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in all human affairs. Faith has nothing to fear, and wickedness has only to turn and repent, to obtain Allah's Mercy.
(51.33)
105:4 - Striking them with stones of baked clay. 6273
6273 Sijjil: see n. 1579 to xi. 82. The word also occurs at xv. 74. Stones of baked clay, or hard as baked clay, are part of the
miracle in the story. (105.4)
SIJJIN:
83:7 - Nay! Surely the Record of the Wicked is (preserved) in Sijjin 6013
6013 This is a word from the same root as Sijn, a Prison. It rhymes with and is contrasted with Illiyin in verse 18 below. It is
therefore understood by many Commentators to be a place, a Prison or a Dungeon in which the Wicked are confined
pending their appearance before the Judgment-Seat. The mention of the Iscribed Register in verse 9 below may imply
that Sijjin is the name of the Register of Black Deeds, though verse 9 may be elliptical and may only describe the
place by the significance of its contents. (83.7)
83:8 - And what will explain to thee what Sijjin is?
83:9 - (There is) a Register (fully) inscribed. 6014
6014 If we take Sijjin to be the Register itself, and not the place where it is kept, the Register itself is a sort of Prison for
those who do wrong. It is inscribed fully: i.e., no one is omitted who ought to be there, and for every entry there is a
complete record, so that there is no escape for the sinner. (83.9)
SIMILITUDE:
2:17 - Their similitude is that of a man who kindled a fire; when it lighted all around him Allah took
away their light and left them in utter darkness so they could not see. 38
38 The man wanted light; he only kindled a fire. It produced a blaze, and won the applause of all around. But it did not
last long. When the flame when out as was inevitable, the darkness was worse than before. And they all lost their
way. So hypocrisy, deception, arrogant compromise with evil, cynicism, or duplicity may win temporary applause. But
the true light of faith and sincerity is wanting, and therefore it must mislead and ruin all concerned. In the
consternation they cannot speak or hear each other, and of course they cannot see; so they end like the deliberate
rejecters of Faith (ii. 7), wildly groping about, dumb, deaf and blind. (2.17)
2:19 - Or (another similitude) is that of a rain-laden cloud from the sky; in it are zones of darkness
and thunder and lightning they press their fingers in their ears to keep out the stunning
thunder-clap the while they are in terror of death. But Allah is ever round the rejecters of
Faith! 39
39 A wonderfully graphic and powerful simile applying to those who reject Faith. In their self-sufficiency they are
undisturbed normally. But what happens when a great storm breaks over them? They cover their ears against
thunder-claps and the lightning nearly blinds them. They are in mortal fear, but God encompasses them around -
even them, for He at all times encompasses all. He gives them rope. In the intervals of deafening noise and blinding
flashes, there are moments of steady light and these creatures take advantage of them, but again they are plunged
into darkness. Perhaps they curse; perhaps they think that the few moments of effective light are due to their own
intelligence! How much wiser would they be if they humbled themselves and sought the light of God! (2.19)
2:25 - But give glad tidings to those who believe and work righteousness that their portion is
Gardens beneath which rivers flow. Every time they are fed with fruits therefrom they say:
"Why this is what we were fed with before" for they are given things in similitude; and they
have therein companions (pure and holy); and they abide therein (for ever). 44
44 This is the antithesis to the last verse. If fire is the symbol of Punishment, the Garden is the symbol of felicity. And
what can be more delightful than a Garden where you observe from a picturesque height a beautiful landscape round
you, - rivers flowing with cyrstal water, and fruit trees of which the choicest fruit is before you. The fruit of goodness is
goodness, similar, but choicer in every degree of ascent. You think it is the same, but it is because of your past
experiences and associations of memory. Then there is companionship. If sex is suggested, its physical associations
are at once negatived by the addition of the word Mutahharatun "pure and holy." The Arabic epithet is in the intensive
form, and must be translated by two adjectives denoting purity in the highest degree. The Companionship is that of
souls and applies to both sexes in the physical world of men and women. And this felicity is not a mere passing
phase but will abide beyond the realms of Time. (2.25)
2:26 - Allah disdains not to use the similitude of things lowest as well as highest. Those who
believe know that it is truth from their Lord; but those who reject Faith say: "What means Allah
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