Verse 26
The Resurrection • makkah
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The Arabs say, Faqarat-hud-Dahiyatu, i.e. the calamity broke the vertebrae of his back (Lane).
Important Words:
فاقرة (back-breaking) is derived from فقر which means, he stigmatized a man. فقر البعیر means, he made an incision in the nose of the camel. فقرته الداھیة, means, the calamity broke the vertebrae of his back. فاقرة means, an act that breaks the vertebrae of the back; a back-breaking calamity. They say عمل به الفاقرة i.e. he did to him that which broke his back (Lane & Aqrab).
Commentary:
The Fall of Mecca broke the back of the Quraishite power.
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Important Words:
فاقرة (back-breaking) is derived from فقر which means, he stigmatized a man. فقر البعیر means, he made an incision in the nose of the camel. فقرته الداھیة, means, the calamity broke the vertebrae of his back. فاقرة means, an act that breaks the vertebrae of the back; a back-breaking calamity. They say عمل به الفاقرة i.e. he did to him that which broke his back (Lane & Aqrab).
Commentary:
The Fall of Mecca broke the back of the Quraishite power.
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The Arabs say, Faqarat-hud-Dahiyatu, i.e. the calamity broke the vertebrae of his back (Lane).