Commentary of the Noble Quran - Chapter 108 - Surah al-Layl - Part 6

1. SURAH
AL-L AYL
C H A P T E R 9 2
VERSES
12-16
A L M A H D I M A D R A S A H
O C TO B E R 2 9 , 2 0 1 7

2. SURAH AL-LAYL – VERSE 12
ٰ‫ى‬
َ‫د‬ُ‫ه‬
ْ
‫ل‬
َ
‫ل‬ ‫ا‬
َ‫ن‬
ْ‫ي‬
َ
‫ل‬َ‫ع‬ ‫ن‬ِ‫إ‬
to bestow
guidance
upon Us It is surely
It is surely for upon us to bestow guidance;

3. SURAH AL-LAYL – VERSE 12
Guidance from God comes in
different forms and shapes:
1. Intellect
2. Fitrah (innate human
disposition)
3. Prophets and Messengers

4. SURAH AL-LAYL – VERSE 13
ٰ
َ
‫ول‬
ُ ْ
‫اْل‬َ‫و‬ َ
‫ة‬َ‫ر‬ِ‫خ‬
ْ
‫ْل‬
َ
‫ل‬ ‫ا‬َ َ
‫َل‬ ‫ن‬ِ‫إ‬َ‫و‬
and the present
world
the world to
come
belong to
us
And
indeed
And indeed the Hereafter and this world both belong to Us.

5. SURAH AL-LAYL – VERSE 13
ACCEPTING or REJECTING
the guidance which comes from
God is up to us – He does not
benefit from it – and He has
given us the outcomes of the
path we choose…

6. SURAH AL-LAYL – VERSE 14
ٰ‫ى‬‫ظ‬
َ
‫ل‬
َ
‫ت‬ ‫ا‬ً‫ار‬
َ
‫ن‬ ْ‫م‬
ُ
‫ك‬
ُ
‫ت‬ْ‫ر‬
َ
‫ذ‬
ْ
‫ن‬
َ
‫أ‬
َ
‫ف‬
the fierce the fire So then I warn you all
And so I warn you of a Fire blazing fiercely.

7. SURAH AL-LAYL – VERSE 14
Allah describes one aspect of
the punishment of the world to
come as “ ً‫ارا‬
َ
‫ن‬‫ى‬
َّ
‫ظ‬
َ
‫ل‬
َ
‫ت‬ ” or “a fierce
fire” – however this phrase, in
the Arabic, relates an
“unknown” type of punishment.

8. SURAH AL-LAYL – VERSE 15
َ
‫ق‬
ْ
‫ش‬
َ ْ
‫اْل‬ ‫َّل‬ِ‫إ‬ ‫ا‬
َ
‫ه‬
َ
‫َل‬
ْ
‫ص‬َ‫ي‬
َ
‫َّل‬
the most
wretched
except shall ever into it None
None except the most wicked will enter it.

9. SURAH AL-LAYL – VERSE 15
Both GOOD and BAD people are judged on the Scale of Allah – some are
‘VERY GOOD’ and others are ‘VERY BAD’ and others are “IN BETWEEN’.

10. SURAH AL-LAYL – VERSE 16
ٰ‫ل‬َ‫و‬
َ
‫ت‬َ‫و‬ َ‫ب‬‫ذ‬
َ
‫ك‬ ‫ي‬ِ‫اَّل‬
and turns away
(from it)
denies the truth
The person
who
The person who denies the truth and turns away
from it.

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