Wednesday, September 17, 2014

quran

Quran Verse                                Al- buruj chapter85
                                  82:1
When the sky breaks apart
82:2
And when the stars fall, scattering,
82:3
And when the seas are erupted
82:4
And when the [contents of] graves are scattered,
82:5
A soul will [then] know what it has put forth and kept back.
82:6
O mankind, what has deceived you concerning your Lord, the Generous,
82:7
Who created you, proportioned you, and balanced you?
82:8
In whatever form He willed has He assembled you.
82:9
No! But you deny the Recompense.
82:10
And indeed, [appointed] over you are keepers,
82:11
Noble and recording;
82:12
They know whatever you do.
82:13
Indeed, the righteous will be in pleasure,
82:14
And indeed, the wicked will be in Hellfire.
82:15
They will [enter to] burn therein on the Day of Recompense,
82:16
And never therefrom will they be absent.
82:17
And what can make you know what is the Day of Recompense?
82:18
Then, what can make you know what is the Day of Recompense?
82:19
It is the Day when a soul will not possess for another soul [power to do] a thing; and the command, that Day, is [entirely] with Allah .


Al-Infitar, of the Quran, the holy book of Islam, contains 19 verses. Al-Buruj, which means The Cleaving in English is the 82 chapter. In this chapter, it is talked how one knows or realises what it has kept in and given to others only when they reach their grave. It tells us that how we deceive the greater force, the God and how it somehow does effect us. Through this chapter of Quran I have come to know that many people believe in after life and how sins that one does now can affect us later. In this chapter it tells us that the wrong doings of one can be avoided throughout their life however karma does catch up in the end. In the verse it is discussed how one’s wrong doing don’t only affect them but the people around them and how it also concern Allah and how concerning him is a sin after all. My understanding to this was the fact that one deceiving their maker will affect them in the times ahead and how they may face trouble. I was very touched by this verse of the Quran as it made me rethink how choices of people actions are so much more than just their will in many places. It has made me realise that one’s action, in many places is also determined by their culture, religion, the way they were brought up and that that their actions don’t only depend on them due to the fact that it affects more than just the individual.

1 comment:

  1. Aayushma,

    This is a good reflection. I am glad that you posted it on you blog. It is interesting how often we discuss other religions but in the end how many of those religion's texts have we actually read? This is just the start of our unit on Islam.

    Islam is one of several religions that we will be discussing throughout this course. Now my question for you is:

    How might an anthropologist explore religion?

    Mr. V

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