the Signs of Allah)
[Surah Ya Sin 36:6]"
The Quraysh had received no Prophet before, and therefore one of themselves was made the vehicle for the universal Message to the whole world.
" The Word is proved true against the greater part of them; for they do not believe. "
(Surah 36:7)
It people deliberately and obstinately refuse "to believe". i.e., to receive guidance and admonition, the result must be that ALLAH's grace and mercy are withdrawn from them. Their own perversity inevitably blocks up all channels for their correction.
See also Surah 7:30 and Surah 17:16.
" Some He hath guided: others have (by their choice)deserved the loss of their way; In that they took the Evil Ones, in preference to ALLAH, for their friends and protectors, and think that they receive guidance. "
[Surah Al Araf 7:30]
Guidance is for all. But in some it takes effect; in others the doors are closed against it, because they have taken Evil for their friend. If they have lost their way, they have richly deserved it; for they deliberately took their choice, eventhough, in their self-righteousness, they may think that their sin is their virtue, and that their Evil is their Good.
"When We decide to destroy a population, We (first)send a definite order to those among them who are given the good things of this life and yet transgress; so that the word is proved true against them; then We destroy them utterly. "
[Surah Al Isra 17:16]
ALLAH' s Mercy gives every chance to the wicked to repent. When wickedness gets so rampant that punishment becomes inevitable, even then ALLAH's Mercy and Justice act together. Those who are highly gifted from ALLAH (Subhana Wa Ta'la)-it may be with wealth or position or it maybe with talents and opportunities-are expected to understand and obey. They are given a definite order and warning. If they still transgress there is no further room for argument. They cannot plead that they were ignorant. The command of the Lord is proved against them, and its application is called for beyond doubt. Then it is that their punishment is completed.
"We have put yokes round their necks right up to their chins, so that their heads are forced up (and they cannot see. "
[Surah Ya Sin 36:8]
Man's misdeeds inevitably call forth the operation of ALLAH's Law, and therefore the result is in the Quranic language attributed to ALLAH (Subhana Wa Ta'la).
The result of man's willful disobedience is now described in a series of metaphors. (1) Refusal of ALLAH's Light means less and less freedom of action for man: the yoke of sin is fastened round man's neck, and if gets more and more tightened, right up to the chin. (2) the head is forced up and kept in a stiff position, so that the minds becomes beffoged. Moral obliquity taints the intellect. According to the Sanskrit proverb, "When destruction comes near, understanding is turned upside down." According to the Latin proverb, "When God wishes to destroy, He first makes demented." In other words, iniquity not only is folly, but leads deeper and deeper into folly, narrowness of vision, and blindness to the finer things of life. (3) This state of deprivation of Grace leads to such a decline in spirutual vitality that the victim can neither progress nor turn back, as explained in the next verse.
"And We have put a bar in front of them and a bar behind them, and further, We have covered them up; so that they cannot see. " [Surah Ya Sin 36:9]
Their retreat is cut off and their progress is impossible. Further the Lights that should come from above is cut off, so that they become totally devoid of any hope, and the last gleam of any spiritual understanding is extinguished in them.
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Towards understanding Verses of Surah Ya Sin (36:1-9)
Introduction To Surah 36 - YA SIN
This particular Surah is devoted to the Holy Prophet and the Revelation which he brought. The Abbreviated Letters Ya Sin are usually construed as a title of the Holy Prophet. But it is not permissible to be dogmatic about the meaning of Abbreviated Letters. This Surah is considered to be " the heart of the Quran ", as it concerns the central figure in the teaching of Islam and the central doctrine of Revelation and the Hereafter. As referring to the Hereafter, it is appropriately read in solemn ceremonies after death.
Bismillah Ar Rahman Ar Raheem
" Ya Sin. By the Quran, full of Wisdom- thou art indeed one of the Messengers, on a Straight Way. It is a Revelation sent down by (Him), the Exalted in Might, Most Merciful, inorder that thou mayest admonish a people, whose fathers had received no admonition, and who therefore remained heedless (of the Signs of ALLAH). The word is proved true against the greater part of them; for they do not believe. We have put yokes round their necks right up to their chins, so that their heads are forced up (and they cannot see). And We have put a bar in front of them and a bar behind them, and further, We have covered them up; so that they cannot see. "
[Surah Ya Sin 36:1-9]
Ya Sin
Some Commentators take Ya to be the vocative article, and Sin to be the abbreviation of Insan. Sin being the only "Firm Letter"in the word. In that case it would be an address to man. "O Man" But "man" in this connection is understood to mean the Leader of man, the noblest of mankind, Muhammad (SalAllahu Alayhi WaSalam) the Prophet of ALLAH. For this Surah deals mainly with the Holy Prophet and his Message. But no dogmatic assertion can be made about the Abbreviated Letters. Ya Sin is usually treated as a title of the Holy Prophet.
The best credentials of the Holy Prophet are: (1) the revelation which he brought ("the Quran"), and the heroic unselfish life which he led ("on a Straight Way"). The appeal is therefore made on the testimony of these two facts.
The Revelation again is characterised by two attributes which we find most helpful in contemplating about ALLAH (Subhana Wa Ta'la). It has force and power: for ALLAH is Exalted in Might and able to enforce His Will. And it brings a Message of hope and mercy; for ALLAH is Most Merciful. By its characteristics we know that the Quran is from ALLAH (Subhana Wa Ta'la).
"In order that thou mayest admonish a people, whose fathers had received no admonition, and who therefore remained heedless (of the Signs of Allah)
[Surah Ya Sin 36:6]"
The Quraysh had received no Prophet before, and therefore one of themselves was made the vehicle for the universal Message to the whole world.
" The Word is proved true against the greater part of them; for they do not believe. "
(Surah 36:7)
It people deliberately and obstinately refuse "to believe". i.e., to receive guidance and admonition, the result must be that ALLAH's grace and mercy are withdrawn from them. Their own perversity inevitably blocks up all channels for their correction.
See also Surah 7:30 and Surah 17:16.
" Some He hath guided: others have (by their choice)deserved the loss of their way; In that they took the Evil Ones, in preference to ALLAH, for their friends and protectors, and think that they receive guidance. "
[Surah Al Araf 7:30]
Guidance is for all. But in some it takes effect; in others the doors are closed against it, because they have taken Evil for their friend. If they have lost their way, they have richly deserved it; for they deliberately took their choice, eventhough, in their self-righteousness, they may think that their sin is their virtue, and that their Evil is their Good.
"When We decide to destroy a population, We (first)send a definite order to those among them who are given the good things of this life and yet transgress; so that the word is proved true against them; then We destroy them utterly. "
[Surah Al Isra 17:16]
ALLAH' s Mercy gives every chance to the wicked to repent. When wickedness gets so rampant that punishment becomes inevitable, even then ALLAH's Mercy and Justice act together. Those who are highly gifted from ALLAH (Subhana Wa Ta'la)-it may be with wealth or position or it maybe with talents and opportunities-are expected to understand and obey. They are given a definite order and warning. If they still transgress there is no further room for argument. They cannot plead that they were ignorant. The command of the Lord is proved against them, and its application is called for beyond doubt. Then it is that their punishment is completed.
"We have put yokes round their necks right up to their chins, so that their heads are forced up (and they cannot see. "
[Surah Ya Sin 36:8]
Man's misdeeds inevitably call forth the operation of ALLAH's Law, and therefore the result is in the Quranic language attributed to ALLAH (Subhana Wa Ta'la).
The result of man's willful disobedience is now described in a series of metaphors. (1) Refusal of ALLAH's Light means less and less freedom of action for man: the yoke of sin is fastened round man's neck, and if gets more and more tightened, right up to the chin. (2) the head is forced up and kept in a stiff position, so that the minds becomes beffoged. Moral obliquity taints the intellect. According to the Sanskrit proverb, "When destruction comes near, understanding is turned upside down." According to the Latin proverb, "When God wishes to destroy, He first makes demented." In other words, iniquity not only is folly, but leads deeper and deeper into folly, narrowness of vision, and blindness to the finer things of life. (3) This state of deprivation of Grace leads to such a decline in spirutual vitality that the victim can neither progress nor turn back, as explained in the next verse.
"And We have put a bar in front of them and a bar behind them, and further, We have covered them up; so that they cannot see. " [Surah Ya Sin 36:9]
Their retreat is cut off and their progress is impossible. Further the Lights that should come from above is cut off, so that they become totally devoid of any hope, and the last gleam of any spiritual understanding is extinguished in them.
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Sadaq Allah.
JAZAK ALLAH KHAIR.
Introduction To Surah 36 - YA SIN
This particular Surah is devoted to the Holy Prophet and the Revelation which he brought. The Abbreviated Letters Ya Sin are usually construed as a title of the Holy Prophet. But it is not permissible to be dogmatic about the meaning of Abbreviated Letters. This Surah is considered to be " the heart of the Quran ", as it concerns the central figure in the teaching of Islam and the central doctrine of Revelation and the Hereafter. As referring to the Hereafter, it is appropriately read in solemn ceremonies after death.
Bismillah Ar Rahman Ar Raheem
" Ya Sin. By the Quran, full of Wisdom- thou art indeed one of the Messengers, on a Straight Way. It is a Revelation sent down by (Him), the Exalted in Might, Most Merciful, inorder that thou mayest admonish a people, whose fathers had received no admonition, and who therefore remained heedless (of the Signs of ALLAH). The word is proved true against the greater part of them; for they do not believe. We have put yokes round their necks right up to their chins, so that their heads are forced up (and they cannot see). And We have put a bar in front of them and a bar behind them, and further, We have covered them up; so that they cannot see. "
[Surah Ya Sin 36:1-9]
Ya Sin
Some Commentators take Ya to be the vocative article, and Sin to be the abbreviation of Insan. Sin being the only "Firm Letter"in the word. In that case it would be an address to man. "O Man" But "man" in this connection is understood to mean the Leader of man, the noblest of mankind, Muhammad (SalAllahu Alayhi WaSalam) the Prophet of ALLAH. For this Surah deals mainly with the Holy Prophet and his Message. But no dogmatic assertion can be made about the Abbreviated Letters. Ya Sin is usually treated as a title of the Holy Prophet.
The best credentials of the Holy Prophet are: (1) the revelation which he brought ("the Quran"), and the heroic unselfish life which he led ("on a Straight Way"). The appeal is therefore made on the testimony of these two facts.
The Revelation again is characterised by two attributes which we find most helpful in contemplating about ALLAH (Subhana Wa Ta'la). It has force and power: for ALLAH is Exalted in Might and able to enforce His Will. And it brings a Message of hope and mercy; for ALLAH is Most Merciful. By its characteristics we know that the Quran is from ALLAH (Subhana Wa Ta'la).
"In order that thou mayest admonish a people, whose fathers had received no admonition, and who therefore remained heedless (of the Signs of Allah)
[Surah Ya Sin 36:6]"
The Quraysh had received no Prophet before, and therefore one of themselves was made the vehicle for the universal Message to the whole world.
" The Word is proved true against the greater part of them; for they do not believe. "
(Surah 36:7)
It people deliberately and obstinately refuse "to believe". i.e., to receive guidance and admonition, the result must be that ALLAH's grace and mercy are withdrawn from them. Their own perversity inevitably blocks up all channels for their correction.
See also Surah 7:30 and Surah 17:16.
" Some He hath guided: others have (by their choice)deserved the loss of their way; In that they took the Evil Ones, in preference to ALLAH, for their friends and protectors, and think that they receive guidance. "
[Surah Al Araf 7:30]
Guidance is for all. But in some it takes effect; in others the doors are closed against it, because they have taken Evil for their friend. If they have lost their way, they have richly deserved it; for they deliberately took their choice, eventhough, in their self-righteousness, they may think that their sin is their virtue, and that their Evil is their Good.
"When We decide to destroy a population, We (first)send a definite order to those among them who are given the good things of this life and yet transgress; so that the word is proved true against them; then We destroy them utterly. "
[Surah Al Isra 17:16]
ALLAH' s Mercy gives every chance to the wicked to repent. When wickedness gets so rampant that punishment becomes inevitable, even then ALLAH's Mercy and Justice act together. Those who are highly gifted from ALLAH (Subhana Wa Ta'la)-it may be with wealth or position or it maybe with talents and opportunities-are expected to understand and obey. They are given a definite order and warning. If they still transgress there is no further room for argument. They cannot plead that they were ignorant. The command of the Lord is proved against them, and its application is called for beyond doubt. Then it is that their punishment is completed.
"We have put yokes round their necks right up to their chins, so that their heads are forced up (and they cannot see. "
[Surah Ya Sin 36:8]
Man's misdeeds inevitably call forth the operation of ALLAH's Law, and therefore the result is in the Quranic language attributed to ALLAH (Subhana Wa Ta'la).
The result of man's willful disobedience is now described in a series of metaphors. (1) Refusal of ALLAH's Light means less and less freedom of action for man: the yoke of sin is fastened round man's neck, and if gets more and more tightened, right up to the chin. (2) the head is forced up and kept in a stiff position, so that the minds becomes beffoged. Moral obliquity taints the intellect. According to the Sanskrit proverb, "When destruction comes near, understanding is turned upside down." According to the Latin proverb, "When God wishes to destroy, He first makes demented." In other words, iniquity not only is folly, but leads deeper and deeper into folly, narrowness of vision, and blindness to the finer things of life. (3) This state of deprivation of Grace leads to such a decline in spirutual vitality that the victim can neither progress nor turn back, as explained in the next verse.
"And We have put a bar in front of them and a bar behind them, and further, We have covered them up; so that they cannot see. " [Surah Ya Sin 36:9]
Their retreat is cut off and their progress is impossible. Further the Lights that should come from above is cut off, so that they become totally devoid of any hope, and the last gleam of any spiritual understanding is extinguished in them.
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Sadaq Allah.
JAZAK ALLAH KHAIR.
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