078- AL-NABA
THE TIDING
Al-Nabaʾ, a late Makkan sūrah, takes its name from the mention of the Great Tiding (al-nabaʾ al-ʿāẓīm) in the second verse, which is understood by most as a reference to the Quran itself, or to the Day of Resurrection. It is also known as alMuʿṣirāt, “The Rain Clouds,” and as al-Tasāʾul, “The Questioning of One Another” (Āl). The first title comes from v. 14, and the second refers to the theme of the first verses, in which the disbelievers are said to question one another regarding the Resurrection or the revelation of the Quran or both. According to Ibn ʿAjībah, insofar as the Great Tiding refers to the Resurrection, this sūrah is connected to the previous sūrah’s discussion of the Day of Division (77:13–14, 38), which is also a reference to the Day of Resurrection. Insofar as the Great Tiding refers to the Quran, this sūrah follows directly upon the last verse of the previous surah.
This sūrah can be seen as comprising three sections. Vv. 1– 5 discuss the nature of those who do not believe in certain aspects of the Prophet Muhammad’s message. Given the content of the sūrah, it is most likely a reference to those who do not believe in the Resurrection. Rather than argue against their disbelief, vv. 6–16 point to all of those things that God has created as signs that should make the truth evident to those with intellects. Vv. 17–40 then discuss the advent of the Resurrection, referred to here as the Day of Division and as the Moment Appointed, and then the different ways in which the return to God will be experienced by believers and disbelievers when they are indeed divided.
(source: “The Study Quran” a new translation and commentary by Seyyed Hossein Nasr)
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