Topic: Right Hand
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يَوْمَ نَدْعُوا۟ كُلَّ أُنَاسٍۭ بِإِمَٰمِهِمْ ۖ فَمَنْ أُوتِىَ كِتَٰبَهُۥ بِيَمِينِهِۦ فَأُو۟لَٰٓئِكَ يَقْرَءُونَ كِتَٰبَهُمْ وَلَا يُظْلَمُونَ فَتِيلًا
69:20; 84:8, 9.
右手是赐福的一种象征, 而左手是惩罚的象征。而且人身右侧比左侧要强些, 因为右侧的身体组织总要比左侧的要强些。这节经文中所说的 “凡在右手接受到其行为记录簿者”, 意指这将是一本有利和受福的记录。还有, 右手意指力量和权力 (69:46)。信者们用右手握着他们记录, 意味着他们已有力地、有决心地掌握了德性和善行; 而不信的人用左手握着他们的记录, 可能意指他们并没有以必要的力量和热忱去努力争取德性和善行。
69:20; 84:8, 9.
The right hand is a symbol of blessing while the left is that of punishment. Also in the human body the right side enjoys a certain superiority over the left since the tissues of the right side generally are stronger than those of the left. Giving of the record of one’s deeds in one’s right hand as mentioned in this verse signifies that it will be a favourable and blessed record. Again, the right hand signifies strength and power (69:46). The holding by believers of their records in their right hands is meant to signify that they had taken hold of virtue with strength and resolution, while the holding by disbelievers of their records in their left hands would signify that they did not strive after virtue with requisite strength and zeal.
69:20; 84:8, 9.
Commentary:
The word امام (Leader) here means a spiritual Leader or a Prophet. On the Day of Judgement every people will be summoned along with their Prophet, for he will have to render an account of how he discharged his divine mission and how his people received and treated his Message (4:42; 16:85, 90; Bukhari, Kitabut-Tafsir).
According to Islam the right hand is a symbol of blessing while the left is a symbol of punishment. In the human body the right side enjoys a certain superiority over the left since the tissues of the right side generally are stronger than those of the left. The giving of the record of one’s deeds in one’s right hand as mentioned in this verse signifies that it will be a good and favourable record.
A certain preference for the right hand is a trait common among all races. Medical science has established the fact that the right hand of man is comparatively stronger than the left. Various explanations for this phenomenon have been offered by scientists, some of which are based on psycho-physics and others on social habits. At any rate among normal men the percentage of left-handed persons has been found to vary from 4 to 8, while among the mentally defective the percentage is much higher (Enc. Brit., 14th Edition, under Handedness).
It may well be concluded from these facts that the right hand is better suited for the performance of work than the left. So it is quite reasonable to regard the right arm as the symbol of strength. The receiving by believers of the records of works in their right hands may therefore be understood to point to the fact that they were industrious, diligent and self-sacrificing, while the receiving by disbelievers of their records in their left hands would signify that they were slow, lazy and selfish, the left hand being symbolic of weakness.
Moreover, the right hand is reserved for doing works which are generally regarded as clean while the left hand is reserved for unclean works. Thus the holding by believers of their records in their right hands would signify that their works were good and pure and the works of disbelievers were unclean and dirty as they would hold their records in their left hands.
According to some commentators of the Quran the word یمین (right hand) also signifies strength and power (69:46). According to this sense of the word the holding by believers of their records in their right hands would signify that they had taken hold of virtue with strength and resolution while the holding by disbelievers of their records in their left hands would signify that they did not strive after virtue with requisite strength and zeal.
The word یمین (right hand) also means a blessed thing as in the hadith کلتا یدی ربی یمین i.e. both the hands of my Lord are full of blessings. (Bihar, vol. 2, p. 503). In this sense the words, "whoso shall be given his book in his right hand" would symbolize that the believers’ record would be a blessed one.
The words, such will read their book, only point to a common habit of man. The possessor of a good record naturally reads it again and again while he whose record is bad conceals it and avoids reading it. See also v. 15 above. For the word فتیلا (a whit) see 4:50.
a
69:20; 84:8, 9.
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右手是赐福的一种象征, 而左手是惩罚的象征。而且人身右侧比左侧要强些, 因为右侧的身体组织总要比左侧的要强些。这节经文中所说的 “凡在右手接受到其行为记录簿者”, 意指这将是一本有利和受福的记录。还有, 右手意指力量和权力 (69:46)。信者们用右手握着他们记录, 意味着他们已有力地、有决心地掌握了德性和善行; 而不信的人用左手握着他们的记录, 可能意指他们并没有以必要的力量和热忱去努力争取德性和善行。
a
69:20; 84:8, 9.
2001
Commentary:
The word امام (Leader) here means a spiritual Leader or a Prophet. On the Day of Judgement every people will be summoned along with their Prophet, for he will have to render an account of how he discharged his divine mission and how his people received and treated his Message (4:42; 16:85, 90; Bukhari, Kitabut-Tafsir).
According to Islam the right hand is a symbol of blessing while the left is a symbol of punishment. In the human body the right side enjoys a certain superiority over the left since the tissues of the right side generally are stronger than those of the left. The giving of the record of one’s deeds in one’s right hand as mentioned in this verse signifies that it will be a good and favourable record.
A certain preference for the right hand is a trait common among all races. Medical science has established the fact that the right hand of man is comparatively stronger than the left. Various explanations for this phenomenon have been offered by scientists, some of which are based on psycho-physics and others on social habits. At any rate among normal men the percentage of left-handed persons has been found to vary from 4 to 8, while among the mentally defective the percentage is much higher (Enc. Brit., 14th Edition, under Handedness).
It may well be concluded from these facts that the right hand is better suited for the performance of work than the left. So it is quite reasonable to regard the right arm as the symbol of strength. The receiving by believers of the records of works in their right hands may therefore be understood to point to the fact that they were industrious, diligent and self-sacrificing, while the receiving by disbelievers of their records in their left hands would signify that they were slow, lazy and selfish, the left hand being symbolic of weakness.
Moreover, the right hand is reserved for doing works which are generally regarded as clean while the left hand is reserved for unclean works. Thus the holding by believers of their records in their right hands would signify that their works were good and pure and the works of disbelievers were unclean and dirty as they would hold their records in their left hands.
According to some commentators of the Quran the word یمین (right hand) also signifies strength and power (69:46). According to this sense of the word the holding by believers of their records in their right hands would signify that they had taken hold of virtue with strength and resolution while the holding by disbelievers of their records in their left hands would signify that they did not strive after virtue with requisite strength and zeal.
The word یمین (right hand) also means a blessed thing as in the hadith کلتا یدی ربی یمین i.e. both the hands of my Lord are full of blessings. (Bihar, vol. 2, p. 503). In this sense the words, "whoso shall be given his book in his right hand" would symbolize that the believers’ record would be a blessed one.
The words, such will read their book, only point to a common habit of man. The possessor of a good record naturally reads it again and again while he whose record is bad conceals it and avoids reading it. See also v. 15 above. For the word فتیلا (a whit) see 4:50.
b
69:20; 84:8, 9.
1636
The right hand is a symbol of blessing while the left is that of punishment. Also in the human body the right side enjoys a certain superiority over the left since the tissues of the right side generally are stronger than those of the left. Giving of the record of one’s deeds in one’s right hand as mentioned in this verse signifies that it will be a favourable and blessed record. Again, the right hand signifies strength and power (69:46). The holding by believers of their records in their right hands is meant to signify that they had taken hold of virtue with strength and resolution, while the holding by disbelievers of their records in their left hands would signify that they did not strive after virtue with requisite strength and zeal.
وَمَا كُنتَ تَتْلُوا۟ مِن قَبْلِهِۦ مِن كِتَٰبٍ وَلَا تَخُطُّهُۥ بِيَمِينِكَ ۖ إِذًا لَّٱرْتَابَ ٱلْمُبْطِلُونَ
42:53.
42:53.
The fact that a man who could neither read nor write, and, who being born in a country, and having lived among a people, cut off from all contact with civilized humanity, could conceivably have no knowledge of the other revealed Scriptures, should have been able to produce a Book which not only contains all that is of permanent value in those Scriptures but is also a compendium of all the universal teachings that are calculated to satisfy the moral and spiritual needs and requirements of humanity for all time, does constitute an infallible proof of the Qur’an being a revealed Book and the Holy Prophet being a Divine Teacher.
42:53.
Commentary:
Alluding to the two great principles mentioned in v. 47 above, the present verse purports to say that it is unimaginable that a man who could neither read nor write and therefore conceivably had no knowledge of the other revealed Scriptures should have been able to produce a Book which not only contains all that is of permanent value in these Scriptures but is also a compendium of all the universal teachings that are calculated to satisfy all the moral and spiritual needs and requirements of humanity for all time. The fact of the Holy Prophet being illiterate, and being born in a country, and having lived among a people, cut off from all contact with civilized humanity, indeed constitutes an infallible proof of the Quran being a revealed Book. That the Holy Prophet could neither read nor write before he was commissioned as a Divine Messenger admits of no difference of opinion. Towards the end of his life he may have been able to decipher a few simple words but he never learned to read or write. See also 16:104.
b
42:53.
b
42:53.
2973
Commentary:
Alluding to the two great principles mentioned in v. 47 above, the present verse purports to say that it is unimaginable that a man who could neither read nor write and therefore conceivably had no knowledge of the other revealed Scriptures should have been able to produce a Book which not only contains all that is of permanent value in these Scriptures but is also a compendium of all the universal teachings that are calculated to satisfy all the moral and spiritual needs and requirements of humanity for all time. The fact of the Holy Prophet being illiterate, and being born in a country, and having lived among a people, cut off from all contact with civilized humanity, indeed constitutes an infallible proof of the Quran being a revealed Book. That the Holy Prophet could neither read nor write before he was commissioned as a Divine Messenger admits of no difference of opinion. Towards the end of his life he may have been able to decipher a few simple words but he never learned to read or write. See also 16:104.
c
42:53.
2258
The fact that a man who could neither read nor write, and, who being born in a country, and having lived among a people, cut off from all contact with civilized humanity, could conceivably have no knowledge of the other revealed Scriptures, should have been able to produce a Book which not only contains all that is of permanent value in those Scriptures but is also a compendium of all the universal teachings that are calculated to satisfy the moral and spiritual needs and requirements of humanity for all time, does constitute an infallible proof of the Qur’an being a revealed Book and the Holy Prophet being a Divine Teacher.
فَرَاغَ عَلَيْهِمْ ضَرْبًۢا بِٱلْيَمِينِ
21:59.
21:59.
The right hand being the symbol of power and strength, the verse signifies that Abraham struck the idols with full force and broke them into pieces. Yamin also meaning a vow, the verse may signify that Abraham broke the idols in fulfilment of his vow (21:58).
21:59.
Commentary:
The right hand being the symbol of power and strength, the verse signifies that Abraham struck the idols with his full power and broke them into pieces. The word یمین also meaning a vow, the verse may signify that Abraham struck the idols with great force in fulfilment of his vow referred to in "And by Allah I will certainly plan against your idols after you have gone away and turned your backs" (21:58).
b
21:59.
a
21:59.
3331
Commentary:
The right hand being the symbol of power and strength, the verse signifies that Abraham struck the idols with his full power and broke them into pieces. The word یمین also meaning a vow, the verse may signify that Abraham struck the idols with great force in fulfilment of his vow referred to in "And by Allah I will certainly plan against your idols after you have gone away and turned your backs" (21:58).
a
21:59.
2495
The right hand being the symbol of power and strength, the verse signifies that Abraham struck the idols with full force and broke them into pieces. Yamin also meaning a vow, the verse may signify that Abraham broke the idols in fulfilment of his vow (21:58).
وَمَا قَدَرُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ حَقَّ قَدْرِهِۦ وَٱلْأَرْضُ جَمِيعًا قَبْضَتُهُۥ يَوْمَ ٱلْقِيَٰمَةِ وَٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتُ مَطْوِيَّٰتٌۢ بِيَمِينِهِۦ ۚ سُبْحَٰنَهُۥ وَتَعَٰلَىٰ عَمَّا يُشْرِكُونَ
لپیٹے ہونے سے مراد یہ ہے کہ جب آدمی کسی چیز کو لپیٹ لیتا ہے تو وہ اس کے ہاتھ سے باہر نہیں نکل سکتی۔ مثلاً ریت کو کوئی شخص پکڑے تو دبانے سے وہ اس کے ہاتھ سے باہر چلی جاتی ہے۔ لیکن اگر روٹی کو لپیٹ لے تو وہ زور لگانے سے زیادہ سے زیادہ قبضہ میں آجاتی ہے باہر نہیں نکلتی۔ اسی مفہوم کی طرف مزید اشارہ بِیَمِیْنِہٖ سے فرمایا۔ یعنی اس دن زمین و آسمان خالی ہمارے ہاتھوں میں لپیٹے ہوئے نہیں ہوں گے بلکہ وہ ہمارے دائیں ہاتھ میں جو قوت کی نشانی ہے لپیٹے ہوئے ہوں گے۔
6:92; 22:75.
21:105.
Yamin signifying power and strength, the verse refers to the great Power and Majesty of God and purports to say that nothing is more derogatory to his great attributes than that idols made of wood and stone or weak human beings should be worshipped.
6:92; 22:75.
21:105.
Commentary:
The word یمین signifying power and strength, the verse refers to the great power and majesty of God and purports to say that nothing is more derogatory to His great attributes than that idols, made of wood and stone, or weak human beings, should be worshipped.
c
6:92; 22:75.
d
21:105.
1146
يَمِيْن (Yamin) 意指权力和力量。这节经文指的是安拉的伟大力量与崇高尊严。它的意思是说, 用木头和石块做的偶像以及软弱无力的人会受到人们的崇拜, 这是对安拉伟大常德的莫大毁损。
1
لپیٹے ہونے سے مراد یہ ہے کہ جب آدمی کسی چیز کو لپیٹ لیتا ہے تو وہ اس کے ہاتھ سے باہر نہیں نکل سکتی۔ مثلاً ریت کو کوئی شخص پکڑے تو دبانے سے وہ اس کے ہاتھ سے باہر چلی جاتی ہے۔ لیکن اگر روٹی کو لپیٹ لے تو وہ زور لگانے سے زیادہ سے زیادہ قبضہ میں آجاتی ہے باہر نہیں نکلتی۔ اسی مفہوم کی طرف مزید اشارہ بِیَمِیْنِہٖ سے فرمایا۔ یعنی اس دن زمین و آسمان خالی ہمارے ہاتھوں میں لپیٹے ہوئے نہیں ہوں گے بلکہ وہ ہمارے دائیں ہاتھ میں جو قوت کی نشانی ہے لپیٹے ہوئے ہوں گے۔
b
6:92; 22:75.
c
21:105.
3485
Commentary:
The word یمین signifying power and strength, the verse refers to the great power and majesty of God and purports to say that nothing is more derogatory to His great attributes than that idols, made of wood and stone, or weak human beings, should be worshipped.
e
6:92; 22:75.
f
21:105.
2587
Yamin signifying power and strength, the verse refers to the great Power and Majesty of God and purports to say that nothing is more derogatory to his great attributes than that idols made of wood and stone or weak human beings should be worshipped.
فَأَصْحَٰبُ ٱلْمَيْمَنَةِ مَآ أَصْحَٰبُ ٱلْمَيْمَنَةِ
«古兰经» 另外在75:3这一节经文中把 “自责的心灵” 用于这一群信者。
Elsewhere (75:3) the Qur’an applies the term "self-accusing soul" to this group of believers.
Commentary:
In v. 28 below اصحاب المیمنة have been described as اصحاب الیمین i.e. fellows or companions of the right hand. Elsewhere (75:3) the Quran applies the term النفس اللوامة i.e. self-accusing spirit, to this group of believers, since they work out such a transformation in their souls as to become moral beings in the true sense of the word.
1379
«古兰经» 另外在75:3这一节经文中把 “自责的心灵” 用于这一群信者。
4099
Commentary:
In v. 28 below اصحاب المیمنة have been described as اصحاب الیمین i.e. fellows or companions of the right hand. Elsewhere (75:3) the Quran applies the term النفس اللوامة i.e. self-accusing spirit, to this group of believers, since they work out such a transformation in their souls as to become moral beings in the true sense of the word.
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Elsewhere (75:3) the Qur’an applies the term "self-accusing soul" to this group of believers.
وَأَصْحَٰبُ ٱلْيَمِينِ مَآ أَصْحَٰبُ ٱلْيَمِينِ
69:20; 84:8-9; 90:19.
a
69:20; 84:8-9; 90:19.
لِّأَصْحَٰبِ ٱلْيَمِينِ
وَأَمَّآ إِن كَانَ مِنْ أَصْحَٰبِ ٱلْيَمِينِ
فَسَلَٰمٌ لَّكَ مِنْ أَصْحَٰبِ ٱلْيَمِينِ
فَأَمَّا مَنْ أُوتِىَ كِتَٰبَهُۥ بِيَمِينِهِۦ فَيَقُولُ هَآؤُمُ ٱقْرَءُوا۟ كِتَٰبِيَهْ
دایاں ہاتھ برکت پر دلالت کرتا ہے۔ پس جس کے دائیں ہاتھ میں اس کا اعمال نامہ دیا جائے گا وہ سمجھ لے گا کہ میرے لئے اچھا فیصلہ ہوا ہے اور میرے اعمال کو نیک قرار دیا گیا ہے۔ اس لئے وہ اپنے ساتھیوں کو بلائے گا اور کہے گا کہ آؤ اور میرا نتیجہ اور میرا اعمال نامہ دیکھو۔
17:72; 45:30; 84:8-9.
Commentary:
Elsewhere in the Quran (56:28) the righteous are called "fellows or companions of the right hand." To be given one’s record in one’s right hand is a Quranic metaphor for having passed the test successfully.
b
17:72; 84:8, 9.
1476
右手有了个人行为记录簿, 意思是成功地通过考验的 «古兰经» 的比喻。
3
دایاں ہاتھ برکت پر دلالت کرتا ہے۔ پس جس کے دائیں ہاتھ میں اس کا اعمال نامہ دیا جائے گا وہ سمجھ لے گا کہ میرے لئے اچھا فیصلہ ہوا ہے اور میرے اعمال کو نیک قرار دیا گیا ہے۔ اس لئے وہ اپنے ساتھیوں کو بلائے گا اور کہے گا کہ آؤ اور میرا نتیجہ اور میرا اعمال نامہ دیکھو۔
b
17:72; 45:30; 84:8-9.
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Commentary:
Elsewhere in the Quran (56:28) the righteous are called "fellows or companions of the right hand." To be given one’s record in one’s right hand is a Quranic metaphor for having passed the test successfully.
b
17:72; 84:8, 9.
3113
To be given one’s record in one’s right hand is a Quranic metaphor for passing the test successfully.
لَأَخَذْنَا مِنْهُ بِٱلْيَمِينِ
Important Words:
یمین (right hand) is derived from یمن. They say یمن الرجل i.e. he came from the side of the man. یمن الله فلانًا means, God made him blessed. یمین means, blessing, good luck; power, strength, right side (Aqrab).
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Important Words:
یمین (right hand) is derived from یمن. They say یمن الرجل i.e. he came from the side of the man. یمن الله فلانًا means, God made him blessed. یمین means, blessing, good luck; power, strength, right side (Aqrab).
فَأَمَّا مَنْ أُوتِىَ كِتَٰبَهُۥ بِيَمِينِهِۦ
17:72; 69:20.
داہنے سے مرادنیکی ہے پس داہنے ہاتھ میں اعمال نامہ دینے کے معنے یہ ہیں کہ اس کی نیکیاں غالب ہوں گی اور اس کے داہنے ہاتھ میں اعمال نامہ آتے ہی اسے پتہ لگ جائے گا کہ وہ جنتی ہے۔
17:72; 69:20.
17:72; 56:28; 69:20.
Commentary:
"The right hand" being a metaphor for power and strength, the verse means that those fortunate people who had acted upon the teachings of the Quran with patience and perseverance will be given their record in their right hand, signifying that they had lived up to its commandments to the best of their ability.
f
17:72; 69:20.
5
داہنے سے مرادنیکی ہے پس داہنے ہاتھ میں اعمال نامہ دینے کے معنے یہ ہیں کہ اس کی نیکیاں غالب ہوں گی اور اس کے داہنے ہاتھ میں اعمال نامہ آتے ہی اسے پتہ لگ جائے گا کہ وہ جنتی ہے۔
b
17:72; 56:28; 69:20.
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Commentary:
"The right hand" being a metaphor for power and strength, the verse means that those fortunate people who had acted upon the teachings of the Quran with patience and perseverance will be given their record in their right hand, signifying that they had lived up to its commandments to the best of their ability.
a
17:72; 69:20.