At-Taghābun ( ar, التغابن, "Loss, Deprivation") is the 64th
surah of the
Quran with 18
verses. This
Medinan surah opens with the words of glorification of God (
Allah
Allah (; ar, الله, translit=Allāh, ) is the common Arabic word for God. In the English language, the word generally refers to God in Islam. The word is thought to be derived by contraction from '' al- ilāh'', which means "the god", an ...
in
Arabic), it is part of
Al-Musabbihat group. The theme of this surah is an invitation to the Faith, obedience (to God) and the teaching of good morals, contrasting with the previous surah,
Al-Munafiqun, which was concerned with hypocrisy and the lack of Iman.
Summary
The sequence followed is that the first four verses are addressed to all human-kind, verses 5-10 to those men who do not believe in the invitation of the Qur'an, and verses 11-18 to those who accept and believe in this invitation.
Ayat (verses)
*1 All things in heaven and earth praise God
*2 God hath fore-ordained men to be either believers or unbelievers
*3-4 God, the Creator, knows all things - what is in the universe and on earth, what you conceal and what you declare
*5-6 Former nations destroyed for their unbelief
*7 Unbelief will not prevent infidels from rising from the dead
*8-10 Exhortation to believe in God and all his messengers including his final messenger Muhammad(Peace be Upon him and upon all the messengers)
*11-13 God sovereignsov, therefore should be trusted
*14-18 Muslims
exhorted to abjure worldly ties and to devote themselves to God
Theme and subject matter
The surah opens with a description of God’s power, wisdom, and knowledge, and takes its name from “the day of dispossession” (''yawm al-taghabun'') mentioned in verse 9. God, the Creator, knoweth all things, is told in 3rd and 4th verse. The
disbelievers are reminded of the end of those who disbelieved before them in verses 5 and 6. Unbelief will not prevent
infidel
An infidel (literally "unfaithful") is a person accused of disbelief in the central tenets of one's own religion, such as members of another religion, or the irreligious.
Infidel is an ecclesiastical term in Christianity around which the Church ...
s from rising from the dead and their denial of the
Resurrection is strongly refuted in verse 7. Next 3 ayaat then present exhortation to believe in God and his
Apostle. In the discourse verses 11 to 13 prescribe to humanity that God is sovereign, therefore should be trusted. Further in verse 14, the
believers are urged to be wary but forgiving of the enemies they may have within their own families and
muslims are exhorted to abjure worldly ties and to devote themselves to God in ayaat 14 to 18 and are warned to remain steadfast and to spend in God’s
cause in verse 8 and 16.
[ Sayid Qutb (1981)]
''Fi Dhilāl al-Qurān''
Beirut: Dar al-Shurruq
References
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Surah At-Taghabun – Main Theme, Benefits and Virtues