Al-Tur (Mlima Sinai) - Katika Kivuli cha Qur'ani | Quran Course

Al-Tur (Mlima Sinai) - Katika Kivuli cha Qur'ani | Quran Course

Sura hii inaanza kwa kiapo cha Mwenyezi Mungu kwa baadhi ya vitu vitukufu vilivyo mbinguni na ardhini, baadhi yake vinajulikana vyema na vingine ni vile vilivyo katika ulimwengu usiofikiwa na utambuzi wa binadamu: “Naapa kwa Mlima wa Sinai; kwa kitabu kilichoandikwa katika karatasi iliyokunjuliwa; kwa Nyumba iliyotembelewa sana; kwa anga iliyoinuliwa juu; kwa bahari inayofurika.” (Aya 1-6) Kiapo hiki kinathibitisha jambo la kutisha sana, na kinawajaza wasikilizaji wake hofu. Kimetolewa kwa maneno yanayofaa zaidi kwa matokeo yake ya kutisha, na kuchora picha inayofanya moyo utetemeke: Adhabu ya Mola wako bila shaka itatokea. Hakuna kitakachoweza kuizuia. Siku ambayo mbingu zitatikisika na kuyumba, na milima itaondoka kutoka mahali pake.” (Aya 7-10) Tunapoliwazia tukio hili, tunaona na kusikia hofu inayosababisha mtikisiko mkali, pamoja na lawama inayostahiki: “Ole wao siku hiyo wale wanaokanusha ukweli, wanaocheza bure na mambo yasiyo na maana. Siku hiyo watasukumwa kwa nguvu kuingia motoni mwa Jahannamu, [na kuambiwa:] ‘Huu ndio moto mliokuwa mkiukanusha! Je, hii ni uchawi, au hamuoni? Ingieni ndani yake! Itakuwa sawa kwenu, mkivumilia au msipovumilia. Mnalipwa kwa yale mliyokuwa mkiyatenda.’” (Aya 11-16)

The surah begins with Gods oath by some sacred things in the heav ens and earth, some of which are well known and others that belong to the realm that lies beyond human perception: “By Mount Sinai; by a scripture inscribed on unrolled parchment; by the much-visited House; by the vault raised high; by the swelling sea” (Verses 1-6) This oath con firms something really awesome and it fills its listeners with terror. It is expressed in words that most suit its feared outcome, painting an image that leaves the heart shuddering: Lord's punishment will indeed come to pass. Nothing can stop it. On the day when the sky will shake and reel, and the mountains will move away.” (Verses 7-10) As we visualize this scene, we see and hear the horror that causes violent shaking, coupled with a well-deserved rebuke: “ Woe on that day to those who deny the truth, who idly play with vain trifles. On that day they will be irresistibly thrust into the fire ofhell, [and told:] 'This is the fire you used to deny! So is this sorcery, or do you not see? Bum in it! It will be the same whether you bear it with or without patience. You are being requited for what you have done.19 (Verses 11—16)

Sehemu hii ni sehemu ya kwanza ya sura. Mara baada yake kuna mabadiliko ya sauti na rangi. Sura sasa inalenga kuweka mbele ya nyoyo na akili zile zilezile zilizoona hofu iliyotangulia matarajio ya usalama na furaha. Inaonyesha picha ya wale wanaomcha Mungu na thawabu iliyowaandalia. Hii inaonyeshwa kwa utulivu, ikikaa juu ya maelezo mazuri. Hivyo inatupeleka kutoka katika hali ya adhabu na mateso hadi hali ya furaha na starehe: “ Waumini watakuwa katika bustani na neema, wakifurahia kila kitu ambacho Mola wao Mlezi atakuwa amewapa; kwani Mola wao Mlezi atakuwa amewaepusha na adhabu ya moto unaowaka. 'Kuleni na kunyweni kwa starehe njema kama malipo ya mliyoyatenda.' * Watakaa juu ya masofa yaliyopangwa safu safu, nasi tutawaoza na wenza wenye macho mazuri sana. Na kwa wale waumini ambao watoto wao wanawafuata katika imani, tutawaunganisha na watoto wao; wala hatutawapunja chochote katika malipo ya matendo yao. Hata hivyo kila mtu atatekwa kwa matendo yake mwenyewe. Tunawapa matunda na nyama wanavyovitaka. Wanapitisha kikombe ambacho hakitasababisha maneno ya upuuzi wala dhambi.

This represents the first part of the surah. It is immediately followed by a change of tone and colour. The surah now aims to hold before the very hearts and minds that saw the foregoing horror the prospect of safety and bliss. It depicts a scene of those who are God-fearing and the reward prepared for them. This is shown at ease, dwelling on pleasant details. It thus takes us from an air of punishment and suffering to one of happiness and enjoyment: “ The believers will be in gardens and in bliss, rejoicing in all that their Lord will have granted them; for their Lord will have warded off from them the suffering of the blazing fire. 'Eat and drink with healthy enjoyment as a reward for what you have done. * They will re cline on couches arranged in rows, and We shall pair them with companions having most beautiful eyes. As for the believers whose off spring follow them in faith, We shall unite them with their offspring; and We shall not deny them anything of the reward for their deeds. Yet every individual will be held in pledge for his own deeds. We provide them with fruit and meat as they desire. They pass around a cup which will not lead to idle talk or to sin.