Verse 4
The Prostration • makkah
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أَمْ يَقُولُونَ ٱفْتَرَىٰهُ ۚ بَلْ هُوَ ٱلْحَقُّ مِن رَّبِّكَ لِتُنذِرَ قَوْمًا مَّآ أَتَىٰهُم مِّن نَّذِيرٍ مِّن قَبْلِكَ لَعَلَّهُمْ يَهْتَدُونَ
28:47; 36:7.
The Surah is the last of the Alif Lam Mim group. The central theme of these four Chapters (29-32) is the regeneration of a people who had sunk deep in the morass of moral turpitude and who were now going to be raised to the apex of spiritual glory through the Holy Prophet Muhammad. This awakening to new life of a morally dead people has been adduced as an argument in support of Resurrection and the Hereafter. In all these Chapters this subject has been introduced with reference to the creation of the universe.
28:47; 36:7.
Important Words:
الحق (the truth) is substantive-noun from حق (haqqa) which means, it was or became just, proper, right, true, authentic, genuine, substantial or real; it was or became an established fact or confirmed truth; it was or became binding, incumbent or due or it was or became suitable to the requirements of wisdom, justice, truth and right (Aqrab & Lane). See also 2:43, 148.
Commentary:
In view of the different meanings of the word الحق the verse would mean that the fact that the Quran is الحق i.e. it has been revealed consistently with the requirements of wisdom, truth and justice, constitutes an infallible argument that it is not a forgery. Long centuries had passed since no Divine Messenger had appeared among the Arabs. It was, therefore, in the fitness of things that a Prophet should have been sent to these people. The Holy Prophet has come in the fulness of time, in accordance with the Divine plan, and the prophecies of God’s great Prophets such as Abraham, Moses, David, Solomon, Isaiah, Daniel, Jesus, etc.
d
28:47; 36:7.
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这一章是 الٓـمّٓ (Alif Lam Mim) 经组的最后一章。这四章 (29章-32章) 的中心论题是: 深陷在道德堕落泥潭中而现在将由穆圣提高他们的精神到光荣顶点的一个民族的复兴。这种在道德上已经死亡的民族复活而得到新生, 暗示着一个论据, 证实了死后复生和后世。所有这些经文中, 开始这一论题时都述及宇宙的创造。
d
28:47; 36:7.
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Important Words:
الحق (the truth) is substantive-noun from حق (haqqa) which means, it was or became just, proper, right, true, authentic, genuine, substantial or real; it was or became an established fact or confirmed truth; it was or became binding, incumbent or due or it was or became suitable to the requirements of wisdom, justice, truth and right (Aqrab & Lane). See also 2:43, 148.
Commentary:
In view of the different meanings of the word الحق the verse would mean that the fact that the Quran is الحق i.e. it has been revealed consistently with the requirements of wisdom, truth and justice, constitutes an infallible argument that it is not a forgery. Long centuries had passed since no Divine Messenger had appeared among the Arabs. It was, therefore, in the fitness of things that a Prophet should have been sent to these people. The Holy Prophet has come in the fulness of time, in accordance with the Divine plan, and the prophecies of God’s great Prophets such as Abraham, Moses, David, Solomon, Isaiah, Daniel, Jesus, etc.
d
28:47; 36:7.
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The Surah is the last of the Alif Lam Mim group. The central theme of these four Chapters (29-32) is the regeneration of a people who had sunk deep in the morass of moral turpitude and who were now going to be raised to the apex of spiritual glory through the Holy Prophet Muhammad. This awakening to new life of a morally dead people has been adduced as an argument in support of Resurrection and the Hereafter. In all these Chapters this subject has been introduced with reference to the creation of the universe.