Al-Rahman (Mwenye Rehema Tele)
Al-Rahman (The Lord Of Grace)
Utangulizi
Prologue
Surah hii ya Makka ina mpangilio maalum na wa kipekee. Kimsingi, inatoa tangazo la jumla, lililotolewa katika nafasi wazi ya ulimwengu, likionyesha neema ambazo Mwenyezi Mungu anazitoa kutoka juu. Neema hizo zinaonekana kwa urahisi katika uzuri wa kila kitu alichokiumba, katika fadhila kubwa anazowapa wote, katika jinsi anavyosimamia kuwepo kwa vyote, na katika ukweli kwamba viumbe vyote huelekeza macho juu ili kuuona uso Wake, n.k. Ni mwaliko kwa ulimwengu wote kuwa mashahidi dhidi ya walimwengu wawili, wa majini na wa binadamu. Viumbe wote wawili wanaelekezwa katika surah hii kwa usawa, mbele ya viumbe vyote katika ulimwengu huu mkubwa. Wote wawili wanapewa changamoto ya kukanusha, ikiwa wanaweza, neema yoyote kati ya neema za Mwenyezi Mungu. Changamoto hiyo inarudiwa baada ya kila neema moja iliyotajwa, pamoja na vipengele vyake vya kina. Ulimwengu huu mkubwa, basi, ndio jukwaa ambalo neema hizi zote zinaonyeshwa.
The composition of this Makkan surah has a special and prominent pattern. Essentially, it provides a general announcement, made in the open space of the universe, highlighting the blessings God bestows from on high. These are easily discernible in the beauty of everything He has created, in the great favours He grants to all, in the way He controls all existence, and in the fact that all creatures look up to see His face, etc. It is an invitation to all the universe to be witnesses against the two worlds of jinn and humans. Both are addressed in this surah on an equal basis, in the presence of all creatures in this vast universe. Both are challenged to deny, if they can, any of Gods blessings. The challenge is repeated after every single blessing mentioned, each with their detailed aspects. The great universe, then, is the stage where all these blessings are exhibited.