Topic: Sent Down
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ٱللَّهُ ٱلَّذِىٓ أَنزَلَ ٱلْكِتَٰبَ بِٱلْحَقِّ وَٱلْمِيزَانَ ۗ وَمَا يُدْرِيكَ لَعَلَّ ٱلسَّاعَةَ قَرِيبٌ
قرآن کریم کا ایک نام مِیْزَان رکھا گیا ہے۔ کیونکہ اس میں جو بات کہی جاتی ہے دلیل کے ساتھ کہی جاتی ہے اور دلیل سب انسانوں کے درمیان قدرِ مشترک ہے اور جب تک کوئی اسے جھوٹا نہ ثابت کر دے اُسے ردنہیں کر سکتا۔ پس قرآن کریم چونکہ ہر بات با دلیل کہتا ہے اس لئے وہ میزان ہے یعنی جو بات اس کے ترازو میں پوری اُترے وہی سچی ہے باقی سب باتیں غلط ہیں کیونکہ وہ عقل کے ترازو میں پوری نہیں اترتیں۔
55:8; 57:26.
God has sent down two important things for man’s guidance and benefit: (a) "The Book," i.e. the laws of the Shari‘ah; (b) "The Balance," i.e. standards by which human actions are appraised, judged, measured and weighed. Or, "The Balance" may signify the faculty by which man can distinguish between right and wrong. In fact, in this life (and more so in the next life) all human actions are weighed in Divine scales. "The Balance" may also refer to the Qur’an itself, because it constitutes an infallible criterion (Mizan) to judge what is right and what is wrong.
Elsewhere in the Qur’an (57:26) the expression, 'He has sent down,' has also been used about "iron" which represents power that enforces Divine and human laws.
55:8, 57:26.
Commentary:
The verse mentions two very important things which God has sent down for man’s guidance and benefit: (a) "the Book" i.e. the laws of the Shari‘ah, (b) "the Balance" i.e. standards by which human actions are appraised, judged, measured and weighed; or it may mean the faculty by which man can distinguish between right and wrong or, as some say, عدل (justice), which signifies the right use of the Book. In fact, in this life (and more so in the next life) all human actions are weighed in divine scales and he whose good actions outweigh his bad actions leads a life of bliss and happiness, and he whose bad deeds outweigh his good deeds burns in the fire of failure, regrets and sighs (101:7-12).
The word میزان (balance) may also refer to the Quran, meaning that the Quran does not say anything which is not supported by reason. Thus the Quran constitutes an infallible criterion (میزان) to judge what is right and what is wrong.
Elsewhere in the Quran (57:26) the expression أنزل (He has sent down) has also been used about الـحدید (iron) which represents power that enforces the Divine Law.
The words, and what will make thee know that the hour may be near at hand, mean that if disbelievers did not accept the Message of Islam and their bad deeds outstripped their good deeds, Divine punishment would overtake them very soon.
d
55:8; 57:26.
1203
安拉为人类的引导和利益降示了两件重要的东西: (1) “经典”, 即宗教的律令; (2) 天平, 即鉴定、判断、估计、测量人们的行为的标准。“天平” 也可表示人类区别是非的能力。事实上, 在今世 (后世更是如此) 人类一切行为都要在安拉的天秤上过重。“天平” 也指 «古兰经» 本身, 因为它形成了判断是非的可靠标准。
在 «古兰经» (57:26) 内, “他降示” 一句, 也用于 “铁”, 表示安拉和人的法令得以实施的权力。
2
قرآن کریم کا ایک نام مِیْزَان رکھا گیا ہے۔ کیونکہ اس میں جو بات کہی جاتی ہے دلیل کے ساتھ کہی جاتی ہے اور دلیل سب انسانوں کے درمیان قدرِ مشترک ہے اور جب تک کوئی اسے جھوٹا نہ ثابت کر دے اُسے ردنہیں کر سکتا۔ پس قرآن کریم چونکہ ہر بات با دلیل کہتا ہے اس لئے وہ میزان ہے یعنی جو بات اس کے ترازو میں پوری اُترے وہی سچی ہے باقی سب باتیں غلط ہیں کیونکہ وہ عقل کے ترازو میں پوری نہیں اترتیں۔
b
55:8, 57:26.
3615
Commentary:
The verse mentions two very important things which God has sent down for man’s guidance and benefit: (a) "the Book" i.e. the laws of the Shari‘ah, (b) "the Balance" i.e. standards by which human actions are appraised, judged, measured and weighed; or it may mean the faculty by which man can distinguish between right and wrong or, as some say, عدل (justice), which signifies the right use of the Book. In fact, in this life (and more so in the next life) all human actions are weighed in divine scales and he whose good actions outweigh his bad actions leads a life of bliss and happiness, and he whose bad deeds outweigh his good deeds burns in the fire of failure, regrets and sighs (101:7-12).
The word میزان (balance) may also refer to the Quran, meaning that the Quran does not say anything which is not supported by reason. Thus the Quran constitutes an infallible criterion (میزان) to judge what is right and what is wrong.
Elsewhere in the Quran (57:26) the expression أنزل (He has sent down) has also been used about الـحدید (iron) which represents power that enforces the Divine Law.
The words, and what will make thee know that the hour may be near at hand, mean that if disbelievers did not accept the Message of Islam and their bad deeds outstripped their good deeds, Divine punishment would overtake them very soon.
b
55:8; 57:26.
2650
God has sent down two important things for man’s guidance and benefit: (a) "The Book," i.e. the laws of the Shari‘ah; (b) "The Balance," i.e. standards by which human actions are appraised, judged, measured and weighed. Or, "The Balance" may signify the faculty by which man can distinguish between right and wrong. In fact, in this life (and more so in the next life) all human actions are weighed in Divine scales. "The Balance" may also refer to the Qur’an itself, because it constitutes an infallible criterion (Mizan) to judge what is right and what is wrong.
Elsewhere in the Qur’an (57:26) the expression, 'He has sent down,' has also been used about "iron" which represents power that enforces Divine and human laws.
لَقَدْ أَرْسَلْنَا رُسُلَنَا بِٱلْبَيِّنَٰتِ وَأَنزَلْنَا مَعَهُمُ ٱلْكِتَٰبَ وَٱلْمِيزَانَ لِيَقُومَ ٱلنَّاسُ بِٱلْقِسْطِ ۖ وَأَنزَلْنَا ٱلْحَدِيدَ فِيهِ بَأْسٌ شَدِيدٌ وَمَنَٰفِعُ لِلنَّاسِ وَلِيَعْلَمَ ٱللَّهُ مَن يَنصُرُهُۥ وَرُسُلَهُۥ بِٱلْغَيْبِ ۚ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ قَوِىٌّ عَزِيزٌ
7:102; 14:10; 35:26.
42:18; 55:8.
مِيْزَان (Mizan) 的意思可以是: (a) 与别人相处所应该遵循的公平交易原则; (b) 衡量、估计、评价和判断人的行为的标准; (c) 全宇宙无所不在的、保持万物公正平衡的天平; (d) 穆圣的实践和 «古兰经» 的正确运用; (e) 遵循中庸之道, 避免极端; (f) 以观察和经历为基础的理智和理论。
7:102; 14:10; 35:26.
42:18; 55:8.
Mizan may mean, (a) Principles of equity which people are enjoined to observe in their dealings with others. (b) Standards by which human actions are measured, weighed, appraised and judged. (c) Balance which pervades the whole universe maintaining just equilibrium among all things. (d) Practice of the Holy Prophet and right use of the Book of God. Following the golden mean and avoiding extremes. (f) Reasons and arguments based on observation and experience.
Al-Hadid (iron) is the metal which perhaps has played the greatest and most useful part in the growth and development of human civilization. The word may also signify the power to compel obedience to the laws upon which the whole existence of human society depends. Thus the verse means that God has sent down three things: (a) Divine Laws; (b) the system which maintains just equilibrium in human social relations and (c) political power which compels obedience to Divine Laws.
7:102; 14:10; 35:26.
42:18; 55:8.
Commentary:
الکتاب signifies the eternal divine laws. المیزان has different senses with different scholars. Some of these are: (a) Principles of equity which people are enjoined to observe in their dealings with others. (b) Standards by which human actions are measured, weighed, appraised and judged. (c) Balance which pervades the whole universe maintaining just equilibrium between all things. (d) Practice or example of the Holy Prophet and right use of the Book of God. (e) The capacity for leadership by means of which the Holy Prophet, in conformity with the Book of Allah, established a system of justice between the State, the society and the individual. (f) Following the golden means and avoiding extremes in the discharge of one’s obligations towards God and men. (g) Reasons and arguments based on observation and experience. See also 42:18 and 55:10.
الحدید (iron) is the metal which has perhaps played the greatest and most useful part in the growth and development of human civilization. It may also signify the power to compel obedience to the laws upon which the whole existence of human society depends. Thus the verse means that God has sent down three things, viz. (a) divine laws; (b) the system which maintains just equilibrium in human social relations and (c) the power to compel obedience to divine laws.
c
7:102; 14:10; 35:26.
d
42:18; 55:8.
1403
مِيْزَان (Mizan) 的意思可以是: (a) 与别人相处所应该遵循的公平交易原则; (b) 衡量、估计、评价和判断人的行为的标准; (c) 全宇宙无所不在的、保持万物公正平衡的天平; (d) 穆圣的实践和 «古兰经» 的正确运用; (e) 遵循中庸之道, 避免极端; (f) 以观察和经历为基础的理智和理论。
a
7:102; 14:10; 35:26.
b
42:18; 55:8.
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Commentary:
الکتاب signifies the eternal divine laws. المیزان has different senses with different scholars. Some of these are: (a) Principles of equity which people are enjoined to observe in their dealings with others. (b) Standards by which human actions are measured, weighed, appraised and judged. (c) Balance which pervades the whole universe maintaining just equilibrium between all things. (d) Practice or example of the Holy Prophet and right use of the Book of God. (e) The capacity for leadership by means of which the Holy Prophet, in conformity with the Book of Allah, established a system of justice between the State, the society and the individual. (f) Following the golden means and avoiding extremes in the discharge of one’s obligations towards God and men. (g) Reasons and arguments based on observation and experience. See also 42:18 and 55:10.
الحدید (iron) is the metal which has perhaps played the greatest and most useful part in the growth and development of human civilization. It may also signify the power to compel obedience to the laws upon which the whole existence of human society depends. Thus the verse means that God has sent down three things, viz. (a) divine laws; (b) the system which maintains just equilibrium in human social relations and (c) the power to compel obedience to divine laws.
c
7:102; 14:10; 35:26.
d
42:18; 55:8.
2997
Mizan may mean, (a) Principles of equity which people are enjoined to observe in their dealings with others. (b) Standards by which human actions are measured, weighed, appraised and judged. (c) Balance which pervades the whole universe maintaining just equilibrium among all things. (d) Practice of the Holy Prophet and right use of the Book of God. Following the golden mean and avoiding extremes. (f) Reasons and arguments based on observation and experience.
2998
Al-Hadid (iron) is the metal which perhaps has played the greatest and most useful part in the growth and development of human civilization. The word may also signify the power to compel obedience to the laws upon which the whole existence of human society depends. Thus the verse means that God has sent down three things: (a) Divine Laws; (b) the system which maintains just equilibrium in human social relations and (c) political power which compels obedience to Divine Laws.