Verse 19
Those who set the Ranks • makkah
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Important Words:
داخرون (abased) is the plural of داخر which is active participle from دخر (dakhara & dakhira) which means, he was or became abject, mean, contemptible, despicable or abased (Lane).
The verse replies to the firm denial by disbelievers of the possibility of Resurrection after death or of "resurrection" of the morally and spiritually dead Arabs mentioned in the preceding two verses with an even firmer affirmation that such a thing shall certainly come to pass, and, besides being disgraced on the Judgement Day, their pride will be humbled in the dust in this very life.
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Important Words:
داخرون (abased) is the plural of داخر which is active participle from دخر (dakhara & dakhira) which means, he was or became abject, mean, contemptible, despicable or abased (Lane).
The verse replies to the firm denial by disbelievers of the possibility of Resurrection after death or of "resurrection" of the morally and spiritually dead Arabs mentioned in the preceding two verses with an even firmer affirmation that such a thing shall certainly come to pass, and, besides being disgraced on the Judgement Day, their pride will be humbled in the dust in this very life.