079- AL-NAZIAT
THE WRESTLER
A late Makkan sūrah, al-Nāziʿāt was most likely revealed shortly before or after Sūrah 78, al-Nabaʾ. It takes its title from the first word of the sūrah. It is also known as al-Sāhirah, “The Wide Expanse,” after the reference in v. 14 to the wide expanse upon which all human beings are said to be gathered on the Day of Resurrection, and as al-Ṭāmmah, “The Calamity,” after the reference to the Day of Judgment as the Great Calamity in v. 34.
The focus of this sūrah is upon the reality of the Day of Judgment, the Hour, and the Resurrection. Thus some say that it follows directly upon the first phrase of 78:40, Truly we have warned you of a punishment night. The first five verses present a series of oaths in which God swears by certain aspects of creation. According to commentators, when one makes an oath by a thing, it is to show its greatness or to express the magnitude of what is to follow in the sūrah, or both. It is said that God may swear an oath by anything He has created, but that it is not proper for human beings to swear by anything other than God. Vv. 6–14 recount the questions of those who do not believe in the Resurrection and reaffirm some of its attributes. The next section, vv. 15–26, is most likely the first account of the story of Moses and Pharaoh in the chronological order of revelation, likening Pharaoh’s disbelief to that of the Makkan idolaters. Vv. 27–33 then cite the wonders of creation as evidence of God’s ability to resurrect. The next section, vv. 34–41, returns to a description of the Day of Resurrection, contrasting the fate of the believers with that of the disbelievers. The last five verses respond to the disbelievers who chided the Prophet for not knowing when the Hour would come.
(source: “The Study Quran” a new translation and commentary by Seyyed Hossein Nasr)
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