Surah 81 · word by word

Surah 81, ayah 1

  1. اِذَاجب
  2. الشَّمْسُسورج
  3. كُوِّرَتْلپیٹ دیا جائے گا

Translation and commentary

Tafheem-ul-Quran

جب سورج لپیٹ دیا جائے گا،1

Footnotes (the author's commentary)

  1. سورج کے بے نور کر دیے جانے کے لیے یہ ایک بے نظیر استعارہ ہے۔ عربی زبان میں تکویر کے معنی میں لپیٹنے کے ہیں۔ سر پر عمامہ باندھنے کے لیے تکویر العمامہ کے الفاظ بولے جاتے ہیں کیونکہ عمامہ پھیلا ہوا ہوتا ہے اور پھر سر کے گرد اسے لپیٹا جاتا ہے۔ اسی مناسبت سے اُس روشنی کو جو سورج سے نکل کر سارے نظام شمسی میں پھیلتی ہے عمامہ سے تشبیہ دی گئی ہے اور بتایا گیا ہے کہ قیامت کے روز یہ پھیلا ہوا عمامہ سورج لپیٹ دیا جائے گا، اس کی روشنی کا پھیلنا بند ہو جائے گا۔

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Bayan-ul-Quran

جب سورج لپیٹ لیاجائے گا۔

Commentary (one passage for ayahs 80:42, 81:1, 81:2, 81:3)

آیت 42{ اُولٰٓئِکَ ہُمُ الْکَفَرَۃُ الْفَجَرَۃُ۔ } ”یہی ہوں گے وہ کافر اور فاجر لوگ۔“ یہ وہ لوگ ہوں گے جو دنیا میں اپنے نفس کے تقاضے پورے کرنے کے لیے اللہ تعالیٰ کی مقرر کی ہوئی حدود کو لائق اعتناء نہیں سمجھتے تھے۔

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See this ayah on Mushaf page 590

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